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The 1980 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.The season was the Florida Gators football team's second season under new head coach Charles B. "Charley" Pell, and marked a remarkable one-year turnaround for the Gators from their 0–10–1 record in 1979. [1]
1979–1980 Bob Hewko: 1980–1982 Recruited by Steve Spurrier. Started first 3 games of 1980 season, helping to lead major turnaround under offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan. Injured knee in third game and replaced by Wayne Peace. Wayne Peace: 1980–1983 University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. Kerwin Bell: 1984–1987 SEC Player of the ...
The University of Florida did not adopt the "Florida Gators" nickname for its sports teams until 1911, and the early Florida football teams were known simply as "Florida" or the "Orange and Blue." The football team played most of their home games at on-campus Fleming Field until 1930, when Florida Field was constructed.
Robert Todd Hewko (born June 8, 1960) was a quarterback for the Florida Gators during the early 1980s starting three games in the 1980 season, sidelined by Wayne Peace. . Hewko was also a professional NFL football quarterback, on the roster for such teams as the Dallas Cowboys [1] and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, [2] although only ever playing in 2 games for the Buccaneers, Hewko did not start the ...
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. [1]
Anderson accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for Charley Pell and Galen Hall's Florida Gators football teams from 1982 to 1985, [3] and shared the Gators' backfield with fullback John L. Williams for four years.
The next year, in 1980, the Florida Gators made a remarkable turnaround. They won the first three games of that season before a loss to Louisiana State crushed Florida's hopes of being undefeated, but they ended the regular season with 7 wins and 4 losses, and in the Tangerine bowl they defeated Maryland 35-20 to improve to 8-4.
Pell's Gators posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–2, placing third among ten SEC teams. [1] Behind a stout defense and a rushing attack led by future pros Neal Anderson , John L. Williams , and Lorenzo Hampton the 1983 Gators were the first squad in program history to be ranked among the top ten ...