1970 Florida Gators football team

1970 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1970 record	7–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Dickey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Dunn (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Doug Knotts (1st season)
Captain	Mike Kelley Donny Williams
Home stadium	Florida Field

1970 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1970 college football season. The season was Florida alumnus Doug Dickey's first of nine as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey had been the starting quarterback for the Gators under coach Bob Woodruff in 1952 and 1953, and had previously served as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers before returning to his alma mater in 1970. Dickey's 1970 Florida Gators finished with a 7–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for third among ten SEC teams.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	Duke*	No. 15	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL		W 21–19
September 19	Mississippi State	No. 14	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 34–13
September 26	Alabama	No. 13	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL		L 15–46	58,138
October 3	NC State*		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 14–6
October 10	Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 38–27
October 17	Richmond*		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 20–0
October 24	No. 11 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ABC	L 7–38	64,069
October 31	No. 12 Auburn		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		L 14–63	62,560
November 7	Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	ABC	W 24–17	70,294
November 14	Kentucky		Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 24–13
November 28	Miami (FL)*		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		L 13–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide^[1]

References

1 2 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.

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