Division East Division | Offensive scheme Pro Style, Option | |
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Conference American Athletic Conference 2015 record 0–12 (0–8 The American) Head coach George O'Leary
(resigned after 8 games)
Danny Barrett
(interim) Offensive coordinator Brent Key (1st as OC, 11th overall year) | ||
The 2015 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (The American), and played their home games at Bright House Networks Stadium on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach George O'Leary, who was in his 12th and final season with the team. After starting the season 0–6, O'Leary resigned as UCF's interim athletic director, a position he had held since June when Todd Stansbury left for the same position at Oregon State. Following UCF's 59–10 defeat by Houston on homecoming, dropping the Knights to an 0–8 record, O'Leary resigned as head football coach. Quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
The 2015 season was UCF's third in the American Athletic Conference, and the first year the conference split into two divisions. With the Knights seventh loss of the year to Temple on October 17, the season will be the first since 2011 that UCF is ineligible for post-season play.
This campaign marks UCF's third winless season in program history (along with the 1982 and 2004 seasons).
Schedule
The 2015 schedule was officially released by The American on February 19, 2015. The 2015 schedule is the first for the conference under a new permanent system developed to address expanded membership and the creation of divisions. UCF will face eight conference opponents: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, and Tulsa. The Knights will also play four non-conference games: Florida International (C-USA), Furman (FCS), South Carolina (SEC), and Stanford (Pac-12).
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