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Florida Gators football
2008 Florida Gators football team
First season	1906
Staff
Athletic director	Jeremy Foley
Head coach	Urban Meyer
	4th year, 31–8
Stadium
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Stadium capacity	92,000 aprx.
Stadium surface	Grass
Location	Gainesville, Florida
League/Conference
Conference	SEC
Division	East
Team records
All-time record	618–368–40 (.622)
Postseason bowl record	16–19
Awards
National titles	2
Conference titles	7
Heisman winners	3
All-Americans	135
Pageantry
Colors	Orange and Blue
Fight song	Orange and Blue
Mascot	Albert E. Gator
Marching band	Pride of the Sunshine
Rivals	Florida State Seminoles Georgia Bulldogs Tennessee Volunteers
Website	GatorZone.com

The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference's Eastern division. They play their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (also known as Florida Field and "The Swamp") in Gainesville, Florida. In 100 years of play, Florida has been recognized as SEC champions seven times (finishing first in the conference an additional three times), were national champions of the 1996 and 2006 college football seasons, and went undefeated in the 1995 regular season, surviving a tough SEC schedule and vaunted rival, Florida State University.

Urban Meyer, in his fourth season in 2008, is the current head coach of the Gators.

[edit] Overview

Florida plays an eight-game Southeastern Conference schedule, headlined by annual SEC Eastern division showdowns against Tennessee and Georgia, the latter being held in Jacksonville, Florida every year and unofficially dubbed "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" (a nickname officially deprecated after recommendations of the NCAA and SEC in an effort to diminish excessive drinking). The permanent SEC Western division team the Gators face every season is LSU, previously playing Auburn as well before new SEC rules took effect in 2003.

In addition, the team has a yearly out-of-conference meeting with Florida State at the end of the season. The two teams' emergence as perennial football powers has led to their meetings becoming a fierce rivalry. Prior to 1988, the University of Miami was also an annual opponent and rival. However, Florida and Miami have met only twice during the regular season since then (2002 and 2003) and do not plan to play each other again until 2008.

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 Jack Youngblood (74) had been retired in the past, but the numbers were re-issued to players during Spurrier's time as Florida head coach.

[edit] 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 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.

Logo used from 1966-1967

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 and lead the team to a 9-1-1 record.

Logo used from 1979-1991

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.

[edit] The 90's

The football team has been one of 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 title-stripped 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." ^[1] Spurrier broke his old coach—Ray Graves'—mark for wins as Florida coach in 1996.

The Gators in their home, The Swamp

Head coach Urban Meyer (pictured) and the Gators celebrated 100 years of Florida Football with a BCS Championship in 2006.

The Gators had their first and only unbeaten regular season in 1995, but were denied a national championship in the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, later nicknamed the “Fiasco Bowl” for its lopsided score in favor of Nebraska (62-24).

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 national champion. The Gators seized their unlikely opportunity, and Heisman trophy-winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel avenged the earlier loss and garnered game MVP honors in a 52-20 rout of the Seminoles.

"Old Albert" logo; used as an alternative logo over the past two decades, reaching its popularity in the mid-1990s (it has since been surpassed by a more modern rendition of Albert)

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 10th-ranked Gators upset their rivals, the top-ranked 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.

[edit] The 2000's

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; 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 2004 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 candidate to replace Zook in national coach of the year, Urban Meyer of Utah.

Primary logo from 1991-Present

The script "Gators" has appeared on Gators helmets since 1979

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.

In 2006, the Gators were victorious in the SEC Championship Game against Arkansas, winning their first title since the 2000 season. The Gators were selected to play in the BCS Championship Game against the Ohio State Buckeyes, which was played on January 8, 2007. They beat the No. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, 41-14, for their second national title.

A month after the national championship, the Gators celebrated signing arguably their second #1 recruiting class in as many years.[1]

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 outstanding performance earned him many post-season awards, including the Heisman Trophy. He was the first underclassman to receive the award.

[edit] Rivalries

[edit] Florida State

Main article: Florida-Florida State rivalry

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 Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.

[edit] Georgia

Main article: The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party

Commonly known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party", the official name of the rivalry with Georgia is the "Florida-Georgia/Georgia-Florida Game" due to a reluctance to promote alcohol consumption. Currently, the game is held at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, usually on the last Saturday in October. 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 corresponding to the sideline their team occupies.

