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1964 Florida Gators football team

1964 Florida Gators football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1964 record 7–3 (4–2 T-2nd SEC)
Head coach Ray Graves
Offensive coordinator Pepper Rodgers
Defensive coordinator Gene Ellenson
Home stadium Florida Field
Seasons
« 1963 1965 »
1964 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Alabama $ 8 0 0     10 1 0
Georgia 4 2 0     7 3 1
Florida 4 2 0     7 3 0
Kentucky 4 2 0     5 5 0
#7 LSU 4 2 1     8 2 1
Auburn 3 3 0     6 4 0
Ole Miss 2 4 1     5 5 1
Mississippi State 2 5 0     4 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 1     3 6 1
Tennessee 1 5 1     4 5 1
Tulane 1 4 0     3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Florida 0 7 7 0 14
#3 Alabama 0 7 0 10 17
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game attendance: 43,200
  • Sources:

The 1964 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1964 college football season. The season was the fifth for Ray Graves as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1964 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 7–3 and a 4–2 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for second among the eleven SEC teams.

The season was Steve Spurrier's first season as quarterback.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide

The season opened with a 24–8 win over the SMU Mustangs. After quarterback Tom Shannon led the Gators to a 10–8 halftime lead, Spurrier entered the contest and threw a 56-yard pass to Jack Harper.

In the second week of play, the Gators beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 16–13.

Florida beat Ole Miss 30–14.

At homecoming, Florida beat South Carolina 37–0.

As they entered their 1964 homecoming game against Florida, Alabama was ranked No. 3 and Florida No. 9 in the AP Poll. Against the Gators, Alabama rallied for a 17–14 comeback victory after they scored ten unanswered points in the fourth quarter. After a scoreless first quarter, Florida took a 7–0 second quarter lead when Steve Spurrier threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Randy Jackson. Alabama responded with a one-yard Steve Bowman touchdown run later in the quarter that tied the game 7–7 at halftime. In the third, the Gators retook the lead with a three-yard John Feiber touchdown run before the Crimson Tide started their fourth quarter rally. In the final period, a 30-yard Bowman touchdown run tied the game and a 21-yard David Ray field goal with just 3:06 left in the game. Spurrier then led the Gators on a drive that stalled at the Tide's seven-yard line where James Hall missed a field goal to tie the game and preserved the 17–14 Alabama win.


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