{"id":150550,"date":"2026-04-10T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=150550"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:22:13","slug":"ucfs-2026-football-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-2026-football-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF&#8217;s 2026 Football Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Playing our 20th season in Acrisure Bounce House, the UCF football team will host seven games in the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>UCF and the Big 12 unveiled the 2026 conference slate in January, with every game initially scheduled on Saturday. Two of those games are now shifted to Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 30 vs. Baylor (Mission X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/space\/\">Space<\/a> Game)<\/li>\n<li>Nov. 20 vs. Iowa State (Senior Knight)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">TV and streaming designations and kickoff times will be added as announced. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2026 Schedule &amp; Game Day Themes<\/h2>\n<p><strong>-Home games in bold-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9\/3 vs. Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m., ESPN+ (Season-Opener)<br \/>\n<\/strong>9\/12 at Pittsburgh<br \/>\n<strong>9\/19 vs. Georgia State, 7 p.m., ESPN+ (Family Weekend)<br \/>\n9\/26 vs. TCU (Big 12 Opener)<br \/>\n<\/strong>10\/3 at Houston<br \/>\n10\/10 at Oklahoma State<br \/>\n<strong>10\/24 vs. BYU (Homecoming)<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>10\/30 vs. Baylor, 7:30 p.m., ESPN (Mission X Space Game)<br \/>\n<\/strong>11\/7 at Kansas<br \/>\n<strong>11\/14 vs. Arizona State<br \/>\n11\/20 vs. Iowa State, 6 p.m., FS1 (Senior Knight)<br \/>\n<\/strong>11\/28 at Colorado<\/p>\n<p>The Big 12 Championship Game is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, and will once again be played at AT&amp;T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Under the direction of head coach Scott Frost, UCF carries early momentum into the 2026 season after landing quarterback Alonza Barnett III and a strong group of transfers through the portal. The Knights also secured a pair of four-star high school recruits, highlighting a solid overall class.<\/p>\n<h2>Tickets<\/h2>\n<p>Season tickets, mini plans and single-game tickets for the 2026 campaign can be purchased at <a href=\"https:\/\/ucfknights.com\/2026fbtix\">ucfknights.com\/2026fbtix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Why We Bounce<\/h2>\n<p>The 2026 campaign will mark the 20th season that UCF football plays its home games in Acrisure Bounce House. To recognize UCF&#8217;s 20 years of Acrisure Bounce House, <a href=\"https:\/\/ucfknights.com\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/why-we-bounce-celebrating-20-seasons-of-acrisure-bounce-house\">UCF Athletics is launching <em>\u201cWhy We Bounce,\u201d<\/em><\/a>\u00a0a season-long celebration of the countless memories made inside the place Knight Nation calls home. The 2026 campaign is more than just another season. It is a chance to tell our story.<\/p>\n<p>We want to know why YOU bounce. 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