UCF 28, Memphis 21

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	10	16
Total Yards	194	305
Passing	121	183
Rushing	73	122
Penalties	6-70	4-30
3rd Down Conversions	6-16	4-16
4th Down Conversions	1-1	3-4
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	27:55	32:05

Air/Ground Leaders
UCF Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Weatherford 2/7 67 0 0 Calabrese 6/12 54 2 0	Memphis Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hall 15/35 183 1 1 Team 0/1 0 0 0
UCF Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Harvey 11 71 0 26 Murray 10 25 1 7	Memphis Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Hall 11 42 0 18 Steele 15 38 1 10
UCF Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Aiken 3 56 0 39 Watters 2 34 0 28	Memphis Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Calhoun 2 53 1 54 Ross 2 31 0 27

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				UCF	MEM
	TD	07:51	Ricky Kay 4 Yd Pass From Rob Calabrese (Nick Cattoi Kick)	7	0
	TD	06:56	Derrick Hallman 26 Yd Fumble Return (Nick Cattoi Kick)	14	0
	TD	05:40	Duke Calhoun 54 Yd Pass From Arkelon Hall (Matt Reagan Kick)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER				UCF	MEM
	TD	00:38	Latavius Murray 1 Yd Run (Daren Daly Kick)	21	7
THIRD QUARTER				UCF	MEM
	TD	11:36	Kyhmest Williams 19 Yd Pass From Rob Calabrese (Daren Daly Kick)	28	7
	TD	04:52	Curtis Steele 2 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick)	28	14
FOURTH QUARTER				UCF	MEM
	TD	08:24	Steven Black 3 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick)	28	21

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Rob Calabrese threw two touchdown passes and Latavius Murray rushed for another to help Central Florida beat Memphis 28-21 on Saturday.

The Knights (4-7, 3-4 Conference USA) scored early and then held on as Memphis limited UCF to 42 yards offense in the second half.

Despite strong defensive play by the Tigers (5-6, 3-4), Memphis was unable to execute offensively in key situations, even after cutting the lead to a touchdown in the fourth. Memphis turned the ball over on downs at the UCF 44 in the final minute.

Memphis quarterback Arkelon Hall, in his first game back after breaking his right thumb Oct. 18 against East Carolina, struggled most of the day, completing 15-of-35 passes for 183 yards.

Memphis got within a touchdown with 8:24 left after benefiting from a pass interference call against defensive back Emery Allen. On the next play, Steven Black took the direct snap at quarterback and went over from 3 yards.

But UCF would not let the Tigers get any closer.

The Memphis defensive effort included 12 tackles for loss in the game.

The Knights, who were coming off a 30-14 victory at Marshall, gained momentum early after a pair of Memphis mistakes.

Bruce Miller blocked a Memphis punt, the Knights recovering at the Tiger 30. Brynn Harvey gained 26 on the first play, and UCF eventually scored on a 4-yard pass from Calabrese to fullback Ricky Kay.

On the ensuing drive, Hall and Memphis running back Charlie Jones failed to connect on a handoff, and Knights linebacker Derrick Hallman scooped up the bouncing ball and returned it 26 yards for a 14-0 UCF lead.

Memphis would at least cut into the lead when Hall connected with Duke Calhoun for a 54-yard touchdown for the Tigers? only score of the half.