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{{short description|American college football season}}
#REDIRECT [[Florida Gators football, 1960-1969]]]]
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1962
| team = Florida Gators
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = [[Ray Graves]]
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = [[Pepper Rodgers]]
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| champion = Gator Bowl champion
| bowl = [[1962 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| bowl_result = W 17–7 vs. [[1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]
}}
{{1962 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The '''1962 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1962 NCAA University Division football season]]. The season was the third of [[Ray Graves]]' ten seasons as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1962 Florida Gators posted a 7–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC), placing fifth in twelve-team SEC.<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf |date=2015-12-08 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.</ref> The Gators won the [[1962 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]] again in 1962, upsetting ninth-ranked [[1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]. They wore the [[Confederate Battle Flag]] on the side of their helmets to pump up the southern team facing a favored northern school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/sec.htm|title=Southeastern Conference|work=nationalchamps.net}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1962
| poll =AP

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
| site_stadium = [[Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson, MS]]
| score = 19–9
| attend = 32,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-gators-rally-beat-sta/133341324/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Gators rally, beat State 19–9|date=September 23, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville, FL]]
| score = 0–17
| attend = 46,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-lucie-news-tribune-do-it-all-lothrid/133352797/|work=St. Lucie News Tribune|title=Do-it-all Lothridge leads Tech over UF|date=September 30, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1962 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| score = 21–28
| attend = 30,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-down-210-duke-s/133352899/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Down 21–0, Duke storms back, 28–21|date=October 7, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1962 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| score = 42–6
| attend = 33,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-gators-slaug/133352964/|work=The Marshall News Messenger|title=Gators slaughter Texas A&M, 42–6|date=October 14, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1962 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| score = 42–7
| attend = 42,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-hungry-gators-torpe/133340755/|work=Fort Lauderdale News|title=Hungry Gators torpedo hapless Vanderbilt, 42–7|date=October 21, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1962 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = [[Tiger Stadium (Louisiana)|Tiger Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| gamename = [[Florida–LSU football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 0–23
| attend = 67,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-lsu-beats-florida-2/133353063/|work=The Palm Beach Post-Times|title=LSU beats Florida, 23–0|date=October 28, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 22–3
| attend = 36,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-florida-humiliates/133352091/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Florida humiliates rated Tigers, 22–3|date=November 4, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1962 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 23–15
| attend = 42,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-gators-rap-georgia/133351405/|work=Tallahassee Democrat|title=Gators rap Georgia|date=November 11, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1962 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = [[Florida–Florida State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 20–7
| attend = 47,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-seminoles-fall-to/133353237/|work=The News and Observer|title=Seminoles fall to Florida U.|date=November 18, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1962 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| site_stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Miami|Miami, FL]]
| gamename = [[Florida–Miami football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 15–17
| attend = 62,441
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-mira-led-miami/133353396/|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|title=Mira-led Miami nedges Florida|date=December 2, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 29
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = [[1962 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| tv = [[College Football on CBS Sports|CBS]]
| score = 17–7
| attend = 50,286
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-gators-stun-champ-pe/133353681/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Gators stun 'champ' Penn State|date=December 30, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
<ref name=ufmediaguide/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Department of Sports Publicity|title=University of Florida 1963 Football Brochure|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/19/1963_fb_media_guide.pdf|website=floridagators.com|publisher=University Athletic Association, Inc.|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

==Game summaries==
===Mississippi State===
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=MSU |Event=Sammy Datone 33 yard field goal |Score= MSU 3-0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=MSU |Event=Sammy Datone 21 yard field goal |Score=MSU 6-0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=FLA |Event=Larry Libertore 1 yard run (kick blocked) |Score= Tied 6-6}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=MSU |Event=Sammy Datone 24 yard field goal|Score= MSU 9-6}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=FLA |Event=Sam Mack 28 yard run (Jimmy Hall kick) |Score= FLA 13-9}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= |Team=FLA |Event=Jim O'Donnell 1 yard run (kick failed) |Score=FLA 19-9 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}

<ref>"Gators Take Miss. State." Palm Beach Post. 1962 Sept 23.</ref>

===Auburn===
Auburn came to Gainesville ranked #5 and left with a 22–3 defeat. The Gators intercepted two passes, and recovered three fumbles.<ref name=talesswamp>{{cite journal|journal=Tales From the Swamp|date=October 14, 2000|series=University of Florida vs. Auburn|page=10|title=The Florida Auburn-Series|author=Norm Carlson}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 08:22, 12 December 2023

1962 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (3rd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Ole Miss $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 7 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Auburn 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 3
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Tulane 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the third of Ray Graves' ten seasons as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1962 Florida Gators posted a 7–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing fifth in twelve-team SEC.[1] The Gators won the Gator Bowl again in 1962, upsetting ninth-ranked Penn State. They wore the Confederate Battle Flag on the side of their helmets to pump up the southern team facing a favored northern school.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Mississippi State
W 19–932,000[3]
September 29No. 8 Georgia Tech
L 0–1746,000[4]
October 6vs. Duke*
L 21–2830,000[5]
October 13Texas A&M*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 42–633,000[6]
October 20Vanderbiltdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 42–742,000[7]
October 27at No. 6 LSU
L 0–2367,000[8]
November 3No. 10 Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 22–336,000[9]
November 10vs. Georgia
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
W 23–1542,000[10]
November 17Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 20–747,000[11]
December 1at Miami (FL)*
L 15–1762,441[12]
December 29vs. No. 9 Penn State*
CBSW 17–750,286[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][14]

Game summaries[edit]

Mississippi State[edit]

1 234Total
• Florida 0 676 19
Mississippi State 3 330 9
Scoring summary
1MSUSammy Datone 33 yard field goalMSU 3-0
2MSUSammy Datone 21 yard field goalMSU 6-0
2FLALarry Libertore 1 yard run (kick blocked)Tied 6-6
3MSUSammy Datone 24 yard field goalMSU 9-6
3FLASam Mack 28 yard run (Jimmy Hall kick)FLA 13-9
4FLAJim O'Donnell 1 yard run (kick failed)FLA 19-9

[15]

Auburn[edit]

Auburn came to Gainesville ranked #5 and left with a 22–3 defeat. The Gators intercepted two passes, and recovered three fumbles.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Southeastern Conference". nationalchamps.net.
  3. ^ "Gators rally, beat State 19–9". The Tampa Tribune. September 23, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Do-it-all Lothridge leads Tech over UF". St. Lucie News Tribune. September 30, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Down 21–0, Duke storms back, 28–21". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gators slaughter Texas A&M, 42–6". The Marshall News Messenger. October 14, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hungry Gators torpedo hapless Vanderbilt, 42–7". Fort Lauderdale News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU beats Florida, 23–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 28, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Florida humiliates rated Tigers, 22–3". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gators rap Georgia". Tallahassee Democrat. November 11, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Seminoles fall to Florida U." The News and Observer. November 18, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mira-led Miami nedges Florida". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 2, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gators stun 'champ' Penn State". The Tampa Tribune. December 30, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1963 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  15. ^ "Gators Take Miss. State." Palm Beach Post. 1962 Sept 23.
  16. ^ Norm Carlson (October 14, 2000). "The Florida Auburn-Series". Tales From the Swamp. University of Florida vs. Auburn: 10.
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