2014 UCF Knights football team

2014 UCF Knights football
The American co–champion
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (7–1 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Taaffe (6th season)
Offensive schemePro Style, Option
Defensive coordinatorTyson Summers (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBright House Networks Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Memphis +   7 1     10 3  
Cincinnati +   7 1     9 4  
UCF +   7 1     9 4  
East Carolina   5 3     8 5  
Houston   5 3     8 5  
Temple   4 4     6 6  
South Florida   3 5     4 8  
Tulane   2 6     3 9  
Tulsa   2 6     2 10  
UConn   1 7     2 10  
SMU   1 7     1 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights were members of the American Athletic Conference (The American), and played their home games at Bright House Networks Stadium on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach George O'Leary, who was in his eleventh season with the team.

The 2014 season was UCF's second as a member of The American. UCF set a program mark with its first undefeated home record since moving into Bright House Networks Stadium in 2007. On November 1, UConn snapped UCF's 11-game undefeated conference winning streak. The Knights were 8–0 in American Athletic Conference play in 2013, and won their first three conference games in 2014 to sit at 11–0 up to that point.

After a last-second loss to Penn State in the Croke Park Classic on opening day, the Knights lost to Missouri, eventual winners of the SEC East. The Knights won nine of their next ten games, including a 6–0 record at home, and became bowl eligible in mid-November. UCF clinched a share of the conference title on December 4 by virtue of a 51-yard Hail Mary touchdown as time expired at East Carolina. Over two years, UCF is 15–1 in American Conference play. The Knights finished the regular season unranked, but received votes in both the AP and Coaches polls. They finished their season against NC State in the St. Petersburg Bowl, where they lost 34–27.