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class="dtstart">2008</span> <span class="vcard attendee fn org"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida Gators football</a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_Gators_script_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Florida_Gators_script_logo.svg/150px-Florida_Gators_script_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Florida_Gators_script_logo.svg/225px-Florida_Gators_script_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Florida_Gators_script_logo.svg/300px-Florida_Gators_script_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="119" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><div style="width:100%;background-color: #fb0">Consensus national champion<br />SEC champion<br 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<td>4 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2008 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2008 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/2008_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2008 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi State</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"><a href="/wiki/SEC_Championship_Game" title="SEC Championship Game">Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2008_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2008 SEC Championship Game"><b>Florida 31</b>, Alabama 20</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li># – BCS National Champion</li><li>$ – BCS representative as conference champion</li><li>% – BCS at-large representative</li><li>x – Division champion/co-champions</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2008 Florida Gators football team</b> represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a> in the sport of <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season</a>. The Gators competed in the <a href="/wiki/Football_Bowl_Subdivision" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Bowl Subdivision">Football Bowl Subdivision</a> (FBS) of the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a> (SEC), and played their home games in <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hill_Griffin_Stadium" title="Ben Hill Griffin Stadium">Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</a> on the university's <a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, Florida</a>, campus. They were led by fourth-year head coach <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</a>. </p><p>After clinching the SEC East, the Gators defeated then top-ranked <a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a> 31–20 in the <a href="/wiki/2008_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2008 SEC Championship Game">SEC Championship Game</a> to win their eighth conference title. They capped their season by defeating the <a href="/wiki/2008_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma Sooners</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">BCS National Championship Game</a> 24–14. The Gators finished the season ranked No. 1 in the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Coaches%27_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="Coaches' Poll">Coaches' Poll</a>. Of the team's 120-player roster, 30 members went on to have stints in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bleacher Report has often named the 2008 Florida Gators as one of the greatest college football teams of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Before_the_season">Before the season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Before the season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the offseason, Florida coach <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</a> suffered the loss of assistant coaches for the first time in his tenure. Co-recruiting coordinator and safeties coach <a href="/wiki/Doc_Holliday_(American_football)" title="Doc Holliday (American football)">Doc Holliday</a> left to become an assistant at his alma mater, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia</a>, running backs coach <a href="/wiki/Stan_Drayton" title="Stan Drayton">Stan Drayton</a> took the same job with the <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers" title="Tennessee Volunteers">Tennessee Volunteers</a>, and co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach <a href="/wiki/Greg_Mattison" title="Greg Mattison">Greg Mattison</a> joined the coaching staff of the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>TV</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">August 30</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Hawaii_Warriors_football_team" title="2008 Hawaii Warriors football team">Hawaii</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Hill_Griffin_Stadium" title="Ben Hill Griffin Stadium">Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, FL</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Raycom_Sports" title="Raycom Sports">Raycom</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 56–10</td><td style="text-align:center">90,575</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2008 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</li><li>Gainesville, FL (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Miami_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Miami football rivalry">rivalry</a>) (<a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="College GameDay (football)">College GameDay</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 26–3</td><td style="text-align:center">90,833</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 20</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, TN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Tennessee football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/SEC_on_CBS" class="mw-redirect" title="SEC on CBS">CBS</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 30–6</td><td style="text-align:center">106,138</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 27</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</li><li>Gainesville, FL</li></ul></div></td><td>Raycom</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 30–31</td><td style="text-align:center">90,106</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 4</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2008_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 12</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donald_W._Reynolds_Razorback_Stadium" title="Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium">Razorback Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_Arkansas" title="Fayetteville, Arkansas">Fayetteville, AR</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Raycom</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 38–7</td><td