UCF has dates of 2 games changed

The 2020 UCF football schedule was revised again, with the American Athletic Conference moving the Knights’ games against East Carolina and Memphis back a few days.

The Knights were scheduled to travel to Greenville, N.C., to play ECU on Thursday, Sept. 24, but that game has been pushed back to Saturday, Sept. 26. It’s the 19th meeting between the two programs, with UCF having won four straight in the series with the Pirates.

A few weeks later, the team was scheduled to travel to Memphis to take on the Tigers on Friday, Oct. 16, but that game has been pushed back to Saturday, Oct. 17.

It’s the 15th meeting in this series, with UCF holding a 13-1 advantage against Memphis.

The changes leave the Knights with just one non-Saturday game — against rival USF on Friday, Nov. 27.

While the AAC is moving forward with a full 12-game schedule this season, UCF is down to just nine opponents after North Carolina canceled its opener at the Bounce House and Florida International called off its game against UCF because the Panthers pushed back the start of athletic competition one week. Florida A&M’s season was postponed by the MEAC.

The Rattlers explored playing nonconference games as an independent program, but they have not yet locked in any games. UCF athletics director Danny White said he’s working on getting the Knights another matchup or two, but the coronavirus pandemic has made scheduling games a challenge.