1974 Florida Gators football team
1974 Florida Gators football | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 10–13 v. Nebraska | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 15 |
1974 record | 8–4 (3–3 T-4th SEC) |
Head coach | Doug Dickey |
Offensive coordinator | Jimmy Dunn |
Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
Defensive coordinator | Doug Knotts |
Captain |
Lee McGriff Ralph Ortega |
Home stadium | Florida Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17 Mississippi State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Tennessee | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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.[2]
Schedule and results
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | ||||
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9–14–1974 | California* | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 21–17 | ||||||
9–21–1974 | No. 14 Maryland* | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 17–10 | ||||||
9–28–1974 | Mississippi State | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 29–13 | ||||||
10–5–1974 | Louisiana State | No. 13 | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 24–14 | |||||
10–12–1974 | Vanderbilt | No. 8 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | L 10–24 | |||||
10–19–1974 | Florida State* | No. 14 | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 24–14 | |||||
10–26–1974 | Duke* | No. 12 | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (HC) | W 30–13 | |||||
11–2–1974 | No. 5 Auburn | No. 11 | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | ABC | W 25–14 | ||||
11–9–1974 | Georgia | No. 6 | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | L 16–17 | |||||
11–16–1974 | Kentucky | No. 9 | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | ABC | L 24–41 | ||||
11–30–1974 | Miami* | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 31–7 | ||||||
12–31–1974 | No. 8 Nebraska* | No. 18 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | L 10–13 | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[1]
References
- 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ Tom Cornelison, "Florida Wishbone Here To Stay," Sarasota Journal, p. 3C (September 16, 1974). Retrieved April 30, 2011.
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