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2019 UCF

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 American Athletic Conference), coached by Josh Heupel, finished No. 24 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

UCF in 2019, game by game: won vs. Florida A&M 62–0; won at Florida Atlantic 48–14; won vs. Stanford 45–27; lost at Pittsburgh 34–35; won vs. UConn 56–21; lost at Cincinnati 24–27; won vs. East Carolina 41–28; won at Temple 63–21; won vs. Houston 44–29; lost at Tulsa 31–34; won at Tulane 34–31; won vs. South Florida 34–7; won vs. Marshall 48–25+62−3Won 62–0 vs. Florida A&M+62Florida A&MWon 48–14 at Florida Atlantic+34Florida AtlanticWon 45–27 vs. Stanford+18StanfordLost 34–35 at Pittsburgh-1PittsburghWon 56–21 vs. UConn+35UConnLost 24–27 at Cincinnati-3CincinnatiWon 41–28 vs. East Carolina+13East CarolinaWon 63–21 at Temple+42TempleWon 44–29 vs. Houston+15HoustonLost 31–34 at Tulsa-3TulsaWon 34–31 at Tulane+3TulaneWon 34–7 vs. South Florida+27South FloridaWon 48–25 vs. Marshall+23Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsFlorida A&MW 62–⁠093%
Sep 7atFlorida AtlanticW 48–⁠1466%
Sep 14vsStanfordW 45–⁠2772%
Sep 21atPittsburghL 34–⁠3567%
Sep 28vsUConnW 56–⁠2194%
Oct 4atCincinnatiL 24–⁠2755%
Oct 19vsEast CarolinaW 41–⁠2889%
Oct 26atTempleW 63–⁠2161%
Nov 2vsHoustonW 44–⁠2983%
Nov 8atTulsaL 31–⁠3486%
Nov 23atTulaneW 34–⁠3164%
Nov 29vsSouth FloridaW 34–⁠787%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsMarshallGasparilla BowlW 48–⁠2573%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 48–⁠25 in the Gasparilla Bowl; No. 24 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 18
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 22
  6. Wk 6: 18
  7. Final: 24
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 4th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 24 peak No. 15
Points
564–⁠299
Coach
Josh Heupel
Elo
1739 +68 this season
SP+ rating
19.1 No. 14 of 130; offense No. 14, defense No. 21, special teams No. 67
SRS
12.9 No. 18 of 130 in FBS
Returning
81% of last season’s EPA, No. 20 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 59 roster talent No. 54 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Lebby
Defensive coordinator
Randy Shannon
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense12th of 130
  • Defense16th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted13th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted24th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2345%1.4112th of 130
Defense-0.0138%1.2016th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.02 def		45% off
39% def		—13th off
24th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 2916% allowed
Defense3.2own 2827% caused

CORE rating 12.9, 18th of 130 (offense 7.1, defense -5.8).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDillon Gabriel QB3,653 yds
Passing touchdownsDillon Gabriel QB29 TD
Rushing yardsOtis Anderson RB726 yds
Rushing touchdownsBentavious Thompson RB8 TD
Receiving yardsGabriel Davis WR1,241 yds
Receiving touchdownsGabriel Davis WR12 TD
TacklesNate Evans LB104 tkl
SacksBrendon Hayes DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsAntwan Collier DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Tre’Mon Morris-Brash WDE★★★No. 625
Keenan Hester DT★★★No. 635
Dallaz Corbitt SDE★★★No. 662
Damarius Good ATH★★★No. 730
Dillon Gabriel PRO★★★No. 754

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.870
Receivers13.00.839
Offensive line43.00.836
Defensive line53.00.865
Linebackers23.00.840
Defensive backs43.00.839
Athletes and specialists42.80.806
Whole class213.00.840

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 4Gabriel Davis WRBuffalo Bills

Roster 119

The 2019 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 American Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis7–⁠112–⁠217
Navy7–⁠111–⁠220
Cincinnati7–⁠111–⁠321
UCF6–⁠210–⁠324
SMU6–⁠210–⁠3
Temple5–⁠38–⁠5
Tulane3–⁠57–⁠6
Houston2–⁠64–⁠8
South Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠8
East Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
UConn0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.