UCF Knights

The UCF Knights are the athletic teams that represent the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. The Knights participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I (FBS for football) as a member of the American Athletic Conference. UCF was invited to join the Big 12 Conference on September 10, 2021, and accepted the invitation later that day. The American Athletic Conference announced on June 10, 2022 that UCF had been approved for an early exit of the conference following the 2022-23 season (albeit with an increased buyout cost), permitting them to enter the Big 12 Conference for the 2023-24 season. Since men's soccer is not sponsored by the Big 12, they will play in the Sun Belt Conference beginning in 2023.

Football

UCF Knights college football

First Season
1906
Team History
UCF Knights (1906-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1933-present) Southern Conference (1922-1932) SIAA (1912-21) Independent (1906-11)
Venue
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (1930-present) University Athletic Field / Fleming Field (1911-30) The Baseball Park (1906-10)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1937
December 4	vs. Kentucky	Florida Field

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1946
October 5	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium
1949
November 5	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1951
September 15	vs. Wyoming	Gator Bowl
1952
January 1, 1953	vs. Tulsa	Gator Bowl
1953
November 7	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
1954
September 18	at Rice	Rice Stadium
September 25	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field
October 23	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
November 6	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
1956
November 10	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
1957
November 16	vs. Vanderbilt	Florida Field
1958
October 18	vs. Vanderbilt	Florida Field
November 22	vs. Florida State	Florida Field

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
September 24	vs. Florida State	Florida Field
December 31	vs. Baylor	Gator Bowl
1962
October 6	vs. Duke	Florida Field
October 20	vs. Vanderbilt	Florida Field
December 29	vs. Penn State	Gator Bowl
1963
November 30	vs. Florida State	Florida Field
1964
November 21	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
1965
November 6	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
1966
September 24	vs. Mississippi State	Florida Field
October 1	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
October 15	at NC State	Carter Stadium
October 29	vs. Auburn	Florida Field
November 5	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
January 2, 1967	vs. Georgia Tech	Orange Bowl
1967
October 7	vs. LSU	Florida Field
October 28	vs. Vanderbilt	Florida Field
November 11	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
November 25	vs. Florida State	Florida Field
1969
November 15	vs. Kentucky	Florida Field
December 27, 1969	vs. Tennessee	Gator Bowl

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 12	vs. Duke	Florida Field
September 26	at Alabama	Denny Stadium
October 10	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
October 17	vs. Richmond	Florida Field
October 24	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
November 14	vs. Kentucky	Tampa Stadium
1971
October 9	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
October 16	vs. Florida State	Florida Field
November 27	at Miami	Orange Bowl
1972
September 23	vs. SMU	Florida Field
1973
September 22	vs. Southern Miss	Florida Field
October 13	vs. Alabama	Florida Field
October 20	vs. Ole Miss	Florida Field
November 17	vs. Kentucky	Florida Field
November 24	at Miami	Orange Bowl
December 22	vs. Miami (OH)	Florida Field
1974
September 21	vs. Maryland	Tampa Stadium
September 28	vs. Mississippi State	Florida Field
October 12	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
October 19	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
November 2	vs. Auburn	Florida Field
November 9	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
December 31	vs. Nebraska	Tulane Stadium
1975
October 11	vs. Vanderbilt	Florida Field
October 18	vs. Florida State	Florida Field
November 8	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
November 29	at Miami	Orange Bowl
December 29	vs. Maryland	Gator Bowl
1976
September 11	vs. North Carolina	Tampa Stadium
September 18	vs. Houston	Florida Field
October 2	vs. LSU	Florida Field
October 23	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
1977
November 19	vs. Utah	Florida Field
1978
October 14	at Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium
November 25	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
1979
September 22	vs. Georgia Tech	Florida Field
November 10	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 13	vs. California	Tampa Stadium
September 27	vs. Mississippi State	Florida Field
December 20	vs. Maryland	Orlando Stadium
1981
October 17	vs. Ole Miss	Florida Field
November 7	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
November 28	vs. Florida State	Florida Field
December 31	vs. West Virginia	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
1982
September 11	vs. USC	Florida Field
1983
October 8	vs. Vanderbilt	Florida Field
October 29	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium
November 5	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
December 3	vs. Florida State	Florida Field
December 30	vs. Iowa	Gator Bowl
1984
November 10	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
1985
October 12	vs. Tennessee	Florida Field
1986
September 20	vs. Alabama	Florida Field
October 18	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium
1987
December 25	vs. UCLA	Aloha Stadium
1988
September 24	vs. Mississippi State	Florida Field
November 12	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium
1989
October 14	vs. Vanderbilt	Florida Field
October 21	vs. New Mexico	Florida Field
November 11	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
December 30	vs. Washington	Anaheim Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
September 29	vs. Mississippi State	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
October 20	vs. Akron	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1991
September 7	vs. San Jose State	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
October 12	vs. Tennessee	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
November 9	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl
1992
October 24	vs. Louisville	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
November 7	vs. Southern Miss	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
November 14	vs. South Carolina	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1993
November 13	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium
1994
September 3	vs. New Mexico State	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
October 29	vs. Georgia	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
November 12	vs. South Carolina	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
1995
September 2	vs. Houston	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
November 4	vs. Northern Illinois	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
January 2, 1996	vs. Nebraska	Sun Devil Stadium
1996
November 16	vs South Carolina	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
January 2, 1997	vs. Florida State	Louisiana Superdome
1997
November 1	vs. Georgia	Alltel Stadium
November 15	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium
January 1, 1998	vs. Penn State	Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
1998
January 2, 1999	vs. Syracuse	Orange Bowl
1999
September 4	vs. Western Michigan	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2001
September 1	vs. Marshall	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
October 27	vs. Georgia	Alltel Stadium
January 2, 2002	vs. Maryland	Pro Player Stadium
2002
January 1, 2003	vs. Michigan	Raymond James Stadium
2005
September 3	vs. Wyoming	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
2006*
January 8, 2007	vs. Ohio State	BCS National Championship Game
2008*
October 11	vs. LSU	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
November 15	vs. South Carolina	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
November 22	vs. The Citadel	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
January 8, 2009	vs. Oklahoma	BCS National Championship Game
2009
October 17	vs. Arkansas	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
January 1, 2010	vs. Cincinnati	Louisiana Superdome

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
January 1, 2011	vs. Penn State	Raymond James Stadium
2015
January 1, 2016	vs. Michigan	Camping World Stadium
2016
January 2, 2017	vs. Iowa	Raymond James Stadium
2018
December 29, 2018	vs. Michigan	Mercedes-Benz Stadium