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-
1971 Season Highlights
Doug Dickey enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Duke
6
12
L
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Mississippi State
10
13
L
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Alabama
0
38
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Tennessee
13
20
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Louisiana State
7
48
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Florida State
17
15
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Maryland
27
23
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Auburn
7
40
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Georgia
7
49
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Kentucky
35
24
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Miami
45
16
W
1971 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 174
Scoring Average 15.8
Points Allowed 298
Defense Average 27.1
Opponents Record 75-51
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 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.