UCF’s 1st Big 12 schedule includes Oklahoma, QB Gabriel

ORLANDO, Fla. — The date many UCF soccer followers have waited for because the program began in 1976 got here Tuesday, after they obtained a have a look at the Knights as a part of a Power 5 schedule for the primary time.

The Big 12 publicly launched its 2023 soccer schedules on Tuesday, and UCF’s first season within the convention will function 4 league residence video games and 5 highway video games, together with a gathering with Oklahoma and Knights former star quarterback Dillon Gabriel.

The residence video games will embody Baylor, the one Big 12 workforce they’ve performed beforehand. The Knights beat the Bears within the 2014 Fiesta Bowl with Blake Bortles at quarterback. West Virginia and Oklahoma State will come to FBC Mortgage Stadium for the primary time. Houston, which is also in its first Big 12 season after coming in from the American, additionally will come to Orlando.

The different highway convention video games are towards Kansas State, Kansas and Texas Tech, longstanding Big 12 members, and Cincinnati, who’s becoming a member of the league from the American together with UCF.

The Knights will begin their season with Kent State, a highway contest towards Boise State and Villanova.

UCF 2023 Football Schedule

• Aug. 31 vs. Kent State
• Sept. 9 at Boise State
• Sept. 16 vs. Villanova
• Sept. 23 at Kansas State
• Sept. 30 vs. Baylor
• Oct. 7 at Kansas
• Oct. 21 at Oklahoma
• Oct. 28 vs. West Virginia
• Nov. 4 at Cincinnati
• Nov. 11 vs. Oklahoma State
• Nov. 18 at Texas Tech
• Nov. 25 vs. Houston

The Big 12 Championship Game is Dec. 2 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Texas

The convention gained’t be the one change for the Knights within the upcoming season. In the offseason, defensive coordinator Travis Williams took the identical job at Arkansas and offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey now holds that position at North Carolina. Addison Williams, who beforehand coached the defensive backs, was promoted to defensive coordinator, and former UCF quarterback Darin Hinshaw was employed to name the offensive performs for the Knights.

The Knights even have been lively within the switch portal and on early signing day, with many gamers coming out and in.