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| Former names | FBC Mortgage Stadium (2022–2024) |
|---|---|
| Location | 4465 Knights Victory Way Orlando, Florida 32816 United States |
| Coordinates | 28°36′33″N81°11′33″W / 28.6091°N 81.1924°W /28.6091; -81.1924 |
| Public transit | UCF Transit Center, |
| Owner | University of Central Florida |
| Executive suites | 24[4] |
| Capacity | 44,206 (2014–present)
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| Record attendance | 48,453 (2009)[6] |
| Surface | Tifway 419 Bermuda[7] |
| Scoreboard | 114 feet (35 m) x 36 feet (11 m)[4] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 22, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-03-22)[8][9] |
| Opened | September 15, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-09-15)[11] |
| Renovated | 2014–15, 2017 |
| Construction cost | $55 million[7] ($85.8 million in 2024 dollars[10]) |
| Architect | 360 Architecture[4] |
| General contractor | Wharton-Smith[4] |
| Tenants | |
| UCF Knights (NCAA) (2007–present) Florida Cup (2017–2018) Orlando Apollos (AAF) (2019)[12] Hula Bowl (2022–present) Cure Bowl (2023) | |
TheAcrisure Bounce House (also known as simply theBounce House) is anAmerican football stadium located inOrlando metropolitan area inOrange County, Florida, United States, on the main campus of theUniversity of Central Florida. It is the home field of theUCF Knights ofNCAA Division I FBScollege football. It is the current site for theHula Bowl, and has also hosted theCure Bowl. It was also the home field for the now defunctOrlando Apollos during the first and only season of theAlliance of American Football (2019).
The stadium opened in2007, replacingCamping World Stadium (then known as the Citrus Bowl) inDowntown Orlando as the home of the Knights, where they had played since their inaugural season in 1979.[4] The steel and brick-clad stadium was designed by360 Architecture and constructed in 18 months. The stadium was designed for 48,000 capacity when it opened in 2007 and is designed for an expansion to 65,000 seats. The stadium underwent an $8 million renovation following the2014 season. The Wayne Densch Center for Student-Athlete Leadership was built on the east façade of the stadium, and a party deck was added to the east stands.[13][14] Since the renovations, its seating capacity is 44,206.[15][16][17]
The facility's nickname of the "Bounce House" was due to it being susceptible to considerable shaking when its crowd jumps in unison.[18][19][20] Measures were undertaken following the stadium's inaugural season to reduce these effects to ensure safety.[21][22] Officially, the stadium was formerly known asBright House Networks Stadium (2007–2017),Spectrum Stadium (2017–2020), andFBC Mortgage Stadium (2022–2025).
On May 31, 2022, FBC Mortgage entered a ten-year, $19.5 million deal with UCF for the naming rights of the stadium beginning July 1, 2022.[23] On July 1, 2025, the FBC Mortgage company was rebranded toAcrisure,[24] and the stadium was renamed Acrisure Bounce House.[25]
The stadium is located on the northeastern edge of UCF's 1,415-acre (573 ha) main campus, which is approximately 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Downtown Orlando, 55 miles (89 km) southwest ofDaytona Beach, and 35 miles (56 km) west of theKennedy Space Center.[26] The stadium's 50-yard-line is lined up withLaunch Pad 39A, to symbolize UCF's longstanding partnership withNASA and other space agencies.[27] The stadium is also a part of the Kenneth G. Dixon Athletics Village and is bordered by McCulloch Road on the north side,Knights Plaza on the west side, and Orion Boulevard on the southern and eastern sides.
To the west in Knights Plaza is theAddition Financial Arena,The Venue,John Euliano Park, and theUCF Track and Soccer Complex. Also located in Knights Plaza areThe Towers residence halls, housing 2,000 UCF students, including student-athletes.[28]
From 1979 to 2006, the Knights played their home games at theCitrus Bowl in downtown Orlando. Located about 15 miles (24 km) from UCF's main campus, the stadium is also the home of theCitrus Bowl game, and numerous neutral site games. However, the stadium had been built in 1936 and had fallen into a dilapidated state by the 2000s. School officials were dissatisfied with the poor condition of the facility and lack of revenue generated from games. The stadium's capacity (65,000) was considered too large for the Knights, and the location off-campus was considered a significant factor in the inability to sustain a sizeablestudent section. When the university approached the city about renovations and new revenue-sharing measures, they were met with resistance.[29][30][31] While the city had expressed interest in renovating the Citrus Bowl with or without UCF's support, funding was seriously in doubt. The city was in the planning stages for anew arena, newperforming arts center, and "creative village", with stadium renovations seemingly taking less priority.[32][33]
In early 2005, the university abandoned the efforts to renovate the Citrus Bowl, and conducted a feasibility study to construct an on-campus stadium.[34] Along with playing in a modern facility, and generating revenue, additional motivations included drawing more students to the games, a more intimate setting, and establishinggame-day traditions on campus. With UCF's main campus one of thelargest in the nation, building an on-campus stadium was also seen as a way to grow the university. In December 2005, theUCF Board of Trustees approved the construction of the new on-campus stadium.[35] The facility, initially known asUCF Stadium, was hoped to be ready for the 2006 season. However, construction was delayed due to concerns from local residents regarding potentially falling property values and noise levels from the stadium.
