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. The university had its appeal delayed until 2013 and was bowl-eligible for 2012. 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.
All games were broadcast live on the UCF-IMG radio network. The Knights' flagship station was WYGM "740 The Game" in Orlando.
Personnel
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 rosterQuarterbacks 3 Tyler Gabbert – sophomore 5 Blake Bortles – sophomore 7 Troy Green – freshman 11 Mitchell Bourne – freshman
Halfbacks 13 Dontravius Floyd – senior 40 Brendan Kelly – senior
Fullbacks 32 Billy Giovanetti – senior
Running backs 8 Storm Johnson – sophomore 17 Cedric Thompson – freshman 23 Ariel Hoffman – sophomore 24 Blake Tiralosi – freshman 28 Latavius Murray – senior 34 Brynn Harvey – senior 44 Joseph Puopolo – freshman 45 Daron Humphrey – freshman
Wide receivers 2 Jeffrey Godfrey (QB) – junior 4 Rob Calabrese (QB) – senior 6 Rannell Hall – sophomore 9 J.J. Worton – sophomore 14 Quincy McDuffie – senior 19 Joshua Reese – sophomore 20 Taylor Oldham – freshman 22 Christopher Nahat – sophomore 25 Dareen Owi – freshman 31 Jared Greenaway – junior 80 Drico Johnson – freshman 81 Breshad Perriman – freshman 89 Jacques Mackeroy – freshman Tight ends 39 Kevin Garvy Senior 82 Blake Davis – freshman 84 Justin Tukes – sophomore 85 Kevin Miller – freshman 86 D.J. Brown – junior 88 Cal Bloom – freshman 88 Chris Martin – junior
Offensive line 61 Tarik Cook – freshman 62 Rey Cunha – junior 63 Jordan McCray – junior 64 Justin McCray – junior 65 Kelly Parfitt – freshman 67 Robert Gibbons – freshman 68 Theo Goins – senior 70 Daniel Mcgrattan – freshman 71 Michael Wiszowaty – freshman 72 Torrian Wilson – sophomore 73 Jordan Rae – senior 74 Michael Campbell – freshman 75 Phil Smith – senior 76 Colby Watson – freshman 77 Kelly Davison – junior 79 Tony Jacob – 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 – senior 50 Domenic Spencer – freshman 51 D.J. Williams – senior 52 Maurice Russell – freshman 53 Tyler Linde – freshman 56 Cody Ralston – sophomore 57 Troy Gray – sophomore Defensive line 44 Miles Pace – freshman 47 Deion Green – freshman 48 David Nelson – freshman 49 Cam Henderson – senior 58 Troy Davis – senior 69 Thomas Niles – freshman 90 Micah Anderson – freshman 91 Victor Gray – junior 92 Luke Adams – freshman 93 Josh Wofford – junior 94 Demetris Anderson – sophomore 95 E.J. Dunston – junior 96 Andrew Rice – sophomore 97 Chester Brown – freshman 98 Joey Grant – freshman 99 Jose Jose – junior
Defensive backs 10 Jordan Ozerities – 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 – freshman 26 Clayton Geathers – sophomore 27 Sean Beckton – sophomore 28 Connor Price – sophomore 29 Lyle Dankenbring – senior 30 Nicco Whigham – freshman 33 Jamar McClain – sophomore 35 Sean Maag – sophomore 36 Woodley Cadet – sophomore 37 Brandon Alexander – sophomore 38 Bruce Dukes – sophomore Punters/Kickers 18 Rodrigo Quirarte – sophomore 35 Sean Galvin – sophomore 43 Jamie Boyle – senior 48 Caleb Houston – freshman 83 Shawn Moffitt – sophomore
Snappers 54 Greg Marsil – freshman 56 Scott Teal – sophomore 59 Matt Morrison – 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. Redshirt – A player who sat out a previous season.
Recruiting class
Schedule
Game summaries
Akron
Ohio State
FIU
Missouri
East Carolina
Southern Miss
Memphis
Marshall
SMU
UTEP
Tulsa
UAB
Conference USA Championship Game
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
References