1963 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (4th season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Mississippi State 4 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Tennessee 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 5 – 2 1 – 7 – 2
Kentucky 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tulane 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' fourth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators started their season 1–1–1, the Gators having eked out their single win over the Richmond Spiders (35–28). Graves' 1963 Florida Gators won their last three games over the Georgia Bulldogs (21–14), Miami Hurricanes (27–21) and Florida State Seminoles (7–0) to finish 6–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of twelve SEC teams.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Georgia Tech
ABCL 0–943,000[2]
September 28Mississippi State
T 9–936,000[3]
October 5Richmond*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 35–2826,871[4]
October 12at No. 3 Alabama
W 10–643,000[5]
October 19at Vanderbilt
W 21–016,500[6]
October 26LSUdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–1446,000[7]
November 2at No. 5 Auburn
L 0–1947,000[8]
November 9vs. Georgia
W 21–1448,235[9]
November 23at Miami (FL)*
W 27–2157,773[10]
November 30Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 7–045,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. ^ "Georgia Tech whips Florida Gators, 9–0". Johnson City Press. September 15, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi State rallies to deadlock Florida 9–9". Tallahassee Democrat. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida Gators hang on to edge Richmond, 35–28". News-Press. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Underdog Gators in 10–6 football shocker over 3rd ranked Bama". The Decatur Daily. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shannon swings in Gator hootenanny". St. Petersburg Times. October 20, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU's ground game crushes Florida". The Commercial Appeal. October 27, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sidle mops up Gator defense 19–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Florida gains 21–14 victory over Georgia". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida rallies to upend Miami, 27–21". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 24, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dupree paces Florida over FSU 7–0". The Bradenton Herald. December 1, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Department of Sports Publicity. "University of Florida 1964 Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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