1960 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1960 Florida Gators football Southeastern Conference SEC 16 18 9–2 5–1 Ray Graves 1st Pepper Rodgers 1st Florida Field Gator Bowl W Won 13–12 vs. Baylor The 1960 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1960 college 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—their best-ever SEC finish to date. Schedule 1960 AP September 17 w y y George Washington Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL 30–7 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69727352/gators-crunch-colonials-307/ The Miami Herald Gators crunch Colonials, 30–7 September 18, 1960 February 8, 2021 Newspapers.com September 24 w y Florida State Florida Field Gainesville, FL rivalry 3–0 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-cashs-boot-lifts/133183318/ Pensacola News Journal Cash's boot lifts Gators by Seminoles, 3–0 September 25, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 1 w Georgia Tech 10 Florida Field Gainesville, FL 18–17 39,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-gators-upset-tech-in-wild-con/133183477/ Fort Myers News-Press Gators upset Tech in wild contest 18–17 October 2, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 8 l y y 18 Rice Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 0–10 17,535 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-rugged-rice-rips-ragged/133183627/ The Miami Herald Rugged Rice rips ragged Gators, 10–0 October 9, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 15 w Vanderbilt Florida Field Gainesville, FL 12–0 31,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-gator-sophs-sink-vander/133181322/ The Miami Herald Gator sophs sink Vanderbilt, 12 to 0 October 16, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 22 w y Louisiana State Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 13–10 47,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-gators-cash-in-wi/133183763/ The Bradenton Herald Gators 'cash' in with two 3-pointers, nip LSU, 13–10 October 23, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 29 l Auburn 14 Florida Field Gainesville, FL rivalry 7–10 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-auburn-nips-gat/133183811/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Auburn nips Gators, 10–7 October 30, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 5 w y Georgia Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry 22–14 48,622 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-florida-smacks-georgia-by-22/133183901/ Daily Press Florida smacks Georgia by 22–14 November 6, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 12 w y 20 Tulane Florida Field Gainesville, FL 21–6 44,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85646860/gator-defense-makes-sure-its-greatest-se/ Tampa Bay Times Gator defense makes sure its greatest SEC season ever, 21–6 November 13, 1960 September 19, 2021 Newspapers.com November 26 w y y 19 Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry 18–0 60,122 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-florida-makes-180-sham/133184224/ The Miami Herald Florida makes 18–0 shambles of Hurricanes November 27, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com December 31 w y y Baylor 12 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl CBS 13–12 50,112 https://www.newspapers.com/article/monroe-morning-world-florida-wins-gator/133184312/ Monroe Morning World Florida wins Gator Bowl, 13–12 January 1, 1960 October 9, 2023 Newspapers.com 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015-12-08 , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.Department of Sports Publicity University of Florida 1961 Football Brochure https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/19/1961_fb_media_guide.pdf floridagators.com University Athletic Association, Inc. 15 March 2018 Before the season 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.Julian M. Pleasants, Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, p. 189 (2006). 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. During the season Days before their second game of the season would officially begin, a gambler named Aaron Wagman and a University of Florida student named Phil Silber were arrested due to an attempted bribe at fullback Jon MacBeth before their season-opening game against their in-state college rivals in Florida State University began. These arrests would help lead to the full discovery of what eventually was called the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal, led by former NBA All-Star Jack Molinas.Figone Albert 2012 Cheating the Spread: Gamblers, Point Shavers, and Game Fixers in College Football and Basketball Urbana: University of Illinois Press 9780252037283, pg. 102 That game would later be played without a hitch, though MacBeth would help later testify in court in order to maintain his innocence throughout the situation. Postseason 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.http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22021 Gator Bowl Memories: Gators Hold Off Baylor in Wild Finish to Claim 1960 Gator Bowl University Athletic Association / IMG College copyright 2015 gatorzone.com 2016-07-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928154817/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22021 2015-09-28 dead References Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Category:Gator Bowl champion seasons Florida Gators football