1968 Florida Gators football team explained

The 1968 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' ninth of ten years as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators offense was led by senior tailback Larry Smith, a first-team All-American. Among the season's highlights were the Gators' conference wins over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (31–14), Tulane Green Wave (24–7) and Kentucky Wildcats (16–14), and victories over the in-state rival Florida State Seminoles (9–3) and Miami Hurricanes (14–10). The Gators also suffered their worst loss since 1942—a 51–0 blowout by the Georgia Bulldogs. Graves' 1968 Florida Gators finished 6–3–1 overall and 3–2–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for sixth among the ten teams of the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

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Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
	Running back	1	8	Los Angeles Rams
	Tackle	2	47	Detroit Lions
	Guard	5	109	Cincinnati Bengals

Notes and References

1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
2. Web site: Sports Publicity Department. 1969 University of Florida Football Brochure. floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc.. 15 March 2018.