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War on I-4
SportsBaseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Volleyball
LocationsTampa, Florida, (Bulls)
Orlando, Florida, (Knights)
TeamsUniversity of South Florida
University of Central Florida
First meeting1971 (baseball)[a]
1972 (men's basketball)
1973 (women's basketball)[b]
1974 (men's soccer,[c] volleyball[d])
1978 (men's tennis)
1994 (women's tennis)
1998 (women's soccer)
2003 (softball)
2005 (football)
2013 (cross country)
2014 (men's golf, women's golf, track and field)
2016 (official War on I-4 series)
  1. ^ UCF claims the first baseball meeting was in 1973
  2. ^ UCF claims the first women's basketball meeting was in 1978
  3. ^ UCF claims the first men's soccer meeting was in 1975
  4. ^ UCF claims the first volleyball meeting was in 1976
StadiumsSouth Florida: Raymond James Stadium, Yuengling Center, Corbett Stadium, USF Baseball Stadium, USF Softball Stadium
UCF: FBC Mortgage Stadium, Addition Financial Arena, UCF Soccer and Track Stadium John Euliano Park
Statistics
All-time seriesBaseball: 85–83 South Florida[a]
In conference: 25–21 UCF
Men's Basketball: 28–19 South Florida
In conference: 14–7 UCF
Women's Basketball: 32–17 South Florida[b]
In conference: 13–9 South Florida
Football: 8–6 UCF
In conference: 8–2 UCF
Men's Soccer: 29–9–5 South Florida[c]
In conference: 8–5 South Florida
Women's Soccer: 13–7–4 UCF
In conference: Tied 5–5–4
Softball: 23–19 UCF
In conference: 21–10 UCF
Men's Tennis: 36–14 South Florida
In conference: 8–7 South Florida
Women's Tennis: 20–11 South Florida
In conference: 8–5 UCF
Volleyball: 50–45 South Florida[d]
In conference: 20–0 UCF
Total: 312–241–9 South Florida[e]
Total in conference: 123–81–4 UCF
  1. ^ UCF claims the all time baseball record is 82–82
  2. ^ UCF claims the all time women's basketball record is 29–14
  3. ^ UCF claims the all time men's soccer record is 28–9–5 South Florida
  4. ^ UCF claims the all time volleyball record is 48–44
  5. ^ UCF claims the all time total record is 302–235–9
Trophy series7–0 UCF[a][b]
In conference: 7–0 UCF
  1. ^ It is currently unknown if the trophy is still being awarded due to UCF’s move to the Big 12 in 2023. If the trophy is still being awarded, the record would be 8–0 UCF
  2. ^ Counting seasons the trophy was not officially awarded, the record is 30–18–6 South Florida (with the games not recognized by UCF being removed, this becomes 29-18-6 South Florida), with the conference record being 9–1 UCF
Postseason resultsTotal: 17–15–2 South Florida
Conference Tournaments: 11–10–2 UCF
Conference Championship Games: Tied 4–4–1 (included in tournament record)
NCAA tournaments: 6–4 South Florida
Other postseason meetings: 1–0 South Florida

The War on I-4 is a college rivalry between the University of Central Florida Knights and University of South Florida Bulls. The rivalry is best known for its college football matchup which originated in a series of football games played from 2005 to 2008 and now takes place on Thanksgiving weekend, the de facto "rivalry weekend" for FBS football. From 2013 to 2023, when both schools were part of the American Athletic Conference, the schools began competing annually in all sports both schools sponsored (with the 1993–94 season being the only other season the schools competed in every sport both schools sponsored). In 2016, the schools officially adopted the "War on I-4" as an official competition series. Each year, the team with the most wins across all sports receives a gold trophy styled after an Interstate 4 (I-4) road sign with the logos of each school. The winner of the annual football game also receives a similar trophy.

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As of March 19, 2024, South Florida holds the all-time series lead for seven of the ten sports in which the schools meet head-to-head: baseball (85–83), men's basketball (28–19), women's basketball (32–17), men's soccer (29–9–5), men's tennis (36–14), women's tennis (20–11) and volleyball (50–45); but UCF disputes the all time records in baseball, women's basketball, men's soccer, and volleyball, claiming the Bulls' records in these sports are 82–82, 29–14, 28–9–5, and 48–44, respectively. The only sports where UCF leads the all time head-to-head series are women's soccer (13–7–4), softball (23–19), and football (8–6). UCF leads the all time trophy series 7–0 (potentially 8–0 if the trophy continued to be awarded after they left the AAC for the Big 12).

The Knights also led overall while both schools were in the American Athletic Conference with a 123–81–4 record in conference games against the Bulls across all sports, whereas the all-time total across all sports is 312–241–9 in favor of the Bulls. The Knights lead 11–10–2[a] all time in conference tournament matches and the teams are tied 4–4–1 in conference championship games (though South Florida has actually won five conference championships head-to-head against the Knights; the tie denotes that their 2017 women's soccer title was won on penalty kicks). The Bulls are 6–4 against UCF in NCAA tournament games and 1–0 in other postseason meetings,[b] making the overall postseason total 17–15–2 in favor of the Bulls.

As the schools are now in separate conferences, they meet less often in sporting events than they did from 2013–2023.

The most recent meeting was on September 15, 2024 in men’s soccer, a game that ended in a 0–0 tie in Orlando.

There are currently no future games scheduled between the two schools in any NCAA-sanctioned sport.

  1. ^ Both ties occurred in the AAC Women's Soccer Tournament. UCF advanced on penalty kicks in the 2013 semifinal and South Florida won on penalty kicks in the 2017 championship game, but these games are still listed as ties in official records.
  2. ^ The other postseason meeting was in the 2024 National Invitation Tournament.

Names

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Starting when the schools first met on the gridiron in 2005, some writers dubbed the rivalry the "War on I-4". When the series resumed in 2013, administrators from both schools named it the "I-4 Corridor Clash". Both names refer to Interstate 4, an interstate highway that runs through both Orlando and Tampa.[1][2] In 2016, when the schools announced the official competition, they formally adopted the "War on I-4" name.[3][4]

The name "War on I-4" had previously been used for an arena football rivalry between the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators from 1992 to 2016. The Storm and Predators were located in the same metropolitan areas as South Florida and UCF respectively and were two of the most successful franchises in the league, with the Storm winning five Arena Bowls and the Predators winning two. The name became available when the Predators folded following the 2016 season.

Series history

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Beginning

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Founded in 1956 and 1963, respectively, the University of South Florida and the University of Central Florida are located 98 miles (158 km) away from each other in Tampa and Orlando, which combined make up the fourth-largest media market in the United States.[5] The short distance between the schools, combined with their athletic programs concurrent establishment and rise to NCAA Division I helped create a natural rivalry between the two, which only became stronger when both became members of the American Athletic Conference in 2013. The first meeting between the then-Florida Technological University Knights of the Pegasus (UCF)[6] and the University of South Florida Golden Brahmans that both schools agree happened (South Florida claims the schools played two baseball games in 1971 that UCF doesn't recognize) was a 1972 men's basketball game in Tampa. The Golden Brahmans won this game, 115–96.[7] Since that game, South Florida and UCF have begun series against each other in eight or nine other sports, depending on which schools' records are used.[7]

Official War on I-4 rivalry

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On September 21, 2016, the morning of the first meeting of the season between the Bulls and Knights with a volleyball game set to take place in Orlando that evening, both athletic departments announced the official recognition of the “War on I-4” rivalry series.[8] The schools compete each school year in 14 sports for bragging rights, with each sports team's record counting equally toward a final tally for each program.

Trophy

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The UCF/Orlando side of the football trophy
The overall War on I-4 trophy

The winner of each the football competition and the overall competition each year takes possession of a large trophy shaped like the iconic I-4 road sign, which will be displayed on their campus for the following year. Each trophy is similar but has a few key differences. The all-sports trophy has the War on I-4 logo on it and features the score of each season's overall competition. It is also significantly larger than the football trophy. The football trophy is dual-sided, with one side of the trophy reading "Tampa" and featuring South Florida's logo while the other reads "Orlando" and features UCF's logo. The football trophy also has a large base, which is detachable. Including the base, the football trophy measures 4 feet 3 inches (1.30 m) tall and weighs 160 pounds (73 kg). The score of each game is featured on the base.[9]

Unlike the Vince Lombardi Trophy or Larry O'Brien Trophy, which are permanently awarded to the victor every year, both the football and overall War on I-4 trophies are traveling trophies which are kept by the winner until the other team wins it.

Future

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With UCF leaving the American Athletic Conference for the Big 12 Conference at the start of the 2023–24 school year, it is unclear whether the rivalry series will continue in the current format, especially considering the schools are guaranteed to no longer meet in golf, cross country, or track and field.[10] It is likely that football in particular will be on hiatus until at least 2028, because that is the next year when both teams have openings in their non-conference schedules.[11][12]

It is unknown if the trophy is still being awarded, albeit with fewer sports than before, with the winner being based on those meetings, or if the trophy series is put on hold, as South Florida has yet to win the point series since the trophy was introduced, hence no changing of hands has been required with the trophy.

From 2023-24, South Florida and UCF only met in a 3-game series in baseball, and a single Men’s Tennis and Women’s Soccer game, plus a postseason meeting in men’s basketball via the 2024 National Invitation Tournament.

For 2024-25, South Florida and UCF are currently only scheduled to meet in single games of Men’s Soccer and Women’s Soccer.

Point system

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Since September 21, 2016, when the rivalry series was officially established, South Florida and UCF have scored their competitions in the 14 sports represented at both universities (South Florida is the only one of the two schools to sponsor men's cross country, women's sailing, and men's track & field while UCF is the only one of the two schools to sponsor women's rowing). Each sport is worth 6 total points, meaning the point system typically grants:

  • 1 point to the winner of each regular season baseball game (6 games per year)
  • 3 points to the winner of each regular season men's basketball game (2 games per year)
  • 3 points to the winner of each regular season women's basketball game (2 games per year)
  • 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Championship
  • 6 points to the winner of the annual football game
  • 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship
  • 6 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championship
  • 6 points to the winner the each regular season men's soccer match (3 points awarded to each side in the event of a draw)
  • 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season women's soccer match (3 points awarded to each side in the event of a draw)
  • 2 points to the winner of each regular season softball game (3 games per year)
  • 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season men's tennis match.
  • 6 points to the winner of the annual regular season women's tennis match.
  • 3 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship
  • 3 points to the higher finisher at the American Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship
  • 3 points to the winner of each regular season volleyball match (2 matches per year)
  • In the event of a tie in the overall competition, the athletic program that scores higher in the annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate will be awarded 1 extra point and crowned as the champion for that season. In the unlikely event that this is also tied, the series ends as a tie for that season and the previous winner retains the trophy.

