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Central Florida Football Team History


Central Florida Knights
University of Central Florida
 Orlando, FL
Founded: 1963
Stadium: Bright House Networks Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Gus Malzahn
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Central Florida 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1979  
  1984 - After a 1-6 start to the season, Saban stepped away from the program and was replaced by assistant coach Jerry Anderson.
  2003 - Head Coach Mike Kruczek was fired following a 3-7 start. Kruczek was replaced by assistant coach and former player Alan Gooch who finished out the season.
  2015 - Following UCF's 59-10 defeat to Houston, O'Leary resigned as head coach. Quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
Division Championships
  2005, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2022
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 295-234-1
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 295-234-1
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 6
 Division Titles 7
 Conference Record 114-68-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 189-85-1
 Away Record 94-137-0
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 46
 Winning Seasons (#1) 28
 Losing Seasons (#1)17
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2017)
 Most Loses in A Season 12 (2015)
 10 Win Seasons 8
 Most Points Scored in a Game 73 (10/28/2017)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 627 (2017)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 69 (9/25/1982)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 452 (2015)
 Largest Margin of Victory 64 (10/31/1987)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 69 (9/25/1982)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 117 (12/2/2017)
 Last Shutout 8/29/2019
 Last Time Shutout 11/29/2008
 Shutouts All-Time 25
 Been Shutout All-Time 8
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 25 (9/1/2017-12/1/2018)
 Longest Losing  17 (11/1/2003-9/17/2005)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 6-9-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 1-1-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  30-20
 2010-19  88-42
 2000-09  57-64
 1990-99 68-46
 1980-89 46-60-1
 1970-79 6-2
 1960-69 0-0
 1950-59 0-0
 1940-49 0-0
 1930-39 0-0
 1920-29 0-0
Next Game
 8/29/2024 (Thu)  
 New Hampshire in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Central Florida and New Hampshire have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. New Hampshire
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Sam Houston State
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Texas Christian
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Colorado
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Florida
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Cincinnati
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Iowa State
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Brigham Young
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Arizona
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Arizona State
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ West Virginia
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Utah
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona 0-0
Arizona State 0-0
Baylor 0-0
Brigham Young 0-0
Central Florida 0-0
Cincinnati 0-0
Colorado 0-0
Houston 0-0
Iowa State 0-0
Kansas 0-0
Kansas State 0-0
Oklahoma State 0-0
Texas Christian 0-0
Texas Tech 0-0
Utah 0-0
West Virginia 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Central Florida & East Carolina have played 21 games.
Central Florida has won 10 games.
East Carolina has won 11 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-18
 10 or more 175-108
 20 or more  162-63
 30 or more 136-19
 40 or more 75-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 36-0
 10 or more 139-126
 20 or more 76-112
 30 or more 26-82
 40 or more 6-41
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.