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.[2]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 21 vs. Air Force * No. 6 W 23–2052,626
September 28 at Florida State * No. 5 ABC W 9–345,256
October 5 Mississippi State No. 4 W 31–1454,921
October 12 Tulane No. 7 Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 24–748,106
October 19 at North Carolina No. 7 L 7–2228,000
October 26 at Vanderbilt No. 15 T 14–1415,500
November 2 Auburn No. 20 Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) L 13–2463,122
November 9 vs. No. 9 Georgia L 0–5170,012
November 16 at Kentucky W 16–1420,000
November 30 Miami (FL) * Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) W 14–1055,875
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide [2]
Attendance figures: 1968 University of Florida Football Brochure .[3]
Personnel [ ]
1968 Florida Gators football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Team players in the NFL [ ]
References [ ]
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