1986 UCF Knights football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1986 UCF Knights football Independent 6–5 Gene McDowell 2nd Mike Kruczek 2nd Bruce Bennett 1st Florida Citrus Bowl The 1986 UCF Knights football season was the eighth season for the team. It was Gene McDowell's second season as the head coach of the Knights. McDowell's 1986 team compiled a 6–5 overall record.http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/genrel/071007aab.html https://archive.today/20130120043726/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/genrel/071007aab.html dead 2013-01-20 University of Central Florida Athletics Association UCF Develops Winning Ways: Part 4 of 8 – The History of UCF Football 2007-07-10 2011-12-24 The Knights competed as an NCAA Division II Independent. The team played their home games at the Citrus Bowl in Downtown Orlando. The Knights nearly earned their first-ever victory against a Division I-A team. On October 11, they fell 9-6 at Wichita State, on a miserable, soggy, afternoon after missing an extra point and two botched field goal attempts. It proved to be the Shockers' final football victory; less than two months after the game, Wichita State announced it was disbanding its program. Schedule thumb|The Florida Citrus Bowl, the Knights' home field 1986 NCAA Division II NCAA Division II Football Committee Eastern September 6 w Bethune–Cookman Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 26–14 23,041 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-central-florida-beats-b/154884385/ The Miami Herald Central Florida beats Bethune, 26–14 September 7, 1986 September 8, 2024 Newspapers.com September 13 w 1986 West Georgia Braves West Georgia Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 34–21 10,125 September 20 w 18 1986 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 20 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 10–7 12,056 September 27 l y Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH 17–20 12,186 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-second-half-blues-in-ohio/160443651/ Florida Today Second-half blues in Ohio September 28, 1986 December 6, 2024 Newspapers.com October 4 w Murray State Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 38–25 13,086 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-ucf-makes-believer/143965581/ The Orlando Sentinel UCF makes believer of Murray State, 38–25 October 5, 1986 March 23, 2024 Newspapers.com October 11 l y Wichita State Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS 6–9 4,167 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72131934/ucfs-upset-bid-booted-by-3-field-goals/ The Orlando Sentinel UCF's upset bid booted by 3 field goals in rain October 12, 1986 February 26, 2021 Newspapers.com October 18 l y 19 Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY 24–51 12,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-ucf-looks-for-the-b/143961281/ The Orlando Sentinel UCF looks for the best and gets the worst in loss October 19, 1986 March 23, 2024 Newspapers.com October 25 l 1986 Wofford Terriers Wofford Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 28–31 23,760 November 1 w y VMI Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 38–9 3,200 UCF king of the road in victory over VMI November 2, 1986 The Orlando Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94240206/ucf-king-of-the-road-in-victory-over-vmi/ February 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 8 l Georgia Southern 5 (I-AA) Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 23–33 11,137 November 15 w Samford Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 66–7 6,176 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-c-florida-ends-season-w/177765778/ St. Petersburg Times C. Florida ends season with 66–7 rout of Samford November 16, 1986 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UCF) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/128/stats/13493 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 12, 2023 References UCF Category:UCF Knights football seasons UCF Knights football