I keep reading where all the experts advise UCF to follow the Boise St. scheduling strategy. According to this website here is a link to every opponent Boise St. has played since moving to D1-A. Show me why this is the example and model?
Nothing against Boise St., but I'm not sure "the experts" really know what they are talking about.
FYI - this list INCLUDES bowl games played from 1996 to present (Boise St. made move to D-1 in 1996).
This website shows Boise St. playing 21 "P5" opponents since 1996.
This website shows UCF playing 32 "P5" opponents since 1996.
P5 teams they have played 1 time:
Neutral:
Arizona - 2014 Fiesta Bowl
Baylor - 2016 Cactus Bowl
Boston College - 2005 MPC Computers Bowl
Iowa St. - 2002 Humanitarian Bowl
Ole Miss - 2014 in Georgia Dome
Oklahoma - 2006 Fiesta Bowl
Virginia Tech - 2010 in Landover, MD
Home:
Away:
Michigan St.
Oklahoma St.
S. Carolina
UCLA
Wisonsin
P5 teams they have played 2 times:
Arizona St.(1 Neutral, 1 @ ASU)
Arkansas (1 @ Arkansas, 1 Neutral),
Georgia (1 @ UGA, 1 Neutral),
Louisville (2 Neutral),
Virginia (1 @ Boise, 1 @ UVA)
P5 teams they have played 3 times or more:
Oregon (1 @ Boise, 1 @ Oregon, 1 Neutral),
Oregon St. (3 times @ Boise, 3 times @ OSU, 1 time Neutral),
Washington (1 time at Boise, 2 times @ Wash, 1 time Neutral) ,
Washington St. (3 times @ Boise, 3 times @ WSU))
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boise-state/head-to-head.html
Nothing against Boise St., but I'm not sure "the experts" really know what they are talking about.
FYI - this list INCLUDES bowl games played from 1996 to present (Boise St. made move to D-1 in 1996).
This website shows Boise St. playing 21 "P5" opponents since 1996.
This website shows UCF playing 32 "P5" opponents since 1996.
P5 teams they have played 1 time:
Neutral:
Arizona - 2014 Fiesta Bowl
Baylor - 2016 Cactus Bowl
Boston College - 2005 MPC Computers Bowl
Iowa St. - 2002 Humanitarian Bowl
Ole Miss - 2014 in Georgia Dome
Oklahoma - 2006 Fiesta Bowl
Virginia Tech - 2010 in Landover, MD
Home:
Away:
Michigan St.
Oklahoma St.
S. Carolina
UCLA
Wisonsin
P5 teams they have played 2 times:
Arizona St.(1 Neutral, 1 @ ASU)
Arkansas (1 @ Arkansas, 1 Neutral),
Georgia (1 @ UGA, 1 Neutral),
Louisville (2 Neutral),
Virginia (1 @ Boise, 1 @ UVA)
P5 teams they have played 3 times or more:
Oregon (1 @ Boise, 1 @ Oregon, 1 Neutral),
Oregon St. (3 times @ Boise, 3 times @ OSU, 1 time Neutral),
Washington (1 time at Boise, 2 times @ Wash, 1 time Neutral) ,
Washington St. (3 times @ Boise, 3 times @ WSU))
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/boise-state/head-to-head.html
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