AHSFHS.org


Search Site








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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1906  <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Steve Spurrier enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Florida.
 The Gators won the Southeastern Conference East Championship.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Western Michigan  55   26   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Central Florida  58   27   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Tennessee  23   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Kentucky  38   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Alabama  39   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Louisiana State  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Auburn  32   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Georgia  30   14   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Vanderbilt  13   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ South Carolina  20   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Florida State  23   30   L       
 Sat., Dec. 4  vs. Alabama  7   34   L    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Sat., Jan. 1   Michigan State  34   37   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored403
  Scoring Average31.0
  Points Allowed272
  Defense Average20.9
  Opponents Record89-64
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record5-0
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 9-4-0 AP
14 9-4-0 Coaches
14 9-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1999 Southeastern-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida 9-4403272Lost  34-377-1226118  Steve Spurrier
Tennessee 9-3369194Lost  21-316-2251116  Phillip Fulmer
Georgia 8-4336310Won  28-255-3198204  Jim Donnan
Kentucky 6-6328343Lost  13-204-4198218  Hal Clay Mumme
Vanderbilt 5-6252256 2-6129211  Woody Widenhofer
South Carolina 0-1187278 0-863216  Lou Holtz

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.