Auburn at Florida

Saturday, October 29, 1966

No. 7 Florida beat Auburn 30–⁠27. It was their 44th meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 25–⁠17–⁠2.

AwayAuburn4–⁠6 in 1966
27
Home7Florida9–⁠2 in 1966
30

FinalHigh 79°F, low 44°FAttendance 60,511

On the newsreel

  • FLORIDA TAKES AUBURNThe University of Florida's great quarterback Steve Spurrier pulls out a win against Auburn in the last two minutes. His 40-yard field goal breaks a 27-all tie, giving Florida the victory 30 to 27.Universal Newsreel, November 3, 1966. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Florida 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Auburn leads 44–⁠40–⁠2 in 86 meetings, counting the 42 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Florida 44, Auburn 39
2019Florida 24, Auburn 13
2011Auburn 17, Florida 6
2007Auburn 20, Florida 17
2006Auburn 27, Florida 17
2002Florida 30, Auburn 23

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