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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: Steve Spurrier
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1906  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Steve Spurrier enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Florida.
 The Gators won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 The Gators won the Southeastern Conference East Championship.
 The Gators won the National Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 30  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  55   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Georgia Southern  62   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Tennessee  35   29   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Kentucky  65   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Arkansas  42   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Louisiana State  56   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Auburn  51   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Georgia  47   7   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Vanderbilt  28   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. South Carolina  52   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Florida State  21   24   L       
 Sat., Dec. 7  vs. Alabama  45   30   W    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Thu., Jan. 2   Florida State  52   20   W    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored611
  Scoring Average47.0
  Points Allowed221
  Defense Average17.0
  Opponents Record85-54
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record4-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
1 12-1-0 AP
1 12-1-0 Coaches
1 12-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Southeastern-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida 12-1611221Won  52-208-0376112  Steve Spurrier
Tennessee 10-2437185Won  48-287-1275113  Phillip Fulmer
South Carolina 6-5245238 4-4171170  Brad Scott
Georgia 5-6230257 3-5189224  Jim Donnan
Kentucky 4-7138322 3-5118260  Bill Curry
Vanderbilt 2-9122234 0-865198  Rod Dowhower

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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