War on I-4

War on I-4

South Florida Bulls UCF Knights
Sports	Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball
Locations	Tampa, Florida, (Bulls) Orlando, Florida, (Knights)
Teams	University of South Florida University of Central Florida
First meeting	1971 (baseball)[a] 1972 (men's basketball) 1973 (women's basketball)[b] 1974 (men's soccer,[c] volleyball[d]) 1978 (men's tennis) 1994 (women's tennis) 1998 (women's soccer) 2003 (softball) 2005 (football) 2013 (cross country) 2014 (men's golf, women's golf, track and field) 2016 (official War on I-4 series) ^ UCF claims the first baseball meeting was in 1973 ^ UCF claims the first women's basketball meeting was in 1978 ^ UCF claims the first men's soccer meeting was in 1975 ^ UCF claims the first volleyball meeting was in 1976
Stadiums	South Florida: Raymond James Stadium, Yuengling Center, Corbett Stadium, USF Baseball Stadium, USF Softball Stadium UCF: FBC Mortgage Stadium, Addition Financial Arena, UCF Soccer and Track Stadium John Euliano Park
Statistics
All-time series	Baseball: 85–83 South Florida[a] In conference: 25–21 UCF Men's Basketball: 28–19 South Florida In conference: 14–7 UCF Women's Basketball: 32–17 South Florida[b] In conference: 13–9 South Florida Football: 8–6 UCF In conference: 8–2 UCF Men's Soccer: 29–9–5 South Florida[c] In conference: 8–5 South Florida Women's Soccer: 13–7–4 UCF In conference: Tied 5–5–4 Softball: 23–19 UCF In conference: 21–10 UCF Men's Tennis: 36–14 South Florida In conference: 8–7 South Florida Women's Tennis: 20–11 South Florida In conference: 8–5 UCF Volleyball: 50–45 South Florida[d] In conference: 20–0 UCF Total: 312–241–9 South Florida[e] Total in conference: 123–81–4 UCF ^ UCF claims the all time baseball record is 82–82 ^ UCF claims the all time women's basketball record is 29–14 ^ UCF claims the all time men's soccer record is 28–9–5 South Florida ^ UCF claims the all time volleyball record is 48–44 ^ UCF claims the all time total record is 302–235–9
Trophy series	7–0 UCF[a][b] In conference: 7–0 UCF ^ It is currently unknown if the trophy is still being awarded due to UCF’s move to the Big 12 in 2023. If the trophy is still being awarded, the record would be 8–0 UCF ^ Counting seasons the trophy was not officially awarded, the record is 30–18–6 South Florida (with the games not recognized by UCF being removed, this becomes 29-18-6 South Florida), with the conference record being 9–1 UCF
Postseason results	Total: 17–15–2 South Florida Conference Tournaments: 11–10–2 UCF Conference Championship Games: Tied 4–4–1 (included in tournament record) NCAA tournaments: 6–4 South Florida Other postseason meetings: 1–0 South Florida

The War on I-4 is a college rivalry between the University of Central Florida Knights and University of South Florida Bulls. The rivalry is best known for its college football matchup which originated in a series of football games played from 2005 to 2008 and now takes place on Thanksgiving weekend, the de facto "rivalry weekend" for FBS football. From 2013 to 2023, when both schools were part of the American Athletic Conference, the schools began competing annually in all sports both schools sponsored (with the 1993–94 season being the only other season the schools competed in every sport both schools sponsored). In 2016, the schools officially adopted the "War on I-4" as an official competition series. Each year, the team with the most wins across all sports receives a gold trophy styled after an Interstate 4 (I-4) road sign with the logos of each school. The winner of the annual football game also receives a similar trophy.

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Locations of South Florida and UCF

As of March 19, 2024, South Florida holds the all-time series lead for seven of the ten sports in which the schools meet head-to-head: baseball (85–83), men's basketball (28–19), women's basketball (32–17), men's soccer (29–9–5), men's tennis (36–14), women's tennis (20–11) and volleyball (50–45); but UCF disputes the all time records in baseball, women's basketball, men's soccer, and volleyball, claiming the Bulls' records in these sports are 82–82, 29–14, 28–9–5, and 48–44, respectively. The only sports where UCF leads the all time head-to-head series are women's soccer (13–7–4), softball (23–19), and football (8–6). UCF leads the all time trophy series 7–0 (potentially 8–0 if the trophy continued to be awarded after they left the AAC for the Big 12).

The Knights also led overall while both schools were in the American Athletic Conference with a 123–81–4 record in conference games against the Bulls across all sports, whereas the all-time total across all sports is 312–241–9 in favor of the Bulls. The Knights lead 11–10–2^[a] all time in conference tournament matches and the teams are tied 4–4–1 in conference championship games (though South Florida has actually won five conference championships head-to-head against the Knights; the tie denotes that their 2017 women's soccer title was won on penalty kicks). The Bulls are 6–4 against UCF in NCAA tournament games and 1–0 in other postseason meetings,^[b] making the overall postseason total 17–15–2 in favor of the Bulls.

As the schools are now in separate conferences, they meet less often in sporting events than they did from 2013–2023.

The most recent meeting was on September 15, 2024 in men’s soccer, a game that ended in a 0–0 tie in Orlando.

There are currently no future games scheduled between the two schools in any NCAA-sanctioned sport.