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1961 Florida Gators football team

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1961 record
  
4–5–1 (3–3 6th SEC)

Defensive coordinator
  
Jack Green

Head coach
  
Ray Graves

Home stadium
  
Florida Field

Conference
  
Southeastern Conference

The 1961 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1961 college football season. The season was Ray Graves' second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team, and the Gators posted their only losing season in Graves' ten years as their coach. Graves' 1961 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing sixth among the twelve SEC teams.

Contents

Before the season

The Gators attempted LSU coach Paul Dietzel's three-platoon system.

Schedule and results

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide

References

1961 Florida Gators football team Wikipedia