Each year, the Florida Gators and LSU Tigers meet for a college football game. The game was first played in 1937 and has been played each year since 1971. Through the 2010 game, the Southeastern Conference rivals have split the wins with Florida taking 30 wins, LSU taking 24 and the game ending in a tie three times.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
In the 2010 meeting of the teams, LSU defeated Florida with a score of 33-29 on October 9, 2010, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The LSU Tigers came in ranked 12th in the country with a perfect 5-0 record. The Florida Gators were just behind, ranked at 14th with a 4-1 record. The game aired live on ESPN and was available via online streaming at ESPN3.com.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=302820057
2009 Game
Like many years, the 2009 game featured both teams ranked within the top five as Florida entered at #1 while LSU entered at #4. On Saturday, October 10, 2009, the Gators defeated the Tigers with a score of 13-3. Despite having Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow at quarterback, the Gators were primed to continue on to the BCS Championship Game, but never made it there as they were stopped by the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game.http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/57/year/2009/florida-gators
Recent Florida-LSU Meetings
- 2009: Florida 13 - LSU 3http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2008: Florida 51 - LSU 21http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2007: LSU 28 - Florida 24http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2006: Florida 23 - LSU 10http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2005: LSU 21 - Florida 17http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2004: LSU 24 - Florida 21http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2003: Florida 19 - LSU 7http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2002: LSU 36 - Florida 7http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2001: Florida 44 - LSU 15http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
- 2000: Florida 41 - LSU 9http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/florida/opponents_records.php?teamid=1793
2010 LSU-Florida Game Preview
Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports previews the 2010 match-up between the LSU Tigers and the Florida Gators on October 9, 2010. After a short advertisement for his website, Sterling notes that Florida is a six-point favorite, but LSU comes in undefeated, much from the help of their strong defense and special teams. He continues on to note that LSU has weaknesses at quarterback and at coaching, with head coach Les Miles making a few crucial mistakes already this season.