1974 Florida Gators football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 15
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 8 Auburn 4 2 0 10 2 0
Georgia 4 2 0 6 6 0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 3 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Florida 3 3 0 8 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 0 6 5 0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 3 1 7 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 3 1 7 3 2
LSU 2 4 0 5 5 1
Ole Miss 0 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1974 Florida Gators finished with an 8–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for fourth among ten SEC teams.[1]

Powered by a strong backfield that included Tony Green and Jimmy DuBose, Dickey employed the wishbone offense for the first season in the Gators' history.[2]

Schedule and results

9–14–1974California*

W 21–17 9–21–1974No. 14 Maryland*

W 17–10 9–28–1974Mississippi State

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

W 29–13 10–5–1974Louisiana StateNo. 13

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

W 24–14 10–12–1974VanderbiltNo. 8

L 10–24 10–19–1974Florida State*No. 14

W 24–14 10–26–1974Duke*No. 12

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (HC)

W 30–13 11–2–1974No. 5 AuburnNo. 11

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

ABCW 25–14 11–9–1974GeorgiaNo. 6

L 16–17 11–16–1974KentuckyNo. 9

ABCL 24–41 11–30–1974Miami*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL

W 31–7 12–31–1974No. 8 Nebraska*No. 18

ABCL 10–13

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

References

  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Tom Cornelison, "Florida Wishbone Here To Stay," Sarasota Journal, p. 3C (September 16, 1974). Retrieved April 30, 2011.