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Florida Gators
Florida Gators athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of Florida
NicknameGators
Team ColorsOrange and Blue
Head CoachUrban Meyer
LocationGainesville, Fl.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
NCAADivision I-A
StadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
MascotAlbert E. Gator
WebsiteFlorida Football Official Website

The Florida Gators are the University of Florida's representatives in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and plays in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. The start of Gators football history can be traced to 1906, when the team played as an independent under coach James Forsythe and turned out three successive winning seasons. Although the team was quite a success in piling up victories and turning out several winning seasons, conference championships and bowl game appearances didn't come by easy for the Gators in the early stages of the program. The Gators first postseason bowl game came in 1952 when the team led by coach Bob Woodruff defeated Tulsa for the Gator Bowl. The team had a brief success in the 1980's, particularly during the 1984 season when the team, led by an offensive line once dubbed as "The Great Wall of Florida," finished the year with a 9-1-1 record and was voted by several renowned organizations that include Billingsley Report, DeVold, Dunkel System, New York Times, Sporting News, among others, as the national champs. The team however hit football paydirt in the 1990's, the era when Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Steve Spurrier returned to his alma mater. Coach Spurrier wasted no time and right off led his team to only its 3rd SEC first place finish in 1990 but were ineligible for the conference championship that year. Florida won its first SEC title the following year, and followed it up in 5 more occassions (1993,1994,1995,1996,2000). In 1995, the team were unbeaten for the first time but were denied of the national title due to its lopsided loss in the Fiesta Bowl to Nebraska. But the following year, the Gators came out strong to start the season with a 10-0 win-loss record and hurdled a few more challenges on the way. including a SEC title win over the Alabama Crimson Tide and a Sugar Bowl Victory over Florida State, for its first national championship. When coach Spurrier left the team following the 2001 season to try his luck in the NFL, the team struggled to keep its winning form intact and waited several years to regain "championship status." Under coach Urban Meyer, the Gators slowly recovered from a few so-so seasons and in 2006, Florida played for the school's first BCS National Championship in January 2007, beating the Ohio State Buckeyes by the score of 41-14 to win Florida's second football national title.

The Gators have thus far won 2 wire national titles, 7 SEC championships, 34 postseason bowl game appearances (winning 16), and an all-time winning mark of 62%. Florida has also produced a couple of Heisman winners in Spurrier (1966) and Wuerffel (1996) and is home to many notable past and present NFL stars. Florida also has several rivals in NCAA college football, namely the Florida State (teams battle for the Governor's Cup), Miami (teams battle for the Seminole War Canoe), Georgia (teams face off in The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party), and Tennessee (teams face off in The Third Saturday in September).


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Ranking

Year Record AP Rank Coach Rank
1952 8-3-0 15
1957 6-2-1 17
1958 6-4-1 14 15
1959 5-4-1 19 19
1960 9-2-0 18 16
1965 7-4-0 12
1966 9-2-0 11
1969 9-1-1 14 17
1973 7-5-0 19
1974 8-4-0 15 12
1980 8-4-0 19
1983 9-2-1 6 6
1984 9-1-1 3 7
1985 9-1-1 5
1990 9-2-0 13
1991 10-2-0 7 8
1992 9-4-0 10 11
1993 11-2-0 5 4
1994 10-2-1 7 7
1995 12-1-0 2 3
1996 12-1-0 1 1
1997 10-2-0 4 6
1998 10-2-0 5 6
1999 9-4-0 12 14
2000 10-3-0 10 11
2001 10-2-0 3 3
2002 8-5-0 24
2003 8-5-0 24 25
2004 7-5-0 25
2005 9-3-0 12 16
2006 13-1-0 1 1
2007 9-4-0 13 16
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Scouting Report

Category SEC Rank Nat'l Rank
Scoring Offense 1 3
Scoring Defense 8 46
Total Offense 1 14
Total Defense 7 41
Turnover Margin 4 32
Pass Efficiency Defense 11 71
Kickoff Returns 9 78
Net Punting 1 9
Passing Offense 4 38
Passing Defense 12 98
Passing Efficiency 1 2
Punt Returns 1 7
Rushing Offense 3 23
Rushing Defense 1 10
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Championships

