Game notes: Baylor at UCF
Friday, October 30, 7:30 p.m. ET, FBC Mortgage Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Baylor (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at UCF (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Friday, October 30, 7:30 p.m. ET, 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’).
The series
- It will be their fourth meeting; Baylor leads the series 2–1.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 1, 2025: Baylor 30, UCF 3.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: UCF 52, Baylor 42.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last three meetings: 2025: Baylor 30–3 (at Baylor); 2023: Baylor 36–35 (at UCF); 2013: UCF 52–42 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Baylor
- Baylor is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 16–17 vs. Auburn; W 44–3 vs. Prairie View A&M; W 36–19 vs. Louisiana Tech; W 23–13 vs. Colorado; W 55–19 at Arizona State; L 6–17 vs. TCU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Baylor is No. 56 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dave Aranda is 40–39 in his seventh season at Baylor.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dave Aranda is 2–0 against UCF.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Gavin Freeman (WR): 49 catches, 555 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- D.J. Lagway (QB): 1,120 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Travion Barnes (LB): 35 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2004, Baylor beat No. 16 Texas A&M 35–34.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 Baylor.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 2021, UCF beat Temple 49–7.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.
The coaches
- Scott Frost is 0–1 against Dave Aranda’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).
- 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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