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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Big 12 · 3-3 · 1-2 CONF · ATS 4-2 · O/U 3-3

UCF Knights

HC Scott Frost (2nd yr) · OC Steve Cooper · DC Alex Grinch

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (3 OF 4) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 97%

Power rating3.249th
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins6.1of 12
Fan pulse—2 of 30 scored

Big 12 · 3-3 · 1-2 CONF · ATS 4-2 · O/U 3-3

UCF

Knights · HC Scott Frost (2nd yr) · starts in 11 (3 of 4) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating3.249th
CFP odds · outlook0%—NEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins6.1of 12
Fan pulse—2 of 30 scored

UCF

3-3 · 1-2 Big 12

POWER RATING3.249th in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS6.1of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT

3 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 1% · title 0%

FAN PULSE—2 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

UCF schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1Bethune-CookmanBethune-CookmanW73–6−43.5−43.5W+1.2059%18%100%6031.2
2at Pittsburghat PittsburghL7–12+7.5+7.5W−0.2729%38%39%5225.9
3Georgia StateGeorgia StateW44–30−17.5−17.5L+0.2042%38%86%5729.5
4TCUTCUW21–13+3.5+3.5W+0.0543%37%70%5431.0
5at Houstonat HoustonL17–27+10.5+10.5W−0.2129%50%19%5928.6
6at Oklahoma Stateat Oklahoma StateL28–42+10.5+10.5L−0.2143%53%21%8325.8
7BYE
8BYUBYUNEXTSAT 3:30 FOXSAT 3:30+7.5+7.5————27%121—
9BaylorBaylorOCT 30OCT 30−0.7 proj−0.752%
10at Kansasat KansasNOV 7NOV 7+0.9 proj+0.948%
11Arizona StateArizona StateNOV 14NOV 14−8.1 proj−8.169%
12Iowa StateIowa StateNOV 20NOV 20−3.8 proj−3.859%
13at Coloradoat ColoradoNOV 28NOV 28−0.6 proj−0.651%

Success rate by down & distance

1st60%n 575%n 443%n 1370%n 4
2nd45%n 2257%n 1433%n 5228%n 18
3rd48%n 2138%n 1619%n 1627%n 15
4th50%n 850%n 40%n 1—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 334 OF 337 PLAYS334 OF 337 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun97%97%51%+0.0139%
Under center3%3%22%−0.2056%
No-huddle61%61%44%−0.0239%
Huddle39%39%60%+0.0440%
StartersSTARTERS
113 of 4 games121 of 4BASE D4-2-54 of 4
113 of 44-2-5base D · 4 of 4

In shotgun on 97 % of tagged snaps, passing 51 % of the time (+0.01 EPA a play; −0.20 under center). No-huddle on 61 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 3 of 4 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (4 of 4).

Next game

SAT 3:30 FOX · FBC MORTGAGE STADIUMSAT 3:30 FOX

vs BYULINE+7.5MODEL+10.2WP27%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

O
Owen SpellOL · SR
OL · top injury
NEXT UPC. Terpstra
0%TO PLAY
−0.5IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −0.5 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
Big 12 crews−0.4 to +0.5 · 31 games0.0−0.4 to +0.531NOISE
American crews−0.7 to +0.4 · 9 games−0.2−0.7 to +0.49NOISE
ACC crews— · 2 games+1.6—2NOISE
C-USA crews— · 1 game−1.5—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game+0.2—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTLuke Richmond−2.0 / g · 3 games · noise−2.0 / g · 3 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTTutashinda Salaam+0.9 / g · 7 games · noise+0.9 / g · 7 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on UCF than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on UCF than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

UCF offense statistics
MetricStat
UCFUCF
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.0382nd+0.06
Success rate41.2%77th42.3%
Explosiveness1.2975th1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.0675th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.1172nd+0.11
Passing downs SR31.8%51st31.1%
Line yards2.91114th3.21
Sack rate allowed4.1%49th5.3%
3rd-down conversion34%110th41%
Points / opportunity5.693rd4.27
Red zone TD rate75%15th63%
Seconds / play27.761st28.0