MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mikey Keene passed for 219 yards and three touchdowns and RJ Harvey rushed for 151 yards and a score to lead No. 25 UCF to a 35-28 win over Memphis on Saturday.
UCF (7-2, 4-1 American Athletic Conference) handed Memphis (4-5, 2-4) its fourth consecutive loss, the Tigers’ longest losing streak since 2013.
Keene was pressed into his first start of the season after quarterback John Rhys Plumlee suffered an injury in last weekend’s win against nationally ranked Cincinnati. Plumlee sustained a possible concussion in UCF’s 25-21 victory over the Bearcats.
Keene rallied the Knights, who were held scoreless in the third quarter, by tossing two fourth-quarter touchdowns.