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1981 UCF Knights football team

1981 UCF Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumOrlando Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
DePauw     9 1 0
San Diego     9 1 0
Wagner     9 1 0
West Georgia ^     9 1 0
Dayton ^     12 2 0
Millsaps     7 2 0
Albany     7 3 0
Georgetown     5 3 0
Cortland     6 4 0
Brockport     5 5 0
Buffalo     5 5 0
Buffalo State     3 3 0
Fordham     5 5 0
Iona     5 5 0
Rochester (NY)     4 4 1
Union (NY)     4 4 1
Colorado College     4 5 0
Duquesne     4 5 0
Frostburg State     4 5 0
Canisius     4 6 0
Hofstra     4 6 0
UCF     4 6 0
Saint Francis (PA)     3 6 1
Norwich     3 7 0
Grove City     2 7 0
Salisbury State     2 7 0
St. Norbert     2 7 0
Catholic University     1 8 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1981 UCF Knights football season represented the University of Central Florida (UCF) as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Don Jonas in this third and final season as head coach, the Knights compiled a record of 4–6.[1] UCF played their home games at Orlando Stadium in downtown Orlando, Florida. This was the final season that team competed at the NCAA Division III level as they moved to NCAA Division II competition in 1982.

Schedule

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Orlando Stadium, the Knights' home field
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12PresbyterianL 0–38,347
September 19Elizabeth City State
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
L 9–144,833
September 26at Millsaps
W 13–6800
October 3Miles
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 6–06,320
October 10Savannah State
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 47–136,493
October 17at Alabama A&MNormal, ALL 15–238,700
October 31at West GeorgiaL 6–206,200
November 7Hampden–Sydney
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
W 17–08,391
November 14Millersville
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
L 9–274,365
November 21Bethune–Cookman
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
L 20–248,354[2]

[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Finally, Gametime Arrives: Part 2 of 8 - The History of UCF Football". University of Central Florida Athletics Association. June 22, 2007. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "Knights lose season finale". Florida Today. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.


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