style="text-align:center">70,072</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 11</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3 <a href="/wiki/2008_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2008 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 11</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</li><li>Gainesville, FL (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93LSU_football_rivalry" title="Florida–LSU football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>CBS</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 51–21</td><td style="text-align:center">90,684</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 25</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</li><li>Gainesville, FL (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Kentucky_rivalry#Football" title="Florida–Kentucky rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>Raycom</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 63–5</td><td style="text-align:center">90,589</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 8 <a href="/wiki/2008_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 5</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/TIAA_Bank_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="TIAA Bank Field">Jacksonville Municipal Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, FL</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Georgia_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Georgia football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>CBS</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 49–10</td><td style="text-align:center">84,649</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 8</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/2008_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Vanderbilt Stadium">Vanderbilt Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, TN</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 42–14</td><td style="text-align:center">39,773</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 15</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 24 <a href="/wiki/2008_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">South Carolina</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</li><li>Gainesville, FL</li></ul></div></td><td>CBS</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 56–6</td><td style="text-align:center">90,646</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 22</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football team">The Citadel</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</li><li>Gainesville, FL</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">PPV</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 70–19</td><td style="text-align:center">90,374</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 29</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 23 <a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2008 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doak_Campbell_Stadium" title="Doak Campbell Stadium">Doak Campbell Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, FL</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Florida_State_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Florida State football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 45–15</td><td style="text-align:center">83,237</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">December 6</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 1 <a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, GA</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2008 SEC Championship Game">SEC Championship</a> / <a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Florida_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–Florida football rivalry">rivalry</a>) (<a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="College GameDay (football)">College GameDay</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td>CBS</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 31–20</td><td style="text-align:center">75,892</td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD"><td style="white-space:nowrap">January 8, 2009</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2008_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 1</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium" title="Hard Rock Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Gardens,_Florida" title="Miami Gardens, Florida">Miami Gardens, FL</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">BCS National Championship Game</a>) (<a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="College GameDay (football)">College GameDay</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 24–14</td><td style="text-align:center">78,468</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li><sup class="CFB-schedule-hcgame"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="dagger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png" decoding="async" width="9" height="14" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="9" data-file-height="14" /></span></span></sup>Homecoming</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> released prior to game.</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Sources: <i>2012 Florida Gators Football Media Guide</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-ufmediaguide_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ufmediaguide-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> GatorZone.com<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rankings">Rankings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rankings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings" title="2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1083669074">.mw-parser-output table.ranking-movements{white-space:nowrap;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output td.ranking-movements,.mw-parser-output th.ranking-movements{padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px}</style><table class="wikitable ranking-movements"><caption>Ranking movements<br /><small><b>Legend:</b> <span style="color:#D8FFEB">██</span> Increase in ranking <span style="color:#FFE6E6">██</span> Decrease in ranking<br /> ( ) = First-place votes</small></caption><tbody><tr><th></th><th colspan="17">Week</th></tr><tr><th>Poll</th><th>Pre</th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12</th><th>13</th><th>14</th><th>15</th><th>Final</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></th><td>5 <small>(6)</small></td><td>5 <small>(5)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">4 <small>(4)</small></td><td>4 <small>(1)</small></td><td>4 <small>(1)</small></td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">12</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">11</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">4 <small>(1)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">3</td><td>3 <small>(2)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">2 <small>(2)</small></td><td>2 <small>(3)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">1 <small>(50)</small></td><td>1 <small>(48)</small></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></th><td>5 <small>(5)</small></td><td>5 <small>(3)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">4 <small>(3)</small></td><td>4 <small>(1)</small></td><td>4 <small>(1)</small></td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">13</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">12</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">7</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">5</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">3</td><td>3 <small>(1)</small></td><td>3 <small>(1)</small></td><td style="background:#FFE6E6">4 <small>(1)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">2 <small>(26)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">1 <small>(60)</small></td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Harris_Interactive_College_Football_Poll" title="Harris Interactive College Football Poll">Harris</a></th><td colspan="5" style="background:#999999">Not released</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">6</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">4 <small>(1)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">3 <small>(1)</small></td><td>3 <small>(1)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">2 <small>(3)</small></td><td>2 <small>(4)</small></td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">1 <small>(77)</small></td><td style="background:#999999">Not released</td></tr><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">BCS</a></th><td colspan="8" style="background:#999999">Not released</td><td>10</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">8</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">5</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td style="background:#D8FFEB">2</td><td style="background:#999999">Not released</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hawaii">Hawaii</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Hawaii"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Sports_betting" title="Sports betting">Pregame line</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> Florida -35.5 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Hawaii at Florida </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Hawaii</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>10</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">10</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>28</td><td>28</td><td>0</td> <td><b>56</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> August 30</li><li><b>Location:</b> Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 90,575</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">11:39</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a>, 1 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 10 – Yards: 80 – Time: 5:09)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">10:47</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Major_Wright" title="Major Wright">Major Wright</a>, 32 yard interception return <span style="font-size:85%;">(INT thrown by Inoke Funaki)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 14-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">5:35</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a>, 74 yard punt return <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 0 – Yards: 74 – Time: 0:00)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 21-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">3:00</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Rainey" title="Chris Rainey">Chris Rainey</a>, 38 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 2 – Yards: 48 – Time: 0:22)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 28-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">12:16</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Demps" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffery Demps">Jeffery Demps</a>, 62 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 8 – Yards: 80 – Time: 2:44)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 35-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">9:42</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Murphy" title="Louis Murphy">Louis Murphy</a>, 48 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 2 – Yards: 58 – Time: 0:38)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 42-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">2:52</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Newton" class="mw-redirect" title="Cameron Newton">Cameron Newton</a>, 1 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 12 – Yards: 70 – Time: 5:20)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 49-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">0:40</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Black" title="Ahmad Black">Ahmad Black</a>, 80 yard interception return <span style="font-size:85%;">(INT thrown by Inoke Funaki)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 56-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">9:38</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">HAW</span></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Kelly_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Kelly (American football) (page does not exist)">Daniel Kelly</a>, 30 yard field goal <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 10 – Yards: 55 – Time: 5:42)</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 56-3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">1:37</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">HAW</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Salas" title="Greg Salas">Greg Salas</a>, 13 yard pass from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Inoke_Funaki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Inoke Funaki (page does not exist)">Inoke Funaki</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 6 – Yards: 80 – Time: 5:47)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Kelly_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Kelly (American football) (page does not exist)">Daniel Kelly</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 56-10</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Florida Gators opened the season against the <a href="/wiki/2008_Hawaii_Warriors_football_team" title="2008 Hawaii Warriors football team">Hawaii Warriors</a>. This was the first meeting between the two teams, but the two programs had become familiar with one another at the end of the 2007 college football regular season. 