247 Sports released a list of the toughest environments for the 2019 football season and UCF’s own Spectrum Stadium topped at No. 4 in their list.
The Knights ended a 25-game winning streak at the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day however continue a 15-game home winning streak by welcoming Stanford in the home opener on September 14.
“2019 expectations: The ‘Bounce House’ in Orlando has turned into one of the toughest places to play in college football during UCF’s rise to prominence as the team to beat among Group of 5 powers. There’s something about the Knights’ unwillingness to lose, especially at home, during their memorable 25-game winning streak that captivated those following the program over the past two seasons. During the 2018 campaign, UCF’s first under coach Josh Heupel, the Knights erased a 10-point deficit vs. Temple on a Thursday night and later came all the way back from 17-points down at halftime to beat Memphis in the AAC title game, doing it without McKenzie Milton.”
Full list:
- UCF (SPECTRUM STADIUM)
- OHIO STATE (OHIO STADIUM)
- OKLAHOMA (GAYLORD FAMILY OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL STADIUM)
- NOTRE DAME (NOTRE DAME STADIUM)
- LSU (TIGER STADIUM)
- WASHINGTON (HUSKY STADIUM)
- OREGON (AUTZEN STADIUM)
247 Sports concedes that predicting home-field advantages in 2019 is “much like way-too-early rankings – extremely subjective and there’s a lot of guessing here on where these teams will fall based on talent and schedule favorability.”
Fans of teams from the Power 5 conferences let them know.
