1962 Florida Gators football team

The 1962 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. The season was the third of Ray Graves' ten seasons as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Graves' 1962 Florida Gators posted a 7–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing fifth in twelve-team SEC. The Gators won the Gator Bowl again in 1962, upsetting ninth-ranked Penn State. They wore the Confederate Battle Flag on the side of their helmets to pump up the southern team facing a favored northern school.

1962 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Ray Graves (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorPepper Rodgers (3rd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Ole Miss $ 6 0 010 0 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 1 010 1 0
No. 7 LSU 5 1 09 1 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 07 3 1
Florida 4 2 07 4 0
Auburn 4 3 06 3 1
Georgia 2 3 13 4 3
Kentucky 2 3 13 5 2
Mississippi State 2 5 03 6 0
Tennessee 2 6 04 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 01 9 0
Tulane 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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