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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 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Ray Graves enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Florida.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Northwestern	43	7	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Mississippi State	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Vanderbilt	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Florida State	22	19	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ North Carolina State	17	10	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Louisiana State	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Auburn	30	27	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Georgia	10	27	L	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Tulane	31	10	W
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Miami	16	21	L
Mon., Jan. 2	Georgia Tech	27	12	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1966 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	265
Scoring Average	24.1
Points Allowed	147
Defense Average	13.4
Opponents Record	58-52
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-1

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	8-2-0	Coaches
11	8-2-0	UPI

1966 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	11-0	301	44	Won 34-7	6-0	149	37	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia	10-1	235	98	Won 24-9	5-0	104	58	Vince Dooley
Mississippi	8-3	170	65	Lost 0-19	5-2	116	33	John H. Vaught
Florida	9-2	265	147	Won 27-12	4-1	109	68	Ray Graves
Tennessee	8-3	240	99	Won 18-12	3-2	101	44	Doug Dickey
Louisiana State	5-4-1	135	124		2-3	54	73	Charles McClendon
Kentucky	3-6-1	107	196		2-4	65	119	Charlie Bradshaw
Auburn	4-6	104	162		1-5	60	127	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi State	2-8	75	176		0-6	45	129	Paul J. Davis
Vanderbilt	1-9	72	237		0-5	16	131	Jack Green

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 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.