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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
| Year = 1961
{{Infobox college sports team season
| Team = Florida Gators
| year = 1961
| Conference = Southeastern Conference
| team = Florida Gators
| ShortConference = SEC
| sport = football
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| image =
| image_size =
| Record = 4–5–1
| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
| ConfRecord = 3–3
| short_conf = SEC
| HeadCoach = [[Ray Graves]]
| record = 4–5–1
| HCYear = 2nd
| conf_record = 3–3
| OffCoach = [[Pepper Rodgers]]
| head_coach = [[Ray Graves]]
| OCYear = 2nd
| OScheme =
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = [[Pepper Rodgers]]
| DScheme =
| oc_year = 2nd
| StadiumArena = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]<br>(Capacity: 44,000)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Department of Sports Publicity|title=University of Florida 1961 Football Brochure|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/19/1961_fb_media_guide.pdf|website=floridagators.com|publisher=University Athletic Association, Inc.|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>
| off_scheme =
| def_scheme =
| stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
}}
}}
{{1961 SEC football standings}}
{{1961 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
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>
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==
The Gators attempted LSU coach [[Paul Dietzel]]'s three-platoon system.<ref>{{Harvnb|Golenbock|page=147}}</ref>
The Gators attempted LSU coach [[Paul Dietzel]]'s three-platoon system.<ref>{{Harvnb|Golenbock|2002|page=147}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=|rankyear=1961|tv=|attend=yes}}
| rankyear = 1961
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| poll = AP
| date = September 23

| time = no
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 23
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1961 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| opponent = [[1961 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| site_stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville, FL]]
| tv =
| score = 21–7
| score = 21–7
| attend = 42,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-libertore-infant/133247257/|work=Pensacola News Journal|title=Libertore, Infante lead Florida|date=September 24, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 42,000
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| date = September 30
| time = no
| w/l = t
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1961 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1961 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = [[Florida–Florida State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv =
| score = 3–3
| score = 3–3
| attend = 46,000
| attend = 46,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-fsu-gets-biggest-kick-ou/133247355/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=FSU gets biggest kick out of 3–3 'victory'|date=October 1, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| date = October 6
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = [[1961 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| nonconf =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1961 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| tv =
| score = 14–3
| score = 14–3
| attend = 30,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85674521/young-gators-play-tulane-executioners/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Young Gators play Tulane executioners|date=October 7, 1961|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 30,000
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| date = October 14
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1961 Rice Owls football team|Rice]]
| rank =
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}}
| site_stadium = [[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
| tv =
| score = 10–19
| score = 10–19
| attend = 32,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-owl-pass-thefts/133247445/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Owl pass thefts, power runs rip Florida by 19–10|date=October 14, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 32,000
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| date = October 21
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| rank =
| site_stadium = [[FirstBank Stadium|Dudley Field]]
| opponent = [[1961 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]
| site_stadium = [[Vanderbilt Stadium|Dudley Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
| score = 7–0
| site_cityst = [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| tv =
| attend = 18,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-gators-eke-out-70-win-over-v/133247496/|work=Fort Myers News-Press|title=Gators eke out 7–0 win over Vanderbilt|date=October 22, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 7–0
| attend = 18,000
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| date = October 28
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| nonconf =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1961 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
| homecoming = yes
| rank =
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| opponent = [[1961 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| opprank = 7
| gamename = [[Florida–LSU football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| score = 0–23
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| tv =
| attend = 46,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-high-rankes-tigers-con/133235845/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=High ranked Tigers convince Gators with 23–0 win|date=October 29, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 0–23
| attend = 46,000
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| date = November 4
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| nonconf =
| rank =
| opprank = 7
| opponent = [[1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| tv =
| score = 0–20
| score = 0–20
| attend = 44,940
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-revenge-minded-jack/133246675/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Revenge-minded Jackets thumo Florida, 20–0|date=November 6, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend = 44,940
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| date = November 11
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1961 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| nonconf =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1961 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| gamename = [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv =
| score = 21–14
| score = 21–14
| attend = 47,000
| attend = 47,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-florida-stages-r/133247612/|work=Chattanooga Sunday Times|title=Florida stages rally in last 5 minutes, trims Georgia by 21–14|date=November 12, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| date = November 25
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1961 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| nonconf =
| site_stadium = [[Jordan-Hare Stadium|Cliff Hare Stadium]]
| rank =
| opponent = [[1961 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| site_cityst = [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn, AL]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Jordan–Hare Stadium|Cliff Hare Stadium]]
| score = 15–32
| site_cityst = [[Auburn, Alabama]]
| tv =
| attend = 33,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-auburn-wins-wier/133247712/|work=The Selma Times-Journal|title=Auburn wins wiers tilt from Florida by 32–15|date=November 26, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| score = 15–32
| attend = 33,000
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| date = December 2
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1961 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| nonconf = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1961 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = [[Florida–Miami football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv =
| score = 6–15
| score = 6–15
| attend = 42,000
| attend = 42,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-mira-cranks-up-miami-get/133247786/|work=The Nashville Tennessean|title=Mira cranks up, Miami gets win|date=December 3, 1961|accessdate=October 10, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule End|poll=[[AP Poll]] released prior to game|hc=no}}
<ref name=ufmediaguide/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Department of Sports Publicity|title=University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/19/1962_fb_media_guide.pdf|website=floridagators.com|publisher=University Athletic Association, Inc.|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>
Primary source: ''2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''<ref name=ufmediaguide/>

Attendance figures: ''University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Department of Sports Publicity|title=University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/19/1962_fb_media_guide.pdf|website=floridagators.com|publisher=University Athletic Association, Inc.|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>

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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|last=Golenbock|first=Peter|title=Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory|publisher=Legends Publishing, LLC|location=St. Petersburg, Florida|year=2002|isbn= 0-9650782-1-3}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEin_OQ-Lo 1961 highlights]


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Latest revision as of 22:10, 26 June 2024

1961 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (2nd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
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

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Clemson*
W 21–742,000[3]
September 30Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
T 3–346,000[4]
October 6at Tulane
W 14–330,000[5]
October 14at Rice*
L 10–1932,000[6]
October 21at Vanderbilt
W 7–018,000[7]
October 28No. 7 LSUdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–2346,000[8]
November 4at No. 7 Georgia Tech
L 0–2044,940[9]
November 11vs. Georgia
W 21–1447,000[10]
November 25at Auburn
L 15–3233,000[11]
December 2Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 6–1542,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][13]

References

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  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 2002, p. 147
  3. ^ "Libertore, Infante lead Florida". Pensacola News Journal. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "FSU gets biggest kick out of 3–3 'victory'". St. Petersburg Times. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Young Gators play Tulane executioners". The Tampa Tribune. October 7, 1961. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Owl pass thefts, power runs rip Florida by 19–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators eke out 7–0 win over Vanderbilt". Fort Myers News-Press. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "High ranked Tigers convince Gators with 23–0 win". The Tampa Tribune. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Revenge-minded Jackets thumo Florida, 20–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 6, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida stages rally in last 5 minutes, trims Georgia by 21–14". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn wins wiers tilt from Florida by 32–15". The Selma Times-Journal. November 26, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mira cranks up, Miami gets win". The Nashville Tennessean. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1962 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

Bibliography

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  • Golenbock, Peter (2002). Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory. St. Petersburg, Florida: Legends Publishing, LLC. ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
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