| 1976 Florida Gators football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (4–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimmy Dunn (7th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Doug Knotts (7th season) |
| Captain | Darrell Carpenter Alvin Cowens Jimmy Fisher |
| Home stadium | Florida Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Georgia $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The season was the seventh for Doug Dickey as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1976 Florida Gators finished with an 8–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing fourth among ten SEC teams.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | vs. North Carolina* | No. 18 | L 21–24 | 42,262 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | Houston* | W 49–14 | 49,820 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | Mississippi State |
| W 34–30 | 49,117 | [4] | ||
| October 2 | No. 11 LSU | No. 19 |
| W 28–23 | 57,119 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at Florida State* | No. 12 | W 33–26 | 42,803 | [6] | ||
| October 23 | at Tennessee | No. 11 | W 20–18 | 82,596 | [7] | ||
| October 30 | Auburn | No. 12 |
| W 24–19 | 65,129 | [8] | |
| November 6 | vs. No. 7 Georgia | No. 10 | ABC | L 27–41 | 70,314 | [9] | |
| November 13 | at Kentucky | No. 15 | L 9–28 | 55,000 | [10] | ||
| November 20 | Rice* |
| W 50–22 | 53,275 | [11] | ||
| November 27 | vs. Miami (FL)* | W 19–10 | 40,055 | [12] | |||
| January 2, 1977 | vs. No. 10 Texas A&M* | CBS | L 14–37 | 33,250 | [13] | ||
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Personnel
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References
- 1 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.
- ↑ "Florida staggered by North Carolina". The Miami Herald. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Florida eases past Houston by 49–14". The Odessa American. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gators squeeze out first SEC win". The Palm Beach Post-Times. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gators' clutch defense kills Tiger rally". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "FSU's respect is at expense of Gator win". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "UF rally nips Vols by 20–18". Tallahassee Democrat. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gators get by Auburn; Chandler steals show". Fort Myers News-Press. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Georgia ruins Florida hopes". Sunday Journal & Star. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wildcats choke Gators' hopes for SEC title". The Miami Herald. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Gators regain scoring punch". Panama City News-Herald. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Kanter's defensive play lifts Florida past Miami". The Bradenton Herald. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ags finally finish slate as winners". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 3, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Sports Publicity Department. "1977 University of Florida Press Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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