1963 Florida Gators football team

The 1963 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' fourth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators started their season 1–1–1, the Gators having eked out their single win over the Richmond Spiders (35–28). Graves' 1963 Florida Gators won their last three games over the Georgia Bulldogs (21–14), Miami Hurricanes (27–21) and Florida State Seminoles (7–0) to finish 6–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of twelve SEC teams.^[1]

1963 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Graves (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pepper Rodgers (4th season)
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Ole Miss $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
No. 5 Auburn	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	0	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Tulane	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The game against Miami was only one of five not to be canceled or postponed due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 0–9	43,000	[2]
September 28	Mississippi State	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		T 9–9	36,000	[3]
October 5	Richmond*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 35–28	26,871	[4]
October 12	at No. 3 Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		W 10–6	43,000	[5]
October 19	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 21–0	16,500	[6]
October 26	LSU	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 0–14	46,000	[7]
November 2	at No. 5 Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 0–19	47,000	[8]
November 9	vs. Georgia	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)		W 21–14	48,235	[9]
November 23	at Miami (FL)*	Orange Bowl Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 27–21	57,773	[10]
November 30	Florida State*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 7–0	45,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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