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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football Florida Gators football For current information on this topic, see 2008 Florida Gators football team. Florida Gators football Fight song Mascot Marching band Rivals Orange and Blue Albert E. Gator Pride of the Sunshine Florida State Seminoles Georgia Bulldogs Tennessee Volunteers Miami Hurricanes LSU Tigers GatorZone.com Website First season Athletic director Head coach Home stadium Stadium capacity Stadium surface Location Conference Division All-time record Postseason bowl record Claimed national titles Conference titles Heisman winners All-Americans Current uniform The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern division. They Jeremy Foley play their home games on Florida Field in Urban Meyer Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (also known as "The Swamp") in Gainesville, Florida. In 100 years 4th year, 44–9 of play, Florida has been recognized as SEC Ben Hill Griffin Stadium champions eight times (finishing first in the conference an additional three times), were 88,548 national champions of the 1996, 2006 and Grass 2008 college football seasons, and went undefeated in the 1995 regular season, survivGainesville, Florida ing a tough SEC schedule and vaunted rival, SEC Florida State University. The University of Florida is the winningest college football East team in the nation since 1990 [1] 641–373–40 (.627) Urban Meyer, in his fifth season in 2009, 18–19 is the current head coach of the Gators. 1906 3 8 3 138 Overview See also: Gator Football Ring of Honor Florida plays an eight-game Southeastern Conference schedule. Five of these contests pit the Gators against the other members of the SEC’s Eastern division: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt. The conference slate is rounded out with an annual game against LSU and two additional foes from the SEC’s western division on a rotating basis. (Until 2003, the Gators also played Auburn every season with only one western conference team in rotation.) Key conference rivalries include "The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" in which Florida and Georgia play annually in Jacksonville, Florida (usually around Halloween), the matchup with Tennessee Colors Orange and Blue 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (usually in mid-September), and a newer rivalry with their permanent western division foe, LSU (in early-to-mid-October). In addition to the conference foes, the Gators face in-state rival Florida State at the end of the regular season. The two teams’ emergence as perennial football powers in the 1980s and 90s helped build the contest into a game that has often held national title implications. Prior to 1988, in-state rival Miami was also an annual opponent. But due to expansions in conference schedules, Florida and Miami have met only 3 times in the regular season since then. The remaining dates on Florida’s regular season schedule are filled in with various non-conference foes which vary from year to year. Unlike many other teams at the college and pro level, the Gators do not currently have any retired numbers from former players. The numbers of Gator Football Ring of Honor players Steve Spurrier (11) and Scot Brantley (55) had been retired in the past, but the numbers were re-issued to players during Spurrier’s time as Florida head coach. Florida Gators football winning seasons. In 1909, G.E. Pyle took over coaching duties. The 1910s saw the team face many of their current rivals for the first time. The first game against South Carolina was in 1911. When Florida joined the now-defunct Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1912, they faced Auburn for the first time, followed by Georgia in 1915. The Gators joined the Southern Conference in 1922, following their traditional rivals’ departure from the SIAA a year earlier. The Gators joined the Southeastern Conference in 1932, along with several other rivals from the Southern Conference—Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, and Georgia Tech. In 1949 the iconic cheerleader Mr. Two Bits attended his first home game and began the tradition of leading the fans in the "two bits" cheer. Florida had its first taste of long-term success in the mid-1960s, when Ray Graves