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1970 Florida Gators football team

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1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 0 0 9 3 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 1 0 11 1 0
No. 10 Auburn 5 2 0 9 2 0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 2 0 7 4 0
Florida 3 3 0 7 4 0
Georgia 3 3 0 5 5 0
Alabama 3 4 0 6 5 1
Mississippi State 3 4 0 6 5 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0 4 7 0
Kentucky 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1970 college football season. The season was Florida alumnus Doug Dickey's first of nine as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey had been the starting quarterback for the Gators under coach Bob Woodruff in 1952 and 1953, and had previously served as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers before returning to his alma mater in 1970. Dickey's 1970 Florida Gators finished with a 7–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for third among ten SEC teams.[1]

Roster

1970 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 John Reaves Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 74 Jack Youngblood Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 6 John James So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Schedule

September 12Duke*No. 15

W 21–19  September 19Mississippi StateNo. 14

W 34–13  September 26AlabamaNo. 13

L 15–4658,138 October 3NC State*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 14–6  October 10Florida State*

W 38–27  October 17Richmond*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 20–0  October 24No. 11 Tennessee

ABCL 7–3864,069 October 31No. 12 Auburn

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

L 14–6362,560 November 7Georgia

  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, Florida

ABCW 24–1770,294 November 14Kentucky

W 24–13  November 28Miami (FL)*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

L 13–14 

Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[1]


References

  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.