| 1968 Florida Gators football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–2–1 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ed Kensler (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Gene Ellenson (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Florida Field |
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| No. 8 Georgia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | vs. Air Force* | No. 6 | W 23–20 | 52,626 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | at Florida State* | No. 5 | ABC | W 9–3 | 45,256 | [3] | |
| October 5 | Mississippi State | No. 4 | W 31–14 | 54,921 | [4] | ||
| October 12 | Tulane* | No. 7 |
| W 24–7 | 48,106 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at North Carolina | No. 7 | L 7–22 | 28,000 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | at Vanderbilt | No. 15 | T 14–14 | 15,500 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | Auburn | No. 20 |
| L 13–24 | 63,122 | [8] | |
| November 9 | vs. No. 9 Georgia | L 0–51 | 70,012 | [9] | |||
| November 16 | at Kentucky | W 16–14 | 20,000 | [10] | |||
| November 30 | Miami (FL)* |
| W 14–10 | 55,875 | [11] | ||
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Personnel
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Larry Smith | Running back | 1 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Jim Yarbrough | Tackle | 2 | 47 | Detroit Lions |
| Guy Dennis | Guard | 5 | 109 | Cincinnati Bengals |
References
- 1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Gators squeak past Air Force". The Spokesman-Review. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gators win battle of Tallahassee". The Bradenton Herald. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Christian sparks Gators to No. 3". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Late TD blitz saves Gators, 24–3". The Orlando Sentinel. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "North Carolina upsets seventh-ranked Florida, 22–7". The Danville Register. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gators rebound to tie Vandy". The Tampa Tribune. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Auburn spoils UF homecoming 24–13". Tallahassee Democrat. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Soph quarterback leads Georgia win". The Spokesman-Review. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Florida nips UK, 16–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gators surprise Miami 14–10". The Palm Beach Post-Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Sports Publicity Department. "1969 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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