1983 UCF Knights football team

1983 UCF Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumFlorida Citrus Bowl
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Central State (OH) ^     12 1 0
No. 4 Towson State ^     10 2 0
Northern Michigan     8 2 0
Saint Mary's     8 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     8 2 0
Eastern Washington     5 5 0
UCF     5 6 0
Central Connecticut     4 6 0
American International     4 7 0
Kentucky State     2 7 2
Morgan State     2 8 0
Liberty     2 9 0
New Haven     1 9 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 UCF Knights football season was the fifth season for the team. It was Lou Saban's first as the head coach of the Knights. Looking to bounce back from a winless 1982 season, Saban's 1983 team earned a respectable 5–6 overall record.[1] The Knights competed as an NCAA Division II Independent. The team played their home games at the Citrus Bowl in Downtown Orlando

In their rivalry game against the Bethune–Cookman, the two schools played for short-lived "Interstate 4 Trophy."[2][3]

On October 29, UCF notched their first victory against a Division I-AA opponent, defeating Austin Peay 10–7.

  1. ^ "The Knights Move Up to D-II: Part 3 of 8 – The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. June 29, 2007. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  2. ^ Simmons, Roger (November 10, 2017). "There's another UCF trophy mystery and it doesn't involve the Civil ConFLiCT". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Guest, Larry (November 24, 1983). "UCF-Bethune playing for 7-foot Interstate 4 trophy". Orlando Sentinel. p. 27. Retrieved November 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon