{"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":"2026-04-15T08:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:40:10","slug":"ucfs-2026-football-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-2026-football-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½’s 2026 Football Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"
Playing our 20th season in Acrisure Bounce House, the Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ football team will host seven games in the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ and the Big 12 unveiled the 2026 schedule in January, with every game initially scheduled on Saturday. Two of those games are now shifted to Friday:<\/p>\n
TV and streaming designations and kickoff times will be revealed at a later date. <\/span><\/p>\n -Home games in bold-<\/strong><\/p>\n 9\/3 vs. Bethune-Cookman (Season-Opener) The Big 12 Championship Game is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, and will once again be played at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n Under the direction of head coach Scott Frost, Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ 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 Season tickets for the 2026 campaign can be purchased at ucfknights.com\/2026fbtix<\/a>. Single game tickets are not yet for sale.<\/p>\n The 2026 campaign will mark the 20th season that Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ football plays its home games in Acrisure Bounce House. To recognize Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½’s 20 years of Acrisure Bounce House, Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Athletics is launching \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 We want to know why YOU bounce. If you\u2019d like to help us tell our story of the bonds built through game day experiences, fill out this story submission form<\/a>, and be ready to include photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½’s Big 12 Conference home matchups will feature TCU, Baylor, BYU, Arizona State and Iowa State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":150553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[26,27],"tags":[54185,4361,4857,18237],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-150550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","category-student-life","tag-big-12","tag-space","tag-ucf-athletics","tag-ucf-football"],"yoast_head":"\n2026 Schedule & Game Day Themes<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>9\/12 at Pittsburgh
\n9\/19 vs. Georgia State (Family Weekend)
\n9\/26 vs. TCU (Big 12 Opener)
\n<\/strong>10\/3 at Houston
\n10\/10 at Oklahoma State
\n10\/24 vs. BYU (Homecoming)
\n<\/strong>10\/30 vs. Baylor (Mission X Space Game)
\n<\/strong>11\/7 at Kansas
\n11\/14 vs. Arizona State
\n11\/20 vs. Iowa State (Senior Knight)
\n<\/strong>11\/28 at Colorado<\/p>\nTICKETS<\/strong><\/h4>\n
WHY WE BOUNCE<\/strong><\/h4>\n