1983 UCF Knights football team

The 1983 UCF Knights football season was the fifth season for the team. It was Lou Saban's first as the head coach of the Knights. Looking to bounce back from a winless 1982 season, Saban's 1983 team earned a respectable 56 overall record.[1] The Knights competed as an NCAA Division II Independent. The team played their home games at the Citrus Bowl in Downtown Orlando

1983 UCF Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1983 record56
Head coach
Home stadiumCitrus Bowl
1983 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Central State (OH) ^      12 1 0
No. 4 Towson State ^      10 2 0
Northern Michigan      8 2 0
Saint Mary's      8 2 0
Eastern Washington      5 5 0
UCF      5 6 0
Morgan State      2 8 0
Liberty      2 9 0
New Haven      1 9 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

In their rivalry game against the Bethune–Cookman, the two schools played for short-lived "Interstate 4 Trophy."[2][3]

Schedule

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field.
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2Elizabeth City StateW 37–79,041
September 10at Georgia SouthernStatesboro, GeorgiaW 33–295,815
September 17at Southeastern LouisianaL 28–545,000
September 24North Alabama
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
L 20–478,307
October 1Valdosta State
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 20–012,777
October 15at RichmondL 26–313,413
October 29at Austin Peay StateW 10–77,000
November 5at Carson–NewmanL 14–353,300
November 12Nicholls State
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
L 14–374,500
November 19Fort Lewis College
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 59–2814,212
November 26Bethune–Cookman
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
L 22–3113,294

References

  1. "The Knights Move Up to D-II: Part 3 of 8 – The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. 2007-06-29. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  2. Simmons, Roger (November 10, 2017). "There's another UCF trophy mystery and it doesn't involve the Civil ConFLiCT". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. Guest, Larry (November 24, 1983). "UCF-Bethune playing for 7-foot Intersate 4 trophy". Orlando Sentinel. p. 27. Retrieved November 14, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
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