1972 Florida
5–5–1 (3–3–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Doug Dickey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 Florida State 42–13Oct 7
Florida State was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs SMU | L 14–21 | 60% |
| Sep 30 | vs Mississippi State | W 28–13 | 65% |
| Oct 7 | at 13Florida State | W 42–13 | 24% |
| Oct 14 | at 3Alabama | L 7–24 | 20% |
| Oct 21 | at Ole Miss | W 16–0 | 33% |
| Nov 4 | vs 11Auburn | L 20–26 | 44% |
| Nov 11 | vs Georgia | L 7–10 | 45% |
| Nov 18 | vs Kentucky | W 40–0 | 77% |
| Nov 25 | vs 8LSU | T 3–3 | 38% |
| Dec 2 | vs Miami | W 17–6 | 69% |
| Dec 9 | vs 16North Carolina | L 24–28 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 28–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 61st-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 1972.
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 6th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 218–144
- Coach
- Doug Dickey
- Elo
- 1574 +69 this season
- SP+ rating
- 20.7 No. 9 of 121; offense No. 37, defense No. 6
- SRS
- 20.0 No. 8 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jimmy Dunn
- Defensive coordinator
- Doug Knotts
- Captain
- Fred Abbott
Drafted in 1973
The 1973 draft| Rd 6 | Fred Abbott LB | Minnesota Vikings |
All-SEC
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Nat MooreRBAP-1; UPI
Fred AbbottLBAP-1; UPI
Second team
- Paul ParkerOTAP-2
- Ricky BrowneDEAP-2
- Jim RevelsDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1972 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1972 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7–1 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Auburn | 6–1 | 10–1 | 5 |
| LSU | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 11 |
 Tennessee | 4–2 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Georgia | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Florida | 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| Kentucky | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Mississippi State | 1–6 | 4–7 | |
 Vanderbilt | 0–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.