2007 Florida starting quarterback Tim Tebow and 2007 Hawaii starting quarterback <a href="/wiki/Colt_Brennan" title="Colt Brennan">Colt Brennan</a> were both finalists for the <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> where the two met in New York for the award ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the time leading up to the award presentation, the then-Hawaii head coach <a href="/wiki/June_Jones" title="June Jones">June Jones</a> made comments regarding Tim Tebow and how he would fare against his own quarterback Colt Brennan in their respective offensive systems, referring to Tebow as a "<a href="/wiki/System_quarterback" title="System quarterback">system quarterback</a>." His comments "infuriated Gators fans, who expressed their displeasure in Internet chat rooms and blogs."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the conclusion of the 2007–2008 bowl season, June Jones left Hawaii to become the head coach of <a href="/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University" title="Southern Methodist University">SMU</a>, leaving the opening game against Hawaii without Brennan or Jones.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game opened with the 10th highest attendance in school history with 90,575.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both teams struggled in the first quarter on offense with neither team being able to put points on the board. The second quarter featured scores by the Gators on offense, defense, and special teams. This was the first time the Gators scored in all three facets of the game since beating the Tennessee Volunteers 59–20 in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Florida_Gators_football_team#Tennessee" title="2007 Florida Gators football team">2007</a> season. The first touchdown of the season came off of a Brandon James 1-yard touchdown run capping an 80-yard drive that took only 10 plays. Less than one minute later, Florida safety Major Wright picked off a pass and returned it 32 yards for the touchdown. After a defensive stop by the Gators on the ensuing Warriors' drive, special teams standout Brandon James returned a punt for a touchdown. This was his third punt return for a touchdown in his career. The final score of the half by the Gators was a 33-yard rushing touchdown by redshirt freshman Chris Rainey with 3:00 left in the first half. This drive only took two plays in 22 seconds. </p><p>The second half was a mirror image of the first half for the Gators. Another 28 points was scored in the third quarter beginning with a 62-yard rushing touchdown by true freshman <a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Demps" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffery Demps">Jeffery Demps</a>. The next Gator offensive possession featured the first touchdown pass of the season by Heisman-winner Tim Tebow. Tim Tebow and Louis Murphy connected on a 48-yard pass on the second play of the drive to score a touchdown only 38 seconds after having initiating the drive. Near the end of the 3rd quarter, sophomore quarterback <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Newton" class="mw-redirect" title="Cameron Newton">Cam Newton</a> stood in for Tim Tebow and put together a drive capped off with a 1-yard QB rushing TD. The final score the Gators put on the board was an interception returned for a touchdown by Gator DB <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Black" title="Ahmad Black">Ahmad Black</a> in his first career game as a Gator. Entering into the fourth quarter, Florida led 56–0. Hawaii was able to put 10 points on the board ending the game with a score of 56–10. Hawaii used three quarterbacks, all of whom threw for interceptions. The Gators' offense finished with 406 total yards; 255 of those coming on the ground. This was the first game since the 2006 season where Tim Tebow did not have at least two touchdowns in a game. In the previous season, he had at least one rushing touchdown and one passing touchdown in all 13 games (14 game streak dating to <a href="/wiki/2007_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2007 BCS National Championship Game">2007 BCS National Championship Game</a>). The Gators' defense forced six Hawaii turnovers and held Hawaii's offense to only 241 yards.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miami">Miami</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Miami"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida -24 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Miami_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Miami football rivalry">Miami at Florida</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Miami (FL)</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">3</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td><td>0</td><td>17</td> <td><b>26</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 6</li><li><b>Location:</b> Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 90,833</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">11:39</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hernandez" title="Aaron Hernandez">Aaron Hernandez</a>, 14 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 5 – Yards: 35 – Time: 1:44)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">12:51</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">MIA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Bosher" title="Matt Bosher">Matt Bosher</a>, 50 yard field goal <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 16 – Yards: 48 – Time: 8:42)</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 7-3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">0:47</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td>Safety, <a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a>, 74 yard punt return <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 7 – Yards: 9 – Time: 3:30)</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 9-3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">12:16</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, 2 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 12 – Yards: 86 – Time: 5:50)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 16-3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">8:59</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Murphy" title="Louis Murphy">Louis Murphy</a>, 19 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 5 – Yards: 95 – Time: 1:34)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 23-3</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">0:25</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a>, 29 yd FG <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 4 – Yards: 5 – Time: 1:31)</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 26-3</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Florida