2024 UCF Knights football team

2024 UCF Knights football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Harris Jr. (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDarin Hinshaw (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorAddison Williams (1st season)
Base defense4–3 or 4–2–5
Home stadiumFBC Mortgage Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 BYU   6 1     9 1  
No. 17 Colorado   6 1     8 2  
Arizona State   5 2     8 2  
Iowa State   5 2     8 2  
No. 16 Kansas State   4 3     7 3  
Baylor   4 3     6 4  
TCU   4 3     6 4  
Texas Tech   4 3     6 4  
West Virginia   4 3     5 5  
Cincinnati   3 4     5 5  
Kansas   3 4     4 6  
Houston   3 4     4 6  
UCF   2 5     4 6  
Arizona   2 5     4 6  
Utah   1 6     4 6  
Oklahoma State   0 7     3 7  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 17, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 UCF Knights football team represents the University of Central Florida (UCF) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Gus Malzahn in his 4th year as their head coach. The Knights play their home games at FBC Mortgage Stadium located in Orlando, Florida.

After eight games, on October 28, defensive coordinator Ted Roof was fired.[1] Starting with the game against Arizona on November 2, assistant Addison Williams was promoted to defensive coordinator and offensive coordinator Tim Harris Jr. was named offensive play-caller.[2]

  1. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (October 28, 2024). "UCF fires defensive coordinator Ted Roof amid 5-game slide". Motorsport. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "UCF's Malzahn fires defensive coordinator, will no longer call offensive plays". Spectrum New 13. October 29, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.