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2018 Family Weekend Recap


Posted Tuesday, October 2, 2018 @ 4:19 PM

More than 1,200 families (4,000+ people) participated in UCF’s annual Family Weekend, September 28-30. Activities included events on Friday night, a pre-game tailgate, and UCF’s football game against Pittsburgh.

Friday’s events included a dinner catered by 4 Rivers, SAK Comedy Improv shows, a showing of Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Late Knights.

The Family Weekend Tailgate welcomed almost 1,500 parents, families, and students for a family-friendly tailgate prior to the UCF vs. Pittsburgh game. Guests heard from the UCF Parent and Family Philanthropy Chair, Dr. Mairbeth Ehasz, and President Dale and Mary Whittaker. The event included tailgate games, face painting, Knightro, and special Latin Jazz performance played by the UCF Jazz Band. Click here to check out pictures from the Tailgate!

Saturday concluded with UCF Football beating Pittsburgh, 45-14. Following Saturday’s win, the Knights have won 17 straight games, dating back to the start of the 2017 season. It’s the longest win streak in the nation, the longest in program history and the longest in American Athletic Conference history. The most recent editions of the national polls have UCF at 12th in the AP Top 25 Poll and 13th the Amway Coaches Poll.

If you attended Family Weekend, we would love your feedback. Complete the survey here.

Information about 2019 Family Weekend will be available in spring 2019 at https://fye.sdes.ucf.edu/familyweekend/.

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