1948 Florida Gators football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1948
| team = Florida Gators
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Raymond Wolf
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme = T formation
| def_scheme =
| captain = Fletcher Groves
| stadium = Florida Field
}}
{{1948 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 1948 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1948 college football season. The season was the third for Raymond Wolf as the Florida Gators football team's head coach. The season's highlights included the Gators' 16–9 win against the Auburn Tigers and their 27–13 homecoming victory over the Miami Hurricanes. Wolf's 1948 Florida Gators finished with a 5–5 overall record and a 1–5 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing tenth among twelve SEC teams.
Florida was ranked at No. 59 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1948
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| score = 0–14
| attend = 24,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-mississippi-defea/132859012/|work=Pensacola News Journal|title=Mississippi defeats Florida in opening game, 14–0|date=September 26, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| score = 28–14
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-florida-gators-defea/132863555/|work=The Palm Beach Post-Times|title=Florida Gators defeat Tulsa by 28–14|date=October 3, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Phillips Field
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 16–9
| attend = 18,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-gators-win-to-push/132863718/|work=The Bradenton Herald|title=Gators win to push Auburn into SEC cellar|date=October 10, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1948|team=Rollins Tars|title=Rollins}}
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| score = 41–12
| attend = 16,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-florida-wins-4112-afte/132863915/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Florida wins 41–12 after two early Rollins touchdowns|date=October 17, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 7–42
| attend = 28,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-tech-overwhelms-flor/132861266/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Tech overwhelms Florida by 42–7|date=October 24, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Sirrine Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 39–14
| attend = 6,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109454447/gators-grind-out-3914-win-over-furman/|newspaper=Tampa Sunday Tribune|title=Gators grind out 39–14 win over Furman|date=October 31, 1948|accessdate=September 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–20
| attend = 34,129
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-gators-scare-bulldog/132858056/|work=The Macon Telegraph and News|title=Gators scare Bulldogs in 20–12 loss|date=November 7, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = McLean Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 15–34
| attend = 22,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-kentucky-use/132863012/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Kentucky uses aerials to rout Florida, 34–15|date=November 14, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–13
| attend = 27,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-florida-gators-whip-hurr/132864014/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Florida Gators whip Hurricanes, 27 to 13|date=November 21, 1948|accessdate=October 3, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Denny Stadium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–34
| attend = 24,000
| source = {{cite news |first=Tom |last=Little |title=Alabama defeats Hunsinger, 34–28 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aek-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mk0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4692%2C4576887 |publisher=Google News Archives |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=November 28, 1948 |page=1 |access-date=October 13, 2012}}{{cite news |first=Leroy |last=Simms |title=Alabama outscored Florida Gators, 34–28 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5i5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EU4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6501%2C3904339 |publisher=Google News Archives |newspaper=St. Petersburg Times |date=November 28, 1948 |page=29 |access-date=October 13, 2012}}
}}
}}
Postseason
Several members of the Florida Board of Control and a number of Florida alumni called for Wolf to step down after the 1948 season, but football player-led student rallies in his support ended with Wolf's contract being extended for another year.
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