Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
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University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Urban Meyer Conference: Southeastern-East
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2008 Season Highlights |
Urban Meyer enters his 4th 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. |
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2008 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Aug. 30 | vs.
Hawaii
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56 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 6 | vs.
Miami
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26 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 20 | @
Tennessee
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30 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 27 | vs.
Mississippi
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30 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 4 | @
Arkansas
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38 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | vs.
Louisiana State
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51 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 25 | vs.
Kentucky
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63 |
5 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 | @
Georgia
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49 |
10 |
W |
@ Jacksonville, FL |
| Sat., Nov. 8 | @
Vanderbilt
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42 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
South Carolina
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56 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 22 | vs. Citadel
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70 |
19 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 29 | @
Florida State
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45 |
15 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 6 | vs.
Alabama
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31 |
20 |
W |
@ Atlanta, GA |
| Thu., Jan. 8 |
Oklahoma
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24 |
14 |
W |
@ Miami, FL |
BCS Bowl |
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2008 Season Totals |
Record | 13-1
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Points Scored | 611 |
Scoring Average | 43.6 |
Points Allowed | 181 |
Defense Average | 12.9 |
Opponents Record | 105-65
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Conference Record | 7-1 |
Home Record | 7-1
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Away Record | 5-0
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2008 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
1 | 13-1-0 |
AP |
1 | 13-1-0 |
Coaches |
1 | 13-1-0 |
USA Today/ESPN |
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2008 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
2008 All Southeastern Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.