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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 college 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.[2] 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.[3]

Schedule

September 22Mississippi State

W 19–9  September 29No. 8 Georgia Tech

L 0–17 October 6Duke*

L 21–28 October 13Texas A&M*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 42–6 October 20Vanderbiltdagger

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 42–7 October 27No. 6 LSU

L 0–23 November 3No. 10 Auburn

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 22–3 November 10Georgia

  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, Florida

W 23–15 November 17Florida State*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 20–7 December 1Miami (FL)*

L 15–17 December 30No. 9 Penn State*

  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)

CBSW 17–750,286

Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[2]


References

  1. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure" (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. ^ "Southeastern Conference". nationalchamps.net.