In some years the scoring is slightly different. For example, South Florida and UCF only met once in women's basketball for the 2016–2017 season, so that game was worth all 6 points. Likewise, in 2020 and 2021 the sides played two men's soccer matches instead of one, which were worth 3 points each and awarded 1.5 points to each in the event of a draw. In all, there are 84 available points with 43 points required to clinch the title. As mentioned above, only regular season matches are counted toward War on I-4 point totals for the 10 sports in which the teams compete head-to-head, meaning if the Bulls and Knights meet in an exhibition game, conference championship, NCAA tournament, or a football bowl game, that game wouldn’t count for War on I-4 competition purposes.[13]

Trophy series results

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UCF clinched the first academic year's overall title with an AAC women's golf championship on April 18, 2017.[14] The 2016–17 competition ended on May 20 with a 3–2 Knights victory in a baseball game, making the final point total 51 points to 33 points for UCF.[15]

On April 17, 2018, the Knights clinched the overall title for the second consecutive year, again in the AAC women's golf championship. UCF finished second in the event, while South Florida finished ninth.[16][17] The series concluded on May 13 with UCF placing higher than South Florida in the 2018 American Athletic Conference outdoor track and field competition and led to a final series score of 49–35 for UCF.[18]

UCF clinched the overall title for the third straight year on April 7, 2019, with a 5–0 victory in baseball, the earliest clinch in the competition's history.[19] The series concluded on May 12 with UCF placing higher than South Florida in the American Athletic Conference women's outdoor track and field competition, making the final score 70–14 in favor of the Knights, the largest margin of victory in the competition's history.[20]

The 2019–20 edition ended in March due to spring sports being canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. UCF led the series 36–9 at the time of the cancellation[21] and was awarded the victory for the season, even though the schedule was not complete and UCF did not meet the point thresholds for winning in a normal season. This marked UCF's fourth-consecutive win in the War on I-4.

The pandemic also caused the point system to slightly change for the 2020–21 edition of the rivalry. The AAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship was canceled, so the higher finisher at the AAC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship received 6 points instead of 3. Men's tennis and men's soccer both met twice in the regular season instead of once, so each of these matches counted for 3 points toward the victor's total rather than the usual 6.[22] In addition there were four softball games and eight baseball games instead of the usual three of each, so each game was worth 1.5 and 0.75 points respectively rather than 2.[23] UCF clinched the overall competition for the fourth time on April 17, 2021, with a 5–4 baseball win in Orlando. The point series ended on May 16 when UCF finished one place above South Florida in the women's outdoor track and field championship, making the total score 59.25–24.75, but the last meeting of the season between the two schools took place on May 30 when South Florida beat UCF in the 2021 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament championship game, though this did not add to South Florida's point total as it was a postseason meeting.[24]

For the 2021–22 season, most of the sports reverted back to their usual schedules, with the exception of men's soccer staying at two games per year and baseball changing to six games per year. On April 16, 2022, UCF officially clinched the series for the 2021–22 season, securing the 43 points needed after defeating South Florida 4–0 in women's tennis. The final score for the season was 58–26.

During 2022–23, the final season with both teams in the American Athletic Conference, UCF started out with scoring 24 of the first 30 points (only losing the Men’s Soccer game) to take an early commanding 24–6 lead, but South Florida would rally to score 14 of the next 17 points (only being outranked in the Women’s AAC Indoor Track & Field Championship) to cut the UCF lead to a closer 27–20 before UCF scored 36 of the last 37 points (losing only one Men’s Baseball game) to win in a 63–21 blowout, officially clinching after finishing higher than South Florida in the AAC women's golf championship on April 19, 2023.

During 2023–24, the first non-conference season since 2012–13 and the continued awarding of the trophy being uncertain, the two schools only played regular season games in Women’s Soccer, Men’s Tennis, and Baseball, resulting in 18 points up for grabs, with 10 needed to win. UCF won the Women’s Soccer game to take a 6–0 lead on September 10, which would be the last meeting between the two schools for almost six months before the two schools met again on March 1 in both Men’s Tennis and game one of the 3-game baseball series. UCF won both games that day, clinching the point series. South Florida would win one of the two remaining baseball games for a 16–2 UCF win. It is unknown if UCF officially won the trophy this season or not, as they have not officially been announced to have won the trophy, and would retain possession of the trophy regardless of if it was officially awarded this season or not. The two schools would also meet in round one of the 2024 National Invitation Tournament in men’s basketball, a meeting which South Florida beat UCF 83–77.

During 2024–25, the two schools have only played regular season games in Women's Soccer and Men's Soccer, resulting in 12 points currently up for grabs, with the number needed to win currently being unknown. South Florida won the Women's Soccer game and tied the Men's Soccer game, giving them a 9-3 lead. It is currently unknown if the two schools have any meetings left in the season, as schedules for Baseball, Softball, Men's Tennis, and Women's Tennis have not been announced for either team, with neither team set to release their schedules until late 2024, and, unlike Football, these sports do not have non-conference games publicly available ahead of time.

