2016 UCF Knights football team

The 2016 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (The American) and played their home games at Bright House Networks Stadium on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They were led by first-year head coach Scott Frost. They finished the regular season 6–6, 4–4 in American Athletic Conference play, finishing in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Cure Bowl, where they lost to Arkansas State.

2016 UCF Knights football
Cure Bowl, L 13–31 vs. Arkansas State
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (4–4 The American)
Head coach
  • Scott Frost (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorTroy Walters (1st season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinatorErik Chinander (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBright House Networks Stadium
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Temple xy$  7 1   10 4  
No. 19 South Florida x  7 1   11 2  
UCF  4 4   6 7  
Cincinnati  1 7   4 8  
UConn  1 7   3 9  
East Carolina  1 7   3 9  
West Division
Navy xy  7 1   9 5  
Tulsa  6 2   10 3  
Memphis  5 3   8 5  
Houston  5 3   9 4  
SMU  3 5   5 7  
Tulane  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the second season where UCF would be bowl eligible just one year after going winless. The 2016 season served as a transition between the winless 2015 season and the undefeated season one year later in 2017.

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