The 2024 UCF spring exhibition game was played on Friday April 12 at FBC Mortgage Stadium . The team was split into two squads for gameplay, the Knights and the 'Nauts . Two 12-minute halves were followed by a series of player skill challenges. Quarterback KJ Jefferson threw for 271 yards and two touchdown passes.[ 2]
Big 12 preseason poll
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The preseason poll was released on July 2.[ 3] First place votes are in parenthesis.
Predicted finish
Team
Points
1
Utah (20)
906
2
Kansas State (19)
889
3
Oklahoma State (14)
829
4
Kansas (5)
772
5
Arizona (3)
762
6
Iowa State
661
7
West Virginia
581
8
UCF
551
9
Texas Tech
532
10
TCU
436
11
Colorado
400
12
Baylor
268
13
BYU
215
14
Cincinnati
196
15
Houston
157
16
Arizona State
141
New Hampshire Wildcats (0–0) vs UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
0
0 0 0
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
Date : August 29, 2024Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)TV : ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UNH
UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Hampshire
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) vs UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bearkats
0
0
0 0 0
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
Date : September 7, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
SH
UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Sam Houston
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF Knights (0–0) at TCU Horned Frogs (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
Horned Frogs
0
0
0 0 0
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
Date : September 14, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UCF
TCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
TCU
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) vs UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Buffaloes
0
0
0 0 0
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
Date : September 28, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
COL
UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Colorado
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF Knights (0–0) at Florida Gators (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
Gators
0
0
0 0 0
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
Date : October 5, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UCF
FLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cincinnati Bearcats (0–0) vs UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bearcats
0
0
0 0 0
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
Date : October 12, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
CIN
UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Cincinnati
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF Knights (0–0) at Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
Cyclones
0
0
0 0 0
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
Date : October 19, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UCF
ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Iowa State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
BYU Cougars (0–0) vs UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cougars
0
0
0 0 0
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
Date : October 26, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
BYU
UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
BYU
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona Wildcats (0–0) vs UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
0
0 0 0
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
Date : November 2, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ARIZ
UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF Knights (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
Sun Devils
0
0
0 0 0
at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
Date : November 9, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UCF
ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF Knights (0–0) at West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
Mountaineers
0
0
0 0 0
at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
Date : November 23, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UCF
WVU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Virginia
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah Utes (0–0) vs UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Utes
0
0
0 0 0
Knights
0
0
0 0 0
at FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
Date : November 29, 2024Game time : TBDGame weather : 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
UTAH
UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Utah
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ranking movementsLegend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — Coaches RV CFP Not released Not released