Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Charley Pell Conference: Southeastern-
1982 Season Highlights
Charley Pell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Florida.
1982 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs.
Miami
17
14
W
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Southern California
17
9
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Mississippi State
27
17
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Louisiana State
13
24
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Vanderbilt
29
31
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. West Texas A&M
77
14
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Auburn
19
17
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Georgia
0
44
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Kentucky
39
13
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Tulane
21
7
W
Sat., Dec. 4 @
Florida State
13
10
W
Fri., Dec. 31
Arkansas
24
28
L
@ Houston, TX
Bluebonnet Bowl
1982 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 296
Scoring Average 24.7
Points Allowed 228
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 78-46
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
25 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1982 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1982 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.