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| rankyear = 1962
| rankyear = 1962
| poll =AP
| poll = [[AP Poll]] released prior to game; from 1962 to 1967, AP only ranked the top ten teams


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| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
| opponent = [[1962 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
| site_stadium = [[Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium]]
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| date = September 29
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opponent = [[1962 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opprank = 8
| opprank = 8
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| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]]
| opponent = [[1962 Duke Blue Devils football team|Duke]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
| opponent = [[1962 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| homecoming = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| opponent = [[1962 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
| opponent = [[1962 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
| opprank = 6
| opprank = 6
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| date = November 3
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| opponent = [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| opprank = 10
| opprank = 10
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| opponent = [[1962 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
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| w/l = w
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| opponent = [[1962 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
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| away = y
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| opponent = [[1962 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| site_stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl Stadium]]
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| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]
| opponent = [[1962 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]
| opprank = 9
| opprank = 9
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| gamename = [[1962 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
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| gamename = [[1962 Gator Bowl|Gator Bowl]]
| tv = [[CBS Sports|CBS]]
| tv = [[CBS Sports|CBS]]
| score = 17–7
| score = 17–7
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<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>
Primary source: ''2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''<ref name=ufmediaguide/>

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Attendance figures: ''University of Florida 1963 Football Brochure''.<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>
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<ref> "Gators Take Miss. State." Palm Beach Post. 1962 Sept 23.</ref>
<ref> "Gators Take Miss. State." Palm Beach Post. 1962 Sept 23.</ref>

===Auburn===
===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>
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>
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:59, 4 June 2021

1962 Florida Gators football
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
(Capacity: 44,000)[1]
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.[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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22at Mississippi State
W 19–930,000
September 29No. 8 Georgia Tech
L 0–1746,000
October 6vs. Duke*
L 21–2826,000
October 13Texas A&M*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 42–633,000
October 20Vanderbiltdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 42–742,000
October 27at No. 6 LSU
L 0–2367,000
November 3No. 10 Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 22–336,000
November 10vs. Georgia
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
W 23–1542,000
November 17Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 20–747,000
December 1at Miami (FL)*
L 15–1752,000
December 30vs. No. 9 Penn State*
CBSW 17–750,286
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][4]

Game summaries

Mississippi State

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

[5]

Auburn

Auburn came to Gainesville ranked #5 and left with a 22–3 defeat. The Gators intercepted two passes, and recovered three fumbles.[6]

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.
  4. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1963 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Gators Take Miss. State." Palm Beach Post. 1962 Sept 23.
  6. ^ Norm Carlson (October 14, 2000). "The Florida Auburn-Series". Tales From the Swamp. University of Florida vs. Auburn: 10.
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