set the team record for wins at Florida with 70, a record that stood for thirty years. Graves fielded one of his best teams in 1966, led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Steve Spurrier (during this time, Florida researchers developed the popular sports drink Gatorade and tested it on the Gators football team due to the humid conditions under which the team played). Graves retired after a 9–1–1 season in 1969 and Florida alumnus Doug Dickey took over the reins. Dickey had some success, going 58–43–2, but it wasn’t enough to keep his job after a 4–7 season in 1978. Charley Pell took over for Dickey, bringing the Gators back to respectability on the field with troubles off of it. Though he began his career with an 0–10–1 season in 1979, the Gators turned it around with an eight-win season the following year, in which the team set an NCAA record for win differential (this has since been surpassed). Pell went 33–15 after the winless opening season, but he was fired during his (and, at the time, the Gators’) best season in 1984 in light of major NCAA violations. Prior to the 1990s, the 1984 team was considered clearly the finest Gator squad ever. The offense was especially potent, with an offensive line dubbed "The Great Wall of Florida" (Crawford Ker, Jeff Zimmerman, Phil Bromley, Billy Hinson, and Lomas Brown) that paved the way for John L. Williams and Neal Anderson to run the ball and for quarterback Kerwin Bell to step in as a freshman History Prior to the University of Florida’s move from Lake City to Gainesville, football existed solely as a club sport at UF. With the passing of the Buckman Act in 1905, the campus moved to Gainesville and members of the rival Florida State College enrolled at UF since the school in Tallahassee became an all-women’s school. The 1907 Florida Gators squad. Buoyed by their new enrollments, the Gators began varsity play in football in 1906 as the new Gainesville campus opened. They were coached by James Forsythe for three 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and lead the team to a 9-1-1 record. Several polls after the season ended ranked the squad as the best team in the nation that year. Galen Hall coached the team from the middle of 1984 to 1989 with much success, including an SEC title in 1984 and 1985, though these were to be stripped due to NCAA violations committed by Pell. Hall went 40–18 at Florida. He had his own violation scandal, however, and was fired during the 1989 season. Gary Darnell finished the season for him. Florida Gators football Steve Spurrier era The football team has been the winningest in Division 1-A since 1990, the year Spurrier returned to his alma mater as coach. That year, the Gators finished first in the SEC for the third time ever (the others being the titlestripped years of ’84 and ’85), but were ineligible for the SEC title. They won their first official SEC championship in 1991. The team played for the championship in the first ever SEC Championship Game in 1992 but lost to the eventual national champions, Alabama. The Gators went on to win the following four SEC Championship Games (1993–1996), leading Spurrier to quip as the team posed for their championship photo that "this is our annual team picture." [2] Spurrier broke his old coach—Ray Graves’—mark for wins as Florida coach in 1996. Head coach Urban Meyer (pictured) and the Gators celebrated 100 years of Florida Football with a BCS Championship in 2006. Much of the team’s offense returned following the bittersweet 1995 season. The 1996 team would end up setting dozens of UF’s scoring records, as the Gators rolled over most of their opponents to start the season 10–0. The top-ranked Gators faced the #2 Florida State Seminoles on the road in Doak Campbell Stadium, the last regular-season 1-vs-2 matchup for a decade. Keyed by several blocking errors on offense and special teams, the Gators left Tallahassee with a 24–21 loss. But the pieces fell into place for Florida, as they beat the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game, 45–30, and Texas upset Nebraska in the inaugural Big 12 Championship Game to clear the path for #4 Florida to become the best available opponent for the Seminoles in the Sugar Bowl (#2 Arizona State was contracted to play in the Rose Bowl). To have a shot at a national title, the Gators would need help in the Rose Bowl, which Ohio State provided by defeating #2 Arizona State on the last play, thus setting up the Sugar Bowl to crown a The Gators in their home, The Swamp The Gators had their first and only unbeaten regular season in 1995, but were denied a national championship in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, later nicknamed the “Fiasco Bowl” for its lopsided score in favor of Nebraska (62–24). 