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Florida Football Team History


Florida Gators
University of Florida
 Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Ray Graves
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1906  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Ray Graves enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Florida.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. George Washington  30   7   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Florida State  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Georgia Tech  18   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Rice  0   10   L    @ Miami, FL   
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Vanderbilt  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Louisiana State  13   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Auburn  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Georgia  22   14   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Tulane  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Miami  18   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 31   Baylor  13   12   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored157
  Scoring Average14.3
  Points Allowed86
  Defense Average7.8
  Opponents Record54-45
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-0
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 8-2-0 AP
16 8-2-0 Coaches
16 8-2-0 UPI
  
1960 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Mississippi 10-0-128070Won  14-65-0-113837  John H. Vaught
Florida 9-215786Won  13-125-19357  Ray Graves
Auburn 8-215580 5-26852  Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama 8-1-218356Tied  3-34-1-16532  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-4174118 4-38895  Wallace Butts
Georgia Tech 5-511897 4-410278  Bobby Dodd
Tennessee 6-2-220979 3-2-28558  Bowden Wyatt
Kentucky 5-4-120681 2-4-17981  Blanton Collier
Louisiana State 5-4-110550 2-3-14237  Paul Dietzel
Tulane 3-6-1132140 1-4-15784  Anton Andy Pilney
Vanderbilt 3-774193 0-77159  Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State 2-6-1101119 0-5-14196  Wade Walker

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.