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1950 Florida

5–⁠5 (2–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bob Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1950, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 7–3; won vs. Duquesne 27–14; lost at Georgia Tech 13–16; won vs. Auburn 27–7; won at No. 13 Vanderbilt 31–27; won vs. Furman 19–7; lost at No. 5 Kentucky 6–40; lost vs. Georgia 0–6; lost vs. No. 17 Miami 14–20; lost vs. No. 17 Alabama 13–41+20−34Won 7–3 vs. The Citadel+4The CitadelWon 27–14 vs. Duquesne+13DuquesneLost 13–16 at Georgia Tech-3Georgia TechWon 27–7 vs. Auburn+20AuburnWon 31–27 at No. 13 Vanderbilt+4No. 13 VanderbiltWon 19–7 vs. Furman+12FurmanLost 6–40 at No. 5 Kentucky-34No. 5 KentuckyLost 0–6 vs. Georgia-6GeorgiaLost 14–20 vs. No. 17 Miami-6No. 17 MiamiLost 13–41 vs. No. 17 Alabama-28No. 17 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsThe CitadelW 7–⁠368%
Sep 30vsDuquesneW 27–⁠1467%
Oct 7atGeorgia TechL 13–⁠1637%
Oct 14vsAuburnW 27–⁠776%
Oct 21at13VanderbiltW 31–⁠2728%
Oct 28vsFurmanW 19–⁠776%
Nov 4at5KentuckyL 6–⁠4019%
Nov 11vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠642%
Nov 18vs17MiamiL 14–⁠2043%
Nov 25vs17AlabamaL 13–⁠4134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 41–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 20
  2. Wk 6: 17

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1950.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
157–⁠181
Coach
Bob Woodruff
Elo
1455 +0 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.9 No. 71 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Angus Williams

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • Haywood SullivanRBAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1950 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky5–⁠111–⁠17
Tennessee4–⁠111–⁠14
Alabama6–⁠29–⁠216
Tulane3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠120
Georgia Tech4–⁠25–⁠6
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠3
Vanderbilt3–⁠47–⁠4
Mississippi State3–⁠44–⁠5
LSU2–⁠3–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Florida2–⁠45–⁠5
Ole Miss1–⁠55–⁠5
Auburn0–⁠70–⁠10

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