The game was first held in Jacksonville in 1915 in the teams' second meeting (won by Georgia 39-0). The game has been held in Jacksonville every year since 1933, except for 1994 and 1995, when the contest was held on the respective schools' campus stadiums due to the rebuilding of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars.

[edit] Tennesssee

Main article: Florida-Tennessee rivalry

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.

[edit] Miami

When Florida and Miami play each other, the War Canoe Trophy is up for grabs.

[edit] Uniforms

Home	Away
Current uniforms

[edit] National Championships

Year Coach Selector Record Bowl Result 1996 Steve Spurrier AP, Coaches 12-1 Sugar Bowl Florida 52, Florida State 20 2006 Urban Meyer AP, Coaches 13-1 BCS National Title Game Florida 41, Ohio State 14 Total national championships: 2 [edit] Conference Affiliations 1906-11, Independent 1912-21, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1922-32, Southern Conference 1933-present, Southeastern Conference [edit] Conference Championships Florida has won a total of 8 conference championships, with 7 of those being official. The University was stripped of the 1984 conference championship after the season due to NCAA violations. The 1985 and 1990 teams finished with the best conference record, but were ineligible for the conference championship due to probation resulting from violations committed under the previous coaching staff. Florida won its first officially recognized football championship in 1991. In 1992, the Southeastern Conference split into Eastern and Western Divisions and created a championship game between the division winners to crown the league champion. Florida has made 8 appearances in the SEC Championship Game, the most of any SEC school, with the most recent coming in 2006. The Gators are 6-2 in those games. Year Division Championship SEC CG Result Opponent PF PA 1992 SEC East L Alabama 21 28 1993 SEC East W Alabama 28 13 1994 SEC East W Alabama 24 23 1995 SEC East W Arkansas 34 3 1996 SEC East W Alabama 45 30 1999 SEC East L Alabama 7 34 2000 SEC East W Auburn 28 6 2006 SEC East W Arkansas 38 28 Totals 8 6-2 - 215 165 [edit] Season-by-Season Records[2] Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record 1906 none 5-3 n/a 1907 none 4-1-1 n/a 1908 none 5-2-1 n/a 1909 none 6-1-1 n/a 1910 none 6-1-0 n/a 1911 none 5-0-1 n/a 1912 SIAA 5-2-1 n/a 1913 SIAA 4-3 n/a 1914 SIAA 5-2 n/a 1915 SIAA 4-3 n/a 1916 SIAA 0-5 n/a 1917 SIAA 2-4 n/a 1918 SIAA 1-0 n/a 1919 SIAA 5-3 n/a 1920 SIAA 5-3 n/a 1921 SIAA 6-3-2 n/a 1922 Southern 7-2 2-0 1923 Southern 6-1-2 1-0-2 1924 Southern 6-2-2 2-0-1 1925 Southern 8-2 3-2 1926 Southern 2-6-2 1-4-1 1927 Southern 7-3 5-2 1928 Southern 8-1 6-1 1929 Southern 8-2 6-1 1930 Southern 6-3-1 4-2-1 1931 Southern 2-6-2 2-4-2 1932 Southern 3-6 1-6 1933 SEC 5-3-1 2-3 1934 SEC 6-3-1 2-2-1 1935 SEC 3-7 1-6 1936 SEC 4-6 1-5 1937 SEC 4-7 3-4 1938 SEC 4-6-1 2-2-1 1939 SEC 5-5-1 0-3-1 1940 SEC 5-5 2-3 1941 SEC 4-6 1-3 1942 SEC 3-7 1-3 1943 SEC no team n/a 1944 SEC 4-3 0-3 1945 SEC 4-5-1 1-3-1 1946 SEC 0-9 0-5 1947 SEC 4-5-1 0-3-1 1948 SEC 5-5 1-5 1949 SEC 4-5-1 1-4-1 1950 SEC 5-5 2-4 1951 SEC 5-5 2-4 1952 SEC 8-3 3-3 1953 SEC 3-5-2 1-3-2 1954 SEC 5-5 5-2 1955 SEC 4-6 3-5 1956 SEC 6-3-1 5-2 1957 SEC 6-2-1 4-2-1 1958 SEC 6-4-1 2-4-1 1959 SEC 5-4-1 2-4 1960 SEC 9-2 5-1 1961 SEC 4-5-1 3-3 1962 SEC 7-4 4-2 1963 SEC 6-3-1 3-3-1 1964 SEC 7-3 4-2 1965 SEC 7-4 4-2 1966 SEC 9-2 4-1 1967 SEC 6-4 4-2 1968 SEC 6-3-1 2-2-1 1969 SEC 9-1-1 4-1-1 1970 SEC 7-4 3-3 