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2010 UCF Knights football team

2010 UCF Knights football
UCF Knights logo.svg
C-USA champion
C-USA East Division champion
Liberty Bowl champion
C-USA Championship, W 17–7 vs. SMU
Liberty Bowl, W 10–6 vs. Georgia
Conference Conference USA
Division East
Ranking
Coaches No. 20
AP No. 21
2010 record 11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach George O'Leary (7th year)
Offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable (3rd year)
Home stadium Bright House Networks Stadium
(Capacity: 45,323)
Seasons
← 2009
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2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#21 UCF x$   7 – 1         11 – 3  
East Carolina   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Southern Miss   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Marshall   4 – 4         5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Memphis   0 – 8         1 – 11  
West Division
SMU xy   6 – 2         7 – 7  
#24 Tulsa x   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Houston   4 – 4         5 – 7  
UTEP   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Tulane   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 0 7 0 7
• Knights 14 10 7 7 38
  • Location: Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:37
  • Game attendance: 34,373
  • Game weather: 89°, Sunny
  • Referee: Steve Barth
1 2 3 4 Total
• Wolfpack 7 14 7 0 28
Knights 0 7 0 14 21
  • Location: Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 7:34 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 43,020
  • Game weather: 87°, Clear
  • Referee: Ron Cherry
1 2 3 4 Total
• Knights 3 7 0 14 24
Bulls 0 3 7 0 10
  • Location: Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 14,312
  • Game weather: 68°, Cloudy
  • Referee: William Alge
1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 7 0 0 6 13
• Wildcats 0 0 3 14 17
  • Location: Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 12:40 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 50,586
  • Game weather: 65°, Cloudy
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 0 7 0 7
• Knights 7 14 7 14 42
  • Location: Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 8:04 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 40,281
  • Game weather: 69°, Clear
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
1 2 3 4 Total
• Knights 7 7 14 7 35
Thundering Herd 0 7 7 0 14
  • Location: Huntington, WV
  • Game start:
    8:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:44
  • Game attendance: 23,601
  • Game weather: 70°, Cloudy
  • Referee: Randy Smith
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 7 7 14
• Knights 13 14 7 7 41
  • Location: Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 38,151
  • Game weather: 82°, Cloudy
  • Referee: David Smith
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 7 14 35
• Knights 14 14 7 14 49
  • Location: Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 3:36 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 40,073
  • Game weather: 82°, Fair
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler

The 2010 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, who was in his seventh season with the team. For the first time in program history, the Knights were nationally ranked following a nationally televised rout of Houston on November 5. For the third time in six years, UCF won the Conference USA Eastern Division and later, became Conference USA champions for the second time in four seasons. As a result, the Knights appeared in the Liberty Bowl, in which they defeated Georgia 10–6, for the first bowl victory in program history. UCF finished the season ranked in both final national polls, 20th in the Coaches Poll, and 21st in the AP Poll.

All games were broadcast live on the UCF-ISP Sports radio network. The flagship was WYGM "740 The Game" in Orlando.

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Notes:

UCF hosted South Dakota, becoming the FCS squad's first-ever FBS opponent.

In a match that analysts said might determine whether or not quarterback Rob Calabrese would get the team for his senior year, he rose to the challenge, throwing 12-of-15 for 176 yards and a touchdown. Jonathan Davis rushed for 107 yards on 20 carries with a touchdown, and A.J. Guyton caught 8 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown. The team never turned the ball over, and didn't suffer a three-and-out. It proved to be UCF's largest margin of victory yet in a season opener.

True freshman quarterback Jeff Godfrey was brought in for the 4th quarter, when the game was already in hand, and led a touchdown drive of his own, passing 6-of-7 for 65 yards.

In a game where NC State was looking for reprisal following its 2007 upset by the Knights during the team's last meeting, UCF would turn the ball over 5 separate times including a 43-yard interception return by the Wolfpack. Trailing by 21 points at the start of the fourth quarter, the Knights, led by true freshman quarterback Jeff Godfrey, scored two times to bring UCF within 7, but would fumble the ball with 51 seconds left on the clock at the NC State 11-yard line. Godfrey went 7-for-10 for 107 yards, and rushed for 53 yards including two rushing touchdowns. Calabrese went 10-for-18 for 106 yards with 2 interceptions.


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