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. The team featured consensus All-American linebacker Sammy Green.
1975 Florida Gators football Gator Bowl, 0–13 vs. Maryland
Conference Southeastern Conference Record 9–3 (5–1 SEC) Head coach Offensive coordinator Jimmy Dunn (6th season) Offensive scheme Wishbone Defensive coordinator Doug Knotts (6th season) Captains Home stadium Florida Field Seasons
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 4 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Florida's 1975 milestone of holding all regular season opponents to 16 points or less would eventually be matched by the 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes .
Schedule Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 SMU* No. 19 Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 40–1455,472 September 20 at NC State* No. 13 Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC L 7–843,330 September 27 at Mississippi State No. 19 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 27–1043,500 October 4 at LSU No. 20 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) W 34–667,494 October 11 Vanderbilt No. 18 Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 35–058,631 October 18 Florida State* No. 14 Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry) W 34–864,401 October 25 Duke* No. 12 Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 24–1662,222 November 1 at Auburn No. 11 Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry) W 31–1465,000 November 8 vs. Georgia No. 11 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) ABC L 7–1074,416 November 15 Kentucky No. 14 Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry) W 48–759,671 November 29 at Miami (FL)* No. 13 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry) W 15–1125,462 December 29 vs. No. 17 Maryland* No. 13 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) CBS L 0–1364,012 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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 Coordinators/assistant coaches (S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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
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