Overall results table

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Season Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Cross Country Football Men's Golf Women’s Golf Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Women’s Track & Field Volleyball Winner Score
1970-71[a][b][c] South Florida wins 1 [d] [d][e] [f] [d][e] [f] [f] [e] [d][e] [d][e] No meetings [e] [f] [d][e] Tie[g] 3–3[h]
FTU wins 1
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3)
1971-72[a][b][c] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings South Florida 12–0[i]
FTU wins 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6)
1972-73[a][b][j] South Florida wins 1 1 1 [e] No meetings No meetings [e] South Florida 15–3[k]
FTU wins 1 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6)
1973-74[a][b][j] South Florida wins 2 1 0 No meetings No meetings South Florida 12–6[l]
FTU wins 0 0 2
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1974-75[a][b][j][m][n] South Florida wins 1 1 2 1 No meetings No meetings 1 South Florida 24–6[o]
FTU wins 1 1 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6)
1975-76[a][b][n] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings 1 South Florida 24–0[p]
FTU wins 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
1976-77[a][b][j] South Florida wins 1 0 0 0.5 No meetings No meetings No meetings FTU 18–6[q]
FTU wins 1 1 1 0.5
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
1977-78[a][b] South Florida wins 1 0 1 1 2 No meetings 0 Tie[g] 18–18
FTU wins 1 1 1 0 0 2
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
1978-79[a][b] South Florida wins 2 0 1 No meetings 2 No meetings 0 Tie[g] 15–15
FTU/UCF wins 0 2 1 0 3
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (3) 3 (2)
1979-80[a][b] South Florida wins 0 No meetings 1 [d] 1 1 No meetings 0 UCF 19–11
UCF wins 2 2 0 1 2
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 3 (2) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
1980-81[a][b] South Florida wins No meetings No meetings 0 0.5 2 No meetings 0 UCF 15–9
UCF wins 1 0.5 0 1
Meetings (Points per win) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6)
1981-82[a][b] South Florida wins No meetings No meetings 1 1 [d] 2 No meetings No meetings South Florida 18–0
UCF wins 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1982-83[a][b] South Florida wins No meetings No meetings' No meetings 0.5 1 No meetings 2 South Florida 12–6
UCF wins 0.5 0 1
Meetings (Points per win) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2)
1983-84[a][b] South Florida wins No meetings No meetings No meetings 1 1 No meetings 0 South Florida 12–6
UCF wins 0 0 2
Meetings (Points per win) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1984-85[a][b] South Florida wins 4 No meetings No meetings 0.5 1 No meetings 2 South Florida 21–3
UCF wins 0 0.5 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1985-86[a][b] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings 1 1 No meetings 2 South Florida 27–3
UCF wins 1 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1986-87[a][b] South Florida wins 2 1 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings 4 South Florida 24–0
UCF wins 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 4 (1.5)
1987-88[a][b] South Florida wins 0 No meetings 2 0 No meetings No meetings 1 Tie[g] 12–12
UCF wins 2 0 1 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6)
1988-89[a][b] South Florida wins 0 No meetings 1 0 No meetings No meetings 2 Tie[g] 12–12
UCF wins 2 0 1 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1989-90[a][b] South Florida wins 1 No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings 1 South Florida 15–3
UCF wins 1 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6)
1990-91[a][b] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings 2 South Florida 18–0
UCF wins 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1991-92[a][b] South Florida wins 1 No meetings 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 South Florida 18–6
UCF wins 1 0 0 1
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1992-93[a][b] South Florida wins 2 1 2 1 1 No meetings 2 South Florida 30–6
UCF wins 2 1 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1993-94[a][b] South Florida wins 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 South Florida 33–9
UCF wins 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1994-95[a][b] South Florida wins 0 1 No meetings 1 1 1 1 South Florida 27–9
UCF wins 4 0 0 0 0 1
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1995-96[a][b] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings 1 1 2 South Florida 25.5–4.5
UCF wins 3 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1996-97[a][b] South Florida wins 1 1 1 No meetings No meetings 0 1 1 South Florida 22.5–13.5
UCF wins 3 0 0 1 0 1
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1997-98[a][b] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings No meetings 1 1 1 South Florida 25.5–4.5
UCF wins 3 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
1998-99[a][b] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 1 1 1 2 South Florida 37.5–4.5
UCF wins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
1999-2000[a][b] South Florida wins 2 1 1 No meetings 1 No meetings 1 1 2 South Florida 39–3
UCF wins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
2000-01[a][b] South Florida wins 2 1 1 No meetings 1 No meetings 1 1 2 South Florida 39–3
UCF wins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
2001-02[a][b] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings No meetings 0 0 No meetings No meetings 0 1 UCF 23–13
UCF wins 1 0 1 1 1 1
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
2002-03[a][b] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings 2 1 0 1 South Florida 28–8
UCF wins 1 0 0 0 1 0
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2003-04[a][b] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 2 0 0 0 UCF 26–10
UCF wins 1 1 0 1 1 1
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2004-05[a][b] South Florida wins 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 2 1 0 0 UCF 22–14
UCF wins 2 1 0 0 1 1
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2005-06[a][b] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings 0 1 1 1 South Florida 28–8
UCF wins 1 0 1 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2006-07[a][b] South Florida wins 2 No meetings No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 1 0 South Florida 16–14
UCF wins 1 0 1 0 1
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2007-08[a][b] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 1 1 South Florida 39–3
UCF wins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2008-09[a][b] South Florida wins 3 0 No meetings 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 1 No meetings South Florida 28.5-1.5[r]
UCF wins 1 1[s] 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 4 (1.5) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2009-10[a][b] South Florida wins 1 1 No meetings No meetings 1 0 No meetings 0 No meetings 1 UCF 19–18[t]
UCF wins 1 0 0 1 1 1
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
2010-11[a][b] South Florida wins 1 0 No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 No meetings 1 No meetings No meetings Tie[u] 9-9[r]
UCF wins 1 1[s] 1 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2011-12[a][b] South Florida wins 0 No meetings No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 No meetings 1 1 No meetings UCF 13–12[t]
UCF wins 2 1 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2012-13[a][b] South Florida wins 2 1 No meetings No meetings No meetings 0 No meetings 1 1 No meetings South Florida 21–9
UCF wins 0 1 1 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2013-14[b] South Florida wins 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 UCF 59–25
UCF wins 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2014-15[b] South Florida wins 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 UCF 46–38
UCF wins 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2015-16[b] South Florida wins 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 South Florida 53–31
UCF wins 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2
Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2016-17 South Florida wins 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 UCF 51–33
UCF wins 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.5 2 1 0 2 2
Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2017-18 South Florida wins 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 2 1 0 0 0 UCF 49–35
UCF wins 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.5 1 0 1 2 2
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2018-19 South Florida wins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 UCF 70–14
UCF wins 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2019-20[v] South Florida wins 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCF 36–9
UCF wins 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2020-21 South Florida wins 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 UCF 59.25–24.75
UCF wins 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 2
Meetings (Points per win) 8 (0.75) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 4 (1.5) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3)
2021-22 South Florida wins 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 UCF 58–26
UCF wins 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 2 2
Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2022-23 South Florida wins 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCF 63–21
UCF wins 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 2
Meetings (Points per win) 6 (1) 2 (3) 2 (3) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 1 (6) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3)
2023-24[a][w] South Florida wins 1 No meetings No meetings [f] No meetings [f] [f] No meetings 0 No meetings 0 No meetings [f] No meetings UCF 16–2
UCF wins 2 1 1
Meetings (Points per win) 3 (2) 1 (6) 1 (6)
2024-25[a][w] South Florida wins 0 No meetings No meetings No meetings 0.5 1 0 0 0 No meetings Ongoing South Florida
leads 9–3
UCF wins 0 0.5 0 0 0 0
Meetings (Points per win) TBD 1 (6) 1 (6) TBD TBD TBD
Season Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Cross Country Football Men's Golf Women’s Golf Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Women’s Track & Field Volleyball Winner Score
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Teams competed in separate conferences, hence not all sports were contested.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Trophy was not officially awarded to the winning team this season.
  3. ^ a b UCF does not recognize the baseball results from this season.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Sport not founded yet at South Florida.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sport not founded yet at FTU/UCF.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Teams competed in separate conferences, meaning no conference championship could be contested between the teams in this sport.
  7. ^ a b c d e No tiebreaker due to annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate not existing until the 1997-98 year.
  8. ^ UCF claims no games were contested between the two schools this season.
  9. ^ UCF claims the result was 6–0 South Florida
  10. ^ a b c d UCF does not recognize the women's basketball results from this season.
  11. ^ UCF claims the result was 9–3 South Florida.
  12. ^ UCF claims the result was 12–0 South Florida.
  13. ^ UCF does not recognize the men's soccer results from this season.
  14. ^ a b UCF does not recognize the volleyball results from this season.
  15. ^ UCF claims the result was a 6–6 tie.
  16. ^ UCF claims the result was 18–0 South Florida.
  17. ^ UCF claims the result was 12–6 FTU.
  18. ^ a b 6 points vacated by UCF.
  19. ^ a b UCF forced to vacate men's basketball win due to NCAA sanctions
  20. ^ a b Finished with higher annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate
  21. ^ No tiebreaker due to tie being caused by 6 points being vacated by UCF.
  22. ^ One of the intended Women's Track & Field meetings, along with all of the intended Baseball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Softball, Men's Tennis, and Women's Tennis meetings were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  23. ^ a b It is unknown if the trophy was officially awarded to the winning team this season or not.

Football

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War on I–4: Football
SportFootball
First meetingSeptember 17, 2005
South Florida 31, UCF 14
Latest meetingNovember 26, 2022
UCF 46, South Florida 39
StadiumsSouth Florida: Raymond James Stadium
UCF: FBC Mortgage Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total14
All-time seriesUCF leads 8–6
Largest victorySouth Florida, 64–12 (2007)
Longest win streakUCF, 6 (2017–present)
Current win streakUCF, 6 (2017–present)

History

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Early plans

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Discussions about scheduling a game between the Knights and Bulls began shortly after South Florida fielded its first NCAA Division I-AA team in 1997.[25][26] Supporters suggested such a rivalry could help generate interest and revenue for both burgeoning teams. The prospect became more serious when the Bulls entered Division I-A in 2001 and was very popular among fans, but as it would be a non-conference series, difficulties arose. UCF had overbooked its future schedules and would have to break commitments.[25] Meanwhile, South Florida officials worried that their young program stood to take in less revenue from a home-and-away series against UCF than it would with an additional home game on the schedule.[27] Serious planning for a series did not commence until 2003.[25]

First games (2005–2008)

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By 2003, serious discussions resumed as both schools had joined conferences – South Florida joined Conference USA (C-USA) in 2001, while UCF joined the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2002.[25] That year, the schools' athletics directors met and agreed to schedule games for the 2005 and 2006 seasons.[25][28] Subsequently, South Florida joined the Big East, an Automatic Qualifying conference, in 2005,[29] while UCF joined C-USA the same year.[30] The Bulls won both games, which both drew crowds over 45,000. The series was extended for 2007 and 2008 as part of an agreement with C-USA that the Bulls play a member of the conference annually for five years.[28][31] South Florida won these games as well, with a 64–12 blowout in 2007 and 31–24 overtime thriller in 2008. South Florida declined to schedule further games in the series, indicating it wished to pursue more competitive and high-profile opponents.[32][33] During the series hiatus South Florida would go on to play opponents such as Florida, Florida State, Miami, Clemson, and Notre Dame; beating all except for Florida at least once.

The two schools discussed scheduling more games over the next several years, including a failed proposal by South Florida to play at the Citrus Bowl in 2011.[34][35][36] In addition, a possible head-to-head matchup at the 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl failed to materialize. Bowl and city officials decided against pitting the two nearby schools, as they preferred at least one distant team so that more out of town fans would book hotel rooms in the area.[37] UCF instead faced Rutgers in the game.

Renewed series (2013–present)

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UCF was admitted to join South Florida in the Big East Conference in 2011 and was set to begin playing there in the 2013–2014 school year.[38] Conference realignment turned the Big East into the American Athletic Conference prior to the fall 2013 season. For the first time, both schools were part of the same conference, and the rivalry resumed as a regular conference match beginning with the 2013 season.[39][40]

Since 2013, the games have been scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend.[41][42] In 2015, the game was played on Thanksgiving night, and in 2016, the game was played on the Saturday of that week,which will happen again for the 2022 meeting. However, in most years it has been scheduled for Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.

The 2022 football game was the last game scheduled between the teams because UCF left the American for the Big 12 Conference starting in 2023. As of now, no future games have been scheduled.

Game results

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Since 2005, the Bulls and Knights have played fourteen times. The Knights lead the series, 8-6. The game has been played in two cities and three stadiums: Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and Camping World Stadium and FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida. UCF holds a 8–2 series lead in conference games against South Florida.

South Florida victoriesUCF victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 September 17, 2005 Tampa, FL South Florida 31–14
2 September 16, 2006 Orlando, FL South Florida 24–17
3 October 6, 2007 Tampa, FL #5 South Florida 64–12
4 September 6, 2008 Orlando, FL #17 South Florida 31–24OT
5 November 29, 2013 Orlando, FL #19 UCF 23–20
6 November 28, 2014 Tampa, FL UCF 16–0
7 November 26, 2015 Orlando, FL South Florida 44–3
8 November 26, 2016 Tampa, FL South Florida 48–31
9 November 24, 2017 Orlando, FL #15 UCF 49–42
10 November 23, 2018 Tampa, FL #9 UCF 38–10
11 November 29, 2019 Orlando, FL UCF 34–7
12 November 27, 2020 Tampa, FL UCF 58–46
13 November 26, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 17–13
14 November 26, 2022 Tampa, FL #22 UCF 46–39
Series: UCF leads 8–6

Bold dates indicate conference games
Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

Men's Basketball

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War on I–4: Men's Basketball
SportMen's basketball
First meetingFebruary 22, 1972
South Florida 115, FTU 96
Latest meetingMarch 19, 2024
South Florida 83, UCF 77
StadiumsSouth Florida: Yuengling Center
UCF: Addition Financial Arena
Statistics
Meetings total49
All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 28–19[a]
Largest victorySouth Florida, 120–87 (1975)
Longest win streakSouth Florida, 9 (1994–2007)
UCF, 9 (2016–2020)
Current win streakSouth Florida, 3
  1. ^ This record does not include two UCF victories which were vacated due to NCAA sanctions

