1974 Florida Gators football team

1974 Florida Gators football
Sugar Bowl, L 10–13 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 15
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Dunn (5th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorDoug Knotts (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumFlorida Field
1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Alabama $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 8 Auburn 4 2 010 2 0
Georgia 4 2 06 6 0
No. 17 Mississippi State 3 3 09 3 0
No. 15 Florida 3 3 08 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 06 5 0
No. 20 Tennessee 2 3 17 3 2
Vanderbilt 2 3 17 3 2
LSU 2 4 05 5 1
Ole Miss 0 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The season was Doug Dickey's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1974 Florida Gators finished with an 8–4 overall record and a 3–3 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for fourth among ten SEC teams.

Powered by a strong backfield that included Tony Green and Jimmy DuBose, Dickey employed the wishbone offense for the first season in the Gators' history.