ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) -- Now is the time to start preparing for UCF's first three home games as kickoff times have been announced by the American Athletic Conference.
2016 UCF Football Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 3 -- Home vs. South Carolina State -- 7 p.m. -- ESPN3
Saturday, Sept. 10 -- Away at Michigan -- 12 p.m. -- ABC or ESPN (previously announced)
Saturday, Sept. 17 -- Home vs. Maryland -- 7 p.m. -- CBS Sports Network
Saturday, Sept. 24 -- Away at FIU -- 7 p.m. -- beIN SPORTS (previously announced)
Saturday, Oct. 1 -- Away at East Carolina* -- TBA
Friday, Oct. 7 -- Home vs. Tulane* -- 8 p.m. -- ESPN2 or ESPNU
Saturday, Oct. 15 -- Home vs. Temple* -- TBA
Saturday, Oct. 22 -- Away at UConn* -- TBA
Saturday, Oct. 29 -- Away at Houston* -- TBA
Saturday, Nov. 12 -- Home vs. Cincinnati* -- TBA
Saturday, Nov. 19 -- Home vs. Tulsa* -- TBA
Saturday, Nov. 26 -- Away at USF* -- TBA
Saturday, Dec. 3 -- AAC Championship Game (Campus Site) -- 12 p.m. -- ABC or ESPN
*American Athletic Conference game
Schedule Subject to Change
Fans can download the digital schedule for all up-to-date game times by clicking on: http://ucfknights.co/KnightsECAL.
Times for the remaining league games will be released at a later date. The majority of those contests will feature kickoff times that will be announced by TV networks approximately 12 days prior to each game.
The American Athletic Conference Championship Game will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, at noon and air on ABC or ESPN.
The 2016 season will be the first under the direction of head coach Scott Frost, and it will be the 38th campaign of UCF football overall.
UCF and South Carolina State will clash in the opener which will be the second meeting between the teams. The Knights posted a 17-0 victory over the Bulldogs to begin the 2008 campaign. A week later, the Black and Gold will visit Ann Arbor for the first time for a noon kickoff with Michigan, while another Big Ten program is on the slate when Maryland makes the trek to Bright House Networks Stadium Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. The non-conference schedule closes out with a road game at FIU Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.
The lone conference game with a kickoff time so far is UCF's only midweek tilt when it hosts Tulane Friday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m.
2016 UCF Football Season Tickets: Purchase season tickets for the 2016 UCF football campaign now. Call 407-UCF-1000 or visit UCFKnights.co/16SeasonTix to guarantee your seats for Coach Frost's first season with the Knights.
Story by Brian Ormiston