| 1988 UCF Knights football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–5 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Kruczek (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bruce Bennett (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Florida Citrus Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan Tech | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American International | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Connecticut State | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 UCF Knights football season was the tenth for the team. It was Gene McDowell's fourth season as the head coach of the Knights. After making the playoffs the year before, UCF started off the season ranked in the top 5 of Division II.[1] After defeating the defending Division II national champions Troy State in week 3, the Knights jumped to No. 2 in the nation,[2] a spot they held for three consecutive weeks.[3] The Knights faltered, however, and lost five of their last six games. McDowell's 1988 Knights finished the season with a 6–5 overall record and missed the Division II playoffs.[4][5]
The Knights competed as an NCAA Division II Independent. The team played their home games at the Citrus Bowl in Downtown Orlando.
A movement on campus in 1988 suggested the team change its nickname from Knights to "Sharks", but it was rejected by the school.[6]
- ^ "College Beat". Orlando Sentinel. September 6, 1988. p. 18. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ewing, Craig (September 20, 1988). "UCF can't win at the polls – 'mistake' means No. 2". Orlando Sentinel. p. 29. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ewing, Craig (October 11, 1988). "Knights tumble to 14th in NCAA Division II poll". Orlando Sentinel. p. 13. Retrieved November 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCF Develops Winning Ways: Part 4 of 8 – The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. July 10, 2007. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ 2006 UCF Knights Football Media Guide
- ^ Hightower, Kyle (April 13, 2007). "'Golden' era ends for UCF". Orlando Sentinel. p. D3. Retrieved November 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
