1961 Florida Gators football team

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1961 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (2nd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1961 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, and the Gators posted their only losing season in Graves' ten years as their coach. Graves' 1961 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing sixth among the twelve SEC teams.[1]

Before the season

The Gators attempted LSU coach Paul Dietzel's three-platoon system.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Clemson*
W 21–742,000[3]
September 30Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
T 3–346,000[4]
October 6at Tulane
W 14–330,000[5]
October 14at Rice*
L 10–1932,000[6]
October 21at Vanderbilt
W 7–018,000[7]
October 28No. 7 LSUdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–2346,000[8]
November 4at No. 7 Georgia Tech
L 0–2044,940[9]
November 11vs. Georgia
W 21–1447,000[10]
November 25at Auburn
L 15–3233,000[11]
December 2Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 6–1542,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Golenbock 2002, p. 147
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  13. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

Bibliography

  • Golenbock, Peter (2002). Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory. St. Petersburg, Florida: Legends Publishing, LLC.
    ISBN 0-9650782-1-3
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