Wk 9 · 2026
Baylor Bears at UCF Knights — Fri, Oct 30
Fri, Oct 30 ·
Acrisure Bounce House, Orlando
· ESPN
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Baylor form
L 24-31vs HOUL 17-41at ARIZL 28-55vs UTAHW 30-3vs UCFL 20-41at CIN
2025 season
UCF form
L 21-41at BYUW 17-14vs OKSTL 9-48at TTUL 27-30vs HOUL 3-30at BAY
2025 season
Baylor this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
UCF this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | Baylor | UCF |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Big 12 | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Arizona St Big 12 | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| TCU Big 12 | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Kansas Big 12 | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa State Big 12 | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| BYU Big 12 | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Houston Big 12 | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Baylor leads the series 2–1 · Baylor has won the last 2
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
6.0 points toward Baylor
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-01 | UCF 3 — 30 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | Baylor 36 — 35 UCF | at UCF | Baylor |
| 2013 | 2014-01-01 | UCF 52 — 42 Baylor | neutral | UCF bowl/CFP |
Baylor leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Sawyer Robertson QB #13 | 304/503, 3681 YDS, 31 TD, 12 INT |
| Nate Bennett QB #12 | 5/7, 34 YDS | |
| Rushing | Bryson Washington RB #30 | 154 CAR, 788 YDS, 6 TD |
| Caden Knighten RB #11 | 104 CAR, 469 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Michael Turner RB #23 | 65 CAR, 320 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Josh Cameron WR #34 | 69 REC, 872 YDS, 9 TD |
| Michael Trigg TE #1 | 50 REC, 694 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Ashtyn Hawkins WR #6 | 53 REC, 621 YDS | |
| Kole Wilson WR #19 | 44 REC, 591 YDS, 5 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Keaton Thomas LB #11 | 99 |
| Devyn Bobby S #3 | 77 | |
| Jacob Redding S #8 | 53 | |
| Sacks | Emar'rion Winston DL #4 | 4 |
| Jackie Marshall DT #0 | 2 | |
| Kendrick Simpkins S #16 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Jacob Redding S #8 | 3 |
| DJ Coleman S #33 | 2 | |
| Micah Gifford S #24 | 1 |
UCF leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Tayven Jackson QB #2 | 200/315, 2151 YDS, 10 TD, 8 INT |
| Cam Fancher QB #2 | 41/72, 333 YDS | |
| Rushing | Myles Montgomery RB #22 | 143 CAR, 705 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jaden Nixon RB #5 | 71 CAR, 554 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Cam Fancher QB #2 | 31 CAR, 170 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Duane Thomas Jr. WR #7 | 53 REC, 528 YDS |
| Dylan Wade TE #0 | 43 REC, 523 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Waden Charles WR #9 | 26 REC, 290 YDS | |
| DJ Black WR #83 | 22 REC, 273 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Lewis Carter LB #20 | 92 |
| Cole Kozlowski LB #43 | 82 | |
| Demari Henderson DB #8 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Malachi Lawrence EDGE #51 | 7 |
| Nyjalik Kelly DE #9 | 3 | |
| Keli Lawson EDGE #0 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Phillip Dunnam S #2 | 3 |
| Braeden Marshall DB #4 | 2 | |
| Jayden Jennings LB #38 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.