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With the state of Florida being home to an estimated million alligators, the American Alligator, often just called a "Gator" for short, was chosen by the Florida gators football program as the mascot to represent the University of Florida in 1911. The official costumed mascots of the Florida Gators are Albert (Albert E. Gator) and Alberta.Florida first fielded an official football team in 1906. Since then, the Gators have played in 34 bowl games, won seven Southeastern Conference titles, produced 135 All-Americans coming into the 2006 season, 35 NFL first round draft choices and three Heisman Trophy winners. Florida plays an eight-game conference schedule, headlined by annual SEC Eastern division showdowns against Tennessee and Georgia, the latter being held in Jacksonville, Florida every year (see schedules below). The Gators' most prominent current rivals are SEC Eastern Division foes, the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers, and the ACC's Florida State Seminoles. Florida has also shared past rivalries with the Auburn Tigers and Miami Hurricanes which have lessened in intensity in recent years.
They play home games in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (dubbed The Swamp) located in Gainesville, Florida. On December 11, 2010, Florida named Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp as Urban Meyer's replacement. Muschamp previously served as the defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Auburn Tigers and Texas Longhorns, and was designated as the Longhorns' "head coach-in-waiting." On January 3, 2011, Muschamp announced the hiring of Charlie Weis, former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator, as the Gators' new offensive coordinator. Weis is a four-time Super Bowl champion and a former head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team Urban 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 an Outback Bowl win against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Although the Gators managed to defeat their three biggest rivals (Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida State) for only the fourth time in school history, they missed out on a chance to play in the SEC title game after a late-season upset loss to Spurrier's new team, South Carolina. In 2006, the Gators completed a 13–1 season during which their sole loss was to the Auburn Tigers 17–27. In their final regular season SEC game, the Gators' managed a slender 17–16 victory when Jarvis Moss blocked a fourth quarter field goal by the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Gators defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in the SEC Championship Game, winning their first SEC title since 2000. The Gators played in the 2007 BCS Championship Game on January 8, 2007, and, led by quarterback Chris Leak, beat the No. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, 41–14, for the Gators' second national football championship. The Gators played the nation's toughest schedule in 2006.[44] Tim Tebow became the full-time starting quarterback for the 2007 season. The Gators started the season 4–0 and were ranked as high as Number 3 in the various media polls. However, a midseason stretch in which the team lost three of four games to conference foes ended any hopes of a repeat national championship. While the Gators finished with a relatively disappointing 9–4 record and Number 13 final ranking, Tim Tebow's record-setting season earned him many post-season awards, including the Heisman Trophy. Tebow was the first sophomore to receive the Heisman. Source: Wikipedia
2011 Florida Gators Football Schedule09/03/11 Florida 41 vs Florida Atlantic Owls 3 (H) 09/10/11 Florida 39 vs UAB Blazers 0 (H) 09/17/11 Florida 33 vs Tennessee Volunteers 23 (H) 09/24/11 Florida 48 vs Kentucky Wildcats 10 (A) 10/01/11 Florida 10 vs Alabama Crimson Tide 38(H) 10/08/11 Florida 11 vs LSU Tigers 41 (A) 10/15/11 Florida 6 vs Auburn Tigers 17 (A) 10/29/11 Florida 20 vs Georgia Bulldogs 24 (H) 11/05/11 Florida 26 vs Vanderbilt Commodores 21 (H) 11/12/11 Florida 12 vs South Carolina Gamecocks 17 (A) 11/29/11 Florida 54 vs Furman Paladins 32 (H) 11/26/11 Florida 7 vs Florida State Seminoles 21 (H) 01/02/12 Florida 24 vs Ohio State Buckeyes 17 (Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl)
2010 Florida Gators Football Season09/04/10 Florida 34 Miami (OH) Redhawks 12 09/11/10 Florida 38 South Florida Bulls 14 09/18/10 Florida 31 Tennessee Volunteers 17 09/25/10 Florida 48 Kentucky Wildcats 14 10/02/10 Florida 6 Alabama Crimson Tide 31 10/09/10 Florida 29 LSU Tigers 33 10/16/10 Florida 7 Mississippi State Bulldogs 10 10/30/10 Florida 34 Georgia 31 OT 11/06/10 Florida 55 Vanderbilt Commodores 14 11/13/10 Florida 14 South Carolina Gamecocks 36 11/20/10 Florida 48 Appalachian State Mountaineers 10 11/27/10 Florida 7 Florida State Bulldogs 31 01/01/11 Florida 37 Penn State Nittany Lions 24 (Outback Bowl)
2009 Florida Gators Football Season09/05/09 Florida 62 Charleston Southern Buccaneers 3 09/12/09 Florida 56 Troy Trojans 6 09/19/09 Florida 23 Tennessee Volunteers 13 09/26/09 Florida 41 Kentucky Wildcats 7 10/10/09 Florida 13 LSU Tigers 3 10/17/09 Florida 23 Arkansas Razorbacks 20 10/24/09 Florida 29 Mississippi State Bulldogs 19 10/31/09 Florida 41 Georgia 17 11/07/09 Florida 27 Vanderbilt Commodores 3 11/14/09 Florida 24 South Carolina Gamecocks 14 11/21/09 Florida 62 Frontier International 3 11/28/09 Florida 37 Florida State Bulldogs 10 12/05/09 Florida 13 Alabama Crimson Tide 32 (SEC Championship) 01/01/10 Florida 51 Cincinnati Bearcats 24 (Allstate Sugar Bowl)
2008 Florida Gators Football Season08/30/08 Florida 56 Hawaii Warriors 10 09/06/08 Florida 26 Miami Hurricanes 3 09/20/08 Florida 30 Tennessee Volunteers 6 09/27/08 Florida 30 Ole Miss Rebels 31 10/04/08 Florida 38 Arkansas Razorbacks 7 10/11/08 Florida 51 LSU Tigers 21 10/25/08 Florida 63 Kentucky Wildcats 5 11/01/08 Florida 49 Georgia Bulldogs 10 11/08/08 Florida 42 Vanderbilt Commodores 14 11/15/08 Florida 56 South Carolina Gamecocks 6 11/22/08 Florida 70 The Citadel Bulldogs 19 11/29/08 Florida 45 Florida State Bulldogs 15 12/06/08 Florida 31 Alabama Crimson Tide 20 (SEC Championship) 01/08/09 Florida 24 Oklahoma Sooners 14 (BCS National Championship)
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