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The 1954 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1954 college football season. The season was the fifth for Bob Woodruff as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The Gators' standout players included running back Mal Hammack. The season was one of mixed results for the Gators: their best-ever Southeastern Conference (SEC) win–loss record, balanced by five overall losses. The highlights of the season were five SEC wins over the fifth-ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (13–12), Auburn Tigers (19–13), Kentucky Wildcats (21–7), Mississippi State Maroons (7–0) and Tennessee Volunteers (14–0). Woodruff's 1954 Florida Gators finished 5–5 overall and 5–2 in the SEC, placing third in the twelve-team conference[1]—their best SEC showing to date.

Record5–5 (5–2 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumFlorida Field
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1954 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1953
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1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $5–1–09–2–0
Georgia Tech6–2–08–3–0
Florida5–2–05–5–0
Kentucky5–2–07–3–0
Georgia3–2–16–3–1
No. 13 Auburn3–3–08–3–0
Mississippi State3–3–06–4–0
Alabama3–3–24–5–2
LSU2–5–05–6–0
Tulane1–6–11–6–3
Vanderbilt1–5–02–7–0
Tennessee1–5–04–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at No. 16 Rice*L 14–3444,000[2]
September 25at No. 5 Georgia TechW 13–1230,000[3]
October 2AuburnNo. 20W 19–13[4]
October 9vs. Clemson*No. 14L 7–1428,000[5]
October 16Kentucky
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 21–732,000[6]
October 23at LSUNo. 18L 7–2025,000[7]
October 30Mississippi Statedagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 7–0[8]
November 6vs. Georgia
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
L 13–1439,000[9]
November 13at TennesseeW 14–020,000[10]
November 27No. 11 Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–1438,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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