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1951 Florida

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

Schedule and results

Florida in 1951, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 13–0; won vs. The Citadel 27–7; lost vs. Georgia Tech 0–27; won at Loyola Marymount 40–7; lost at Auburn 13–14; won vs. Vanderbilt 33–13; lost vs. No. 17 Kentucky 6–14; lost vs. Georgia 6–7; lost at Miami 6–21; won at Alabama 30–21+33−27Won 13–0 vs. Wyoming+13WyomingWon 27–7 vs. The Citadel+20The CitadelLost 0–27 vs. Georgia Tech-27Georgia TechWon 40–7 at Loyola Marymount+33Loyola MarymountLost 13–14 at Auburn-1AuburnWon 33–13 vs. Vanderbilt+20VanderbiltLost 6–14 vs. No. 17 Kentucky-8No. 17 KentuckyLost 6–7 vs. Georgia-1GeorgiaLost 6–21 at Miami-15MiamiWon 30–21 at Alabama+9Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsWyomingW 13–⁠035%
Sep 22vsThe CitadelW 27–⁠772%
Sep 29vsGeorgia TechL 0–⁠2754%
Oct 6atLoyola MarymountW 40–⁠746%
Oct 13atAuburnL 13–⁠1463%
Oct 20vsVanderbiltW 33–⁠1357%
Oct 27vs17KentuckyL 6–⁠1442%
Nov 10vsGeorgiaL 6–⁠754%
Nov 17atMiamiL 6–⁠2130%
Nov 24atAlabamaW 30–⁠2138%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 30–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

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 1951.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
174–⁠131
Coach
Bob Woodruff
Elo
1530 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.5 No. 32 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

4 second team

Second team

  • Charlie LaPraddOTUP-2
  • Carroll McDonaldCAP-2
  • Bob FlowersEAP-2
  • Joe D’AgostinoOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1951 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠011–⁠0–⁠15
Tennessee5–⁠010–⁠11
LSU4–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky3–⁠38–⁠415
Auburn3–⁠45–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠5
Alabama3–⁠55–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠45–⁠5
Florida2–⁠45–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠54–⁠5
Tulane1–⁠54–⁠6

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