1991 UCF Knights football team

1991 UCF Knights football
1991 UCF Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Gene McDowell (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Kruczek (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Don Pollard (2nd season)
Home stadium	Florida Citrus Bowl
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Samford ^		–		12	–	2	–	0
Hofstra		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 James Madison ^		–		9	–	4	–	0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^		–		12	–	3	–	0
Georgia Southern		–		7	–	4	–	0
UCF		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		5	–	6	–	0
Liberty		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State		–		1	–	10	–	0
Towson		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 UCF Knights football season was the thirteenth season for the team and Gene McDowell's seventh as the head coach of the Knights. McDowell led the team to an overall record of 6–5.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Troy State	No. 11	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 21–10	18,586	^[2]
September 7	at James Madison	No. 11	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 31–49	10,081
September 14	at Valdosta State		Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	W 12–0	6,379
September 21	East Carolina		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 25–47	20,049	^[3]
September 28	Bethune–Cookman		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 32–6	16,066
October 5	at Arkansas State		Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 31–20	18,200
October 12	Samford		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 6–13	12,011	^[4]
October 26	at Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 6–20	19,063
November 2	Savannah State		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 31–33	13,188
November 9	at Liberty		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 31–26	2,650	^[5]
November 16	Millersville		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	W 52–6	10,027
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Knight was selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season.^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
3	66	Bob Spitulski	Linebacker	Seattle Seahawks

References

^ "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.
^ "Knights rally past Trojans". The Orlando Sentinel. September 1, 1991. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pirates, Blake rip Knights". The Orlando Sentinel. September 22, 1991. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Samford's rally pays UCF back". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1991. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCF withstands Liberty and cold". The Orlando Sentinel. November 10, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.