AmericanKnights

UCF

29th of 13012–1

Rank

29th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+9.2

90% range 0.2 to 18.1

Offense

37.2

14th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.1

52nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

12–1

Playoff

—

national champion

13 games, 12–1

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 30 · 7:00 PM ET at

UConn W 56–17

Rating change+1.7

Wk 2Sep 8 · 6:00 PM ET vs

South Carolina State W 38–0

Rating change−2.4

Wk 4Sep 21 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Florida Atlantic W 56–36

Rating change+0.6

Wk 5Sep 29 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Pittsburgh W 45–14

Rating change+2.0

Wk 6Oct 6 · 7:00 PM ET vs

SMU W 48–20

Rating change−0.1

Wk 7Oct 13 · 3:30 PM ET at

Memphis W 31–30

Rating change−0.9

Wk 8Oct 20 · 7:00 PM ET at

East Carolina W 37–10

Rating change−2.6

Wk 10Nov 1 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Temple W 52–40

Rating change+1.1

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Navy W 35–24

Rating change−1.0

Wk 12Nov 17 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Cincinnati W 38–13

Rating change+1.9

Wk 13Nov 23 · 4:15 PM ET at

South Florida W 38–10

Rating change+1.6

Wk 14Dec 1 · 3:45 PM ET vs

Memphis W 56–41

Rating change+0.1

PostJan 1 · 1:00 PM ET vs#17

LSUPLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL L 32–40

Rating change−1.3

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2017	American	11 of 130	16.9	43.5	26.6	13–0	—
2016	American	74 of 128	−4.1	26.1	30.2	6–7	—
2015	American	127 of 128	−24.8	15.7	40.5	0–12	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

UCF offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles