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1960 Florida

9–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ray Graves, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1960, game by game: won vs. George Washington 30–7; won vs. Florida State 3–0; won vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech 18–17; lost vs. Rice 0–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 12–0; won at LSU 13–10; lost vs. No. 14 Auburn 7–10; won vs. Georgia 22–14; won vs. Tulane 21–6; won at Miami 18–0; won vs. No. 19 Baylor 13–12+23−10Won 30–7 vs. George Washington+23George Washingt…Won 3–0 vs. Florida State+3Florida StateWon 18–17 vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech+1No. 10 Georgia TechLost 0–10 vs. Rice-10RiceWon 12–0 vs. Vanderbilt+12VanderbiltWon 13–10 at LSU+3LSULost 7–10 vs. No. 14 Auburn-3No. 14 AuburnWon 22–14 vs. Georgia+8GeorgiaWon 21–6 vs. Tulane+15TulaneWon 18–0 at Miami+18MiamiWon 13–12 vs. No. 19 Baylor+1No. 19 Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsGeorge WashingtonW 30–⁠781%
Sep 24vsFlorida StateW 3–⁠067%
Oct 1vs10Georgia TechW 18–⁠1757%
Oct 8vsRiceL 0–⁠1065%
Oct 15vsVanderbiltW 12–⁠066%
Oct 22atLSUW 13–⁠1036%
Oct 29vs14AuburnL 7–⁠1051%
Nov 5vsGeorgiaW 22–⁠1439%
Nov 12vsTulaneW 21–⁠676%
Nov 26atMiamiW 18–⁠051%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs19BaylorGator BowlW 13–⁠1251%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 13–⁠12 in the Gator Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
  2. Wk 9: 20
  3. Wk 10: 19
  4. Wk 11: 19
  5. Final: 18

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 1960.

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
157–⁠86
Coach
Ray Graves
Elo
1631 +90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.8 No. 22 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pepper Rodgers

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 7Pat Patchen EDenver Broncos (AFL)

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Larry LibertoreRBAP-2; UPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1960 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss5–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠12
Florida5–⁠19–⁠218
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠29
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠213
Georgia4–⁠36–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠5
LSU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Vanderbilt0–⁠73–⁠7

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