Wk 2 · 2026
UCF Knights at Pittsburgh Panthers — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh
· ESPN2
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference 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.
UCF form
L 21-41at BYUW 17-14vs OKSTL 9-48at TTUL 27-30vs HOUL 3-30at BAY
2025 season
Pitt form
L 7-38vs MIAW 42-28at GTL 15-37vs NDW 35-20at STANW 53-34vs NCSU
2025 season
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.
Pitt 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 · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
Pitt leads the series 2–1 · Pitt won the last one
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.0 points toward Pitt
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2019-09-21 | UCF 34 — 35 Pitt | at PITT | Pitt |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | Pitt 14 — 45 UCF | at UCF | UCF |
| 2006 | 2006-10-13 | Pitt 52 — 7 UCF | at UCF | Pitt |
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 |
Pitt leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Mason Heintschel QB #6 | 176/276, 2098 YDS, 15 TD, 7 INT |
| Eli Holstein QB #10 | 77/125, 1081 YDS, 12 TD, 6 INT | |
| Rushing | Ja'Kyrian Turner RB #25 | 124 CAR, 652 YDS, 7 TD |
| Desmond Reid RB #0 | 60 CAR, 278 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Juelz Goff RB #22 | 69 CAR, 270 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Kenny Johnson WR #4 | 48 REC, 695 YDS, 5 TD |
| Raphael Williams Jr. WR #5 | 46 REC, 644 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Cataurus Hicks WR #3 | 24 REC, 422 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Desmond Reid RB #0 | 23 REC, 317 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Rasheem Biles LB #3 | 84 |
| Kyle Louis LB #9 | 79 | |
| Braylan Lovelace LB #0 | 76 | |
| Sacks | Jimmy Scott DL #44 | 4.5 |
| Isaiah Neal DL #2 | 3.5 | |
| Kyle Louis LB #9 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Kavir Bains-Marquez DB #20 | 3 |
| Kyle Louis LB #9 | 2 | |
| Rasheem Biles LB #3 | 2 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.