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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
| Year = 1948
{{Infobox college sports team season
| Team = Florida Gators
| year = 1948
| Conference = Southeastern Conference
| team = Florida Gators
| ShortConference = SEC
| sport = football
| Record = 5–5
| image =
| ConfRecord = 1–5
| image_size =
| HeadCoach = [[Raymond Wolf]]
| conference = [[Southeastern Conference]]
| HCYear = 3rd
| short_conf = SEC
| OScheme = [[T formation]]
| record = 5–5
| DScheme =
| conf_record = 1–5
| Captain = Fletcher Groves
| head_coach = [[Raymond Wolf]]
| StadiumArena = [[Florida Field]]<br>(Capacity: 22,800)<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Department of Publicity and The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics|title=1948 Florida Football Facts 'n Figures|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/19/1948_fb_media_guide.pdf|website=floridagators.com|publisher=University Athletic Association, Inc.|accessdate=15 March 2018}}</ref>
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme = [[T formation]]
| def_scheme =
| captain = Fletcher Groves
| stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
}}
}}
{{1948 SEC football standings}}
{{1948 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
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 [[1948 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] and their 27–13 [[homecoming]] victory over the [[1948 Miami Hurricanes football team|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.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>
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 [[1948 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] and their 27–13 [[homecoming]] victory over the [[1948 Miami Hurricanes football team|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.<ref name=ufmediaguide/>

Florida was ranked at No. 59 in the final [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score System]] ratings for 1948.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
{{CFB Schedule Start|time=no|rank=no|tv=no|attend=no}}
| rankyear = 1948
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| poll = AP
| date = September 25

| time = no
|{{CFB schedule entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 25
| nonconf =
| rank = no
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
| opponent = [[1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team|Ole Miss]]
| site_stadium = [[Florida Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium|Florida Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville, FL]]
| tv = no
| score = 0–14
| score = 0–14
| attend = 24,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-mississippi-defea/132859012/|work=Pensacola News Journal|title=Mississippi defeats Florida in opening game, 14–0|date=September 26, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| date = October 2
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1948 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]
| nonconf = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1948 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team|Tulsa]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| tv = no
| score = 28–14
| score = 28–14
| attend = 15,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-florida-gators-defea/132863555/|work=The Palm Beach Post-Times|title=Florida Gators defeat Tulsa by 28–14|date=October 3, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| date = October 9
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1948 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| nonconf =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1948 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]
| site_stadium = [[Phillips Field (Florida)|Phillips Field]]
| site_stadium = [[Phillips Field (Florida)|Phillips Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| gamename = [[Auburn–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = no
| score = 16–9
| score = 16–9
| attend =
| attend = 18,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-gators-win-to-push/132863718/|work=The Bradenton Herald|title=Gators win to push Auburn into SEC cellar|date=October 10, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| date = October 16
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1948|team=Rollins Tars|title=Rollins}}
| nonconf = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1948|team=Rollins Tars|title=Rollins}}
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| tv = no
| score = 41–12
| score = 41–12
| attend = 16,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-florida-wins-4112-afte/132863915/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Florida wins 41–12 after two early Rollins touchdowns|date=October 17, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| date = October 23
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1948 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| nonconf =
| rank = no
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = [[Bobby Dodd Stadium|Grant Field]]
| opponent = [[1948 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
| opprank = 6
| score = 7–42
| site_stadium = [[Grant Field]]
| attend = 28,000
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-tech-overwhelms-flor/132861266/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Tech overwhelms Florida by 42–7|date=October 24, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| tv = no
| score = 7–42
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| date = October 30
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1948 Furman Purple Hurricane football team|Furman]]
| rank = no
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1948|team=Furman Paladins|title=Furman}}
| site_stadium = [[Sirrine Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Sirrine Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina]]
| site_cityst = [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville, SC]]
| tv = no
| score = 39–14
| score = 14–39
| attend = 6,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109454447/gators-grind-out-3914-win-over-furman/|newspaper=Tampa Sunday Tribune|title=Gators grind out 39–14 win over Furman|date=October 31, 1948|accessdate=September 12, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| date = November 6
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = [[1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| nonconf =
| rank = no
| opprank = 13
| opponent = [[1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Gator Bowl Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida]]
| site_cityst = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
| gamename = [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = no
| score = 12–20
| score = 12–20
| attend =
| attend = 34,129
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-gators-scare-bulldog/132858056/|work=The Macon Telegraph and News|title=Gators scare Bulldogs in 20–12 loss|date=November 7, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| date = November 13
| time = no
| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1948 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| nonconf =
| gamename = [[Florida–Kentucky rivalry#Football|rivalry]]
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1948 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky]]
| site_stadium = [[Stoll Field/McLean Stadium|McLean Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Stoll Field/McLean Stadium|McLean Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| site_cityst = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington, KY]]
| tv = no
| score = 15–34
| score = 15–34
| attend = 22,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-kentucky-use/132863012/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Kentucky uses aerials to rout Florida, 34–15|date=November 14, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| attend =
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| date = November 20
| time = no
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1948 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| homecoming = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1948 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami (FL)]]
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = [[Florida–Miami football rivalry|rivalry]]
| tv = no
| score = 27–13
| score = 27–13
| attend =
| attend = 27,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-florida-gators-whip-hurr/132864014/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Florida Gators whip Hurricanes, 27 to 13|date=November 21, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1948 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| site_stadium = [[Bryant–Denny Stadium|Denny Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa, AL]]
| gamename = [[Alabama–Florida football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 28–34
| attend = 24,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Little |title=Alabama defeats Hunsinger, 34–28 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aek-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mk0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4692%2C4576887 |publisher=Google News Archives |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=November 28, 1948 |page=1 |access-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Leroy |last=Simms |title=Alabama outscored Florida Gators, 34–28 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5i5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EU4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6501%2C3904339 |publisher=Google News Archives |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=November 28, 1948 |page=29 |access-date=October 13, 2012}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{CFB Schedule Entry
| date = November 27
| time = no
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| rank = no
| opponent = [[1948 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| site_stadium = [[Denny Stadium (Alabama)|Denny Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
| tv = no
| score = 28–34
| attend =
}}
}}
<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf |date=2015-12-08 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.</ref>
{{CFB Schedule End|poll=[[AP Poll]] released prior to game}}
Primary source: ''2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide''.<ref name=ufmediaguide>''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf |date=2015-12-08 }}'', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.</ref>


==Postseason==
==Postseason==
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Latest revision as of 08:03, 12 December 2023

1948 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainFletcher Groves
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Tulane 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Florida 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

[1]

Postseason

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi defeats Florida in opening game, 14–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 26, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida Gators defeat Tulsa by 28–14". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators win to push Auburn into SEC cellar". The Bradenton Herald. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida wins 41–12 after two early Rollins touchdowns". The Miami Herald. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tech overwhelms Florida by 42–7". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators grind out 39–14 win over Furman". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 31, 1948. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gators scare Bulldogs in 20–12 loss". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kentucky uses aerials to rout Florida, 34–15". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Florida Gators whip Hurricanes, 27 to 13". St. Petersburg Times. November 21, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Little, Tom (November 28, 1948). "Alabama defeats Hunsinger, 34–28". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  13. ^ Simms, Leroy (November 28, 1948). "Alabama outscored Florida Gators, 34–28". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. p. 29. Retrieved October 13, 2012.


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