1989 UCF Knights football team
| 1989 UCF Knights football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Independent |
| 1989 record | 7–3 |
| Head coach | Gene McDowell (5th year) |
| Home stadium | Citrus Bowl |
The 1989 UCF Knights football season was Gene McDowell's fifth year 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.[1]
As a Division II team in 1989, UCF defeated three 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,[2] defeated No. 4 Eastern Kentucky (I-AA).[3] 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)[4]
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Bethune–Cookman* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida | L 15–23 | 23,620 | |||||
| September 9 | Valdosta State* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida | W 35–14 | 18,046 | |||||
| September 16 | at Troy* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama | L 6–20 | 8,000 | |||||
| September 23 | Newberry* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida | W 30–3 | 8,316 | |||||
| September 30 | at North Alabama* | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, Alabama | W 17–16 | 5,500 | |||||
| October 7 | East Tennessee State* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida | W 34–0 | 12,072 | |||||
| October 21 | at Georgia Southern* | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, Georgia | L 17–31 | 19,640 | |||||
| October 28 | #9 Liberty* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida | W 33–30 | 15,095 | |||||
| November 11 | #4 Eastern Kentucky* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida | W 20–19 | 17,506 | |||||
| November 18 | Texas Southern* | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida | W 49–12 | 14,082 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
See also
- UCF Knights
- UCF Knights football
- List of UCF Knights football seasons
- List of University of Central Florida alumni
- List of UCF Knights head football coaches
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Eastern Kentucky (8-1) At Ucf (5-3)
- ↑ 2006 UCF Knights Football Media Guide
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- College Football Data Warehouse, UCF Yearly Results: 1985–1989. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
