1970 Florida Gators football team

The 1970 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Florida alumnus Doug Dickey's first of nine as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey had been the starting quarterback for the Gators under coach Bob Woodruff in 1952 and 1953, and had previously served as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers before returning to his alma mater in 1970. Dickey's 1970 Florida Gators finished with a 7–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for third among ten SEC teams.^[1]

1970 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Dickey (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Dunn (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Doug Knotts (1st season)
Captain	Mike Kelley Donny Williams
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	vs. Duke*	No. 15	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL		W 21–19	53,841	[2]
September 19	Mississippi State	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 34–13	55,674	[3]
September 26	at Alabama	No. 13	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		L 15–46	58,138	[4]
October 3	NC State*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 14–6	53,068	[5]
October 10	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)		W 38–27	42,704	[6]
October 17	Richmond*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 20–0	51,471	[7]
October 24	at No. 11 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–38	64,069	[8]
October 31	No. 12 Auburn		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 14–63	63,560	[9]
November 7	vs. Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–17	70,294	[10]
November 14	vs. Kentucky		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (rivalry)		W 24–13	45,102	[11]
November 28	Miami (FL)*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 13–14	50,149	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1970 Florida Gators football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Fred Abbott WR 46 Carlos Alvarez Jr WR Terry Ash WR Andy Cheney TE Jerry Coker RB Duane Doel OL Bill Dowdy RB Tommy Durrance RB Leonard George WR Bruce Gunter TE Charles Hood OL Dale Hutcherson RB Willie Jackson OL Richard Kensler OL David Peek QB 7 John Reaves Jr RB Mike Rich QB John Schnebly RB Jerry Vinesett RB Garry Walker OL Donnie Williams (C) TE Jim Yancey	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Richard Buchanan DB Jack Burns DB Harvin Clark DB John Clifford DL Alan Cole DB John Faix DL Robert Harrell LB Mike Kelley (C) LB Joe Kelly DL Eddy Moore LB Gary Petersen LB Brad Powell DB John Silman DB Doug Sorensen LB Eric Taggert DL Danny Williams DE 74 Jack Youngblood Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Richard Franco Jr K Jim Getzen So P 6 John James So	Head coach Doug Dickey Coordinators/assistant coaches Jimmy Dunn Doug Knotts Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
2. "Florida snatches win from Duke". The Daily Advertiser. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Reaves directs Floria past Mississippi State". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Alabama's Tide drowns Florida". The Palm Beach Post-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Inoffensive Gators steal one". St. Petersburg Times. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Reaves awakens drowsy Florida against FSU". The Selma Times-Journal. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Florida triumphs, 20–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Volunteers greet Dickey with smashing 38–7 loss". Tallahassee Democrat. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Nice guys win, 63–14". Pensacola News Journal. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gators down Georgia". The News and Observer. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UF strong-arms 'Cats". St. Petersburg Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Miami wipes out Florida's hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Sports Publicity Department. "1971 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.