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The 1972 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the third for Doug Dickey as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1972 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5–1 overall record and a 3–3–1 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for sixth among ten SEC teams.[1]

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorJimmy Dunn (3rd season)
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1972 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Dunn (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDoug Knotts (3rd season)
CaptainFred Abbott
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
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1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $7–1–010–2–0
No. 5 Auburn6–1–010–1–0
No. 11 LSU4–1–19–2–1
No. 8 Tennessee4–2–010–2–0
Georgia4–3–07–4–0
Florida3–3–15–5–1
Ole Miss2–5–05–5–0
Kentucky2–5–03–8–0
Mississippi State1–6–04–7–0
Vanderbilt0–6–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. SMU*
L 14–2142,489[2]
September 30Mississippi State
W 28–1342,712[3]
October 7at No. 13 Florida State*
W 42–1342,758[4]
October 14at No. 3 Alabama
L 7–2457,631[5]
October 21at Ole Miss
W 16–035,200[6]
November 4No. 11 Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 20–2657,551[7]
November 11vs. Georgia
ABCL 7–1066,252[8]
November 18Kentuckydagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 40–047,639[9]
November 25No. 8 LSU
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
T 3–346,391[10]
December 2Miami (FL)*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 17–646,432[11]
December 9vs. No. 16 North Carolina*
  • Gator Bowl Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL
L 24–2833,103[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries

SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
SMU 7 0 7 7 21
Florida 0 0 0 14 14
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Mississippi State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mississippi St 7 0 6 0 13
Florida 7 0 14 7 28
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Florida State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 0 14 21 7 42
Florida St 0 7 0 6 13
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Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 7 0 0 0 7
Alabama 7 3 7 7 24
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Ole Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 9 0 0 7 16
Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0
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Auburn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 16 10 0 0 26
Florida 0 7 6 7 20
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Georgia

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Georgia 0 0 0 10 10
Florida 0 7 0 0 7
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  • Passing: Bowden 7/14, 144 Yds, Rushing: Moore 17/64, Receiving: Jackson 3/71

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Kentucky

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Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 7 12 7 14 40
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LSU

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1 2 3 4 Total
LSU 0 0 3 0 3
Florida 0 0 0 3 3
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A massive rainstorm inundated Florida Field during the game, allowing a 4–4 Florida team to hang close enough with No. 8 LSU to tie the game at 3 with 2:08 left. LSU missed seven field goals during the deluge. The front page of the Youngstown Vindicator reported the next day that during the pre-game invocation, Catholic priest Michael Gannon prayed, "And if it be Thy will, we'd like You to stop the rain." It immediately started raining harder and continued heavily throughout the game

Miami (FL)

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Miami (FL) 0 0 0 6 6
Florida 0 3 0 14 17
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North Carolina

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North Carolina 7 7 0 14 28
Florida 0 9 8 7 24
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