1975 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1975 Florida Gators football Southeastern Conference SEC 9–3 5–1 Doug Dickey 6th Jimmy Dunn 6th Wishbone Doug Knotts 6th Jimmy DuBose Sammy Green Florida Field Gator Bowl L Lost 0–13 vs. Maryland The 1975 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's sixth and most successful season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1975 Florida Gators finished with a 9–3 overall record and a 5–1 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for second among ten SEC teams. 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, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015. The team featured consensus All-American linebacker Sammy Green.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/all-america-1970-1979.html#1975 Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979) College Football at Sports-Reference.com Florida's 1975 milestone of holding all regular season opponents to 16 points or less would eventually be matched by the 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes. Schedule 1975 AP September 13 w y 19 SMU Florida Field Gainesville, FL 40–14 55,472 https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-florida-romps-over-d/134253870/ Waco Tribune-Herald Florida romps over dazed Ponies 40–14 September 14, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com September 20 l y y 13 NC State Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC 7–8 43,330 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-wolfpack-stuns-gat/134253951/ The News and Observer Wolfpack stuns Gators with late TD, PAT September 21, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com September 27 w y 19 Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 27–10 43,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-georgias-clark-gets/134221942/ The Courier-Journal Georgia's Clark gets his revenge as Mississippi State falls 28–6 September 21, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 4 w y 20 LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 34–6 67,494 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-gators-butcher-lsus-t/134249898/ The Tampa Tribune Gators butcher LSU's Tigers October 5, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 11 w 18 Vanderbilt Florida Field Gainesville, FL 35–0 58,631 https://www.newspapers.com/article/panama-city-news-herald-floridas-gators/134250827/ Panama City News-Herald Florida's Gators rack up 35–0 win October 12, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 18 w y 14 Florida State Florida Field Gainesville, FL rivalry 34–8 64,401 https://www.newspapers.com/article/panama-city-news-herald-gators-win-348/134254162/ Panama City News-Herald Gators win, 34–8, without Gaffney October 19, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 25 w y y 12 Duke Florida Field Gainesville, FL 24–16 62,222 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-gators-edge-duke/134254232/ Asheville Citizen-Times Gators edge Duke October 26, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 1 w y 11 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL rivalry 31–14 65,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-gators-grind-past-auburn/134223614/ St. Petersburg Times Gators grind past Auburn November 2, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 8 l y 11 Georgia Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry ABC 7–10 74,416 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lincoln-star-georgia-bumps-florida/134253237/ The Lincoln Star Georgia bumps Florida, 10–7 November 9, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 15 w 14 Kentucky rivalry Florida Field Gainesville, FL 48–7 59,671 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-lucie-news-tribune-gators-trounce-wi/134221149/ St. Lucie News Tribune Gators trounce Wildcats November 16, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 29 w y y 13 Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL rivalry 15–11 25,462 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-gators-escape-miami-storm-o/134254404/ Fort Myers News-Press Gators escape Miami 'storm' on punt return November 30, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com December 29 l y y 13 Maryland 17 Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL CBS 0–13 64,012 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-terps-beat-florida-13/134254555/ The Baltimore Sun Terps beat Florida, 13–0, in Gator Bowl December 30, 1975 October 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Sports Publicity Department 1976 University of Florida Press Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/19/1976_fb_media_guide.pdf floridagators.com University Athletic Association, Inc. 15 March 2018 Roster 1975 Florida Gators y 30 So Earl Carr RB 89 So Wes Chandler WR y 35 Sr Jimmy DuBose FB y 8 Sr Don Gaffney QB 99 Sr Sammy Green LB y 66 So Scott Hutchinson Scott Hutchinson (American football) DT y 3 Jr David Posey K Doug Dickey Team players in the NFL Player Position Round Pick NFL club Sammy Green Linebacker 2 29 Seattle Seahawks Jimmy DuBose Running Back 2 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers References Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Florida Gators football