1980 Florida Gators football team

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1980 Florida Gators football
Tangerine Bowl, W 35–20 vs. Maryland
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan (1st season)
CaptainRod Brooks
Cris Collinsworth
Ted Alston
David Little
Home stadium Florida Field
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 6 Alabama 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
LSU 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Florida 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Auburn 0 –6 –05 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the Florida Gators football team's second season under new head coach Charles B. "Charley" Pell, and marked a remarkable one-year turnaround for the Gators from their 0–10–1 record in 1979. [1] The winless 1979 season was the worst season in Gators history, and it was Pell's first campaign as the new head coach of the Gators, after the Gators' previous head coach, Doug Dickey, was fired in the aftermath of a 4–7 season in 1978. [1] Pell's 1980 Florida Gators posted an 8–4 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–2, tying for fourth place in the ten-team SEC. [2] The Gators capped their season with a 35–20 bowl victory over the Maryland Terrapins in the Tangerine Bowl, marking the first time in the history of major college football that a winless team received a bowl bid the following season. [1] Linebacker David Little set the career record for tackles by a Gator and was consensus All-American. [3] Receivers Cris Collinsworth was first-team All-American. Ted Alston was the second receiver. The season features the famous "Run Lindsay Run" in the close loss to national champion Georgia. [4]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. California *
W 41–1341,388 [5]
September 20at Georgia Tech *
W 45–1235,165 [6]
September 27 Mississippi State
W 21–1556,225 [7]
October 4 LSU No. 19
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
L 7–2459,299 [8]
October 18at Ole Miss
W 15–336,012 [9]
October 25 Louisville *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 13–062,687 [10]
November 1 Auburn
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
W 21–1063,274 [11]
November 8vs. No. 2 Georgia No. 20
 ABC L 21–2668,528 [12]
November 15at Kentucky No. 20
W 17–1551,766 [13]
November 29 Miami (FL) *No. 18
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ABCL 7–3156,437 [14]
December 6at No. 3 Florida State *No. 19
ABCL 13–1753,772 [15]
December 20vs. Maryland *
 MTN W 35–2052,541 [16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Game summaries

California

1234Total
California0130013
• Florida13021741
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: Tampa Stadium
  • Game attendance: 41,388
Scoring summary
Q18:58FLAKellom 1 yard run (Clark kick)FLA 7–0
Q13:29FLAClark 33 yard field goalFLA 10–0
Q1:24FLAClark 49 yard field goalFLA 13–0
Q210:46CALLewis 24 yard pass from Campbell (Luckhurst kick)FLA 13–7
Q23:29CALLuckhurst 42 yard field goalFLA 13–10
Q2:04CALLuckhurst 30 yard field goalTie 13–13
Q35:49FLAFaulkner 9 yard pass from Hawko (Clark kick)FLA 20–13
Q33:11FLAJones 3 yard run (Clark kick)FLA 27–13
Q31:15FLAGarrett 20 yard pass from Hawko (Clark kick)FLA 34–13
Q413:23FLAT. Williams 2 yard run (Clark kick)FLA 41–13

[17]

Vs. Georgia

#20 Florida Gators (6–1) vs. #2 Georgia Bulldogs (8–0)
Quarter1234Total
Georgia776626
Florida3701121

at Gator Bowl • Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

[19]

At Florida State

Florida Gators (7–3) at #3 Florida State Seminoles (9–1)
Quarter1234Total
Florida 760013
Florida St 307717

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: December 6
  • Game attendance: 53,772
  • TV: ABC
  • Recap/Box
Game information

Personnel

1980 Florida Gators football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 14Johnell BrownSo
WR 21 Cris Collinsworth  (C)Sr
RB Calvin Davis
WR Dwayne Dixon Fr
TE 80 Chris Faulkner So
OT 69 Dan Fike So
WR 42Johnny GaffneyJr
WR 28Curt GarrettJr
QB 12 Bob Hewko So
WR 89Spencer JacksonSo
FB 30 James Jones So
RB Doug Kellom
TE 88 Wilber Marshall Fr
QB Mark Massey
TE 82 Mike Mularkey So
QB Larry Ochab
QB Wayne Peace Fr
OL Dan Plonk
RB 39Carl PrioleauSr
OL John Redmond
C 59Doug SmithSo
WR 19Johnny SmithSr
OL Jim Subers
OT 70Joe WicklineSr
RB 44Derald WilliamsSo
RB 31Terry WilliamsSr
WR 7 Tyrone Young So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 53Rod Brooks (C)Sr
DL 90Val BrownSo
DE 87 Mike Clark Sr
DL 61Ron ColemanSr
DB Ivory Curry
DL 66Robin FisherJr
DL 85David GallowayJr
DB 43Sonny GilliamSo
DE 57Tim GoldenSr
S 20Tim GrovesSr
LB Fernando Jackson
CB 24Kyle KnightSo
DB Tony Lilly
LB 51 David Little Sr
DL Dock Luckie
DB Vito McKeever
DL 50Yancey SuttonSr
CB 47Bruce VaughanSo
LB 95Tom WeigmannSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3Brian ClarkJr
P 4Mark DickertJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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