The two schools began competing against one another in men's basketball during the 1971–72 season and have met 48 times to date. The Bulls currently hold a 27–19 edge over the Knights, however two Knights' victories were vacated due to NCAA sanctions, and UCF holds a 14–7 series lead since both teams joined the American Athletic Conference.[43] South Florida and UCF are both tied for the longest win streaks in the series with the Bulls having won nine consecutive games against their rival from 1994 to 2007, while the Knights won nine straight from 2016 to 2020.[44][45] The schools met in the postseason for the first time when they played in the first round of the 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament, which UCF won 60–58; they were scheduled to face each other in the first round of the 2020 edition before it was canceled less than an hour before tip-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[46]

South Florida victoriesUCF victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 February 22, 1972 Tampa, FL South Florida 115–96
2 December 11, 1972 Orlando, FL South Florida 100–88
3 December 3, 1973 Tampa, FL South Florida 96–76
4 November 30, 1974 Orlando, FL FTU 75–74
5 February 17, 1975 Tampa, FL South Florida 120–87
6 November 29, 1975 Orlando, FL South Florida 94–76
7 November 29, 1976 Tampa, FL FTU 66–57
8 January 26, 1978 Orlando, FL FTU 79–57
9 February 6, 1986 Tampa, FL South Florida 81–65
10 December 17, 1987 Tampa, FL South Florida 86–71
11 December 12, 1992 Tampa, FL South Florida 92–81
12 January 26, 1993 Orlando, FL South Florida 77–72
13 February 7, 1994 Orlando, FL UCF 89–85OT
14 December 10, 1994 Tampa, FL South Florida 89–64
15 December 11, 1995 Orlando, FL South Florida 92–82
16 December 14, 1996 Tampa, FL South Florida 66–47
17 December 30, 1997 Tampa, FL South Florida 73–72
18 December 17, 1998 St. Petersburg, FL South Florida 69–55
19 December 3, 1999 Orlando, FL South Florida 79–55
20 December 15, 2000 Tampa, FL South Florida 85–55
21 January 29, 2002 Orlando, FL South Florida 84–79
22 December 1, 2007 Tampa, FL South Florida 75–67
23 December 6, 2008 Orlando, FL UCF (Vacated)[a]71–63
24 December 16, 2009 Tampa, FL South Florida 69–65
25 November 18, 2010 Orlando, FL UCF (Vacated)[a]65–59
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
26 November 10, 2012 Tampa, FL UCF 74–56
27 January 2, 2013 Orlando, FL South Florida 65–56
28 February 5, 2014 Orlando, FL South Florida 79–78OT
29 February 15, 2014 Tampa, FL UCF 75–74
30 February 11, 2015 Orlando, FL UCF 73–62
31 March 4, 2015 Tampa, FL South Florida 74–45
32 January 6, 2016 Orlando, FL UCF 75–64
33 January 20, 2016 Tampa, FL UCF 64–54
34 January 17, 2017 Orlando, FL UCF 86–64
35 March 2, 2017 Tampa, FL UCF 59–56
36 January 20, 2018 Tampa, FL UCF 71–69
37 February 14, 2018 Orlando, FL UCF 72–57
38 February 13, 2019 Orlando, FL UCF 78–65
39 February 27, 2019 Tampa, FL UCF 75–63
40 January 18, 2020 Orlando, FL UCF 55–54
41 February 1, 2020 Tampa, FL South Florida 64–48
42 January 2, 2021 Tampa, FL South Florida 68–61
43 February 17, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 81–65
44 January 15, 2022 Tampa, FL South Florida 75–51
45 February 3, 2022 Orlando, FL UCF 68–49
46 March 10, 2022A Fort Worth, TX UCF 60–58
47January 21, 2023 Tampa, FL South Florida 85–72
48February 22, 2023 Orlando, FL South Florida 82–75
49March 19, 2024BOrlando, FL South Florida 83–77
Series: South Florida leads 28–19

Bold dates indicate conference games
Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

  1. ^ a b UCF was forced to vacate all men's basketball wins from their 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11 seasons due to NCAA sanctions[43]

A 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – First round
B 2024 National Invitation Tournament – First round

Women's Basketball

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War on I–4: Women's Basketball
SportWomen's basketball
First meetingJanuary 20, 1973
South Florida 41, FTU 30[a]
Latest meetingFebruary 15, 2023
South Florida 73, UCF 44
StadiumsSouth Florida: Yuengling Center
UCF: Addition Financial Arena
Statistics
Meetings total47[b]
All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 32–17[c]
Largest victorySouth Florida, 110–55 (1992)
Longest win streakSouth Florida, 19 (1981–2016)
Current win streakSouth Florida, 2
  1. ^ UCF claims the first meeting was on January 12, 1978 with South Florida winning 81–70
  2. ^ UCF claims the schools have played 41 times
  3. ^ UCF claims South Florida leads the series 29–12

South Florida and UCF claim two different women's basketball records, due to when they declare the first meeting occurred. According to South Florida, they lead the women's basketball series 32–17, with the first meeting occurring on January 20, 1973, with a 41–30 Bulls win in Tampa.[47] According to UCF, the first meeting occurred on January 12, 1978, with South Florida winning 81–70 in Tampa, resulting in a 29–14 South Florida lead in the series.[48] South Florida has won two of the three times the schools met in the American Athletic Conference tournament (the 2018 semifinal and the 2021 championship game, with UCF winning in the 2022 championship game). The Bulls hold a 12–8 lead in conference play.[49][50][51] In 2021, the Bulls and Knights were in first and second place in the conference respectively going into the final two games of the regular season, both of which were War on I-4 matchups. UCF needed to win both games to clinch the title, while South Florida only needed to win one. The Bulls beat the Knights in Tampa in the first game to win the conference championship.[52] The Bulls beat the Knights again nine days later in the AAC Tournament championship game.[53] They met again in the championship game the following season, where the Knights came away victorious. The Bulls also won the 2023 regular season AAC title in a win at UCF on February 15.

South Florida victoriesUCF victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 January 20, 1973[a] Tampa, FL South Florida 41–30
2 December 30, 1973[a] Orlando, FL FTU 59–47
3 January 21, 1974[a] Orlando, FL FTU 55–48
4 January 27, 1975[a] Orlando, FL South Florida 54–45
5 February 4, 1975[a] Tampa, FL South Florida 53–37
6 February 10, 1977[a] Orlando, FL FTU 75–68
7 January 12, 1978 Tampa, FL South Florida 81–70
8 February 4, 1978 Orlando, FL FTU 65–59
9 December 5, 1978 Tampa, FL South Florida 59–52
10 January 26, 1979 Orlando, FL UCF 76–73
11 November 30, 1979 Tampa, FL South Florida 66–64
12 December 13, 1979 Orlando, FL UCF 78–76
13 January 26, 1980 Orlando, FL UCF 76–56
14 December 10, 1980 Orlando, FL UCF 72–66
15 November 19, 1981 Tampa, FL South Florida 54–51
16 February 2, 1987 Tampa, FL South Florida 87–80
17 January 9, 1988 Orlando, FL South Florida 92–73
18 February 2, 1988 Tampa, FL South Florida 72–63
19 December 5, 1988 Tampa, FL South Florida 91–80
20 December 19, 1989 Orlando, FL South Florida 81–70
21 March 3, 1992 Tampa, FL South Florida 76–64
22 December 1, 1992 Tampa, FL South Florida 110–55
23 January 4, 1993 Orlando, FL South Florida 81–78
24 February 2, 1994 Tampa, FL South Florida 81–57
25 December 10, 1996 Orlando, FL South Florida 66–49
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
26 November 19, 1999 Orlando, FL South Florida 62–60
27 November 21, 2000 Tampa, FL South Florida 67–58
28 January 18, 2014 Orlando, FL South Florida 63–38
29 February 8, 2014 Tampa, FL South Florida 89–54
30 February 3, 2015 Tampa, FL South Florida 91–68
31 February 28, 2015 Orlando, FL South Florida 99–71
32 January 5, 2016 Tampa, FL South Florida 108–63
33 January 24, 2016 Tampa, FL South Florida 88–49
34 February 14, 2017 Tampa, FL UCF 66–62
35 January 14, 2018 Tampa, FL South Florida 62–45
36 February 18, 2018 Orlando, FL South Florida 77–68OT
37 March 5, 2018A Uncasville, CT South Florida 74–59
38 January 8, 2019 Tampa, FL UCF 62–49
39 February 3, 2019 Orlando, FL UCF 66–63
40 January 19, 2020 Tampa, FL UCF 64–57
41 February 19, 2020 Orlando, FL UCF 56–48
42 March 2, 2021 Tampa, FL South Florida 65–62
43 March 4, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 58–45
44 March 11, 2021B Fort Worth, TX South Florida 64–54
45 January 16, 2022 Orlando, FL UCF 67–51
46 February 13, 2022 Tampa, FL UCF 54–33
47 March 10, 2022C Fort Worth, TX UCF 53–45
48 January 22, 2023 Tampa, FL South Florida 83–51
49 February 15, 2023 Orlando, FL South Florida 73–44
Series: South Florida leads 32–17[b]

Bold dates indicate conference games
Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

  1. ^ a b c d e f Not recognized by UCF
  2. ^ UCF claims that South Florida leads the series 29–14

A 2018 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
B 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game
C 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game

Baseball

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War on I–4: Baseball
SportBaseball
First meetingMarch 13, 1971
South Florida 5, FTU 1[a]
Latest meetingMarch 3, 2024
South Florida 0, UCF 1
StadiumsSouth Florida: USF Baseball Stadium
UCF: John Euliano Park
Statistics
Meetings total168[b]
All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 85–83[c]
Largest victorySouth Florida, 17–1 (1972)
Longest win streakUCF, 8 (1994–96)
Current win streakUCF, 1
  1. ^ UCF claims the first meeting was on April 12, 1973 with FTU winning 6–3
  2. ^ UCF claims the schools have played 164 times
  3. ^ UCF claims that the series is tied 82–82

The schools claim two different baseball records due to when they declare the first meeting occurred. According to South Florida, they lead the baseball series 85–83, with the first meeting occurring on March 13, 1971, with the Bulls winning 5–1 in Tampa.[54][55][56] However, according to UCF the first meeting was FTU's 6–3 victory over South Florida on April 12, 1973 in Orlando, making the series an 82–82 tie. UCF has a 23–20 lead in the series since both teams have played in the same conference.

