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football</a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UCF_Golden_Knights_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/UCF_Golden_Knights_logo.png/150px-UCF_Golden_Knights_logo.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/UCF_Golden_Knights_logo.png/225px-UCF_Golden_Knights_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/UCF_Golden_Knights_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="290" data-file-height="189" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data">Independent</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">5–6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_McDowell" title="Gene McDowell">Gene McDowell</a> (13th season)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Offensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Kruczek" title="Mike Kruczek">Mike Kruczek</a> (13th season)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brian_VanGorder" title="Brian VanGorder">Brian VanGorder</a> (1st season)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Florida Citrus Bowl</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="background:#eee;"><div class="" style="width:100%; text-align:center;">Seasons</div><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a 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<th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th>  </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1997_Louisiana_Tech_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1997 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team">Louisiana Tech</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1997_Navy_Midshipmen_football_team" title="1997 Navy Midshipmen football team">Navy</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1997_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1997 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1997_UAB_Blazers_football_team" title="1997 UAB Blazers football team">UAB</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">UCF</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1997_Northeast_Louisiana_Indians_football_team" title="1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team">Northeast Louisiana</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1997_Army_Cadets_football_team" title="1997 Army Cadets football team">Army</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1997_Arkansas_State_Indians_football_team" title="1997 Arkansas State Indians football team">Arkansas State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1997_Southwestern_Louisiana_Ragin%27_Cajuns_football_team" title="1997 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team">Southwestern Louisiana</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football season">1997</a> UCF Golden Knights football season</b> was the nineteenth overall season for the team, and second season as an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">NCAA Division I-A</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a>. It would be the thirteenth and final season for head coach <a href="/wiki/Gene_McDowell" title="Gene McDowell">Gene McDowell</a>. McDowell's 1997 team finished with a 5–6 overall record, matching the record from the <a href="/wiki/1996_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team" title="1996 UCF Golden Knights football team">previous season</a>. McDowell would resign at season's end in the wake of a cell phone fraud scandal. His tenure as head coach came to a close after compiling an 86–61 record. To-date, McDowell still has the most wins as head coach in program history. </p><p>UCF started to gain notoriety in 1997, building their program, and playing a higher-profile schedule, including several <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> teams.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-22-1997pg25_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-22-1997pg25-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-22-1997pg31_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-22-1997pg31-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Golden Knights lost in overtime to <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a>, then narrowly lost to <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football" title="South Carolina Gamecocks football">South Carolina</a>. In week three, UCF gained national attention by leading #6 <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football">Nebraska</a> 17–14 at halftime. UCF, however, could not hold off the powerful Cornhuskers in the second half, and fell by a final score of 38–24. Lauded by media as the "best 0–3 team in the nation,"<sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-14-1997pg1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-14-1997pg1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-14-1997pg9_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-14-1997pg9-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-17-1997pg30_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-17-1997pg30-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Golden Knights won five of their last eight games, including a perfect 4–0 record at home. The team set a then-record average home attendance of 29,585 at the <a href="/wiki/Citrus_Bowl" title="Citrus Bowl">Citrus Bowl</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-23-1997pg38tg_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-23-1997pg38tg-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including a then single-game record crowd of 41,827 on September 20.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-21-1997pg1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-21-1997pg1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With a 5–6 final record, they were not <a href="/wiki/Bowl_eligibility" title="Bowl eligibility">bowl eligible</a>, but they did attract some attention from scouts for the <a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Camping World Bowl">Carquest Bowl</a>, who saw them as a potential at-large team.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-16-1997pg38tg_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-16-1997pg38tg-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the conclusion of the season, quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> set fifteen school records, and was named a finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Davey_O%27Brien_Award" title="Davey O'Brien Award">Davey O'Brien Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also named a semi-finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Football_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Football News">Football News</a> Offensive Player of the Year. The 1997 season was a break-out year for the <a href="/wiki/Junior_(education_year)" title="Junior (education year)">junior</a> quarterback, and towards the end of the season, speculation began to swirl if Culpepper would forgo his <a href="/wiki/Senior_(education)" title="Senior (education)">senior year</a> and enter the <a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_draft" title="1998 NFL draft">1998 NFL draft</a>. Ultimately, Culpepper elected to return to UCF for one final season.