
1970 Florida
7–4 (3–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Doug Dickey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi State 34–13Sep 19
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs | W 21–19 | 77% |
| Sep 19 | vs | W 34–13 | 80% |
| Sep 26 | at | L 15–46 | 50% |
| Oct 3 | vs | W 14–6 | 74% |
| Oct 10 | at | W 38–27 | 46% |
| Oct 17 | vs | W 20–0 | 83% |
| Oct 24 | at | L 7–38 | 34% |
| Oct 31 | vs | L 14–63 | 48% |
| Nov 7 | vs | W 24–17 | 47% |
| Nov 14 | vs | W 24–13 | 82% |
| Nov 28 | vs | L 13–14 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Miami 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 15
- Wk 2: 14
- Wk 3: 13
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 1970.
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 13
- Points
- 224–256
- Coach
- Doug Dickey
- Elo
- 1584 −15 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.2 No. 46 of 117; offense No. 45, defense No. 55
- SRS
- 3.0 No. 53 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jimmy Dunn
- Defensive coordinator
- Doug Knotts
- Captains
- Mike Kelley and Donny Williams
Drafted in 1971
The 1971 draft| Rd 1 | Jack Youngblood DE | Los Angeles Rams |
All-SEC
2 first teamFirst team
Jim YanceyTEAP-1
Jack YoungbloodDEAP-1; UPI
From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1970 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | 9–3 | 7 | |
| 4–1 | 11–1 | 4 | |
| 5–2 | 9–2 | 10 | |
| 4–2 | 7–4 | 20 | |
| 3–3 | 7–4 | ||
| 3–3 | 5–5 | ||
| 3–4 | 6–5 | ||
| 3–4 | 6–5–1 | ||
| 1–5 | 4–7 | ||
| 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.
