The 1962 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida during the
1962 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the third of
Ray Graves' ten seasons as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1962 Florida Gators posted a 7–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing fifth in twelve-team SEC.[1] The Gators won the
Gator Bowl again in 1962, upsetting ninth-ranked
Penn State. They wore the
Confederate Battle Flag on the side of their helmets to pump up the southern team facing a favored northern school.[2]
The 1962 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida during the
1962 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the third of
Ray Graves' ten seasons as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1962 Florida Gators posted a 7–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing fifth in twelve-team SEC.[1] The Gators won the
Gator Bowl again in 1962, upsetting ninth-ranked
Penn State. They wore the
Confederate Battle Flag on the side of their helmets to pump up the southern team facing a favored northern school.[2]