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-25-1997pg21_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-25-1997pg21-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-25-1997pg22_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-25-1997pg22-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hearing impaired tailback Dwight Collins received the <a href="/wiki/Disney%27s_Wide_World_of_Sports_Spirit_Award" title="Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award">Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award</a>, and running backs coach <a href="/wiki/Alan_Gooch" title="Alan Gooch">Alan Gooch</a> who worked with him, was named the <a href="/wiki/AFCA_Coach_of_the_Year#Assistant_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA Coach of the Year">AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year</a>. </p><p>After only two seasons in Division I-A, UCF was already beginning to earn a reputation as a "scary" team on the road. Their near-misses against high-profile teams was in contrast to their predicted status as a <a href="/wiki/Mid-major" title="Mid-major">mid-major</a>, <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">non-conference</a> school. It started prompting some reluctance among larger schools of scheduling the Knights in future seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cell_phone_fraud_scandal">Cell phone fraud scandal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Cell phone fraud scandal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Citrus_Bowl_aerial_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Citrus_Bowl_aerial_view.jpg/220px-Citrus_Bowl_aerial_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Citrus_Bowl_aerial_view.jpg/330px-Citrus_Bowl_aerial_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Citrus_Bowl_aerial_view.jpg/440px-Citrus_Bowl_aerial_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Florida Citrus Bowl</a>, the Knights' home field</figcaption></figure> <p>On October 28, 1997, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service" title="United States Secret Service">Secret Service</a> agents raided the UCF football team's locker room, as part of a federal <a href="/wiki/Mobile_phone" title="Mobile phone">cell phone</a> fraud investigation.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-29-1997pg27_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-29-1997pg27-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-29-1997pg31_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-29-1997pg31-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former UCF player Patrick Brinson, a former <a href="/wiki/AT%26T" title="AT&T">AT&T</a> employee, was arrested for rigging as many as 17 cell phones with non-billing numbers, and subsequently selling them to fellow players.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-28-1999pg31_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-28-1999pg31-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-28-1999pg45_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-28-1999pg45-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later revealed that head coach <a href="/wiki/Gene_McDowell" title="Gene McDowell">Gene McDowell</a> had been tipped off on the pending raid by David Smith of the <a href="/wiki/Seminole_County_Sheriff%27s_Office_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seminole County Sheriff's Office (Florida)">Seminole County Sheriff's Office</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent04-29-1998pg29_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent04-29-1998pg29-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent04-29-1998pg34_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent04-29-1998pg34-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McDowell was accused of lying to federal agents and warning the players of the upcoming raid, as well as encouraging players to lie and further engaging in a cover-up. McDowell resigned as head coach on January 20, 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent01-21-1998pg1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent01-21-1998pg1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent01-21-1998pg8_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent01-21-1998pg8-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>McDowell would eventually be sentenced to <a href="/wiki/House_arrest" title="House arrest">house arrest</a>, community service, and two years <a href="/wiki/Probation" title="Probation">probation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent05-08-1998pg86_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent05-08-1998pg86-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent05-08-1998pg93_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent05-08-1998pg93-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent05-12-1998pg35_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent05-12-1998pg35-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent05-12-1998pg36_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent05-12-1998pg36-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two players involved received probation, and three others were sentenced to <a href="/wiki/Community_service" title="Community service">community service</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent08-25-1998pg33_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent08-25-1998pg33-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent08-25-1998pg36_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent08-25-1998pg36-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brinson, and an accomplice were separately sentenced to probation, <a href="/wiki/Restitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Restitution">restitution</a>, and community service.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent03-13-1998pg28_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent03-13-1998pg28-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent04-29-1998pg29_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent04-29-1998pg29-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent04-29-1998pg34_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent04-29-1998pg34-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith received probation and a fine.