American college football season
1986 Florida Gators football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 6–5 (2–4 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Defensive coordinator | Zaven Yaralian (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Florida Field |
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Seasons |
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 10 LSU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 6 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Galen Hall's third as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The 1986 Florida Gators compiled a 6–5 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 2–4, tying for 7th place among Ten SEC teams. This was the last year that Florida lost to the Kentucky Wildcats until 2018. This was the longest annual win streak of any team over another in NCAA history and the longest such streak in Southeastern Conference history.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | No. 1 (I-AA) Georgia Southern* | No. 13 | | | W 38–14 | 74,221 | [2] |
September 6 | No. 3 Miami (FL)* | No. 13 | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
| | L 15–23 | 74,875 | [3] |
September 20 | No. 4 Alabama | No. 13 | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
| | L 7–21 | 74,685 | [4] |
September 27 | at Mississippi State | | | | L 10–16 | 38,625 | [5] |
October 4 | No. 18 LSU | | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
| TigerVision | L 17–28 | 74,211 | [6] |
October 11 | Kent State*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL
| | W 52–9 | 73,718 | [7] |
October 18 | at Rutgers* | | | | W 15–3 | 36,781 | [8] |
November 1 | No. 5 Auburn | | - Florida Field
- Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
| | W 18–17 | 74,521 | [9] |
November 8 | vs. No. 19 Georgia | | | | W 31–19 | 81,957 | [10] |
November 15 | at Kentucky | | | | L 3–10 | 52,160 | [11] |
November 29 | at Florida State* | | | | W 17–13 | 62,370 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1986 Florida Gators football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 12 | Kerwin Bell | Jr | RB | | Larry Bernstein | QB | | Rodney Brewer | OL | | John Durden | RB | | Dwayne Ferguson (C) | WR | | Ed Frazier | RB | | Octavius Gould | WR | | Eric Hodges | TE | | Rodney Jones | QB | | Pepe Lescano | RB | | Tony Lomack | RB | | James Massey | OL | | Frank McCarthy | TE | | Mark McGriff | WR | 89 | Ricky Nattiel (C) | Sr | WR | | Stacey Simmons | OL | | Bob Sims | RB | | Cedric Smith | WR | | Bret Wiechmann | RB | | Anthony Williams | OL | | David Williams | RB | | Wayne Williams | WR | | Darrell Woulard | OL | | Charlie Wright | OL | | Jeff Zimmerman | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | | Scott Armstrong (C) | LB | | Clifford Charlton | DB | | Richard Fain | LB | | Pat Moorer | LB | | Ron Moten | DB | | Rick Mulberry | DB | | Louis Oliver | DL | | Jeff Roth | LB | | Steve Stipe | DB | | Kerry Watkins | DL | | Rhondy Weston | DB | | Adrian White | LB | | Arthur White | DB | | Jarvis Williams | DL | | Keith Williams | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | | Jeff Dawson | P | | Jamie McAndrew | K | | Robert McGinty | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
Game summaries
Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Florida | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
Miami (FL)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Miami (FL) | 7 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
Florida | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Alabama | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
LSU | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Florida | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Kerwin Bell was injured during the game.[13]
Kent State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Kent State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | • Florida | 7 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 52 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | FLA | Gould 7 yard run (Dawson kick) | FLA 7-0 | | 2 | | FLA | Massey 5 yard run (Dawson kick) | FLA 14-0 | | 2 | | KSU | Steinberg 27 yard field goal | FLA 14-3 | | 2 | | FLA | A. Williams 12 yard pass from Brewer (Dawson kick) | FLA 21-3 | | 2 | | FLA | Gould 2 yard run (Dawson kick) | FLA 28-3 | | 3 | | FLA | Nattiel 60 yard pass from Brewer (Dawson kick) | FLA 35-3 | | 3 | | FLA | Gould 1 yard run (Dawson kick) | FLA 42-3 | | 4 | | FLA | Dawson 30 yard field goal | FLA 45-3 | | 4 | | FLA | W. Williams 9 yard run (Dawson kick) | FLA 52-3 | | 4 | | KSU | Potter 1 yard run (run failed) | FLA 52-9 | |
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At Rutgers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Giants Stadium
