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
2001 Season Highlights
Steve Spurrier enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Florida.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Marshall
49
14
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
Louisiana Monroe
55
6
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Kentucky
44
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Mississippi State
52
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Louisiana State
44
15
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Auburn
20
23
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Georgia
24
10
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Vanderbilt
71
13
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
South Carolina
54
17
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Florida State
37
13
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Tennessee
32
34
L
Wed., Jan. 2
Maryland
56
23
W
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 538
Scoring Average 44.8
Points Allowed 178
Defense Average 14.8
Opponents Record 83-60
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 10-2-0
AP
3 10-2-0
Coaches
3 10-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.