UCF Knights
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UCF Knights | |
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Mascot | Knightro |
Nickname | Knights |
Fight song | Charge On |
Colors | Black and gold[1] |
Website | ucfknights |
The UCF Knights are the athletic teams that represent the University of Central Florida in unincorporated Orange County, Florida near Orlando. The Knights participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I (FBS for football) as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Since men's soccer is not sponsored by the Big 12, they play in the Sun Belt Conference.
The university has asked to be identified as UCF when being referenced as opposed to Central Florida. Television networks and other media outlets, most notably ESPN, were initially slow to adopt this policy, but had mostly adapted by 2017. The "Knights of Pegasus" – as the nickname was originally called – was a submission put forth by students, staff, and faculty in 1970 who wished to replace UCF's unpopular original mascot, the Citronaut, which was a mix between an orange and an astronaut.[2] In 1993 through 2007, the teams were rebranded and known as the Golden Knights. The Knights were also chosen over "Vincent the Vulture," which was a popular unofficial mascot among students at the time. In 1994, Knightro debuted as the Golden Knights' official athletic mascot.[3] Since 2014, the Citronaut has made a limited return for some "throwback" games in football.
UCF sponsors 16 varsity sports: 6 for men (baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, and tennis; the minimum number of men's sports required for a Division I school) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, and volleyball). UCF also used to sponsor a men's wrestling team, but it was discontinued after the 1986 season.
The Knights 16 varsity teams have combined to win 89 conference championships and two national championships as of the end of the 2020–21 school year,[
Athletic facilities on the campus include the 45,300-seat
UCF was invited to join the Big 12 Conference on September 10, 2021, and accepted the invitation later that day.[7] The American Athletic Conference announced on June 10, 2022 that UCF had been approved for an early exit of the conference following the 2022-23 season (albeit with an increased buyout cost), permitting them to enter the Big 12 Conference for the 2023-24 season.[8]
History
Conference affiliations
The UCF varsity athletic program was a charter member of the
In September 2021, UCF received and accepted a membership offer to the Big 12 Conference. They became members of the Big 12 on July 1, 2023.
Mascot
The university's first mascot was the Citronaut, which was designed by Norman Van Meter, the brother-in-law of FTU's then-president Charles N. Millican. The Citronaut made an official appearance on a university publication, the cover of the 1968–69 student handbook. The sports teams were originally known as the "Knights of the Pegasus" – UCF's first official mascot – beginning with their first intercollegiate competitions in 1970. The moniker was switched to "Golden Knights" in 1993 as a solution to poor merchandise sales. In 2007, UCF announced that they would be dropping “Golden,” and would be known as the “Knights.”[12] The mascot of the athletic teams is Knightro, a black knight with golden armor.
Facilities
In 2007, UCF made major changes to its athletic program. A new "athletic village" on the north end of campus known as
Sports sponsored
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Football | Golf |
Golf | Rowing |
Soccer | Soccer |
Tennis | Softball |
Tennis | |
Track and field† | |
Volleyball | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor |
Basketball
Men's basketball
UCF played its first intercollegiate basketball game before the team even had a nickname. In the Division II era, under Torchy Clark, UCF found great success including a DII Final Four appearance.[citation needed]
UCF has been a member of Division I since 1985, and has advanced to the NCAA tournament 5 times (1994, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2019) 4 under coach
The UCF Men's Basketball team played its first exhibition game in the 9,400-seat UCF Arena (now Addition Financial Arena), with an 86–78 win over the
Women's basketball
UCF first joined the AIAW for women's basketball in 1977–78. To conclude the 1979–80 season, the team won the Division-II Florida State Championship, before falling in their first game of the national tournament.[16] They were promoted to AIAW Division I in its last year of existence, 1981–82, and made it to that year's District I tournament quarterfinals, before joining the NCAA in 1982–83.