It is by far the most-played sport between the two teams, with 168 (or 164 according to UCF) meetings.[56][57] The two teams have played four times in the NCAA tournament (all of which coming in Regional play), splitting the games 2–2. Each team has won once head-to-head in the American Athletic Conference baseball tournament, with the Knights winning in the 2017 quarterfinal and the Bulls winning in the 2021 championship game.

South Florida victoriesUCF victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 March 13, 1971[a] Tampa, FL South Florida 5–1
2 April 29, 1971[a] Orlando, FL FTU 5–4
3 March 3, 1972[a] Tampa, FL South Florida 17–1
4 April 22, 1972[a] Orlando, FL South Florida 11–6
5 April 12, 1973 Orlando, FL FTU 6–3
6 April 28, 1973 Tampa, FL South Florida 10–0
7 April 20, 1974 Tampa, FL South Florida 2–0
8 April 29, 1974 Orlando, FL South Florida 7–5
9 March 15, 1975 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–5
10 May 2, 1975 Orlando, FL FTU 6–5
11 February 28, 1976 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–0
12 April 30, 1976 Orlando, FL South Florida 12–4
13 February 26, 1977 Orlando, FL FTU 2–0
14 May 2, 1977 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–2
15 March 2, 1978 Tampa, FL South Florida 2–0
16 April 11, 1978 Tampa, FL FTU 11–4
17 March 7, 1979 Orlando, FL South Florida 8–7
18 April 7, 1979 Tampa, FL South Florida 7–4
19 1980[b] Orlando, FL UCF 10–3
20 April 15, 1980 Tampa, FL UCF 7–3
21 May 3, 1985 Tampa, FL South Florida 13–2
22 May 4, 1985 Tampa, FL South Florida 13–6
23 May 5, 1985 Tampa, FL South Florida 8–7
24 May 6, 1985 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–4
25 May 2, 1986 Orlando, FL South Florida 4–3
26 May 3, 1986 Orlando, FL UCF 6–3
27 February 25, 1987 Tampa, FL South Florida 9–2
28 April 1, 1987 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–2
29 March 30, 1988 Tampa, FL UCF 10–1
30 April 13, 1988 Orlando, FL UCF 4–3(11)
31 March 28, 1989 Tampa, FL UCF 6–3
32 April 4, 1989 Orlando, FL UCF 7–3
33 February 28, 1990 Tampa, FL UCF 6–3
34 May 2, 1990 Orlando, FL South Florida 7–6
35 February 5, 1991 Orlando, FL South Florida 5–2
36 April 10, 1991 Tampa, FL South Florida 10–2
37 February 7, 1992[c] Kissimmee, FL UCF 7–1
38 February 9, 1992[c] Kissimmee, FL South Florida 7–4
39 April 14, 1992 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–3
40 April 21, 1992 Tampa, FL UCF 8–6
41 April 14, 1993 Orlando, FL UCF 2–0
42 April 21, 1993 Orlando, FL UCF 7–6
43 May 1, 1993 Tampa, FL South Florida 17–6
44 May 2, 1993 Tampa, FL South Florida 11–0
45 May 28, 1993A Tallahassee, FL UCF 2–0
46 April 5, 1994 Orlando, FL South Florida 8–4
47 April 12, 1994 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–1
48 April 19, 1994 Orlando, FL UCF 5–2
49 May 3, 1994 Tampa, FL UCF 7–6
50 April 4, 1995 Orlando, FL UCF 5–4
51 April 11, 1995 Tampa, FL UCF 2–0
52 April 18, 1995 Orlando, FL UCF 3–2
53 April 25, 1995 Tampa, FL UCF 11–4
54 April 2, 1996 Tampa, FL UCF 9–4
55 April 9, 1996 Orlando, FL UCF 5–1
56 April 16, 1996 Tampa, FL South Florida 10–3
57 April 23, 1996 Orlando, FL UCF 3–2
58 February 8, 1997[c] Kissimmee, FL South Florida 15–2
59 April 1, 1997 Tampa, FL UCF 11–3
60 April 8, 1997 Orlando, FL UCF 4–3(11)
61 April 15, 1997 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–3(13)
62 April 22, 1997 Orlando, FL UCF 2–1
63 May 22, 1997B Tallahassee, FL South Florida 5–4
64 February 8, 1998[c] Kissimmee, FL South Florida 3–2
65 March 31, 1998 Orlando, FL UCF 10–7
66 April 7, 1998 Tampa, FL UCF 17–10
67 April 14, 1998 Orlando, FL South Florida 11–6
68 April 21, 1998 Orlando, FL UCF 10–5
69 March 30, 1999 Tampa, FL UCF 7–4
70 April 6, 1999 Orlando, FL UCF 8–6
71 April 13, 1999 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–4(10)
72 April 20, 1999 Orlando, FL UCF 12–11
73 March 28, 2000 Orlando, FL UCF 9–8
74 April 4, 2000 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–2
75 April 11, 2000 Tampa, FL UCF 3–0
76 April 18, 2000 Orlando, FL South Florida 13–2
77 April 3, 2001 Orlando, FL South Florida 15–5
78 April 10, 2001 Tampa, FL UCF 16–9
79 April 17, 2001 Orlando, FL UCF 18–17
80 April 24, 2001 Tampa, FL South Florida 13–10(10)
81 April 2, 2002 Tampa, FL South Florida 9–4
82 April 9, 2002 Orlando, FL South Florida 9–4
83 April 23, 2002 Orlando, FL UCF 6–2
84 May 31, 2002C Tallahassee, FL UCF 6–1
85 June 1, 2002D Tallahassee, FL South Florida 7–2
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
86 April 1, 2003 Tampa, FL South Florida 8–5
87 April 8, 2003 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–0
88 April 15, 2003 Tampa, FL UCF 10–6
89 April 13, 2004 Tampa, FL South Florida 10–4
90 April 20, 2004 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–3
91 May 4, 2004 Orlando, FL UCF 6–0
92 April 5, 2005 Tampa, FL UCF 8–7
93 April 12, 2005 Tampa, FL UCF 10–7
94 April 19, 2005 Tampa, FL South Florida 9–2
95 April 4, 2006 Tampa, FL UCF 11–0
96 April 11, 2006 Orlando, FL South Florida 4–3
97 April 18, 2006 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–4(11)
98 April 3, 2007 Tampa, FL South Florida 11–4
99 April 17, 2007 Tampa, FL South Florida 10–5
100 April 24, 2007 Orlando, FL UCF 11–5
101 April 1, 2008 Orlando, FL South Florida 17–4
102 April 8, 2008 Orlando, FL UCF 6–3
103 April 29, 2008 Tampa, FL South Florida 14–6
104 May 6, 2008 Tampa, FL UCF 9–5
105 March 10, 2009 Tampa, FL South Florida 8–5
106 March 11, 2009 Orlando, FL South Florida 13–5
107 April 28, 2009 Orlando, FL UCF 9–5
108 April 29, 2009 Tampa, FL South Florida 9–3
109 March 16, 2010 Orlando, FL South Florida 4–0
110 April 6, 2010 Tampa, FL UCF 7–3
111 March 15, 2011 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–5
112 May 3, 2011 Tampa, FL UCF 10–4
113 February 28, 2012 Orlando, FL UCF 12–1
114 March 20, 2012 Tampa, FL UCF 6–2
115 February 26, 2013 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–4
116 April 10, 2013 Tampa, FL South Florida 9–3
117 April 4, 2014 Tampa, FL UCF 2–0
118 April 5, 2014 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–2
119 April 6, 2014 Tampa, FL UCF 6–2
120 May 1, 2015 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
121 May 2, 2015 Orlando, FL UCF 2–1
122 May 3, 2015 Orlando, FL South Florida 9–3
123 May 14, 2015 Tampa, FL UCF 12–9
124 May 15, 2015 Tampa, FL South Florida 7–3
125 May 16, 2015 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–4
126 April 15, 2016 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–4
127 April 16, 2016 Orlando, FL UCF 4–0
128 April 17, 2016 Orlando, FL UCF 6–5
129 April 29, 2016 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–0
130 April 30, 2016 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–4
131 May 1, 2016 Tampa, FL UCF 9–2
132 April 7, 2017 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–4(10)
133 April 8, 2017 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–5
134 April 9, 2017 Tampa, FL South Florida 7–5
135 May 18, 2017 Orlando, FL South Florida 7–4(11)
136 May 19, 2017 Orlando, FL UCF 9–1
137 May 20, 2017 Orlando, FL UCF 3–2
138 May 26, 2017E Clearwater, FL UCF 12–0
139 April 20, 2018 Tampa, FL UCF 1–0
140 April 21, 2018 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–4
141 April 22, 2018 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–2
142 April 5, 2019 Orlando, FL UCF 4–1
143 April 6, 2019 Orlando, FL UCF 5–0
144 April 7, 2019 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–3
145 April 1, 2021 Tampa, FL UCF 5–2
146 April 2, 2021 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–2
147 April 2, 2021 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
148 April 3, 2021 Tampa, FL UCF 3–0
149 April 16, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 6–0
150 April 16, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 5–2
151 April 17, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 5–4
152 April 17, 2021 Orlando, FL South Florida 11–0
153 May 30, 2021F Clearwater, FL South Florida 8–7
154 April 1, 2022 Orlando, FL UCF 5–0
155 April 3, 2022 Orlando, FL UCF 4–0
156 April 3, 2022 Orlando, FL UCF 8–4
157 May 6, 2022 Tampa, FL UCF 10–4
158 May 7, 2022 Tampa, FL South Florida 2–1
159 May 8, 2022 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
160March 31, 2023Orlando, FL South Florida 2–0
161 April 1, 2023 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–2
162 April 3, 2023 Orlando, FL UCF 12–9
163April 21, 2023Tampa, FL UCF6–4
164 April 22, 2023 Tampa, FL South Florida 14–8
165 April 23, 2023 Tampa, FL UCF 11–1
166 March 1, 2024 Orlando, FL UCF 3–2(10)
167 March 2, 2024 Orlando, FL South Florida 7–5
168 March 3, 2024 Orlando, FL UCF 1–0
Series: South Florida leads 85–83[d]

