Kyle Israel (born August 25, 1985 in

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) was the starting

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for the UCF Knights football team at the

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. He majored in radio/television at UCF. He is a graduate of University High School. Currently, he plays for the

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of the National Arena League. He also played for the Dresden Monarchs in the German Football League.

2006

Israel started for the UCF as a junior in 2006; he played in nine games and threw for

2007

Israel completed 12 of 24 passing attempts as he led the

2007 UCF Knights football team The 2007 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, in his fourth season with the school. The season was highlighted by the comple ...

to a season-opening upset of North Carolina State; the victory was the program's second victory over a BCS opponent and the first time the Knights defeated a BCS school since 2000. On September 15, 2007, he started for the first football game held on the UCF campus in the new

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. The game was against the number-six ranked

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, the highest ranked team ever faced by the Knights. Israel completed 35% of his passes for a total of and the Knights lost a back-and-forth game by the score of 35–32.

2009 Germany

Israel signed and played for the Dresden Monarchs. A team in the German Football League.

References

External links

Official Player Bio at UCF Knights
{{DEFAULTSORT:Israel, Kyle American football quarterbacks Living people UCF Knights football players 1985 births Players of American football from Orlando, Florida German Football League players American expatriate sportspeople in Germany American expatriate players of American football