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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: Ray Graves
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1906  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Ray Graves enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Florida.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Air Force  23   20   W    @ Tampa, FL   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Florida State  9   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Mississippi State  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Tulane  24   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ North Carolina  7   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Vanderbilt  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Auburn  13   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Georgia  0   51   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Kentucky  16   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Miami  14   10   W       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored151
  Scoring Average15.1
  Points Allowed175
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record48-50
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-2 -1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 8-1-2284114Lost  2-165-0-117347  Vince Dooley
Alabama 8-3184139Lost  10-354-210863  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Tennessee 8-2-1261146Lost  13-364-1-110668  Doug Dickey
Auburn 7-4257159 4-212375  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi 7-3-1212197Won  34-173-2-191115  John H. Vaught
Louisiana State 8-3221171Won  31-272-26462  Charles McClendon
Florida 6-3-1151175 2-2-174117  Ray Graves
Vanderbilt 5-4-1163147 1-3-14087  Bill Pace
Kentucky 3-7141206 0-759150  Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State 0-8-2146260 0-4-160114  Charley Shira

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 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.