1962 Florida Gators football team

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1962 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (3rd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Ole Miss $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 7 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 3
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Tulane 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1962 Florida Gators football team represented the

Confederate Battle Flag on the side of their helmets to pump up the southern team facing a favored northern school.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Mississippi State
W 19–932,000[3]
September 29No. 8 Georgia Tech
L 0–1746,000[4]
October 6vs. Duke*
L 21–2830,000[5]
October 13Texas A&M*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 42–633,000[6]
October 20Vanderbiltdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 42–742,000[7]
October 27at No. 6 LSU
L 0–2367,000[8]
November 3No. 10 Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 22–336,000[9]
November 10vs. Georgia
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
W 23–1542,000[10]
November 17Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 20–747,000[11]
December 1at Miami (FL)*
L 15–1762,441[12]
December 29vs. No. 9 Penn State*
CBSW 17–750,286[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Mississippi State

1 234Total
• Florida 0 676 19
Mississippi State 3 330 9
  • Date: September 22
  • Location:
    Jackson, MS
Scoring summary
1MSUSammy Datone 33 yard field goalMSU 3-0
2MSUSammy Datone 21 yard field goalMSU 6-0
2FLALarry Libertore 1 yard run (kick blocked)Tied 6-6
3MSUSammy Datone 24 yard field goalMSU 9-6
3FLASam Mack 28 yard run (Jimmy Hall kick)FLA 13-9
4FLAJim O'Donnell 1 yard run (kick failed)FLA 19-9

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Auburn

Auburn came to Gainesville ranked #5 and left with a 22–3 defeat. The Gators intercepted two passes, and recovered three fumbles.[16]

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. ^ "Southeastern Conference". nationalchamps.net.
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  14. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1963 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  15. ^ "Gators Take Miss. State." Palm Beach Post. 1962 Sept 23.
  16. ^ Norm Carlson (October 14, 2000). "The Florida Auburn-Series". Tales From the Swamp. University of Florida vs. Auburn: 10.
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