The 1968 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The season was Ray Graves' ninth of ten years as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators offense was led by senior tailback Larry Smith, a first-team All-American. Among the season's highlights were the Gators' conference wins over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (31âÂÂ14), Tulane Green Wave (24âÂÂ7) and Kentucky Wildcats (16âÂÂ14), and victories over the in-state rival Florida State Seminoles (9âÂÂ3) and Miami Hurricanes (14âÂÂ10). The Gators also suffered their worst loss since 1942âÂÂa 51âÂÂ0 blowout by the Georgia Bulldogs. Graves' 1968 Florida Gators finished 6âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 overall and 3âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for sixth among the ten teams of the SEC.