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia national champion. The Gators seized the opportunity, as Heisman trophy-winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel avenged the earlier loss and garnered game MVP honors in a 52–20 rout of the Seminoles. The following season, in 1997, the Gators looked like they would reload for another title, beating heavily-ranked Tennessee at home and obtaining the #1 ranking. But the team struggled midway through their schedule, losing to LSU on the road and a 20-point loss to Georgia after having dominated both teams the previous year. Arguably the loudest, most intense game in The Swamp’s history occurred later that year, as the 10thranked Gators upset their rivals, the topranked Florida State Seminoles in a 32–29 thriller that featured two last-minute lead changes. Having won five SEC titles in six seasons in 1996, the Gators had trouble keeping pace with their amazing run in the conference later in the decade, going three seasons before capturing the title again in 2000. The Gators looked prime to return to the SEC Championship Game as favorites in 2001, but lost a heartbreaker to the Tennessee Volunteers on a game postponed to December due to the attacks of 9/11. Florida Gators football candidate to replace Zook in national coach of the year, Urban Meyer of Utah. Urban Meyer era 2005 Meyer was announced as Florida Football’s new head coach in December 2004. His first season in 2005 was an improvement at 9–3, including a bowl win against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Though the team managed to sweep its three biggest rivals (Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida State) for just the fourth time in school history, they missed out on a chance to play in the SEC title game after a devastating loss to Spurrier’s new team, South Carolina. 2006 In 2006, the Gators were victorious in the SEC Championship Game against Arkansas, winning their first title since the 2000 season. The Gators played in the 2007 BCS Championship Game against the Ohio State Buckeyes, on January 8, 2007. They beat the No. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, 41–14, for their second national title. The Gators played the nation’s toughest schedule in 2006.[4] A month after the national championship, the Gators celebrated signing arguably their second #1 recruiting class in as many years.[5] Ron Zook era Following the 2001 season, Spurrier left the program to try his hand at coaching in the National Football League. After a much-publicized and much-scrutinized coaching search, former Gator assistant coach Ron Zook was hired as his replacement. Zook’s squads were known for their inconsistency;[3] they handed Nick Saban’s Louisiana State team its only loss in its 2003 national championship season and Georgia its only loss in 2002, while going winless against the state of Mississippi, Miami, and in its bowl games. Zook was fired midway through the 2004 season after an embarrassing loss to Mississippi State, but was allowed to finish out the regular season. After Zook was relieved of duties for taking the open job at Illinois, defensive coordinator Charlie Strong served as interim coach for the Peach Bowl against Miami (FL), becoming the first African-American head football coach at Florida and the second in SEC history. Jeremy Foley, Florida’s athletic director, found a much higher profile 2007 Tim Tebow became the full time starting quarterback for the 2007 season. The Gators started off the season 4–0 and were ranked as high as #3. However, a midseason stretch in which the team lost 3 of 4 games to conference foes put an end to hopes of a repeat national championship. While the Gators finished with a relatively disappointing 9–4 record and #13 final ranking, Tim Tebow’s records-setting season earned him many post-season awards, including the Heisman Trophy. A sophomore, he was the first underclassman to receive the award. 