1948 Florida Gators football team

The 1948 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1948 college football season. The season was the third for Raymond Wolf as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The season's highlights included the Gators' 16–9 win against the Auburn Tigers and their 27–13 homecoming victory over the Miami Hurricanes. Wolf's 1948 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5 overall record and a 1–5 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing tenth among twelve SEC teams.[2]

1948 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1948 record5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coachRaymond Wolf (3rd season)
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainFletcher Groves
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(Capacity: 22,800)[1]
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
No. 13 Tulane 5 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –4 –1  6 –4 –1
Mississippi State 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
Tennessee 2 –3 –1  4 –4 –2
Kentucky 1 –3 –1  5 –3 –2
Florida 1 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
LSU 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Auburn 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Ole Miss
L 0–14
October 2Tulsa*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 28–14
October 9vs. Auburn
W 16–9
October 16Rollins*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 41–12
October 23at No. 6 Georgia Tech
L 7–42
October 30at Furman*
L 14–39
November 6vs. No. 13 Georgia
L 12–20
November 13at Kentucky
L 15–34
November 20Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 27–13
November 27at Alabama
L 28–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Postseason

Several members of the Florida Board of Control and a number of Florida alumni called for Wolf to step down after the 1948 season, but football player-led student rallies in his support ended with Wolf's contract being extended for another year.

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References
  1. The Department of Publicity and The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "1948 Florida Football Facts 'n Figures" (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.


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