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-
1976 Season Highlights
Doug Dickey enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Florida.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
North Carolina
21
24
L
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Houston
49
14
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Mississippi State
34
30
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Louisiana State
28
23
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Florida State
33
26
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Tennessee
20
18
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Auburn
24
19
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Georgia
27
41
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Kentucky
9
28
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Rice
50
22
W
Sat., Nov. 27
Miami
19
10
W
@ Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl Sun., Jan. 2
Texas A&M
14
37
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1976 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 328
Scoring Average 27.3
Points Allowed 292
Defense Average 24.3
Opponents Record 85-51
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-2
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.