1976 Florida Gators football team

1976 Florida Gators football
Sun Bowl, L 14–37 v. Texas A&M
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1976 record	8–4 (4–2 4th SEC)
Head coach	Doug Dickey
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Dunn
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Doug Knotts
Captain	Darrell Carpenter Alvin Cowens Jimmy Fisher
Home stadium	Florida Field

1976 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Georgia $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#11 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#20 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#18 Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida duringg 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 and results

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
9–11–1976	North Carolina*	No. 18	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL		L 21–24
9–18–1976	Houston*		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 49–14
9–25–1976	Mississippi State		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 34–30
10–2–1976	No. 11 Louisiana State	No. 19	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 28–23
10–16–1976	Florida State*	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL		W 33–26
10–23–1976	Tennessee	No. 11	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN		W 20–18
10–30–1976	Auburn	No. 12	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL		W 24–19
11–6–1976	No. 7 Georgia	No. 10	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	ABC	L 27–41
11–13–1976	Kentucky	No. 15	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		L 9–28
11–20–1976	Rice*		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL (HC)		W 50–22
11–27–1976	Miami*		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		W 19–10
1–2–1977	No. 10 Texas A&M*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 14–37
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide^[1]

References

1. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.