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The '''1959 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1959 college football season]]. The season was [[Bob Woodruff (American football)|Bob Woodruff]]'s tenth and last year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators celebrated a close conference win over the [[1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team|Mississippi State Maroons]] (14–13), and suffered close conference defeats to the [[1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt Commodores]] (6–13), the top-ranked [[1959 LSU Tigers football team|LSU Tigers]] (0–9) and the eighth-ranked [[1959 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] (0–6). Woodruff finished his tenure on a high note, with the Gators' victories over the [[1959 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles]] (18–8) and the twelfth-ranked [[1959 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes]] (23–14), their primary in-state rivals. Woodruff's 1959 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 5–4–1 and a [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) record of 2–4, placing ninth among twelve SEC teams.<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide]'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.</ref> |
The '''1959 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1959 college football season]]. The season was [[Bob Woodruff (American football)|Bob Woodruff]]'s tenth and last year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators celebrated a close conference win over the [[1959 Mississippi State Maroons football team|Mississippi State Maroons]] (14–13), and suffered close conference defeats to the [[1959 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt Commodores]] (6–13), the top-ranked [[1959 LSU Tigers football team|LSU Tigers]] (0–9) and the eighth-ranked [[1959 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] (0–6). Woodruff finished his tenure on a high note, with the Gators' victories over the [[1959 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles]] (18–8) and the twelfth-ranked [[1959 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes]] (23–14), their primary in-state rivals. Woodruff's 1959 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 5–4–1 and a [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC) record of 2–4, placing ninth among twelve SEC teams.<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf |date=2015-12-08 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.</ref> |
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==Schedule== |
==Schedule== |
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| Coaches | No. 19 |
| AP | No. 19 |
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| No. 5 Georgia $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ole Miss # | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1959 college football season. The season was Bob Woodruff's tenth and last year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators celebrated a close conference win over the Mississippi State Maroons (14–13), and suffered close conference defeats to the Vanderbilt Commodores (6–13), the top-ranked LSU Tigers (0–9) and the eighth-ranked Auburn Tigers (0–6). Woodruff finished his tenure on a high note, with the Gators' victories over the Florida State Seminoles (18–8) and the twelfth-ranked Miami Hurricanes (23–14), their primary in-state rivals. Woodruff's 1959 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 5–4–1 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 2–4, placing ninth among twelve SEC teams.[1]
Schedule
September 18Tulane
W 30–0 September 26Mississippi StateNo. 19
W 14–13 October 3Virginia*No. 19
- Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL
W 55–10 October 10Rice*No. 17
T 13–13 October 17VanderbiltNo. 19
L 6–13
October 24No. 1 LSU
- Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL
L 0–9 October 31No. 8 Auburn
L 0–6 November 7No. 11 Georgia
L 10–21 November 21Florida State*
- Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL
W 18–8 November 28No. 12 Miami (FL)*
- Gator Bowl Stadium
- Jacksonville, FL
W 23–14
Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
Postseason
Despite having returned the Gators to competitive respectability within the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in his ten seasons as the Gators' coach and athletic director, University of Florida president J. Wayne Reitz declined to renew Woodruff's contract in 1959 after two previous contract extensions. Woodruff returned to the University of Tennessee, his alma mater, in 1963, where he became the long-time athletic director of the Tennessee Volunteers sports program. During the 1950s, the Gators compiled an overall record of 53–42–6 (.555) during the decade.
References
- ^ 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.