The women's basketball team have made the NCAA Division I tournament in
Baseball
The baseball team is led by head coach Rich Wallace, who will enter his first season as head coach in 2024 for UCF's inaugural season in the Big 12. Prior to the hiring of Wallace, Greg Lovelady had headed the Knights since 2016. The Knights only made one NCAA championship appearance under Lovelady's leadership that came in his first season in 2017, but did have winning records in every season under him and a shared AAC title with the Houston Cougars (also in 2017). Jay Bergman had been head coach since 1976 but was fired on May 1, 2008, after allegations arose of sexual harassment towards a male equipment coach. Bergman had a large amount of success in this position, leading UCF to eight Atlantic Sun Championships and nine NCAA Regional Appearances, and brought UCF to a national ranking of #8 in 2001. In honor of his long-term success with the Knights, on February 3, 2001, UCF opened and dedicated Jay Bergman Field, which has since been renamed to John Euliano Park.
Football
UCF fielded an official varsity football team for the first time in 1979, under head coach
The Knights' most prominent historical football rivals are conference foes East Carolina and Tulsa, and former Conference USA rival Marshall. UCF's current main rival is in-state conference foe South Florida. For the beginning of the rivalry's existence, it was an inter-conference contest when South Florida was in the Big East and UCF in C-USA. Both schools are now members of the American Athletic Conference and play on Black Friday each year.
Since beginning play in 1979, the Knights have won three conference championships and four conference division titles. UCF won the C-USA East Division in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012, winning the conference championship game in 2007 and 2010. The Knights were also champions of The American in 2013. Before ascending to the FBS, UCF was a leading program in Division I-AA in the early 1990s. In 1990, UCF became the first school in history to qualify for the I-AA playoffs in its first season of eligibility. The Knights once again made the postseason in 1993, and were selected as the preseason No. 1 to start the 1994 season.[19]
UCF defeated #7 Auburn 34–27 in the 2018 Peach Bowl on January 1, 2018, to secure the school's second major bowl victory. Citing the only undefeated season in the FBS, UCF administrators claimed a national championship football season on January 7 (the day before the College Football Playoff National Championship Game). The Colley Matrix, an NCAA-recognized selector, selected UCF as the top team in the country on January 9. It was the only selector to do so, as all other recognized selectors chose the winner of the College Football Playoff National Championship, the University of Alabama.[23] The NCAA record book places UCF under the "Final National Poll Leaders" section, but since the beginning of the BCS era in 1998 has reserved the term "National Champions" for winners of the BCS, College Football Playoff, AP Poll, or Coaches Poll.[24] UCF is the only team which actively claims a national championship that was not awarded by one of these polls since the beginning of the BCS era.
The decision to claim the championship earned the school exuberant praise from some national media outlets, but has been criticized by others.[25][26][27][28][29]
Golf
The men's golf team was formed in 1979, and has appeared in NCAA Regionals 12 times, and have played in for the NCAA Championship four times.[30] The last time the squad reached the championship was in 2009. The 2010 men's golf team were C-USA champions.[31] The women's golf team was founded in 1982, and has made 9 NCAA Regional appearances, and has played for two NCAA Championship in 1996 and 2018.[32]
Bryce Wallor is the head coach for the men's golf team, and Courtney Trimble is the head coach for the women's team. The Knights men's golf team plays its home matches at the Rio Pinar Country Club.[33] The Knights women's golf team plays its home matches at the RedTail Golf Course.[33] The Knight's golf teams practice at the UCF Golf Practice Facility, located near the UCF campus at the Twin Rivers Golf Club in Oviedo.[33]
Numerous former Knight golfers have represented the UCF on the
Women's rowing
The women's rowing team was formed in 1995. They have won 5 consecutive American Athletic Conference (AAC) Rowing championships, and have appeared in 6 NCAA Championships. The team matched their highest placement (18th overall) in their most recent 2019 appearance. This included their highest ever boat placement with the Varsity 4 boat coming in 14th. The team sit with UCONN Women's Basketball and USF Women's Soccer as the only sports in the AAC to win 5 consecutive conference championships. The 2020 season begun briefly with a sweep at the metro cup regatta, but was ended early due to COVID-19.
