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- Head coach: Urban Meyer
- Inaugural season: 1906
- Joined league: 1932
- National titles: Two (last in 2006)
- Home: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
- Capacity: 92,000
- All-time: 618-368-40
- Colors: Orange and blue
- Fight song: Orange and Blue
- Bitter rival: Florida State, in the Sunshine Showdown
- 2008 W-L: Conf: 7-1; overall: 11-1
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The Florida Gators football program is one of the most popular and successful over the last two decades. The team plays their home games in their on-campus stadium facility, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, which is also known as "The Swamp". The school plays in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.
The Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners to win the BCS Championship Game on January 8, 2009.ESPN.com: 2008-09 Bowl Schedule
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Go Gators
There have been three Heisman Trophy winners, Steve Spurrier in 1966, Danny Wuerffel in 1996 and Tim Tebow in 2007. Tebow was the first sophomore player ever to win the award. The school has also won two national championships. The first was in 1996 when Spurrier was the head coach, and the second in 2006 under current coach Urban Meyer. -
Rivalries and All-time Greats
The Gators have three principal rivals, Tennessee, Georgia, who they play every October in what is unofficially called the Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party in Jacksonville, and Florida State. Other great players in the history of the program include Jack Youngblood, Wes Chandler, Cris Collinsworth, Emmitt Smith, Wilber Marshall, Lomas Brown, Neal Anderson, Jevon Kearse, Trace Armstrong, Lito Sheppard, Fred Taylor and John Reaves. -
Players in the NFL
- Alex Brown (Defensive End)
- Andre Caldwell (Wide Receiver)
- Cooper Carlisle (Offensive Guard)
- Kevin Carter (Defensive End)
- Channing Crowder (Linebacker)
- Andra Davis (Linebacker)
- Jabar Gaffney (Wide Receiver)
- Earnest Graham (Running Back)
- Rex Grossman (Quarterback)
- Derrick Harvey (Defensive End)
- Reynaldo Hill (Cornerback)
- Ike Hilliard (Wide Receiver)
- Chad Jackson (Wide Receiver)
- Darrell Jackson (Wide Receiver)
- Todd Johnson (Defensive Back)
- Jevon Kearse (Defensive End)
- Billy Latsko (Running Back)
- Marquand Manuel (Strong Safety)
- Bobby McCray (Defensive End)
- Ray McDonald (Defensive End)
- Drew Miller (Center)
- Jeremy Mincey (Defensive End)
- Jarvis Moss (Defensive End)
- Reggie Nelson (Free Safety)
- Mike Peterson (Linebacker)
- Keiwan Ratliff (Defensive Back)
- Ian Scott (Defensive Tackle)
- Lito Sheppard (Cornerback)
- Brandon Siler (Linebacker)
- Max Starks (Offensive Tackle)
- Fred Taylor (Running Back)
- Marcus Thomas (Defensive Tackle)
- Gerard Warren (Defensive Tackle)
- Tavares Washington (Offensive Tackle)
- DeShawn Wynn (Running Back)
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Florida Gators Football Questions
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Florida Gators Football Leadership
- Urban Meyer
- 2005-present: Head Coach
- 2003-2004: University of Utah
- 2001-2002: Bowling Green State University
- 2005-present: Head Coach
- Urban Meyer
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