Orlando, Florida • Jake Retzlaff emphasized that BYU’s offense is getting closer to its full potential.

“Oh, so close,” the BYU quarterback said earlier this week with a grin on his face as he thought about the prospect.

It turned out he was right.

BYU’s offense ran for 450 yards, scored 34 points and averaged nearly 7 yards per play as the Cougars pulled off another blowout victory in the Big 12 – a 37-24 win over UCF on Saturday afternoon.

BYU is still perfect at 8-0, 5-0 in the conference and enters the game against Utah as the league leader.

Retzlaff left UCF early and the game was never competitive for the most part.

The Cougar quarterback opened the scoring with a 29-yard touchdown run. BYU was tied at 17 before UCF entered the game.

The only time the Knights came within striking distance was late in the second quarter when UCF cut the lead to 17-10.

But Retzlaff led one of his patented two-minute drives and found Chase Roberts for a 62-yard touchdown. BYU covered 75 yards in 32 seconds.

Retzlaff finished 16 of 24 for 228 yards and three total touchdowns. Running back LJ Martin had his second 100-yard game. He added a 15-yard touchdown by bouncing off three tacklers on the way to the end zone.

BYU coordinator Jay Hill’s defense largely kept UCF’s running game under control. Quarterback Jacurri Brown had 9 yards on six carries. Last week, Brown had 154 rushing yards against Iowa State.

BYU intercepted Brown twice — first by Isaiah Glasker and then by backup safety Faletau Satuala. Brown was benched with ten minutes left.

The Big 12’s leading rusher, RJ Harvey, broke off several long runs and totaled 127 yards. But for a running back who had 194 yards against Iowa State, it minimized the damage. Harvey was UCF’s lone attacker and scored two goals.

BYU heads into a bye week and then plays Utah on November 9th.