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1952 Florida

8–⁠3 (3–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bob Woodruff, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1952, game by game: won vs. Stetson 33–6; lost at No. 3 Georgia Tech 14–17; won vs. The Citadel 33–0; won vs. Clemson 54–13; lost at Vanderbilt 13–20; won vs. Georgia 30–0; won vs. Auburn 31–21; lost at No. 7 Tennessee 12–26; won vs. Miami 43–6; won vs. Kentucky 27–0; won vs. No. 11 Tulsa 14–13+41−14Won 33–6 vs. Stetson+27StetsonLost 14–17 at No. 3 Georgia Tech-3No. 3 Georgia TechWon 33–0 vs. The Citadel+33The CitadelWon 54–13 vs. Clemson+41ClemsonLost 13–20 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltWon 30–0 vs. Georgia+30GeorgiaWon 31–21 vs. Auburn+10AuburnLost 12–26 at No. 7 Tennessee-14No. 7 TennesseeWon 43–6 vs. Miami+37MiamiWon 27–0 vs. Kentucky+27KentuckyWon 14–13 vs. No. 11 Tulsa+1No. 11 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsStetsonW 33–⁠693%
Sep 27at3Georgia TechL 14–⁠1725%
Oct 4vsThe CitadelW 33–⁠077%
Oct 11vsClemsonW 54–⁠1358%
Oct 18atVanderbiltL 13–⁠2057%
Oct 25vsGeorgiaW 30–⁠044%
Nov 1vsAuburnW 31–⁠2182%
Nov 15at7TennesseeL 12–⁠2626%
Nov 22vsMiamiW 43–⁠666%
Dec 6vsKentuckyW 27–⁠052%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11TulsaGator BowlW 14–⁠1346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 14–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 20
  2. Wk 7: 17
  3. Wk 8: 18
  4. Wk 10: 17
  5. Final: 15

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 1952.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 15
Points
304–⁠122
Coach
Bob Woodruff
Elo
1636 +116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.4 No. 11 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Charlie LaPraddDT
  • Joe D’AgostinoMG

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1952 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech6–⁠012–⁠02
Tennessee5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠18
Ole Miss4–⁠0–⁠28–⁠1–⁠27
Alabama4–⁠210–⁠29
Georgia4–⁠37–⁠4
Florida3–⁠38–⁠315
Mississippi State3–⁠45–⁠4
Tulane3–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky1–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠220
LSU2–⁠53–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠8

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