Florida Gators football, 1950–1959

The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The University of Florida fielded its first official varsity football team in the fall of 1906, and has fielded a team every season since then, with the exception of 1943. During the 1950s, the Gators competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Florida Field on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

This article includes a game-by-game list of the Florida Gators' ten football seasons from 1950 to 1959. During the 1950s, the Gators were coached by G. Robert "Bob" Woodruff (1950–1959), who compiled an overall record of 53–42–6 (.555) during the decade.

Contents:	1950  · 1951  · 1952  · 1953  · 1954  · 1955  · 1956  · 1957  · 1958  · 1959

1950

1950 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1950 record	5–5 (2–4 10th SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1949 1951 »

Season overview

The 1950 college football season was G. Robert "Bob" Woodruff's first of ten as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Woodruff was a former college football player and assistant for coach Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers, who made his name as an up-and-coming young head coach leading the Baylor Bears for three seasons in the late 1940s. Like Neyland, Woodruff emphasized stout defense, the kicking game and a ball control offense. The highlights of the season included two Southeastern Conference (SEC) victories over the Auburn Tigers (27–7) and the thirteenth-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores (31–27)—the first season since 1940 in which the Gators won two or more SEC games. The Gators' twentieth ranking after the Vanderbilt game marked their first-ever appearance in the top twenty of the weekly Associated Press Poll. Woodruff's 1950 Florida Gators finished 5–5 overall and 2–4 in the SEC, placing tenth among twelve conference teams.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–23–1950	The Citadel*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 7–3
9–30–1950	Duquesne*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 27–14
10–7–1950	Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	L 13–16
10–14–1950	Auburn		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 27–7
10–21–1950	#13 Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	W 31–27
10–28–1950	Furman*	#20	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 19–7
11–4–1950	#5 Kentucky	#17	McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	L 6–40
11–11–1950	Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 0–6
11–18–1950	#17 Miami*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 14–20
11–25–1950	#17 Alabama		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 13–41
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1951

1951 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1951 record	5–5 (2–4 T-9th SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1950 1952 »

Season overview

The 1951 college football season was Bob Woodruff's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included two intersectional victories over the Wyoming Cowboys (13–0) and the Loyola Lions (40–7), and two Southeastern Conference (SEC) victories over the Vanderbilt Commodores (33–13) during Florida's Homecoming and the Alabama Crimson Tide (30–21) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For the second year in a row, Woodruff's 1951 Florida Gators finished 5–5 overall and 2–4 in the SEC, placing ninth among twelve conference teams.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–15–1951	Wyoming*		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 13–0
9–22–1951	The Citadel*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 27–7
9–29–1951	Georgia Tech		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 0–27
10–6–1951	Loyola Los Angeles*		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California	W 40–7
10–13–1951	Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	L 13–14
10–20–1951	Vanderbilt		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 33–13
10–27–1951	#17 Kentucky		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 6–14
11–10–1951	Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 6–7
11–17–1950	Miami*		Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida	L 6–21
11–24–1951	Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 30–21
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1952

1952 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Tulsa
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#15
1952 record	8–3 (3–3 6th SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1951 1953 »

Season overview

The 1952 college football season was Bob Woodruff's third and most successful as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators were led by fullback Rick Casares, halfback J. "Pappa" Hall, alternating quarterbacks Doug Dickey and Fred Robinson, and All-American defensive lineman Charlie LaPradd. The season's many highlights included a 54–13 blowout of the Clemson Tigers, conference victories over the Georgia Bulldogs (30–0), Auburn Tigers (31–21) and Kentucky Wildcats (27–0), and another blowout of the in-state rival Miami Hurricanes (43–6). Woodruff's 1952 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 8–3 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, placing sixth among twelve SEC teams.^[1] The season ended with the Gators' first appearance in a NCAA-sanctioned bowl game, a closely matched 14–13 Gator Bowl victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on January 1, 1953, in which star fullback Rick Casares kicked the winning extra points for the margin of victory.^[2]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–20–1952	Stetson*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 33–6
9–27–1952	Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	L 14–17
10–4–1952	The Citadel*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 33–0
10–11–1952	Clemson*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 54–13
10–18–1952	Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	L 13–20
10–25–1952	Georgia	#20	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 30–0
11–1–1952	Auburn	#17	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 31–21
11–15–1952	#7 Tennessee	#18	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	L 12–26
11–22–1952	Miami*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 43–6
12–6–1952	Kentucky	#17	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 27–0
1–1–1953	#12 Tulsa*	#15	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Fla. (Gator Bowl)	W 14–13
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1953

