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American college football season
The 1967 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida during the
1967 NCAA University Division football season . The season was the eighth for
Ray Graves as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1967 Florida Gators posted a 6–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for third among the ten SEC teams.
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Schedule
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 23
Illinois * W 14–057,391
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September 30 at
Mississippi State W 24–728,000
[3]
October 7
LSU Florida Field Gainesville, FL (
rivalry ) L 6–3759,261
[4]
October 14 at
Tulane * W 35–024,450–24,500
[5]
October 28
Vanderbilt Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 27–2261,855
[6]
November 4 at
Auburn L 21–2637,858–42,000
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November 11 vs.
Georgia
ABC W 17–1669,489
[8]
November 18
Kentucky Florida Field Gainesville, FL (
rivalry ) W 28–1250,833
[9]
November 25
Florida State * Florida Field Gainesville, FL (
rivalry ) L 16–2162,944
[10]
December 9 at
Miami (FL) * ABC L 13–2053,229
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*Non-conference game Homecoming
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Roster
1967 Florida Gators football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
Jackie Eckdahl
QB
Larry Rentz
WR
Richard Trapp
Sr
QB
Harmon Wages
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
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a
b
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.
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"Florida tumbles Illinois, 14–0" . The Pantagraph . September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"McKeel drives Florida past Miss. St. 24–7" . The Courier-Journal . October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Unbeaten Tigers bombard Gators" . Pensacola News Journal . October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Rentz inspires Gators, Green Wave falls, 35–0" . The Orlando Sentinel . October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Rentz passes Gators past Vanderbilt 27–22" . Fort Myers News-Press . October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers outpoint Gators by 26–21" . The Tampa Tribune . November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Georgia trapp(ed) 17–16 by fired up Gator team" . The Selma Times-Journal . November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Gators rout Kentucky, 28–12" . The Paducah Sun Democrat . November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"FSU outplays Florida, 21–16" . The Bradenton Herald . November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Canes defense stops Rentz, Gators" . The Palm Beach Post-Times . December 10, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Department of Sports Publicity.
"1968 University of Florida Football" (PDF) . floridagators.com . University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
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