UCF

Knights · 5–7 in 2025–26

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Fan Score

656.2

positive per 1,000 comments

UCF ranks 47th of 120 ranked FBS teams for Fan Score.

Comments analyzed

5,718

2025–26 season

UCF ranks 78th of 138 ranked FBS teams for Comment volume.

Positive share

65.6%

of all fan comments

UCF ranks 47th of 120 ranked FBS teams for Positive share.

Toxicity

25.9

harm + identity abuse per 1,000 · lower is better

UCF sits in the 43rd percentile of ranked FBS teams for Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000, where a lower rate is the better outcome.

Part one

Who they are

The shape of one comment section: the mix of what gets talked about, how it splits by sentiment, and the subjects UCF fans raise more than the average fanbase.

Comment-section fingerprint

Stands out Off-Field Storylines: 84th percentile · College Sports: 72nd percentile · Team & Front Office: 34th percentileLow volume (not ranked), omitted from the shape: Identity-Based Abuse, Sports Betting.Percentile of ranked FBS teams per tag group; low-volume fanbases excluded from each cohort.

Sentiment

Positive65.6%3,752

Neutral8.3%474

Negative24.3%1,390

Mixed1.8%102

Signature subtags

What UCF fans bring up more than the average classified fanbase, across all 138 FBS fanbases. Harm and identity-based abuse are left out here; they sit in this team’s own moderation snapshot.

Off-Field Storylines

2×

Mentioned Injuries at 2× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

12.6 per 1,000 comments

College Sports

1.7×

Mentioned Recruiting at 1.7× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

8.2 per 1,000 comments

Off-Field Storylines

1.6×

Mentioned Broadcast & Media at 1.6× the rate of the average classified fanbase.

18.7 per 1,000 comments

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

Part two

How the season felt

Week by week, with every game marked. The comment section keeps its own scoreboard, and it does not always agree with the one on the field.

Season heartbeat

Net comment mood by week (green above the baseline, red below) with every game marked on it. Click a game for that week’s story.

Weekly net fan mood with positive, negative, and total comment counts
Week of	Net mood	Positive	Negative	Comments	Games
2025-08-23	+33%	334	148	569	W 17–10 vs Jacksonville State
2025-08-30	+28%	40	19	74	No game
2025-09-06	+64%	560	96	726	W 68–7 vs NC A&T
2025-09-13	+68%	100	10	133	No game
2025-09-20	+89%	676	22	737	W 34–9 vs North Carolina
2025-09-27	+32%	259	121	429	L 20–34 at Kansas State
2025-10-04	−18%	200	302	565	L 20–27 vs Kansas
2025-10-11	+12%	83	62	170	L 11–20 at Cincinnati
2025-10-18	+81%	116	7	134	W 45–13 vs West Virginia
2025-10-25	+86%	143	7	159	No game
2025-11-01	−15%	147	206	384	L 3–30 at Baylor; L 27–30 vs Houston
2025-11-08	−1%	67	69	152	No game
2025-11-15	+8%	120	100	244	L 9–48 at Texas Tech
2025-11-22	+54%	206	47	292	W 17–14 vs Oklahoma State
2025-11-29	+51%	178	53	246	L 21–41 at BYU
2025-12-06	+8%	13	11	26	No game
2025-12-13	+57%	56	13	75	No game
2025-12-20	+73%	84	10	102	No game
2025-12-27	+43%	24	9	35	No game
2026-01-03	+66%	160	26	204	No game
2026-01-10	+54%	67	19	89	No game
2026-01-17	+50%	119	33	173	No game

Mood climbed for 3 straight weeks after the week they lost by 7 to Kansas, gaining 104 points.

Season trend

Weekly share of positive and negative comments with every game marked: click a dot for that week's story.

