1989 UCF Knights football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1989 UCF Knights football Independent 7–3 Gene McDowell 5th Mike Kruczek 5th Rusty Russell 1st Florida Citrus Bowl The 1989 UCF Knights football season was the eleventh for the team. It was Gene McDowell's fifth season as the head coach of the Knights. The season marked UCF's last in Division II, as the Knight would move to Division I-AA in 1990. The team posted an overall record of 7–3 in 1989 but failed to make the Division II Playoffs.http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/genrel/071007aab.html https://archive.today/20130120043726/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/genrel/071007aab.html dead January 20, 2013 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 As a Division II team in 1989, UCF defeated multiple Division I-AA teams, including two nationally ranked schools. On October 28, UCF upset No. 9 Liberty (I-AA), and two weeks later on November 11,Eastern Kentucky (8-1) At Ucf (5-3) defeated No. 4 Eastern Kentucky (I-AA).2006 UCF Knights Football Media Guide Against Eastern Kentucky, quarterback Rudy Jones led a fourth quarter comeback, throwing two touchdown passes to lift the Knights to a 20–19 victory. The team played their home games at the Citrus Bowl in Downtown Orlando. During the decade of the 1980s, the Knights compiled an overall record of 47–59–1 (.443)http://issuu.com/ucfathletics/docs/2011_ucf_football_yearbook University of Central Florida Athletics Association 2011 UCF Football Yearbook 2012-01-12 Schedule thumb|The Florida Citrus Bowl, the Knights' home field 1989 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Eastern September 1 l Bethune–Cookman Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 15–23 23,620 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-wildcats-ruin-knights-i-a/162346619/ Florida Today Wildcats ruin Knights' I-AA debut September 2, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com September 9 w 1989 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 35–14 18,046 September 16 l y Troy State Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL 6–20 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112920636/troy-marches-by-error-prone-ucf/ Troy marches by error-prone UCF The Orlando Sentinel September 17, 1989 November 11, 2022 Newspapers.com September 23 w 1989 Newberry Indians Newberry Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 30–3 8,316 September 30 w y 1989 North Alabama Lions North Alabama Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 17–16 5,500 October 7 w East Tennessee State Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 34–0 12,072 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-knights-roll-340-over/162365672/ The Tampa Tribune-Times Knights roll 34–0 over East Tennessee State October 8, 1989 January 5, 2025 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Georgia Southern 2 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 17–31 19,640 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-efford-guides-georgia-sout/162402381/ Florida Today Efford guides Georgia Southern past UCF 31–17 October 22, 1989 January 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 28 w Liberty T–9 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 33–30 15,095 https://www.newspapers.com/article/florida-today-ucf-celebrates-3330-upset/144583146/ Florida Today UCF celebrates 33–30 upset of Liberty October 29, 1989 April 1, 2024 Newspapers.com November 11 w Eastern Kentucky 4 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 20–19 17,506 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-central-florida-edges-e/143995588/ The Miami Herald Central Florida edges Eastern Kentucky November 12, 1989 March 23, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 w Texas Southern Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 49–12 14,082 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-its-curtains-for-t/126215771/ It's curtains for Tigers as Knights bow out of NCAA II The Orlando Sentinel November 19, 1989 June 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UCF) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/128/stats/13638 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 12, 2023 References UCF Category:UCF Knights football seasons UCF Knights football