1971 SEC 4-7 1-6 1972 SEC 5-5-1 3-3-1 1973 SEC 7-5 3-4 1974 SEC 8-4 3-3 1975 SEC 9-3 5-1 1976 SEC 8-4 4-2 1977 SEC 6-4-1 3-3 1978 SEC 4-7 3-3 1979 SEC 0-10-1 0-6 1980 SEC 8-4 4-2 1981 SEC 7-5 3-3 1982 SEC 8-4 3-3 1983 SEC 9-2-1 4-2 1984 SEC 9-1-1 5-0-1 1985 SEC 9-1-1 5-1 1986 SEC 6-5 3-3 1987 SEC 6-6 3-3 1988 SEC 7-5 4-3 1989 SEC 7-5 4-3 1990 SEC 9-2 6-1 1991 SEC 10-2 7-0* 1992 SEC 9-4 6-3 1993 SEC 11-2 8-1* 1994 SEC 10-2-1 8-1* 1995 SEC 12-1 9-0* 1996 SEC 12-1** 9-0* 1997 SEC 10-2 6-2 1998 SEC 10-2 7-1 1999 SEC 9-4 7-2 2000 SEC 10-3 8-1* 2001 SEC 10-2 6-2 2002 SEC 8-5 6-2 2003 SEC 8-5 6-2 2004 SEC 7-5 4-4 2005 SEC 9-3 5-3 2006 SEC 13-1** 8-1* 2007 SEC 9-4 5-3 2008 SEC 0-0 0-0 ** = Consensus National Champions * = Conference Champions [edit] All-time record vs. annual opponents School UF Record Streak 1st Meeting Florida State 31-19-2 Won 4 1958 Georgia 37-46-2 Lost 1 1915 Kentucky 40-17-0 Won 21 1917 LSU 28-23-3 Lost 1 1937 South Carolina 20-4-3 Won 2 1911 Tennessee 21-19-0 Won 3 1916 Vanderbilt 30-9-2 Won 17 1945 See also: The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, Florida-Florida State rivalry, and Florida-Tennessee rivalry [edit] Bowl games Year Bowl Game Winner Loser 1952 Gator Bowl Florida 14 Tulsa 13 1958 Gator Bowl Mississippi 7 Florida 3 1960 Gator Bowl Florida 13 Baylor 12 1962 Gator Bowl Florida 17 Penn State 7 1965 Sugar Bowl Missouri 20 Florida 18 1966 Orange Bowl Florida 27 Georgia Tech 12 1969 Gator Bowl Florida 14 Tennessee 13 1973^ Tangerine Bowl Miami (Ohio) 16 Florida 7 1974 Sugar Bowl Nebraska 13 Florida 10 1975 Gator Bowl Maryland 13 Florida 0 1976 Sun Bowl Texas A&M 37 Florida 14 1980^ Tangerine Bowl Florida 35 Maryland 20 1981 Peach Bowl West Virginia 26 Florida 6 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl Arkansas 28 Florida 24 1983 Gator Bowl Florida 14 Iowa 6 1987 Aloha Bowl UCLA 20 Florida 16 1988 All-American Bowl Florida 14 Illinois 10 1989 Freedom Bowl Washington 34 Florida 7 1991 Sugar Bowl Notre Dame 39 Florida 28 1992 Gator Bowl Florida 27 NC State 10 1993 Sugar Bowl Florida 41 West Virginia 7 1994 Sugar Bowl Florida State 23 Florida 17 1995 Fiesta Bowl (Title Game) Nebraska 62 Florida 24 1996 Sugar Bowl (Title Game) Florida 52 Florida State 20 1997† Florida Citrus Bowl Florida 21 Penn State 6 1998 Orange Bowl Florida 31 Syracuse 10 1999† Florida Citrus Bowl Michigan State 37 Florida 34 2000 Sugar Bowl Miami 37 Florida 20 2001 Orange Bowl Florida 56 Maryland 23 2002 Outback Bowl Michigan 38 Florida 30 2003 Outback Bowl Iowa 37 Florida 17 2004 Peach Bowl Miami (Florida) 27 Florida 10 2005 Outback Bowl Florida 31 Iowa 24 2006 BCS National Championship Game Florida 41 Ohio State 14 2007 Capital One Bowl Michigan 41 Florida 35 Totals 35 16 19 [edit] University of Florida All-Time Team Chosen by Miami Herald in August, 1983, by a fan vote. First Team Offense QB--Steve Spurrier RB--Larry Smith RB--Nat Moore WR--Cris Collinsworth WR--Wes Chandler TE--Jim Yarbrough T--Randy Jackson T--Mike Williams G--Burton Lawless G--Guy Dennis C--Bill Carr K--David Posey First Team Defense DL--Jack Youngblood DL--Scott Hutchinson DL--David Galloway DL--Charlie LaPradd LB--Ralph Ortega LB--Scot Brantley LB--Wilber Marshall LB--Glenn Cameron DB--Steve Tannen DB--Jackie Simpson DB--Bernie Parrish P--Bobby Joe Green Second Team Offense QB--John Reaves RB--Rick Casares RB--James Jones WR--Carlos Alvarez WR--Charles Casey TE--Chris Faulkner T--Mac Steen T--Charlie Mitchell G--Larry Beckman G--John Barrow C--Steve DeLaTorre K--Brian Clark 