1963 Florida Gators football team

The 1963 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' fourth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators started their season 1–1–1, the Gators having eked out their single win over the Richmond Spiders (35–28). Graves' 1963 Florida Gators won their last three games over the Georgia Bulldogs (21–14), Miami Hurricanes (27–21) and Florida State Seminoles (7–0) to finish 6–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of twelve SEC teams.[2]

1963 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1963 record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (4th season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 45,200)[1]
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1  7 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 0  9 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 2  7 2 2
LSU 4 2 0  7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  7 3 0
Florida 3 3 1  6 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 0  5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0  4 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 2  1 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 1  3 6 1
Tulane 0 6 1  1 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14at Georgia TechABCL 0–943,000
September 28Mississippi StateT 9–936,000
October 5Richmond*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 35–2826,871
October 12at No. 3 AlabamaW 10–643,000
October 19at VanderbiltW 21–016,500
October 26LSU
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–1446,000
November 2at No. 5 AuburnL 0–1947,000
November 9vs. GeorgiaW 21–1448,235
November 23at Miami (FL)*W 27–2157,773
November 30Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 7–045,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game; from 1962 to 1967, AP only ranked the top ten teams

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

Attendance figures: University of Florida 1964 Football Brochure.[3]


References

  1. Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1963 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. Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1964 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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