Marcus Murphy rushed for 94 yards and Bud Sasser and Jimmie Hunt each caught two touchdown passes for Missouri. Mauk, the reigning SEC Offensive Player of the Week, was 14-of-24 for 144 yards and has thrown an FBS-best 12 TD passes through three games.

Justin Holman finished 22-for-36 for 209 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in his first start for Central Florida (0-2), which had a seven-game road winning streak snapped. The Knights managed only 127 total yards in the second half and committed all four of their turnovers after halftime.

After Mauk's 11-yard TD pass to Hunt capped the Tigers' first drive, the Knights rallied for a 10-7 lead on Holman's 2-yard toss to William Stanback early in the second quarter. Mauk put Missouri back on top with a 10-yard TD to Hunt with 6:12 left in the half and the Tigers took over from there.

Josh Augusta's interception set up Mauk's 21-yard TD pass to Sasser with 1:43 left in the third quarter, and the duo hooked up again for a 22-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter. After Andrew Baggett's field goal made it 31-10, Duron Singleton capped the scoring by scooping up Holman's fumble and returning it 60 yards for a touchdown.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Missouri has forced a turnover in an FBS-best 47 straight games dating to 2010. … Central Florida WR Rannell Hall caught eight passes for 73 yards and has a reception in 29 consecutive games. … Sasser is the third Missouri player to catch a TD pass in each of the first three games of a season, joining Jared Perry in 2009 and George Shorthose in 1984.