Marshall Thundering Herd vs Central Florida Knights Match Player Stats On Oct 08, 2011

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 5, 2011

Central Florida made two first-quarter touchdowns hold up as the host Knights posted a 16-6 victory over visiting Marshall in a Conference USA game played in a torrential rainstorm.

A.J. Guyton threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Jeff Godfrey and Latavius Murray scored on a 4-yard run as Central Florida (3-2, 1-0) jumped ahead early on the wettest day in Orlando since 1950.

More than seven inches of rain fell in the area on a day in which the Knights defeated Marshall (2-4, 1-1) for the seventh straight time. The victory snapped a two-game losing skid and was the 100th career win for Central Florida coach George O’Leary.

Neither team scored an offensive touchdown over the final three quarters as the defenses controlled play. Marshall finished with 130 yards and six first downs.

The Thundering Herd’s lone points came when Vinny Curry forced Brynn Harvey to fumble and Rashad Jackson picked up the ball and ran 12 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.

Harvey finished with 180 yards and matched his career-long with a 50-yard run on Central Florida’s first play to set up Godfrey’s touchdown catch. Harvey started his first game in 22 months because of a knee injury that caused him to miss the 2010 season.

The Knights led 16-0 at halftime with the final two points coming on a when Marshall was called for holding in its own end zone.