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American college football season
The 1965 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season . The season was Ray Graves 's sixth year as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The highlights of the season included an intersectional road victory over the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference , Southeastern Conference (SEC) wins over the LSU (14–7), Ole Miss Rebels (17–0), Georgia Bulldogs (14–10) and Tulane Green Wave (51–13), and a sound thumping of the in-state rival Florida State Seminoles (30–17). The Gators also lost close matches against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (13–18) and the Miami Hurricanes (13–16). Graves' 1965 Florida Gators finished 7–4 overall and 4–2 in the SEC, placing third in the eleven-team conference.[1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 18 at Northwestern * W 24–1433,918 [2]
September 25 Mississippi State No. 8 L 13–1842,612 [3]
October 2 No. 5 LSU Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) W 14–748,210 [4]
October 9 at Ole Miss No. 10 W 17–027,500–30,006 [5]
October 16 NC State * No. 9 Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 28–648,010 [6]
October 30 at Auburn No. 7 ABC L 17–2846,313 [7]
November 6 vs. Georgia W 14–1061,211 [8]
November 13 Tulane Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 51–1339,616 [9]
November 20 at Miami (FL) * No. 10 L 13–1667,762 [10]
November 27 Florida State * Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) W 30–1748,626–49,513 [11]
January 1, 1966 vs. No. 6 Missouri * NBC L 18–2067,421 [12]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1965 Florida Gators football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
Charles Casey
QB
11
Steve Spurrier
Jr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Postseason
At the end of the season, the Gators played the Missouri Tigers in the Gators' first-ever major bowl game, the Sugar Bowl , on January 1, 1966. Despite a three-touchdown second-half effort from the Gators, they lost to the Tigers 18–20 after they failed to score on three consecutive two-point conversion attempts after each of their touchdowns. Following the game, Gators quarterback Steve Spurrier was recognized as the game's Most Valuable Player—the only MVP selected from the losing team in the history of the Sugar Bowl.
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