National Championships

  • 1996 - CFBDW Recognized National Champions
  • 2006 - CFBDW Recognized National Champions

Conference Championships

  • 1991 - Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1993 - Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1994 - Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1995 - Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1996 - Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 2000 - Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 2006 - Southeastern Conference Champions

SEC East Division Championships

  • 1992 - SEC East Division Champions
  • 1993 - SEC East Division Champions
  • 1994 - SEC East Division Champions
  • 1995 - SEC East Division Champions
  • 1996 - SEC East Division Champions
  • 1999 - SEC East Division Champions
  • 2000 - SEC East Division Champions
  • 2006 - SEC East Division Champions

Other National Championship Selections

  • 1984 Billingsley Report, DeVold, Dunkel System, Foundation for the Analysis of Competitions and Tournaments, Massey Ratings, Matthews Grid Ratings, New York Times, Sagarin Ratings, Sporting News
  • 1985 Steve Eck
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UF Bowl History

Year Bowl Game Opponent Result Score
Jan 01, 2008 Capital One Bowl Michigan L 35-41
Jan 08, 2007 BCS Championship Game Ohio State W 41-14
Jan 02, 2006 Outback Bowl Iowa W 31-24
Dec 31, 2004 Peach Bowl Miami FL L 10-27
Jan 01, 2004 Outback Bowl Iowa L 17-37
Jan 01, 2003 Outback Bowl Michigan L 30-38
Jan 02, 2002 Orange Bowl Maryland W 56-23
Jan 02, 2001 Sugar Bowl Miami FL L 20-37
Jan 01, 2000 Citrus Michigan State L 31-37
Jan 02, 1999 Orange Bowl Syracuse W 31-10
Jan 01, 1998 Florida Citrus Bowl Penn State W 21-6
Jan 02, 1997 Sugar Bowl Florida State W 52-20
Jan 02, 1996 Fiesta Bowl Nebraska L 24-62
Jan 02, 1995 Sugar Bowl Florida State L 17-23
Jan 01, 1994 Sugar Bowl West Virginia W 41-7
Dec 31, 1992 Gator Bowl North Carolina State W 27-10
Jan 01, 1992 Sugar Bowl Notre Dame L 28-39
Dec 30, 1989 Freedom Bowl Washington L 7-34
Dec 29, 1988 All American Bowl Illinois W 14-10
Dec 25, 1987 Aloha Bowl UCLA L 16-20
Dec 30, 1983 Gator Bowl Iowa W 14-6
Dec 31, 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl Arkansas L 24-28
Dec 31, 1981 Peach Bowl West Virginia L 6-26
Dec 20, 1980 Tangerine Bowl Maryland W 35-20
Jan 02, 1977 Sun Bowl Texas A&M L 14-37
Dec 29, 1975 Gator Bowl Maryland L 0-13
Dec 31, 1974 Sugar Bowl Nebraska L 10-13
Dec 22, 1973 Tangerine Bowl Miami OH L 7-16
Dec 27, 1969 Gator Bowl Tennessee W 14-13
Jan 02, 1967 Orange Bowl Georgia Tech W 27-12
Jan 01, 1966 Sugar Bowl Missouri L 18-20
Dec 29, 1962 Gator Bowl Penn State W 17-7
Dec 31, 1960 Gator Bowl Baylor W 13-12
Dec 27, 1958 Gator Bowl Mississippi L 3-7
Jan 01, 1953 Gator Bowl Tulsa W 14-13
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Highlights

2007 BCS Championships. 10 years after the Gators became national champions for the first time, Florida had a stellar 2006 season as it finished the elims with an 11-1 record, advancing to the conference title match against Arkansas. The SEC title victory over the Razorbacks proved to be the gateway for the Gators to advance into the BCS championship game, and although Florida entered the game as 7 point underdogs against their counterparts, the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Gators dominated their opposition to win the national title for the second time.


