1970 Florida Gators football team
American college football season
1970 Florida Gators football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 7–4 (3–3 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jimmy Dunn (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Doug Knotts (1st season) |
Captain |
Mike Kelley
Donny Williams |
Home stadium |
Florida Field
(Capacity: 61,200) [1] |
Seasons
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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 | ||
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The 1970 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1970 NCAA University Division 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. [2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | vs. Duke * | No. 15 | W 21–19 | 53,841 | ||
September 19 | Mississippi State | No. 14 | W 34–13 | 55,674 | ||
September 26 | at Alabama | No. 13 | L 15–46 | 58,138 | ||
October 3 | NC State * |
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W 14–6 | 53,068 | ||
October 10 | at Florida State * | W 38–27 | 42,704 | |||
October 17 | Richmond * |
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W 20–0 | 51,471 | ||
October 24 | at No. 11 Tennessee | ABC | L 7–38 | 64,069 | ||
October 31 | No. 12 Auburn |
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L 14–63 | 63,560 | ||
November 7 | vs. Georgia |
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ABC | W 24–17 | 70,294 | |
November 14 | vs. Kentucky | W 24–13 | 45,102 | |||
November 28 | Miami (FL) * |
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L 13–14 | 50,149 | ||
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Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide [2]
Attendance figures: 1971 University of Florida Brochure . [3]
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ↑ Sports Publicity Department. "1970 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF) . floridagators.com . University Athletic Association, Inc . Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Sports Publicity Department. "1971 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF) . floridagators.com . University Athletic Association, Inc . Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
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