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American college football season
The 1952 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1952 college football season . The season was Bob Woodruff 's third and most successful as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Woodruff's 1952 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 8–3 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, placing sixth among twelve SEC teams.[1]
Before the season [ edit ]
After Sullivan's early departure for the Boston Red Sox left the Gators without a starting quarterback, Doug Dickey advanced from seventh on the Gators' depth chart to starter.[2] Rick Casares , halfback J. "Pappa" Hall, alternating quarterbacks Doug Dickey and Fred Robinson, and lineman Charlie LaPradd , the Gators' lightest tackle and one of their two captains.[3] [note 1] Buford Long .
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Stetson *
Gainesville, FL
W 20,000 [5] September 27 at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
L 30,939 [6] October 4 vs. The Citadel *
Jacksonville, FL
W 21,000 [7] October 11 Clemson *
Gainesville, FL
W 25,000 [8] October 18 at Vanderbilt
Nashville, TN
L 20,000 [9] October 25 vs. Georgia No. 20
Jacksonville, FL (rivalry )
W 37,000 [10] November 1 Auburn No. 17
Gainesville, FL (rivalry )
W 35,500 [11] November 15 at No. 7 Tennessee No. 18
Knoxville, TN (rivalry )
L 35,000 [12] November 22 Miami (FL ) *
Gainesville, FL (rivalry )
W 35,000 [13] December 6 No. 19 Kentucky No. 17
Gainesville, FL (rivalry )
W 29,000 [14] January 1, 1953 vs. No. 12 Tulsa * No. 15
Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl )
W 30,015 [15]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[1]
Game summaries [ edit ]
Stetson [ edit ]
The season opened with a 33–6 defeat of the Stetson Hatters .
Georgia Tech [ edit ]
The national champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat Florida on a last-second field goal, 14–17.
Citadel [ edit ]
The Citadel lost to Florida 33–0.
Clemson [ edit ]
Florida blew out the Clemson Tigers 54–13.
Vanderbilt [ edit ]
On a cold Dudley Field , Florida lost to Vanderbilt 20–13.
Georgia [ edit ]
The Gators dominated rival Georgia 33–0 in Jacksonville, remaining the Gators' largest victory over the Bulldogs for almost forty years.[16] [17] Georgia Tech needed a last-second field goal to defeat the Gators.
The defeat of Georgia was followed by another conference victory, 31–21 over Auburn Tigers .
Tennessee [ edit ]
The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Gators 12–26.
The Gators had another blowout of the in-state rival Miami Hurricanes 43–6.
Kentucky [ edit ]
Florida defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 27–0.
Postseason [ edit ]
The season ended with the Gators' first appearance in an NCAA -sanctioned bowl game, a closely matched 14–13 Gator Bowl victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on January 1, 1953, in which star fullback Rick Casares kicked the winning extra points for the margin of victory.[18]
LaPradd was All-American .[3]
^ LaPradd became a football coach at FSU and then president of St. John's River Community College in Palatka.[4]
References [ edit ]
^ Norm Carlson, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators , Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, p. 61 (2007).
^ a b Associated Press, "LaPradd Is Thrilled By His Selection to All America ", Daytona Beach Morning Journal , p. 7 (December 6, 1952). Retrieved March 21, 2010.
^ McCarthy 2000 , p. 44
^ "Gators open grid campaign with 33–6 win over Hatters as aerial attack clicks" . Tampa Sunday Tribune . September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Field goal in 4th gives Georgia Tech 17–14 win" . Asheville Citizen-Times . September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators rip Citadel, 33–0" . The Bradenton Herald . October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Mistakes costly, Clemson is routed 54–13" . The State . October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida rallies but loses to Vanderbilt, 20 to 13" . Panama City News-Herald . October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators pulverize Georgia, 30–0" . Orlando Sunday Sentinel-Star . October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gators smash Auburn 31 to 21 before 35,500" . The Palm Beach Post-Times . November 2, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols defeat Gators 26–12" . The Palm Beach Post . November 16, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida trounces Miami in 43–6 runaway" . Fort Myers News-Press . November 23, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida shames punchless Kentucky, 27–0" . The Miami Herald . December 7, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Missed conversion nips Tulsa, 14–13" . The Ponca City News . January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ College Football Data Warehouse, Florida vs. Georgia Archived 2015-07-07 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved March 11, 2012.
^ Golenbock, Go Gators! , p. 64
^ Noel Nash, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football , Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois, pp. 16–18 (1998).
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