1961 Florida Gators football team

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1961 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1961 record4–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (2nd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 44,000)[1]
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, and the Gators posted their only losing season in Graves' ten years as their coach. Graves' 1961 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing sixth among the twelve SEC teams.[2]

Before the season[]

The Gators attempted LSU coach Paul Dietzel's three-platoon system.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Clemson*
W 21–742,000
September 30Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
T 3–346,000
October 6at Tulane
W 14–330,000[4]
October 14at Rice*
L 10–1932,000
October 21at Vanderbilt
W 7–018,000
October 28No. 7 LSUdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–2346,000
November 4at No. 7 Georgia Tech
L 0–2044,940
November 11vs. Georgia
W 21–1447,000
November 25at Auburn
L 15–3233,000
December 2Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 6–1542,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Attendance figures: University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure.[5]


References[]

  1. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1961 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Golenbock 2002, p. 147
  4. ^ "Young Gators play Tulane executioners". The Tampa Tribune. October 7, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

Bibliography[]

  • Golenbock, Peter (2002). Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory. St. Petersburg, Florida: Legends Publishing, LLC. ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
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