Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Doug Dickey Conference: Southeastern-
1974 Season Highlights
Doug Dickey enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Florida.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
California
21
17
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Maryland
17
10
W
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Mississippi State
29
13
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Louisiana State
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Vanderbilt
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Florida State
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Duke
30
13
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Auburn
25
14
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Georgia
16
17
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Kentucky
24
41
L
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Miami
31
7
W
Tue., Dec. 31
Nebraska
10
13
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1974 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 261
Scoring Average 21.8
Points Allowed 197
Defense Average 16.4
Opponents Record 80-54
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 1-3
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 8-4-0
AP
12 8-4-0
Coaches
12 8-4-0
UPI
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 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.