Florida Gators football
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| First season | 1906 | ||
| Athletic director | Scott Stricklin | ||
| Head coach |
Jim McElwain 2nd year, 19–8 (.704) |
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| Stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | ||
| Field | Steve Spurrier-Florida Field | ||
| Seating capacity | 88,548 | ||
| Field surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Gainesville, Florida | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Southeastern Conference (SEC) | ||
| Division | Eastern | ||
| Past conferences |
Independent (1906–1911) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1912–1921) Southern Conference (1922–1932) |
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| All-time record | 710–404–40 (.633) | ||
| Bowl record | 22–21 (.512) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 3 (1996, 2006, 2008) | ||
| National finalist | 1 (1995) | ||
| Conference titles | 8 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2008) | ||
| Division titles | 14 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003*, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012*, 2015, 2016) | ||
| Heisman winners | 3 (Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel, Tim Tebow) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 32 | ||
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| Colors | Blue and Orange |
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| Fight song | "The Orange and Blue" | ||
| Mascot | Albert and Alberta | ||
| Marching band | Pride of the Sunshine | ||
| Primary rivals |
Florida State Seminoles Georgia Bulldogs Tennessee Volunteers LSU Tigers |
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| Website | FloridaGators.com | ||
The Florida Gators football program represents the University of Florida in American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games in Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (nicknamed "The Swamp") on the university's Gainesville campus. The Gators have won three national championships and eight SEC titles in the 108-season history of Florida's varsity football program.
The University of Florida (then known as the University of the State of Florida) fielded its first official varsity football team in the fall of 1906, when the newly consolidated institution moved from its temporary location in Lake City to its present campus in Gainesville. The Gators football program has evolved from its humble beginnings and achieved notable successes. They have played in forty bowl games; won three national championships (1996, 2006 and 2008) and eight Southeastern Conference championships (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2006 and 2008), and produced eighty-nine first-team All-Americans, forty-six National Football League (NFL) first-round draft choices, and three Heisman Trophy winners.
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