1946 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Florida Gators football Southeastern Conference SEC 0–9 0–5 Raymond Wolf 1st Double-wing William Raborn Florida Field The 1946 Florida Gators football team was an American football team that represented the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Raymond Wolf, the Gators compiled a 0–9 record (0–5 against SEC opponents), finished last in the SEC, and were outscored by a total of 264 to 104.1946 Florida Gators Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 25, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida/1946-schedule.html The winless 0–9 season is the worst win–loss record in the history of Gators football to date, surpassing the winless 0–5 record of the 1916 Florida Gators football team.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. Despite the poor overall showing, Broughton Williams led the nation with 490 receiving yards.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 83See ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. Harold Griffin led the nation in punt return average.May 2022 Griffin had the longest punt return of the year, a 97-yard return against Miami (FL), and 92-yard return against Villanova.Hal Griffin Credited With Longest Punt Return In 1946 The Tampa Tribune Austin Bealmear December 14, 1946 11Official NCAA Football Guide, p. 92. The 1946 season was at the center of a school record 13-game losing streak which stretched from the last game of the 1945 campaign until the fourth contest of 1947. The players on these squads dubbed their time at Florida the "Golden Era", and members of the "Golden Era Gang" regularly held reunions and raised funds for scholarships and facilities improvements at UF for many subsequent years.http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=10760 Great Teams and Eras: The Golden Era - GatorZone.com 2016-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20151126075005/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=10760 2015-11-26 dead Players on these teams included future Florida attorney general James W. Kynes and College Football Hall of Fame coach Marcelino Huerta. Florida was ranked at No. 84 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit Dr. E. E. Litkenhous The Knoxville News-Sentinel December 15, 1946 B4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/ Newspapers.com Schedule AP September 28 l y Ole Miss Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL 7–13 20,000 Ole Miss Scores 13-7 Win Over Gators: Rebels Hold Early Margin For Victory The Tampa Tribune Pete Norton September 29, 1946 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102512034/ole-miss-scores-13-7-win-over-gators/ Newspapers.com October 5 l y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 13–27 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99564093/tulane-turns-back-florida/ Durham Morning Herald Tulane turns back Florida October 6, 1946 April 11, 2022 Newspapers.com October 12 l y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–20 20,000 Moore' Brilliant Play Leads Vandy To Win: Hoover Suffers Fractured Leg; Out For Season; Commodore Stifle Gators' Air Attack In 20-0 SEC Triumph The Nashville Tennessean Raymond Johnson October 13, 1946 C1, C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102512252/moore-brilliant-play-leads-vandy-to/ Newspapers.com October 19 l y y Miami (FL) Florida Field Gainesville, FL rivalry 13–20 'Won By Turning On Power,' Harding Says; Praises Dunn The Miami News Guy Butler October 20, 1946 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102222306/won-by-turning-on-power-harding/ Newspapers.com October 26 2:30 p.m. l y y North Carolina 10 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 19–40 22,000 Carolina Slaughters Florida 40 to 19: Gators Frighten Tar Heels With Deadly Passing Attack; Charlie Justice Leads Scoring Pace With Two Brilliant Touchdown Runs The Daily Tar Heel Fred Flagler October 27, 1946 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100751238/carolina-slaughters-florida-40-to-19/ Newspapers.com November 9 l y Georgia 5 Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry 14–33 23,000 Georgia Rallies To Trim Florida, 33-14: Gators Unable To Keep Lead Held at Half The Tampa Tribune Pete Norton November 10, 1946 B1, B3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99018133/georgia-rallies-to-trim-florida-33-14/ Newspapers.com November 16 l y Villanova Florida Field Gainesville, FL 20–27 15,000 Villanova's Wildcats Beat Florida Gators In Wild Game, 27-20: 15,000 Watch Floridians Go Down To Seventh Straight Defeat Bradenton Herald Associated Press November 17, 1946 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102507682/villanovas-wildcats-beat-florida/ Newspapers.com November 23 l y y NC State Phillips Field Tampa, FL 6–37 14,500 Wolfpack Crushes Gators, 37 to 6: 14,500 Watch Florida Lose 8th Straight; Turner, Griffin Star for Rival Teams The Tampa Times Pete Norton November 24, 1946 1B, 2B November 30 l Auburn Florida Field Gainesville, FL rivalry 12–47 8,000 Auburn Smears Florida, 47-12: Tidwell Leads Plainsmen To SEC Victory As Gators Close Winless The Miami News Arthur Martin December 1, 1946 2C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102511774/auburn-smears-florida-47-12-tidwell/ Newspapers.com References Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Florida Gators football