Year: | 1974 |
Team: | Florida Gators |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Coachrank: | 12 |
Aprank: | 15 |
Record: | 8–4 |
Conf Record: | 3–3 |
Head Coach: | Doug Dickey |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Off Coach: | Jimmy Dunn |
Oc Year: | 5th |
Off Scheme: | Wishbone |
Def Coach: | Doug Knotts |
Dc Year: | 5th |
Captain: | Lee McGriff Ralph Ortega |
Stadium: | Florida Field |
Bowl: | Sugar Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 10–13 vs. Nebraska |
The 1974 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1974 Florida Gators finished with an 8–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for fourth among ten SEC teams.[1]
Powered by a strong backfield that included Tony Green and Jimmy DuBose, Dickey employed the wishbone offense for the first season in the Gators' history.[2]