{"id":1885,"date":"2026-05-27T21:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2026-05-27T21:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:33:58","slug":"kickoff-times-tv-revealed-for-handful-of-ucf-football-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1885","title":{"rendered":"Kickoff times, TV revealed for handful of UCF football games"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>UCF football will host at least four games under the lights this season, three of which will be broadcast on national television.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1883\">Congressman Maxwell Frost calls Alligator Alcatraz a \u2018stain on Florida\u2019s history\u2019 amid looming closure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kickoff times and television schedules were released for a select number of games, including the Knights\u2019 three non-conference showdowns and a pair of home Big 12 contests.<\/p>\n<p>UCF opens the season by hosting Bethune-Cookman at Acrisure Bounce House Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m., with the broadcast on ESPN+. It\u2019s the 17th meeting between the two in-state schools, with the Knights holding an 11-5 overall record against the Wildcats.<\/p>\n<p>The team travels to Pennsylvania to face Pittsburgh at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN 2. It\u2019s the fourth overall meeting with the Panthers and the first road contest between the two programs since the 2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1881\">Start times announced for first three Florida football games<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Knights return home to host Georgia State for the first time ever on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.<\/p>\n<p>UCF hosts a pair of Friday night conference showdowns on national television.<\/p>\n<p>The first against Baylor on Oct. 30, with the game serving as the annual Space Game. It kicks off at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. The second is against Iowa State on Nov. 20, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. on FS1.<\/p>\n<p>Times and TV listings for the remaining games will be released at a later date.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>UCF 2026 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sept. 3:<\/strong> vs. Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m., ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sept. 12:<\/strong> at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sept. 19:<\/strong> vs. Georgia State, 7 p.m., ESPN+<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Sept. 26:<\/strong> vs. TCU (Big 12 Opener)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 3:<\/strong> at Houston<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 10:<\/strong> at Oklahoma State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 17:<\/strong> Bye week<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 24:<\/strong> vs. BYU (Homecoming)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 30:<\/strong> vs. Baylor, 7:30 p.m., ESPN<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 7:<\/strong> at Kansas<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 14:<\/strong> vs. Arizona State<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 20:<\/strong> vs. Iowa State, 6 p.m., FS1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nov. 28:<\/strong> at Colorado<\/p>\n<p><em>Please find me on X, Bluesky or Instagram @osmattmurschel. Email: mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com. Sign up for the Sentinel\u2019s Knights Weekly newsletter for a roundup of all our UCF coverage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=1880\">Uribe\u2019s resignation will let DeSantis fill her Orange County commission seat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Knights will play at least four home games at night this season and at least three games on national television.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-sports","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kickoff times, TV revealed for handful of UCF football games - 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