1948 Florida Gators football team

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.[2]

1948 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainFletcher Groves
Home stadiumFlorida Field
(capacity: 22,800)[1]
1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
No. 15 Ole Miss 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 13 Tulane 5 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 Vanderbilt 4 –2 –18 –2 –1
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –4 –16 –4 –1
Mississippi State 3 –3 –04 –4 –1
Tennessee 2 –3 –14 –4 –2
Kentucky 1 –3 –15 –3 –2
Florida 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
LSU 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Auburn 0 –7 –01 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Florida was ranked at No. 59 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Ole Miss
L 0–1424,000[4]
October 2Tulsa*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 28–1415,000[5]
October 9vs. Auburn
W 16–918,000[6]
October 16Rollins*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 41–1216,000[7]
October 23at No. 6 Georgia Tech
L 7–4228,000[8]
October 30at Furman*
W 39–146,500[9]
November 6vs. No. 13 Georgia
L 12–2034,129[10]
November 13at Kentucky
L 15–3422,000[11]
November 20Miami (FL)*dagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 27–1327,000[12]
November 27at Alabama
L 28–3424,000[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Postseason

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
  1. The Department of Publicity and The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "1948 Florida Football Facts 'n Figures" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mississippi defeats Florida in opening game, 14–0". Pensacola News Journal. September 26, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Florida Gators defeat Tulsa by 28–14". The Palm Beach Post-Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gators win to push Auburn into SEC cellar". The Bradenton Herald. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Florida wins 41–12 after two early Rollins touchdowns". The Miami Herald. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tech overwhelms Florida by 42–7". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Gators grind out 39–14 win over Furman". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 31, 1948. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Gators scare Bulldogs in 20–12 loss". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Kentucky uses aerials to rout Florida, 34–15". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Florida Gators whip Hurricanes, 27 to 13". St. Petersburg Times. November 21, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Little, Tom (November 28, 1948). "Alabama defeats Hunsinger, 34–28". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  14. 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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