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Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

  1. ^ a b c d Not recognized by UCF
  2. ^ Date not listed in either schools' media guide
  3. ^ a b c d Played as part of the Olive Garden Classic
  4. ^ UCF claims that the series is tied 82–82

A 1993 NCAA tournament – Regional second round
B 1997 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
C 2002 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
C 2002 NCAA tournament – Regional second round
E 2017 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal
F 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game

Men's Soccer

[edit]
War on I–4: Men's Soccer
SportMen's soccer
First meeting1974
South Florida 2, FTU 1[a]
Latest meetingSeptember 15, 2024
South Florida 0, UCF 0
StadiumsSouth Florida: Corbett Stadium
UCF: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total43[b]
All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 29–9–5[c]
Largest victorySouth Florida, 5–1 (1989)
Longest win streakSouth Florida, 9 (1989–2000)
Longest unbeaten streakSouth Florida, 11 (1974–87)
Current win streakTie
Current unbeaten streakSouth Florida, 3
  1. ^ UCF claims the first meeting was in 1975 with South Florida winning 4–1
  2. ^ UCF claims the schools have played 42 times
  3. ^ UCF claims South Florida leads the series 28–9–5

South Florida and UCF claim different records in men's soccer, due to when they declare the first meeting occurred. South Florida claims the first meeting occurred in 1974 with South Florida winning 2–1, giving the Bulls a 29–9–5 lead. According to UCF the first meeting occurred in 1975 with South Florida winning 4–1, giving the Bulls a 28–9–4 lead. The sides have met in the NCAA tournament twice with each team winning one of those meetings. South Florida won the only meeting in the American Athletic Conference tournament and leads the series 8–5 for conference games as a whole.[58][59][60]

On September 15, 2024, the two schools played to a scoreless tie in Orlando, which was the first tie since 1984, 40 years before.

South Florida victoriesUCF victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
11974[a][b] Unknown[c]South Florida2–1
21975[d] Orlando, FLSouth Florida4–1
31976[d] Unknown[e]Tie1–1
4October 29, 1977Tampa, FLSouth Florida3–1
5September 26, 1979Tampa, FLSouth Florida2–1
6October 4, 1980Orlando, FLTie1–1OT
7September 23, 1981Tampa, FLSouth Florida3–0
8October 12, 1982Orlando, FLTie1–1OT
9September 14, 1983Tampa, FLSouth Florida2–1OT
10September 6, 1984Orlando, FLTie0/1–0OT/1[f]
11October 15, 1985Tampa, FLSouth Florida3–2OT
12October 27, 1987Tampa, FLUCF1–0
13October 19, 1988Orlando, FLUCF3–2
14September 6, 1989Tampa, FLSouth Florida5–1
15September 12, 1990Orlando, FLSouth Florida3–1
16September 18, 1991Tampa, FLSouth Florida2–0
17October 27, 1992Orlando, FLSouth Florida1–0
18October 6, 1993Tampa, FLSouth Florida1–0
19October 19, 1994Orlando, FLSouth Florida3–0
20November 1, 1998Orlando, FLSouth Florida3–2OT
21September 21, 1999Tampa, FLSouth Florida4–3
22October 4, 2000Orlando, FLSouth Florida3–1
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
23October 31, 2001Tampa, FLUCF3–1
24October 8, 2002Orlando, FLSouth Florida3–1
25August 31, 2007Tampa, FLSouth Florida5–2
26October 14, 2008Orlando, FLSouth Florida1–0OT
27September 1, 2009Tampa, FLSouth Florida2–1
28November 18, 2010AOrlando, FLUCF3–0
29November 20, 2011BTampa, FLSouth Florida2–1OT
30October 23, 2013Tampa, FLUCF1–0
31October 22, 2014Orlando, FLSouth Florida1–0
32October 21, 2015Tampa, FLSouth Florida3–1
33September 24, 2016Orlando, FLSouth Florida2–1
34November 11, 2016CTampa, FLSouth Florida2–1OT
35September 23, 2017Tampa, FLSouth Florida3–2OT
36October 20, 2018Orlando, FLUCF2–1
37October 26, 2019Tampa, FLUCF1–0
38 February 20, 2021 Orlando, FL South Florida 2–1
39 March 27, 2021 Tampa, FL UCF 1–0OT
40September 29, 2021Tampa, FLUCF3–2
41October 27, 2021Orlando, FLSouth Florida4–3OT
42November 2, 2022 Orlando, FL South Florida 2–1
43September 15, 2024 Orlando, FL Tie0–0
Series: South Florida leads 29–9–5[g]

Bold dates indicate conference games
Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

  1. ^ Not recognized by UCF
  2. ^ UCF does not recognize the game as being played and South Florida's media guide does not list a specific date
  3. ^ UCF does not recognize the game as being played and South Florida's media guide does not list a location
  4. ^ a b Date not listed in either schools' media guida
  5. ^ Location not listed in either schools' media guide
  6. ^ UCF claims this game ended 1–1 in regulation. South Florida claims this game ended 0–0 in overtime.
  7. ^ UCF claims that South Florida leads the series 28–9–5

A 2010 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
B 2011 NCAA tournament – Regional second round
C 2016 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal

Women's Soccer

[edit]
War on I–4: Women's Soccer
SportWomen's soccer
First meetingOctober 13, 1998
South Florida 4, UCF 0
Latest meetingSeptember 5, 2024
South Florida 1, UCF 0
StadiumsSouth Florida: Corbett Stadium
UCF: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total24
All-time seriesUCF leads 13–7–4
Largest victoryUCF, 5–0 (2004)
Longest win streakUCF, 8 (2001–13)
Longest unbeaten streakUCF, 10 (2001–15)
Current win streakSouth Florida, 1

The first women's soccer meeting between the teams occurred in 1998 with South Florida winning 4–0 in Tampa. UCF currently leads the series 13–7–4, the best record of any of their teams against the Bulls. The schools have met in the American Athletic Conference tournament four times, with South Florida leading those matches 2–0–2. In the two tournament games that ended in ties, each side advanced on penalty kicks one of those times. The series is tied 5–5–4 in conference games between the schools.[61][62][63][64][65]

South Florida victoriesUCF victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1October 13, 1998Tampa, FLSouth Florida4–0
2October 24, 2001Orlando, FLUCF3–2
3September 1, 2003Tampa, FLUCF2–1
4September 8, 2004Orlando, FLUCF5–0
5September 13, 2009Orlando, FLUCF1–0
6September 3, 2010Tampa, FLUCF1–02OT
7August 19, 2011Orlando, FLUCF5–1
8August 17, 2012Tampa, FLUCF3–1
9September 27, 2013Orlando, FLUCF2–1
10November 8, 2013AOrlando, FLTie0 (5)–0 (3)[a]
11October 10, 2014Tampa, FLUCF3–0
12October 23, 2015Orlando, FLUCF3–1
13November 5, 2015BDallas, TXSouth Florida1–02OT
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
14October 7, 2016Tampa, FLTie1–1
15October 27, 2017Orlando, FLTie1–1
16November 5, 2017COrlando, FLTie0 (5)–0 (3)[b]
17October 26, 2018Tampa, FLSouth Florida1–0
18October 31, 2019Orlando, FLUCF1–0
19November 8, 2019DMemphis, TNSouth Florida2–1
20March 21, 2021Tampa, FLSouth Florida2–1
21October 7, 2021Orlando, FLSouth Florida2–12OT
22October 27, 2022Tampa, FLUCF2–0
23September 10, 2023Orlando, FLUCF2–0
24September 5, 2024Tampa, FLSouth Florida1–0
Series: UCF leads 13–7–4

Bold dates indicate conference games
Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

  1. ^ UCF advanced 5–3 on penalty kicks.
  2. ^ South Florida won 5–3 on penalty kicks.[65]

A 2013 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
B 2015 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
C 2017 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game
D 2019 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal

Softball

[edit]
War on I–4: Softball
SportSoftball
First meetingApril 16, 2003
South Florida 9, UCF 0
Latest meetingApril 23, 2023
UCF 2, South Florida 0
StadiumsSouth Florida: USF Softball Stadium
UCF: UCF Softball Field
Statistics
Meetings total39
All-time seriesUCF leads 23–19
Largest victorySouth Florida, 14–3 (2005)
Longest win streakSouth Florida, 8 (2003–05); UCF, 11 (2021–present)
Current win streakUCF, 11

Softball was first played between the Bulls and then-Golden Knights on April 16, 2003, in a doubleheader in Tampa.[7][66][67] South Florida won both games 9–0 and 5–4 respectively. The two schools have played each other in the NCAA tournament four times with South Florida holding a 3–1 lead while UCF won all three American Athletic Conference tournament meeting between the schools.[68][69][70][71][72] Sara Nevins of South Florida threw the only no hitter in the series in the first game of a doubleheader on April 12, 2014, the first game where South Florida and UCF were in the same conference. South Florida and UCF are tied 19–19. UCF has a 17–10 lead since both teams joined the American.