Construction broke ground on March 22, 2006. Two months later, it was announced that theTexas Longhorns would be the first opponent for the UCF Knights in the new stadium. The game, the first of three scheduled meetings between the schools,[36] was held September 15, 2007. A sellout crowd of 45,622 saw the Knights put a scare into the Longhorns before falling, 35–32.[37][38]
During construction, the stadium's naming rights were sold to cable providerBright House Networks, naming the facilityBright House Networks Stadium. In 2016, Bright House Networks was acquired byCharter Communications; in accordance with the company's use ofSpectrum as a trade name for its cable services, the facility was renamedSpectrum Stadium in April 2017.[39] This naming rights deal ended in 2020.
UCF next attempted to secure a new naming rights deal with RoofClaim.com, a roofing services company. In early 2020, a proposed 15-year, $35-million naming rights deal was drafted, but never finalized. TheFlorida Legislature put itself in position to hold approval authority for such sponsorships valued at over $1 million, while the state's insurance industry lobbied against the agreement due to RoofClaim's business practices.[40][41][42] Political pressure terminated a similar naming rights deal the company had briefly secured withFlorida Atlantic University for that school'sbasketball arena.[42]
Anticipating being unable to secure a stadium naming rights deal, UCF Athletics announced on August 5, 2020, that the stadium would officially be named the "Bounce House" for the2020 football season.[43] Entering the2021 football season, the stadium was still officially known by that name,[44] while a potential naming rights deal with 3MG Roofing seemingly fell through.[45] A deal was struck between UCF and FBC Mortgage on May 31, 2022, renaming the stadium to FBC Mortgage Stadium with a 10-year, $19.5 million contract.[23] On June 12, 2025, in accordance with the rebranding of FBC Mortgage asAcrisure Mortgage, it was announced that the stadium would be renamed asAcrisure Bounce House effective July 1, 2025.[46]
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The stadium's nickname is the"Bounce House".[18][19][20] The stadium vibrates and shakes when fans jump in unison, most notably when the song "Kernkraft 400" byZombie Nation is played.[47][48] The bouncing effect was noticed early on, and shortly after the stadium opened in 2007, some people started calling the facility "The Trampoline",[49] a nickname that ultimately failed to gain traction. The more trendy nickname "Bounce House" soon became popular, very loosely derived from "Bright House [Networks Stadium]" (the official name at the time).[50][51] For a brief time in 2020–2021, the stadium was officially named Bounce House, while the university was negotiating a new naming rights deal.
While many fans like the bouncing effect, some are uneasy with the bouncing. Stadium officials claimed the stadium was structurally sound, and an independent contractor confirmed that the bouncing would neither damage the stadium nor shorten its expected 50–year useful life. Still, a project was undertaken prior to the 2008 season to reinforce the stadium superstructure and mitigate the bouncing effect.[21][22]
While the bouncing has been greatly reduced by the stadium reinforcements, it is still noticeable—sometimes enough to shake television cameras during games. For the2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game,ESPN set up a camera position outside of the stadium to eliminate camera bounce caused by fans.[52]
The stadium was originally built withoutdrinking fountains. The university argued that the building code used when the stadium was designed and approved did not require the installation of drinking fountains. However, this claim turned out to be incorrect because the 2004 Florida building code (in effect in 2005, when the UCF Board of Trustees approved the stadium design) mandated that stadiums and other public arenas must have one water fountain for every 1,000 seats, or half that number of fountains if water was also available for sale.[53]
During the inaugural game against Texas, vendors ran out of water at halftime, leading to the hospitalization of 18 people forheat exhaustion. In order to correct the issue, UCF provided a free bottle of water to each person at the next game and immediately began work to install at least 50 drinking fountains throughout the stadium in order to comply with the 2004 building code requirement.[54]
The short-livedAlliance of American Football (AAF) included theOrlando Apollos as one of its franchises with the Apollos playing at Spectrum Stadium during its inaugural 2019 season.[55] The AAF folded in April 2019 with its first season incomplete; the University of Central Florida had failed to invoice the AAF for the lease of its stadium facilities or expenses for staff, leading media to speculate that UCF had lost more than $1 million of revenue from the deal.[56]
Just over two weeks before the2019 UCF football season opener, the UCF athletic department announced that the entire season-ticket allotment was sold out for the first time in school history.[57] In addition, they created a formal waiting list for season tickets, also for the first time. In the press release, then-UCF athletic directorDanny White teased a possible expansion of the stadium in the near future if ticket demand remains high.