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent04-29-1998pg29_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent04-29-1998pg29-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent04-29-1998pg34_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent04-29-1998pg34-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daunte_Culpepper_cropped.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Daunte_Culpepper_cropped.JPG/150px-Daunte_Culpepper_cropped.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="246" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Daunte_Culpepper_cropped.JPG/225px-Daunte_Culpepper_cropped.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Daunte_Culpepper_cropped.JPG/300px-Daunte_Culpepper_cropped.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1435" data-file-height="2358" /></a><figcaption>Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> set 15 school records in 1997.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">August 30</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">7:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1997_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vaught%E2%80%93Hemingway_Stadium" title="Vaught–Hemingway Stadium">Vaught–Hemingway Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Mississippi" title="Oxford, Mississippi">Oxford, MS</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 23–24 <sup>OT</sup></td><td style="text-align:center">28,216</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">7:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1997_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Williams%E2%80%93Brice_Stadium" title="Williams–Brice Stadium">Williams–Brice Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, SC</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Sun_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Sports">SUN</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 31–33</td><td style="text-align:center">81,908</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 13</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">1:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 6 <a href="/wiki/1997_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Lincoln)" title="Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska" title="Lincoln, Nebraska">Lincoln, NE</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 24–38</td><td style="text-align:center">75,327</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">7:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="1997 Idaho Vandals football team">Idaho</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, FL</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 41–10</td><td style="text-align:center">41,827</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 27</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">7:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 8 <a href="/wiki/1997_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1997 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jordan%E2%80%93Hare_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Jordan–Hare Stadium">Jordan–Hare Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Alabama" title="Auburn, Alabama">Auburn, AL</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">PPV</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 14–41</td><td style="text-align:center">82,109</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 4</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1997_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dix_Stadium" title="Dix Stadium">Dix Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kent,_Ohio" title="Kent, Ohio">Kent, OH</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 59–43</td><td style="text-align:center">10,584</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 11</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">4:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Samford_Bulldogs_football" title="Samford Bulldogs football">Samford</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Florida Citrus Bowl</li><li>Orlando, FL</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 52–7</td><td style="text-align:center">22,016</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 25</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">2:30 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1997_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Davis_Wade_Stadium" title="Davis Wade Stadium">Scott Field</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Starkville,_Mississippi" title="Starkville, Mississippi">Starkville, MS</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 28–35</td><td style="text-align:center">28,621</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">8:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1997_Northeast_Louisiana_Indians_football_team" title="1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team">Northeast Louisiana</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malone_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Malone Stadium">Malone Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe, LA</a></li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 41–45</td><td style="text-align:center">15,936</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 15</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">4:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football_team" title="1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team">Eastern Michigan</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Florida Citrus Bowl</li><li>Orlando, FL</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 27–10</td><td style="text-align:center">39,433</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 22</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">12:00 pm</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Toledo_Rockets_football_team" title="1997 Toledo Rockets football team">Toledo</a></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Florida Citrus Bowl</li><li>Orlando, FL</li></ul></div></td><td></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 34–17</td><td style="text-align:center">15,062</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li><li>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern time</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_30_–_at_Ole_Miss"><span id="August_30_.E2.80.93_at_Ole_Miss"></span>August 30 – at <a href="/wiki/1997_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: August 30 – at Ole Miss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th><th width="25">OT</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Golden Knights </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7</td><td>6</td> <td><b>23</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Rebels</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td><td>7</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>In only their second season in Division I-A, the Golden Knights nearly pulled off a huge upset at <a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a>. Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> threw two touchdowns passes in regulation, and the game went into overtime tied 17–17. Ole Miss got the ball first in the overtime period. <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Patridge" title="Stewart Patridge">Stewart Patridge</a> threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to <a href="/wiki/Rufus_French" title="Rufus French">Rufus French</a> to take a 24–17 lead. UCF took over, and Culpepper completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to <a href="/wiki/Charles_Lee_(American_football)" title="Charles Lee (American football)">Charles Lee</a>. The Golden Knights took a timeout, and contemplated whether to kick the extra point or go for the win. The team elected to try a <a href="/wiki/Two-point_conversion" title="Two-point conversion">two-point conversion</a>. Culpepper attempted a <a href="/wiki/Draw_play" title="Draw play">quarterback draw</a>, but was stopped just inches short of the goal line. Reaching forward to break the plane of the goal line, the ball came loose and the attempt ultimately failed. UCF lost by the score of 24–23, the first of several near-misses against high-profile schools. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent08-31-1997pg37_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent08-31-1997pg37-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent08-31-1997pg44_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent08-31-1997pg44-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_6_–_at_South_Carolina"><span id="September_6_.E2.80.93_at_South_Carolina"></span>September 6 – at <a href="/wiki/1997_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: September 6 – at South Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Golden Knights </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>31</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Gamecocks</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>13</td> <td><b>33</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>For the second time in two weeks, the Golden Knights nearly pulled off an upset of an <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> team. <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football" title="South Carolina Gamecocks football">South Carolina</a> took a 14–10 lead into halftime, but UCF exploded into the lead early in the third quarter. Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> threw touchdown passes of 71 and 41 yards to <a href="/wiki/Siaha_Burley" title="Siaha Burley">Siaha Burley</a> to take a 24–14 lead. The Gamecocks rallied, however, and took a 33–24 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Penalties (17 for 122 yards) and seven sacks haunted the Knights. Darryl Latimore blocked a South Carolina punt - his second punt block of the game - to give UCF good field position, which led to a Mike Huff touchdown with 2:39 remaining. With the score 33–31, UCF attempted an onside kick, but failed, and South Carolina held on to win. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-07-1997pg37_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-07-1997pg37-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-07-1997pg46_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-07-1997pg46-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_13_–_at_Nebraska"><span id="September_13_.E2.80.93_at_Nebraska"></span>September 13 – at <a href="/wiki/1997_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: September 13 – at Nebraska"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Golden Knights </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>#6 Cornhuskers</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>38</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>UCF traveled to <a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football" title="Nebraska Cornhuskers football">Nebraska</a> for what would become one of the most memorable games in the program's history. The Golden Knights entered the game as 43<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> point underdogs, and were not expected to compete with the powerful Cornhuskers. Led by <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="College Football Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> head coach <a href="/wiki/Tom_Osborne" title="Tom Osborne">Tom Osborne</a>, Nebraska had won two <a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">national championships</a> (<a href="/wiki/1994_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">1994</a> & <a href="/wiki/1995_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">1995</a>) and were contenders once again (they would be voted co-national champions for <a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football season">1997</a>). Led by starting quarterback <a href="/wiki/Scott_Frost" title="Scott Frost">Scott Frost</a> (the future UCF head coach), the Cornhuskers were <a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">ranked</a> #6 in both polls. </p><p>Both teams punted on their first two possessions, with the Golden Knights defense seemingly holding the Cornhuskers at bay. Late in the first quarter, quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> completed a 44-yard pass to Mark Nonsant to the Nebraska 25 yard line. Four plays later, Culpepper scored on a 10-yard touchdown run for a surprising 7–0 Knights lead. Nebraska tied the score at 7–7 early in the second quarter. But Fred Waczewski kicked a career-best 51-yard field goal to give UCF the lead again at 10–7. At one point in the second quarter, Frost was benched in favor of backup quarterback Frankie London. London completed only one pass, but still drove Nebraska for a touchdown and a 14–10 lead. UCF went three-and-out on their next drive, and was forced to punt. The Nebraska punt returner was tackled and fumbled, and it was recovered by UCF at the Nebraska 45 yard line. Culpepper connected with Mark Nonsant for a 42-yard gain to the 2 yard line. Mike Grant punched it in on the next play for a touchdown and a shocking 17–14 lead. Frost returned to the game, and drove the Cornhuskers into UCF territory. But <a href="/wiki/Kris_Brown" title="Kris Brown">Kris Brown</a> missed a 27-yard field goal attempt to close out the half. </p><p>After a stunning first half by the Golden Knights, Nebraska finally gained control of the game in the third quarter. The Cornhuskers scored 17 unanswered points to take a 31–17 lead into the fourth quarter. A Culpepper