Central Florida Football Team History
Central Florida Knights
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Founded: 1963 Stadium: Bright House Networks Stadium Capacity: 45,000 Colors: Black & Gold Coach: Louis H. Lou Saban Conference: Independent-
1983 Season Highlights
Louis H. Lou Saban enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Central Florida.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 2 vs. Elizabeth City State
37
7
W
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Georgia Southern
33
29
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @ Southeastern Louisiana
28
54
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. North Alabama
20
47
L
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Valdosta State
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Richmond
26
31
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @ Austin Peay State
10
7
W
@ Clarksville, TN
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Carson-Newman
14
35
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Nicholls State
14
37
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Fort Lewis
59
28
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs. Bethune-Cookman
22
31
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 283
Scoring Average 25.7
Points Allowed 306
Defense Average 27.8
Opponents Record 6-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).