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Game Preview: UCF Visits Louisville for Prime Time Friday Matchup

UCF at LOUISVILLE
Friday, Sept. 17 • 7:30 p.m. • ESPN
Cardinal Stadium (60,800/FieldTurf)
Louisville, Kentucky

Television
ESPN
Jason Benetti, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra

Radio
WYGM-FM 96.9 (UCF flagship)
SiriusXM 81

THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the third meeting between UCF and Louisville … The Cardinals were 42-21 winners in 1985, while the Knights won a thrilling 38-35 decision against then-No. 8/6 Louisville in 2013 in an American Athletic Conference game … Both previous meetings were played in Cardinal Stadium.
rv/rv UCF
2-0, 0-0 American

Head Coach
Gus Malzahn (Henderson State ‘90)
2-0, first season at UCF
79-38, 10th season as collegiate head coach

Notes
UCF is off to a 2-0 start under new head coach Gus Malzahn as the Knights rallied for a 36-31 win against Boise State in Week 1 before racing past Bethune-Cookman 63-14 last weekend … UCF has averaged 49.