interception in the endzone also hurt UCF's chances for a rally. Later, Paul Miranda partially blocked a Nebraska punt, which set up the Golden Knights at the Nebraska 43 yard line. Culpepper drove the Knights for a touchdown, and trimmed the deficit to 31–24. Scott Frost's 5-yard touchdown run with 3:03 remaining sealed the game for the Cornhuskers, and they held on to win 38–24. </p><p>After the game, the <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Lincoln)" title="Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)">Memorial Stadium</a> crowd gave the UCF players a standing ovation for their efforts. UCF gained national attention for their performance, and received a single vote in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>, the first time the school had ever received a vote in either major poll. The team was lauded as the "best 0–3 team in the nation" and the game went down in UCF history as a defining moment for the program. Meanwhile, Nebraska slipped one spot in both polls, but would recover to finish undefeated and claim a share of the national championship. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-13-1997pg17_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-13-1997pg17-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-13-1997pg20_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-13-1997pg20-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-14-1997pg1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-14-1997pg1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-14-1997pg9_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-14-1997pg9-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-14-1997pg31_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-14-1997pg31-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-14-1997pg39_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-14-1997pg39-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-15-1997pg11_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-15-1997pg11-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-15-1997pg15_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-15-1997pg15-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-15-1997pg14_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-15-1997pg14-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_20_–_Idaho"><span id="September_20_.E2.80.93_Idaho"></span>September 20 – <a href="/wiki/1997_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="1997 Idaho Vandals football team">Idaho</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: September 20 – Idaho"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Vandals </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Golden Knights</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>17</td> <td><b>41</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>A then school record crowd of 41,827 arrived at the <a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Citrus Bowl</a> to watch UCF host <a href="/wiki/1997_Idaho_Vandals_football_team" title="1997 Idaho Vandals football team">Idaho</a> in their home opener. The Golden Knights defense recovered four fumbles and made two interceptions, as UCF won handily by the score of 41–10. Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a>, however, had a mixed day, throwing for 228 yards and one touchdown, and rushing for a touchdown, but also threw three interceptions. The two teams started off the game committing back-to-back turnovers, and Idaho then drove to the UCF 6 yard line. Vandals quarterback Brian Brennan fumbled on the 1 yard line and it was recovered by UCF, setting the tone for the game. Tailback Mike Grant was the offensive star of the game, rushing for three touchdowns, and had one receiving touchdown. Grant tied a school record with four touchdowns in a single game. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-21-1997pg1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-21-1997pg1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-21-1997pg33_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-21-1997pg33-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-21-1997pg40_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-21-1997pg40-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_27_–_at_Auburn"><span id="September_27_.E2.80.93_at_Auburn"></span>September 27 – at <a href="/wiki/1997_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1997 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: September 27 – at Auburn"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Golden Knights </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>#8 Tigers</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>41</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>No. 8 Auburn defeated UCF by the score of 41–14 in the first meeting between the two teams. The Tigers went up 7–0 in the first quarter. Then Darryl Latimore intercepted Tigers quarterback <a href="/wiki/Dameyune_Craig" title="Dameyune Craig">Dameyune Craig</a>, which led to a UCF touchdown and a 7–7 tie. The Golden Knights defense, however, could not contain Craig most of the day, who threw for 360 yards, and ran for 57 yards. Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> managed a 47-yard connection to Todd Cleveland, followed by a 1-yard touchdown pass to Joey Hubbard to make the score 14–14. But Culpepper was unable to keep up with the high-powered Tigers offense. UCF totaled only 45 net yards of rushing. While the Golden Knights were able to keep the game close in the first half, the Tigers pulled away in the second half. The Knights fell to 1–4 on the season. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-28-1997pg35_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-28-1997pg35-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent09-28-1997pg44_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent09-28-1997pg44-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_4_–_at_Kent_State"><span id="October_4_.E2.80.93_at_Kent_State"></span>October 4 – at <a href="/wiki/1997_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team" title="1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team">Kent State</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: October 4 – at Kent State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Golden Knights</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>21</td> <td><b>59</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Golden Flashes </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>22</td> <td><b>43</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>A total of 43 points were scored in the fourth quarter, as UCF outlasted Kent State 59–43 to win their first road game of the season. The Golden Knights and the Golden Flashes combined for 1,227 yards of offense, with Kent