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1974 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1974
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	12
APRank	15
record	8–4
conf_record	3–3
head_coach	Doug Dickey
hc_year	5th
off_coach	Jimmy Dunn
oc_year	5th
off_scheme	Wishbone
def_coach	Doug Knotts
dc_year	5th
captain	Lee McGriff
captain2	Ralph Ortega
stadium	Florida Field
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](1974-sugar-bowl)
bowl_result	L 10–13 vs. [Nebraska](1974-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)

The 1974 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1974 Florida Gators finished with an 8–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for fourth among ten SEC teams.

Powered by a strong backfield that included Tony Green and Jimmy DuBose, Dickey employed the wishbone offense for the first season in the Gators' history.

Schedule

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Roster

Doug Dickey

References

''[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, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.)
Tom Cornelison, "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LIA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=R40EAAAAIBAJ&dq=doug-dickey%20wishbone%20florida%20gators%20coach&pg=5671%2C103635 Florida Wishbone Here To Stay]", ''Sarasota Journal'', p. 3C (September 16, 1974). Retrieved April 30, 2011.
(September 15, 1974). "Florida scores late to rease Cal lead, posts 21–17 grid victory". The Sacramento Bee.
(September 22, 1974). "Florida tops error-prone Terps, 17–10". The Baltimore Sun.
(September 29, 1974). "Bulldogs' bite can't dent Gators' tough hide". The Commercial Appeal.
(October 6, 1974). "Bobbling Bengals gouged by Gators, 24–14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
(October 13, 1974). "Vanderbilt upsets Gators". Alexandria Daily Town Talk.
(October 20, 1974). "Gators hand Seminoles 18th straight loss, 24–14". The Miami Herald.
(October 27, 1974). "Gaffney leads Gator wishbone". Rocky Mount Telegram.
(November 3, 1974). "Florida upsets Auburn 25–14". The Bradenton Herald.
(November 10, 1974). "Georgia hands Sugary Gators sour loss 17–16". St. Petersburg Times.
(November 17, 1974). "Gators get 41–24 bump". Panama City News-Herald.
(December 1, 1974). "Rain a ray of sunshine as Gators thump Miami". Fort Myers News-Press.
(January 1, 1975). "'Huskers luck out, 13–10". The Shreveport Times.
"1975 University of Florida Press Guide". University Athletic Association, Inc..

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