1992 UCF Knights football team

The 1992 UCF Knights football season was the fourteenth season for the team and eighth for Gene McDowell as the head coach of the Knights.^[1]McDowell's 1992 team posted 6–4 overall record (and one exhibition game win).^[2] During the 1992 season, Dr. John Hitt, UCF's fourth president, announced that the program would make the move to Division I-A (FBS) in 1996.^[2]

1992 UCF Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Gene McDowell (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Kruczek (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron McCrone (1st season)
Home stadium	Florida Citrus Bowl
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 William & Mary			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Youngstown State ^			–					9	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Samford ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
Georgia Southern			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Liberty			–					7	–	4	–	0
UCF			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					5	–	5	–	1
Towson State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	6	–	0
James Madison			–					4	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

On October 3, the school made history by becoming the first team to play a team from Russia on American soil. The Knights played an exhibition game against the Moscow Bears of the Russia national American football team. The Knights prevailed by the score of 43–6 in front of 5,412 at the Citrus Bowl.^[3]

Schedule

 

The Florida Citrus Bowl, the Knights' home field

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Gardner–Webb		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 71–21	10,286
September 12	Bethune–Cookman		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 28–3	12,075
September 19	Troy State		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 16–20	7,755
September 26	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 35–22	9,764
October 3	Moscow Bears (Russia national American football team)		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 43–6 (exhibition)	5,412
October 17	Nicholls State		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 42–18	8,087
October 24	at Western Kentucky	No. 19	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 36–50	10,589
October 31	at Liberty		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 28–31	8,100	^[4]
November 7	Buffalo		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 63–21	9,067
November 14	James Madison		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 41–37	6,681	^[5]
November 21	at No. 9 Samford		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 13–20	4,987	^[6]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Central Florida Future, Vol. 25 No. 13, October 6, 1992". Central Florida Future. October 6, 1992.
2. "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.
3. "Team from Moscow to face UCF". tampabay.com. November 15, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
4. "Late Cherry TD saves Liberty". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 1, 1992. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UCF wins, 41–37, with big 2nd half". The Orlando Sentinel. November 15, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Samford dumps Central Fla. 20–13". Florida Today. November 22, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.