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Schedule

Florida Gators 2008 Games Schedule
Date Opponent Location Result
08.30.08 Hawai'i Gainesville, FL W, 56-10
09.06.08 Miami (Fla.) Gainesville, FL
09.20.08 Tennessee Knoxville, TN
09.27.08 Mississippi Gainesville, FL
10.04.08 Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
10.11.08 LSU Gainesville, FL
10.25.08 Kentucky Gainesville, FL
11.01.08 Georgia Jacksonville, FL
11.08.08 Vanderbilt Nashville, TN
11.15.08 South Carolina Gainesville, FL
11.22.08 The Citadel Gainesville, FL
11.29.08 Florida State Tallahassee, FL
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Roster

Florida Gators 2008 Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/High School
1 Percy Harvin RB/WR 5-11 195 JR 2L Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown
2 Jeffrey Demps ATH 5-8 176 FR HS Okahumpka/ South Lake
3 Brandon Frazier WR 6-3 200 RSO SQ Jacksonville/Samuel W. Wolfson
3 Chris Rainey RB 5-9 185 RFR SQ Lakeland/Lakeland
4 Wondy Pierre-Louis CB 6-1 185 JR 2L Naples, Fla./Lely
4 Levi Leigh DB 6-0 205 SR SQ Niles, Ohio/Mineral Ridge
5 Joe Haden DB 5-11 185 SO 1L Ft. Washington, Md./Friendly
6 Jaye Howard DE/DT 6-3 270 RFR SQ Apopka/Jones
6 Deonte Thompson WR 6-0 195 RFR SQ Belle Glade/Glades Central
7 Cornelius Ingram TE 6-4 245 RSR 2L Hawthorne/Hawthorne
7 Justin Williams S 6-1 205 RSO 1L Folkston, Ga./Charlton County
8 Carlos Dunlap DE 6-6 290 SO 1L North Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester
9 Louis Murphy WR 6-3 205 SR 3L St. Petersburg/Lakewood
10 Will Hill S 6-1 203 FR HS West Orange, N.J./St. Peters Prepatory
11 Riley Cooper WR 6-3 215 JR 2L Clearwater, Fla./Central Catholic
12 John Brantley QB 6-3 215 RFR SQ Ocala/Trinity Catholic
13 Cameron Newton QB 6-6 240 SO 1L College Park, Ga./Westlake
14 Markihe Anderson CB 5-10 182 JR 2L Fort Myers, Fla./Dunbar
14 Andrew Blaylock QB 6-1 200 RSO SQ Durham, N.C./Charles E. Jordan
15 Tim Tebow QB 6-3 240 JR 2L Jacksonville/Nease
16 A.J. Jones LB 6-1 225 RSO 1L Tampa, Fla./Middleton
16 Carl Moore WR 6-3 220 JR TR Roseville, Calif./Cordova/Sierra C.C.
17 Chas Henry P 6-4 215 SO 1L Dallas, Ga./East Paulding
18 T.J. Lawrence WR 6-1 185 FR HS Lakeland/Lakeland
19 Caleb Sturgis K 5-11 192 FR HS St. Augustine/St. Augustine
20 Dorian Munroe S 5-11 205 RJR 2L Miami/Coral Reef
20 Christopher Scott RB 6-0 205 RJR TR Englewood/Lemon Bay/Santa Fe C.C.
21 Major Wright S 6-0 200 SO 1L Miramar/St. Thomas Aquinas
21 Emmanuel Moody RB 6-0 210 RSO SQ Coppell, Texas/Southern Cal
22 Cade Holliday S 5-11 195 RJR 2L Gainesville/Green Hope (N.C.)
23 Jacques Rickerson CB 5-10 185 RSO 1L St. Augustine, Fla./St. Augustine
23 Corey Henderson DB 6-0 159 RFR HS St. Petersburg/Lakewood
24 John Curtis S 6-2 215 RSR 1L Rockledge/Cocoa Beach
25 Brandon James ATH 5-7 186 JR 2L St. Augustine, Fla./St. Augustine
26 Lorenzo Edwards LB 6-2 232 SO SQ Orlando/Edgewater
