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The 1963 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' fourth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators started their season 1–1–1, the Gators having eked out their single win over the Richmond Spiders (35–28). Graves' 1963 Florida Gators won their last three games over the Georgia Bulldogs (21–14), Miami Hurricanes (27–21) and Florida State Seminoles (7–0) to finish 6–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing seventh of twelve SEC teams.[1]

Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorPepper Rodgers (4th season)
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1963 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (4th season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
 1962
1964 
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1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $501712
No. 5 Auburn610920
No. 8 Alabama620920
Mississippi State412722
LSU420740
Georgia Tech430730
Florida331631
Tennessee350550
Georgia240451
Vanderbilt052172
Kentucky051361
Tulane061181
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The game against Miami was only one of 6 games not to be canceled or postponed due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Georgia TechABCL 0–943,000[2]
September 28Mississippi StateT 9–936,000[3]
October 5Richmond*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 35–2826,871[4]
October 12at No. 3 AlabamaW 10–643,000[5]
October 19at VanderbiltW 21–016,500[6]
October 26LSUdagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 0–1446,000[7]
November 2at No. 5 AuburnL 0–1947,000[8]
November 9vs. GeorgiaW 21–1448,235[9]
November 23at Miami (FL)*W 27–2157,773[10]
November 30Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 7–045,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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