Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Galen Hall Conference: Southeastern-
1986 Season Highlights
Galen Hall enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Georgia Southern
38
14
W
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Miami
15
23
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Alabama
7
21
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Mississippi State
10
16
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Louisiana State
17
28
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Kent
52
9
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Rutgers
15
3
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Auburn
18
17
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Georgia
31
19
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Kentucky
3
10
L
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Florida State
17
13
W
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 223
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 173
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 85-33
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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.