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The UCF Knights’ 2020 football schedule is finally out. The opponents and sites have long been known but now we have dates.
Mark your calendars:
UCF Knights 2020 Football Schedule
| Week | Date | Day | H/A | Opponent | Conference | 2019 Record | Conf Record | Series | Last Meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Date | Day | H/A | Opponent | Conference | 2019 Record | Conf Record | Series | Last Meeting | Result |
| 1 | September 4 | Friday | Home | North Carolina | ACC | 7-6 | 4-4 | -- | First Meeting | -- |
| 2 | September 12 | Saturday | Home | FIU | C-USA | 6-7 | 3-5 | 4-2 | 2017 | W, 61-17 |
| 3 | September 19 | Saturday | Away | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2000 | L, 21-17 |
| 4 | September 24 | Thursday | Away | ECU | American | 4-8 | 1-7 | 8-10 | 2019 | W, 41-28 |
| 5 | October 3 | Saturday | Home | Tulsa | American | 4-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 2019 | L, 34-31 |
| 6 | October 10 | Saturday | BYE WEEK | |||||||
| 7 | October 16 | Friday | Away | Memphis | American | 12-2 | 7-1 | 13-1 | 2018 | W, 56-41 |
| 8 | October 24 | Saturday | Home | Tulane | American | 7-6 | 3-5 | 7-2 | 2019 | W, 34-31 |
| 9 | October 31 | Saturday | Away | Houston | American | 4-8 | 2-6 | 6-3 | 2019 | W, 44-29 |
| 10 | November 7 | Saturday | Home | Florida A&M | MEAC (FCS) | 9-2 | 7-0 | 1-1 | 2019 | W, 62-0 |
| 11 | November 14 | Saturday | Home | Temple | American | 8-5 | 5-3 | 5-2 | 2019 | W, 63-21 |
| 12 | November 21 | Saturday | Home | Cincinnati | American | 11-3 | 7-1 | 3-2 | 2019 | L, 27-24 |
| 13 | November 27 | Friday | Away | South Florida | American | 4-8 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 2019 | W, 34-7 |
| 14 | December 5 | Saturday | TBD | AAC Championship | American | -- | 2-0 | 2018 | W, 56-41 |
Breakdown
- Seven home games to five road games is a nice ratio.
- UCF faces two teams that finished last season ranked, both in The American: Cincinnati (#21) and Memphis (#17).
- The Memphis game comes after the bye week.
- The Knights play four non-Saturday games: Opening night on Friday September 4th vs. North Carolina, at ECU on Thursday, September 24th for the conference opener, Friday, October 16th at Memphis, and Black Friday (November 27th) at USF.
- The Knights have only four days between games at Georgia Tech and at ECU.
- UCF also doesn’t leave the state of Florida after Halloween. The only road game in November is at USF.
- Guaranteed ESPN network games (since they’re weeknights): UNC, at ECU, at Memphis, at USF.
- The Florida A&M game got moved from October 10th to November 7th, providing UCF a welcome break from conference play in the final month of the season.