The Coaching team consists of Head Coach Becky Cramer and includes Assistant Coaches Rachel Klunder (Director of Operations), Mari Sundbo, and Montia Rice.
Soccer
UCF has produced a number of women's soccer stars. Most notably, Michelle Akers and Kim Wyant. Akers and Wyant were founding players on the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 2000. Akers helped them win the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 and 1999, and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Her career was so distinguished that Pelé named her among only two female players (along with fellow American Mia Hamm) on the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living soccer players in 2004.
The women's program made the final of the first ever official
The men's program has developed midfielder Eric Vasquez, who made his professional soccer debut with the
Former UCF goalkeeper
Softball
The Knights softball program is the youngest team at UCF. It was founded in 2002, and the team officially started competing in the Atlantic Sun Conference in that same year under head coach Renee Luers-Gillispie. Since the program began, the Knights have won five conference tournament championships (2005, 2008, 2015, 2022, 2023), three regular season conference titles (2014, 2015, 2022) and have appeared in the NCAA tournament ten times (2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023).[36] Cindy Ball-Malone became the 2nd head coach in UCF softball history in 2019. She has led the Knights to the NCAA Tournament in 2021, 2022 (super regional appearance), and 2023. The Knights also won back to back AAC tournament titles in their last two years in the AAC (2022 and 2023) and a regular season AAC title in 2022 under Malone.
The Knights softball team plays its home games at the
Tennis
The men's tennis team was formed in 1970. They reached the NCAA Division II Championship consecutively from 1974 to 1978, including a third-place finish in 1977. They won the A-Sun Championship three times from 2003 to 2005 under Bobby Cashman. The current men's coach is John Roddick, brother and coach for former tennis pro Andy Roddick.
The women's tennis team was formed in 1972. They have had 3 NCAA Division 1 Tournament appearances.
Track and field
The Knights women's track and field team has won ten total conference championships, eight in their nine years in the Atlantic Sun Conference,[37] and won the 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 C-USA outdoor title, and the 2011 C-USA indoor title.[31][38] In 2011, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history, while at the same time ranking as the top team in the state, rising as high as No. 8 in the polls.[39][40]
The head coach for the track and field program is Caryl Smith Gilbert, and the assistant coaches are Jeff Chakouian, Paul Brown and LaTonya Loche.
The Knights track and field teams hold their outdoor home meets at the UCF Soccer and Track Stadium, which is part of Knights Plaza.[33]
Former Sports
Wrestling
From 1970–1986, UCF sponsored a men's wrestling program.[44] The team qualified for the NCAA Division II championship in 1979 and 1984, finishing in 26th and 29th out of 32 respectively; and the Division I championship in 1986, finishing 71st out of 76.[45][46] The team was discontinued after 1986 due to financial reasons.
Championships
Upon joining the Big 12 conference, the Knights became one of three Power Five conference schools without a NCAA-awarded team national championship, along with Kansas State and Virginia Tech. Two Knights teams have won national championships, though neither were awarded by the NCAA. The 1978 women's volleyball team captured UCF's first national championship, three years before the NCAA began governing women's sports. The team won the AIAW Small College Division championship as Florida Technological University within days of university leadership's vote to change the school's name.
In 2017 the UCF Knights football team went undefeated and was selected by the
Two Knights athletes have won individual national titles as well, one of which came in an NCAA-sanctioned event. The first was when Aurieyall Scott won the 60-meter dash at the 2013 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship.[4] The other title came when Trey Hilderbrand won the Men's Singles title in the 2020 ITA Fall Indoor National Championship.[50]
National championships
- Team (2)
- Football (FBS): Non-consensus title; Colley Matrix
- Volleyball (AIAW Small College Division): 1978
- Individual (2)
- Trey Hilderbrand – 2020 ITA Indoor National Fall Championship: Men's Singles[50]
- Aurieyall Scott – 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field: 60-meter dash[4]
Club sports
The University of Central Florida through the Recreation and Wellness Center and the
Ice hockey
UCF's ice hockey team was founded in 1997 and competes in the
Lacrosse
UCF's men's lacrosse teams compete in the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association at the Division I level.[54] The team was founded in 1997 and plays at the university's intramural fields. It is currently coached by Austin Ricci.
