Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Galen Hall Conference: Southeastern-
1989 Season Highlights
Galen Hall enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Florida.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Mississippi
19
24
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Louisiana Tech
34
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Memphis
38
13
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Mississippi State
21
0
W
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Louisiana State
16
13
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Vanderbilt
34
11
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
New Mexico
27
21
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Auburn
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Georgia
10
17
L
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Kentucky
38
28
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Florida State
17
24
L
Sat., Dec. 30
Washington
7
34
L
@ Anaheim, CA
Freedom Bowl
1989 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 268
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 202
Defense Average 16.8
Opponents Record 67-69
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.