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Florida Gators

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

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1906 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Ray Graves enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Florida.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Northwestern	24	14	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Mississippi State	13	18	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Louisiana State	14	7	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Mississippi	17	0	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. North Carolina State	28	6	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Auburn	17	28	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Georgia	14	10	W	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Tulane	51	13	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Miami	13	16	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Florida State	30	17	W
Sat., Jan. 1	Missouri	18	20	L	@ New Orleans, LA	Sugar Bowl

1965 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	239
Scoring Average	21.7
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	13.5
Opponents Record	59-51
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
12	7-3-0	Coaches
12	7-3-0	UPI

1965 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	9-1-1	256	107	Won 39-28	6-1-1	161	65	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-4	179	115	Won 13-7	5-3	129	77	John H. Vaught
Florida	7-4	239	149	Lost 18-20	4-2	126	76	Ray Graves
Auburn	5-5-1	172	175	Lost 7-13	4-1-1	113	115	Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State	8-3	265	164	Won 14-7	3-3	144	109	Charles McClendon
Kentucky	6-4	202	160		3-3	120	90	Charlie Bradshaw
Tennessee	8-1-2	220	98	Won 27-6	2-1-2	73	40	Doug Dickey
Georgia	6-4	186	158		2-3	81	90	Vince Dooley
Mississippi State	4-6	202	172		1-5	78	123	Paul J. Davis
Tulane	2-8	71	268		1-5	37	192	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt	2-7-1	85	180		1-5	40	125	Jack Green

1965 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1965 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.