1973 Florida Gators football
Tangerine Bowl, L 7–16 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	7–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Doug Dickey (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Dunn (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Doug Knotts (4th season)
Captain	David Hitchcock Vince Kendrick
Home stadium	Florida Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Alabama $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 13 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 19 Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Florida	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Auburn	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	2
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's fourth as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. Dickey's 1973 Florida Gators finished with a 7–5 overall record and a 3–4 Southeastern Conference (SEC) record, tying for fifth among ten SEC teams.^[1]

The Tangerine Bowl was temporarily moved from Orlando to Gainesville as the completion of the Citrus Bowl expansion was delayed. The fans were greeted by a record cold snap, with gametime temperatures at 25 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-4 degrees Celsius); the cold weather benefited the visiting Miami Redskins, who won 16–7.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	7:30 pm	Kansas State*	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 21–10	50,673	[2]
September 22		vs. Southern Miss*	No. 15	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL		W 14–13	38,377	[3]
September 29		at Mississippi State	No. 16	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 12–33	35,000	[4]
October 6	8:30 pm	at No. 10 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 3–24	66,974	[5]
October 13	4:00 pm	No. 3 Alabama		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		L 14–35	64,864	[6]
October 20	4:00 pm	Ole Miss		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		L 10–13	47,079	[7]
November 3	1:30 pm	at No. 19 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		W 12–8	63,429	[8]
November 10	2:00 pm	vs. Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 11–10	70,266	[9]
November 17	2:00 pm	Kentucky		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 20–18	55,328	[10]
November 24	7:30 pm	at Miami (FL)*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)		W 14–7	39,071	[11]
December 1	2:00 pm	Florida State*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 49–0	62,233	[12]
December 22		vs. No. 15 Miami (OH)*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	MTN	L 7–16	37,234	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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1973 Florida Gators football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 74 Kris Anderson Sr FB Vernon Barber Fr C Mike Berry Fr WR 89 Hollis Boardman Sr QB 5 David Bowden Jr RB Larry Brinson Fr OL Ken Brock Fr WR Charlie Brown Fr OT Herbert Cain Fr OL Gary Chotiner Fr RB 17 Thom Clifford So RB Alvin Cowans Fr TE 88 Alvis Darby So RB Henry Davis Fr QB 12 Robbie Davis Jr FB 35 Jim DuBose So QB Jimmy Fisher Fr TE 81 Hank Foldberg Sr C Brian Fromang Fr WR Derrick Gaffney Fr QB 8 Don Gaffney So QB 10 Chan Gailey Sr FB 37 Carey Geiger Sr TE Dan Grebe Fr RB Bill Hallal Fr WR Theo Hawkins Fr QB Cleaver Hayling Fr OT Ed Jacobsen Fr RB 20 Vince Kendrick (C) Sr OL Steve Kieter Fr C 56 Jimmy Kynes Jr G 64 Burton Lawless Jr G 61 Gerald Loper So FB Vernon Masters Fr WR 25 Lee McGriff Jr RB 33 Nat Moore Sr C 51 Robbie Moore So RB Robert Morgan Fr OL Pete Morley Fr OT 73 Bruce Mulliniks So TE 83 Scott Nugent Jr OT 70 Gary Padgett Sr WR Bill Parker Fr WR 44 Joel Parker Sr OT 76 Paul Parker Jr TE Joe Pupello Fr RB 31 James Richards So WR 22 Glenn Sever So WR 40 Eddie Sirmons So C Jeff Sprague Fr OT 77 Mike Stanfield Jr C 65 Jimmy Ray Stephens So OT Mark Totten Fr RB Keith Tribble Fr RB 41 Andy Wade So RB Alan Williams Fr G 63 Mike Williams So OT Bill Wright Fr QB David Wright Fr OT 79 Joe Wunderly Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 92 Joe Abbott So DE Robert Adkins Fr CB 29 Robby Ball So LB Bradd Barker Fr LB 59 Rick Boedy Jr DE 50 Ricky Browne Sr CB 38 Alvin Butler Jr LB 43 Glenn Cameron Jr DL Darrell Carpenter Fr DE Bill Conan Fr LB Jim D'Onofrio Fr DB Don Dickey Fr LB 54 Ward Eastman So DB 24 Wayne Fields So LB 57 Johnny Foreman Jr LB 99 Sammy Green So DT 78 Clint Griffith Jr DT 66 David Hitchcock (C) Sr DE Calvin Jones Fr DE 90 Preston Kendrick Jr DT 60 John Lacer Sr CB 47 Roy Mallory Jr LB Mark Maynor Fr DE 84 Chris McCoun Sr DE 85 Mike Moore Sr DT 72 George Nicholas So LB 55 Ralph Ortega Jr S 30 Jim Revels Sr CB 21 Tyson Sever Jr DE 95 Mike Smith So DT 75 David Starkey So DL George Sullivan Fr DB 32 Andy Summers Jr S 28 Randy Talbot Jr LB Jack Zukley Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 6 Elwood Aust Sr P 13 Tom Dolfi So P 9 Buster Morrison Jr K David Posey Fr K 18 John Williams So	Head coach Doug Dickey Coordinators/assistant coaches Don Breaux Wide receivers Don Brown Offensive line/tight ends Bill Carr Scout Jimmy Dunn Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/running backs Dave Fuller Scout team Jack Hall Freshman Ken Hatfield Defensive backs Kim Helton Offensive line Doug Knotts Defensive coordinator/linebackers Jack Thompson Defensive line Allen Trammell Recruiting Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-Dec-23

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Don Gaffney made the start, becoming the first black quarterback in school history, and Florida won at Jordan–Hare Stadium for the first time.^[16]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP FLA AUB 2 Florida Parker 22-yard touchdown reception from Gaffney, kick no good 6 0 3 Florida Kendrick 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass no good 12 0 4 0:00 Auburn Gossom 1-yard touchdown reception from Walls, 2-point pass good 12 8 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 12 8

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Florida's defense held the Hurricanes out of the end zone from the five-yard line with 33 seconds left in the game.

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Ricky Browne

• 1st Team All-SEC (AP)

David Hitchock

• 2nd Team All-SEC (AP)

Burton Lawless

• 2nd Team All-SEC (AP)

Lee McGriff

• 2nd Team All-SEC (AP)

Ralph Ortega

• 1st Team All-SEC (AP, UPI)

Jim Revels

• 1st Team All-SEC (AP)

Jimmy Ray Stephens

• 2nd Team All-SEC (AP)

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