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1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's eighth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1977 Florida Gators finished with a 6–4–1 overall record and a 3–3 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, placing fifth among ten SEC teams.[1]

Before the season

Florida had several quarterbacks, with Terry LeCount starting.[2]

Roster

1977 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 30 Earl Carr Sr
WR 89 Wes Chandler Sr
QB 21 Cris Collinsworth Fr
TE 40 Lewis G Sr
RB 33 Tony Green Sr
WR 23 Derrick Gaffney Sr
OT 67 Ed Jacobsen Sr
QB 7 Terry LeCount Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Chuck Hatch Jr
DT 66 Scott Hutchinson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Schedule

September 17Rice*No. 19

W 48–3  September 24No. 12 Mississippi StateNo. 13

ABCW 24–22  October 1LSUNo. 9

L 14–36  October 8No. 15 Pittsburgh*No. 20

T 17–17  October 22TennesseeNo. 19

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 27–1767,711 October 29AuburnNo. 18

L 14–2957,000 November 5Georgia

ABCW 22–1768,538 November 12No. 7 Kentucky

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

L 7–1450,243 November 19Utah*dagger

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

W 38–2956,055 November 26Miami (FL)*

W 31–14  December 3No. 19 Florida State*

  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, Florida

ABCL 9–3763,563

Template:CFB Schedule End Primary source: 2016 Florida Gators Football Media Guide[1]

Game summaries

Rice

In the season's opener, a 48–3 win over Rice, Cris Collinsworth hit Derrick Gaffney on a record 99-yard touchdown pass.[1]

Mississippi State

In the second week of play, Florida edged Mississippi State 24–22.

LSU

Louisiana State beat Florida 36–14. Wes Chandler had 146 yards receiving, including an 85-yard reception from Terry LeCount.[1]

Pittsburgh

Florida and Pitt tied 17–17.

Tennessee

The Gators called a timeout in the final seconds of a 27–17 win over the Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee coach Johnny Majors was furious, and the post-game handshake ritual became a shoving match between coaching staffs.[3]

Auburn

The Auburn Tigers upset Florida 29–14.[4]

Georgia

1 234Total
Georgia 7 1000 17
• Florida 0 1066 22
Scoring summary
1UGAWillie McClendon 2-yard run (Rex Robinson kick)UGA 7-0
2FLAWes Chandler 12-yard pass from Terry LeCount (Berj Yepremian kick)Tied 7-7
210:41UGAWillie McClendon 74-yard run (Rex Robinson kick)UGA 14-7
2FLABerj Yepremian 33-yard field goalUGA 14-10
20:11UGARex Robinson 29-yard field goalUGA 17-10
36:15FLAWes Chandler 18-yard run (run failed)UGA 17-16
46:32FLAWes Chandler 1-yard run (run failed)FLA 22-17

The Gators beat rival Georgia 22–17.[5]

Kentucky

The seventh-ranked Kentucky Wildcats defeated Florida 14–7.

Utah

1 234Total
Utah 3 1439 29
• Florida 7 3028 38
Scoring summary
Q113:46FLALeCount 74-yard run (Yepremian kick)FLA 7–0
Q1:33UTAHMcNamara 37-yard field goalFLA 7–3
Q29:30UTAHWilson 9-yard pass from Gomez (McNamara kick)UTAH 10–7
Q22:03UTAHGomez 9-yard run (McNamara kick)UTAH 17–7
Q2:00FLAYepremian 54-yard field goalUTAH 17–10
Q32:07UTAHMcNamara 26-yard field goalUTAH 20–10
Q413:47FLAWilder 11-yard run (Yepremian kick)UTAH 20–17
Q412:35UTMcNamara 27-yard field goalUTAH 23–17
Q49:48FLAChandler 31-yard run (Yepremian kick)FLA 24–23
Q44:07FLAGaffney 11-yard pass from Brantley (Yepremian kick)FLA 31–23
Q42:24UTAHParker 9-yard pass from Gomez (pass failed)FLA 31–29
Q41:43FLAChandler 34-yard run (Yepremian kick)FLA 38–29

The Gators ran over the Utah Utes for 531 yards and won 38–29.[6]

Miami (FL)

1 234Total
• Florida 3 7714 31
Miami (FL) 0 707 14
Scoring summary
1FLAYepremian 50-yard field goalFLA 3-0
2MIAHobbs 11-yard run (Dennis kick)MIA 7-3
2FLAStephens 16-yard pass from LeCount (Yepremian kick)FLA 10-7
3FLAGreen 8-yard run (Yepremian kick)FLA 17-7
4FLADupree 64-yard blocked field goal return (Yepremian kick)FLA 24-7
4FLACarr 2-yard run (Yepremian kick)FLA 31-7
4MIAAlves 17-yard pass from Myers (Dennis kick)FLA 31-14

Florida defeated the Miami Hurricanes 31–14.[7]

Florida State

1 234Total
• FSU 10 7713 37
Florida 3 600 9
  • Date: December 3
  • Location: Florida Field, Gainesville, Florida
Scoring summary
1FSUUnglaub 38-yard pass from Woodham (? kick)FSU 7-0
1FSU? 5-yard field goalFSU 10-0
1FLAYepremian 15-yard field goalFSU 10-3
2FSUOverby 4-yard pass from JordanFSU 17-3
2FLAYepremian ? yard field goalFSU 17-6
2FLAYepremian ? yard field goalFSU 17-9
3FSUOverby 30-yard pass from JordanFSU 24-9
4FSU?FSU 31-9
4FSU?FSU 37-9

Bobby Bowden got his first win over the Gators, as Florida State beat Florida 37–9.[8]

Postseason

Four Gators made All-SEC.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 2016 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ Ocala Star-Banner https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D59PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4wUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4010,4229940 – via Google News Archive Search. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "The Weekly List: Florida-Tennessee Boils Blood Before and After Game".
  4. ^ "Auburn's Miamian gives boot to Florida (October 30, 1977)".
  5. ^ "What Furor? Gators Get It Together." Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Nov 6.
  6. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1977 Nov 20.
  7. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1977 Nov 27.
  8. ^ Sentinel, Orlando. "1977 FSU team ended losing streak to Florida".
  9. ^ Boca Raton News https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ziFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OI0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6887,4541908 – via Google News Archive Search. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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