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Florida Football Team History


Florida Gators
University of Florida
 Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Billy Napier
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Florida 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1906  
  1943 - Did not field a team.
  1984 - Pell was fired three games into the season. Assistant coach Galen Hall finished the season.
  1984 - Assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU.
  1985 - Were ineligible to win the SEC title, receive a bowl bid, or appear on live television.
  1989 - Hall was replaced as the head coach after five games by his defensive coordinator, Gary Darnell.
  1990 - Florida was ineligible to win the SEC title or receive a bowl bid because of lingering NCAA probation.
  2004 - Interim head coach Charlie Strong led the team in the bowl game.
  2014 - Interim coach D.J. Durkin led the team as the Gators won the Birmingham Bowl.
  2017 - Jim McElwain was dismissed on October 28, after which defensive coordinator Randy Shannon served as the interim head coach.
  2021 - Dan Mullen was fired on November 21, and the Gators were led by interim head coach Greg Knox, who coached the final regular season game and the bowl.
 
Championships
National Championships
1996, 2006, 2008
Conference Championships
  1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000
2006, 2008
Division Championships
  1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000
2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 760-451-40
 Winning Pct. 63%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 760-451-40
 Winning Pct. 63%
 National Championships 3
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 344-244-15
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 467-158-20
 Away Record 244-250-17
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 118
 Winning Seasons (#1) 90
 Losing Seasons (#1)26
 Most Wins in A Season 13 (2009)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (1979)
 10 Win Seasons 16
 Most Points Scored in a Game 82 (9/6/1997)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 611 (2008)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 77 (10/17/1904)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 375 (2022)
 Largest Margin of Victory 78 (11/4/1912)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 77 (10/17/1904)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 122 (11/13/2021)
 Last Shutout 10/9/2021
 Last Time Shutout 10/29/1988
 Shutouts All-Time 184
 Been Shutout All-Time 110
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 22 (10/4/2008-11/28/2009)
 Longest Losing  13 (11/24/1945-10/11/1947)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 25-23-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-1-0
 Orange 4-0-0
 Fiesta 0-1-0
 Sugar 3-6-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  26-26
 2010-19  81-46
 2000-09  100-30
 1990-99 102-22
 1980-89 76-38-3
 1970-79 58-53-3
 1960-69 70-31-4
 1950-59 53-42-6
 1940-49 33-50-3
 1930-39 42-52-7
 1920-29 63-25-8
Next Game
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Texas A&M in a Conference Game
Last Time: Florida won 41-24 in 2022.
All-Time:
 Florida vs. Texas A&M 3-3-0 50.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Miami  17-41 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Samford  45-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Texas A&M  
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Mississippi State  
 Sat., Sep. 28  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Central Florida  
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Tennessee  
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Kentucky  
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Georgia  
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Texas  
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Louisiana State  
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Mississippi  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Florida State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Scoring62-48
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Alabama 2-0
Arkansas 1-1
Auburn 1-1
Florida 1-1
Georgia 2-0
Kentucky 1-10-1
Louisiana State 1-1
Mississippi 2-0
Mississippi State 1-1
Missouri 2-0
Oklahoma 2-0
South Carolina 2-0
Tennessee 2-0
Texas 2-0
Texas A&M 1-1
Vanderbilt 2-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Florida & Georgia have played 102 games.
Florida has won 44 games.
Georgia has won 56 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-16
 10 or more 206-86
 20 or more  193-45
 30 or more 140-19
 40 or more 83-2
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 67-0
 10 or more 140-102
 20 or more 62-93
 30 or more 15-66
 40 or more 2-23
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.