<Tr> <Th> Outfitter </Th> <Td> Nike </Td> </Tr> <P> The UCF Knights football team represents The University of Central Florida (UCF) in the sport of American football . The Knights compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (The American). Their current head coach is Josh Heupel, formerly a player and coach at Oklahoma and offensive coordinator at Missouri . The Knights play their home games at the 44,000 - seat Spectrum Stadium, which is located on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida, United States . </P> <P> UCF first fielded a varsity football team in the fall of 1979 as a NCAA Division III program and subsequently completed their ascension to Division I--A, now known as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), in 1996, becoming the only program in NCAA history to have played in all four divisions of football . As a Division I--AA program, the Knights made the 1990 and 1993 playoffs, and were picked as the preseason No. 1 team to start the 1994 season . </P> <P> As of the 2017 regular season, UCF has 243 victories, has won five division championships and five conference championships, and an undefeated season in 2017 . The Knights claim a national championship for the 2017 season despite being excluded from that season's College Football Playoff . </P>

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