UCF Knights football

The UCF Knights football team represents The University of Central Florida (UCF) in the sport of American football. The Knights compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (The American). Their current head coach is Scott Frost, who has led the team since 2015. The Knights play their home games at the 45,000 seat Bright House Networks Stadium, which is located on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida, United States.

The University of Central Florida first fielded a varsity football team in the fall of 1979 as a NCAA Division III program, and subsequently completed their ascension to Division I–A, now known as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), in 1996. As a Division I–AA program, the Knights made the 1990 and 1993 playoffs, and were picked as the preseason No. 1 team to start the 1994 season.

As of the 2015 regular season, UCF has 225 official victories, and has won four division championships and four conference championships. The Knights have made seven postseason appearances since joining FBS, including one BCS bowl game. The program has produced one Consensus All-American, Kevin Smith in 2007, and two Heisman Trophy candidates, Daunte Culpepper (QB) in 1998 and Kevin Smith (RB) in 2007. UCF has had three first-round picks in the NFL Draft and produced a long-line of NFL players. Playing in fourteen Super Bowls and including four pro-bowlers, the list most notably includes Blake Bortles, Brandon Marshall, Bruce Miller, Matt Prater, Asante Samuel, Mike Sims-Walker, and Josh Sitton. The Knights' main rivals are the East Carolina Pirates, the Temple Owls and the South Florida Bulls.