South Florida-UCF rivalry
War on I-4
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| Sport |
Multiple |
| First meeting |
1972 (basketball) |
War on I–4
| Sport |
Football |
| First meeting |
September 17, 2005
South Florida 31, UCF 14 |
| Latest meeting |
November 24, 2017
UCF 49, South Florida 42 |
| Next meeting |
2018 |
| Statistics |
| Meetings total |
9 |
| All-time series |
South Florida leads 6–3 |
| Largest victory |
South Florida, 64–12 (2007) |
| Longest win streak |
South Florida, 4 (2005–2008) |
| Current win streak |
UCF, 1 (2017–present) |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Knights |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
| • Bulls
|
7 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
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Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
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Game start: 7:00 p.m.
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Game attendance: 45,139
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Television network: FSN
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Bulls
|
7 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
24 |
| Knights |
0 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
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Location: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
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Game start: 2:30 p.m.
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Game attendance: 46,708
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Television network: CBSSN
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Knights |
7 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
| • #5 Bulls
|
12 |
17 |
14 |
21 |
64 |
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Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
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Game start: 12:00 p.m.
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Game attendance: 65,948
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Television network: ESPNU
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Total |
| • #17 Bulls
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10 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
31 |
| Knights |
7 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
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Location: Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, FL
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Game start: 7:00 p.m.
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Game attendance: 46,805
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Television network: ESPN2
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Bulls |
3 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
| • #17 Knights
|
3 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
23 |
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Location: Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, FL
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Game start: 8:00 p.m.
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Game attendance: 45,952
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Television network: ESPN
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|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Knights
|
0 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
16 |
| Bulls |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
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Game start: 12:00 p.m.
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Game attendance: 36,963
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Television network: ESPN2
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Bulls
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7 |
17 |
14 |
6 |
44 |
| Knights |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Location: Bright House Networks Stadium, Orlando, FL
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Game start: 7:30 p.m.
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Game attendance: 25,967
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Television network: ESPN
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|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Knights |
7 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
31 |
| • Bulls
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14 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
48 |
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Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
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Game start: 12:00 p.m.
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Game attendance: 36,056
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Television network: CBSSN
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The South Florida–UCF rivalry, officially known as 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, and originated in a series of football games played from 2005–08. In 2013, when UCF joined the American Athletic Conference, the schools began competing annually in all sports, with the yearly football game played on Thanksgiving weekend. 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 an I–4 road sign trophy; the winner of the football game also receives a similar trophy.
Starting when the schools first met on the gridiron in 2005, some writers dubbed the rivalry the "War on I–4". When the series resumed in 2013, administrators from both schools named it the "I–4 Corridor Clash". Both names refer to Interstate 4, an interstate highway that runs through both Orlando and Tampa in Central Florida. In 2016, when the schools announced the official competition, they formally adopted the "War on I-4" name.
The name "War on I-4" had been used for an arena football rivalry between the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators between 1992 and 2016; those two teams were likewise located in the same metropolitan areas. The name came available when the Predators folded following the spring 2016 season.
Founded in 1956 and 1963, respectively, the University of South Florida and the University of Central Florida are located 82.6 miles (132.9 km) apart from each other. The schools' distance, combined with their athletic programs concurrent establishment and rise to NCAA Division I helped create a natural rivalry between the two schools. The first meeting between the Florida Technical University Knights of the Pegasus (UCF) and the University of South Florida Golden Brahman was in 1972 in a basketball game in Tampa. The Golden Brahman won this game, 115–96. Since that time, the schools have played each other in 9 other sports.
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