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The University of Florida is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), one of the nation's premier intercollegiate sports conferences, and 20 of the 21 Gators sports teams compete in the SEC. Since the SEC began play in 1933, Florida's varsity athletic teams have won 261 SEC team championships, more than any other conference member.
The season was Florida alumnus Doug Dickey's first of nine as the new head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Dickey had been the starting quarterback for the Gators under coach Bob Woodruff in 1952 and 1953 , and had previously served as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers before returning to his alma mater in 1970.
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.
The Florida Gators represent the University of Florida in the sport of American football, and they compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Florida Gators quarterbacks have led their teams to 689 wins, forty post-season ...
The 1992 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier 's third as the Florida Gators football team's head coach, and the wins were harder to come by as the star-studded senior classes from 1990 and 1991 had graduated.
Hired alongside Professor Watkins in 2006, Dr. Chip Birkner serves the University of Florida as associate professor of Music and assistant director of Bands, where he directs the University Concert Bands, the New Music Ensemble, Gator Pep Bands, and is associate director of the ‘Pride of the Sunshine’ Marching Band. Dr. Birkner is a "Triple ...
The Reitz is the campus union at the University of Florida. On February 1, 2016, it was reopened after an extensive renovation and expansion. The 138,000 square feet (12,800 m 2) of new space includes support space for student organizations, new lounges, study spaces, a game room, an arts and crafts center and dance studios. [158]
The following is a list of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Florida.Many of these schools have multiple campuses, and therefore only the location of the main campus in Florida is specified.