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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 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Ray Graves enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Florida.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Houston	59	34	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Mississippi State	47	35	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Florida State	21	6	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Tulane	18	17	W	@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. North Carolina	52	2	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Vanderbilt	41	20	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Auburn	12	38	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Georgia	13	13	T	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Kentucky	31	6	W
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Miami	35	16	W
Sat., Dec. 27	Tennessee	14	13	W	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

1969 Season Totals
Record	9-1 -1
Points Scored	343
Scoring Average	31.2
Points Allowed	200
Defense Average	18.2
Opponents Record	58-54
Conference Record	3-1
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	2-1 -1

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
14	9-1-1	AP
17	8-1-1	Coaches
17	8-1-1	UPI

1969 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	9-2	328	179	Lost 13-14	5-1	174	127	Doug Dickey
Auburn	8-3	370	173	Lost 7-36	5-2	238	123	Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State	9-1	349	91		4-1	162	77	Charles McClendon
Mississippi	8-3	334	162	Won 27-22	4-2	178	105	John H. Vaught
Florida	9-1-1	343	200	Won 14-13	3-1-1	144	112	Ray Graves
Georgia	5-5-1	218	146	Lost 6-45	3-3-1	141	79	Vince Dooley
Alabama	6-5	314	268	Lost 33-47	2-4	121	175	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Vanderbilt	4-6	242	264		2-3	111	137	Bill Pace
Kentucky	2-8	104	295		1-6	61	224	John Ray
Mississippi State	3-7	193	385		0-5	95	231	Charley Shira

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).