Football season returns in less than 100 days, and the UCF Football team announced four of its kickoff times and TV schedules for the 2022 season.
The Knights will kick off their final season in the American Athletic Conference with a matchup with South Carolina State at the Bounce House at 7 pm on Thursday Sept. 1. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
UCF will get back at it the following weekend at the Bounce House when they take on ACC foe Louisville on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 pm. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN 2.
The Knights will hit the road for the first time on Sept. 17 as they take on in state rival FAU in Boca Raton on Saturday Sept. 17 at 7:30 pm. The Matchup will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
Finally, the annual “Space Game” will take place two weeks before Homecoming at the Bounce House, on Thursday, Oct. 13. The game will be shown on ESPN.
The Kickoffs for the South Carolina State, FAU, Louisville and Temple games for the only games part of the team’s announcement for the 2022 season that will be televised. The remainder of the kickoff times and broadcast details will be announced week to week by ESPN and the American Athletic Conference.
Here is the full football schedule for the 2022 football season:
| Date | Opponent | Kickoff/TV |
| Sept. 1 (Thur.) | South Carolina State | 7 p.m. ET/ESPN+ |
| Sept. 9 (Fri.) | Louisville | 7:30 p.m. ET/ESPN2 |
| Sept. 17 | at Florida Atlantic | 7:30 p.m. ET/CBSSN |
| Sept. 24 | Georgia Tech | TBD/TBD |
| Oct. 1 | SMU – Family Weekend | TBD/TBD |
| Oct. 13 (Thur.) | Temple – Space Game | 7 p.m. ET/ESPN |
| Oct. 22 | at East Carolina | TBD/TBD |
| Oct. 29 | Cincinnati – Homecoming | TBD/TBD |
| Nov. 5 | at Memphis | TBD/TBD |
| Nov. 12 | at Tulane | TBD/TBD |
| Nov. 19 | Navy | TBD/TBD |
| Nov. 25/26 (Fri./Sat.) | at South Florida | TBD/TBD |
| Dec. 3 | AAC Championship Game | TBD/ABC or ESPN |
