<P> UCF first fielded a varsity football team in the fall of 1979 as a NCAA Division III program and subsequently completed their ascension to Division I -- A , now known as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , in 1996 , becoming the only program in NCAA history to have played in all four divisions of football . As a Division I -- AA program , the Knights made the 1990 and 1993 playoffs , and were picked as the preseason No. 1 team to start the 1994 season . </P>
<P> UCF first fielded a varsity football team in the fall of 1979 as a NCAA Division III program and subsequently completed their ascension to Division I -- A , now known as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , in 1996 , becoming the only program in NCAA history to have played in all four divisions of football . As a Division I -- AA program , the Knights made the 1990 and 1993 playoffs , and were picked as the preseason No. 1 team to start the 1994 season . </P>
when did the university of central florida start playing football
when did the university of central florida start playing football
fall of 1979
fall of 1979