The Knights rolled up 368 yards as Scott Frost won his 16th consecutive game as the head coach. Jackson capped a successful opening drive with a 13-yard keeper to his right at the 8:23 mark of the first quarter. They nearly stretched their lead after Antoine Jackson ran back an interception 40 yards to the end zone, but a penalty negated it. Ruelas added a 41-yard kick, his longest of the year, with 10:03 to go in the half, extending the UCF lead to 13-0. Marshall's interception off a ball tipped in the air inside the UCF 10 killed a potential UNC scoring drive with 5:39 to play in the half.