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1967 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Kensler (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorGene Ellenson (4th season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 58,750)[1]
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Alabama 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
LSU 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Georgia's game against Clemson and Vanderbilt's game against Tulane counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the eighth for Ray Graves as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1967 Florida Gators posted a 6–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for third among the ten SEC teams.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23Illinois*
W 14–057,391
September 30at Mississippi State
W 24–728,000
October 7LSU
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 6–3759,261
October 14at Tulane*
W 35–024,450
October 28Vanderbiltdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 27–2261,855
November 4at Auburn
L 21–2642,000
November 11vs. Georgia
ABCW 17–1669,489
November 18Kentucky
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 28–1250,833
November 25Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 16–2162,944
December 10at Miami (FL)*
ABCL 13–2053,229
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[2]

Attendance figures: 1968 University of Florida Football (media guide).[3]


Roster

1967 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Jackie Eckdahl
QB Larry Rentz
WR Richard Trapp Sr
QB Harmon Wages Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "Meet the Gators: 1967 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "1968 University of Florida Football" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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