1972 Florida Gators football team

The 1972 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the third for Doug Dickey as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1972 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5–1 overall record and a 3–3–1 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for sixth among ten SEC teams.[2]

1972 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1972 record5–5–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coachDoug Dickey (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Dunn (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDoug Knotts (3rd season)
CaptainFred Abbott
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 61,200)[1]
1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 5 Auburn 6 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 11 LSU 4 –1 –1  9 –2 –1
No. 8 Tennessee 4 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Ole Miss 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Kentucky 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23vs. SMU*
L 14–2142,489
September 30Mississippi State
W 28–1342,712
October 7at No. 13 Florida State*
W 42–1342,758
October 14at No. 3 Alabama
L 7–2457,631
October 21at Ole Miss
W 16–035,200
November 4No. 11 Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 20–2657,551
November 11vs. Georgia
ABCL 7–1066,252
November 18Kentucky
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 40–047,639
November 25No. 8 LSU
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
T 3–346,391
December 2Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 17–645,432
December 9vs. No. 16 North Carolina*
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL
L 24–2833,103
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Attendance figures: 1973 University of Florida Football Brochure.[3]

Season summary

SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
SMU 7 0 7 7 21
Florida 0 0 0 14 14

Mississippi State
1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi St 7 0 6 0 13
Florida 7 0 14 7 28

Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 0 14 21 7 42
Florida St 0 7 0 6 13

Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 7 0 0 0 7
Alabama 7 3 7 7 24

Ole Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 9 0 0 7 16
Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0

Auburn
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 16 10 0 0 26
Florida 0 7 6 7 20

Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 0 0 0 10 10
Florida 0 7 0 0 7
  • Passing: Bowden 7/14, 144 Yds, Rushing: Moore 17/64, Receiving: Jackson 3/71

[4]

Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 7 12 7 14 40

LSU
1 2 3 4 Total
LSU 0 0 3 0 3
Florida 0 0 0 3 3

A massive rainstorm inundated Florida Field during the game, allowing a 4–4 Florida team to hang close enough with No. 8 LSU to tie the game at 3 with 2:08 left. LSU missed seven field goals during the deluge. The front page of the Youngstown Vindicator reported the next day that during the pre-game invocation, Catholic priest Michael Gannon prayed, "And if it be Thy will, we'd like You to stop the rain." It immediately started raining harder and continued heavily throughout the game

Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Miami (FL) 0 0 0 6 6
Florida 0 3 0 14 17

North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina 7 7 0 14 28
Florida 0 9 8 7 24

References
  1. Sports Publicity Department. "1972 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  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. "1973 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. 1973 Florida football media guide. Retrieved 2019-Jan-17.
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