Game notes: BYU at UCF
Saturday, October 24, kickoff time not yet set, FBC Mortgage Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- BYU (6–0, 3–0 in conference) at UCF (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, kickoff time not yet set, FBC Mortgage Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 78°F, chance showers and thunderstorms, 46% chance of rain, NE wind 25 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their sixth meeting; BYU leads the series 4–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: BYU 41, UCF 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2011: BYU 24, UCF 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: BYU 41–21 (at BYU); 2024: BYU 37–24 (at UCF); 2020: BYU 49–23 (neutral site); 2014: UCF 31–24 (at UCF); 2011: BYU 24–17 (at BYU).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
BYU
- BYU is 6–0 (3–0 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 63–7 vs. Utah Tech; W 28–17 vs. Arizona; W 41–23 at Colorado State; W 17–10 at TCU; W 24–10 vs. Iowa State; W 28–24 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- BYU has won seven straight, since losing 34–7 to Texas Tech (Dec. 6, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- BYU is No. 8 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- BYU is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Kalani Sitake is 90–45 in his 11th season at BYU.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kalani Sitake is 3–0 against UCF.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Bear Bachmeier (QB): 1,257 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Legend Glasker (WR): 24 catches, 444 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cade Uluave (LB): 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- L.J. Martin needs 15 yards to pass Tyler Allgeier (2,904, 2018–21) for fifth on BYU’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,890 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2009, BYU lost to No. 10 TCU 38–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
UCF
- UCF is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 73–6 vs. Bethune-Cookman; L 7–12 at Pittsburgh; W 44–30 vs. Georgia State; W 21–13 vs. TCU; L 17–27 at No. 20 Houston; L 28–42 at No. 18 Oklahoma State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UCF has lost two straight, since beating TCU 21–13 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- UCF is No. 91 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scott Frost is 27–17 in his 11th season at UCF and 43–48 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scott Frost is 0–1 against BYU.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Duke Watson (RB): 483 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keyone Jenkins (QB): 806 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tackett Curtis (LB): 39 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, UCF lost to No. 21 Houston 59–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Scott Frost is 0–1 against Kalani Sitake’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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