1991 UCF Knights football team

1991 UCF Knights football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Gene McDowell (7th season)
Home stadium	Florida Citrus Bowl

1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	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.

Schedule

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field

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