1948 Florida Gators football team explained

Year:1948
Team:Florida Gators
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:5–5
Conf Record:1–5
Head Coach:Raymond Wolf
Hc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:T formation
Captain:Fletcher Groves
Stadium:Florida Field

The 1948 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1948 college football season. The season was the third for Raymond Wolf as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The season's highlights included the Gators' 16–9 win against the Auburn Tigers and their 27–13 homecoming victory over the Miami Hurricanes. Wolf's 1948 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5 overall record and a 1–5 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing tenth among twelve SEC teams.

Florida was ranked at No. 59 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]

Schedule

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Postseason

Several members of the Florida Board of Control and a number of Florida alumni called for Wolf to step down after the 1948 season, but football player-led student rallies in his support ended with Wolf's contract being extended for another year.

Notes and References

  1. News: Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings. Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. 32. Newspapers.com.
  2. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.