ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida running back Brynn Harvey rushed 30 times for 180 yards and quarterback Jeff Godfrey threw his first passing touchdown of the season as the Knights held on to beat Marshall 16-6 Saturday night.

The win ended a two-game losing skid for UCF (3-2, 1-0 Conference USA) and gave coach George O’Leary his 100th career victory.

Marshall (2-4, 1-1) came in with lots of momentum after an upset win over Louisville last week, but struggled to find its offensive footing in steady rainfall throughout the game.

The Thundering Herd had only one first down in the first half and 130 total yards in the game. Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato, who was huge in the Louisville win, completed only 11 of 29 throws for 87 yards.

Marshall got some life late in the third quarter when Rashad Jackson returned a Harvey fumble 11 yards for a touchdown to cut UCF’s lead to 16-6 following a failed 2-point conversion.

That remained the score into the fourth when Godfrey was intercepted on the Marshall 4 by Omar Brown with 5:04 to play.

But facing third down on the ensuing series Cato was sacked by Knights’ linebacker Josh Linam to force a punt and end the threat. The Knights then put the ball in Harvey’s hands and they were able to run out the clock.

UCF wasn’t bothered by the rain early and started fast thanks to a 50-yard scamper by Harvey on the first play of the game.

It was also the Knights’ longest run of the season and just the start of a big half for Harvey, who racked up 133 yards rushing in the opening 30 minutes.

Godfrey hooked up with A.J. Guyton on a 5-yard touchdown pass six plays later to give UCF the early 7-0 lead.

Following a Marshall punt UCF went right back to work on the ground and moved down to the Marshall 16 before Ronnie Weaver’s fumble gave the ball back to the Thundering Herd.

Marshall quickly punted again, though, and UCF used long runs by Harvey and an end around run by receiver Khymest Williams to set up a 1-yard plunge by Latavius Murray to make it 14-0.

Marshall’s woes continued early in the second quarter. The Thundering Herd was was pinned at their own 2 following a UCF punt and gave up a safety two plays later after being called for a hold in the end zone.

For the half Marshall managed just one first down and 47 total yards. The Knights did most of their damage on the ground with 177 yards and dominated time of possession, holding the ball for more than 20 minutes.