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1968 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1968
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
record	6–3–1
conf_record	3–2–1
head_coach	Ray Graves
hc_year	9th
off_coach	Ed Kensler
oc_year	4th
def_coach	Gene Ellenson
dc_year	5th
stadium	Florida Field

The 1968 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' ninth of ten years as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators offense was led by senior tailback Larry Smith, a first-team All-American. Among the season's highlights were the Gators' conference wins over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (31–14), Tulane Green Wave (24–7) and Kentucky Wildcats (16–14), and victories over the in-state rival Florida State Seminoles (9–3) and Miami Hurricanes (14–10). The Gators also suffered their worst loss since 1942—a 51–0 blowout by the Georgia Bulldogs. Graves' 1968 Florida Gators finished 6–3–1 overall and 3–2–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for sixth among the ten teams of the SEC.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Air Force

Florida State

Mississippi State

Tulane

North Carolina

Vanderbilt

Auburn

Georgia

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Kentucky

Miami (FL)

Source: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=hXZnTIgIr50C&dat=19681201&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Roster

Gene Ellenson
Ed Kensler

Team players in the NFL

Guy Dennis	Guard	5	109	[Cincinnati Bengals](1969-cincinnati-bengals-season)

Notes

References

. ["2024 SEC Football Media Guide"](https://www.secsports.com/mediaguide24-sec). *[[Southeastern Conference]]*.
(September 22, 1968). "Gators squeak past Air Force". The Spokesman-Review.
(September 29, 1968). "Gators win battle of Tallahassee". The Bradenton Herald.
(October 6, 1968). "Christian sparks Gators to No. 3". The Tampa Tribune.
(October 13, 1968). "Late TD blitz saves Gators, 24–3". The Orlando Sentinel.
(October 20, 1968). "North Carolina upsets seventh-ranked Florida, 22–7". The Danville Register.
(October 27, 1968). "Gators rebound to tie Vandy". The Tampa Tribune.
(November 3, 1968). "Auburn spoils UF homecoming 24–13". Tallahassee Democrat.
(November 10, 1968). "Soph quarterback leads Georgia win". The Spokesman-Review.
(November 17, 1968). "Florida nips UK, 16–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(December 1, 1968). "Gators surprise Miami 14–10". The Palm Beach Post-Times.
''[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.)
"1969 University of Florida Football Brochure". University Athletic Association, Inc..
Brad Wilson. (November 10, 1968). "Bulldogs Humuliate Gators, 51 to 0". Daytona Beach Morning Journal.

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