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1965 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1965
teamFlorida Gators
sportfootball
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
short_confSEC
CoachRank12
record7–4
conf_record4–2
head_coachRay Graves
hc_year6th
off_coachEd Kensler
oc_year1st
def_coachGene Ellenson
dc_year2nd
stadiumFlorida Field
bowl[Sugar Bowl](1966-sugar-bowl)
bowl_resultL 18–20 vs. [Missouri](1965-missouri-tigers-football-team)

The 1965 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves's sixth year as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The highlights of the season included an intersectional road victory over the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference, Southeastern Conference (SEC) wins over the LSU (14–7), Ole Miss Rebels (17–0), Georgia Bulldogs (14–10) and Tulane Green Wave (51–13), and a sound thumping of the in-state rival Florida State Seminoles (30–17). The Gators also lost close matches against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (13–18) and the Miami Hurricanes (13–16). Graves' 1965 Florida Gators finished 7–4 overall and 4–2 in the SEC, tying for third in the 11-team conference.

Schedule

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Sugar Bowl

At the end of the season, the Gators played the Missouri Tigers in the Gators' first-ever major bowl game, the Sugar Bowl, on January 1, 1966. Despite a three-touchdown second-half effort from the Gators, they lost to the Tigers 18–20 after they failed to score on three consecutive two-point conversion attempts after each of their touchdowns. Following the game, Gators quarterback Steve Spurrier was recognized as the game's Most Valuable Player—the only MVP selected from the losing team in the history of the Sugar Bowl.

Roster

  • Ray Graves

References

References

  1. (September 19, 1965). "Wildcats lose, 24–14". Chicago Tribune.
  2. (September 26, 1965). "Miss. Staters stun Gators; Saget stars". The Shreveport Times.
  3. (October 3, 1965). "Gators upset LSU". Pensacola News Journal.
  4. (October 10, 1965). "Gators blank Ole Miss". Pensacola News Journal.
  5. (October 17, 1965). "9th ranked Gators bop N.C. State". The Bradenton Herald.
  6. (October 31, 1965). "Fired-up Auburn scores 28–17 win over fifth-ranked Florida". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
  7. (November 7, 1965). "Florida shocks Georgia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  8. (November 14, 1965). "Gators bowl over Greenies, 51–13". The Tampa Tribune.
  9. (November 21, 1965). "Gators sink 16–13". Tallahassee Democrat.
  10. (November 28, 1965). "Spurrier rallies Florida Gartors for 30–17 victory". The Selma Times-Journal.
  11. (January 2, 1966). "Mizzou withstands 4th period assault to post Sugar victory". The Shreveport Times.
  12. ''[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. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.)
  13. "Meet the Gators: 1966 University of Florida Football Brochure". University Athletic Association, Inc..
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