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Florida Gators

University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Galen Hall
Conference: Southeastern-

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1906 <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024

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 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana State	9-3	306	185	Lost 15-30	5-1	156	78	Bill Arnsparger
Alabama	10-3	351	163	Won 28-6	4-2	184	83	Ray Perkins
Auburn	10-2	395	122	Won 16-7	4-2	154	78	Pat Dye
Georgia	8-4	309	233	Lost 24-27	4-2	136	105	Vince Dooley
Mississippi	8-3-1	240	167	Won 20-17	4-2	126	83	Billy Brewer
Tennessee	7-5	293	249	Won 21-14	3-3	144	156	Johnny Majors
Florida	6-5	223	173		2-4	86	111	Galen Hall
Mississippi State	6-5	195	275		2-4	55	177	Rockey Felker
Kentucky	5-5-1	228	207		2-4	91	142	Jerry Claiborne
Vanderbilt	1-10	193	347		0-6	89	208	Watson Brown

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

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.