UCF Knights
Big 12
9-4 (5-3 conf)
SP+ #62
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- 4.8 (#62)
- SP+ Offense
- 29.6
- SP+ Defense
- 23.4
- SRS
- 0.8
- FPI
- 2.3
- Elo
- 1604
- Talent
- 639
- Recruiting
- 178 (#55)
Schedule
record 9–4
Schedule
97th
toughest of 130
Offenses faced
96th
toughest of 130
Defenses faced
94th
toughest of 130
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 130 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsBoise State | +9.4 | 36-31 | +5 | W |
| 2 | vsBethune-Cookman | FCS | 63-14 | +49 | W |
| 3 | @Louisville | +7.8 | 35-42 | -7 | L |
| 5 | @Navy | -8.5 | 30-34 | -4 | L |
| 6 | vsEast Carolina | +0.5 | 20-16 | +4 | W |
| 7 | @Cincinnati | +21.2 | 21-56 | -35 | L |
| 8 | vsMemphis | +1 | 24-7 | +17 | W |
| 9 | @Temple | -19.1 | 49-7 | +42 | W |
| 10 | vsTulane | -3.9 | 14-10 | +4 | W |
| 11 | @SMU | +8.9 | 28-55 | -27 | L |
| 12 | vsUConn | -25.6 | 49-17 | +32 | W |
| 13 | vsSouth Florida | -12.1 | 17-13 | +4 | W |
| 1 ·P | NFlorida | +11 | 29-17 | +12 | W |
Quarterbacks · 5
2021 · 63
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Mikey Keene | SR | 5'11" | 200 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Dillon Gabriel | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Parker Navarro | SR | 6'0" | 205 | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Andrew Brito | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 5th | Quadry Jones | — | — | — | ★★ |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Johnny Richardson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Isaiah Bowser | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Mark-Antony Richards | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Trillion Coles | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Anthony Williams | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 6th | Damarius Good | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Ryan O'Keefe | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Brandon Edward Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Jaylon Robinson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Amari Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala | SR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Jarrad Baker | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Nate Craig-Myers | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Kaedin Robinson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Dionte Marks | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 10th | Stephen Martin | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 11th | Jaylon Griffin | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Alec Holler | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Joey Gatewood | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Jake Hescock | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Big Kat Bryant | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Tre'Mon Morris-Brash | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 3rd | Landon Woodson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Josh Celiscar | SR | 6'3" | 292 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Cam Goode | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Kalia Davis | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Noah Hancock | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Stephon Zayas | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | Ricky Barber | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DT | 2nd | Anthony Montalvo | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 3rd | Keenan Hester | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 4th | Austin Camden | — | — | — | — |
| DT | — | Darren Brown | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Tatum Bethune | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Bryson Armstrong | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Eriq Gilyard | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Quade Mosier | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Derek Burns | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Justin Bryant | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Justin Hodges | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Quadric Bullard | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Divaad Wilson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Davonte Brown | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Corey Thornton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Jon Powell | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Dyllon Lester | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Brandon Adams | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | William Wells | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 9th | Marco Domio | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 10th | Derek Gainous | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 11th | Devunte Dawson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 12th | Zamari Maxwell | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 13th | Jermaine McMillian | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 14th | Alex Swenson | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Alex Ward | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Andrew Osteen | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Daniel Obarski | — | — | — | ★★★ |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
29.655
Off PPA
+0.2362
Pass PPA
+0.2233
Rush PPA
+0.2481
Success
44%60
Explosive
1.2756
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.23 | +0.15 |
| Passing | +0.22 | +0.10 |
| Rushing | +0.24 | +0.21 |
| 1st Down | +0.02 | +0.01 |
| 2nd Down | +0.33 | +0.12 |
| 3rd Down | +0.43 | +0.52 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
32.2
PPG Against
25.2
Differential
+7.0
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 8-4
- Home
- 7-0
- Away
- 1-4
- Conference
- 5-3
- Non-Conference
- 3-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-2
- Avg Margin
- +7.0
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 7-0 | 31.9 | 15.4 |
| Away | 1-4 | 32.6 | 38.8 |
| Neutral | 1-0 | 29.0 | 17.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 21.0 | 56.0 |
| Conference | 5-3 | 25.4 | 24.8 |
| Non-conference | 4-1 | 42.4 | 24.2 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 9 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 2-7 | #76 | — | — |
| 2024 | 4-8 | 2-7 | #61 | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-6 | 3-6 | #57 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 9-4 | 6-3 | #35 | #17 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 8-4 | 5-3 | #62 | — | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 6-3 | 5-3 | #18 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 9-3 | 6-2 | #14 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 12-0 | 9-0 | #18 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 12-0 | 9-0 | #22 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #76 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 0-12 | 0-8 | #113 | — | — |
| 2014 | 9-3 | 7-1 | #53 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 1-3 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2021 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-4 |
| ATS | 4-833% |
| Over / Under | 7-5 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-6 |
| As underdog | 1-2 |
| Home | 3-4 |
| Away | 1-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #60 · 16 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★130 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #79 | 171 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | #35 | 213 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | #50 | 197 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | #53 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | #55 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | #71 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | #59 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | #62 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | #55 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2016 | #65 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #49
Returning prod 63%Departed 37%
Talent composite639.1 #49 / 224
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)99 / 34 / 39
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
2 items
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