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 [edit] Florida Gator All-Century Team Chosen by Gator Fans and organized by the Gainesville Sun in the Fall of 1999 First Team Offense QB-- Danny Wuerffel (1993-96) RB-- Neal Anderson (1982-85) RB-- Emmitt Smith (1987-89) WR-- Carlos Alvarez (1969-71) WR-- Wes Chandler (1974-77) TE-- Jim Yarbrough (1966-68) OT-- Lomas Brown (1981-84) OT-- David Williams (1985-88) OG-- Burton Lawless (1972-74) OG-- Donnie Young (1993-96) OC-- Jeff Mitchell (1993-96) PK-- Judd Davis (1992-94) KR-- Jacquez Green (1995-97) First Team Defense DE-- Jack Youngblood (1968-70) DE-- Kevin Carter (1991-94) DT-- Brad Culpepper (1988-91) DT-- Ellis Johnson (1991-94) LB-- Wilber Marshall (1980-83) LB-- Scot Brantley (1976-79) LB-- David Little (1977-80) CB-- Steve Tannen (1967-69) CB --Jarvis Williams (1984-87) S-- Louis Oliver (1985-88) S-- Bruce Bennett (1963-65) P-- Bobby Joe Green (1958-59) Second Team Offense QB--Steve Spurrier (1964-66) RB--Rick Casares (1951-53) RB--James Jones (1979-82) WR--Reidel Anthony (1994-96) WR--Ike Hilliard (1994-96) TE--Kirk Kirkpatrick (1987-90) OT--Jason Odom (1992-95) OT--Mike Williams (1973-75) OG--Larry Gagner (1963-65) OG--Jeff Zimmerman (1983-86) OC--Phil Bromley (1981-84) PK--David Posey (1973-76) KR--Jack Jackson (1992-94) Second Team Defense DE--David Ghesquiere (1967-69) DE-- Lynn Matthews (1963-65) DT-- David Galloway (1979-81) DT-- Charlie LaPradd (1950-52) LB-- Sammy Green (1972-75) LB-- Alonzo Johnson (1983-85) LB-- Ralph Ortega (1972- 74) CB-- Fred Weary (1994-97) CB-- Richard Fain (1987-90) S--Tony Lilly (1980-83) S--Wayne Fields (1972-75) P-- Ray Criswell (1982-85) [edit] University of Florida Gator 100th Anniversary Team Done in conjunction with the celebration of 100 Years of Florida Football. In 2006 fans voted with mail-in ballots found at stores and also voted on the internet. Offense QB--Danny Wuerffel, 1993-96 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 Defense DL--Trace Armstrong, 1988 DL--Alex Brown, 1998-2001 DL--Kevin Carter, 1991-94 DL--Brad Culpepper, 1988-91 DL--Jack Youngblood,1968-70 LB--Scot Brantley, 1976-79 LB--Channing Crowder, 2003-04 LB--Jevon Kearse, 1996-98 LB--Wilber Marshall, 1980-83 DB--Louis Oliver, 1985-88 DB--Lito Sheppard, 1999-2001 DB--Fred Weary, 1994-97 P--Shayne Edge, 1991-94 [edit] Florida's All-Time Roster As chosen by Athlon Sports in 2001. [2] Offense 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 Defense DL--Jack Youngblood 1968-70 DL--Brad Culpepper 1988-91 DL--Huey Richardson 1987-90 DL--Kevin Carter 1991-94 DL--Ellis Johnson 1991-94 LB--Wilber Marshall 1980-83 LB--David Little 1977-80 LB--Alonzo Johnson 1981-85 LB--Scot Brantley 1976-79 LB--Sammy Green 1972-75 DB--Bruce Bennett 1963-65 DB--Steve Tannen 1967-69 DB--Will White 1989-92 DB--Louis Oliver 1985-88 DB--Fred Weary 1994-97 P--Ray Criswell 1982-85 [edit] Individual Award Winners Heisman Trophy Steve Spurrier - 1966 Danny Wuerffel - 1996 Tim Tebow - 2007 Maxwell Award Danny Wuerffel - 1996 Tim Tebow - 2007 Walter Camp Award Danny Wuerffel - 1996 Sammy Baugh Trophy John Reaves - 1971 Danny Wuerffel - 1995 Davey O'Brien Award Danny Wuerffel - 1995, 1996 Tim Tebow - 2007 Jim Thorpe Award Lawrence Wright - 1996 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Danny Wuerffel - 1996 Lou Groza Award Judd Davis - 1993 Draddy Trophy Danny Wuerffel - 1996 [edit] All-Time SEC Team Gator Honorees All-Time SEC Team (1933-82) The All-Time Team for the first 50 years Selected by the SEC Skywriters First Team Defense DE—Jack