| UCF Knights football | |||
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| First season | 1979; 46 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Terry Mohajir | ||
| Head coach | Scott Frost 3rd[a] season, 19–7 (.731) | ||
| Stadium | FBC Mortgage Stadium (capacity: 45,301[1]) | ||
| Year built | 2007 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Orlando, Florida[b] | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||
| Past conferences | MAC (2002–2004) C-USA (2005–2012) American (2013–2022) | ||
| All-time record | 299–241–1[c][d] (.554) | ||
| Bowl record | 6–9 (.400) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 1 (2017) | ||
| Conference titles | 6 | ||
| Division titles | 6 | ||
| Rivalries | Cincinnati (rivalry) South Florida (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
| Colors | Black and gold[11] | ||
| Fight song | "Charge On" | ||
| Mascot | Knightro | ||
| Marching band | Marching Knights | ||
| Outfitter | Nike[12] | ||
| Website | ucfknights.com | ||
The UCF Knights football team represents the University of Central Florida in the sport of American football. The Knights compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are a member of the Big 12 Conference.[13] The Knights play their home games at the 45,301-seat[14] FBC Mortgage Stadium, which is located on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida, United States.[15]
UCF first fielded a varsity football team in the fall of 1979 as an NCAA Division III program and subsequently completed their ascension to Division I–A, now known as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), in 1996, becoming the first program in NCAA history to have played in all four divisions of football (and the only one until James Madison joined FBS in 2022).[16] As a Division I–AA program, the Knights made the 1990 and 1993 playoffs, and were picked as the preseason No. 1 team to start the 1994 season.[17]
Through the completion of the 2024 season, UCF has compiled 299 claimed[c] victories,[d] six division titles, and six conference championships.
The Knights have made 15 postseason appearances since joining the FBS, including winning one Bowl Championship Series bowl, the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, and one New Year's Six bowl, the 2018 Peach Bowl. The program has produced one Consensus All-American, Kevin Smith in 2007.
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- ^ Winmore, Findsome &. (December 9, 2015). "FBC Mortgage Stadium at the University of Central Florida". Wharton Smith, Inc. Whartonsmith. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics-History". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". NCAA.org. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Carfield, Jim (September 14, 1980). "Carson-Newman pins 30–21 setback on UCF". Orlando Sentinel. p. 14. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carfield, Jim (October 1, 1980). "Dozen black players boycott UCF drills". Orlando Sentinel. p. 365. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". NCAA.org. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "UCF Record Book - 2024 UCF Football" (PDF). UCF Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Justin (November 26, 2024). "UCF Hosts Utah on Senior Knight Friday". UCFKnights.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Carfield, Jim (December 23, 1980). "UCF to extend Jonas' pact for 1981 football season". Orlando Sentinel. p. 9. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ White, Russ (October 4, 1992). "Knights bad news for Bears". Orlando Sentinel. p. 44. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colors | University of Central Florida Brand Guide". Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "UCF signs shoe, apparel contract with Nike". Orlando Sentinel. March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ Wells, Adam (June 10, 2022). "Cincinnati, Houston, UCF and BYU to Join Big 12 in Summer of 2023". bleacherreport. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "UCF is getting a new $90 million tower for FBC Mortgage Stadium". Deseret News. October 4, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ Winmore, Findsome &. (December 9, 2015). "FBC Mortgage Stadium at the University of Central Florida". Wharton Smith, Inc. Whartonsmith. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "A look back at UCF's football's move to Division I-A" (Press release). UCF Knights. July 19, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Division I–AA Football Comes to Orlando". University of Central Florida Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
