1966 Florida Gators football team

1966 Florida Gators football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 27–12 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
1966 record	9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Graves (7th year)
Captain	Jerry Anderson & Bill Carr
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons « 1965 1967 »

1966 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#4 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Game 1: Northwestern at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 0 7 0 7 • Florida 7 10 9 17 43 Date: September 17 Location: Florida Field Gainesville, FL Game attendance: 40,056

Game 2: Mississippi State at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Miss. St. 0 7 0 0 7 • Florida 0 7 21 0 28 Date: September 24 Location: Florida Field Gainesville, FL Game attendance: 49,333

Game 3: Florida at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 0 7 6 0 13 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 1 Location: Dudley Field Nashville, TN Game attendance: 16,522

Game 4: Florida at Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 7 7 0 8 22 Florida State 7 3 9 0 19 Date: October 8 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL

Scoring summary 1 11:00 FLA Richard Trapp 35 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (John Barfield kick) FLA 7-0 1 7:39 FSU Jim Mankins 1 yard run (Pete Roberts kick) Tied 7-7 2 5:31 FSU Pete Roberts 27 yard field goal FSU 10-7 2 0:48 FLA Richard Trapp 6 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (John Barfield kick) FLA 14-10 3 12:51 FSU Jim Mankins 1 yard run (kick failed) FSU 16-14 3 3:12 FSU Pete Roberts 37 yard field goal FSU 19-14 4 10:44 FLA Larry Smith 41 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Steve Spurrier to Richard Trapp pass) FLA 22-14

Scoring summary
1	11:00	FLA	Richard Trapp 35 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (John Barfield kick)	FLA 7-0
1	7:39	FSU	Jim Mankins 1 yard run (Pete Roberts kick)	Tied 7-7
2	5:31	FSU	Pete Roberts 27 yard field goal	FSU 10-7
2	0:48	FLA	Richard Trapp 6 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (John Barfield kick)	FLA 14-10
3	12:51	FSU	Jim Mankins 1 yard run (kick failed)	FSU 16-14
3	3:12	FSU	Pete Roberts 37 yard field goal	FSU 19-14
4	10:44	FLA	Larry Smith 41 yard pass from Steve Spurrier (Steve Spurrier to Richard Trapp pass)	FLA 22-14

Game 5: Florida at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 0 3 0 14 17 NC State 0 7 0 3 10 Date: October 15 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game attendance: 24,000

Game 6: Florida at LSU

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 7 14 7 0 28 LSU 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 22 Location: Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA

Game 7: Auburn at Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 7 10 3 7 27 • Florida 7 6 7 10 30 Date: October 29 Location: Florida Field Gainesville, FL Game attendance: 60,511

The 1966 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1966 college football season. The Gators competed in the University Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In their seventh season under head coach Ray Graves, the Gators compiled a 9–2 overall win-loss record, finished 5–1 and placed third among the SEC's ten teams. Led by quarterback Steve Spurrier, the Gators outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 147 and concluded their 1966 season with a 27–to–12 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 1967 Orange Bowl. The Gators were not ranked in the final AP Poll, but finished No. 11 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

Spurrier won the 1966 Heisman Trophy and was the unanimous first-team quarterback on the 1966 All-America Team. He completed 179 of 291 passes for 2,012 yards and 16 touchdowns with eight interceptions. Tailback Larry Smith was the team's leading rusher with 742 yards and nine touchdowns on 162 carries. Smith was also selected as the most valuable player in the 1967 Orange Bowl after setting two Orange Bowl records with 187 rushing yards and a 94-yard touchdown run. Finally, flanker Richard Trapp set a new team record with 63 catches during the 1966 season.

In addition to Spurrier, center Bill Carr was the team's only other first-team All-American, receiving first-team honors from Time magazine and The Sporting News. Five Gators received first-team honors from either the Associated Press (AP) or United Press International (UPI) on the 1966 All-SEC football team. Carr, Smith, Spurrier and Trapp were consensus first-team picks by both the AP and UPI, while guard Jim Benson took first-team honors from the UPI and second-team honors from the AP.

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