1961 Florida Gators football team

1961 Florida Gators football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1961 record 4–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Ray Graves (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Pepper Rodgers (2nd season)
Home stadium Florida Field
(Capacity: 44,000)[1]
1961 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 college 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 Clemson* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 21–7   42,000
September 30 Florida State* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida T 3–3   46,000
October 6 Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana W 14–3   30,000
October 14 Rice* Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas L 10–19   32,000
October 21 Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 7–0   18,000
October 28 No. 7 LSUdagger Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 0–23   46,000
November 4 No. 7 Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia L 0–20   44,940
November 11 Georgia Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida W 21–14   47,000
November 25 Auburn Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 15–32   33,000
December 2 Miami (FL)* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 6–15   42,000
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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

Attendance figures: University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure.[4]


References

  1. ↑ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1961 Football Brochure" (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, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Golenbock, p. 147
  4. ↑ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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