Kickoff times, TV revealed for several UCF football games
UCF will open its 2025-26 football season with back-to-back night games.
The Knights are set to host Jacksonville State in a Thursday night matchup at FBC Mortgage Stadium on Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. It's the first game under new coach Scott Frost, who is making his return to the program after an eight-year absence.
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UCF hosts North Carolina A&T on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. It's the first-ever meeting with the Aggies, a team from the Football Championship Subdivision that plays in the Coastal Athletic Association.
Both games will be aired on ESPN+.
The Big 12 also announced that UCF's game with Houston on Friday, Nov. 7, which has been designated as the annual Space Game, will be televised on FS1.
Additional kickoff times and television designations will be announced at a later time.
2025 SCHEDULE
Aug. 28 – Jacksonville State, 7, ESPN+
Sept. 6 – North Carolina AT&T, 7, ESPN+
13 – BYE
20 – North Carolina
27 – at Kansas State
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Oct. 4 – Kansas
11 – at Cincinnati
18 – West Virginia (Homecoming)
25 – BYE
Nov. 1 – at Baylor
8 – Houston (Space Game), TBD, FS1
15 – at Texas Tech
22 – Oklahoma State (Senior Knight)
29 – at BYU
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