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| date = September 21
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 6
| rank = 6
| opponent = [[1968 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]]
| opponent = [[1968 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]]
| site_stadium = [[Tampa Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Tampa Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 23–20
| score = 23–20
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| date = September 28
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 5
| rank = 5
| opponent = [[1968 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| opponent = [[1968 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| site_stadium = [[Doak Campbell Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Doak Campbell Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee, FL]]
| gamename = [[Florida–Florida State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = [[ABC Sports|ABC]]
| tv = [[ABC Sports|ABC]]
| score = 9–3
| score = 9–3
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| opponent = [[1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
| opponent = [[1968 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
| site_stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville, FL]]
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 31–14
| score = 31–14
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| opponent = [[1968 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| opponent = [[1968 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 24–7
| score = 24–7
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| date = October 19
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 7
| rank = 7
| opponent = [[1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]
| opponent = [[1968 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|North Carolina]]
| site_stadium = [[Kenan Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Kenan Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]]
| site_cityst = [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill, NC]]
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 7–22
| score = 7–22
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| date = October 26
| date = October 26
| w/l = t
| w/l = t
| away = y
| rank = 15
| rank = 15
| opponent = [[1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| opponent = [[1968 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| site_stadium = [[Vanderbilt Stadium|Dudley Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Vanderbilt Stadium|Dudley Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| site_cityst = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 14–14
| score = 14–14
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| opponent = [[1968 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| opponent = [[1968 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 13–24
| score = 13–24
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| date = November 9
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| rank =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| opponent = [[1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| opprank = 9
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| gamename = [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 0–51
| score = 0–51
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| date = November 16
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| opponent = [[1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| site_stadium = [[Stoll Field/McLean Stadium|McLean Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Stoll Field/McLean Stadium|McLean Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 16–14
| score = 16–14
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| opponent = [[1968 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| opponent = [[1968 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = [[Florida–Miami football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv =
| tv =
| score = 14–10
| score = 14–10

Revision as of 16:41, 6 August 2019

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1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21vs. Air Force*No. 6
W 23–2052,626
September 28at Florida State*No. 5
ABCW 9–345,256
October 5Mississippi StateNo. 4
W 31–1454,921
October 12TulaneNo. 7
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 24–748,106
October 19at North CarolinaNo. 7
L 7–2228,000
October 26at VanderbiltNo. 15
T 14–1415,500
November 2AuburndaggerNo. 20
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 13–2463,122
November 9vs. No. 9 Georgia
L 0–5170,012
November 16at Kentucky
W 16–1420,000
November 30Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 14–1055,875
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[2]

Attendance figures: 1968 University of Florida Football Brochure.[3]


Roster

1968 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 77 Guy Dennis Sr
QB 10 Larry Rentz Sr
RB 33 Larry Smith Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 22 Steve Tannen Jr
DE 74 Jack Youngblood So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "1968 University of Florida Football" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Sports Publicity Department. "1969 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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