1953 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1953 record	3–5–2 (1–3–2 9th SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1952 1954 »

Season overview

The 1953 college football season was the fourth for Bob Woodruff as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The 1953 season was a year of rebuilding and backsliding after the graduation of All-American Charlie LaPradd and the loss of fullback Rick Casares to the U.S. Army. The highlight of the season was the Gators' second consecutive victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, but the Gators began a pattern of agonizingly close losses to the Rice Owls (16–20), Auburn Tigers (7–16), Tennessee Volunteers (7–9) and Miami Hurricanes (10–14), as well as two ties with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) and LSU Tigers (21–21). Woodruff's 1953 Florida Gators finished with a 3–5–2 overall record and a 1–3–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing ninth of twelve SEC teams.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–19–1953	#12 Rice*	#15	Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas	L 16–20
9–26–1953	#3 Georgia Tech		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	T 0–0
10–3–1953	Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	L 13–26
10–10–1953	Stetson*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 45–0
10–17–1953	The Citadel*		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 60–0
10–24–1953	#14 Louisiana State		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	T 21–21
11–31–1953	Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	L 7–16
11–7–1953	Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 21–7
11–14–1953	#18 Tennessee		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 7–9
11–28–1953	Miami*		Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida	L 10–14
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1954

1954 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1954 record	5–5 (5–2 T-3rd SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1953 1955 »

Season overview

The 1954 college football season was the fifth for Bob Woodruff as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The Gators' standout players included running back Mal Hammack. The season was one of mixed results for the Gators: their best-ever Southeastern Conference (SEC) win-loss record, balanced by five overall losses. The highlights of the season were five SEC wins over the fifth-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (13–12), Auburn Tigers (19–13), Kentucky Wildcats (21–7), Mississippi State Bulldogs (7–0) and Tennessee Volunteers (14–0). Woodruff's 1954 Florida Gators finished 5–5 overall and 5–2 in the SEC, placing third in the twelve-team conference^[1]—their best SEC showing to date.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–18–1954	#16 Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas	L 14–34
9–25–1954	#5 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	W 13–12
10–2–1954	Auburn	#20	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 19–13
10–9–1954	Clemson*	#14	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 7–14
10–16–1954	Kentucky		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 21–7
10–23–1954	Louisiana State	#18	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	L 7–20
10–30–1954	Mississippi State		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 7–0
11–6–1954	Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 13–14
11–13–1954	Tennessee		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 14–0
11–27–1954	#11 Miami*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 0–14
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1955

1955 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1955 record	4–6 (3–5 10th SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1954 1956 »

Season overview

The 1955 college football season was Bob Woodruff's sixth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators played their only eight-game Southeastern Conference schedule before the 1990s, and probably the most difficult of the 1950s. The standout Gator players included offensive and defensive tackle John Barrow, halfback and punter Don Chandler, two-way halfback Jackie Simpson and defensive back John Symank. The highlights of the 1955 season included three conference victories over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (20–14), LSU Tigers (18–14) and Georgia Bulldogs (19–13). The Gators closed out the season with a knife's edge 6–7 road loss to the Miami Hurricanes in their home stadium in Miami, Florida. Woodruff's 1955 Florida Gators finished 4–6 overall and 3–5 in the SEC, placing tenth of twelve teams in the conference.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–17–1955	Mississippi State		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 20–14
9–24–1955	#2 Georgia Tech	#19	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 7–14
10–1–1955	Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	L 0–13
10–8–1955	George Washington*		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 28–0
10–15–1955	Louisiana State		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 18–14
10–22–1955	Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	L 7–10
11–5–1955	Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 19–13
11–12–1955	Tennessee		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 0–20
11–19–1955	Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	L 6–21
11–26–1955	#14 Miami*		Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida	L 6–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1956

