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1998 UCF

9–⁠2, coached by Mike Kruczek.

Schedule and results

UCF in 1998, game by game: won at Louisiana Tech 64–30; won vs. Eastern Illinois 48–0; lost at Purdue 7–35; won at Bowling Green 38–31; won at Toledo 31–24; won vs. Northern Illinois 38–17; won at Louisiana 42–10; won vs. Youngstown State 44–32; lost at Auburn 6–10; won vs. Ball State 37–14; won vs. New Mexico 38–6+48−28Won 64–30 at Louisiana Tech+34Louisiana TechWon 48–0 vs. Eastern Illinois+48Eastern IllinoisLost 7–35 at Purdue-28PurdueWon 38–31 at Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 31–24 at Toledo+7ToledoWon 38–17 vs. Northern Illinois+21Northern Illino…Won 42–10 at Louisiana+32LouisianaWon 44–32 vs. Youngstown State+12Youngstown StateLost 6–10 at Auburn-4AuburnWon 37–14 vs. Ball State+23Ball StateWon 38–6 vs. New Mexico+32New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atLouisiana TechW 64–⁠3037%
Sep 12vsEastern IllinoisW 48–⁠084%
Sep 19atPurdueL 7–⁠3541%
Sep 26atBowling GreenW 38–⁠3164%
Oct 3atToledoW 31–⁠2445%
Oct 10vsNorthern IllinoisW 38–⁠1790%
Oct 24atLouisianaW 42–⁠1080%
Oct 31vsYoungstown StateW 44–⁠3283%
Nov 7atAuburnL 6–⁠1050%
Nov 14vsBall StateW 37–⁠1484%
Nov 21vsNew MexicoW 38–⁠681%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 38–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1998.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
393–⁠209
Coach
Mike Kruczek
Elo
1590 +99 this season
SP+ rating
10.2 No. 34 of 112; offense No. 30, defense No. 46
SRS
6.4 No. 37 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Paul Lounsberry
Defensive coordinator
Gene Chizik

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 1Daunte Culpepper QBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 4Paul Miranda DBIndianapolis Colts