Houston: Just Another Game or A Rivalry In The Making?
We have a series that, even in our days in C-USA, almost always had major implications on the post-season picture. In 2007, a loss against Houston would've put us at second in the east division and would've Houston at 1st in the West.
Meanwhile our 2009 win over then-ranked #13 Houston was our first win over a ranked opponent. Following the 32-37 loss, Houston fell from #13 to #24 before ultimately falling out of the rankings after losing th
Our most recent contest from last season was the first of many close games that nearly took the dream season away from us; both the Knights and Cougars had undefeated conference records going into the game and the result came down to the wire, an unforgettable goal line stand as the clock ran down; 19-14, UCF wins its homecoming game and the rest is history.
Yes, every conference match up is important as Coach O'Leary constantly preaches, however the impact this series has had over the course of each season it's played cannot be ignored.