Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party

- Annual game between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs
- Played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Usually played the last Saturday in October
- First played: 1915College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- Overall record: Georgia 46, Florida 37, plus two tiesCollege Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 2008 meeting: Florida 49 - Georgia 10

The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is the nickname for the annual college football rivalry game between the Florida Gators and the Georgia Bulldogs. The game is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, generally in late October each year.
The Florida Gators defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 41 to 17 in the 2009 meeting on October 31. Gators quarterback Tim Tebow also broke Hershel Walker's SEC record for the most career rushing touchdowns, as well as the most rushing yards in a career for a SEC quarterback.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4611764
Naming and Controversy

The term was coined in the 1950s by former Florida sports editor Bill Kastelz. He reportedly witnessed an intoxicated fan offering a cocktail to a uniformed police officer outside of the stadium and used the phrase Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party later to describe the game.WashingtonPost.com: Shhhh! Don't Call It a Cocktail Party
In 2006, the Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive wrote a letter to television stations, including CBS and ESPN, asking them not to refer to the game as the Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. Silve reportedly sought to return the focus to the game and away from excessive use of alcohol. The networks agreed, but thousands of fans still congregate outside the stadium each year to enjoy cocktails and watch the game.WashingtonPost.com: Shhhh! Don't Call It a Cocktail Party
Recent Results
- 2007: Georgia 42 - Florida 30College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 2006: Florida 21 - Georgia 14College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 2005: Florida 14 - Georgia 10College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 2004: Georgia 31 - Florida 24College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 2003: Florida 16 - Georgia 13College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 2002: Florida 20 - Georgia 13College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 2001: Florida 24 - Georgia 10College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 2000: Florida 34 - Georgia 23College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 1999: Florida 30 - Georgia 14College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia
- 1998: Florida 38 - Georgia 7College Football Data Warehouse: Florida vs Georgia

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2008 Florida vs. Georgia Game Summary

Florida vs. Georgia - November 1, 2008

Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q PTS

Florida Gators 7 7 21 14 49

Georgia Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
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Scoring Summary
- First Quarter
  - 0:20: Florida - Percy Harvin 13-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
- Second Quarter
  - 11:18: Georgia - Blair Walsh 35-yard field goal good
  - 7:26: Florida - Tim Tebow one-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
- Third Quarter
  - 7:51: Florida - Tim Tebow one-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
  - 5:33: Florida - Tim Tebow 44-yard pass to Louis Murphy for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
  - 3:29: Florida - Tim Tebow eight-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
- Fourth Quarter
  - 11:30: Florida - Tim Tebow 25-yard pass to Percy Harvin for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
  - 7:21: Florida - John Brantley seven-yard pass to Deonte Thompson for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
  - 3:09: Georgia - Joe Cox 19-yard pass to Aron White for a touchdown, PAT by Blair Walsh good
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