1994 UCF Golden Knights football team

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
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Youngstown State ^   –   11 – 0 – 1
No. 23 Hofstra   –   8 – 1 – 1
Towson State   –   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   –   7 – 4 – 0
Wagner   –   6 – 5 – 0
Liberty   –   5 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   5 – 6 – 0
Central Connecticut State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Samford   –   4 – 6 – 1
Davidson   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   3 – 8 – 0
Saint Francis (PA)   –   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

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

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
  • 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.
  3. ^ "UCF surpasses records, Maine". The Miami Herald. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Division II Valdosta trounces UCF 31–14". Florida Today. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cleveland's two TDs lead UCF". The Miami Herald. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UCF makes its pount – 59 of them". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pierce, Smith help Central Florida tip Illinois State". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 3, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Knights foul up, fall to Bulldogs". The Orlando Sentinel. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCF takes charge, sloshes past Northeast Louisiana". The Orlando Sentinel. October 16, 1994. p. C1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Troy defense has final say in 39–38 win over C. Florida". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "C. Florida beats Flames". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1994. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The Orlando Sentinel". The Orlando Sentinel. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Central Florida bashes Buffalo 48–0 in finale". The Palm Beach Post. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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