2012 UCF Knights football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 2012 UCF Knights football UCF Knights logo.svg 100px Conference USA East Division C-USA 10–4 7–1 George O'Leary 9th Charlie Taaffe 4th Pro-style Jim Fleming 1st 4–3 Bright House Networks Stadium C-USA East Division co-championBeef 'O' Brady's Bowl champion C-USA Championship L Lost 27–33 OT Overtime vs. Tulsa Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl W Won 38–17 vs. Ball State The 2012 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Knights played in the Eastern Division of Conference USA and played their home games at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach George O'Leary, who was in his ninth season with the team. The 2012 season marked UCF's last as a member of Conference USA, as the Knights moved to the American Athletic Conference in 2013. UCF was originally barred from postseason play for the season due to recruiting violations in both football and basketball under previous athletic director Keith Tribble.NCAA adds 1-year postseason bans to UCF penalties http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/NCAA-adds-1-year-postseason-bans-to-UCF-penalties/-/11788162/15866362/-/bb4k86z/-/index.html?treets=orl&t https://archive.today/20121209070205/http://www.wesh.com/news/central-florida/NCAA-adds-1-year-postseason-bans-to-UCF-penalties/-/11788162/15866362/-/bb4k86z/-/index.html?treets=orl&t dead 2012-12-09 WESH-TV Orlando 2012-07-31 The university had its appeal delayed until 2013 and was bowl-eligible for 2012.UCF asks NCAA for expedited appeal https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8272500/ucf-knights-asking-ncaa-expedited-appeal-bowl-ban ESPN 2012-08-15 2012-08-25 For the fourth time as C-USA members, UCF won the Conference USA Eastern Division, though the Knights lost the Conference USA Championship game to Tulsa. As a result, the Knights appeared in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, in which they defeated Ball State, 38–17, for the second bowl victory in program history. The Knights finished the season receiving votes both in the AP and Coaches polls.Football Earns Second-Highest Finish in National Polls in Program History http://www.ucfathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010813aac.html University of Central Florida Athletics Association 2013-01-08 2013-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307094733/http://www.ucfathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010813aac.html March 7, 2013 usurped mdy-all All games were broadcast live on the UCF-IMG radio network.http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/multimedia/ucf-isp-radio-network.html UCF ISP Radio Network January 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20100213054420/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/multimedia/ucf-isp-radio-network.html February 13, 2010 dead mdy-all The Knights' flagship station was WYGM "740 The Game" in Orlando. Personnel thumb|Head Coach George O'Leary Coaching staff 2012 UCF Knights coaching staffHead coaches Head coach – George O'Leary Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Charlie Taaffe Running backs – Danny Barrett Wide receivers – Sean Beckton Offensive line – Brent Key Graduate assistant – Jonathon Ford Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Jim Fleming Defensive backs – Kirk Callahan Defensive line – Blaise Winter Defensive assistant – Tyson Summers Graduate assistant – Mark Cammack Special teams Special teams coordinator/tight ends – Allen Mogridge Administrative staff Athletic Director (A.D.) – Todd Stansbury Assistant A.D. for Football Operations – Marty O'Leary Director of player personnel – Drew Hughes Roster 2012 UCF Knights roster2012 Roster from the University of Central Florida KnightsQuarterbacks 3 Tyler Gabbert – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 5 Blake Bortles – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 7 Troy Green – freshman 11 Mitchell Bourne – 10px|Redshirt freshman Halfbacks 13 Dontravius Floyd – 10px|Redshirt senior 40 Brendan Kelly – 10px|Redshirt senior Fullbacks 32 Billy Giovanetti – 10px|Redshirt senior Running backs 8 Storm Johnson – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 17 Cedric Thompson – 10px|Redshirt freshman 23 Ariel Hoffman – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 24 Blake Tiralosi – freshman 28 Latavius Murray – 10px|Redshirt senior 34 Brynn Harvey – 10px|Redshirt senior 44 Joseph Puopolo – 10px|Redshirt freshman 45 Daron Humphrey – freshman Wide receivers 2 Jeffrey Godfrey (QB) – junior 4 Rob Calabrese (QB) – 10px|Redshirt senior 6 Rannell Hall – sophomore 9 J.J. Worton – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 14 Quincy McDuffie – senior 19 Joshua Reese – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 20 Taylor Oldham – freshman 22 Christopher Nahat – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 25 Dareen Owi – freshman 31 Jared Greenaway – 10px|Redshirt junior 80 Drico Johnson – freshman 81 Breshad Perriman – freshman 89 Jacques Mackeroy – 10px|Redshirt freshman Tight ends 39 Kevin Garvy 10px|Redshirt Senior 82 Blake Davis – freshman 84 Justin Tukes – sophomore 85 Kevin Miller – 10px|Redshirt freshman 86 D.J. Brown – 10px|Redshirt junior 88 Cal Bloom – freshman 88 Chris Martin – 10px|Redshirt junior Offensive line 61 Tarik Cook – 10px|Redshirt freshman 62 Rey Cunha – 10px|Redshirt junior 63 Jordan McCray – junior 64 Justin McCray – junior 65 Kelly Parfitt – freshman 67 Robert Gibbons – freshman 68 Theo Goins – 10px|Redshirt senior 70 Daniel Mcgrattan – freshman 71 Michael Wiszowaty – 10px|Redshirt freshman 72 Torrian Wilson – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 73 Jordan Rae – 10px|Redshirt senior 74 Michael Campbell – freshman 75 Phil Smith – 10px|Redshirt senior 76 Colby Watson – freshman 77 Kelly Davison – 10px|Redshirt junior 79 Tony Jacob – 10px|Redshirt sophomore Linebackers 11 Jonathan Davis – senior 16 Mark Rucker – freshman 23 Willie Mitchell – sophomore 41 Terrance Plummer – sophomore 42 Stanley Sylverain – freshman 46 Ray Shipman – 10px|Redshirt senior 50 Domenic Spencer – freshman 51 D.J. Williams – 10px|Redshirt senior 52 Maurice Russell – freshman 53 Tyler Linde – freshman 56 Cody Ralston – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 57 Troy Gray – sophomore Defensive line 44 Miles Pace – 10px|Redshirt freshman 47 Deion Green – 10px|Redshirt freshman 48 David Nelson – freshman 49 Cam Henderson – senior 58 Troy Davis – senior 69 Thomas Niles – 10px|Redshirt freshman 90 Micah Anderson – freshman 91 Victor Gray – 10px|Redshirt junior 92 Luke Adams – freshman 93 Josh Wofford – 10px|Redshirt junior 94 Demetris Anderson – sophomore 95 E.J. Dunston – junior 96 Andrew Rice – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 97 Chester Brown – freshman 98 Joey Grant – 10px|Redshirt freshman 99 Jose Jose – junior Defensive backs 10 Jordan Ozerities – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 12 Jacoby Glenn – freshman 15 Michael Easton – sophomore 18 Kemal Ishmael – senior 21 A. J. Bouye – senior 22 Jared Henry – freshman 24 Jeremy Davis – freshman 25 Brendin Straubel – 10px|Redshirt freshman 26 Clayton Geathers – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 27 Sean Beckton – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 28 Connor Price – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 29 Lyle Dankenbring – 10px|Redshirt senior 30 Nicco Whigham – freshman 33 Jamar McClain – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 35 Sean Maag – sophomore 36 Woodley Cadet – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 37 Brandon Alexander – sophomore 38 Bruce Dukes – sophomore Punters/Kickers 18 Rodrigo Quirarte – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 35 Sean Galvin – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 43 Jamie Boyle – senior 48 Caleb Houston – freshman 83 Shawn Moffitt – sophomore Snappers 54 Greg Marsil – freshman 56 Scott Teal – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 59 Matt Morrison – 10px|Redshirt junior Terms: Freshman – A player in his first year. Sophomore – A player in his second year. Junior – A player in his third year. Senior – A player in his fourth year. 10px|Redshirt Redshirt – A player who sat out a previous season. Recruiting class no yes 2012 Luke Adams DE Pensacola, FL Catholic 6 4 250 2011-10-12 3 2 76 Cal Bloom TE Osseo, MN Osseo 6 5 235 2012-1-22 2 2 45 Chester Brown OL Hinesville, GA Bradwell Institute 6 5 340 2012-1-29 3 3 75 Mike Campbell OL Pace, FL Pace 6 6 252 2012-1-10 3 2 45 Blake Davis TE Delray Beach, FL American Heritage School 6 5 225 2011-10-17 3 2 75 Jeremy Davis CB New Berlin, NY Milford Academy 6 0 170 2012-2-1 3 2 Tyler Gabbert QB Ballwin, MO Missouri 6 0 200 2012-1-16 4 4 76 Jacoby Glenn DB Mobile, AL Vigor 6 1 175 2012-1-19 3 3 76 Troy Green QB Skaneateles, NY Skaneateles Senior 6 1 200 2012-1-23 2 2 45 Jared Henry S Jacksonville, FL First Coast High School 6 1 190 2012-1-2 3 3 Drico Johnson WR Orlando, FL Agape Christian Academy 6 2 200 2011-8-2 3 3 76 Taylor Oldham WR Daytona Beach, FL Warner Christian Academy 6 1 195 2011-6-14 3 2 74 Dareen Owi WR Miami, FL Miami Norland 6 3 200 