2008 The Gators responded in 2008 as an improved defense led by linebacker Brandon Spikes helped to rekindle the championship passion. Florida won their fourth straight game over Tennessee 30–6 and then followed 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football Florida Gators meet with Barack Obama after the championship. it up with a 31–30 loss to Ole Miss. Florida responded with dominant play on both sides of the ball the rest of the season on their way to a second national championship game berth in three years. Along the way, they crushed the defending National Champions LSU Tigers 51–21, achieved revenge on SEC Rivals Georgia, handed former coach Steve Spurrier his worst loss in his career and thumped Florida State University in Doak Campbell Stadium 45–15. Florida earned the #2 slot in the BCS poll by knocking off a resurgent and then undefeated Alabama 31–20 for the SEC Championship. The Gators won the 2009 BCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2009 over the Oklahoma Sooners and former Gator defensive coordinator Bob Stoops 24–14 and became the first program to win two BCS championships with the same coach (LSU has won two BCS titles, but with different coaches). Florida’s uniform combinations Fergie Ferguson Award The Forrest K. Ferguson Award is given in memory of one of the University of Florida’s finest athletes. The Award is made annually in the form of a trophy, which remains in the permanent possession of the school, and is given to the football player selected by the football coaches to the Gator’s Most Valuable Senior who displays leadership, character, and courage.[6] Logo used from 1966-1967 Florida State Sometimes referred to as "The Battle for the Governor’s Cup", the yearly meeting of Florida State has, since 1964, alternated yearly between the Gators’ field and the Seminole’s home turf of Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee. Logos and uniforms Rivalries Georgia Commonly known as "The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party", the official name of the rivalry with Georgia is the "FloridaGeorgia/Georgia-Florida Game" due to a reluctance to promote alcohol consumption. Currently, the game is held at Jacksonville 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football Logo used from 1979-1991 Albert logo; a more modern rendition of the Gators’ mascot Introduced with the 1996 National Championship team Primary logo from 1991-Present "Old Albert"; used for decades, now an alternative logo Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, usually on the last Saturday in October or the first in November. The designated "home" team alternates from year to year, with ticket distribution split evenly between the two schools. In past years, fans from Florida and Georgia were assigned seats grouped in alternating sections of the stadium, and the contrasting colors worn by the fans created a "beach ball" visual effect in the stands. Recently the seating arrangement has split the stadium lengthwise and fans sit on the side The script "Gators" has appeared on Gators helmets since 1979 corresponding to the sideline their team occupies. The teams’ first meeting was in Jacksonville in 1915. In the early days of the rivalry, games rotated through neutral site locations in Savannah, Georgia and Tampa, Florida along with Jacksonville and, occasionally, Gainesville and Athens. Since 1933, however, the contest has been held in Jacksonville 6 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia every year except 1994 and 1995, when renovations to rebuild Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for the NFL’s new Jacksonville Jaguars temporarily moved the game back to on-campus sites. Florida Gators football • 1912–21, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Associatio • 1922–32, Southern Conference • 1933–present, Southeastern Conference Conference Championships Tennessee Sometimes called the "Third Saturday in September," Florida and Tennessee have faced off in September every season since 1990, except 2001, when the game was rescheduled to December due to the September 11th terrorist attacks. In addition, they met 21 times prior to 1991. Under the old, 10 team SEC, the teams would play on a rotation of two years on, two years off. With the