1990 UCF Knights football team

1990 UCF Knights football
Division I-AA Semifinals at Georgia Southern, L 7–44
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 18 (NCAA Poll)[1]
1990 record 104
Head coach Gene McDowell (6th season)
Home stadium Citrus Bowl
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#2 Youngstown State ^ 0 0 0  11 1 0
#7 William & Mary ^ 0 0 0  10 2 0
#3 Georgia Southern ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
#18 UCF ^ 0 0 0  9 3 0
Liberty 0 0 0  7 4 0
Samford 0 0 0  6 4 1
James Madison 0 0 0  5 6 0
Nicholls State 0 0 0  5 6 0
Arkansas State 0 0 0  3 7 1
Western Kentucky 0 0 0  2 8 0
Towson 0 0 0  2 9 0
Northeastern 0 0 0  1 10 0
  • ^ Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 UCF Knights football season was the UCF Knights football's first season in Division I-AA (now commonly known as 'FCS'). In their first year in the division, Gene McDowell led the Knights to a 10–4 record, a program best, and a trip to the I-AA playoffs. UCF would make it to the semifinals, and became the first school in history to qualify for the I-AA playoffs in its first season of eligibility.[2]

During the 1990s, UCF would compile an overall record of 67460 (.593) during the decade.[2][3]

Schedule and results

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 1 Troy State Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida W 1610   22,462
September 8 at Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, Kentucky L 1224   19,200
September 15 at Bethune–Cookman Municipal StadiumDaytona Beach, Florida W 429   9,500
September 22 at Memphis Liberty BowlMemphis, Tennessee L 2837   21,385
September 29 Kentucky State Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida W 490   6,055
October 6 at Samford Seibert StadiumBirmingham, Alabama W 3716   5,463
October 20 Georgia Southern Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida L 1738   16,258
October 27 Southern Illinois Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida W 4914   14,052
November 3 Liberty Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida W 286   14,107
November 10 Slippery Rock Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida W 2421   16,208
November 17 Texas Southern Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida W 636   16,328
November 24 at Youngstown State Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, Ohio (Division I-AA First Round Playoff Game) W 2017   12,500
December 1 William & Mary Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Division I-AA Quarterfinal Playoff Game) W 5238   20,067
December 8 at Georgia Southern Paulson StadiumStatesboro, Georgia (Division I-AA Semifinal Playoff Game) L 744   13,183
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Central Florida In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. 1 2 "Division I-AA Football Comes to Orlando: Part 5 of 8 – The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  3. "2011 UCF Football Yearbook". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
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