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American college football season
The 1967 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season . The season was the eighth for Ray Graves as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1967 Florida Gators posted a 6–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for third among the ten SEC teams.[ 1]
Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 23 Illinois * W 14–057,391 [ 2]
September 30 at Mississippi State W 24–728,000 [ 3]
October 7 LSU Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) L 6–3759,261 [ 4]
October 14 at Tulane * W 35–024,450–24,500 [ 5]
October 28 Vanderbilt Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 27–2261,855 [ 6]
November 4 at Auburn L 21–2637,858–42,000 [ 7]
November 11 vs. Georgia ABC W 17–1669,489 [ 8]
November 18 Kentucky Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) W 28–1250,833 [ 9]
November 25 Florida State * Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) L 16–2162,944 [ 10]
December 9 at Miami (FL) * ABC L 13–2053,229 [ 11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
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1967 Florida Gators football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
Jackie Eckdahl
QB
Larry Rentz
WR
Richard Trapp
Sr
QB
Harmon Wages
Sr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "Florida tumbles Illinois, 14–0" . The Pantagraph . September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "McKeel drives Florida past Miss. St. 24–7" . The Courier-Journal . October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Unbeaten Tigers bombard Gators" . Pensacola News Journal . October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rentz inspires Gators, Green Wave falls, 35–0" . The Orlando Sentinel . October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rentz passes Gators past Vanderbilt 27–22" . Fort Myers News-Press . October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers outpoint Gators by 26–21" . The Tampa Tribune . November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia trapp(ed) 17–16 by fired up Gator team" . The Selma Times-Journal . November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators rout Kentucky, 28–12" . The Paducah Sun Democrat . November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "FSU outplays Florida, 21–16" . The Bradenton Herald . November 26, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Canes defense stops Rentz, Gators" . The Palm Beach Post-Times . December 10, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Department of Sports Publicity. "1968 University of Florida Football" (PDF) . floridagators.com . University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
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