SEC splitting into two divisions in 1992, the teams now play each season. Both are members of the SEC’s East Division, and until 2002, were the only teams to represent that division in the SEC Championship Game. Florida has won a total of 9 conference championships, w University was stripped of the 1984 conference champio violations. The 1985 and 1990 teams finished with the be eligible for the conference championship due to probatio ted under the previous coaching staff. Florida won its fir championship in 1991. In 1992, the Southeastern Conference split into Eastern a championship game between the division winners to cr has made 9 appearances in the SEC Championship Gam the most recent coming in 2008. The Gators are 7-2 in th Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1999 2000 2006 2008 Division Championship SEC East SEC East SEC East SEC East SEC East SEC East SEC East SEC East SEC East SEC CG Result L W W W W L W W W 7-2 Oppo Alaba Alaba Alaba Miami When Florida and Miami play each other, for the Seminole War Canoe Trophy. The onetime annual rivalry halted after the 1987 season, and the two schools wouldn’t play each other again until the 2001 Sugar Bowl. Florida and Miami would play a home-and-home series in 2002 and 2003, and again in the 2004 Chick-Fil-A Bowl. Florida won the first leg of a home-and-home series in 2008, ending a six game losing streak against the Hurricanes. Their next scheduled regular season meeting will be in 2013.[7] Arkan Alaba Alaba Aubur Arkan - Alaba Totals 9 Season-by-Season Records[9] Year Conference Overall Conference Record Record 1906 none 5-3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a National Championships Year Coach 1996 Steve Spurrier 2006 Urban Meyer 2008 Urban Meyer Selector Record Bowl AP, Coaches BCS, AP BCS, AP 12-1 13-1 13-1 1907 none 4-1-1 Result 1908 none 5-2-1 Sugar Bowl Florida 52, Flor1909 none 6-1-1 ida State 20 1910 none 6-1-0 BCS National Florida 41, Ohio 5-0-1 Title Game 1911 none State 14 BCS National 1912 SIAA 24, Ok- 5-2-1 Florida Title Game 3 1913 SIAA14 lahoma 1914 SIAA 4-3 5-2 Total national championships: Note: In 1984, Florida finished #3 in the AP poll, but was SIAA the 1915 recognized as 4-3 national chamn/a pion by The Sporting News, the New York Times, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Mat1916 SIAA 0-5 n/a thews, and Jeff Sagarin rankings.[8] 1917 SIAA 2-4 n/a Conference Affiliations • 1906–11, Independent 1918 SIAA 1919 SIAA 0-1 5-3 n/a n/a 7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year 1984† 1985† 1990† 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2006 2008 † Ineligible, but had best conference record Florida Gators football Overall Record 9-1-1 9-1-1 9-2 10-2 11-2 10-2-1 12-1 12-1 10-3 13-1 13-1 Conference Record 5-0-1 5-1 6-1 7-0 8-1 8-1 9-0 9-0 8-1 8-1 8-1 Conference SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC Total Conference Titles 8 (Officially Recognized) n/a n/a 2-0 1-0-2 2-0-1 3-2 1-4-1 5-2 6-1 6-1 4-2-1 2-4-2 1-6 2-3 2-2-1 1-6 1-5 3-4 2-2-1 0-3-1 2-3 1-3 1-3 n/a 1944 SEC 1945 SEC 1946 SEC 1947 SEC 1948 SEC 1949 SEC 1950 SEC 1951 SEC 1952 SEC 1953 SEC 1954 SEC 1955 SEC 1956 SEC 1957 SEC 1958 SEC 1959 SEC 1960 SEC 1961 SEC 1962 SEC 1963 SEC 1964 SEC 1965 SEC 1966 SEC 1967 SEC 1968 SEC 4-3 4-5-1 0-9 4-5-1 5-5 4-5-1 5-5 5-5 8-3 3-5-2 5-5 4-6 6-3-1 6-2-1 6-4-1 5-4-1 9-2 4-5-1 7-4 6-3-1 7-3 7-4 9-2 6-4 6-3-1 0-3 1-3-1 0-5 0-3-1 1-5 1-4-1 2-4 2-4 3-3 1-3-2 5-2 3-5 5-2 4-2-1 2-4-1 2-4 5-1 3-3 4-2 3-3-1 4-2 4-2 4-1 4-2 2-2-1 1920 SIAA 1921 SIAA 1922 Southern 1923 Southern 1924 Southern 1925 Southern 1926 Southern 1927 Southern 1928 Southern 1929 Southern 1930 Southern 1931 Southern 1932 Southern 1933 SEC 1934 SEC 1935 SEC 1936 SEC 1937 SEC 1938 SEC 1939 SEC 1940 SEC 1941 SEC 1942 SEC 1943 SEC 5-3 6-3-2 7-2 6-1-2 6-2-2 8-2 2-6-2 7-3 8-1 8-2 6-3-1 2-6-2 3-6 5-3-1 6-3-1 3-7 4-6 4-7 4-6-1 5-5-1 5-5 4-6 3-7 no team 8 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia School Florida State Georgia Kentucky LSU South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt 1969 SEC 1970 SEC 1971 SEC 1972 SEC 1973 SEC 1974 SEC 1975 SEC 1976 SEC 1977 SEC 1978 SEC 1979 SEC 1980 SEC 1981 SEC 1982 SEC 1983 SEC 1984 SEC 1985 SEC 1986 SEC 1987 SEC 1988 SEC 1989 SEC 1990 SEC 1991 SEC 1992 SEC 1993 SEC 1994 SEC 1995 SEC 1996 SEC 1997 SEC 1998 SEC 1999 SEC 