1960 Florida Gators football team

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1960 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl, W 13–12 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 18
Record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (1st season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 18 Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Tulane 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' first of ten and one of his three most successful as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1960 Florida Gators finished with a 9–2 overall record a 5–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing second among the twelve SEC teams[1]—their best-ever SEC finish to date.

Before the season[edit]

Graves was a former Tennessee Volunteers lineman and assistant under coach Robert Neyland, and became a long-time Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defensive assistant for coach Bobby Dodd.[2] Graves' arrival in Gainesville heralded a change in the Gators' football outlook: no longer would the Gators espouse Bob Woodruff's conservative, ball control, "go for the tie" philosophy.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17vs. George Washington*
W 30–717,000[3]
September 24Florida State*
W 3–038,000[4]
October 1No. 10 Georgia Tech
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 18–1739,000[5]
October 8vs. Rice*No. 18
L 0–1017,535[6]
October 15Vanderbilt
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 12–031,000[7]
October 22at Louisiana State
W 13–1047,000[8]
October 29No. 14 Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 7–1040,000[9]
November 5vs. Georgia
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
W 22–1448,622[10]
November 12TulanedaggerNo. 20
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 21–644,000[11]
November 26at Miami (FL)*No. 19
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 18–060,122[12]
December 31vs. No. 12 Baylor*
CBSW 13–1250,112[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][14]

Postseason[edit]

The Gators capped their first-ever nine-win season with a hard-fought 13–12 victory over the twelfth-ranked Baylor Bears in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Eve 1960. In the Gator Bowl, the Gators defense halted a 75-yard drive by Baylor on the half-yard line in the first quarter, then set the stage for two second quarter touchdowns. Baylor dropped a pass for the two-point conversion and the win, and quarterback Libertore was voted game MVP.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Julian M. Pleasants, Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, p. 189 (2006).
  3. ^ "Gators crunch Colonials, 30–7". The Miami Herald. September 18, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cash's boot lifts Gators by Seminoles, 3–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators upset Tech in wild contest 18–17". Fort Myers News-Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rugged Rice rips ragged Gators, 10–0". The Miami Herald. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gator sophs sink Vanderbilt, 12 to 0". The Miami Herald. October 16, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators 'cash' in with two 3-pointers, nip LSU, 13–10". The Bradenton Herald. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn nips Gators, 10–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida smacks Georgia by 22–14". Daily Press. November 6, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gator defense makes sure its greatest SEC season ever, 21–6". Tampa Bay Times. November 13, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Florida makes 18–0 shambles of Hurricanes". The Miami Herald. November 27, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Florida wins Gator Bowl, 13–12". Monroe Morning World. January 1, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1961 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  15. ^ University Athletic Association / IMG College copyright 2015. "Gator Bowl Memories: Gators Hold Off Baylor in Wild Finish to Claim 1960 Gator Bowl". gatorzone.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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