Frost led UCF to a 12–0 record on the season and a win in the American Athletic Conference championship game. [45] In their first two seasons in Division I-A, the Knights posted identical 5–6 records behind Culpepper. He is the head football coach at the University of Central Florida. [55] The Marshall game marked UCF's first nationally televised home football game as it was aired on ESPN2. [13] On December 13, 2010, Bob Stoops named Heupel and Jay Norvell as co-offensive coordinators at Oklahoma, replacing Kevin Wilson, who had accepted the head coaching job at Indiana. Heupel was drafted in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. UCF only holds a winning record in its rivalry with Marshall (.727). [108] With the wins, the Knights secured the C-USA Eastern Division championship and reentered the polls. He did not pursue a career in professional football afterward. [15] His sister, Andrea Heupel, is married to former U.S. Representative Dan Boren. [179] Ironically, the position eventually went to UCF's rival coach, South Florida head coach Willie Taggart. [6], He attended Central High School in Aberdeen, where he played high school football for the Central Golden Eagles. [200][201] After the win, UCF athletic director Danny White proclaimed UCF to be the NCAA FBS Division Football national champion. 20 with a 7–4 record. [86] UCF defeated Tulsa in a near-reversal of the 2005 Conference USA Championship Game 44–25,[87] thereby gaining UCF's first ever Conference Championship title and a berth in the 2007 Liberty Bowl. [24] Saban had a 6–12 (.333) record during his tenure as the Knights head coach. UCF on Monday was named the American Athletic Conference's preseason favorite in a poll of media members, receiving 10 of 20 first-place votes. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Michigan State defensive end Jacub Panasiuk. Joshua Kenneth Heupel (born March 22, 1978) is an American football coach and former player. On January 7, 2018, the day before the CFP championship game, UCF athletic director Danny White stated that UCF would claim the 2017 national championship, hang a national title banner, and hold a national championship parade and celebration. The War on I–4 dates years before the two schools ever played a game against each other. 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