27 Mon Williams RB 6-2 210 RSO 1L Mesquite, Texas/Horn
27 Adrian Bushell DB 5-10 183 FR HS DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto
28 Jeremy Brown CB 5-10 178 FR HS Orlando/Boone
29 Rashad Dunbar CB 5-7 170 RFR SQ Jacksonville/Baines
29 Janoris Jenkins CB 5-10 185 FR HS Pahokee/Pahokee
30 John Jones LB 6-2 225 SO SQ Sarasota/Booker
31 Bryan Thomas S 6-1 205 RSO 1L Zephyrhills, Fla./Zephyrhills
32 Dustin Doe LB 6-0 230 JR 2L Jasper, Fla./Live Oak Suwannee
33 Kestahn Moore RB 5-10 212 SR 3L Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit
33 Scott Peek DB 6-1 198 FR HS Tampa/Freedom
34 Reginald Hopkins DB 5-6 175 RFR SQ Miramar/Miami Carol City
34 Lerentee McCray LB 6-2 205 FR HS Ocala/Dunnellon
35 Ahmad Black S 5-9 190 SO SQ Lakeland/Lakeland
36 Moses Jenkins CB 6-2 190 SO 1L Coral Springs/Boyd H. Anderson
37 Butch Rowley LS 6-1 195 RSR 2L Orlando/The First Academy/Utah
37 Vincent Brown CB 5-6 175 RFR SQ Gainesville/Eastside
38 Jonathan Phillips K 5-10 210 SR 1L Wellington/Wellington
38 Zack O'Quinn QB 6-2 226 FR HS Lake Charles, La./Sam Houston
39 Joey Sorrentino DB 5-7 175 RJR 1L Ocala/Trinity Catholic
40 Brandon Hicks LB 6-2 225 SO 1L Jacksonville/Nathan Bedford Forrest
40 David Lerner P 6-1 180 FR SQ Gainesville/Buchholz
41 Ryan Stamper LB 6-2 232 RJR 1L Jacksonville/First Coast
42 Miguel Carodine DB 5-11 204 RSO SQ Gainesville/P.K Yonge
42 Steven Wilks FB 6-1 225 RFR SQ Lakeland/Lakeland
43 James Smith LS 6-2 240 RSR 3L Gainesville/Buchholz
44 Duke Lemmens DE 6-4 260 SO 1L Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian
44 Ean McQuay RB 5-8 168 RFR SQ Gainesville/Florida State
45 Kyle Pratt DB 5-11 205 SR SQ Gainesville/Buchholz
45 T.J. Pridemore FB 6-2 240 FR HS Gainesville, Ga./Buford
46 Cody Worton S 6-2 205 RSO SQ Homestead, Fla./South Dade
46 Michael Ross LB 5-11 210 FR HS Boca Raton/West Boca Raton
47 Brandon Antwine DT 6-0 295 RSO 1L Garland, Texas/Garland
47 Greg Taussig K 6-1 200 SR SQ Winter Park/Lake Highland Prep/Southern Methodist
48 Marquis Hannah DB 5-9 200 RFR SQ Miami/Miami Carol City
48 Rick Burgess FB 6-1 235 JR TR Jupiter/William T. Dwyer/Southern Illinois
49 Jermaine Cunningham DE 6-3 250 JR 1L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson
50 Chris Pintado LB 6-1 230 RSO SQ Miami/Miami Sunset
50 Sam Robey OL 6-4 290 FR HS Louisville, Ky./Trinity
51 Brandon Spikes LB 6-3 245 JR 2L Shelby, N.C./Crest
53 Jamaal Deveaux LB 5-11 230 SR 1L Port St. Lucie/Centennial
54 Roderick Blackett LB 5-9 230 RJR 1L Pompano Beach/Blanche Ely
54 Brendan Beal LB 6-2 232 FR HS Bangor, Pa./Liberty
55 Mike Pouncey OL 6-5 312 SO 1L Lakeland/Lakeland
56 Maurkice Pouncey OL 6-5 312 SO 1L Lakeland/Lakeland
57 Carl Johnson OL 6-6 330 RSO 1L Durham, N.C./Southern
58 Mike Williamson LS 5-11 210 RJR SQ Winter Park/The First Academy
58 Jamael Autry DL 6-1 273 RSO SQ Fernandina Beach/Fernandina Beach
59 John Fairbanks DL 6-4 265 RSO SQ Celebration, Fla./Corona Del Mar