Youngblood, 1968-70 Second Team Offense WR— Wes Chandler, 1974-77 Second Team Defense LB—Wilber Marshall,1980-82 Quarter Century All-SEC Team (1950-74) A Bicentennial Project of the Birmingham QB Club First Team Defense DE—Jack Youngblood, 1968-1970 25 Year All-SEC Team (1961-85) The 25-year All-SEC team chosen for the Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger Offense WR—Cris Collinsworth, 1978-1980 WR—Wes Chandler, 1974-1976 Defense DE—Jack Youngblood, 1968-1970 LB—Wilber Marshall, 1980-82 [edit] Current coaching staff Name Current Responsibilities Years at UF Alma mater Urban Meyer Head Coach 2005 - Cincinnati Steve Addazio Tackles Tight Ends 2005 - Central Connecticut State Vance Bedford Cornerbacks 2008 - Texas Kenny Carter Running backs 2008 - The Citadel Billy Gonzales Recruiting Coordinator Wide Receivers 2005 - Colorado State Chuck Heater Assistant Defensive Coordinator Safeties 2005 - Michigan John Hevesy Centers & Guards 2005 - Maine Dan McCarney Assistant Head Coach Defensive Line 2008 - Iowa Dan Mullen Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks 2005 - Ursinus College Charlie Strong Assistant Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Linebackers 1988-89 1991-94 2003 - University of Central Arkansas [edit] Notable alumni See also: Gator Football Ring of Honor See also: List of University of Florida football players Carlos Alvarez, All-American wide receiver Neal Anderson, former Pro Bowl running back Reidel Anthony, former NFL WR Trace Armstrong, former NFL defensive end Dallas Baker, current wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers Kerwin Bell, former NFL and CFL QB and head coach, Jacksonville University Scot Brantley, former NFL linebacker, current radio analyst Alex Brown, defensive end for the Chicago Bears Lomas Brown, seven-time Pro Bowl selection and likely NFL Hall of Famer Reche Caldwell, wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams Kevin Carter, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Wes Chandler, former Pro Bowl wide receiver Mo Collins, former NFL OL Cris Collinsworth, former NFL wide receiver and current sports broadcaster Channing Crowder, current Miami Dolphins linebacker Earl Everett, current linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons Ciatrick Fason, former NFL RB Derrick Gaffney, former NFL WR Jabar Gaffney, wide receiver for the New England Patriots Chan Gailey, reserve college QB, former college head coach Earnest Graham, starting running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jacquez Green, former NFL wide receiver Rex Grossman, quarterback for the Chicago Bears Ike Hilliard, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lindy Infante, former RB and NFL head coach Chad Jackson, wide receiver for the New England Patriots Darrell Jackson, WR for the San Francisco 49ers Terry Jackson, former NFL RB Ellis Johnson, former NFL defensive tackle Jevon Kearse, DE for the Tennessee Titans Crawford Ker, former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Kelvin Kight, wide receiver for the New England Patriots Chris Leak, quarterback of the 2006 championship team Wilber Marshall, former NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Shane Matthews, former NFL QB, coach in the All American Football League Tony McCoy, former NFL DT Jeff Mitchell, former NFL center Jarvis Moss, defensive end for the Denver Broncos Mike Mularkey, former NFL tight end, former NFL head coach Ricky Nattiel, former WR for the Denver Broncos Reggie Nelson, defensive back