Rugby
Founded in 1988, UCF's Rugby Club plays in Division I of
The Knights have had one of the better college rugby programs in Florida in recent years. In Fall 2011, UCF reached the finals of the Collegiate Rugby Florida Cup.[55] The Knights finished the 2011–12 season ranked 17th with a record of 12–5, including splitting the season series against No. 6 ranked FSU.[56][57]
In spring 2013, the Knights won the DI-AA national championship. They defeated Tennessee 31–17 in the round of 16, defeated Clemson 24–20 in the quarterfinals,[58] and defeated Dartmouth 45–38 in the semifinals. UCF won the national championship by defeating Lindenwood in the final 27–25, with team captain Gerhard Veit also scoring two tries.
UCF repeated in 2014 as D1-AA national champion. They beat South Carolina in the quarterfinals (44-28) and San Diego in the semifinals(43-5). UCF defeated Arizona in the final behind the efforts of MVP Scott Watters. The final score was an impressive 64–13.[59]
UCF has also had success in rugby sevens. UCF rugby won the first tournament in Estero in the Fall 2012 Florida Sevens Championship with a 4–0 record, including a 24–5 win over FSU in the final. The Knights went undefeated and beat UNF 36–15 in the final to win the 2012 Florida Cup.[60][61] The Knights continued this in the 2015 tournament. The Knights (who were the lowest seed) dominated the top ranked team, Middle Tennessee with the final score 31–7. The Knights would go on to win all there matches, including the championship game against Georgia Tech edging them out 19–12.
War on I-4 rivalry
UCF's main rival is the University of South Florida Bulls, who are located 98 miles southwest in Tampa. The first meeting between the two schools was a baseball game in 1971, where the South Florida Golden Brahmans beat the Florida Tech Knights of the Pegasus 5–1. The close geographic proximity and the schools being founded around the same time (South Florida in 1956 and Central Florida in 1963) made the schools naturally become rivals. The two schools became conference foes for the first time in 2013, when UCF joined the American Athletic Conference. The rivalry gets its name from Interstate 4, which runs through both Tampa and Orlando.
The rivalry was officially recognized by both schools on September 21, 2016, when it was announced that a rivalry series between all 14 sports that both schools sponsor would begin (USF is the only one of the two schools to offer men's cross country, women's sailing, and men's track & field while UCF is the only one of the two schools to offer women's rowing). Each sport is worth six total points, and sports where the teams meet head to head multiple times in the regular season will have the six points divided by the number of games played, meaning the point system typically grants:
- 2 points to the winner of each regular season baseball game (3 games per year)
- 3 points to the winner of each regular season men's basketball game (2 games per year)
- 3 points to the winner of each regular season women's basketball game (2 games per year)
- 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Championship
- 6 points to the winner of the annual football game
- 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship
- 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship
- 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season men's soccer match (3 points awarded to each side in the event of a draw)
- 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season women's soccer match (3 points awarded to each side in the event of a draw)
- 2 points to the winner of each regular season softball game (3 games per year)
- 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season men's tennis match.
- 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season women's tennis match.
- 3 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship
- 3 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship
- 3 points to the winner of each regular season volleyball match (2 matches per year)
- In the event of a tie in the overall competition, the athletic program that scores higher in the annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate will be awarded 1 extra point and crowned as the champion for that season. In the unlikely event that this is also tied, the series ends as a tie for that season and the previous winner retains the trophy.
