Tulsa finished with 26-14 FD and 461-235 yd edges and clinched the CUSA West Title. The game opened with 3 punts. After a 31 yd UCF P, TU started at the UCF49, got 2 FD's and nailed a 41 yd FG on a 26/7pl drive, 3-0 (6:53). UCF punted and Green hit Garrett with a 70 yd td pass on 2nd & 7, 10-0 (3:51). Early 2Q, UCF drove 71/8pl capped by a 21 yd td pass, 10-7 (10:26). Later, on 2nd & 14 TU's Douglas run into his own pile of players and fmbl’d (5:28) and UCF started at the TU32. On 3rd & 15 (5 yd pen) Bortles was almost sacked, broke it, was almost sacked again, broke it again and managed to step up in the pocket and throw into the EZ but it was incomplete although he made a solid play by avoiding both sacks. UCF lined up for a 54 yd FG on 4th & 15 and with plenty of distance and height it went wide left (4:28). TU got 1 FD and then threw a wounded duck pass that was int’d by Bouye at the 24 and returned 76 yds for a td, 14-10 (3:14). After 2 punts TU took over with :49 left 1H and got 1 FD but on 4&4 fired incomplete from the UCF40. UCF took a knee. At half TU had a 241-150 yd edge. The 3Q opened with 2 punts. On its 2nd possession, TU went 80/9pl capped by a 20 yd td pass, 16-14 (xp blk'd, 9:47) then went 87/12pl converting on 3rd & 10 with a 13 yd td pass, 23-14 (5:11). UCF got 3 FD's on a 40/10pl drive but punted then held TU to a 3 & out and returned the P 4 yds to the TU42. UCF went 42/8pl capped by a 2 yd Murray td run, 23-21 (9:01). TU went 59/14pl but had a 29 yd FG blocked with 3:50 left. UCF threw incomplete on 4th & 15 with 2:33 left and TU, from the UCF15, got 1 FD and took a knee.

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