1948 Florida

5–⁠5 (1–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Raymond Wolf.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1948, game by game: lost vs. Ole Miss 0–14; won vs. Tulsa 28–14; won vs. Auburn 16–9; won vs. Rollins 41–12; lost at No. 6 Georgia Tech 7–42; won at Furman 39–14; lost vs. No. 13 Georgia 12–20; lost at Kentucky 15–34; won vs. Miami 27–13; lost at Alabama 28–34+29−35Lost 0–14 vs. Ole Miss-14Ole MissWon 28–14 vs. Tulsa+14TulsaWon 16–9 vs. Auburn+7AuburnWon 41–12 vs. Rollins+29RollinsLost 7–42 at No. 6 Georgia Tech-35No. 6 Georgia TechWon 39–14 at Furman+25FurmanLost 12–20 vs. No. 13 Georgia-8No. 13 GeorgiaLost 15–34 at Kentucky-19KentuckyWon 27–13 vs. Miami+14MiamiLost 28–34 at Alabama-6Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsOle MissL 0–⁠1432%
Oct 2vsTulsaW 28–⁠1440%
Oct 9vsAuburnW 16–⁠962%
Oct 16vsRollinsW 41–⁠1281%
Oct 23at6Georgia TechL 7–⁠4215%
Oct 30atFurmanW 39–⁠1457%
Nov 6vs13GeorgiaL 12–⁠2020%
Nov 13atKentuckyL 15–⁠3429%
Nov 20vsMiamiW 27–⁠1353%
Nov 27atAlabamaL 28–⁠3430%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 34–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
213–⁠206
Coach
Raymond Wolf
Elo
1438 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.6 No. 51 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Fletcher Groves
Offense
T formation

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1948 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠09–⁠28
Ole Miss6–⁠18–⁠115
Tulane5–⁠19–⁠113
Vanderbilt4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠112
Georgia Tech4–⁠37–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠4–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State3–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Florida1–⁠55–⁠5
LSU1–⁠53–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.