1956 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1956 record	6–3–1 (5–2 3rd SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1955 1957 »

Season overview

The 1956 college football season was the seventh for Bob Woodruff as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators were led by All-American tackle John Barrow, quarterback Jimmy Dunn, two-way halfbacks Joe Brodsky, Bernie Parrish, Jim Rountree and Jackie Simpson, and defensive back John Symank. The highlights of the season included conference road wins over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (26–0) in Starkville, Mississippi, the Vanderbilt Commodores 21–7 in Nashville, Tennessee, and the LSU Tigers 21–6 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a shutout Homecoming victory over the Auburn Tigers (20–0), and a second consecutive win over the Georgia Bulldogs (28–0). Woodruff's 1956 Florida Gators started a promising 6–1–1, but lost their final two games to finish 6–3–1 overall and 5–2 in the Southeastern Conference, placing third in the SEC among twelve teams.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–22–1956	Mississippi State		Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi	W 26–0
9–29–1956	Clemson*	#19	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	T 20–20
10–6–1956	Kentucky		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 8–17
10–13–1956	Rice*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 7–0
11–20–1956	Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	W 21–7
10–27–1956	Louisiana State		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 21–6
11–3–1956	Auburn		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	W 20–0
11–10–1956	Georgia	#13	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 28–0
11–24–1956	#5 Georgia Tech	#13	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 0–28
12–1–1956	#6 Miami*	#18	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 7–20
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1957

1957 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#17
1957 record	6–2–1 (4–2–1 T-3rd SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1956 1958 »

Season overview

The 1957 college football season was Bob Woodruff's eighth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The 1957 season was the last time the Gators would play only nine games in a season. Ten games were scheduled, but the season opener against the UCLA Bruins was canceled when most of the Gators team members were suffering from a serious bout of influenza. The Gators were led by quarterback Jimmy Dunn, two-way halfbacks Bernie Parrish and Jim Rountree. The highlights of the season included a home-opener victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (27–0), four conference wins over the Kentucky Wildcats (14–7), LSU Tigers (22–14), Georgia Bulldogs (22–0) and Vanderbilt Commodores (14–7), and a road win over the in-state rival Miami Hurricanes (14–0) in Miami, Florida. Of the Gators' two losses, one was a 0–13 shutout by coach Shug Jordan's national champion Auburn Tigers. Woodruff's 1957 Florida Gators finished their abbreviated season with an overall record of 6–2–1 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–2–1, tying for third place among the twelve SEC teams.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–28–1957	Wake Forest*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 27–0
10–5–1957	Kentucky		McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	W 14–7
10–19–1957	Mississippi State		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 20–29
10–26–1957	#10 Louisiana State		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 22–14
11–2–1957	#4 Auburn	#19	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	L 0–13
11–9–1957	Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 22–0
11–16–1957	Vanderbilt		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 14–7
11–23–1957	Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	T 0–0
11–30–1957	Miami*	#20	Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida	W 14–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1958

1958 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Mississippi
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#15
AP	#14
1958 record	6–4–1 (2–3–1 T-8th SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1957 1959 »

