Team preview: Central Florida

Blue Ribbon Illustrated previews the 2004-05 college football season, exclusively on Insider.

Originally Published: July 28, 2004
Blue Ribbon Yearbook
Editor's Note: Insider has teamed with Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook to provide a comprehensive look at all 117 Division I-A teams. To subscribe to Insider, click here. To order a copy of the 384-page book, visit www.blueribbonyearbook.com.

COACH AND PROGRAM

Talk about a facelift. Rewind 18 months and the University of Central Florida is virtually unrecognizable.

The program put on the map in the late 1990s by quarterback Daunte Culpepper has been reshaped by a collection of people who believe Orlando is home to something much more than a directional school plopped amid Walt Disney World and Recruiting World.

A long, hard push to invest in the Golden Knights' football program produced the new Wayne Densch Sports Center, which opened in August 2003 with a large weight room, training room and locker room. It produced a groundbreaking, five-year contract for the football coach. The Knights practiced on freshly prepped fields.


To continue reading this article you must be an Insider

SPONSORED HEADLINES

MORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HEADLINES

MOST SENT STORIES ON ESPN.COM

ALSO SEE