1981 Florida Gators football team
| 1981 Florida Gators football | |
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Peach Bowl, L 6–26 vs. West Virginia | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| 1981 record | 7–5 (3–3 SEC) |
| Head coach | Charley Pell (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Mike Shanahan (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Kines (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Florida Field (Capacity: 62,800)[1] |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Alabama + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Georgia + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Charley Pell's third year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's 1981 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 7–5 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, and tying for fourth place among ten SEC teams.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 5 | Miami (FL)* | No. 17 | Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami, Florida | L 20–21 | 73,817 | ||||
| September 12 | Furman* | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 35–7 | 54,439 | |||||
| September 19 | Georgia Tech* | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 27–6 | 63,879 | |||||
| September 26 | No. 12 Mississippi State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi | ABC | L 7–28 | 45,250 | ||||
| October 3 | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 24–10 | 73,665 | |||||
| October 10 | Maryland* | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 15–10 | 56,319 | |||||
| October 17 | Ole Miss | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 49–3 | 64,126 | |||||
| October 31 | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | L 12–14 | 65,000 | |||||
| November 7 | No. 4 Georgia | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | ABC | L 21–26 | 68,648 | ||||
| November 14 | Kentucky | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 33–12 | 60,286 | |||||
| November 28 | Florida State* | Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 35–3 | 64,437 | |||||
| December 31 | West Virginia* | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia (Peach Bowl) | CBS | L 6–26 | 37,582 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. | |||||||||
Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]
References
- ↑ Sports Publicity Department. "1981 University of Florida Football Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- 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.
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