Only regular season matches are counted toward War on I-4 point totals for the 10 sports in which the teams compete head to head, meaning if the teams meet in a conference or NCAA tournament that game doesn't count for War on I-4 competition purposes. The winner each year will take possession of a large trophy shaped like an Interstate road sign, which will be displayed on their campus for the following year. One side of the trophy reads "Tampa" and features the USF logo while the other reads "Orlando" and features the UCF logo. The winner of the annual Thanksgiving weekend football clash receives a similarly shaped "War On I-4" trophy. As of 2024, UCF leads in the all-time series for football (8–6), USF leads in men's basketball (27–21), women's basketball (29–16), baseball (75–69), UCF leads in softball (24–19), USF leads in men's soccer (27–9–4), men's tennis (14–9), women's tennis (12–8) and volleyball (43–38), and UCF leads in women's soccer (11–4–4). In AAC conference play, UCF has the conference all-time series lead in football (8-2), men's basketball (14-7), baseball (25-11), softball (21-10), women's tennis (8-5), and volleyball (20-0). USF leads the conference all-time series lead in men's tennis (8-7), women's basketball (13-9), and men's soccer (8-5). UCF and USF are tied in the women's soccer all-time conference lead at 5-5-4. UCF has won all six overall War on I-4 titles since 2024, and led USF in the 2019–2020 edition of the rivalries, but the title was not awarded due to spring sports being canceled by the NCAA because of COVID-19.
Spirit programs
Cheerleading
The UCF cheerleading squad has captured four national titles at the
Marching Knights and KnightMoves
The Marching Knights were formed after the start of the football program in 1979, and is the largest and most visible student organization at the university. They are known for their high energy performances, unique and contemporary drill designs, and musical selections ranging from jazz, to pop, to classical. Over 300 members perform for fans at each home UCF football game and select away games, as well as any bowl games.
The university's coordinated dance team, KnightMoves, is considered to be one of the nation's top college programs, and features 12-18 girls each year.
Cheers
"Black and gold" is a cheer that is very popular at home games, with one part of the student section yelling "Black!", and the other part of the section answering back with their loudest "Gold!" This can go back and forth for several minutes, with both sides competing to be the louder.
Another popular cheer at games occurs during the national anthem when students loudly exclaim "Knight" during the line, "Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there." This cheer is controversial within the fanbase, with many fans finding it disrespectful.
The University of Central Florida Fight Song[68] is titled 'Charge On'.
In 2019, the UCF Cheerleading Team became national champions in the UCA Division 1A Gameday division.[citation needed]
Athletic facilities
Since 2000, the UCF has invested significant capital and effort in the construction, expansion and improvements of its major sports programs and their facilities. In 2007, UCF opened the new 45,000–seat FBC Mortgage Stadium, and the new 9,000 seat Addition Financial Arena.[13] In 2011, the university renovated the UCF Soccer and Track Stadium, increasing capacity to over 2,000 and adding amenities such as clubhouses and restrooms. In 2011, UCF completed a major renovation of John Euliano Park, expanding it to a total capacity at 4,180.[69]
Since 2017, the men's and women's tennis teams are the only teams who play their home games at a facility that isn't owned by the university, instead playing at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona roughly 20 miles away from campus. The rowing team is the only other team that does not compete on campus, as the UCF Intercollegiate Rowing Center is on Lake Pickett, about eight miles from campus.
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Addition Financial Arena (left)
Notable alumni
As a
Athletic directors
Athletic director | Years |
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Frank Rohter[70] | 1968-1974 |
Jack O'Leary | 1976–1981 |
Bill Peterson | 1982–1985 |
Gene McDowell | 1985–1992 |
Steve Sloan | 1993–2002 |
Steve Orsini | 2002–2006 |
Keith R. Tribble | 2006–2011 |
Todd Stansbury | 2012–2015 |
George O'Leary (interim) | 2015 |
Danny White | 2015–2021 |
Terry Mohajir | 2021–Present |
Notes
- ^ The women's volleyball team won in the AIAW Small College Division (equivalent to NCAA Division II) national title in 1978 and the football team was selected as national champions by the Colley Matrix in 2017. Neither of these titles came in NCAA sanctioned events as the NCAA does not award national championships in FBS Football and did not sponsor women's sports at all before 1982.
See also
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