Auburn
#5 Auburn at Florida | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Auburn | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | • Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 5:50 | AUB | Ware 1 yard run (Knapp kick) | AUB 7-0 | | 2 | 14:53 | AUB | Fullwood 11 yard run (Knapp kick) | AUB 14-0 | | 3 | :14 | AUB | Knapp 31 yard field goal | AUB 17-0 | | 4 | 12:09 | FLA | Bell 1 yard run (Dawson kick) | AUB 17-7 | | 4 | 7:10 | FLA | McGinty 51 yard field goal | AUB 17-10 | | 4 | :36 | FLA | Nattiel 5 yard pass from Bell (Bell run) | | |
For most of the game, coach Pat Dye's fifth-ranked 1986 Auburn Tigers dominated coach Galen Hall's unranked Gators at Florida Field.[15] The Tigers defense was stifling, and forced Gators substitute quarterback Rodney Brewer to commit four turnovers in the first two quarters.[15] Hall replaced Brewer with starting quarterback Kerwin Bell, who had missed two games with a knee injury.[15] Tigers tailback Brent Fullwood gained 166 yards on the ground, including a second-quarter touchdown, to give Auburn a 17–0 lead early in the fourth quarter.[15] Bell then led the Gators on two scoring drives, with Gators placekicker Robert McGinty—a transfer from Auburn—booting a 51-yard field goal to close the Tigers' advantage to 17−10 with 1:45 to play.[16] With thirty-six seconds remaining in the game, Bell directed one final 79-yard drive in ten plays that was capped by a five-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ricky Nattiel, who was playing with a separated shoulder.[15] The limping Bell then surprised the Tigers defense by running in the two-point conversion and completing the comeback, with the Gators winning 18–17.[17]
Vs. Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Georgia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | • Florida | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | UGA | Tate 1 yard run (Crumley kick) | UGA 7-0 | | 1 | | UGA | Crumley 24 yard field goal | UGA 10-0 | | 2 | | FLA | Dawson 23 yard field goal | UGA 10-3 | | 2 | | UGA | Crumley 35 yard field goal | UGA 13-3 | | 2 | | UGA | Crumley 45 yard field goal | UGA 16-3 | | 2 | | FLA | Nattiel 8 yard pass from Bell (Dawson kick) | UGA 16-10 | | 3 | | UGA | Crumley 43 yard field goal | UGA 19-10 | | 3 | | FLA | Nattiel 9 yard pass from Bell (Dawson kick) | UGA 19-17 | | 4 | | FLA | Massey 3 yard run (Dawson kick) | FLA 24-19 | | 4 | | FLA | Nattiel 42 yard pass from Bell (Dawson kick) | FLA 31-19 | |
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At Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
At Florida State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Florida State | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
References
- ^ a b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Big game for goliath: Gators 38, Eagles 14". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. August 31, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Canes clean Gators' house". The Tampa Tribune. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama rules Gators for 21–7 victory". The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs' defense stops Gators 16–10". The Palm Beach Post. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators lose more than just another game". The Palm Beach Post. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators filet outmanned Golden Flashes". Florida Today. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defenses rule as Gators bite toothless RU". The Central New Jersey Home News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bell stages comeback to upset Auburn 18–17". The Selma Times-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bell sounds death knell for Georgia". The Sun Herald. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Cats put Gator Bowl plans in deep freeze". The Tennessean. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators grab a six-pack". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lsu Greases Florida's Slide -- Bell Injured".
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 12 Oct 1986.
- ^ a b c d e Paul Jenkins, "Ask not for whom the Bell tolls: Florida 18, Auburn 17," The Gainesville Sun, pp. 1F & 10F (November 2, 1986). Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ Bob Dunkel, "UF kicker McGinty gets revenge," The Gainesville Sun, p. 10F (November 2, 1986). Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ Bob Greene, "Kramer's last-second pass lifts Wolfpack," Madison Courier, p. B5 (November 3, 1986). Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ Gainesville Sun. 1986 Nov 9.
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