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1963 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1963
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
record	6–3–1
conf_record	3–3–1
head_coach	Ray Graves
hc_year	4th
off_coach	Pepper Rodgers
oc_year	4th
stadium	Florida Field

The 1963 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' fourth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators started their season 1–1–1, the Gators having eked out their single win over the Richmond Spiders (35–28). Graves' 1963 Florida Gators won their last three games over the Georgia Bulldogs (21–14), Miami Hurricanes (27–21) and Florida State Seminoles (7–0) to finish 6–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of twelve SEC teams.

The game against Miami was only one of 6 games not to be canceled or postponed due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before.

Schedule

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Season summary

Alabama

Before the fourth game against coach Bear Bryant's third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, Gators defensive coordinator Gene Ellenson challenged his shaky team's manhood and they rose to the occasion. The highlight of the season followed: a 10–6 upset of the Joe Namath-quarterbacked Crimson Tide on their home field in Tuscaloosa, Alabama—one of only two home losses in Denny Stadium during Bryant's twenty-five years as the Crimson Tide's coach.--

References

(September 15, 1963). "Georgia Tech whips Florida Gators, 9–0". Johnson City Press.
(September 29, 1963). "Mississippi State rallies to deadlock Florida 9–9". Tallahassee Democrat.
(October 6, 1963). "Florida Gators hang on to edge Richmond, 35–28". News-Press.
(October 13, 1963). "Underdog Gators in 10–6 football shocker over 3rd ranked Bama". The Decatur Daily.
(October 20, 1963). "Shannon swings in Gator hootenanny". St. Petersburg Times.
(October 27, 1963). "LSU's ground game crushes Florida". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 3, 1963). "Sidle mops up Gator defense 19–0". The Tampa Tribune.
(November 10, 1963). "Florida gains 21–14 victory over Georgia". The Daily Advertiser.
(November 24, 1963). "Florida rallies to upend Miami, 27–21". The Palm Beach Post-Times.
(December 1, 1963). "Dupree paces Florida over FSU 7–0". The Bradenton Herald.
''[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.)
"University of Florida 1964 Football Brochure". University Athletic Association, Inc..

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