for the Jacksonville Jaguars Louis Oliver, former strong safety for the Miami Dolphins Jesse Palmer, former CFL and NFL quarterback, and Bachelor, now a sports commentator Mike Pearson, former NFL offensive lineman Mike Peterson, middle linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars John Reaves, former NFL and collegiate All-American quarterback Errict Rhett, former running back in the NFL Brian Schottenheimer, reserve college QB, current offensive coordinator, New York Jets Ian Scott, defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles Lito Sheppard, 2-Time Pro Bowler, cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Siler, linebacker for the San Diego Chargers Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher and probable NFL Hall of Famer Ryan Smith, former All-American cornerback Jimmy Spencer, former NFL DB and current assistant coach for the Denver Broncos Steve Spurrier, Heisman Trophy winner, coach of Florida's 1996 National Champion Team, former head coach of the Washington Redskins, current South Carolina coach Max Starks, offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers Fred Taylor, running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars Travis Taylor, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings Ben Troupe, tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dale Van Sickel, member of the College Football Hall of Fame Kenyatta Walker, former NFL OT Gerard Warren, defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders Tavares Washington, offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers Dee Webb, former NFL defensive back John L. Williams, former Pro Bowl RB Danny Wuerffel, QB of Florida's 1996 National Champion Team, Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL QB, namesake of the Wuerffel Trophy Jack Youngblood, NFL Hall of Famer Jeff Zimmerman, former NFL offensive lineman [edit] Notable current players Percy Harvin, starting wide receiver, first Gator player to have 100+ yards receiving and rushing in the same game Tim Tebow, starting quarterback, first player in NCAA history to score 20+ rushing and passing touchdowns in the same season, first underclassman to win the Heisman Trophy Cameron Newton, reserve quarterback Major Wright, starting safety Dustin Doe, starting outside linebacker Brandon Spikes, starting middle linebacker [edit] References ^ Sports: Spurrierisms ^ http://www.gatorzone.com/football/history/yby_scores.pdf [edit] See also University of Florida Athletic Association [edit] External links Gatorzone.com, official website v • d • e University of Florida Academics College of Medicine · Levin College of Law · College of Engineering · Warrington College of Business Administration · Fisher School of Accounting · College of Pharmacy · College of Dentistry · College of Veterinary Medicine · College of Journalism and Communications · College of Public Health and Health Professions · Rinker School of Building Construction · College of Nursing · College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · College of Health and Human Performance · College of Agricultural and Life Sciences · College of Education · College of Design Construction and Planning · College of Fine Arts · Bob Graham Center for Public Service · Continuing Education Athletics Southeastern Conference · Florida Gators · University Athletic Association · Gator football · Gator basketball · Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Stephen C. 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