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The American released the 2016 conference football schedule, thereby filling out UCF's remaining schedule for the upcoming season.
Here are the dates and opponents with some notes (NOTE: Times have not been released for any games just yet):
2016 UCF Football Schedule
| Date | Day | Opponent | Location | 2015 Record | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | Sat. | South Carolina State | HOME | 7-4 | 1-0 |
| September 10 | Sat. | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 10-3 | 1st Meeting |
| September 17 | Sat. | Maryland | HOME | 3-9 | 1st Meeting |
| September 24 | Sat. | FIU | Miami, Fla. | 5-7 | 2-2 |
| October 1 | Sat. | East Carolina | Greenville, N.C. | 5-7 | 4-10 |
| October 7 | Fri. | Tulane | HOME | 3-9 | 5-2 |
| October 15 | Sat. | Temple | HOME | 10-4 | 2-1 |
| October 22 | Sat. | UConn | Storrs, Conn. | 6-7 | 1-2 |
| October 29 | Sat. | Houston | Houston, Texas | 13-1 | 5-2 |
| November 5 | BYE WEEK | #colspan# | #colspan# | #colspan# | #colspan# |
| November 12 | Sat. | Cincinnati | HOME | 7-6 | 0-1 |
| November 19 | Sat. | Tulsa | HOME | 6-7 | 3-6 |
| November 26 | Sat. | South Florida | Tampa, Fla. | 8-5 | 2-5 |
| December 3 | Sat. | AAC Championship Game | TBD | - | - |
Notes
- Only one game is currently scheduled for a non-Saturday date (Friday, October 7th at home vs. Tulane).
- Combined records of home opponents: 36-39
- Combined records of road opponents: 47-30
- The Cincinnati game is both schools' first-ever meeting in Orlando.
- Three opponents are coming of double-digit win seasons (Michigan, Temple and Houston).
- Two non-conference games are against Big Ten opponents (Michigan and Maryland).
- Family Weekend is September 17th vs. Maryland.
- Homecoming is October 15th vs. Temple.
- The Tulane game (because it's on a Friday) will likely be televised on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
- The lack of mid-week games on national TV is a function of UCF going 0-12 last year.
Instant Breakdown
I alluded to this on The Knightline Podcast last Friday, but based on a cursory examination of the schedule, here's how I'm predicting the slate will go for UCF, six and a half long months ahead of time:
Likely Wins: South Carolina St., FIU, Tulane, Tulsa,
Likely Losses: Michigan, Houston
Toss-ups: Maryland, East Carolina, Temple, UConn, Cincinnati, South Florida
So the worst-case scenario I'm looking at here is 4-8, while the stars-and-planets-aligning-everything-going-right-four-leaf-clover-in-our-armor best-case scenario could be as good as 10-2.
What say you? Tell us exactly which games you think UCF will win in 2016 in the poll below (You can select more than one, of course).
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