State quarterback <a href="/wiki/Jose_Davis" title="Jose Davis">Jose Davis</a> throwing for a then <a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">MAC</a> record of 551 yards and six touchdown passes. UCF quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> threw for 322 yards, and a then career-high four touchdown passes. He also ran for a 75-yard touchdown. Hearing impaired freshman tailback Dwight Collins had his best game of the season, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns, the first 100-yard rusher for UCF since 1995. </p><p>Culpepper threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Kendrick Moore in the first quarter, then Mike Grant scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter, However, the Golden Knights found themselves trailing 21–14 with under two minutes left in the first half. Grant broke away for a 30-yard gain, which led to a 15-yard touchdown pass from Culpepper to Siaha Burley with 1:50 remaining. Then the Golden Knights got the ball back once more, and Fred Waczewski kicked a 37-yard field goal to make the score 24–21 as time expired in the half. </p><p>UCF began to pull away, with two touchdown passes in the third quarter. Culpepper connected to Joey Hubbard and Burley to stretch their lead to 38–21. But the fourth quarter was explosive for both teams. Kent State drove 75 yards in three plays, capped off by a 69-yard touchdown pass from Jose Davis to Jason Gavadza. Culpepper answered, however, with a 75-yard scramble for a touchdown and a 45–29. UCF pinned Kent State back at their own 2 yard line with just over 6 minutes remaining in regulation. Kent State scored on a shocking 98-yard touchdown reception by Eugene Baker, and cut the lead to 45–35. Not to be denied, Dwight Collins iced the game for the Golden Knights with two touchdown runs (40 yards and 14 yards, respectively) in the final minutes. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-05-1997pg33_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-05-1997pg33-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-05-1997pg49_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-05-1997pg49-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-05-1997pg49b_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-05-1997pg49b-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_11_–_Samford"><span id="October_11_.E2.80.93_Samford"></span>October 11 – <a href="/wiki/Samford_Bulldogs_football" title="Samford Bulldogs football">Samford</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: October 11 – Samford"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Bulldogs </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Golden Knights</b> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>52</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>UCF quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> started the game 15-for-15 passing, throwing for 252 yards and two touchdowns in the first half alone, as the Golden Knights routed Samford. Culpepper finished with 309 yards and three touchdown passes, and was rested in the fourth quarter of a 52–7 victory. </p><p>Mike Grant ran for three touchdowns, as UCF racked up 181 yards rushing. The Golden Knights quickly jumped out to a 17–0 lead in the first quarter, and were never challenged for the lead. Samford's only score came late in the second quarter. Despite a somewhat lethargic second quarter, which resulted in three punts, and where Culpepper lost a fumble when he collided with an official, the UCF offense rebounded in the second half. After Culpepper was benched, backup quarterback Jason Thorpe added a 31-yard touchdown pass to Eric Leister partway through the fourth quarter. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-12-1997pg37_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-12-1997pg37-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-12-1997pg48_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-12-1997pg48-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_25_–_at_Mississippi_State"><span id="October_25_.E2.80.93_at_Mississippi_State"></span>October 25 – at <a href="/wiki/1997_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: October 25 – at Mississippi State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Golden Knights </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>8</td> <td><b>28</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Bulldogs</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14</td> <td><b>35</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>After a bye week, UCF traveled to Starkville to face Mississippi State. In yet another near-miss against an SEC team, the Golden Knights, led with under 7 minutes to go, before giving up two late touchdowns. UCF quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> threw for 359 yards, two touchdown passes, and rushed for 61 yards. Three interceptions, however, foiled the team's chances. The Golden Knights out-gained the Bulldogs in yardage 486 to 318, first downs (29 to 13), and had a time of possession advantage of more than 8 minutes. <a href="/wiki/J._J._Johnson_(American_football)" title="J. J. Johnson (American football)">J. J. Johnson</a>'s four touchdown runs, though, was the deciding factor. </p><p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Isaac_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Isaac (American football) (page does not exist)">Robert Isaac</a> returned the opening kickoff 84 yards, setting up the Bulldogs first touchdown a minute into the game. UCF soon tied the score at 7–7 with a 2-yard touchdown run by Mike Grant. Culpepper's first interception of the game came in the second quarter, snapping a school-record streak of 117 pass attempts without an interception. The game went into halftime with the score was tied 14–14. In the third quarter, the Bulldogs again capitalized on sluggish kick return coverage. Another long return by Isaac set up a 42-yard touchdown pass by Matt Wyatt to Lamonte Woodberry. Two field goals by UCF kicker Fred Waczewski made the score 21–20 in favor of Mississippi State. </p><p>Trailing by 1 point, Culpepper drove the Golden Knights 80 yards in 9 plays, capping off the drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass to <a href="/wiki/Charles_Lee_(American_football)" title="Charles Lee (American football)">Charles Lee</a>. Culpepper's two-point conversion pass to Siaha Burley put the Golden Knights up by 7 points. With under nine minutes left in regulation, the <a href="/wiki/Cowbell" title="Cowbell">cowbell</a>-wielding <a href="/wiki/Homecoming" title="Homecoming">homecoming</a> crowd was stunned and quieted as UCF now led 28–21. Anxious at another chance for a program-defining victory, fatigue began to set in for UCF on both offense and defense. Wyatt connected to <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Kelly" title="Reggie Kelly">Reggie Kelly</a> for 36 yards, then a 1-yard touchdown run by Johnson tied the game. On the next drive, a blitzing defense forced UCF into a 3-and-out. Two plays later, Johnson scored the go-ahead touchdown for Mississippi State with 5:13 left. Driving to tie the game, a Culpepper pass was tipped and intercepted. UCF had one last drive, however, Culpepper was intercepted with 43 seconds to go, sealing the game for the Bulldogs. