▁entering ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁tack ed ▁on ▁two ▁more ▁touch down s ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 8 – 2 0 . ▁ ▁Head ▁coach ▁Josh ▁He up el ▁set ▁a ▁school ▁record ▁by ▁posting ▁the ▁best ▁win / loss ▁record ▁by ▁a ▁coach ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁after ▁five ▁games . ▁At ▁ 5 – 0 , ▁He up el ' s ▁team ▁best ed ▁Don ▁Jon as ' s ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁team ▁which ▁started ▁ 4 – 0 ▁in ▁Division ▁III ▁then ▁lost ▁its ▁fifth ▁ever ▁game . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁found ▁themselves ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁at ▁M emph is ▁ ▁The ▁U CF ▁Kn ights ▁won ▁their ▁ 1 9 th ▁consecutive ▁game , ▁extending ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁longest ▁winning ▁stre ak , ▁and ▁broke ▁a ▁school ▁record ▁with ▁their ▁ 7 th ▁straight ▁away ▁game ▁victory . ▁With ▁their ▁sixth ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁they ▁guaranteed ▁themselves ▁a ▁winning ▁regular ▁season , ▁and ▁became ▁bow l - el ig ible . ▁The ▁Kn ights ▁beat ▁conference ▁fo e ▁M emph is , ▁r ally ing ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 6 - point ▁def ic it , ▁on ▁a ▁cool , ▁ra iny ▁afternoon ▁at ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Bowl ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁Tennessee . ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁off ense , ▁behind ▁running ▁back ▁Dar rell ▁Hend erson ▁domin ated ▁the ▁first ▁half