1974 Florida Gators football team

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1974 Florida Gators football
Sugar Bowl, L 10–13 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 15
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Dunn (5th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorDoug Knotts (5th season)
CaptainLee McGriff
Ralph Ortega
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 2
LSU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1974 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1974 Florida Gators finished with an 8–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for fourth among ten SEC teams.[1]

Powered by a strong backfield that included Tony Green and Jimmy DuBose, Dickey employed the wishbone offense for the first season in the Gators' history.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14California*
W 21–1739,521[3]
September 21vs. No. 14 Maryland*
W 17–1041,140[4]
September 28Mississippi State
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 29–1348,843[5]
October 5LSUNo. 13
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 24–1456,590[6]
October 12at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• L 10–2425,800[7]
    October 19at Florida State*No. 14
    		W 24–1442,541[8]
    October 26Duke*daggerNo. 12
    • Florida Field
    • Gainesville, FL
    		W 30–1356,251[9]
    November 2No. 5
    ABC
    		W 25–1464,912[10]
    November 9vs. GeorgiaNo. 6
    		L 16–1770,716[11]
    November 16at KentuckyNo. 9
    		ABCL 24–4145,000[12]
    November 30Miami (FL)*
    • Florida Field
    • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
    		W 31–748,563[13]
    December 31vs. No. 8 Nebraska*No. 18
    		ABCL 10–1367,890[14]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    1974 Florida Gators football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB Don Gaffney
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K David Posey
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
    2. ^ Tom Cornelison, "Florida Wishbone Here To Stay", Sarasota Journal, p. 3C (September 16, 1974). Retrieved April 30, 2011.
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    15. ^ Sports Publicity Department. "1975 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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