Latavius Murray scored a touchdown from 10 yards with 9:01 left, and UCF days to beat Georgia 10-6 on Friday in the Liberty Bowl and cap the best season in school history with victory programs first postseason.
The Knights (11-3) had never won more than 10 games in a season and had lost its first three bowl games, including his last visit here in 2007. The U.S. Conference champions made this victory even sweeter by knocking a Southeastern Conference team in the process, just a second victory over the league. The Knights had been 1.13 with a solo victory in Alabama in 2000.
"It takes time to get a program going, but I think the depth is there now, and we will have a strong program next year," said coach George O'Leary. "This does not happen unless the school makes a commitment."
Georgia (6-7) broke a four-game bowl winning streak with his first loss since the 2006 Sugar Bowl. Worse for the Bulldogs is recording their first losing season since it went 5-6 in 1996. Georgia coach Mark Richt did not accept the trophy the corridor, instead of telling an officer to get to him later.
"We're all disappointed," said Richt. "I do not want to end with a defeat. I can not conclude with a losing record. ... There are reasons why that ended the way it did. We have to change. We have to make sure that does not happen again in the future. "
The Bulldogs had the ball longer and finally, converting two fourth downs before Ismael Kemal Aaron Murray knocked in the final long throw into the end zone as time expired.
And in a final reminiscent of the Music Bowl on Thursday night the city to end regulation, the game seemed over before it really was. Murray the first shot deep in the end zone landed incomplete and the clock seemed exhausted. But officials reviewed the play and ruled play should have stopped the clock with 2 seconds left.
Players from both teams returned to his band.
"All older people and not just stuck on our part to achieve victory," said linebacker Josh Linamar UCF.
The Bulldogs had one more shot to take the victory. Murray rolled to his left and threw the ball into the end zone, but Ismael knocked him down with one hand to begin the celebration of the Knights.
They had to quickly go under because a storm front that caused tornadoes affected Arkansas minutes after the game ended, leading to security for the world outside the court and off the stands due to lightning.
Latavius Murray finished with 104 yards on 18 carries, but it was the defense of the Knights that pulled this victory.
UCF came with stingy defense C-USA. and the 18 th best in the nation. The Knights held Georgia to 280 yards of total offense, well below the average of 393.8 Bulldogs. chief captain and two time C-USA. defensive player of the year Bruce Miller had a 2.1 sacks in the fourth quarter, including one in the final unit. Murray was intercepted twice and sacked him three times total.
"They did what they had to do when more," Richt said UCF's defense.
So Georgia has a disappointing end to a season that began with the promise of long before the junior receiver AJ Green lost a waiver of the NCAA's four games to sell a shirt in a bowl. Richt tried to use green as much as possible, even put a punt return after you send a single season. Green fair caught two and returned one for 18 yards.
The youth, who could be high NFL draft pick if he decides to leave school early, also caught eight passes for 77 yards.
"They came out with some very good schemes for me to have in front of them," said Green. "Nothing special. It just had a real good game plan for me."
The Bulldogs got the ball three times after TD Murray. They went three and out in the first two, and Georgia got the ball back one last time with 2:20 left.
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