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-
1988 Season Highlights
Gene McDowell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Central Florida.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 2 vs. Bethune-Cookman
29
21
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. West Georgia
33
14
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Troy
26
18
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @ East Tennessee State
23
17
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. North Alabama
35
33
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. New Haven (CT)
23
31
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Southern Connecticut State
24
16
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Valdosta State
19
48
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Georgia Southern
17
31
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Liberty
7
24
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Eastern Kentucky
31
35
L
1988 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 267
Scoring Average 24.3
Points Allowed 288
Defense Average 26.2
Opponents Record 24-12
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 1-3
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.