1948 Florida Gators football team

1948 Florida Gators football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1948 record 5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach Raymond Wolf (3rd season)
Offensive scheme T formation
Captain Fletcher Groves
Home stadium Florida Field
(Capacity: 22,800)[1]
1948 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 0 0  9 2 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 1 0  8 1 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 1 0  9 1 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 2 1  8 2 1
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  7 3 0
Alabama 4 4 1  6 4 1
Mississippi State 3 3 0  4 4 1
Tennessee 2 3 1  4 4 2
Kentucky 1 3 1  5 3 2
Florida 1 5 0  5 5 0
LSU 1 5 0  3 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0  1 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1948 college football season. The season was the third for Raymond Wolf as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The season's highlights included the Gators' 16–9 win against the Auburn Tigers and their 27–13 homecoming victory over the Miami Hurricanes. Wolf's 1948 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5 overall record and a 1–5 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing tenth among twelve SEC teams.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 25 Ole Miss Florida FieldGainesville, Florida L 0–14  
October 2 Tulsa* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 28–14  
October 9 Auburn Phillips FieldTampa, Florida W 16–9  
October 16 Rollins* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 41–12  
October 23 No. 6 Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, Georgia L 7–42  
October 30 Furman* Sirrine StadiumGreenville, South Carolina L 14–39  
November 6 No. 13 Georgia Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida L 12–20  
November 13 Kentucky McLean StadiumLexington, Kentucky L 15–34  
November 20 Miami (FL)*dagger Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 27–13  
November 27 Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama L 28–34  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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

Postseason

Several members of the Florida Board of Control and a number of Florida alumni called for Wolf to step down after the 1948 season, but football player-led student rallies in his support ended with Wolf's contract being extended for another year.

References

  1. The Department of Publicity and The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "1948 Florida Football Facts 'n Figures" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 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.


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