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: Gene McDowell Conference: Independent-
1996 Season Highlights
Gene McDowell enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Central Florida.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 vs. William & Mary
39
33
W
Sat., Sep. 7 @
South Carolina
14
33
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
New Mexico
7
17
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Ball State
10
31
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
East Carolina
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Samford
38
6
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
38
39
L
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Georgia Tech
20
27
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Illinois State
42
15
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Alabama Birmingham
35
13
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Bowling Green State
27
19
W
1996 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 277
Scoring Average 25.2
Points Allowed 261
Defense Average 23.7
Opponents Record 43-35
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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