PositiveNegative

Weekly values: Positive, Negative
Week of	Positive	Negative	Comments
2025-08-23	58.7%	26%	569
2025-08-30	54.1%	25.7%	74
2025-09-06	77.1%	13.2%	726
2025-09-13	75.2%	7.5%	133
2025-09-20	91.7%	3%	737
2025-09-27	60.4%	28.2%	429
2025-10-04	35.4%	53.5%	565
2025-10-11	48.8%	36.5%	170
2025-10-18	86.6%	5.2%	134
2025-10-25	89.9%	4.4%	159
2025-11-01	38.3%	53.6%	384
2025-11-08	44.1%	45.4%	152
2025-11-15	49.2%	41%	244
2025-11-22	70.5%	16.1%	292
2025-11-29	72.4%	21.5%	246
2025-12-06	50%	42.3%	26
2025-12-13	74.7%	17.3%	75
2025-12-20	82.4%	9.8%	102
2025-12-27	68.6%	25.7%	35
2026-01-03	78.4%	12.7%	204
2026-01-10	75.3%	21.3%	89
2026-01-17	68.8%	19.1%	173

Season timeline

Part three

What they actually said

The language, the moderation load, and the comments themselves, exactly as they were posted.

Comment insights

Classified comments per 1,000, by system-tag group.

Harm22.6 per 1,000 · 129

Personal Attacks 123Sexual Content 2Group Hate 3Harm Wish 2

Identity-Based Abuse3.3 per 1,000 · 19

Gender 5Disability 2Physical Appearance 9LGBTQIA+ 2Age 1Race 1

Explicit Language14.5 per 1,000 · 83

Explicit Words 66Explicit Acronym 17Violent Language 3

College Sports21.7 per 1,000 · 124

Transfer Portal 31Band 9Recruiting 47Conference Realignment 11NIL 22Student Section 13

Off-Field Storylines38.6 per 1,000 · 221

Broadcast & Media 107Injuries 72Officiating 38Player Conduct 5

Sports Betting1.9 per 1,000 · 11

Gambling 8Prop Bet 2Parlay 1

Team & Front Office109.7 per 1,000 · 627

Coaching 373Opponent Hostility 96Front Office 16Crowd & Attendance 62Stadium Experience 43Opponent Respect 47Athletic Department 1

Subtag counts are tag applications, which may overlap.

The Swear Jar

39th percentile

83 explicit comments14.5 per 1,000

Explicit Words66
Explicit Acronym17
Violent Language3

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Explicit language shows up in 14.5 of every 1,000 comments on this page: 62nd of 100 nationally, the 39th percentile.

How toxic is the UCF fanbase?

Over the 2025–26 season, UCF’s comment section ran at 25.9 harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, putting the fanbase in the 43rd percentile of ranked FBS fanbases; on this measure a lower rate is the better outcome.

Moderation snapshot

Harm & identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments · by week

Harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000 comments, by week
Week of	Rate per 1,000	Games
2025-08-23	42.2	W 17–10 vs Jacksonville State
2025-08-30	0	No game
2025-09-06	15.2	W 68–7 vs NC A&T
2025-09-13	7.5	No game
2025-09-20	4.1	W 34–9 vs North Carolina
2025-09-27	35	L 20–34 at Kansas State
2025-10-04	31.9	L 20–27 vs Kansas
2025-10-11	41.2	L 11–20 at Cincinnati
2025-10-18	0	W 45–13 vs West Virginia
2025-10-25	25.2	No game
2025-11-01	46.9	L 3–30 at Baylor; L 27–30 vs Houston
2025-11-08	59.2	No game
2025-11-15	36.9	L 9–48 at Texas Tech
2025-11-22	0	W 17–14 vs Oklahoma State
2025-11-29	48.8	L 21–41 at BYU
2025-12-06	38.5	No game
2025-12-13	13.3	No game
2025-12-20	0	No game
2025-12-27	0	No game
2026-01-03	19.6	No game
2026-01-10	67.4	No game
2026-01-17	28.9	No game

Harm and identity-based abuse peaked at 67.4 per 1,000 comments (no game that week (week of Jan 10)) against a season average of 25.9 per 1,000.

Season subtag split

Season totals of the classifications Sence applied to comments on this page.

Harm

Personal Attacks123
Group Hate3
Harm Wish2
Sexual Content2

Identity-Based Abuse

Physical Appearance9
Gender5
Disability2
LGBTQIA+2
Age1
Race1

Tag applications, which may overlap.

Sence flags these in real time so page owners can act before fans see them.

From the comment section

“Win or lose, it would be nice if the football team went over and applauded the marching band for their amazing support at the end of every game. Start a tradition. 🖤 Go Knights 💛”

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“Can't wait to cheer on our team 🐥 Let's Go Man!!!!”

positiveFacebook

“Kinda weak compared to previous years”

negativeFacebook

“Gus left the program in a shambles with nothing to build from. I'll give Frost a fair amount of time.”

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