Feb. 10, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. - The UCF football game this upcoming fall against Texas at UT's Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin will now be played on Nov. 7. That is a change from the originally announced date.
Texas will be UCF's lone non-conference road trip in 2009 as the Knights will reward their fans with the opportunity to watch seven home games. The home non-conference slate features by a visit by Samford (Sept. 5) to open the 2009 campaign, a matchup against defending Mid-American Champion Buffalo (Sept. 26) and a tussle against in-state foe Miami (Oct. 17).
UCF's Conference USA slate will be released by the league office at a later date. The Knights will play host to Houston, Marshall, Memphis and Tulane at Bright House Networks Stadium while travelling to face East Carolina, Rice, Southern Miss and UAB.
UCF will be playing seven regularly scheduled home games at Bright House Networks Stadium for the first time in the facility's three-year existence. The Knights were fortunate to play seven home games in 2007 with the final contest being the Conference USA Championship Game.
For information on 2009 UCF football season tickets call the Athletics Ticket Office at (407) 823-1000.
Likely to be ranked No. 2 in the preseason polls, Texas is led by quarterback Colt McCoy who finished third in the 2008 Heisman Trophy balloting. The Longhorns went 12-1 this past fall, including a thrilling win over Ohio State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The Knights, for the first time, will travel to Austin where the home team has won its last nine contests and averaged in excess of 98,000 fans per game in 2008. UCF has faced Texas once before, narrowly falling to the sixth-ranked Longhorns, 35-32, on Sept. 15, 2007 in the inaugural game at Bright House Networks Stadium.
For the latest news on the Knights, log on to UCFAthletics.com - the official site for UCF varsity sports. The site, which also contains ticket and Golden Knights Club donor information, is also the home of UCF's new online apparel store. Also visit UCFPhotos.com, the exclusive fan source for UCF action sports pictures.