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2009 UCF Knights football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2009
team	UCF Knights
sport	football
image	UCF Knights logo.svg
image_size	150
conference	Conference USA
division	East
short_conf	C-USA
record	8–5
conf_record	6–2
head_coach	George O'Leary
hc_year	6th
off_coach	Charlie Taaffe
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Dave Huxtable
dc_year	2nd
stadium	Bright House Networks Stadium
bowl	[St. Petersburg Bowl](2009-st-petersburg-bowl)
bowl_result	L 45–24 vs. [Rutgers](2009-rutgers-scarlet-knights-football-team)

The 2009 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, in his sixth season with the team. Coaching changes included new offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe. For the third season, the UCF Knights played all of their home games at Bright House Networks Stadium on the school's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

All games were broadcast live on the UCF-ISP Sports radio network. The flagship was WYGM "740 The Game" in Orlando, which had returned to a sports talk format after a year's absence but retained UCF's rights throughout. The games were called by Marc Daniels (play-by-play) and Gary Parris (color commentary), with Scott Adams and Jerry O'Neill as field reporters.

For the season, the Knights had an 8–5 record, 6–2 in Conference USA, and placed second in the Eastern Division. The Knights finished the season with a six-game conference winning streak, after starting conference play 0–2. The season included a 37–32 Homecoming win over the Houston Cougars, who were ranked #12 in the Coaches' Poll, marking the first time in program history that the Knights had defeated a ranked opponent. For the third time in five years, the Knights became bowl eligible and lost to Rutgers in the St. Petersburg Bowl.

Schedule

Bright House Networks Stadium, the Knights home field

The field at Bright House Networks Stadium

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Game summaries

Samford

UCF and Samford last met for a Homecoming game in the 1990s.

Southern Miss

UCF and Southern Miss last met in Orlando on November 8, 2008. UCF lost the game 17-6.

Buffalo

UCF and Buffalo last met in Orlando in 2003.

East Carolina

UCF and East Carolina last met in Orlando on November 2, 2008. East Carolina won the game in overtime 13–10.

Memphis

UCF and Memphis last met in Memphis on November 22, 2008. UCF won the game 28–21.

Miami

UCF and Miami met for the first time on October 11, 2008 in Miami. Miami won the game 20–14.

There were 48,453 fans on hand to watch the game, which was the largest crowd to watch a football game at Bright House Networks Stadium.

Rice

UCF and Rice last met in 2006.

Marshall

UCF and Marshall last met on November 15, 2008 in Huntington. UCF won the game 30–14. UCF is 5–3 all time versus Marshall. Marshall was leading 20-7 with less than 8 minutes to go in the game, but UCF staged a comeback to win the game 21-20.

Texas

UCF and Texas last met on September 15, 2007 for the inaugural game at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando. #8 Texas won the game 35–32.

Houston

UCF and Houston last met on October 28, 2006 in Houston. The Cougars won the game 51–31. This was the first time in the program's history that the Knights proved victorious over a ranked opponent. UCF is now 20–10 all time on Homecoming weekend.

Tulane

UCF and Tulane last met in 2006 in New Orleans. The Green Wave won the game.

UAB

UCF and UAB last met on November 29, 2008 in Orlando. The Blazers won the game 15–0.

St. Petersburg Bowl

UCF had been bowl eligible for three of the past five seasons. UCF was 0–3 in bowl games until this point. This game marked the first meeting between the two teams.

Personnel

Coaching staff

On January 5, 2009, UCF hired Charlie Taaffe to be the team's new Offensive coordinator. The change occurred amid a staff shake-up by Head Coach George O'Leary after a disappointing 2008 season. Tim Salem, whom Taaffe replaced, will transition to being the tight-ends coach and special-teams coordinator, 2008 quarterbacks coach George Godsey will move to be the running-backs coach, and Brent Key will move from being the tight-ends coach and special-teams coordinator to offensive-line coach.

Recruiting class

Name	Position	Height	Weight	State	High School/Junior College
Corey Ammons		6-1	275	Florida	Archbishop Carroll
A. J. Bouye	WR/ CB	6-0	180	Georgia	Tucker
Jamie Boyle	PK	5-10	193	New York	Monroe Woodbury
D.J. Brown	TE	6-4	225	Florida	Dunnellon
Brandon Bryant	DL	6-3	230	Georgia	Washington
Frankie Davis	DL	6-3	240	Florida	East Ridge
Jonathan Davis	RB/ LB	5-9	195	Georgia	Tucker
Troy Davis	LB	6-2	217	Georgia	Berkmar
Nico Flores	DL/ QB	6-2	199	Florida	North Miami Beach
Dontravious Floyd	WR	6-3	203	Florida	South Dade
Victor Gray	DL	6-4	235	Florida	Dr. Phillips
Javen Harris	LB	7-2	223	Alabama	Eufaula
Tay Irvin	DT	6-0	310	Georgia	Troup County
Kemal Ishmael	WR/DB	5-11	197	Florida	North Miami Beach
Abre Leggins	DT	6-3	280	Florida	Westwood HS
Quincy McDuffie	WR	5-10	160	Florida	Edgewater
Deon Simon	DT	6-4	280	Louisiana	Glen Oaks
Jarrett Swaby	WR/DB	6-1	189	Florida	Glades Day
Jim Teknipp	TE	6-5	225	Georgia	Henry County
Leon Woods	WR			Florida	Lake Gibson
Henry Wright	DB	6-1	185	Florida	Edgewater

References

[http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/facilities/ucf-brighthouse-bio.html Athletics Facilities - Bright House Networks Stadium]
"UCF ISP Radio Network".
"Central Florida holds off Keenum, No. 15 Houston". ESPN.com.
(September 6, 2009). "Knights fans need to see consistency". The Orlando Sentinel.
"Samford Bulldogs vs. UCF Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
"UCF Knights vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com.
"Buffalo Bulls vs. UCF Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
"UCF Knights vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com.
"Memphis Tigers vs. UCF Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
"Miami Hurricanes vs. UCF Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
"UCF Knights vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com.
"Marshall Thundering Herd vs. UCF Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
"UCF Knights vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN.com.
"Houston Cougars vs. UCF Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
"Tulane Green Wave vs. UCF Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
"UCF Knights vs. UAB Blazers Box Score". ESPN.com.
"UCF Knights vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
"UCF blown away 27-7 vs. Miami Hurricanes". Central Florida Future.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-sportsfbcucf04010409jan04,0,4978498.story {{Webarchive. link. (2009-01-06 Amid shakeup, UCF taps Taaffe to lead offense)
[http://www.maxpreps.com/football-signing-day/college/ucf/football-fall-08/recruits.htm MaxPreps - Football Signing Day - By College - UCF]

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