UCF athletic director Danny White said Wednesday the program has decided to claim a national championship and will place a championship banner inside Spectrum Stadium to recognize its undefeated 2017 season.
The Knights beat Auburn 34-27 in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl to cap a 13-0 season, finishing as the only undefeated team in college football. But because UCF plays outside the Power 5 conference, it entered the bowl game ranked No. 12 by the College Football Playoff selection committee and was never given an opportunity to play for a national championship.
Since the victory on New Year's Day, UCF has changed its Twitter handle to 2017 national champions with a logo designed to match.