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2022 UCF Knights Football Team
The 2022 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida (UCF) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights were led by second-year head coach Gus Malzahn and played their home games at the newly named FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida. They competed as members of the American Athletic Conference. In September 2021, UCF and fellow AAC members Cincinnati and Houston accepted bids to join the Big 12. The schools were contractually required to remain with the AAC until 2024, however, indications were that all parties involved preferred to leave in 2023. In June 2022 they reached a deal to depart the conference in 2023, thus the 2022 season will be the program's last season as a member of the AAC. UCF finished their tenure in AAC (2013–2022) with a record 59 intra-conference game victories (including two wins in the AAC Championship Game) The Knights finished the regular season with a record of 9–3 (6–2 in AAC) to finish seco ...
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American Athletic Conference
The American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 11 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States. The American's legal predecessor, the original Big East Conference, was considered one of the six collegiate power conferences of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era in college football, and The American inherited that status in the BCS's final season. With the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, The American became a "Group of Five" conference, which shares one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games.The ...
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2022 Cincinnati Bearcats Football Team
The 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bearcats, members of the American Athletic Conference, played their home games at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2022 was the program's sixth season under head coach Luke Fickell. In September 2021, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF accepted bids to join the Big 12. On June 10, the American Athletic Conference and the three schools set to depart from the league (Cincinnati, Houston, UCF) announced that they had reached a buyout agreement that will allow those schools to join the Big 12 Conference in 2023. The 2022 season will be the program's last season as a member of the AAC. Previous season The Bearcats finished 2021 season 13–1, 8–0 in AAC play to receive a bid in the AAC Championship Game. They defeated Houston 35–20 in the championship game, marking the second consecutive AAC championship in program history. The ...
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2022 Temple Owls Football Team
The 2022 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and were led by 1st-year head coach Stan Drayton, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). Preseason New athletic director Arthur Johnson fired Rod Carey after three years on the job due to underperforming results. Texas associate head coach and running backs coach Stan Drayton was hired as his replacement. Schedule Schedule Source: Game summaries At Duke Lafayette Rutgers UMass At Memphis At UCF Tulsa At Navy South Florida At Houston Cincinnati East Carolina Personnel References {{Temple Owls football navbox Temple Temple Owls football seasons Temple Owls football The Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the sport of colle ...
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2022 SMU Mustangs Football Team
The 2022 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, a separate city within the city limits of Dallas, and competed in the American Athletic Conference (The American). They were led by first-year head coach Rhett Lashlee. Previous season The 2021 team finished with an overall record of 8–4. The Mustangs went 4–4 in AAC play to finish in sixth place in the conference. The Mustangs were invited to the Fenway Bowl and scheduled to play against Virginia. Virginia had to withdraw from the game due to COVID-19 issues and the bowl was subsequently cancelled. On November 29, it was announced that head coach Sonny Dykes would be leaving the program to become the head coach at TCU. Rhett Lashlee, who served as SMU's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2018 and 2019, was announced as the program's new head coac ...
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2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Team
The 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by Geoff Collins until his firing early in the season and then were subsequently led by interim coach Brent Key. Offseason Georgia Tech had a tumultuous offseason. After an embarrassing 3–9 record in 2021, Geoff Collins made changes to his staff on both sides of the ball. Brought in were Chip Long as Offensive Coordinator, Del Alexander as Wide Receivers coach, Mike Daniels as Running Backs coach, Chris Weinke as Quarterbacks coach, David Turner as Defensive Run Game Coordinator, and Travares Tillman as Defensive Backs coach. New uniforms On July 18 the Yellow Jackets revealed a refreshed uniform set. The uniforms were made in partnership with Adidas who has provided ...
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2022 Louisville Cardinals Football Team
The 2022 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the team's fourth season under head coach Scott Satterfield. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, and competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Previous season The Cardinals finished the 2021 season 6–7, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic division. Louisville received an invitation to the First Responder Bowl where they lost to Air Force 31–28. Schedule Game summaries At Syracuse At UCF Florida State South Florida At Boston College At Virginia Pittsburgh No. 10 Wake Forest James Madison At No. 10 Clemson No. 24 NC State At Kentucky Vs. Cincinnati–Fenway Bowl Rankings References Louisville Louisville Cardinals football seasons Louisville ...
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2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs Football Team
The 2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by 21st-year head coach Oliver Pough, played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Schedule { Game summaries At UCF At Bethune–Cookman At North Carolina A&T At South Carolina Florida A&M Virginia–Lynchburg North Carolina Central At Morgan State Delaware State At Howard Norfolk State Notes and references {{South Carolina State Bulldogs football navbox South Carolina State South Carolina State Bulldogs football seasons South Carolina State Bulldogs football The South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represents South Carolina State University in college football. The Bulldogs play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Mid-Eas ...
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2021 Florida Gators Football Team
The 2021 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Mullen, who was fired on November 21, and were then led by interim head coach Greg Knox. Previous season In the 2020 season, the Gators posted an 8–2 record in the all-SEC schedule, winning the Eastern Division. They played No. 1 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, narrowly losing 52–46. They received an invitation to play in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, playing against Oklahoma, which they lost 55–20. Schedule Rankings Game summaries Florida Atlantic South Florida No. 1 Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Vanderbilt LSU No. 1 Georgia South Carolina Samford Missouri Florida State ...
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2021 Gasparilla Bowl
The 2021 Gasparilla Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 23, 2021, with kickoff at 7:00 p.m. EST, televised on ESPN. It was the 13th edition of the Gasparilla Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by mortgage loan company Union Home Mortgage, the game was officially known as the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. On December 10, 2021, the game was officially announced as a sellout, the first time the Gasparilla Bowl sold out in its history. Teams Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC or "The American") and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The bowl also has a tie-in with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was the third meeting all-time between UCF and Florida. The Gators won both previous meetings, both held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, by the ...
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2021 NCAA Division I FBS Football Season
The 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 152nd season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision. The regular season began on August 28, 2021, and ended on December 11, 2021. The postseason began on December 17, with the main games ending on January 10, 2022, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and the all-star portion of the post-season concluding with the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl on February 19, 2022. It was the eighth season of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system. It was the first time since 2016 that no major team finished the season undefeated as the Cincinnati Bearcats, the season's last undefeated team, were defeated in the 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic. Rule changes The following rule changes, recommended by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2021 season on March ...
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2022 South Florida Bulls Football Team
The 2022 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Third-year head coach Jeff Scott was fired after nine games and a 1–8 start; special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato finished out the season. This season was the ninth for the Bulls as members of the American Athletic Conference, and their 25th season overall. The season would prove to be an all-time low for the program. They finished with one win for only the second time in their history (the other being 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...). Also like 2020, they went winless in conference play, and did not win a single game against an ...
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South Florida–UCF Football Rivalry
The South Florida–UCF football rivalry, better known as the War on I-4, is an American college football rivalry between the South Florida Bulls football team of the University of South Florida and UCF Knights football team of the University of Central Florida. As of the 2022 meeting, the Knights hold a 8–6 lead in the series. History Early plans Discussions about scheduling a game between the Knights and Bulls began shortly after South Florida fielded its first NCAA Division I-AA team in 1997. Supporters suggested such a rivalry could help generate interest and revenue for both burgeoning teams. The prospect became more serious when the Bulls entered Division I-A in 2001 and was very popular among fans, but as it would be a non-conference series, difficulties arose. UCF had overbooked its future schedules and would have to break commitments. Meanwhile, South Florida officials worried that their young program stood to take in less revenue from a home-and-away series agains ...
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