Game notes: UCF at Kansas
Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- UCF (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Kansas (2–4, 0–3 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial 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 third meeting; Kansas leads the series 2–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 4, 2025: Kansas 27, UCF 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2025: Kansas 27–20 (at UCF); 2023: Kansas 51–22 (at Kansas).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 Kansas.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 2009, UCF lost to No. 2 Texas 35–3.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.
Kansas
- Kansas is 2–4 (0–3 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 51–6 vs. Long Island University; L 21–38 vs. No. 23 Missouri; L 17–24 vs. Arizona State; W 55–0 vs. Middle Tennessee; L 24–41 at No. 12 Utah; L 24–35 at Kansas State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kansas has lost two straight, since beating Middle Tennessee 55–0 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kansas is No. 96 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Lance Leipold is 29–39 in his sixth season at Kansas and 66–72 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Lance Leipold is 2–0 against UCF.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Isaiah Marshall (QB): 1,294 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dylan Edwards (RB): 376 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Trey Lathan (LB): 41 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Kansas lost to No. 19 Oklahoma 62–9.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
- Lance Leipold is 1–0 against Scott Frost’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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