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1952 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1952
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
APRank	15
record	8–3
conf_record	3–3
head_coach	Bob Woodruff
hc_year	3rd
stadium	Florida Field
bowl	[Gator Bowl](1953-gator-bowl)
bowl_result	W 14–13 vs. [Tulsa](1952-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team)

The 1952 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1952 college football season. The season was Bob Woodruff's third and most successful as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Woodruff's 1952 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 8–3 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, placing sixth among twelve SEC teams.

Before the season

After Sullivan's early departure for the Boston Red Sox left the Gators without a starting quarterback, Doug Dickey advanced from seventh on the Gators' depth chart to starter. The Gators were led by fullback Rick Casares, halfback J. "Pappa" Hall, alternating quarterbacks Doug Dickey and Fred Robinson, and lineman Charlie LaPradd, the Gators' lightest tackle and one of their two captains. Also in the backfield was Buford Long.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Stetson

The season opened with a 33–6 defeat of the .

Georgia Tech

The national champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat Florida on a last-second field goal, 14–17.

Citadel

The Citadel lost to Florida 33–0.

Clemson

Florida blew out the Clemson Tigers 54–13.

Vanderbilt

On a cold Dudley Field, Florida lost to Vanderbilt 20–13.

Georgia

The Gators dominated rival Georgia 33–0 in Jacksonville, remaining the Gators' largest victory over the Bulldogs for almost forty years. Casares ran for 108 yards, kicked a field goal, and made all the extra points. Even National champion Georgia Tech needed a last-second field goal to defeat the Gators.

Auburn

The defeat of Georgia was followed by another conference victory, 31–21 over Auburn Tigers.

Tennessee

The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Gators 12–26.

Miami

The Gators had another blowout of the in-state rival Miami Hurricanes 43–6.

Kentucky

Florida defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 27–0.

Postseason

The season ended with the Gators' first appearance in an NCAA-sanctioned bowl game, a closely matched 14–13 Gator Bowl victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on January 1, 1953, in which star fullback Rick Casares kicked the winning extra points for the margin of victory.

LaPradd was All-American.

Notes

References

Bibliography

References

Norm Carlson, ''University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators'', Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, p. 61 (2007).
Associated Press, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FF0eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OcgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6248,3141409&dq=associated+press+all-american&hl=en LaPradd Is Thrilled By His Selection to All America]", ''Daytona Beach Morning Journal'', p. 7 (December 6, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
{{Harvnb. McCarthy. 2000
(September 21, 1952). "Gators open grid campaign with 33–6 win over Hatters as aerial attack clicks". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
(September 28, 1952). "Field goal in 4th gives Georgia Tech 17–14 win". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 5, 1952). "Gators rip Citadel, 33–0". The Bradenton Herald.
(October 12, 1952). "Mistakes costly, Clemson is routed 54–13". The State.
(October 19, 1952). "Florida rallies but loses to Vanderbilt, 20 to 13". Panama City News-Herald.
(October 26, 1952). "Gators pulverize Georgia, 30–0". Orlando Sunday Sentinel-Star.
(November 2, 1952). "Gators smash Auburn 31 to 21 before 35,500". The Palm Beach Post-Times.
(November 16, 1952). "Vols defeat Gators 26–12". The Palm Beach Post.
(November 23, 1952). "Florida trounces Miami in 43–6 runaway". Fort Myers News-Press.
(December 7, 1952). "Florida shames punchless Kentucky, 27–0". The Miami Herald.
(January 2, 1953). "Missed conversion nips Tulsa, 14–13". The Ponca City News.
''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (2015-12-08 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.)
link. (2015-07-07 . Retrieved March 11, 2012.)
Golenbock, ''Go Gators!'', p. 64
Noel Nash, ed., ''The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football'', Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, pp. 16–18 (1998).

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