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Florida required six home football games to maintain funding levels for its athletic department, so the school decided to fill out its three game non-conference schedule with two teams that did not require a home-and-home arrangement plus Florida State, ending the series with Miami. [3] [2]
Local hotels fill to near capacity, downtown and the Jacksonville Landing along the St. Johns River hosts festivities on Friday and Saturday, and the area around the stadium is alive with tailgating and other happenings on game day. [21] Besides Jacksonville, the Georgia Golden Isles also depend on the game to sustain businesses through the ...
The season-opening matchup against Utah was notable for it being the Gators' first non-conference true road game outside the state of Florida since a 38–21 loss to Syracuse in the 1991 season.
The 1973 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.The season was Doug Dickey's fourth as the Florida Gators football team's head coach.
The Gators entered the season having the most difficult schedule in the country. Following Florida's 23–17 defeat in overtime to No. 8 Tennessee that resulted in the Gators going 1–2 in conference play, there was speculation head coach Billy Napier would be fired.
The Gators won the remaining eight games on their schedule under Hall, including big wins over arch-rivals Georgia, Auburn, and Florida State, and finished with a 9–1–1 record. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] By virtue of an undefeated 5–0–1 conference record, [ 11 ] Florida won its first-ever Southeastern Conference (SEC) football championship.
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is located on the northern edge of the University of Florida's Gainesville campus. The stadium and its approach are bordered by West University Avenue to the north, Gale Lemerand Drive to the west, and Stadium Road to the south.
The 2022 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).