2000 SEC 2001 SEC 9-1-1 7-4 4-7 5-5-1 7-5 8-4 9-3 8-4 6-4-1 4-7 0-10-1 8-4 7-5 8-4 9-2-1 9-1-1 9-1-1 6-5 6-6 7-5 7-5 9-2 10-2 9-4 11-2 10-2-1 12-1 12-1** 10-2 10-2 9-4 10-3 10-2 UF Record 32-19-2 38-46-2 41-17-0 29-23-3 21-4-3 19-19-0 30-9-2 4-1-1 3-3 1-6 3-3-1 3-4 3-3 5-1 4-2 3-3 3-3 0-6 4-2 3-3 3-3 4-2 5-0-1 5-1 3-3 3-3 4-3 4-3 6-1 7-0* 6-3 8-1* 8-1* 9-0* 9-0* 6-2 7-1 7-2 8-1* 6-2 1974 1975 1976 1980^ 1981 1952 1958 1960 1962 1965 1966 1969 1973^ Streak Won 5 Won 1 Won 22 Won 1 Won 3 Won 4 Won 18 2002 SEC 2003 SEC 2004 SEC 2005 SEC 2006 SEC 2007 SEC 2008 SEC ** = Consensus National Champions Florida Gators football 1st Meeting 1958 1915 1917 1937 1911 1916 1945 8-5 8-5 7-5 9-3 13-1** 9-4 13-1** 6-2 6-2 4-4 5-3 8-1* 5-3 8-1* * = Conference Champions All-time record vs. annual oppo Bowl games Season Bowl Game 1912 Bacardi Bowl Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Gator Bowl Sugar Bowl Orange Bowl Gator Bowl Tangerine Bowl Sugar Bowl Gator Bowl Sun Bowl Tangerine Bowl Peach Bowl Winner Florida 28 Florida 14 Mississippi 7 Florida 13 Florida 17 Missouri 20 Florida 27 Florida 14 Miami University 16 Nebraska 13 Maryland 13 Florida 35 West Virginia 26 See also: The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, F Florida-Tennessee rivalry L V C T F B P F G T F F F Texas A&M 37 F M F 9 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football 1982 1983 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997† 1998 1999† 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Bluebonnet Bowl Gator Bowl Aloha Bowl All-American Bowl Freedom Bowl Sugar Bowl Gator Bowl Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl Fiesta Bowl (Title Game) Sugar Bowl (Title Game) Florida Citrus Bowl Orange Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Sugar Bowl Orange Bowl Outback Bowl Outback Bowl Peach Bowl Outback Bowl BCS National Championship Game Capital One Bowl BCS National Championship Game Arkansas 28 First Team24 Florida Defense DL--Jack Youngblood Iowa 6 Florida 14 DL--Scott Hutchinson UCLA 20 Florida 16 DL--David Galloway Illinois LaPradd Florida 14 DL--Charlie10 Washington LB--Ralph Ortega Florida 7 LB--Scot Brantley 34 LB--Wilber Marshall Notre Dame Florida 28 LB--Glenn Cameron 39 DB--Steve Tannen NC State 10 Florida 27 DB--Jackie Simpson West Virginia 7 Florida 41 DB--Bernie Parrish P--Bobby Joe17 Florida State Florida Green 23 Nebraska 62 Second Team Defense DL--Robin Fisher DL--Joe D’Agostino DL--Lynn Matthews DL--Vel Heckman LB--David Little LB--Fred Abbott LB--Sammy Green DB--Bruce Bennett DB--Tony Lilly DB--Hagood Clarke P--Don Chandler Florida Gator All-Century Team Florida 24 Second Team Offense Florida State and Florida 52 Chosen by Gator Fans20 organized by the Gainesville Sun in the Team Offense Florida 21 FirstPenn State 6 QB--Syracuse 10 Danny Wuerffel (1993-96) Florida 31 RB-- Neal Anderson (1982-85) Michigan Florida 34 RB-- Emmitt Smith (1987-89) State 37 WR-- Carlos Alvarez (1969-71) Miami 37 WR-- Wes Chandler (1974-77) Florida 20 TE--Maryland 23 Jim Yarbrough (1966-68) Florida 56 OT-- Lomas Brown (1981-84) Michigan 38 Florida 30 OT-- David Williams (1985-88) Iowa 37 Florida Lawless (1972-74) OG-- Burton 17 Miami 27 OG-- Donnie 10 Florida Young (1993-96) Jeff 24 Florida 31 OC--Iowa Mitchell (1993-96) PK-- Judd Davis (1992-94) Ohio State 14 Florida 41 KR-- Jacquez Green (1995-97) QB--Steve Spurrier ( RB--Rick Casares (19 RB--James Jones (19 WR--Reidel Anthony WR--Ike Hilliard (199 TE--Kirk Kirkpatrick OT--Jason Odom (19 OT--Mike Williams (1 OG--Larry Gagner (1 OG--Jeff Zimmerman OC--Phil Bromley (19 PK--David Posey (19 KR--Jack Jackson (19 Michigan 41FirstFlorida 35 Team Defense Second Team Defense Jack Youngblood (1968-70) Florida 24 DE--Oklahoma 14 DE-- Kevin Carter (1991-94) DT-- Brad Culpepper (1988-91) Overall bowl record: 18-19 (37 Games) DT-- Ellis Johnson (1991-94) LB-- Wilber Marshall (1980-83) LB-- Scot Brantley (1976-79) LB-- David Little (1977-80) Chosen by Miami Herald in August, 1983, by a fan vote. CB-- Steve Tannen (1967-69) First Team Offense Second Team Offense CB --Jarvis Williams (1984-87) QB--Steve Spurrier QB--John Reaves S-- Louis Oliver (1985-88) RB--Larry Smith RB--Rick Casares S-- Bruce Bennett (1963-65) RB--Nat Moore RB--James Jones P-- Bobby Joe Green (1958-59) WR--Cris Collinsworth WR--Carlos Alvarez University of