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The 2023 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida (UCF) as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights were led by Gus Malzahn in his third year as the Knights head coach. The team played their home games at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
The UCF Knights football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the UCF Knights football program in various categories, [1] [2] [3] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders.
The UCF Knights college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Central Florida in the Big 12 Conference. Since the program's first season in 1979 under Don Jonas, the Knights have played more than 517 games, with over 290 victories.
UCF Knights running back Johnny Richardson (0) runs the ball for a touchdown during the first quarter against the Baylor Bears on Sept. 30, 2023, at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The ...
The Knights have the best defensive red-zone rate in the country, allowing just four touchdowns in 19 possessions.
The UCF football program can be traced back to a speech given by the university's second president, Dr. Trevor Colbourn, in January 1979. [18] Colbourn believed that a successful athletics program would bring the university greater renown, and tasked Dr. Jack O'Leary with the job of creating a new football program at the school. [19]
He entered the 2023 season as the team's top running back. [9] Starting on October 7 against Kansas, he had five consecutive games with over 100 rushing yards, the longest streak at the school since 2007. [9] Against 15th-ranked Oklahoma State, he ran for 206 yards and three touchdowns, helping UCF win 45–3 in an upset. [10]
On December 23, 2024, Keene transferred to the University of Michigan for his fifth and final season of college football in 2025, playing under head coach Sherrone Moore. [24] He reunited with Michigan ’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Chip Lindsey , both at UCF in 2022. [ 25 ]