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-
1997 Season Highlights
Gene McDowell enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Central Florida.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
Mississippi
23
24
L
Sat., Sep. 6 @
South Carolina
31
33
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Nebraska
24
38
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Idaho
41
10
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Auburn
14
41
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Kent
59
43
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Samford
52
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Mississippi State
28
35
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Louisiana Monroe
41
45
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Eastern Michigan
27
10
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Toledo
34
17
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 374
Scoring Average 34.0
Points Allowed 303
Defense Average 27.5
Opponents Record 61-34
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 1-6
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.