1976 Florida Gators football team

1976 Florida Gators football
Sun Bowl, L 14–37 vs. Texas A&M
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Dunn (7th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorDoug Knotts (7th season)
Captains
  • Darrell Carpenter
  • Alvin Cowens
  • Jimmy Fisher
Home stadiumFlorida Field
1976 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Georgia $ 5 1 010 2 0
No. 11 Alabama 5 2 09 3 0
No. 20 Mississippi State 4 2 09 2 0
Florida 4 2 08 4 0
No. 18 Kentucky 4 2 08 4 0
LSU 3 3 06 4 1
Auburn 3 3 04 7 0
Ole Miss 3 4 05 6 0
Tennessee 2 4 06 5 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1976 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The season was the seventh for Doug Dickey as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey's 1976 Florida Gators finished with an 8–4 overall record and a 4–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing fourth among ten SEC teams.