1982 UCF Knights football team

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1982 UCF Knights football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–10
Head coach
  • Sam Weir (1st season)
Home stadiumOrlando Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9
Southern Connecticut State
   –   9 – 1 – 0
Eastern Washington   –   8 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   7 – 2 – 1
No. 6 Northern Michigan ^   –   8 – 3 – 0
Central State (OH)
   –   7 – 4 – 0
Liberty   –   7 – 4 – 0
Towson State
   –   7 – 4 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   5 – 5 – 1
American International   –   4 – 6 – 0
New Haven
   –   4 – 6 – 0
Morgan State   –   4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Sonoma State   –   2 – 9 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   1 – 7 – 1
UCF   –   0 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1982 UCF Knights football season was the fourth season for the team. It was first and only season for Sam Weir as the head coach of the Knights. The season marked the Knights first in Division II. Weir's 1982 team posted 0–10 overall record.[1]

The Knights competed as an

Orlando Stadium, now known as the Citrus Bowl, in Downtown Orlando. One game, the season opener against Georgia Southern, was held at a neutral field, the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville.[2] Several of their games were played against Division I-AA opponents. one game was played against the eventual Division III national champions West Georgia
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Schedule

Orlando Stadium, the Knights' home field
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Georgia Southern
L 9–162,350[3]
September 18Southeastern Louisiana
L 14–248,196
September 25at VMI
L 0–696,100[4]
October 2at Valdosta State
L 7–139,500
October 9Bethune–Cookman
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
L 21–409,127
October 16Alabama A&M
  • Orlando Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
L 10–316,654
October 23at
John L. Guidry Stadium
  • Thibodaux, LA
    		• L 10–608,500
    October 30West Georgia
    • Orlando Stadium
    • Orlando, FL
    		L 7–419,257[5]
    November 6
    Carson–Newman
    • Orlando Stadium
    • Orlando, FL
    		L 17–363,818
    November 13Eastern Kentucky
    • Orlando Stadium
    • Orlando, FL
    		L 14–264,822

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    References

    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.
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    6. ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 12, 2023.


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