South Florida victoriesUCF victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 April 16, 2003 Tampa, FL South Florida 9–0
2 April 16, 2003 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–4
3 May 7, 2004 Orlando, FL South Florida 8–1
4 May 7, 2004 Orlando, FL South Florida 8–6
5 March 12, 2005 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–2
6 April 20, 2005 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–3
7 May 20, 2005A Gainesville, FL South Florida 14–3
8 May 21, 2005B Gainesville, FL South Florida 5–4
9 April 12, 2006 Tampa, FL UCF 3–1
10 May 16, 2008C Gainesville, FL UCF 3–2
11 May 18, 2012D Gainesville, FL South Florida 1–0
12 April 12, 2014† Tampa, FL South Florida 4–0
13 April 12, 2014 Tampa, FL UCF 3–1
14 April 13, 2014 Tampa, FL UCF 2–1
15 May 2, 2015 Orlando, FL UCF 2–1
16 May 2, 2015 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–2
17 May 3, 2015 Orlando, FL UCF 6–1
18 May 8, 2015E Orlando, FL UCF 3–1
19 April 29, 2016 Tampa, FL UCF 9–0
20 April 30, 2016 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–1
21 May 1, 2016 Tampa, FL UCF 5–3
22 April 13, 2017 Orlando, FL UCF 2–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
23 April 14, 2017 Orlando, FL South Florida 7–2
24 April 15, 2017 Orlando, FL UCF 5–4
25 April 27, 2018 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–1
26 April 28, 2018 Tampa, FL UCF 5–1
27 April 29, 2018 Tampa, FL South Florida 2–1
28 April 12, 2019 Orlando, FL South Florida 2–0 (13)
29 April 13, 2019 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–1
30 April 14, 2019 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–0
31 May 7, 2021 Orlando, FL South Florida 2–0
32 May 8, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 4–3
33 May 8, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 9–1
34 May 9, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 2–0
35 May 14, 2021F Tulsa, OK UCF 4–3
36 Mar 25, 2022 Tampa, FL UCF 5–2
37 Mar 26, 2022 Tampa, FL UCF 7–2
38 Mar 27, 2022 Tampa, FL UCF 4–0
39 May 14, 2022G Greenville, NC UCF 11–0
40 April 21, 2023 Orlando, FL UCF 2–1
41 April 22, 2023 Orlando, FL UCF 3–1
42 April 23, 2023 Orlando, FL UCF 2–0
Series: UCF leads 23–19

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Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

No Hitter

A 2005 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
B 2005 NCAA tournament – Regional second round
C 2008 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
D 2012 NCAA tournament – Regional first round
E 2015 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
F 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Semifinal
G 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game

Men's Tennis

[edit]
War on I–4: Men's Tennis
SportMen's tennis
First meetingFebruary 10, 1978
South Florida 5, FTU 4
Latest meetingMarch 1, 2024
UCF 4, South Florida 0
StadiumsSouth Florida: USF Varsity Tennis Courts
UCF: USTA National Campus
Statistics
Meetings total50
All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 36–14
Largest victorySouth Florida, 9–0 (1979, 1983)
Longest win streakSouth Florida, 12 (1981–96)
Current win streakUCF, 3

The first men's tennis match took place on February 10, 1978, with South Florida winning 5–4. Men's tennis is the Bulls most successful sport against UCF, with a 36–14 all-time series lead. The teams have met four times in the American Athletic Conference Men's Tennis tournament, with one meeting coming in the quarterfinal and three coming in the championship game. South Florida is 3–1 against UCF in these four meetings, and 2–1 in the championship games. The Bulls also lead the series 8–7 when playing the Knights in conference games.[73]

South Florida victoriesUCF victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1February 10, 1978Tampa, FLSouth Florida5–4
2April 21, 1978Orlando, FLSouth Florida7–2
3February 22, 1979Orlando, FLSouth Florida9–0
4April 4, 1979Tampa, FLSouth Florida8–1
5February 19, 1980Tampa, FLSouth Florida5–4
6April 7, 1980Orlando, FLUCF5–4
7February 17, 1981Tampa, FLSouth Florida8–1
8March 23, 1981Orlando, FLSouth Florida8–1
9February 11, 1982Tampa, FLSouth Florida8–1
10March 31, 1982Orlando, FLSouth Florida7–2
11February 4, 1983Tampa, FLSouth Florida9–0
12February 24, 1984Tampa, FLSouth Florida7–2
13February 19, 1985Tampa, FLSouth Florida8–1
14February 18, 1986Tampa, FLSouth Florida9–0
15February 24, 1993Orlando, FLSouth Florida6–1
16April 9, 1994Orlando, FLSouth Florida4–3
17April 6, 1995Orlando, FLSouth Florida5–2
18April 6, 1996Orlando, FLSouth Florida7–0
19March 8, 1997Tampa, FLUCF4–3
20February 7, 1998Orlando, FLSouth Florida4–3
21March 28, 1999Tampa, FLSouth Florida6–1
22February 27, 2000Tampa, FLSouth Florida4–3
23April 13, 2001Tampa, FLSouth Florida5–2
24April 12, 2003Orlando, FLSouth Florida5–2
25April 7, 2004Tampa, FLUCF4–3
26March 12, 2005Orlando, FLUCF4–3
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
27March 13, 2006Tampa, FLSouth Florida6–1
28March 24, 2007Orlando, FLUCF4–3
29March 30, 2008Orlando, FLSouth Florida5–2
30February 28, 2009Orlando, FLSouth Florida6–1
31April 10, 2010Tampa, FLUCF4–3
32March 20, 2011Orlando, FLSouth Florida4–3
33March 29, 2012Tampa, FLSouth Florida7–0
34April 14, 2013Orlando, FLSouth Florida4–3
35March 28, 2014Tampa, FLSouth Florida7–0
36March 6, 2015Tampa, FLSouth Florida5–0
37April 3, 2016Tampa, FLSouth Florida4–0
38April 1, 2017Orlando, FLUCF4–2
39April 23, 2017ALake Nona, FLSouth Florida4–1
40April 15, 2018Orlando, FLSouth Florida4–1
41April 14, 2019Tampa, FLUCF4–0
42April 21, 2019BOrlando, FLSouth Florida4–3
43January 31, 2021Orlando, FLUCF6–1
44April 3, 2021Tampa, FLUCF4–3
45April 24, 2021COrlando, FLUCF4–0
46April 16, 2022Orlando, FLSouth Florida4–3
47April 22, 2022DTulsa, OKSouth Florida4–3
48April 17, 2023Tampa, FLUCF4–3
49April 21, 2023EOrlando, FLUCF4–3
50March 1, 2024Orlando, FLUCF4–0
Series: South Florida leads 36–14

Bold dates indicate conference games
Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

A 2017 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game[74]
B 2019 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game[74]
C 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game[74]
D 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal
E 2023 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal[74]

Women's Tennis

[edit]
War on I–4: Women's Tennis
SportWomen's tennis
First meetingFebruary 23, 1994
South Florida 9, UCF 0
Latest meetingApril 13, 2023
UCF 4, South Florida 1
StadiumsSouth Florida: USF Varsity Tennis Courts
UCF: USTA National Campus
Statistics
Meetings total31
All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 20–11
Largest victorySouth Florida, 9–0 (1994)
Longest win streakSouth Florida, 9 (2006–15)
Current win streakUCF, 1

The women's tennis teams first played on February 23, 1994, with South Florida sweeping the Knights 9–0 in Tampa. UCF didn't win a game against South Florida until the ninth time the schools met. South Florida holds the all-time lead 20–11, but UCF has won three of the four times the schools met in the American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Tournament, including the 2019 championship game. UCF leads the series 8–5 in conference games.[75]

South Florida victoriesUCF victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1February 23, 1994 Tampa, FL South Florida 9–0
2February 5, 1995Orlando, FL South Florida 8–1
3 April 4, 1996Tampa, FL South Florida 8–1
4March 1, 1997 Orlando, FL South Florida 5–4
5February 20, 1998 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–3
6February 6, 1999Orlando, FL South Florida 5–4
7February 16, 2000Tampa, FL South Florida 6–3
8 February 12, 2001Tampa, FL South Florida 4–3
9 February 11, 2002Orlando, FL UCF 6–1
10February 14, 2003Tampa, FL UCF 6–1
11February 12, 2004Orlando, FL UCF 4–3
12February 16, 2005 Tampa, FL South Florida 5–2
13February 1, 2006Orlando, FL South Florida 5–2
14February 15, 2007 Tampa, FL South Florida 7–0
15 February 27, 2008 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–1
16 March 25, 2009Tampa, FL South Florida 4–3
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
17 March 22, 2012 Orlando, FL South Florida 5–0
18February 27, 2013 Tampa, FL South Florida 6–1
19February 19, 2014 Orlando, FL South Florida 6–1
20March 25, 2015 Tampa, FL South Florida 4–3
21 April 15, 2015ATulsa, OK UCF 4–3
22March 30, 2016 Orlando, FL South Florida 4–2
23April 15, 2017 Orlando, FL South Florida 4–1
24April 4, 2018Tampa, FL UCF 4–3
25April 13, 2019Orlando, FL UCF 4–3
26April 21, 2019BOrlando, FL UCF 4–3
27April 9, 2021Orlando, FL UCF 7–0
28April 23, 2021COrlando, FL UCF 4–1
29April 16, 2022Tampa, FL UCF 4–0
30April 21, 2022DTulsa, OK South Florida 4–3
31April 13, 2023Orlando, FL UCF 4–1
Series: South Florida leads 20–11

Bold dates indicate conference games

Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

A 2015 American Athletic Conference tournament – First round
B 2019 American Athletic Conference tournament – Championship game
C 2021 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal
D 2022 American Athletic Conference tournament – Quarterfinal

Volleyball

[edit]
War on I–4: Volleyball
SportVolleyball
First meetingOctober 17, 1974
South Florida 2, FTU 1[a]
Latest meetingNovember 9, 2022
UCF 3, South Florida 0
StadiumsSouth Florida: The Corral
UCF: The Venue at UCF
Statistics
Meetings total94[b]
All-time seriesSouth Florida leads 50–45[c]
Longest win streakUCF, 20 (2013–present)
Current win streakUCF, 20
  1. ^ UCF claims the first meeting was on October 5, 1976 with South Florida winning 2–0
  2. ^ UCF claims the schools have played 91 times
  3. ^ UCF claims South Florida leads the series 48–44

South Florida and UCF disagree on their volleyball record, with the Bulls saying that they won the first meeting 2–1 in 1974 and UCF saying the first meeting was in 1976 with South Florida winning 2–0. According to South Florida, they lead the all-time series 50–45 while UCF claims that the Bulls lead 48–44. The Knights have never lost to South Florida as members of the American Athletic Conference with a 20–0 record in conference games against their rival.[76][77]

