Inaugural Game
7:00 PM, September 11, 1982
Gator Bowl - Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 7,350
7:00 PM, September 11, 1982
Gator Bowl - Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 7,350
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| GS | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
UCF Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Jamie Lugo | 7/20 | 85 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 40.7 |
| Dana Thyhsen | 5/16 | 77 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 59.2 |
| Ray Agee | 1/1 | 48 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 503.2 |
| 13/37 | 210 | 5.7 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 61.2 |
UCF Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| X Thompson | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| X Carlson | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Dana Thyhsen | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jamie Lugo | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 |
| X Simpson | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 |
| X Lewis | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 0 | 3 |
| 31 | 49 | 1.6 | 0 | 11 |
UCF Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| X Froehlich | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 29 |
| X Collier | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 48 |
| X Landi | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| X Schenk | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| X Carlson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | 210 | 16.2 | 0 | 48 |
UCF Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| X Giovanetti | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
UCF Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| X Blair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
UCF Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| Scott Ryerson | 3/3 | 100.0 | 42 | 0/0 | 9 |
| 3/3 | 100.0 | 42 | 0/0 | 9 |
UCF Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| X Friedlander | 9 | 370 | 41.1 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 9 | 370 | 41.1 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Georgia Southern Passing| C/Att | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Rob Allen | 3/10 | 22 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 61.5 |
| Tracy Ham | 1/7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 25.1 |
| David Barras | 1/1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 158.8 |
| 5/18 | 38 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 52.7 |
Georgia Southern Rushing| Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Rob Allen | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 | 20 |
| Gerald Harris | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Steve Rogers | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Ben Holt | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
| Melvin Bell | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Tracy Ham | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| David Barras | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Seamans | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ricky Harris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony Natson | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | 197 | 3.0 | 1 | 29 |
Georgia Southern Receiving| Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| Delano Little | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Scott Conner | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 13 |
| Robert Baker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Natson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 13 |
Georgia Southern Interceptions| INT | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| Rob Bortles | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Danny Durham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Pat Douglas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kick Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Melvin Bell | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Punt Returns| NO | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |
| Pat Douglas | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Whitfield | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Thomas Gilstrap | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 21 | 0 |
Georgia Southern Kicking| FG | Pct | Long | XP | Pts | |
| Kevin Spurgeon | 1/1 | 100.0 | 27 | 1/2 | 4 |
| Damon Wickham | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| 1/2 | 50.0 | 27 | 1/2 | 4 |
Georgia Southern Punting| NO | Yds | Avg | TB | IN 20 | Long | |
| Brit Barker | 8 | 306 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 8 | 306 | 38.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |