The 1955 Florida Gators football team represented the

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during the

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. The season was

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's sixth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators played their only eight-game

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schedule before the 1990s, and probably the most difficult of the 1950s. The standout Gator players included offensive and defensive tackle John Barrow, halfback and punter

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, two-way halfback Jackie Simpson and defensive back

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. The highlights of the 1955 season included three conference victories over the Mississippi State Maroons (20–14),

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(18–14), and

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(19–13). The Gators closed out the season with a knife's edge 7–6 road loss to the

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in their home stadium in Miami, Florida. Woodruff's 1955 Florida Gators finished 4–6 overall and 3–5 in the SEC, placing tenth of twelve teams in the conference.

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