1975 Florida Gators football team

1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.; Rankings from AP Poll

1975 Florida Gators football
1975 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1975 record	9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Dickey (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Dunn (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Doug Knotts (6th season)
Captain	Jimmy DuBose; Sammy Green
Home stadium	Florida Field; (Capacity: 62,800)
	Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's sixth and most successful season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1975 Florida Gators finished with a 9–3 overall record and a 5–1 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for second among ten SEC teams.^[2] The team featured consensus All-American linebacker Sammy Green.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	SMU*	No. 19	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 40–14	55,475
September 20	at NC State*	No. 13	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 7–8	43,330
September 27	at Mississippi State	No. 19	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 27–10	35,000
October 4	at LSU	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 34–6	67,494
October 11	Vanderbilt	No. 18	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 35–0	58,631
October 18	Florida State*	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 34–8	64,401
October 25	Duke*	No. 12	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 24–16	62,222
November 1	at Auburn	No. 11	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 31–14	65,000
November 8	vs. Georgia	No. 11	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–10	74,016
November 15	Kentucky	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 48–7	59,671
November 29	at Miami (FL)*	No. 13	Orange Bowl Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 15–11	25,462
December 29	vs. No. 17 Maryland*	No. 13	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	CBS	L 0–13	64,012
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Attendance figures: 1976 University of Florida Press Guide.^[4]

Roster[]

1975 Florida Gators football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`30`	Earl Carr	So
WR	`89`	Wes Chandler	So
FB	`35`	Jimmy DuBose	Sr
QB	`8`	Don Gaffney	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`99`	Sammy Green	Sr
DT	`66`	Scott Hutchinson	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`3`	David Posey	Jr

Head coach

Doug Dickey

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Team players in the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Sammy Green	Linebacker	2	29	Seattle Seahawks
Jimmy DuBose	Running Back	2	30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References[]

^ Sports Publicity Department. "1975 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
^ Sports Publicity Department. "1976 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[1] Sports Publicity Department. "1975 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[ufmediaguide-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.

[3] "Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.

[4] Sports Publicity Department. "1976 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	2
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll