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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.[1]

Record5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeT formation
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1948 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainFletcher Groves
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
 1947
1949 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $600920
No. 15 Ole Miss610810
No. 13 Tulane510910
No. 12 Vanderbilt421821
Georgia Tech430730
Alabama441641
Mississippi State330441
Tennessee231442
Kentucky131532
Florida150550
LSU150370
Auburn070181
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Florida was ranked at No. 59 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Ole MissL 0–1424,000[3]
October 2Tulsa*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 28–1415,000[4]
October 9vs. AuburnW 16–918,000[5]
October 16Rollins*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 41–1216,000[6]
October 23at No. 6 Georgia TechL 7–4228,000[7]
October 30at Furman*W 39–146,500[8]
November 6vs. No. 13 GeorgiaL 12–2034,129[9]
November 13at KentuckyL 15–3422,000[10]
November 20Miami (FL)*dagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 27–1327,000[11]
November 27at AlabamaL 28–3424,000[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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.

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