2012-1-5 3 2 71 Kelly Parfitt OL Delray Beach, FL American Heritage School 6 6 290 2011-10-31 3 2 72 Phil Smith OT Tampa Bay, FL Georgia Tech 6 5 290 2011-10-9 2 2 Stanley Sylverain LB Naples, FL Golden Gate 6 3 215 2011-10-9 3 2 73 Colby Watson OL Pensacola, FL Pine Forest 6 6 320 2012-1-15 3 2 79 Nicco Whigham DB Fort Lauderdale, FL Cardinal Gibbons 6 1 195 2012-1-17 2 2 72 no 2012 UCF 2012 Football Commitments 2012 UCF Football Commits ESPN ucf 339 2116 119 January 26, 2012 no yes Schedule thumb|Bright House Networks Stadium, the Knights home field 2012 AP Eastern August 30 7:00 pm w y y Akron InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field Akron, OH ESPN3 56–14 12,616 September 8 12:00 pm l y y Ohio State 14 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN2 16–31 104,745 September 15 4:00 pm w y FIU Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CSS 33–20 40,478 September 29 12:00 pm l y Missouri Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL FSN 16–21 35,835 October 4 8:00 pm w East Carolina Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 40–20 32,181 October 13 8:00 pm w Southern Miss Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 38–31 2OT 34,514 October 20 8:00 pm w y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CSS 35–17 22,106 October 27 8:00 pm w y Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV CBSSN 54–17 22,563 November 3 7:00 pm w y SMU Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 42–17 36,036 November 10 7:00 pm w y UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX FCS 31–24 25,483 November 17 12:00 pm l y Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK FSN 21–23 19,725 November 24 12:00 pm w UAB Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL FSN 49–24 28,602 December 1 12:00 pm l y Tulsa C-USA Championship Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN2 27–33 OT 17,635 December 21 7:30 pm w y y Ball State Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL ESPN 38–17 21,759 Game summaries Akron Knights 7 28 14 7 Zips 0 0 7 7 Akron, OH 7:00 p.m. Eastern 3:05 12,616 83 F, Sunny Steve Barth 2012 Akron Zips football team Ohio State Knights 3 7 6 0 Buckeyes 7 10 14 0 Columbus, OH 12:02 p.m. Eastern 3:11 104,745 61 F, Cloudy Randy Smith 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team FIU Panthers 0 0 14 6 Knights 9 14 7 3 Orlando, FL 4:07 p.m. Eastern 3:13 40,478 84 F, Partly Cloudy Wayne Winkler 2012 FIU Panthers football team Missouri Tigers 0 7 7 7 Knights 3 7 0 6 Orlando, FL 12:05 p.m. Eastern 3:26 35,835 86 F, Partly Cloudy David Smith 2012 Missouri Tigers football team East Carolina East Carolina 14 3 3 0 Knights 7 13 10 10 Orlando, FL 8:06 p.m. Eastern 3:09 32,181 76 F, Light Rain Randy Smith 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team Southern Miss Golden Eagles 0 7 7 10 7 0 Knights 7 10 0 7 7 7 Orlando, FL 8:06 p.m. Eastern 3:49 34,514 75 F, Mostly Clear Ed Ardito 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team Memphis Knights 14 0 7 14 Tigers 10 0 0 7 Memphis, TN 7:07 p.m. Eastern 3:01 22,106 62 F, Clear Ken Antee 2012 Memphis Tigers football team Marshall Knights 7 20 20 7 Thundering Herd 3 7 0 7 Huntington, WV 8:05 p.m. Eastern 3:23 22,563 48 F, Cloudy Brad Rogers 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team SMU Mustangs 3 7 0 7 Knights 7 14 14 7 Orlando, FL 7:04 p.m. Eastern 3:00 36,036 79 F, Clear Ed Ardito 2012 SMU Mustangs football team UTEP Knights 7 10 0 14 Miners 7 3 0 14 El Paso, TX 7:05 p.m. Mountain 3:21 25,483 68 F, Partly Sunny Wayne Winkler 2012 UTEP Miners football team Tulsa Knights 0 14 0 7 Golden Hurricane 10 0 13 0 Tulsa, OK 12:06 a.m. Eastern 3:21 19,725 54 F, Sunny Ken Antee 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team UAB Blazers 0 10 7 7 Knights 14 21 7 7 Orlando, FL 12:05 p.m. Eastern 3:20 28,602 68 F, Sunny Chris Snead 2012 UAB Blazers football team Conference USA Championship Game Knights 0 14 13 0 0 Golden Hurricane 7 14 0 6 6 Tulsa, OK 12:01 p.m. Eastern 3:39 17,635 73 F, Overcast Ed Ardito Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color) ESPN2 2012 Conference USA Football Championship Game 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Knights 13 15 7 3 Cardinals 0 7 3 7 St. Petersburg, FL Eastern 21,759 Indoor stadium Tony Backert (Sun Belt) Dave Neal, Desmond Howard, Andre Ware and Cara Capuano ESPN 2012 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl 2012 Ball State Cardinals football team References UCF Category:UCF Knights football seasons Category:Gasparilla Bowl champion seasons UCF Knights football Category:2012 in Orlando, Florida