1994 UCF Golden Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 20
Record7–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Kruczek (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (3rd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Citrus Bowl
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 23 Hofstra   –   8 – 1 – 1
Towson   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Troy State ^   –   8 – 4 – 0
Robert Morris   –   7 – 1 – 1
Monmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   7 – 3 – 0
UAB   –   7 – 4 – 0
No. 20 UCF   –   7 – 4 – 0
Wagner   –   6 – 5 – 0
Liberty   –   5 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   5 – 6 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   4 – 6 – 0
Samford   –   4 – 6 – 1
Davidson   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   3 – 8 – 0
Saint Francis   –   2 – 7 – 1
Charleston Southern   –   0 – 11 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 UCF Golden Knights football season was the sixteenth season for the team and Gene McDowell's tenth as the head coach of the Golden Knights. After the Golden Knight's impressive 1993 season, UCF was selected as the preseason #1 to start the 1994 season. The 1994 season would prove disappointing however, as the Golden Knights would finish the season ranked #20 with a 7–4 record.[1]

The school's famous campus homecoming tradition "Spirit Splash" began (by chance) in 1994.[2]

Schedule

The Florida Citrus Bowl, the Knights' home field
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at MaineNo. 7
W 28–66,296
September 10No. 18 (D-II) Valdosta StateNo. 6
L 14–3122,518
September 17Bethune–CookmanNo. 12
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 48–1722,049
September 24No. 11 Western KentuckyNo. 13
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 59–4524,326
October 1at Illinois StateNo. 9
W 27–266,550
October 8at SamfordNo. 6
L 35–363,632
October 15at Northeast LouisianaNo. 15
W 33–168,123[3]
October 22No. 5 Troy StateNo. 11
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
L 38–3927,003
October 29at LibertyNo. 17
W 49–246,153
November 12at East CarolinaNo. 16
L 20–2325,783[4]
November 19BuffaloNo. 20
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 48–018,856

Roster

1994 UCF Golden Knights football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 60 Mike Gruttadauria Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 95 Greg Jefferson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Division I-AA Football Comes to Orlando: Part 5 of 8 – The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. July 18, 2007. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  2. ^ Schenk, Madelyn (November 8, 2007). "'Party at pond:Students splash into tradition". Orlando Sentinel. p. D3. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "UCF takes charge, sloshes past Northeast Louisiana". The Orlando Sentinel. October 16, 1994. p. C1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "The Orlando Sentinel". The Orlando Sentinel. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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