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1981 Florida Gators football team

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1981 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Shanahan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Kines (1st season)
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 0 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 0 0 9 2 1
Mississippi State 4 2 0 8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 8 4 0
Florida 3 3 0 7 5 0
Auburn 2 4 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0 3 8 0
Ole Miss 1 4 1 4 6 1
LSU 1 4 1 3 7 1
Vanderbilt 1 5 0 4 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Charley Pell's third year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's 1981 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 7–5 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, and tying for fourth place among ten SEC teams.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Miami (FL)*No. 17L 20–2173,817[2]
September 12Furman*W 35–754,439[3]
September 19Georgia Tech*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 27–663,879[4]
September 26at No. 12 Mississippi StateABCL 7–2845,250[5]
October 3at LSUW 24–1073,665[6]
October 10Maryland*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 15–1056,319[7]
October 17Ole Miss
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 49–364,126[8]
October 31at AuburnL 12–1465,000[9]
November 7vs. No. 4 GeorgiaABCL 21–2668,648[10]
November 14Kentucky
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 33–1260,286[11]
November 28Florida State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 35–364,437[12]
December 31vs. West Virginia*CBSL 6–2637,582[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1981 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 75 Lomas Brown Fr
RB 34 Lorenzo Hampton Fr
  Spencer Jackson
RB 30 James Jones Jr
  Broughton Lang
QB Wayne Peace So
WR 82 Ted Alston Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
  David Galloway
LB 88 Wilber Marshall So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Miami stuns No. 17 Florida". The Journal News. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gators win – period". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators pull Tech out of the clouds in 27–6 beating". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators give Bulldogs 28–7 victory". Tallahassee Democrat. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Florida gives its all in tough 24–10 victory over LSU". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Terrapins' woes grow with 15–10 loss to Fla". The Baltimore Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators growl, 49–3". The Orlando Sentinel Star. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn nips Gators, 14–12". St. Lucie News Tribune. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs use small bites to beat UF". St. Petersburg Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gators feast on Wildcats". The Tennessean. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Peace-led Gators cruise past Seminoles". The State. November 29, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "West Virginia too much for Florida in Peach". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. January 1, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.