Gators took on the <a href="/wiki/2008_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2008 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami Hurricanes</a> for the first time since the <a href="/wiki/2004_Peach_Bowl_(December)" title="2004 Peach Bowl (December)">2004 Peach Bowl</a> where the Gators lost to Miami 27–10. This game is also the first regular season meeting between the two teams since <a href="/wiki/2003_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2003 Florida Gators football team">2003</a> where the then #18 Gators nearly upset the #3 Miami Hurricanes at the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a>. The last time the Gators defeated the Hurricanes was in <a href="/wiki/1985_Florida_Gators_football_team#1985" title="1985 Florida Gators football team">1985</a> where the Gators defeated Miami in Miami with a score of 35–23. Miami entered this game with a six-game winning streak and came in leading the series 28–25. The winner of this game receives the <a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Miami_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Miami football rivalry">War Canoe Trophy</a>. An attendance record was set with this game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium with 90,833.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Hurricanes received the ball to start the game with Florida deferring to the second half. Florida's defense held Miami to one net yard on their opening drive and forced a quick three and out. The resulting punt netted only 14 yards giving Florida excellent field position at the Miami 35-yard line. The Gators, led by quarterback Tim Tebow, put together a 5 play drive ending in a touchdown pass to TE Aaron Hernandez that only took 1:44 off the clock. Although the tempo the Gators set on their first offensive possession was quick, they were unable to score again in the first half on offense; having to punt on all four of their following first half possessions.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Miami was able to put together a 42-yard drive with 16 plays consuming 8:42 of the second quarter resulting in a made 50-yard field goal. This would end up being the only points of the game Miami scored as well as the closest the Florida defense would allow Miami to get to the end zone. Florida's special teams was able to block a Miami punt attempt resulting in a safety as the ball went out of bounds with 47 seconds left in the half. This brought the halftime score to 9–3. </p><p>The Gators received the ball in the second half and were unable to score on their opening drive. Offensive woes continued for both sides as neither team was able to score points. By the end of the third quarter, Florida's defense forced five Miami punts and allowed only one field goal. The fourth quarter had the Gators offense scoring 17 total points. A drive starting near the end of the 3rd quarter went 86 yards down the field and ended with a fourth quarter 2-yard rushing touchdown by Percy Harvin. After Florida's defense stopping Miami once again, Florida's offense was able to put together another long scoring drive; this one a 95-yard drive taking only 1:34 ending on a 19-yard Tim Tebow touchdown pass to Louis Murphy. The Gator defense forced three fourth quarter Miami punts, 8 total for the game, with the final score coming off of a made field goal by the Gators, bringing the final score 26–3. Florida's offense was only able to rush for 89 yards and pass for 256. Neither team had turnovers, but the Gators' defense held Miami to 140 total yards (79 passing, 61 rushing) and kept Miami out of the red zone the entire game.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tennessee">Tennessee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Tennessee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida -7.5 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Tennessee football rivalry">Florida at Tennessee</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>17</td> <td>3</td><td>7</td><td>3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">30</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Tennessee</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td> <td><b>6</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> September 20</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knoxville,_Tennessee" title="Knoxville, Tennessee">Knoxville, Tennessee</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 106,138</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">10:15</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hernandez" title="Aaron Hernandez">Aaron Hernandez</a>, 2 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 8 – Yards: 44 – Time: 4:45)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">7:35</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a>, 39 yard field goal <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 4 – Yards: 1 – Time: 1:20)</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 10-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">4:42</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a>, 78 yard punt return <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 0 – Yards: 78 – Time: 0:00)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 17-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">4:43</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a>, 40 yard field goal <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 12 – Yards: 74 – Time: 6:53)</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 20-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">4:29</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, 15 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 8 – Yards: 47 – Time: 4:42)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 27-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">14:18</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">TEN</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Crompton" title="Jonathan Crompton">Jonathan Crompton</a>, 1 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 11 – Yards: 63 – Time: 5:11)</span> 2 pt failed</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 27-6</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">10:15</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a>, 27 yard field goal <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 10 – Yards: 53 – Time: 4:49)</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 30-6</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Florida entered the game with a three-game winning streak started during Florida head coach Urban Meyer's first season at Florida. <a href="/wiki/2008_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> led the series 19-18 all-time against the Gators dating back to 1916.