1994 UCF Golden Knights football team

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]

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
1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 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. 7W 28–66,296
September 10No. 18 (D-II) Valdosta StateNo. 6L 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. 9W 27–266,550
October 8at SamfordNo. 6L 35–363,632
October 15at Northeast LouisianaNo. 15W 33–168,123[3]
October 22No. 5 Troy StateNo. 11
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
L 38–3927,003
October 29at LibertyNo. 17W 49–246,153
November 12at East CarolinaNo. 16L 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.#NameClass
C 60 Mike Gruttadauria Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 95 Greg Jefferson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
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
  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
  4. "The Orlando Sentinel". The Orlando Sentinel. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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