College Football
#58

UCF Knights

Big 12 · 3-3

FBC Mortgage Stadium · 44,206 seats

UCF Knights rank #58 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.042 points per play (Elo 1482), a 3-3 record in the Big 12, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.042
#58 in FBS
Offense
+0.010
higher is better
Defense
-0.032
lower is better
SOS
+0.043
mean opp. rating
Elo
1482
Off EPA/play
+0.021
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.062
lower is better
Off success
+0.007
Def success
-0.015
Off explosive
+0.007
Def explosive
-0.010
Rush EPA
+0.023
offense
Pass EPA
+0.019
offense
Pts / drive
2.40
10.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.02
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind UCF's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.000

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.014

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.014

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production25%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent0.00σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-2.6 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.04-0.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsBethune-CookmanW 73–6———
2@PittsburghL 7–12———
3vsGeorgia StateW 44–30———
4vsTCUW 21–13———
5@HoustonL 17–27———
6@Oklahoma StateL 28–42———
8vsBYUOct 24———
9vsBaylorOct 30———
10@KansasNov 7———
11vsArizona StateNov 14———
12vsIowa StateNov 20———
13@ColoradoNov 28———