60 William Steinmann OL 6-5 275 FR HS Daytona Beach/Spruce Creek
61 Gary Beemer OL 6-0 285 RSO HS Valrico/Newsome
62 Lamar Abel DL 6-2 265 RFR SQ Sunrise/Ely
63 Jim Tartt OL 6-3 315 RSR 3L Sopchoppy /Wakulla
64 Kyle Newell OL 6-8 300 SR 2L Tampa/Chamberlain
65 Brad Hiers OL 6-6 305 SR SQ Bartow/Bartow
66 James Wilson OL 6-5 315 RFR SQ St. Augustine/Nease
67 Jess Williams OL 6-1 295 FR HS Melbourne/Palm Bay
68 Jim Barrie OL 6-5 290 RSO SQ Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory
70 Ron Wilson OL 6-3 309 RJR 1L Pompano Beach/Blanche Ely
71 Matt Patchan DL 6-6 270 FR HS Tampa/Armwood
72 Shawn Schmieder OL 6-4 250 RFR SQ Jacksonville/Bishop John J. Snyder
72 Byran Jones OL/DL 6-3 305 FR HS Jacksonville/Nathan Bedford Forrest
74 Maurice Hurt OL 6-3 310 RSO 1L Milledgeville, Ga./Baldwin
75 Phil Trautwein OL 6-6 310 RSR 3L Voorhees, N.J./Eastern
76 Marcus Gilbert OL 6-6 308 RSO 1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas
77 Jason Watkins OL 6-6 310 RSR 3L Lakeland/Lake Gibson
78 David Young OL 6-5 290 FR HS Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville
79 Corey Hobbs OL 6-4 293 RSO SQ Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo
81 Aaron Hernandez TE 6-3 255 SO 1L Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central
82 Christopher Coleman TE 6-3 245 RSO SQ Lake City/Lake City/Santa Fe CC
82 Omarius Hines WR 6-1 205 FR HS Coriscana, Texas/Coriscana
83 David Nelson WR 6-5 215 RJR 1L Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider
84 Tate Casey TE 6-6 251 RSR 3L Longview, Texas/Longview
85 Andrew Fritze DB 6-1 180 RJR SQ Ponce Inlet/Father Lopez
85 Frankie Hammond, Jr. WR 6-0 170 FR HS Hollywood/Hallandale
88 Paul Wilson WR 6-0 190 RFR SQ Lakeland/Lakeland
90 Lawrence Marsh DT 6-5 305 RSO 1L Augusta, Ga./Josey
91 Earl Okine DE 6-7 270 FR HS Gainesville/Gainesville
92 Bobby Kane P 6-0 192 SR SQ Coconut Creek/Coconut Creek
92 Terron Sanders DT 6-2 300 RSO SQ Bradenton, Fla./Southeast
93 Javier Estopinan DT 6-2 290 RSR 3L Miami/South Miami
94 Justin Trattou DE 6-3 265 SO 1L Ramsey, N.J./Don Bosco Prep
95 Torrey Davis DL 6-3 298 SO 1L Seffner/Armwood
96 William Green DE 6-4 215 FR HS Hoover, Ala./Spain Park
97 John Brown DT 6-1 295 RFR SQ Lakeland/Lakeland
98 Troy Epps DT 6-1 292 JR TR Union, S.C./Union/Coffeyville C.C.
99 Omar Hunter DT 6-0 315 FR HS Buford, Ga./Buford
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Coaches/Team Officials

  • Staff
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Notable Alumni in NFL

Florida Gators in NFL
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References

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External Links


Southeastern Conference Football Teams
Eastern Division Florida • Georgia • Kentucky • South Carolina • Tennessee • Vanderbilt
Western Division Alabama • Arkansas • Auburn • LSU • Mississippi • Mississippi State


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