Season overview

The 1958 college football season was the ninth of ten for Bob Woodruff as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators were led by quarterback Jimmy Dunn, defensive back Don Fleming, halfback and punter Bobby Joe Green and All-American tackle Vel Heckman. The season's highlights included an intersectional victory over the UCLA Bruins (21–14) on the road in Los Angeles, California, two conference wins over the Tulane Green Wave (34–14) and Georgia Bulldogs (7–6), a rivalry game upset over the Miami Hurricanes (12–9), and a first-time victory over the new in-state rival Florida State Seminoles (21–7). The six wins were balanced by a series of three close and disappointing losses to the eleventh-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs (7–14), the consensus national champion LSU Tigers (7–10), and the fourth-ranked Auburn Tigers (5–6), and a tie with the Vanderbilt Commodores (6–6). Woodruff's 1958 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 6–4–1 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 2–2–1, placing eighth in the twelve-member SEC.^[1] The Gators capped the year with a season-ending 3–7 loss to the eleventh-ranked Ole Miss Rebels in a defensive struggle in the December 1958 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–20–1958	Tulane		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 34–14
9–27–1958	#11 Mississippi State	#18	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 7–14
10–10–1958	UCLA*		Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, California	W 21–14
10–18–1958	Vanderbilt	#18	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	T 6–6
10–25–1958	#3 Louisiana State		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	L 7–10
11–1–1958	#4 Auburn		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	L 5–6
11–8–1958	Georgia	#19	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 7–6
11–15–1958	Arkansas State*	#18	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 51–7
11–22–1958	Florida State*	#12	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 21–7
11–29–1958	Miami*	#14	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 12–9
12–27–1958	#11 Mississippi*	#14	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Fla. (Gator Bowl)	L 3–7
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1959

1959 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	#19
1959 record	5–4–1 (2–4 9th SEC)
Head coach	Bob Woodruff
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1958 1960 »

Season overview

The 1959 college football season was Bob Woodruff's tenth and last year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators celebrated a close conference win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (14–13), and suffered close conference defeats to the Vanderbilt Commodores (6–13), the top-ranked LSU Tigers (0–9) and the eighth-ranked Auburn Tigers (0–6). Woodruff finished his tenure on a high note, with the Gators' victories over the Florida State Seminoles (18–8) and the twelfth-ranked Miami Hurricanes (23–14), their primary in-state rivals. Woodruff's 1959 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 5–4–1 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 2–4, placing ninth among twelve SEC teams.^[1] Despite having returned the Gators to competitive respectability within the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in his ten seasons as the Gators' coach and athletic director, University of Florida president J. Wayne Reitz declined to renew Woodruff's contract in 1959 after two previous contract extensions. Woodruff returned to the University of Tennessee, his alma mater, in 1963, where he became the long-time athletic director of the Tennessee Volunteers sports program.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
9–18–1959	Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana	W 30–0
9–26–1959	Mississippi State	#19	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 14–13
10–3–1959	Virginia*	#19	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 55–10
10–10–1959	Rice*	#17	Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas	T 13–13
10–17–1959	Vanderbilt	#19	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	L 6–13
10–24–1959	#1 Louisiana State		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Homecoming)	L 0–9
10–31–1959	#8 Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	L 0–6
11–7–1959	#11 Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	L 10–21
11–21–1959	Florida State*		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 18–8
11–28–1959	#12 Miami*		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	W 23–14
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

See also

• 1952 College Football All-America Team
• 1956 College Football All-America Team
• 1958 College Football All-America Team
• Auburn–Florida football rivalry
• Florida–Florida State football rivalry
• Florida Gators
• Florida–LSU football rivalry
• Florida–Miami football rivalry
• Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
• Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic
• History of the University of Florida
• List of Florida Gators football players
• List of Florida Gators head football coaches

References

Bibliography

• 2010 Southeastern Conference Football Media Guide, Florida Year-by-Year Records, Southeastern Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, p. 60 (2010).
• 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 116–125 (2011).
• Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0794822983.
• Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
• Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
• McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
• McEwen, Tom, The Gators: A Story of Florida Football, The Strode Publishers, Huntsville, Alabama (1974). ISBN 87397-025-X.
• Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196x.
• Proctor, Samuel, & Wright Langley, Gator History: A Pictorial History of the University of Florida, South Star Publishing Company, Gainesville, Florida (1986). ISBN 0-938637-00-2.

External links

• College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 1950–1954. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
• College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 1955–1959. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

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