2025 UCF
5–7 (2–7 Big 12), coached by Scott Frost. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Carolina A&T 68–7Sep 6
By 61 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Jacksonville State 17–10Aug 28
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs Jacksonville State | W 17–10 | 42% |
| Sep 6 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 68–7 | 91% |
| Sep 20 | vs North Carolina | W 34–9 | 55% |
| Sep 27 | at Kansas State | L 20–34 | 38% |
| Oct 4 | vs Kansas | L 20–27 | 48% |
| Oct 11 | at Cincinnati | L 11–20 | 33% |
| Oct 18 | vs West Virginia | W 45–13 | 58% |
| Nov 1 | at Baylor | L 3–30 | 36% |
| Nov 7 | vs Houston | L 27–30 | 49% |
| Nov 15 | at 8Texas Tech | L 9–48 | 14% |
| Nov 22 | vs Oklahoma State | W 17–14 | 75% |
| Nov 29 | at 11BYU | L 21–41 | 13% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to BYU 41–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 2–7 tied for 13th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 292–283
- Coach
- Scott Frost
- Elo
- 1444 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.2 No. 76 of 136; offense No. 98, defense No. 51, special teams No. 81
- SRS
- −0.8 No. 71 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 10% of last season’s EPA, No. 127 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 79 roster talent No. 43 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Steve Cooper
- Defensive coordinator
- Alex Grinch
- Offense
- No-huddle spread option
- Defense
- 3–4
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.02 | 39% | 1.30 | 99th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.07 | 44% | 1.12 | 58th of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.02 off 0.07 def | 40% off 43% def | — | 102nd off 53rd def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 42% | 6.9 yds | 12% | 3.00 | 19% |
| Defense | 41% | 7.6 yds | 12% | 3.20 | 13% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.5 | own 28 | 17% allowed |
| Defense | 3.5 | own 29 | 16% caused |
CORE rating -5.8, 84th of 136 (offense -5.9, defense -0.1).
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 yards | Tayven Jackson QB | 2,151 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Tayven Jackson QB | 10 TD |
| Rushing yards | Myles Montgomery RB | 705 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Jaden Nixon RB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Duane Thomas Jr. WR | 528 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Dylan Wade TE | 5 TD |
| Tackles | Lewis Carter LB | 95 tkl |
| Sacks | Malachi Lawrence DE | 7 sacks |
| Interceptions | Phillip Dunnam DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Taevion Swint RB | ★★★★ | No. 312 |
| Tony Williams Jr. S | ★★★★ | No. 404 |
| Rukeem Stroud CB | ★★★ | No. 532 |
| RyShawn Perry DL | ★★★ | No. 636 |
| Carl Jenkins Jr. WR | ★★★ | No. 645 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 4.0 | 0.904 |
| Receivers | 3 | 3.0 | 0.878 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.854 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.880 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.873 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.5 | 0.891 |
| Whole class | 11 | 3.2 | 0.876 |
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 2026
The 2026 draft| Rd 1 | Malachi Lawrence DE | Dallas Cowboys |
Roster 112
The 2025 roster112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 38
The 2025 portal Carter Miller OL | ★★★★ | from  UL Monroe |
 Sincere Edwards DE | ★★★★ | from  Pittsburgh |
 Dylan Wade TE | ★★★ | from  Maryland |
 Jayden Bellamy CB | ★★★ | from  Syracuse |
 Lewis Carter LB | ★★★ | from  Oklahoma |
 Marcus Burke WR | ★★★ | from  Florida |
 Aymeric Koumba DE | ★★★ | from  Michigan |
 Cole Kozlowski LB | ★★★ | from  Colgate |
 D.J. Bell CB | ★★★ | from  Memphis |
| D.J. Black WR | ★★★ | from Limestone University |
 Horace Lockett DL | ★★★ | from  Georgia Tech |
 Jaden Nixon RB | ★★★ | from  Western Michigan |
And 26 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 50
 Lee Hunter DL | ★★★★ | to  Texas Tech |
| Adrian Medley OL | ★★★ | to  Florida State |
| Chasen Johnson CB | ★★★ | to  USC |
| Marcellus Marshall OL | ★★★ | to  Minnesota |
| Agiye Hall WR | ★★★ | to  Sacramento State |
| Brandon Jacob S | ★★★ | to  UTSA |
| Caden Kitler OL | ★★★ | to  Arkansas |
| Dylan Rizk QB | ★★★ | to  Stanford |
| Jakiah Leftwich OT | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| Matthew Alexander DL | ★★★ | to Georgia Tech |
| Tyree Patterson WR | ★★★ | to  Middle Tennessee |
| Waltclaire Flynn Jr. OL | ★★★ | to  Georgia |
And 38 more, lower-rated or unrated.
All-Big 12
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- Malachi LawrenceDLCoaches-1; Media-2
Second team
- Noe RuelasKCoaches-3; Media-2
From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2025 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 8–1 | 12–2 | 7 |
| BYU | 8–1 | 12–2 | 11 |
 Utah | 7–2 | 11–2 | 14 |
 Arizona | 7–3 | 9–4 | |
| Houston | 6–3 | 10–3 | 22 |
 Arizona State | 6–3 | 8–5 | |
 TCU | 5–4 | 9–4 | 25 |
 Iowa State | 5–4 | 8–4 | |
| Cincinnati | 5–4 | 7–6 | |
| Kansas State | 5–5 | 6–6 | |
| Baylor | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Kansas | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| UCF | 2–7 | 5–7 | |
| West Virginia | 2–7 | 4–8 | |
 Colorado | 1–8 | 3–9 | |
| Oklahoma State | 0–9 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.