2008
UCF finished the 2008 regular season at 4-8. For the season as a whole, the Knight's played against an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average, meaning that their actual SOS was within one standard deviation of the "league" average SOS. UCF's best game was their 28-21 victory over #51 Memphis and their worst loss was 13-58 to #87 ranked UTEP. Overall, the Knight's had the #97 most productive college football team with the #118 ranked offense and the #32 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
2009
The Knights finished the regular season at 8-4 and finished overall at 8-5 with a bowl loss to #21 ranked Rutgers. UCF played an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average, meaning that their actual SOS was plus or minus one standard deviations from the "league" average SOS. UCF's best game was a 37-32 victory over #17 ranked Houston and their worst game was a 14-19 loss was to #39 ranked East Carolina. Overall, the Knight's had the #60 ranked team in terms of total production with the #75 ranked offense and the #42 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
2010
UCF had a third straight season of improvement with a 10-3 regular season and won their bowl game over #37 Georgia to finish 11-3. UCF again played an "easier" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS, meaning that the Knights had a SOS that was between one and two standard deviations above the "league" average SOS. The Knight's best game was bowl victory over Georgia and their worst game was a 13-17 loss to #69 ranked Kansas State. UCF finished the season with the #25 ranked team in overall productivity with the #24 ranked offense and the #43 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
2011
The Knight's finished the regular season at 5-7 and were bowl ineligible. Central Florida again played an "easier" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS. The Knight's best game was a 30-3 victory over #81 ranked Boston College and their worst game was a 24-26 loss was to #113 ranked UAB. Central Florida had the #29 ranked team in terms of total production with the #66 ranked offense and the #11 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
2012
In terms of overall production the 2012 season was the best during this time period with UCF having the #19 ranked team with the #12 ranked offense and the #51 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model. UCF finished the regular season at 9-4 defeated #76 ranked Ball State 38-17 in their post bowl season. UCF played an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS. UCF's best game was again a 42-17 victory over #57 ranked SMU and their worst loss was 16-21 to #93 ranked Missouri.
2013
In terms of wins and losses, the University of Central Florida Knights finished the regular season again at 11-1 and defeated #4 ranked Baylor 52-42 in the bowl game to finish 12-1 overall. The Knights played against an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS. Their best game was their victory over #2 ranked Louisville and their only loss was to #14 ranked South Carolina. Overall, UCF had the #20 ranked team with the #16 ranked offense and the #41 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
2014
UCF finishing the regular season at 8-4 but lost to #25 ranked North Carolina State in their bowl game to end the season at 8-5. UCF played against an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS. This season the Knights best game was a victory over #14 ranked East Carolina 32-30 and their worst loss was to #114 ranked Connecticut. Overall, the Knights had the #49 ranked team with the #84 ranked offense and the #7 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
2015
George O'Leary made it through week 8 of the regular season with a 0-8 record before he retired. At the time of O'Leary's retirement UCF played against an "average" strength of schedule (SOS) as compared to the "league" average SOS. The Knight's worst loss was to FCS Furham 15-16. At the time of O'Leary's retirement, UCF had the #126 ranked team in total production with the #127 ranked offense and the #122 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model.
2015 In Season NCAA FBS Head Coach Changes
University of Illinois and Tim Beckman
University of Maryland and Randy Edsall
University of North Texas and Dan McCarney
University of Southern California and Steve Sarkisian
University of South Carolina and Steve Spurrier
University of Miami (FL) and Al Golden