1951 Florida Gators football team

1951 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Alabama 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Florida 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1951 college football season. The season was Bob Woodruff's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included two intersectional victories over the Wyoming Cowboys (13–0) and the Loyola Lions (40–7), and two Southeastern Conference (SEC) victories over the Vanderbilt Commodores (33–13) during Florida's homecoming and the Alabama Crimson Tide (30–21) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For the second year in a row, Woodruff's 1951 Florida Gators finished 5–5 overall and 2–4 in the SEC, placing ninth among twelve conference teams.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15vs. Wyoming*
W 13–025,000[1][2]
September 22The Citadel*
W 27–740,000[3]
September 29Georgia Tech
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 0–2739,000[4]
October 6at Loyola (CA)*
W 40–715,350[5]
October 13at Auburn
L 13–1422,500[6]
October 20Vanderbiltdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 33–13[7]
October 27No. 17 Kentucky
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 6–1431,000[8]
November 10vs. Georgia
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
L 6–737,216[9]
November 17at Miami (FL)*
L 6–2161,602[10]
November 24at Alabama
W 30–2123,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys fall before Florida Gators in rain before 25,000 spectators". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 16, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Florida Gators Stun Wyoming in Opening Tilt, 13-0". The Pensacola News-Journal. September 16, 1951. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Florida dumps Citadel, 27–7". The Greenville News. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida bows to Yellow Jacket punch 27–0". The Palm Beach Post. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators walk over Loyola Lions, 40–7". Long Beach Press-Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn's late score beats Florida, 14–13". The Tampa Tribune. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sullivan turns runner, Gators wallop Vandy". The Birmingham News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Parilli pitches Kentucky to 14–6 triumph". The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia edges Florida, 7 to 6". The Orlando Sentinel. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Miami trounces Florida 21–6 before 61,000 fans to win state college crown". The Tampa Tribune. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Casares' field goal paces Gator 30–21 victory". Panama City News-Herald. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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