The Knights (8-2, 6-0) have arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma for
their final road game of the regular season after a two and a half hour flight
from Orlando, Florida. Saturday's match up against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane
(8-2, 6-0) will be the latest the leaders of both divisions have squad off
since Conference USA began divisional play in 2005.
A win for UCF will clinch the C-USA East Division and will
also secure home field advantage for the Knights in the conference championship
game. The Knights have won three C-USA division titles and two conference
championships since joining conference USA.
UCF sophomore quarterback Blake Bortles and senior running
back Latavius Murray have paced the Knights on offense all season and look to
have another strong performance against the Golden Hurricane. Last week against
UTEP, Bortles ran for two touchdowns and threw for 213 yards and a score. On
the season, the Oviedo native has thrown for 2,199 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Borltes has also ran for six scores. Murray has ran for over 100 yards in four
consecutive weeks. Last contest against the Miners, the fifth year back ran for
117 yards and the game winning touchdown. The New York native leads UCF in
rushing with 810 yards and 11 touchdowns.
On defense, the Knights remain ranked first in the
conference in scoring defense (21.2 points per game), passing defense (191.6
yards per game) and total defense (343.9 yards per game). UCF will face the top
rushing offense in the conference on Saturday. Tulsa has ran for 2,446 yards on
the season. The majority of those yards have been split between the Golden
Hurricane's Ja'Terian Douglas (808 yards), Trey Watts (645 yards) and Alex
Singleton (572 yards).
Weather Report
Saturday's forecast calls for zero percent chance of rain
with a projected high at 64 degrees and a projected low at 36 degrees.
Game Notes
Want to go in-depth to learn more about UCF and Tulsa and
their matchup tomorrow? Click on the links below for the media notes,
distributed by the communications staff of both squads.
Links/Media Coverage
UCFAthletics.com - Blog: Knights Know What's On The Line
UCFAthletics.com - Blog: George O'Leary - "I love games like
this"
UCF Athletics.com - Blog: Making Sure Hard Work Pays Off
Against Tulsa
Orlando Sentinel - UCF defensive line faces must-win
challenge up front against Tulsa
Orlando Sentinel - Tulsa QB Cody Green talks about UCF
defense, development of first-year starting QB
Tulsa World - TU will face complete team in UCF
Tulsa World - TU football notebook: No holding back
Radio/TV/Video
Kickoff is set for noon eastern standard time and 11 a.m.
central standard time. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Network and the
UCF-IMG College Radio Network. At the top of this blog is a quick preview of
Saturday's game with "The Voice of the Knights" Marc Daniels and UCF color
analyst Mike Gruttadauria.

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