Conference realignment changed the rivalry once again , when UCF was admitted to the Big East Conference ( later realigned as the American Athletic Conference ) , an Automatic Qualifying conference , for the 2013 season . In 2012 , it was announced that the Pirates would follow the Knights to The American in 2014 as an all-sports member . In 2012 , the series conclusion with both schools as members of C-USA , the Knights earned a 40 – 20 victory over the Pirates
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
East Carolina–UCF football rivalry