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Sports NetworkNo. 12[1]

The 1993 UCF Golden Knights football season was Gene McDowell's ninth as the head coach of the Golden Knights. Earning their eighth winning season in 1993, with a 9–3 overall record, UCF made the playoffs for the second time in four years.[2] Also during the season, the Golden Knights won their first game over a Division I-A team, a 38–16 victory over Louisiana Tech.

Starting in 1993 (and continuing through the 2006 season), the program was nicknamed the "Golden Knights." Before 1993 (and since 2007), UCF's sports programs were simply known as the "Knights." The name change was proposed in 1993 by then athletic director Steve Sloan as a way to boost the popularity of the program and to boost merchandise sales.[3]

At 6-1 by late October, it was the best start in school history. Their only loss early on was to East Carolina, a Division I-A team. The Golden Knights won three of their last four regular season games, finished 9-2-0 and advanced to the Division I-AA Playoffs. The Golden Knights were defeated in the first round by Jim Tressel's Youngstown State Penguins by the score of 56-30. The Penguins would go on to win the 1993 Division I-AA championship.

Schedule and results

The Citrus Bowl, the Knights home field.
September 11Valdosta State*
W 35–3011,033 September 18at East Carolina*
L 17–4130,867 September 25McNeese State*
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 22–310,759 October 2Yale*
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 42–2823,489 October 9Samford*
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 48–178,081 October 16Western Illinois*
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 35–1712,857 October 23at Bethune–Cookman*
W 34–145,500 October 30at Troy*
L 15–295,100 November 6Liberty*
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 55–198,688 November 13Buffalo*
  • Citrus Bowl
  • Orlando, Florida
W 42–77,609 November 20at Louisiana Tech*
W 38–164,000 November 27at Youngstown State*
L 30–567,408

Template:CFB Schedule End

See also

Footnotes

References

  1. ^ "Central Florida In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
  2. ^ "Division I-AA Football Comes to Orlando: Part 5 of 8 - The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  3. ^ "Central Florida to drop 'Golden' from Knights nickname". USA Today. 2007-04-15. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
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