1995 UCF Golden Knights football team

The 1995 UCF Golden Knights football season was the seventeenth season for the team and eleventh for Gene McDowell as the head coach of the Golden Knights. The team finished with a 6–5 overall record. The season marked UCF's last in Division I-AA, as the Golden Knights moved to Division I-A in 1996. The 1995 season also featured the debut of UCF's new freshman quarterback, Daunte Culpepper.[1]

1995 UCF Golden Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Kruczek (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorWillie Martinez (1st season)
Home stadiumFlorida Citrus Bowl
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Troy State ^  1110
No. 9 Hofstra ^  1010
Saint Mary's  820
Wagner  820
Hampton  830
Liberty  830
Monmouth  730
Samford  740
Robert Morris  640
Towson  640
UCF  650
UAB  560
Wofford  470
Buffalo  380
Youngstown State  380
Central Connecticut  280
Western Kentucky  280
Davidson  181
Charleston Southern  1100
Saint Francis  0100
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The season started out on a high note, as the Golden Knights defeated Div. I-AA #5 Eastern Kentucky behind 254 yards passing by Culpepper in his first career game. After the season, Marquette Smith was drafted by the Carolina Panthers.

Marc Daniels debuted as the new radio voice of the Knights on the UCF Radio Network.[2][3]

Schedule

The Florida Citrus Bowl, the Knights' home field
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31No. 5 Eastern KentuckyW 40–3213,442
September 9No. 8 (D-II) Carson–NewmanNo. 21
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 35–2113,413
September 23at No. 1 (I-A) Florida StateNo. 12L 14–4676,600[4]
September 30at No. 1 McNeese StateNo. 12L 7–4916,921
October 7SamfordNo. 20
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 41–1411,333
October 14LibertyNo. 19
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
L 6–712,210[5]
October 21at HawaiiL 14–4524,383
October 28at Northeast LouisianaW 34–1416,808
November 4Bethune–Cookman
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 38–716,002
November 11Troy State
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
L 17–2812,312
November 18Maine
  • Florida Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, FL
W 37–1711,119

References


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