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1966 Florida

9–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ray Graves.

Florida, 1966
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Florida in 1966, game by game: won vs. Northwestern 43–7; won vs. Mississippi State 28–7; won at Vanderbilt 13–0; won at Florida State 22–19; won at NC State 17–10; won at LSU 28–7; won vs. Auburn 30–27; lost vs. Georgia 10–27; won vs. Tulane 31–10; lost vs. Miami 16–21; won vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech 27–12+36−17Won 43–7 vs. Northwestern+36NorthwesternWon 28–7 vs. Mississippi State+21Mississippi Sta…Won 13–0 at Vanderbilt+13VanderbiltWon 22–19 at Florida State+3Florida StateWon 17–10 at NC State+7NC StateWon 28–7 at LSU+21LSUWon 30–27 vs. Auburn+3AuburnLost 10–27 vs. Georgia-17GeorgiaWon 31–10 vs. Tulane+21TulaneLost 16–21 vs. Miami-5MiamiWon 27–12 vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech+15No. 8 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsNorthwesternW 43–⁠772%
Sep 24vsMississippi StateW 28–⁠775%
Oct 1atVanderbiltW 13–⁠069%
Oct 8atFlorida StateW 22–⁠1957%
Oct 15atNC StateW 17–⁠1065%
Oct 22atLSUW 28–⁠747%
Oct 29vsAuburnW 30–⁠2783%
Nov 5vsGeorgiaL 10–⁠2757%
Nov 12vsTulaneW 31–⁠1081%
Nov 26vsMiamiL 16–⁠2169%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs8Georgia TechOrange BowlW 27–⁠1246%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 27–⁠12 in the Orange Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 10
  2. Wk 5: 8
  3. Wk 6: 8
  4. Wk 7: 7
  5. Wk 8: 7
  6. Wk 11: 9

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 1966.

Heisman TrophySteve Spurrier, QB

Consensus All-AmericanSteve Spurrier, QB

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
265–⁠147
Coach
Ray Graves
Elo
1684 +92 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.5 No. 10 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ed Kensler
Defensive coordinator
Gene Ellenson
Captains
Jerry Anderson and Bill Carr

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 1Steve Spurrier QBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Jim Jordan RBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Bill Carr CNew Orleans Saints

All-SEC

5 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1966 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠03
Georgia5–⁠010–⁠14
Florida4–⁠19–⁠2
Ole Miss5–⁠28–⁠3
Tennessee3–⁠28–⁠3
LSU2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Auburn1–⁠54–⁠6
Mississippi State0–⁠62–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠51–⁠9

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