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1962 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1962
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
record	7–4
conf_record	4–2
head_coach	Ray Graves
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Pepper Rodgers
oc_year	3rd
stadium	Florida Field
champion	Gator Bowl champion
bowl	Gator Bowl
bowl_result	W 17–7 vs. Penn State

The 1962 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the third of Ray Graves' ten seasons as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1962 Florida Gators posted a 7–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing fifth in twelve-team SEC. The Gators won the Gator Bowl again in 1962, upsetting ninth-ranked Penn State. They wore the Confederate Battle Flag on the side of their helmets to pump up the southern team facing a favored northern school.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Mississippi State

Auburn

Auburn came to Gainesville ranked #5 and left with a 22–3 defeat. The Gators intercepted two passes, and recovered three fumbles.

References

''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (2015-12-08 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.)
"Southeastern Conference". nationalchamps.net.
(September 23, 1962). "Gators rally, beat State 19–9". The Tampa Tribune.
(September 30, 1962). "Do-it-all Lothridge leads Tech over UF". St. Lucie News Tribune.
(October 7, 1962). "Down 21–0, Duke storms back, 28–21". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 14, 1962). "Gators slaughter Texas A&M, 42–6". The Marshall News Messenger.
(October 21, 1962). "Hungry Gators torpedo hapless Vanderbilt, 42–7". Fort Lauderdale News.
(October 28, 1962). "LSU beats Florida, 23–0". The Palm Beach Post-Times.
(November 4, 1962). "Florida humiliates rated Tigers, 22–3". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 11, 1962). "Gators rap Georgia". Tallahassee Democrat.
(November 18, 1962). "Seminoles fall to Florida U.". The News and Observer.
(December 2, 1962). "Mira-led Miami nedges Florida". San Angelo Standard-Times.
(December 30, 1962). "Gators stun 'champ' Penn State". The Tampa Tribune.
"University of Florida 1963 Football Brochure". University Athletic Association, Inc..
"Gators Take Miss. State." Palm Beach Post. 1962 Sept 23.
Norm Carlson. (October 14, 2000). "The Florida Auburn-Series". Tales From the Swamp.

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