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We are just hours from kickoff at the Bounce House of the 2021 UCF Knights Football season.
We’ve had all summer to mull over our predictions for the Knights’ first season under Gus Malzahn, and now it’s time to put those predictions on the record for you.
So now, without further adieu, here are (almost) the entire Black & Gold Banneret staff’s season predictions for the 2021 Knights:
2021 UCF Knights Football Season Predictions
| Game | Jeff | Drew | Bryson | Jeremy | Derek | Anthony | Luke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Jeff | Drew | Bryson | Jeremy | Derek | Anthony | Luke |
| Boise State | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Bethune-Cookman | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| @Louisville | L | W | W | W | L | L | W |
| @Navy | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| ECU | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| @Cincy | L | L | L | L | W | L | W |
| Memphis | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| @Temple | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Tulane | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| @SMU | W | L | W | W | L | W | W |
| UConn | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| So. Fla. | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| AAC Championship | UCF vs. CIN | SMU vs. CIN | UCF vs. CIN | UCF vs. CIN | UCF v CIN | UCF vs. CIN | SMU vs. UCF |
| AAC Winner | UCF | CIN | UCF | CIN | UCF | CIN | UCF |
| Bowl | Birmingham | Military | Peach | Hawaii | Peach | Military | Peach |
| Opponent | Florida | Florida State | Florida State | Fresno State | Indiana | FSU | Georgia |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Record | 12-2 | 11-2 | 13-1 | 12-2 | 12-2 | 11-3 | 14-0 |
Observations
Toughest games (number of picks in parentheses):
- at Cincinnati (5)
- at Louisville (3)
- at SMU (2)
AAC Champions:
- UCF (4)
- Cincinnati (3)
AAC Title Game Match-up:
- UCF vs. Cincinnati (5)
- SMU vs. Cincinnati/SMU vs. UCF (1 each)
UCF’s Bowl Game
- Non-NY6 (4)
- New Year’s Six (3)
Bowl Opponents
- Florida State (3)
- Florida/Fresno State/Indiana/Georgia (1 each)
UCF’s Final Record
- 12-2 (3)
- 14-0/13-1/11-3/11-2 (1 each)
So there we have it: We are now on the record before the season with our picks for UCF’s season.
What say you? Let us know in the comments below or at @UCF_Banneret on Twitter.