1990 UCF Knights football team

The 1990 UCF Knights football season was the twelfth season for the team, and UCF football's first season in Division I-AA (now commonly known as 'FCS'). In their first year in the division, Gene McDowell led the Knights to a 10–4 record, a program best, and a trip to the I-AA playoffs. UCF would make it to the semifinals, and became the first school in history to qualify for the I-AA playoffs in its first season of eligibility.[2]

1990 UCF Knights football
Division I-AA Semifinals at Georgia Southern, L 7–44
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 18 (NCAA Poll)[1]
1990 record104
Head coach
Home stadiumCitrus Bowl
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^ 0 0 0  11 1 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^ 0 0 0  10 2 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
No. 18 UCF ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
Liberty 0 0 0  7 4 0
Samford 0 0 0  6 4 1
James Madison 0 0 0  5 6 0
Nicholls State 0 0 0  5 6 0
Arkansas State 0 0 0  3 7 1
Western Kentucky 0 0 0  2 8 0
Towson 0 0 0  2 9 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

During the 1990s, UCF would compile an overall record of 67460 (.593) during the decade.[2][3]

Schedule

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 1Troy StateW 16–1022,462
September 8at Eastern KentuckyL 12–2419,200
September 15at Bethune–CookmanW 42–99,500
September 22at MemphisL 28–3721,385
September 29Kentucky State
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 49–06,055
October 6at SamfordW 37–165,463
October 20Georgia Southern
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
L 17–3816,258
October 27Southern Illinois
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 49–1414,052
November 3Liberty
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 28–614,107
November 10Slippery Rock
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 24–2116,208
November 17Texas Southern
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 63–616,328
November 24at Youngstown StateW 20–1712,500
December 1William & Mary
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game)
W 52–3820,067
December 8at Georgia Southern
L 7–4413,183

References

  1. "Central Florida In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. "Division I-AA Football Comes to Orlando: Part 5 of 8 – The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. 2007-07-18. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  3. "2011 UCF Football Yearbook". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
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