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-
1986 Season Highlights
Gene McDowell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Central Florida.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Bethune-Cookman
26
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. West Georgia
34
21
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Valdosta State
10
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Akron
17
20
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Murray State
38
25
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Wichita State
6
9
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Eastern Kentucky
24
51
L
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Wofford
28
31
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Virginia Military Institute
38
9
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Georgia Southern
23
33
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Samford
66
7
W
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 310
Scoring Average 28.2
Points Allowed 227
Defense Average 20.6
Opponents Record 20-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 1-4
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.