Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Steve Spurrier Conference: Southeastern-East
2000 Season Highlights
Steve Spurrier enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Florida.
The Gators won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
The Gators won the Southeastern Conference East Championship.
2000 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs.
Ball State
40
19
W
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Middle Tennessee State
55
0
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Tennessee
27
23
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Kentucky
59
31
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Mississippi State
35
47
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Louisiana State
41
9
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Auburn
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Georgia
34
23
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Vanderbilt
43
20
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
South Carolina
41
21
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Florida State
7
30
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Auburn
28
6
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Tue., Jan. 2
Miami
20
37
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
2000 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 468
Scoring Average 36.0
Points Allowed 273
Defense Average 21.0
Opponents Record 96-59
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-2
2000 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
10 10-3-0
AP
11 10-3-0
Coaches
11 10-3-0
USA Today/ESPN
2000 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2000 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.