UCF Knights football
Football team representing the University of Central Florida
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| 2025 | Scott Frost returns as head coach for the UCF Knights football team. |
| 2024 | UCF becomes a full member of the Big 12 Conference for football, with a nine-game regular season intra-conference schedule. |
| 2024 | Mark Giacone (RB) and Shaquem Griffin (LB) were inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| 2024 | RJ Harvey was recognized as an All-American running back by the Associated Press. |
| 2024 | UCF experienced a significant decline, losing 8 of the next 9 games and finishing the season with a 4-8 record, failing to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2015. |
| 2024 | UCF started the season with a strong 3-0 record, including a notable 21-point comeback conference win against TCU. |
| December 7 2024 | Scott Frost was rehired as head coach of UCF Knights football by Athletic Director Terry Mohajir, following strong support from fans and boosters. |
| November 30 2024 | After a 14-28 loss to Utah, Gus Malzahn resigned from his head coach position at UCF to become the offensive coordinator at Florida State University (FSU). |
| May 2 2024 | UCF announced home-and-home series with Northwestern (Big Ten) and Pitt (ACC). |
| 2023 | Gene McDowell (Head coach) was inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| 2023 | UCF and Cincinnati began competing against each other in the Big 12 Conference, establishing a competitive matchup where UCF currently leads the series 5-4. |
| 2023 | UCF officially moved into the Big 12 Conference, becoming the first NCAA football program to play at every sanctioned level: Division III, Division II, Division I-AA, Division I-A (Independent), Group of Five, and Power Five. |
| 2023 | UCF finished their inaugural Big 12 season with a 6-7 record, being the only Big 12 newcomer to be bowl eligible, and lost to Georgia Tech in the Gasparilla Bowl. |
| November 1 2023 | Big 12 Conference announced a four-year scheduling matrix for UCF's conference games, prioritizing geography to minimize travel disruption. |
| February 2023 | FAU and UCF agreed to reschedule a planned 2025 meeting to 2028. |
| 2022 | Joe Burnett (CB) and Latavius Murray (RB) were inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| 2022 | Under Gus Malzahn's leadership, UCF Knights football had a successful season winning against ranked teams #20 Cincinnati and #17 Tulane, despite losing to East Carolina and Navy. |
| 2022 | UCF played in the Military Bowl against Duke, losing 13-30 and finishing the season with a 9-5 record. |
| 2022 | UCF clinched a spot in the AAC Championship Game with a 46-39 victory over South Florida, but ultimately lost the championship game to Tulane 28-45. |
| August 2022 | UCF announced they would host James Madison in 2029. |
| 2021 | Blake Bortles (QB) and Josh Sitton (OL) were inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| 2021 | Gus Malzahn began his tenure as head coach of the UCF Knights football team, winning his debut game against Boise State 36-31. |
| 2021 | UCF defeated Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl under Malzahn's first-year leadership. |
| 2021 | Despite critical injuries to starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Malzahn led the team to a 9-4 record, finishing 3rd in the AAC. |
| July 2021 | UCF and Florida Gators jointly announced a three-game series, with the first game to be played in Gainesville in 2024. |
| February 15 2021 | Gus Malzahn was named the new head coach of UCF Knights football by athletic director Terry Mohajir, marking the beginning of a new era for the program. |
| January 27 2021 | Josh Heupel was hired as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers by Danny White, who had previously hired Heupel at UCF. |
| 2020 | Stadium nicknamed 'The Bounce House' after the Spectrum naming rights deal expired. |
| 2020 | UCF played in the Boca Raton Bowl, where they were defeated by BYU. |
| 2020 | UCF lost three games in the regular season, including their first home loss since 2016 and their first conference loss to Memphis, breaking a 21-game home winning streak. |
| 2019 | Brandon Marshall (WR), George O'Leary (Head coach), and Kevin Smith (RB) were inducted into the UCF Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| 2019 | UCF sold out its entire season-ticket allotment for the first time in school history and created a formal waiting list for season tickets. |
| 2019 | UCF lost on the road to Cincinnati, with Cincinnati fans rushing the field to celebrate the win. |
| 2019 | UCF lost its first regular season game since 2016 in a match against Pitt, with Pitt fans rushing the field to celebrate the victory. |
| 2019 | UCF dropped out of the Top 25 rankings for the first time in two years. |
| 2019 | UCF defeated Marshall in the Gasparilla Bowl, concluding their season. |
| January 1 2019 | UCF Knights lose Fiesta Bowl to LSU Tigers 32-40 under head coach Josh Heupel |
| 2018 | UCF makes a postseason appearance. |
| 2018 | Mac Loudermilk (P) was awarded the Peter Mortell Holder of the Year Award. |
| 2018 | McKenzie Milton improved his previous year's performance by finishing 6th in Heisman Trophy voting, further solidifying his status as a standout UCF quarterback. |
| 2018 | McKenzie Milton receives another notable player recognition. |
| 2018 | UCF defeated Malzahn's Auburn team in the Peach Bowl, a New Year's Six bowl game, which was one of Malzahn's two New Year's Six bowl appearances during his time at Auburn. |
| 2018 | UCF started the season undefeated with a 12-0 record, extending their school-record winning streak to 25 games under head coach Josh Heupel. |
| 2018 | Despite being undefeated and ranked 8th, UCF was not selected for the College Football Playoff. |
| 2018 | Back-up quarterback Darriel Mack Jr. led the team to victory in the rivalry game against South Florida and the Conference championship game against Memphis. |
| 2018 | UCF was defeated by LSU, led by future Heisman winner Joe Burrow, in the Fiesta Bowl. |
| 2018 | Star quarterback McKenzie Milton suffered a severe knee injury during the rivalry game against South Florida, which ended his UCF career and required multiple surgeries to save his leg. |
| 2018 | Josh Heupel began his tenure as head coach of the UCF Knights football program, bringing his expertise in developing explosive offensive strategies. |
| 2018 | Won the Peach Bowl, a New Year's Six bowl. |
| January 9 2018 | The Colley Matrix, an NCAA-recognized Major Selector, ranked UCF No. 1 for the 2017 season. |
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