The stadium has taken over as host of theHula Bowl since2022 due toAloha Stadium being closed for renovations.[58] It hosted the2023 Cure Bowl.
Since 2014, UCF has completed five seasons undefeated at home at the stadium. They have hosted bothCollege GameDay andBig Noon Kickoff. During the first few years of the stadium's use, under then-head coachGeorge O'Leary, the Knights frequently wore gold home jerseys,[59] with gold field markings prominent. This despite the team changing its nickname in2007 from "Golden Knights" (1993–2006) back to simply "Knights" (1979–1992) as they moved into the new stadium.[60] After O'Leary's departure, the Knights have largely eschewed gold jerseys in favor of various combinations of black and white home jerseys, with occasional gold accents.[61]
Prior to the 2025 season, when stadium presenting sponsor FBC Mortgage announced its rebranding to Acrisure, it was announced that the stadium would be rebranded asAcrisure Bounce House, making "Bounce House" part of its official name for the first time since FBC Mortgage had acquired naming rights in 2022.[62]
| UCF Knights – Record at Acrisure Bounce House | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
| All home games | 90 | 32 | .738 |
| Night games (7 p.m. or later)[63] | 36 | 15 | .706 |
| Conference Championship games | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Through 2025 season | |||
The stadium was designed for a planned expansion to 65,000 seats with a third upper deck row. UCF planned to begin this effort by expanding the Roth Tower with more suites and club seating, and also adding an additional 10,000 seats in a third level on the east side of the stadium, increasing the stadium's capacity to 56,000.[64]
The capacity for the 2015 season dropped by 1,117 seats when UCF removed seats on the east sidelines to construct the "Carl Black and Gold Cabana," which includes a bar, catered barbecue, and padded seats above the bar.[65][66] In 2017, private field-levelcabanas were erected in the south endzone, adjacent to the new J. & J. Rosengren Lounge.[67] In 2018, additional field-level cabanas were added to the north endzone, as well as Loge cabana tables along the top rim of the grandstands.
In 2016, UCF removed its original scoreboard, located at the north end of the stadium, and replaced it with a full LED scoreboard measuring 114 by 36 feet (35 m × 11 m).[68] One year later, UCF replaced the stadium's original auxiliary scoreboard, located at the south end of the stadium, and replaced it with a ribbon board that measures approximately 7 by 199 feet (2.1 m × 60.7 m).[69]
In 2017, the university sued the architects and contractors that designed and constructed the stadium. Cited in the lawsuit were claims of "defects and deficiencies" which ostensibly led to "premature wear of the steel," as well as visible rust issues.[70]
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At their spring game in 2018, UCF unveiled signage on Roth Tower to commemorate the football program'sconference championships,New Year's Six/BCS bowl wins, and theirNational Championship for the2017 season.[71][a]
On March 23, 2023 renovations plans to the stadium were revealed to the public as part of "Mission XII", UCF's plan for successful integration into theBig 12 Conference.[72]AECOM was selected as its architect and Barton Malow as the construction manager.[73] Roth Tower's $90 million expansion and makeover were approved by the UCF Board of Trustees on March 29, 2024. The tower's usable space will increase by approximately 2.5 times, and feature dozens of new suites. The renovations are expected to be completed by 2026, and while the tower will remain open during the 2025 season, the renovations forced the relocation of the2024 Hula Bowl to Camping World Stadium.[72][74]
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The highest attendance for games played at the Acrisure Bounce House against the Knights have includedrivalSouth Florida,Cincinnati, andMiami. The Knights largest home crowd at the Acrisure Bounce House occurred in stadium's third season (2009) against in-state foeMiami (48,543). That is in contrast with UCF's largest all-time home crowd (51,978), which occurred at the2005 C-USA Championship, when the team was still playing downtown at theCitrus Bowl,[75] and UCF's largest-ever game crowd (109,295) atMichigan in2016.[76] The smallest crowd (8,874) came in2020 againstTulsa, duringCOVID-19 restrictions.