Florida All-Time Team DE--David Ghesquier DE-- Lynn Matthews DT-- David Galloway DT-- Charlie LaPradd LB-- Sammy Green ( LB-- Alonzo Johnson LB-- Ralph Ortega (1 CB-- Fred Weary (19 CB-- Richard Fain (1 S--Tony Lilly (1980-8 S--Wayne Fields (197 P-- Ray Criswell (198 WR--Wes Chandler TE--Jim Yarbrough T--Randy Jackson T--Mike Williams G--Burton Lawless G--Guy Dennis C--Bill Carr K--David Posey WR--Charles Casey TE--Chris Faulkner T--Mac Steen T--Charlie Mitchell G--Larry Beckman G--John Barrow C--Steve DeLaTorre K--Brian Clark University of Florida Gator 100 Team ballots found at stores and also voted on the internet. Offense Defense Done in conjunction with the celebration of 100 Years of Florida F QB--Danny Wuerffel, 1993-96 DL--Trace Armstrong 10 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Player Wilber Marshall Emmitt Smith Steve Spurrier Dale Van Sickel Jack Youngblood Position LB RB QB E DE Years 1980-1983 1987-1989 1963-1966 1927-1929 1967-1970 Florida Gators football Induction 2008 2006 1986 1975 1992 RB--Errict Rhett, 1990-93 RB--Emmitt Smith, 1987-89 RB--Fred Taylor, 1994-97 WR--Carlos Alvarez, 1969-71 WR--Cris Collinsworth, 1977-80 WR--Chris Doering, 1992-95 WR--Ike Hilliard, 1994-96 OL--Lomas Brown, 1981-84 OL--Mike Degory, 2002-05 OL--Jeff Mitchell, 1993-96 OL--Jason Odom, 1992-95 K--Jeff Chandler, 1998-2001 DL--Alex Brown, 1998-2001 Tim Tebow - 2007 DL--Kevin Carter, 1991-94 • DL--Brad Culpepper, 1988-91 Danny Wuerffel - 1996 DL--Jack Youngblood,1968-70 LB--Scot Brantley, 1976-79 Tim Tebow - 2007, 2008 LB--Channing Crowder, 2003-04 • LB--Jevon Kearse, 1996-98 LB--Wilber Marshall, 1980-83 Danny Wuerffel - 1996 DB--Louis Oliver, 1985-88 • DB--Lito Sheppard, 1999-2001 DB--Fred Weary, 1994-97 John Reaves - 1971 P--Shayne Edge, 1991-94 Danny Wuerffel - 1995 Lawrence Wrig • • • • • Danny Wuerffe Judd Davis - 19 Danny Wuerffe Tim Tebow - 20 Florida’s All-Time Roster As chosen by Athlon Sports in Offense 2001.[10] Defense Tim Tebow - 20 WR--Carlos Alvarez 1969-71 WR--Wes Chandler 1974-77 TE--Jim Yarbrough 1966-68 TE--Kirk Kirkpatrick 1987-90 OL--Lomas Brown 1981-84 OL--Jason Odom 1992-95 OL--Bill Carr 1964-66 OL--Burton Lawless 1972-74 OL--Jeff Zimmerman 1983-86 QB--Steve Spurrier 1964-66 QB--Danny Wuerffel 1993-96 RB--Neal Anderson 1982-85 RB--Emmitt Smith 1987-89 RB--Errict Rhett 1990-93 K --Jeff Chandler 1998-2001 DL--Jack Youngblood 1968-70 DL--Brad Culpepper 1988-91 All-Time SEC DL--Huey Richardson 1987-90 Team DL--Kevin Carter (1933-82) The All-Time Team for the first 50 years 1991-94 DL--Ellis Johnson Selected by the SEC Skywriters 1991-94 First Team Defense LB--Wilber Marshall 1980-83 DE—Jack LB--David Little 1977-80 Youngblood, 1968-70 Second Team LB--Alonzo Johnson 1981-85 Offense LB--Scot BrantleyWR— Wes Chandler, 1974-77 1976-79 Second Team Defense LB--Sammy Green 1972-75 LB—Wilber DB--Bruce Bennett 1963-65 Marshall,1980-82 DB--Steve Tannen 1967-69 Quarter Century All-SEC Team DB--Will White 1989-92 (1950-74) DB--Louis Oliver 1985-88 A Bicentennial Project of the Birmingham QB Club DB--Fred Weary 1994-97 First Team Defense P--Ray Criswell 1982-85 DE—Jack Youngblood, 1968-1970 All-Time SEC Team Gator Hon 25 Year Al (1961-85) Th Offense chosen for th WR—Cris C WR—Wes C Defense DE—Jack Y LB—Wilber Hall of Famers Individual Award Winners • Steve Spurrier - 1966 Danny Wuerffel - 1996 • • The following Florida players are members of the College Football Hall of Fame. FWAA 1969-94 All-America Team Selected by the FWAA for the 25th Anniversary of the centennial year of college football. • Jack Youngblood, 1968-70[11] NCAA Honors Sports 1995, 1996 Danny Wuerffel - Illustrated All-Century Team • Jack Youngblood, 1968-70[12] Tim Tebow - 2007 Current coaching staff 11 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Name Urban Meyer Current Responsibilities Head Coach Special Teams Florida Gators football Joined Staff Alma mater 2005 2005 2008 2008 2005 Cincinnati Central Connecticut State Texas The Citadel Colorado State Michigan Michigan Iowa University of Central Arkansas Steve Addazio Offensive Coordinator Offensive Line Vance Bedford Cornerbacks Kenny Carter Running backs Billy Gonzales Recruiting Coordinator Wide Receivers Chuck Heater Assistant Defensive Coordinator 2005 Safeties Scot Loeffler Quarterbacks 2009 2008 2003 Dan McCarney Assistant Head Coach