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-26-1997pg35_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-26-1997pg35-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-26-1997pg45_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-26-1997pg45-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-26-1997pg45g_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-26-1997pg45g-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent10-26-1997pg45t_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent10-26-1997pg45t-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Clarion-Ledger" title="The Clarion-Ledger">The Clarion-Ledger</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-CL10-26-1997pg37_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CL10-26-1997pg37-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CL10-26-1997pg43j_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CL10-26-1997pg43j-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CL10-26-1997pg43b_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CL10-26-1997pg43b-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CL10-26-1997pg43s_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CL10-26-1997pg43s-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CL10-26-1997pg43q_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CL10-26-1997pg43q-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_1_–_at_Northeast_Louisiana"><span id="November_1_.E2.80.93_at_Northeast_Louisiana"></span>November 1 – at <a href="/wiki/1997_Northeast_Louisiana_Indians_football_team" title="1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team">Northeast Louisiana</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: November 1 – at Northeast Louisiana"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Golden Knights </td> <td>14 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>13</td> <td><b>41</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Indians</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>17</td> <td><b>45</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>Just days after a cell phone fraud scandal broke at the team headquarters, UCF traveled to <a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe</a> for their final road game of the season. Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> scored six touchdowns (five passing, one rushing), and had 480 yards of offense, but the Golden Knights could not outlast the Indians. They fell by the score of 45–41, erasing hopes for a winning season. </p><p>Culpepper threw two touchdown passes to jump out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter. The Indians, bounced back in the second quarter, scoring three touchdowns, while blocking a UCF extra point, to take a 21–20 lead into halftime. Culpepper's career-long 44-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, followed by a two-point conversion pass from tailback Mike Grant to Rufus Hall, made the score 28–28. The touchdown run followed a Knights interception, and a 17-yard pass completion to Hall. </p><p>The back-and-forth game continued into the fourth quarter, with touchdowns by both teams and a 35–35 tie with 9:45 remaining. The Indians executed a fake punt, which kept their drive alive, capping off by a 1-yard touchdown run by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Ricard" title="Alan Ricard">Alan Ricard</a>. Later, Travis Singleton intercepted Culpepper, leading to an Indians field goal, and the Golden Knights trailed 38–35 with under five minutes to go. Culpepper took over on the next drive, and in five plays re-took the lead. He connected to wide receiver <a href="/wiki/Charles_Lee_(American_football)" title="Charles Lee (American football)">Charles Lee</a>, who broke free for a 61-yard go-ahead touchdown with 2:45 left in regulation. The UCF defense, however, could not seal the game. The Indians drove 82 yards in the final two and a half minutes, scoring the game-winning touchdown with 33 seconds to go. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-02-1997pg39_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-02-1997pg39-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-02-1997pg51_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-02-1997pg51-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-02-1997pg51s_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-02-1997pg51s-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_15_–_Eastern_Michigan"><span id="November_15_.E2.80.93_Eastern_Michigan"></span>November 15 – <a href="/wiki/1997_Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football_team" title="1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team">Eastern Michigan</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: November 15 – Eastern Michigan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Eagles </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Golden Knights</b> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10</td> <td><b>27</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>After a week off, a <a href="/wiki/Homecoming" title="Homecoming">homecoming</a> crowd of 39,433 arrived to cheer the Golden Knights, as they defeated the potent offense of the <a href="/wiki/1997_Eastern_Michigan_Eagles_football_team" title="1997 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team">Eastern Michigan Eagles</a> led by quarterback <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Batch" title="Charlie Batch">Charlie Batch</a>. UCF quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> threw for 243 yards, and rushed for 79 yards. Tailback Mike Grant rushed for 83 yards with two touchdowns, while Siaha Burley caught eight passes for 135 yards. On two occasions Eric Leister, a <a href="/wiki/Utility_player" title="Utility player">utility player</a>, executed tricks plays for the Golden Knights. In the first quarter, Leister took a reverse from Culpepper, then connected downfield to Burley for a 40-yard gain. In the third quarter, a fake field goal attempt saw Leister as the holder, tossing a 4-yard pass to fullback Joe Field, which gave UCF a first down. The play led to a touchdown few plays later. </p><p>Despite issues on defense in previous weeks, the Golden Knights defense stepped up much of the game. Miscues by the Eagles were noted, as in