1981 Florida Gators football team

The 1981 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Charley Pell's third year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's 1981 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 7–5 and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, and tying for fourth place among ten SEC teams.[2]

1981 Florida Gators football
Peach Bowl, L 6–26 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1981 record	7–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Charley Pell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Shanahan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (1st season)
Home stadium	Florida Field (Capacity: 62,800)[1]

1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
LSU	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Miami (FL)*	No. 17	Orange Bowl Stadium Miami, FL (rivalry)		L 20–21	73,817
September 12	Furman*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 35–7	54,439
September 19	Georgia Tech*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 27–6	63,879
September 26	at No. 12 Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ABC	L 7–28	45,250
October 3	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 24–10	73,665
October 10	Maryland*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 15–10	56,319
October 17	Ole Miss		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 49–3	64,126
October 31	at Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)		L 12–14	65,000
November 7	vs. No. 4 Georgia		Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–26	68,648
November 14	Kentucky		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 33–12	60,286
November 28	Florida State*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 35–3	64,437
December 31	vs. West Virginia*		Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	CBS	L 6–26	37,582
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]

Roster

1981 Florida Gators football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 75 Lomas Brown Fr RB 34 Lorenzo Hampton Fr   Spencer Jackson RB 30 James Jones Jr   Broughton Lang QB Wayne Peace So C 59 Doug Smith Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class   David Galloway LB 88 Wilber Marshall So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Charley Pell Coordinators/assistant coaches Vince Kendrick (RB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. Sports Publicity Department. "1981 University of Florida Football Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
2. 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.