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American college football season
The 1968 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida during the
1968 NCAA University Division football season. The season was
Ray Graves' ninth of ten years as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators offense was led by senior tailback
Larry Smith, a first-team
All-American. Among the season's highlights were the Gators' conference wins over the
Mississippi State Bulldogs (31–14),
Tulane Green Wave (24–7) and
Kentucky Wildcats (16–14), and victories over the in-state rival
Florida State Seminoles (9–3) and
Miami Hurricanes (14–10). The Gators also suffered their worst loss since
1942—a 51–0 blowout by the
Georgia Bulldogs. Graves' 1968 Florida Gators finished 6–3–1 overall and 3–2–1 in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for sixth among the ten teams of the SEC.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | vs.
Air Force* | No. 6 | | | W 23–20 | 52,626 |
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September 28 | at
Florida State* | No. 5 | |
ABC | W 9–3 | 45,256 |
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October 5 |
Mississippi State | No. 4 | | | W 31–14 | 54,921 |
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October 12 |
Tulane* | No. 7 | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL
| | W 24–7 | 48,106 |
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October 19 | at
North Carolina | No. 7 | | | L 7–22 | 28,000 |
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October 26 | at
Vanderbilt | No. 15 | | | T 14–14 | 15,500 |
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November 2 |
Auburn | No. 20 | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL (
rivalry)
| | L 13–24 | 63,122 |
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November 9 | vs. No. 9
Georgia | | | | L 0–51 | 70,012 |
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November 16 | at
Kentucky | | | | W 16–14 | 20,000 |
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November 30 |
Miami (FL)* | | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL (
rivalry)
| | W 14–10 | 55,875 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1968 Florida Gators football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
References
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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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"Gators squeak past Air Force". The Spokesman-Review. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gators win battle of Tallahassee". The Bradenton Herald. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Christian sparks Gators to No. 3". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Late TD blitz saves Gators, 24–3". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"North Carolina upsets seventh-ranked Florida, 22–7". The Danville Register. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gators rebound to tie Vandy". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Auburn spoils UF homecoming 24–13". Tallahassee Democrat. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Soph quarterback leads Georgia win". The Spokesman-Review. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Florida nips UK, 16–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Gators surprise Miami 14–10". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Sports Publicity Department.
"1969 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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