1975 Florida Gators football team

The 1975 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's sixth and most successful season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1975 Florida Gators finished with a 9–3 overall record and a 5–1 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for second among ten SEC teams.[2] The team featured consensus All-American linebacker Sammy Green.[3]

1975 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Maryland
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1975 record	9–3 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Dickey (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Dunn (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Doug Knotts (6th season)
Captain	Jimmy DuBose Sammy Green
Home stadium	Florida Field (Capacity: 62,800)[1]

1975 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	2
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	SMU*	No. 19	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 40–14	55,475
September 20	at NC State*	No. 13	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 7–8	43,330
September 27	at Mississippi State	No. 19	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 27–10	35,000
October 4	at LSU	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 34–6	67,494
October 11	Vanderbilt	No. 18	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 35–0	58,631
October 18	Florida State*	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 34–8	64,401
October 25	Duke*	No. 12	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 24–16	62,222
November 1	at Auburn	No. 11	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 31–14	65,000
November 8	vs. Georgia	No. 11	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–10	74,016
November 15	Kentucky	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 48–7	59,671
November 29	at Miami (FL)*	No. 13	Orange Bowl Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 15–11	25,462
December 29	vs. No. 17 Maryland*	No. 13	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	CBS	L 0–13	64,012
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[2]

Attendance figures: 1976 University of Florida Press Guide.[4]

Roster

1975 Florida Gators football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 30 Earl Carr So WR 89 Wes Chandler So FB 35 Jimmy DuBose Sr QB 8 Don Gaffney Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 99 Sammy Green Sr DT 66 Scott Hutchinson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 David Posey Jr	Head coach Doug Dickey Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Sammy Green	Linebacker	2	29	Seattle Seahawks
Jimmy DuBose	Running Back	2	30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

1. Sports Publicity Department. "1975 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
2. 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.
3. "Consensus All-America Teams (1970-1979)". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
4. Sports Publicity Department. "1976 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.