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The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The 2012 season was the Gators' second under head coach Will ...
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.
Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, Single season and career leaders. The Gators represent the University of Florida in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference. Although Florida began competing in intercollegiate football in 1906, [1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1950. [2]
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Florida will be without its starting quarterback, as Graham Mertz suffered a fractured left collarbone in the Gators' game against Missouri last week. Florida lost, 33-31. Florida lost, 33-31.
Florida’s bowl chances are suddenly incredibly realistic after the Gators beat No. 22 LSU, 27-16. After LSU kicked a field goal to cut Florida’s lead to four with 5:18 to go, the Gators made ...
By a score of 27–16, the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Florida Gators for the first time since 1986 (and for the first time in Gainesville since 1979). [125] At that point, it was the longest active streak of one team beating another in FBS. Also notably, this was the first SEC opener Florida has lost since 2004, a 13-year streak.
The 1930 Gators also defeated Georgia Tech for the first time, 55–7, [94] and played their first game at Florida Field (a 20–0 loss to national champion Alabama). [95] Winning four of 18 games over the next two seasons ( 1931 and 1932), Bachman ended his tenure on a high note in his final game with a 12–2 inter-sectional upset of the UCLA ...