UAB loses season finale to Central Florida 49-24 - ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Quincy McDuffie ran for three touchdowns and Blake Bortles threw for two scores to lead Central Florida to a 49-24 win over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday.

With the win, UCF (9-3, 7-1) clinched Conference USA's East Division title and will face Tulsa in the conference championship game next Saturday. McDuffie had scoring runs of 9, 8 and 43 yards in his final home game for Central Florida.

Bortles, who completed 17 of 23 for 225 yards, hit J.J. Worton with scoring passes of 18 and 4 yards. Lyle Dankenbring returned an interception 78 yards for a score as the Knights took advantage of numerous Blazer mistakes to jump out to a 35-10 halftime lead.

Jonathan Perry threw for 307 yards, two touchdown passes and a rushing score for UAB (3-9, 2-6).

UAB outgained UCF 322-237 in the first half, but three drives inside the Knights' 20-yard line ended with no points.

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				UAB	UCF
	TD	12:40	J.J. Worton 18 Yd Pass From Blake Bortles (Shawn Moffitt Kick)	0	7
	TD	06:37	Latavius Murray 3 Yd Run (Shawn Moffitt Kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER				UAB	UCF
	FG	06:40	Ty Long 25 Yd	3	14
	TD	04:13	Quincy McDuffie 9 Yd Run (Shawn Moffitt Kick)	3	21
	TD	02:34	Lyle Dankenbring 78 Yd Interception Return (Shawn Moffitt Kick)	3	28
	TD	01:28	Patrick Hearn 76 Yd Pass From Jonathan Perry (Ty Long Kick)	10	28
	TD	00:26	J.J. Worton 4 Yd Pass From Blake Bortles (Shawn Moffitt Kick)	10	35
THIRD QUARTER				UAB	UCF
	TD	08:02	Quincy McDuffie 8 Yd Run (Shawn Moffitt Kick)	10	42
	TD	04:35	Jonathan Perry 2 Yd Run (Ty Long Kick)	17	42
FOURTH QUARTER				UAB	UCF
	TD	10:22	Darrin Reaves 15 Yd Pass From Jonathan Perry (Ty Long Kick)	24	42
	TD	04:00	Quincy McDuffie 43 Yd Run (Shawn Moffitt Kick)	24	49

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