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Central Florida Football Team History

Central Florida Knights

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Founded: 1963
Stadium: Bright House Networks Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Gene McDowell
Conference: Independent-

1979 <-- 1994 <- 1995 -> 1996 --> 2024

1995 Season Highlights

Gene McDowell enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Central Florida.

1995 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 31	vs. Eastern Kentucky	40	32	W
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Carson-Newman	35	21	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Florida State	14	46	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ McNeese State	7	49	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Samford	41	14	W
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Liberty	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Hawaii	14	45	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Louisiana Monroe	34	14	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Bethune-Cookman	38	7	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Troy	17	28	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Maine	37	17	W

1995 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	283
Scoring Average	25.7
Points Allowed	280
Defense Average	25.5
Opponents Record	35-23
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	1-3

1995 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1995 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	2-9	233	413					Ed Zaunbrecher
Troy	11-1	446	168					Larry Blakeney
East Carolina	9-3	274	226	Won 19-13				Steve Logan
Notre Dame	9-3	392	247	Lost 26-31				Lou Holtz
Liberty	8-3	359	206					Sam Rutigliano
Jacksonville State	7-4	255	256					Bill Burgess
Louisville	7-4	283	165					Ron Cooper
Central Florida	6-5	283	280					Gene McDowell
Cincinnati	6-5	252	197					Rick Minter
Southern Mississippi	6-5	284	241					Jeff Bower
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	274	260					Watson Brown
Army	5-5-1	325	211					Bob Sutton
Navy	5-6	223	189					Charlie Weatherbie
Tulsa	4-7	233	300					Dave Rader
Buffalo	3-8	198	259					Craig Cirbus
Memphis	3-8	150	240					Rip Scherer
North Texas	2-9	200	424					Matt Simon
Tulane	2-9	187	303					Eugene Buddy Teevens
Western Kentucky	2-8	228	341					Jack Harbaugh

1995 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1995 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.