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The '''1961 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1961 college football season]]. The season was [[Ray Graves]]' second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, and the Gators posted their only losing season in Graves' ten years as their coach. Graves' 1961 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 3–3 record in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC), placing sixth among the 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 '''1961 Florida Gators football team''' represented the [[University of Florida]] during the [[1961 college football season]]. The season was [[Ray Graves]]' second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, and the Gators posted their only losing season in Graves' ten years as their coach. Graves' 1961 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 3–3 record in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC), placing sixth among the 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>


==Before the season==
==Before the season==

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1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 0 0 11 0 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 3 0 7 4 0
Tennessee 4 3 0 6 4 0
Florida 3 3 0 4 5 1
Auburn 3 4 0 6 4 0
Kentucky 2 4 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 5 0 3 7 0
Mississippi State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0 2 8 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1961 college football season. The season was Ray Graves' second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, and the Gators posted their only losing season in Graves' ten years as their coach. Graves' 1961 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing sixth among the twelve SEC teams.[1]

Before the season

The Gators attempted LSU coach Paul Dietzel's three-platoon system.[2]

Schedule

September 23Clemson*

W 21–7 September 30Florida State*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

T 3–3 October 6Tulane

W 14–3 October 14Rice*

L 10–19 October 21Vanderbilt

W 7–0 October 28No. 7 LSUdagger

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

L 0–23 November 4No. 7 Georgia Tech

L 0–20 November 11Georgia

W 21–14 November 25Auburn

L 15–32 December 2Miami (FL)*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

L 6–15

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, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Golenbock, p. 147