the second quarter, trailing by 7 points inside the UCF 1 yard line, time was running out in the half. Batch failed to get a play off before halftime, and just inches short of the goal line, Eastern Michigan's drive came up empty. With UCF leading 21–10 with six minutes remaining, Eastern Michigan faced a 4th & 3 at the UCF 44 yard line. Mike Osuna sacked Charlie Batch for a turnover on downs, and UCF was able to secure the win. </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-16-1997pg33_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-16-1997pg33-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-16-1997pg38jg_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-16-1997pg38jg-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-16-1997pg38ss_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-16-1997pg38ss-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-16-1997pg38tg_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-16-1997pg38tg-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_22_–_Toledo"><span id="November_22_.E2.80.93_Toledo"></span>November 22 – <a href="/wiki/1997_Toledo_Rockets_football_team" title="1997 Toledo Rockets football team">Toledo</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: November 22 – Toledo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Rockets </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>17</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Golden Knights</b> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>34</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>UCF's final game of the season came against Toledo. The Rockets were 9–1 coming into the game, and had clinched the <a href="/wiki/MAC_Football_Championship_Game" title="MAC Football Championship Game">MAC</a> <a href="/wiki/1997_MAC_Championship_Game" title="1997 MAC Championship Game">west division crown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game would be an opportunity for the Golden Knights to beat a team that had been ranked as high as 18th in the <a href="/wiki/1997_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_rankings" title="1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings">Top 25</a>, as well as finish undefeated at home on <a href="/wiki/Senior_day" title="Senior day">senior day</a>. The Golden Knights even came into the game as 6-point favorites. The game was played as a doubleheader at the <a href="/wiki/Citrus_Bowl" title="Citrus Bowl">Citrus Bowl</a> along with the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Classic" title="Florida Classic">Florida Classic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-22-1997pg25_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-22-1997pg25-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-22-1997pg31_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-22-1997pg31-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Much of the pregame hype focused on quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> and whether or not this would be his final game at UCF. Rumors had been swirling over the past few weeks that Culpepper might forgo his senior season and enter the <a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_draft" title="1998 NFL draft">1998 NFL draft</a>. Culpepper was largely silent on the issue, and stated he would announce his intentions after the game.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-22-1997pg25a_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-22-1997pg25a-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> threw for 209 yards and one touchdown pass, and ran for one touchdown, but it was an explosive play on special teams that set the tone for the game. The teams traded field goals in the first quarter for a 3–3 tie. With about five minutes left in the first quarter, Toledo kicked off and UCF returner Todd Cleveland caught the ball at the 7 yard line. The Knights executed a reverse, and Cleveland handed off to Paul Miranda at the 12, who then broke free for an 88-yard touchdown. Fred Waczewski added another field goal, and the Golden Knights led 13–3. In the final minute of the second quarter, Culpepper capped off a 9-play, 81-yard drive with a 1-yard run. UCF led 20–3 at halftime. </p><p>The Rockets cut into the lead in the second half. With the score 27–10 in favor of UCF, Toledo drove 73 yards for a touchdown, a 6-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Chris_Wallace_(American_football)" title="Chris Wallace (American football)">Chris Wallace</a> to Mel Long. With 13:43 left in regulation, UCF's lead was down to 27–17. With the UCF offense stalling, Toledo got the ball back and drove into Knights territory with under 7 minutes to go. The Rockets got to the red zone, but the defense stiffened and they had to settle for a 34-yard field goal attempt. The kick sailed wide right, and UCF held their lead. The Knights offense put the game out of reach with a clock-burning 11-play, 80-yard drive culminating in a 4-yard touchdown run by senior fullback Kendrick Moore. In his final game as a Knight, it was Moore's first and only rushing touchdown. </p><p>On Monday after the game, <a href="/wiki/Daunte_Culpepper" title="Daunte Culpepper">Daunte Culpepper</a> announced he would return for his senior season in <a href="/wiki/1998_UCF_Golden_Knights_football_team" title="1998 UCF Golden Knights football team">1998</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-25-1997pg21_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-25-1997pg21-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-25-1997pg22_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-25-1997pg22-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><small>Source: <i><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">The Orlando Sentinel</a></i></small><sup id="cite_ref-Sent11-23-1997pg33_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sent11-23-1997pg33-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span 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team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1984 UCF Knights football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1985 UCF Knights football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1986 UCF Knights football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1987 UCF Knights football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1988 UCF Knights football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1989 UCF Knights football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1990 UCF Knights football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1991 UCF Knights football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_UCF_Knights_football_team" title="1992 UCF Knights football team">1992</a></li> <li><a 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