Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Doug Dickey Conference: Southeastern-
1972 Season Highlights
Doug Dickey enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Florida.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Southern Methodist
14
21
L
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Mississippi State
28
13
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Florida State
42
13
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Alabama
7
24
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Mississippi
16
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Auburn
20
26
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Georgia
7
10
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Kentucky
40
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Louisiana State
3
3
T
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Miami
17
6
W
Sat., Dec. 9 vs.
North Carolina
24
28
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
1972 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 218
Scoring Average 19.8
Points Allowed 144
Defense Average 13.1
Opponents Record 78-44
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-3
-1
Away Record 2-2
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.