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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: Charley Pell
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1906  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Charley Pell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Florida.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Houston  10   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Georgia Tech  7   7   T       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Mississippi State  10   24   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Louisiana State  3   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Alabama  0   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Tulsa  10   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Auburn  13   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Georgia  10   33   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Kentucky  3   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Florida State  16   27   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Miami  24   30   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record0-10 -1
  Points Scored106
  Scoring Average9.6
  Points Allowed265
  Defense Average24.1
  Opponents Record78-46
  Conference Record0-6
  Home Record0-4 -1
  Away Record0-6
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 12-038367Won  24-96-018545  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-5206189 5-114294  Vince Dooley
Auburn 8-3330238 4-2153124  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 7-5275151Won  34-104-210673  Charles McClendon
Tennessee 7-5311235Lost  22-273-3132143  Johnny Majors
Kentucky 5-6180143 3-311679  Fran Curci
Mississippi 4-7251298 3-3169123  Steve Sloan
Mississippi State 3-8162179 2-47492  Emory Bellard
Vanderbilt 1-10179418 0-696272  George MacIntyre
Florida 0-10-1106265 0-639167  Charley Pell

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.