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The University of Central Florida was founded in 1963 as the Florida Technological University. In 1968, UCF's first president, Dr. Charles N. Millican, and a citizen advisory group, designed the university's Pegasus seal. [4] The logo and the school's first mascot was approved on April 5, 1968. [5]
Knightro is the official mascot of the University of Central Florida, and its sports teams, the Knights. [1] Knightro debuted in 1994, and appears at UCF sporting events and also appears at UCF-related functions. He occasionally uses a custom go-kart designed and built by UCF Engineering students and other members of UCF Athletics, dubbed ...
FTU Knights logo, ca. 1978. The UCF varsity athletic program was a charter member of the Sunshine State Conference in 1975. The school moved up to Division I in 1984. In its first years in D-I, UCF was a member of the American South Conference, merging into the Sun Belt Conference in 1991.
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The success of UCF‘s football program can be attributed, in part, to the 12 coaches who have provided guidance to the Knights throughout their over four decades of existence. Don Jonas (1979-81 ...
Celebrating their inaugural year in their new on-campus stadium, the 2007 UCF Football team won the CUSA Championship for the first time in the school's history and the eastern division for the second time in three seasons, securing a berth to the school's second bowl game, the 49th Annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl. During the 2010 season, for the ...
The evolution of UCF’s home football fields: Citrus Bowl (Currently Camping World Stadium) 112-59-1 (65%) In 1979, UCF kicked off its football program with a 7-6 win over Fort Benning, marking ...
The Citronaut was the first mascot of Florida Technological University (FTU), which later became the University of Central Florida (UCF). The mascot appeared on the first student handbook in 1968–1969. The Citronaut is a legacy mascot that is still in use today. [2] [3]