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.[2]

1970 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1970 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 (Capacity: 61,200)[1]

1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
	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
September 12	vs. Duke*	No. 15	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL		W 21–19	53,841
September 19	Mississippi State	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 34–13	55,674
September 26	at Alabama	No. 13	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		L 15–46	58,138
October 3	NC State*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 14–6	53,068
October 10	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)		W 38–27	42,704
October 17	Richmond*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 20–0	51,471
October 24	at No. 11 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–38	64,069
October 31	No. 12 Auburn		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 14–63	63,560
November 7	vs. Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–17	70,294
November 14	vs. Kentucky		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL		W 24–13	45,102
November 28	Miami (FL)*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 13–14	50,149
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Attendance figures: 1971 University of Florida Brochure.[3]

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 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. Sports Publicity Department. "1970 University of Florida Football Brochure" (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. Sports Publicity Department. "1971 University of Florida Football Brochure" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.