1986 UCF Knights football team

The 1986 UCF Knights football season was the eighth season for the team. It was Gene McDowell's second season as the head coach of the Knights. McDowell's 1986 team compiled a 65 overall record.[1]

1986 UCF Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
1986 record65
Head coach
Home stadiumCitrus Bowl
1986 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Central State (OH) ^      10 1 1
No. T–18 New Haven      8 2 0
No. 7 Towson State ^      8 3 1
UCF      6 5 0
Northern Michigan      5 5 0
Saint Mary's      5 5 0
Michigan Tech      3 6 0
Liberty      1 9 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The Knights competed as an NCAA Division II Independent. The team played their home games at the Citrus Bowl in Downtown Orlando. The Knights nearly earned their first-ever victory against a Division I-A team. On October 11, they fell 9-6 at Wichita State, on a miserable, soggy, afternoon after missing an extra point and two botched field goal attempts.

Schedule

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6Bethune–CookmanW 26–1423,041
September 13West Georgia
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 34–2110,125
September 20Valdosta State
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 10–712,056
September 27at AkronL 17–2012,186
October 4Murray State
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 38–2513,086
October 11at Wichita StateL 6–94,167
October 18at Eastern KentuckyL 24–5112,200
October 25Wofford
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
L 28–3123,760
November 1at VMIW 38–93,200
November 8Georgia Southern
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
L 23–3311,137
November 15Samford
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 66–76,176

References

  1. "UCF Develops Winning Ways: Part 4 of 8 – The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. 2007-07-10. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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