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- In 1993, UCF was in the midst of poorly performing merchandise at the time and was looking for way to boost sales. Steve Sloan, who took over as athletic director that same year, told the school’s sports information directors to refer to all athletic teams as “Golden Knights” in what he called an effort to accelerate UCF’s popularity.
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In 1993 through 2007, the teams were rebranded and known as the Golden Knights. The Knights were also chosen over "Vincent the Vulture," which was a popular unofficial mascot among students at the time. In 1994, Knightro debuted as the Golden Knights' official athletic mascot.
- Among the Power 5 Conferences, UCF is the Youngest University. Founded in 1963, UCF takes the cake for youngest university among the current Power 5 conferences — highlighting the university’s tremendous growth in just 60 years of existence.
- What Started it All: Men’s Basketball. UCF Athletics’ journey began with a team of ambitious men with hoop dreams. Kudos to Frank Rohter, the original athletics director for Florida Technological University — now known as UCF — who first formed a men’s basketball team to play in Orlando’s recreational league.
- UCF Cheer is at the Top of the Pyramid. When it comes to competing at the highest level on the national stage, few have done it better than the UCF cheer team.
- The UCF Fight Song is the Soundtrack of Game Day. The official UCF fight song was first played by the Marching Knights, the university’s marching band, in 1998.
Following the departure of Don Jonas, Sam Weir, who was the head coach at Lake Howell High School, became UCF's new head coach and led the Knights in their move up to Division II in 1982. Another change to the university's athletic programs in 1982 was the departure of O'Leary as athletic director, and the hiring of Bill Peterson , who was the ...
Apr 13, 2007 · UCF’s nickname is the Golden Knights — at least for a couple of more months. UCF officially will drop “Golden” as part of its nickname at a June 14 unveiling of its new logo.
Aug 8, 2023 · The following feature is a part of UCF’s 12 for XII series — 12 stories that define UCF and the meteoric rise of the Knights in their journey to the Big 12 Conference. In 2017 and 2018, the UCF football team rose to the height of popularity and disrupted the college football world with its 25-0 run that spanned 745 days.
Mar 13, 2023 · Who Is the UCF Knights Mascot? There have been multiple mascots before him. The UCF program had even been nicknamed “the Knights” long in advance of his introduction in 1994. However, there is only Knightro — the gold and black masked Knights mascot and face of the new kids on the Big 12 block.
Feb 15, 2021 · Gus Malzahn, who led Auburn to the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game following the 2013 season in the first of eight straight years his Tigers qualified for bowl games, has been named the ninth head football coach at UCF.
