1975 Florida Gators football team
The 1975 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's sixth and most successful season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1975 Florida Gators finished with a 9–3 overall record and a 5–1 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for second among ten SEC teams.[2] The team featured consensus All-American linebacker Sammy Green.[3]
| 1975 Florida Gators football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Maryland | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1975 record | 9–3 (5–1 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimmy Dunn (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Doug Knotts (6th season) |
| Captain | Jimmy DuBose Sammy Green |
| Home stadium | Florida Field (Capacity: 62,800)[1] |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 13 | SMU* | No. 19 | W 40–14 | 55,475 | ||
| September 20 | at NC State* | No. 13 | L 7–8 | 43,330 | ||
| September 27 | at Mississippi State | No. 19 | W 27–10 | 35,000 | ||
| October 4 | at LSU | No. 20 | W 34–6 | 67,494 | ||
| October 11 | Vanderbilt | No. 18 |
| W 35–0 | 58,631 | |
| October 18 | Florida State* | No. 14 |
| W 34–8 | 64,401 | |
| October 25 | Duke* | No. 12 |
| W 24–16 | 62,222 | |
| November 1 | at Auburn | No. 11 | W 31–14 | 65,000 | ||
| November 8 | vs. Georgia | No. 11 | ABC | L 7–10 | 74,016 | |
| November 15 | Kentucky | No. 14 |
| W 48–7 | 59,671 | |
| November 29 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 13 | W 15–11 | 25,462 | ||
| December 29 | vs. No. 17 Maryland* | No. 13 |
| CBS | L 0–13 | 64,012 |
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Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[2]
Attendance figures: 1976 University of Florida Press Guide.[4]
Roster
| 1975 Florida Gators football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Sammy Green | Linebacker | 2 | 29 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Jimmy DuBose | Running Back | 2 | 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
References
- Sports Publicity Department. "1975 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- 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.
- "Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- Sports Publicity Department. "1976 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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