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Florida Gators

University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Steve Spurrier
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1906 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Steve Spurrier enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Florida.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Citadel	49	10	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Louisiana Monroe	42	10	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Tennessee	17	20	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Kentucky	51	35	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Alabama	16	10	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Louisiana State	22	10	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Auburn	24	3	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Georgia	38	7	W	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Vanderbilt	45	13	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. South Carolina	33	14	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Florida State	12	23	L
Sat., Jan. 2	Syracuse	31	10	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	380
Scoring Average	31.7
Points Allowed	165
Defense Average	13.8
Opponents Record	70-59
Conference Record	7-1
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-2

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
5	10-2-0	AP
6	10-2-0	Coaches
6	10-2-0	USA Today/ESPN

1998 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	13-0	431	189	Won 23-16	8-0	271	106	Phillip Fulmer
Florida	10-2	380	165	Won 31-10	7-1	246	112	Steve Spurrier
Georgia	9-3	292	222	Won 35-33	6-2	166	156	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	7-5	431	375	Lost 14-26	4-4	266	281	Hal Clay Mumme
Vanderbilt	2-9	142	369		1-7	66	290	Woody Widenhofer
South Carolina	1-10	207	330		0-8	129	258	Brad Scott

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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.