1975 Florida Gators football team
American college football season
| 1975 Florida Gators football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Maryland | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (5–1 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimmy Dunn (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Doug Knotts (6th season) |
| Captain | Jimmy DuBose Sammy Green |
| Home stadium | Florida Field |
Seasons | |
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| No. 3 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's sixth and most successful season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1975 Florida Gators finished with a 9–3 overall record and a 5–1 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for second among ten SEC teams.[1] The team featured consensus All-American linebacker Sammy Green.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | SMU* | No. 19 | W 40–14 | 55,472 | [3] | ||
| September 20 | at NC State* | No. 13 | L 7–8 | 43,330 | [4] | ||
| September 27 | at Mississippi State | No. 19 | W 27–10 | 43,500 | [5] | ||
| October 4 | at LSU | No. 20 |
| W 34–6 | 67,494 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Vanderbilt | No. 18 |
| W 35–0 | 58,631 | [7] | |
| October 18 | Florida State* | No. 14 |
| W 34–8 | 64,401 | [8] | |
| October 25 | Duke* | No. 12 |
| W 24–16 | 62,222 | [9] | |
| November 1 | at Auburn | No. 11 | W 31–14 | 65,000 | [10] | ||
| November 8 | vs. Georgia | No. 11 | ABC | L 7–10 | 74,416 | [11] | |
| November 15 | Kentucky | No. 14 |
| W 48–7 | 59,671 | [12] | |
| November 29 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 13 | W 15–11 | 25,462 | [13] | ||
| December 29 | vs. No. 17 Maryland* | No. 13 |
| CBS | L 0–13 | 64,012 | [14] |
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Roster
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Sammy Green | Linebacker | 2 | 29 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Jimmy DuBose | Running Back | 2 | 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Florida romps over dazed Ponies 40–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack stuns Gators with late TD, PAT". The News and Observer. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia's Clark gets his revenge as Mississippi State falls 28–6". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators butcher LSU's Tigers". The Tampa Tribune. October 5, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida's Gators rack up 35–0 win". Panama City News-Herald. October 12, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators win, 34–8, without Gaffney". Panama City News-Herald. October 19, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators edge Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators grind past Auburn". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia bumps Florida, 10–7". The Lincoln Star. November 9, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators trounce Wildcats". St. Lucie News Tribune. November 16, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators escape Miami 'storm' on punt return". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps beat Florida, 13–0, in Gator Bowl". The Baltimore Sun. December 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sports Publicity Department. "1976 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
