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Florida Gators Football, 1970–1979
The Florida Gators football program represents the University of Florida (UF) in American college football. Florida competes 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. Florida's football program was established along with the university in 1906, took on the "Gators" nickname in 1911, began playing in newly constructed Florida Field in 1930, and joined the Southeastern Conference as a founding member in 1932. On the field, the Gators found intermittent success during the first half of the 20th century, with a highlight being the 1928 squad that went 8–1 and led the nation in scoring. Florida football enjoyed its first sustained success in the 1960s under head coach Ray Graves. After having appeared in only two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Florida Football Team
The 1906 Florida football team was the first college football, intercollegeate football squad fielded by the University of Florida, which was established in 1905 and opened its new Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville campus for the 1906–1907 academic year. Florida was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association#History, Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) but was not yet affiliated with an athletic conference. The university had not yet constructed on-campus sports facilities, so until 1911, its football and baseball teams played and practiced at a municipal park near downtown Gainesville known simply as The Ballpark (Gainesville), The Ballpark. The University of Florida did not adopt the "Florida Gators, Gators" nickname for its sports teams until 1911 Florida Gators football team, 1911, so early football squads were usually called simply "the Orange and Blue." The 1906 squad was nicknamed "Pee Wee's Boys" in honor of their player-coach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
