1970 Florida Gators football team

1970 Florida Gators football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1970 record 7–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Doug Dickey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Jimmy Dunn (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Doug Knotts (1st season)
Captain Mike Kelley
Donny Williams
Home stadium Florida Field
(Capacity: 61,200)[1]
1970 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 –0 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 10 Auburn 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Georgia 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Alabama 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –1
Mississippi State 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Kentucky 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1970 college football season. The season was Florida alumnus Doug Dickey's first of nine as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey had been the starting quarterback for the Gators under coach Bob Woodruff in 1952 and 1953, and had previously served as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers before returning to his alma mater in 1970. Dickey's 1970 Florida Gators finished with a 7–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for third among ten SEC teams.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 Duke* No. 15 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida W 21–19   53,841
September 19 Mississippi State No. 14 Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 34–13   55,674
September 26 Alabama No. 13 Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 15–46   58,138
October 3 NC State* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 14–6   53,068
October 10 Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 38–27   42,704
October 17 Richmond* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida W 20–0   51,471
October 24 No. 11 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ABC L 7–38   64,069
October 31 No. 12 Auburn Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 14–63   63,560
November 7 Georgia Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida ABC W 24–17   70,294
November 14 Kentucky Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida W 24–13   45,102
November 28 Miami (FL)* Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida L 13–14   50,149
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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

Attendance figures: 1971 University of Florida Brochure.[3]


Roster

1970 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 John Reaves Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 74 Jack Youngblood Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 6 John James So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ Sports Publicity Department. "1970 University of Florida 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, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ Sports Publicity Department. "1971 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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