UCF opens the 2026 football season against Bethune-Cookman at home. The Knights went 5-7 last year, including 2-7 in the Big 12.
Current 2026 Win Total Odds
UCF’s win total for 2026 is 5.5.
The Knights have won at least four games the past three years since joining the Big 12.
2026 UCF Knights Football Schedule
UCF’s non-conference schedule begins in Week 1 with a home game against Bethune-Cookman. The Knights’ road opener is Sept. 12, a non-conference game vs. Pitt.
UCF’s first conference game is a Sept. 26 home matchup vs. TCU.
Non-Conference Matchups
- Sept. 3: vs. Bethune-Cookman
- Sept. 12: at Pitt
- Sept. 19: vs. Georgia State
Of UCF’s non-conference opponents, Pitt won the most games in 2025; the Panthers went 8-5.
Big 12 Conference Matchups
- Sept. 26: vs. TCU
- Oct. 3: at Houston
- Oct. 10: at Oklahoma State
- Oct. 24: vs. BYU
- Oct. 30: vs. Baylor
- Nov. 7: at Kansas
- Nov. 14: vs. Arizona State
- Nov. 20: vs. Iowa State
- Nov. 28: at Colorado
Of UCF’s conference opponents, Houston won the most games; the Cougars went 10-3, including 6-3 in the Big 12.
2025 UCF Football Results
UCF went 5-7 during the 2025 regular season and did not play in a bowl game
- Aug. 28: vs. Jacksonville State – Win (17-10)
- Sept. 6: vs. North Carolina A&T – Win (68-7)
- Sept. 20: vs. North Carolina – Win (34-9)
- Sept. 27: at Kansas State – Loss (34-20)
- Oct. 4: vs. Kansas – Loss (27-20)
- Oct. 11: at Cincinnati – Loss (20-11)
- Oct. 18: vs. West Virginia – Win (45-13)
- Nov. 1: at Baylor – Loss (30-3)
- Nov. 7: vs. Houston – Loss (30-27)
- Nov. 15: at Texas Tech – Loss (48-9)
- Nov. 22: vs. Oklahoma State – Win (17-14)
- Nov. 29: at BYU – Loss (41-21)
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