Defensive Line Charlie Strong Associate Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Brian White Tight Ends 2009 Harvard • Steve Spurrier, Heisman Trophy winner, coach of F Team, former head coach of the Washington Redski • Fred Taylor, running back for the New England Pat See also: Gator Football Ring of Honor • Dale Van Sickel, member of the College Football Ha See also: List of University of Florida football players • John L. Williams, former Pro Bowl RB • Carlos Alvarez, All-American wide receiver • Danny Wuerffel, QB of Florida’s 1996 National Cham • Neal Anderson, former Pro Bowl running back winner, former NFL QB, namesake of the Wuerffel T • Alex Brown, defensive end for the Chicago BearsJack Youngblood, NFL Hall of Famer • • Lomas Brown, former seven-time Pro Bowl player • Wes Chandler, former Pro Bowl wide receiverNotable current players • Cris Collinsworth, former NFL wide receiver andTim Tebow, starting quarterback, first player in NC • current sports broadcaster • Chan Gailey, former college and NFL head coachand passing touchdowns in the same season, first so • Jabar Gaffney, wide receiver for the Denver Broncos Trophy • Earnest Graham, starting running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers • Brandon Spikes, All-American starting middle lineba • Rex Grossman, quarterback for the Chicago Bears, Super James, All-American kick returner/running • Brandon Bowl XLI starting quarterback • Percy Harvin, former All-American wide receiver • Lindy Infante, former RB and NFL head coach • Chris Leak, quarterback of the 2006 championship team Tebow, Sr. • QB - Tim • Jevon Kearse, NFL All-Pro DE for the Tennessee Titans • TB - Jeffrey Demps, So. • Wilber Marshall, former NFL Pro Bowl linebacker • WR - Riley Cooper, Sr. • Jeff Mitchell, former NFL Pro Bowl center • WR - Carl Moore, Sr. • Mike Mularkey, former NFL head coach • WR - Deonte Thompson, So. • Reggie Nelson, defensive back for the Jacksonville Jaguars Hernandez, Jr. • TE - Aaron • Jesse Palmer, former CFL and NFL quarterback, LT - Carl Johnson, Jr. sports • and Bachelor; now a commentator • LG - James Wilson, So. • John Reaves, former NFL and collegiate All-American quarterback • C - Maurkice Pouncey, Jr. • Errict Rhett, former running back in the NFL • RG - Mike Pouncey, Jr. • Brian Schottenheimer, offensive coordinator, New York Jets Gilbert, Jr. • RT - Marcus • Lito Sheppard, 2-Time Pro Bowler, cornerback for the New York Jets Defense • Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher DE - probable NFL Hall of Famer • and J. Cunningham, Sr. Notable alumni 2009 Depth Chart • DE - Carlos Dunlap, Jr. 12 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florida Gators football • • • • • • • • • DT - Terron Sanders, Jr. DT - Lawrence Marsh, Jr. LB - A.J. Jones, Jr. LB - Brandon Spikes, Sr. LB - Dustin Doe, Sr. CB - Janoris Jenkins, So. CB - Joe Haden, Jr. S - Ahmad Black, Jr. S - Major Wright, Jr. References [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] About the award [7] About the War Canoe Trophy [8] See http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/ia_football_ [9] http://www.gatorzone.com/football/history/yby_sco [10] Athlon Sports.com [11] "Writers Cite Best of the Best", Syracuse Herald A http://www.newspaperarchive.com/ PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=29544778&firstvisit=tr retrieved on 2009-02-11. [12] Maisel, Ivan (1999-10-06), "Sports Illustrated NCA Sports Illustrated, http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com cfb_allcentury_team/, retrieved on 2008-06-19. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=111-h20090121-27 Sports: Spurrierisms "With Zook out, will Spurrier get a call?", ESPN.com, 2004-10-24, http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1908871, retrieved on 2009-01-14. • University of Florida Athletic Association "Toughest Schedule: (Teams with at least 9 Inter-Division games) Sorted on Cumulative Opposition", 2007-01-10, http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2006/Internet/ toughest%20schedule/ia_9games_cumm.pdf, retrieved on 2009-01-16. • Gatorzone.com, "2007 Team Ranking", 2007-07-17, http://rivals100.rivals.com/ official website TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2007, retrieved on 2009-01-16. 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