The season was the fourth of Charlie Bachman as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team.

[2] The season's highlights included the Gators' only victories over the NC State (31–0) in Raleigh, North Carolina and the Auburn Tigers (13–12) in Jacksonville, Florida, both of which were fellow SoCon members.

The season's lone highlight after opening week, Florida defeated Auburn by a point, 13–12.

[25] Alabama and new head coach Frank Thomas shut out the Gators with a 41–0 victory.

[26] After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama scored a pair of second-quarter touchdowns on short runs by Johnny Cain and Leon Long to take a 14–0 halftime lead.

[27] Coach Bill Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat Florida 23–0.

The second half opened with an 86-yard kickoff return by Pat Barron, and a subsequent goal line stand.