1961 Florida Gators football team

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.[2]

1961 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1961 record4–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (2nd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 44,000)[1]
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Before the season

The Gators attempted LSU coach Paul Dietzel's three-platoon system.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23Clemson*W 21–742,000
September 30Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
T 3–346,000
October 6at TulaneW 14–330,000
October 14at Rice*L 10–1932,000
October 21at VanderbiltW 7–018,000
October 28No. 7 LSU
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–2346,000
November 4at No. 7 Georgia TechL 0–2044,940
November 11vs. GeorgiaW 21–1447,000
November 25at AuburnL 15–3233,000
December 2Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 6–1542,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[2]

Attendance figures: University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure.[4]


References

  1. Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1961 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Golenbock 2002, p. 147
  4. Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 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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