The Knights were led by head coach George O'Leary, who was in his eighth season with the team.

From there the Knights never surrendered the lead, only turning the ball over once on a fumble by Josh Robinson during a punt return.

The 62–0 score marked the second-largest shutout in school history and the third-most total points since UCF joined the FBS in 1996.

The Knights defense held strong, only allowing a field goal to the Eagles on their first drive with 7:52 left in the first quarter.

From that point on, UCF held the game firmly in its grasp, scoring three field goals and three touchdowns.

Dating back to last year, UCF has won six-straight games and 11 of its last 12, and hasn't allowed a touchdown in 12–straight quarters.

The loss was UCF's first in seven games, and snapped the Knights' defensive record of 14 straight quarters without allowing a touchdown.

UCF turned the ball over twice, on a fumble by Jeff Godfrey and muffed punt by Josh Robinson, with both turnovers resulting in touchdowns by the Golden Panthers.

The highlight of the night for UCF was an 18-play, 94-yard, 10-minute possession that led to the Knights only touchdown of the game in the second quarter.

AJ Guyton was the big playmaker of the night for UCF, with 9 receptions for 163-yards, while Quincy McDuffie caught 5 passes for 50-yards.

The Knights special teams woes continued, as Nick Cattoi was one-for-two kicking, making a 34-yard field goal but missing a 35-yard attempt, and as UCF allowed BYU's first kickoff return for a touchdown since 1998.

UCF suffered a scare in the second half when sophomore Jeff Godfrey went down with an apparent injury.

Back-up quarterback Blake Bortles entered the game, resurrecting a drive deep in Knights territory and going 4-for-5 for 46-yards.

The loss snapped a 5-game winning streak by UCF on ESPN, and marked the first time since 2008 that the Knights dropped two games in a row.

UCF has now won 7-straight games against the Thundering Herd, never losing to them since both teams entered Conference USA in 2005.

SMU proved difficult to stop in the air, with UCF allowing 358 passing yards, and 440-yards of total offense.

Back-up quarterback Blake Bortles entered the game for the Knights in the 4th quarter, leading the team on a quick scoring drive and going 9-for-12 for 118-yards and a touchdown.

Back-up quarterback Blake Bortles entered the game for the Knights in the 4th quarter, leading the team on a 10–0 run.

With 21 seconds left, UAB kicker Ty Long struck a 40-yard field goal giving the Blazers a 26–24 lead, and sealing their first win of the season.

Joshua Reese was the big playmaker of the night for UCF, with 4 receptions for 41-yards, while Quincy McDuffie caught 2 passes for 39-yards.

UCF dominated the Tigers on both sides of the ball, firmly controlling the clock, gaining 505-yards on 40 minutes of possession, and only allowing Memphis 134-yards.

The Golden Hurricane also scored the first offensive touchdown against the Knights at home since December 4, 2010, a full 334 days.

In the Knights season finale, the team amassed 406 yards of total offense, 211 in the air and 249 on the ground.