American college football season
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] Receiver Cris Collinsworth was first-team All-American. The season features the famous "Run Lindsay Run" in the close loss to national champion Georgia .[4]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 vs. California * W 41–1341,388 [5] September 20 at 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 18 at Ole Miss W 15–336,012 [9] October 25 Louisville * Florida Field Gainesville, FL W 13–062,687 [10] November 1 Auburn Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) W 21–1063,274 [11] November 8 vs. No. 2 Georgia No. 20 ABC L 21–2668,528 [12] November 15 at Kentucky No. 20 W 17–1551,766 [13] November 29 Miami (FL) * No. 18 Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) ABC L 7–3156,437 [14] December 6 at No. 3 Florida State * No. 19 ABC L 13–1753,772 [15] December 20 vs. Maryland * MTN W 35–2052,541 [16] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries [ edit ] California [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total California 0 13 0 0 13 • Florida 13 0 21 7 41
Scoring summary Q1 8:58 FLA Kellom 1 yard run (Clark kick) FLA 7–0 Q1 3:29 FLA Clark 33 yard field goal FLA 10–0 Q1 :24 FLA Clark 49 yard field goal FLA 13–0 Q2 10:46 CAL Lewis 24 yard pass from Campbell (Luckhurst kick) FLA 13–7 Q2 3:29 CAL Luckhurst 42 yard field goal FLA 13–10 Q2 :04 CAL Luckhurst 30 yard field goal Tie 13–13 Q3 5:49 FLA Faulkner 9 yard pass from Hawko (Clark kick) FLA 20–13 Q3 3:11 FLA Jones 3 yard run (Clark kick) FLA 27–13 Q3 1:15 FLA Garrett 20 yard pass from Hawko (Clark kick) FLA 34–13 Q4 13:23 FLA T. Williams 2 yard run (Clark kick) FLA 41–13
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Vs. Georgia [ edit ] Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA FLA 1 13:09 Georgia Walker 72-yard touchdown run, Robinson kick good 7 0 1 7:07 Florida 40-yard field goal by Clark 7 3 2 13:29 77 Georgia Stewart 13-yard touchdown reception from Belue , Robinson kick good 14 3 2 7:10 Florida Collinsworth 9-yard touchdown reception from Peace , Clark kick good 14 10 3 9:38 Georgia 24-yard field goal by Robinson 17 10 3 3:58 Georgia 20-yard field goal by Robinson 20 10 4 14:14 81 Florida Jones 11-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 20 18 4 6:52 11 Florida 40-yard field goal by Clark 20 21 4 1:03 Georgia Scott 93-yard touchdown reception from Belue, 2-point pass incomplete 26 21 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 26 21
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At Florida State [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
FLA – Brian Clark 38-yard field goal, 9:55. Florida 10–3. FLA – Brian Clark 36-yard field goal, 1:48. Florida 13–3. Third quarter
FSU – Hardis Johnson 19-yard pass from Rick Stockstill (Bill Capece kick), 10:12. Florida 13–10. Fourth quarter
FSU – Hardis Johnson 20-yard pass from Rick Stockstill (Bill Capece kick), 14:24. Florida St 17–13. Top passers Top rushers FLA – FSU – Ricky Williams – 21 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers FLA – FSU – Hardis Johnson – 7 receptions, 107 yards
Personnel [ edit ] 1980 Florida Gators football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 53 Rod Brooks (C) Sr DL 90 Val Brown So DE 87 Mike Clark Sr DL 61 Ron Coleman Sr DB Ivory Curry DL 66 Robin Fisher Jr DL 85 David Galloway Jr DB 43 Sonny Gilliam So DE 57 Tim Golden Sr S 20 Tim Groves Sr LB Fernando Jackson CB 24 Kyle Knight So DB Tony Lilly LB 51 David Little Sr DL Dock Luckie DB Vito McKeever DL 50 Yancey Sutton Sr CB 47 Bruce Vaughan So LB 95 Tom Weigmann So
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Brian Clark Jr P 4 Mark Dickert Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
References [ edit ] ^ a b c Norm Carlson, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators , Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 95–96 (2007). ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 111–112 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015. ^ "Consensus All-America Teams (1980-1989)" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . ^ Associated Press, "Belue-to-Scott Desperation Pass Saves 'Dogs from Jaws of Gators ", The Albany Sunday Herald , p. 1D (November 9, 1980). Retrieved August 21, 2011. ^ "Florida thrashes Bears in second half" . The San Francisco Examiner . September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Lightning, Gators strike Tech" . The Macon Telegraph & News . September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Florida snaps SEC jinx" . The Tennessean . September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "LSU feasts on Gator gumbo" . Daily World . October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Gators kick up a 15–3 storm" . The Pensacola News-Journal . October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Florida dumps U of L, suffers by comparison" . The Courier-Journal . October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Auburn fumbles to 21–10 loss" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Great Scott! Gators stunned" . The Miami Herald . November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "What couldn't be, was: Victory eludes UK again" . Sunday Herald-Leader . November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Hurricanes blow away Gators" . The Tampa Tribune . November 30, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Seminoles escape threat by Gators" . The Commercial Appeal . December 7, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Peace's passes lead Florida over Terrapins" . The Pensacola News-Journal . December 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Palm Beach Post. 1980 Sept 14. Retrieved 2015-Oct-14. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1980 Nov 09. Retrieved 2019-Jan-02. ^ 24/7 Sports . Retrieved 2019-Jan-02.
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