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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  <-- 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
  Record9-2
  Points Scored265
  Scoring Average24.1
  Points Allowed147
  Defense Average13.4
  Opponents Record58-52
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1
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 11-030144Won  34-76-014937  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 10-123598Won  24-95-010458  Vince Dooley
Mississippi 8-317065Lost  0-195-211633  John H. Vaught
Florida 9-2265147Won  27-124-110968  Ray Graves
Tennessee 8-324099Won  18-123-210144  Doug Dickey
Louisiana State 5-4-1135124 2-35473  Charles McClendon
Kentucky 3-6-1107196 2-465119  Charlie Bradshaw
Auburn 4-6104162 1-560127  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi State 2-875176 0-645129  Paul J. Davis
Vanderbilt 1-972237 0-516131  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.


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