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1965 Florida Gators football
Sugar Bowl, L 18–20 vs. Missouri
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Kensler (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGene Ellenson (2nd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons← 19641966 →
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
No. 7 Tennessee 3 – 1 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 8 LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tennessee's game against South Carolina and Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves's sixth year as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The highlights of the season included an intersectional road victory over the Northwestern Wildcats of the Big Ten Conference, Southeastern Conference (SEC) wins over the LSU (14–7), Ole Miss Rebels (17–0), Georgia Bulldogs (14–10) and Tulane Green Wave (51–13), and a sound thumping of the in-state rival Florida State Seminoles (30–17). The Gators also lost close matches against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (13–18) and the Miami Hurricanes (13–16). Graves' 1965 Florida Gators finished 7–4 overall and 4–2 in the SEC, tying for third in the 11-team conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Northwestern*W 24–1433,918
September 25Mississippi StateNo. 8L 13–1842,612
October 2No. 5 LSU
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 14–748,210
October 9at Ole MissNo. 10W 17–027,500–30,006
October 16NC State*No. 9
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 28–648,010
October 30at AuburnNo. 7ABCL 17–2846,313
November 6vs. GeorgiaW 14–1061,211
November 13Tulane
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 51–1339,616
November 20at Miami (FL)*No. 10L 13–1667,762
November 27Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 30–1748,626–49,513
January 1, 1966vs. No. 6 Missouri*NBCL 18–2067,421
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sugar Bowl

At the end of the season, the Gators played the Missouri Tigers in the Gators' first-ever major bowl game, the Sugar Bowl, on January 1, 1966. Despite a three-touchdown second-half effort from the Gators, they lost to the Tigers 18–20 after they failed to score on three consecutive two-point conversion attempts after each of their touchdowns. Following the game, Gators quarterback Steve Spurrier was recognized as the game's Most Valuable Player—the only MVP selected from the losing team in the history of the Sugar Bowl.

Roster

1965 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Charles Casey
QB 11 Steve Spurrier Jr
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. ^ 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. "Wildcats lose, 24–14". Chicago Tribune. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Miss. Staters stun Gators; Saget stars". The Shreveport Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Gators upset LSU". Pensacola News Journal. October 3, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Gators blank Ole Miss". Pensacola News Journal. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "9th ranked Gators bop N.C. State". The Bradenton Herald. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Fired-up Auburn scores 28–17 win over fifth-ranked Florida". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Florida shocks Georgia". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Gators bowl over Greenies, 51–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Gators sink 16–13". Tallahassee Democrat. November 21, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Spurrier rallies Florida Gartors for 30–17 victory". The Selma Times-Journal. November 28, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Mizzou withstands 4th period assault to post Sugar victory". The Shreveport Times. January 2, 1966. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Department of Sports Publicity. "Meet the Gators: 1966 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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