| Rank | Attendance | Date | Game result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48,453 | October 17, 2009 | 9Miami 27, UCF 7 | |
| 2 | 47,795 | November 17, 2018 | 11UCF 38,24Cincinnati 13 | Rivalry;College GameDay |
| 3 | 47,605 | September 28, 2013 | 12South Carolina 28, UCF 25 | |
| 4 | 47,129 | November 24, 2017 | 15UCF 49,22South Florida 42 | War on I-4 |
| 5 | 46,805 | September 6, 2008 | 17South Florida 31, UCF 24 | War on I-4 |
| 6 | 46,103 | November 3, 2007 | UCF 47,Marshall 13 | Homecoming |
| 7 | 45,952 | November 29, 2013 | 17UCF 23,South Florida 20 | War on I-4 |
| 8 | 45,702 | September 28, 2024 | Colorado 48,UCF 21 | Big Noon Kickoff |
| 9 | 45,671 | September 10, 2011 | UCF 30,Boston College 3 | |
| 10 | 45,622 | September 15, 2007 | 6Texas 35, UCF 32 | Inaugural game |
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| Rank | Attendance | Date | Game result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45,176 | December 1, 2018 | 8UCF 56,Memphis 41 | AAC Championship Game |
| 2 | 44,128 | December 1, 2007 | UCF 44,Tulsa 25 | C-USA Championship Game |
| 3 | 41,433 | December 2, 2017 | 12UCF 62,16Memphis 55(2OT) | AAC Championship Game |
| 4 | 41,045 | December 4, 2010 | UCF 17,SMU 7 | C-USA Championship Game |
| 5 | 11,121 | December 16, 2023 | Appalachian State 23,Miami 9 | 2023 Cure Bowl |
Since 2017, the UCF Knights have traditionally set aside one home game at the Acrisure Bounce House to celebrate the university's ties toNASA, the nearbyKennedy Space Center, and the foundation/governance of theFlorida Space Institute.[77]
During the planning stages of the university, the school was even nicknamed "Space U".[78][79][80] Dubbed the "Space Game", players wearspecial uniforms and helmets with space-themed designs and logos. Uniforms may include a replicamission patch,constellations, names ofastronauts, and other images and graphics related to space exploration.[81]
The 2018 Space Game marked the first appearance of theCitronaut logo on UCF's football uniform. The Citronaut was the university's first sports mascot when the school was known as Florida Technological University (FTU). Just hours before the 2020 Space Game, aSpaceXFalcon 9 rocketlaunch took place, which was visible from the stadium.[82] The 2022 Space Game was also the milestone 100th UCF home game played at the Acrisure Bounce House.
Through 2025, the Knights are 8–1 in the "Space Game". On multiple occasions, UCF's space-themed uniforms/helmets have been voted and recognized as among the best in all of college football.[83][84][85] While UCF's traditional colors are black and gold, the Space Game has established Canaveral Blue as an officialalternate jersey color across all varsity sports.
| Season | Day | Date | Game result | Attendance | Special Uniform Theme / Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Saturday | October 14 | 22UCF 63,ECU 21 | 40,287 | Mission I:Pegasus patch | [81] |
| 2018 | Thursday | November 1 | 9UCF 52,Temple 40 | 41,153 | Mission II: First appearance of theCitronaut | [86] |
| 2019 | Saturday | November 2 | UCF 44,Houston 29 | 41,361 | Mission III: Hand-paintedMoon helmet | [87] |
| 2020 | Saturday | October 24 | UCF 51,Tulane 34 | 9,148 | Mission IV:Orion spacecraft blueprints | [88] |
| 2021 | Friday | October 22 | UCF 24,Memphis 7 | 39,328 | Mission V: 40th anniversary ofSpace Shuttle program | [77] |
| 2022 | Thursday | October 13 | UCF 70,Temple 13 | 41,729 | Mission VI:Spitzer Space Telescope,Exoplanetexploration | [89] |
| 2023 | Saturday | November 11 | UCF 45,15Oklahoma State 3 | 44,046 | Mission VII: "Canaveral" blue jerseys and trousers | [90] |
| 2024 | Saturday | November 2 | UCF 56,Arizona 12 | 42,110 | Mission VIII:Orion,Pegasus,Lunar regolith,ArtemisSLS booster | [91] |
| 2025 | Friday | November 7 | Houston 30, UCF 27 | 44,206 | Mission IX:Hyperspace,Hypersonic travel, HADES, MXOD,Shock diamonds,Carbon | [92] |
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