ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) – The UCF football team has accepted an invitation to take part in the AutoNation Cure Bowl presented by Florida Hospital.
UCF will face off with Sun Belt co-champion Arkansas State in the Cure Bowl, which is set for Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m. inside Orlando's Camping World Stadium.
"We're thrilled to be in a bowl game," UCF head coach Scott Frost said Sunday. "Our guys have done a lot to earn a chance to play in the post-season. I think it's wonderful that we get to play right here in the great city of Orlando. I think it's going to give us an opportunity to have a lot of fans. It's going to make travel and logistics easy for our football team and I can't wait to give our seniors another chance to play football. I would love to see this team end this season on a good note. We'd love to send our seniors out on a good note. So we're going to prepare as hard as we can."
Frost said he is proud to take part in the Cure Bowl, which donates proceeds from the game directly to individual breast cancer researchers through the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
"Bowl games are exciting no matter where they are and which game they are," Frost said. "The Cure Bowl stands for something maybe a little more than most, to be a bowl that helps raise awareness and money for breast cancer. That's as good a cause as you can find."
UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White said playing in the Cure Bowl will benefit the football program and Knights fans.
"Taking part in the Cure Bowl will be a great experience for our student-athletes," White said. "Congratulations to our football team and our coaching staff for earning the reward of participating in a bowl game. I know our fans will be excited about supporting their Knights right here in Orlando at Camping World Stadium."
UCF fans can purchase tickets to the Cure Bowl by clicking here or by calling 407.823.1000. Information on student tickets will be available later this week.
Parking information will also be available at a later date.