South Florida victoriesUCF victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 17, 1974[a] Unknown[b] South Florida 2–1
2 1975[a][c][d] St. Leo, FL FTU Unknown[e]–Unknown
3 1975[a][c] Unknown[b] South Florida 2–0
4 October 5, 1976[d] Lakeland, FL South Florida 2–0
5 November 6, 1976[d] St. Augustine, FL FTU 2–0
6 1977[f] Unknown[g] FTU 2–0
7 1977[f] Unknown[g] FTU 2–0
8 October 18, 1978 Unknown[g] FTU 2–0
9 1978[f] Unknown[g] FTU 2–0
10 1978[f] Unknown[g] FTU 2–0
11 1979[f] Unknown[g] UCF 2–0
12 1979[f] Unknown[g] UCF 2–0
13 1979[d][f] Orlando, FL UCF 2–0
14 1980[f] Unknown[g] UCF 2–0
15 1982[f] Unknown[g] South Florida 2–1
16 1982[f] Unknown[g] UCF 2–1
17 October 22, 1982[d] Orlando, FL UCF 2–0
18 1982[f] Unknown[g] South Florida 3–1
19 October 21, 1983 Unknown[g] UCF 2–0
20 October 25, 1983 Orlando, FL UCF 3–2
21 September 8, 1984[d] Orlando, FL South Florida 3–2
22 October 6, 1984 Orlando, FL South Florida 2–0
23 November 7, 1984 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
24 1985[d][f] Orlando, FL South Florida 3–0
25 1985[d][f] Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
26 1985[f] Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
27 1985[f] Unknown[g] South Florida 3–2
28 1986[d][f] Orlando, FL South Florida 3–0
29 1986[d][f] Tallahassee, FL South Florida 3–0
30 1986[f] Unknown[g] South Florida 3–0
31 1986[f] Unknown[g] South Florida 3–0
32 1987[d][f] Gainesville, FL South Florida 3–0
33 1987[d][f] Gainesville, FL South Florida 3–0
34 1987[d][f] Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
35 1987[f] Unknown[g] South Florida 3–0
36 1988[f] Unknown[g] South Florida 3–2
37 1988[f] Unknown[g] South Florida 3–2
38 1988[d][f] Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
39 September 2, 1989 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
40 September 16, 1989[d] Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
41 August 31, 1990[d] Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
42 September 26, 1990 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–1
43 October 24, 1990 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–2
44 September 11, 1991 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
45 October 2, 1991 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
46 September 29, 1992 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
47 November 10, 1992 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–2
48 October 13, 1993 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
49 November 10, 1993 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–2
50 September 28, 1994 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
51 November 9, 1994 Orlando, FL UCF 3–1
52 September 25, 1995 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–1
53 October 24, 1995 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
54 September 24, 1996 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
55 October 9, 1996 Orlando, FL UCF 3–2
56 August 29, 1997[d] Orlando, FL UCF 3–2
57 November 29, 1997 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
58 October 6, 1998 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
59 October 13, 1998 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–0
60 September 29, 1999 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
61 November 2, 1999 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–2
62 September 12, 2000 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
63 October 31, 2000 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–1
64 October 23, 2001 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
65 November 21, 2001 Orlando, FL UCF 1–0 (Forfeit)[h][78]
66 October 15, 2002 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–2
67 September 26, 2003 Tampa, FL UCF 3–2
68 September 24, 2004 Orlando, FL UCF 3–1
69 September 16, 2005 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–1
70 September 16, 2006 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
71 September 13, 2007 Tampa, FL South Florida 3–0
72 September 15, 2009 Orlando, FL South Florida 3–0
73 November 25, 2009 Tampa, FL UCF 3–2
74 September 11, 2011[d] Orlando, FL South Florida 3–1
75 August 26, 2012[d] Tampa, FL South Florida 3–2
76 September 27, 2013 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
77 November 1, 2013 Tampa, FL UCF 3–0
78 October 8, 2014 Tampa, FL UCF 3–1
79 October 29, 2014 Orlando, FL UCF 3–2
80 October 21, 2015 Orlando, FL UCF 3–1
81 November 4, 2015 Tampa, FL UCF 3–1
82 September 21, 2016 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
83 November 2, 2016 Tampa, FL UCF 3–0
84 November 22, 2017 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
85 November 25, 2017 Tampa, FL UCF 3–0
86 September 21, 2018 Tampa, FL UCF 3–2
87 November 22, 2018 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
88 October 11, 2019 Tampa, FL UCF 3–1
89 November 1, 2019 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
90 March 26, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
91 March 27, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
92 October 13, 2021 Tampa, FL UCF 3–0
93 November 17, 2021 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
94 October 19, 2022 Orlando, FL UCF 3–0
95 November 9, 2022 Tampa, FL UCF 3–0
Series: South Florida leads 50–45[i]

Bold dates indicate conference games
Italic dates indicate games that count toward the trophy series

  1. ^ a b c Not recognized by UCF
  2. ^ a b UCF does not recognize the game as being played and South Florida's media guide does not list a location
  3. ^ a b UCF does not recognize the game as being played and South Florida's media guide does not list a specific date
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Played as part of a tournament
  5. ^ UCF does not recognize the game as being played and South Florida's media guide lists FTU as the winner, but lists the score as unknown
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Date not listed in either schools' media guide
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Location not listed in either schools' media guide
  8. ^ South Florida had to forfeit the game as they could not field a full team due to six players being suspended for a violation of team rules
  9. ^ UCF claims that South Florida leads the series 47–44

Postseason results

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South Florida and UCF have met head-to-head 34 times in the postseason, with 23 meetings in conference tournaments (including nine conference championship games), 10 in NCAA tournaments, and one in other postseason meetings.[a] The Bulls have a 17–15–2 overall postseason record against the Knights including a record of 6–4 in NCAA tournaments and 1–0 in other postseason meetings. The record in conference tournament games is 11–10–2 in favor of UCF. The Bulls have a better postseason head-to-head record in women's basketball (2–1; all in conference tournaments), men's soccer (2–1; 1–1 in NCAA tournaments and 1–0 in conference tournaments), women's soccer (2–0–2;[b] all in conference tournaments), and men's tennis (3–2; all in conference tournaments). UCF leads in both softball (4–3; though South Florida leads 3–1 in NCAA tournaments and UCF leads 3–0 in conference tournaments) and women's tennis (3–1; all in conference tournaments). They are tied in both men's basketball (1–1; though South Florida leads 1–0 in the NIT and UCF leads 1–0 in conference tournaments) and baseball (3–3; including 2–2 in NCAA tournaments and 1–1 in conference tournaments). In conference championship games specifically, South Florida leads 4–3–1, with championship game wins in baseball (2021), women's basketball (2021), and men's tennis (2017 and 2019), while UCF has beaten South Florida head-to-head for a conference title in women's basketball (2022), softball (2022), men's tennis (2021), and women's tennis (2019). The draw came in the 2017 women's soccer title game, which South Florida won 5–3 on penalty kicks (games that go to penalty kicks are officially listed as ties in NCAA records).[79]

South Florida victoriesUCF victoriesTie games
No.DateWinnerScoreTournament
1May 28, 1993UCF2–01993 NCAA Baseball Tournament – Second round
2May 22, 1997South Florida5–41997 NCAA Baseball Tournament – First round
3May 31, 2002UCF6–12002 NCAA Baseball Tournament – First round
4June 1, 2002South Florida7–22002 NCAA Baseball Tournament – Second round
5May 20, 2005South Florida14–32005 NCAA Softball tournament – First round
6May 21, 2005South Florida5–42005 NCAA Softball tournament – Second round
7May 16, 2008UCF3–22008 NCAA Softball tournament – First round
8November 18, 2010UCF3–02010 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament – First round
9November 20, 2011South Florida3–2OT2011 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament – Second round
10May 18, 2012South Florida1–02012 NCAA Softball tournament – Second round
11November 8, 2013Tie0 (5)–0 (3)[c]2013 AAC Women's Soccer Tournament – Semifinal
12April 15, 2015UCF4–32015 AAC Women's Tennis Tournament – First round
13May 8, 2015UCF3–12015 AAC Softball tournament – Semifinal
14November 5, 2015South Florida1–02OT2015 AAC Women's Soccer Tournament – Semifinal
15November 11, 2016South Florida2–12016 AAC Men's Soccer Tournament – Semifinal
16April 23, 2017South Florida4–12017 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Championship game
17May 26, 2017UCF12–02017 AAC Baseball Tournament – Quarterfinal
18November 5, 2017Tie0 (5)–0 (3)[d]2017 AAC Women's Soccer Tournament – Championship game
19March 5, 2018South Florida74–592018 AAC Women's Basketball Tournament – Semifinal
20April 21, 2019South Florida4–32019 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Championship game
21April 21, 2019UCF4–32019 AAC Women's Tennis Tournament – Championship game
22November 8, 2019South Florida2–12019 AAC Women's Soccer Tournament – Semifinal
23March 11, 2021South Florida64–542021 AAC Women's Basketball Tournament – Championship game
24April 23, 2021UCF4–12021 AAC Women's Tennis Tournament – Quarterfinal
25April 24, 2021UCF4–02021 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Championship game
26May 14, 2021UCF4–32021 AAC Softball tournament – Semifinal
27May 30, 2021South Florida8–72021 AAC Baseball Tournament – Championship game
28March 10, 2022UCF60–582022 AAC Men's Basketball Tournament – First round
29March 10, 2022UCF53–452022 AAC Women's Basketball Tournament – Championship game
30April 21, 2022South Florida4–32022 AAC Women's Tennis Tournament – Quarterfinal
31April 22, 2022South Florida4–32022 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Quarterfinal
32May 14, 2022 UCF 11–02022 AAC Softball tournament – Championship game
33April 21, 2023 UCF 4–32023 AAC Men's Tennis Tournament – Quarterfinal
34March 19, 2024 South Florida 83–772024 Men’s Basketball National Invitation Tournament – First round
Series: South Florida leads 17–15–2
  1. ^ The other postseason meeting was in the 2024 National Invitation Tournament.
  2. ^ In the two games that ended in ties, each side advanced on penalty kicks once. Games that go to penalty kicks are officially listed as ties in NCAA records.
  3. ^ UCF advanced 5–3 on penalty kicks.
  4. ^ South Florida won 5–3 on penalty kicks.

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