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coming off of an SEC East title the previous season, Tennessee opened SEC play against the Gators after having lost early to UCLA out of conference on the road. The Gators and Volunteers last met in the Swamp in <a href="/wiki/2007_Florida_Gators_football_team#Tennessee" title="2007 Florida Gators football team">2007</a> where the Gators won 59–20. The previous time the two met at <a href="/wiki/Neyland_Stadium" title="Neyland Stadium">Neyland Stadium</a>, the Gators were able to win by a slim <a href="/wiki/2006_Florida_Gators_football_team#Tennessee" title="2006 Florida Gators football team">one point</a> and then went on to win the BCS National Championship. The Volunteers would be the first of four regular season teams the Gators faced that were coached by a championship-winning head coach (the other three being <a href="/wiki/Les_Miles" title="Les Miles">Les Miles</a> of LSU, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Spurrier" title="Steve Spurrier">Steve Spurrier</a> of South Carolina, and <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bowden" title="Bobby Bowden">Bobby Bowden</a> of FSU). </p><p>The Gators started the game on offense at the Tennessee 44-yard line and quickly started where they left off the last time they played the Volunteers. The first possession of the game resulted in a 44-yard drive capped off with a Tim Tebow touchdown off a jump pass to TE Aaron Hernandez. Florida's defense helped get the ball back on offense when true freshman Gator CB Janoris Jenkin's forced a fumble on Tennessee's <a href="/wiki/Montario_Hardesty" title="Montario Hardesty">Montario Hardesty</a>. Florida responded with a 39-yard field goal. After another failed drive for Tennessee on offense, the Volunteers punted the ball to Florida punt returner Brandon James who returned it for a touchdown. This was James' fourth punt-return for a touchdown of his career, tying the school record held by <a href="/wiki/Jacquez_Green" title="Jacquez Green">Jacquez Green</a>. The Volunteers had their second fumble, which was recovered by Gators defensive lineman Carlos Dunlap, and led to another Florida field goal extending the lead to 20–0. Tennessee was able to drive the ball down into Florida territory—as close as the one-yard line. However, Florida's true freshman cornerback Janoris Jenkins intercepted a pass preventing any Tennessee points and shut out Tennessee in the first half.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tennessee received the ball to start the second half and quickly went three and out giving the ball back to Tim Tebow and the Gators' offense. The Gators' offense was able to put together a 47-yard drive finishing with a 15-yard Tim Tebow touchdown pass to WR Percy Harvin extending the lead to 27–0. Tennessee was able to get points on the board on the following drive. A 63-yard Tennessee drive ending with a Jonathan Crompton 1-yard TD run. The attempted 2-point conversion failed cutting Florida's lead to 21. In response, the Gators were able to take 4:49 off the clock and extend their lead with a Jonathan Phillps field goal, bringing the final score to 30–6. The Gators defense held Tennessee to only nine possessions on offense. Three of those ended with turnovers (2 fumbles, 1 interception), four ending with punts, one with a turnover on downs, and one touchdown. Although the Volunteers were able to account for more yards on offense (258 vs 243), the Gators won the turnover margin 3–0.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ole_Miss">Ole Miss</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ole Miss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2008_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team">2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#003087;color:#FA4616;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;; text-align:center"><b>Ole Miss Rebels (2–2) at #4 Florida Gators (3–0)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football" title="Ole Miss Rebels football">Ole Miss</a></b></td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td><td>7</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football" title="Florida Gators football">Florida</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td><td>13</td><td><b>30</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hill_Griffith_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Hill Griffith Stadium">Ben Hill Griffith Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Florida" title="Gainesville, Florida">Gainesville, Florida</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: September 27, 2008</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 12:30 p.m.</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Clear, 85 °F (29 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 90,106</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Hubert Owens</li><li><b>TV</b>: Raycom</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/stats/2008/florida/boxscore/3635">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MISS – <a href="/wiki/Jevan_Snead" title="Jevan Snead">Jevan Snead</a> 1-yard run (Joshua Shene kick), 3:12. <i>Ole Miss 7–0. <b>Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:24.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>FLA – Jonathan Phillips 32-yard field goal, 13:31. <i>Ole Miss 7–3. <b>Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:41.</b></i></li> <li>FLA – <a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> 43-yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> (Jonathan Phillips kick), 12:26. <i>Florida 10–7. <b>Drive: 1 plays, 43 yards, 0:12.</b></i></li> <li>FLA – Tim Tebow 1-yard run (Jonathan Phillips kick), 1:06. <i>Florida 17–7. <b>Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 1:20.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>MISS – Joshua Shene 33-yard field goal, 11:00. <i>Florida 17–10. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:36.</b></i></li> <li>MISS – <a href="/wiki/Cordera_Eason" title="Cordera Eason">Cordera Eason</a> 18-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick), 10:30. <i>Tie 17–17. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:19.</b></i></li> <li>MISS – <a href="/wiki/Dexter_McCluster" title="Dexter McCluster">Dexter McCluster</a> 40-yard run (Joshua Shene kick), 0:52. <i>Ole Miss 24–17. <b>Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:42.</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>FLA – Tim Tebow 1-yard run (Jonathan Phillips kick), 11:26. <i>Tie 24–24. <b>Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:26.</b></i></li> <li>MISS – <a href="/wiki/Shay_Hodge" title="Shay Hodge">Shay Hodge</a> 86-yard pass from Jevan Snead (Joshua Shene kick), 5:26. <i>Ole Miss 31–24. <b>Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 1:28.</b></i></li> <li>FLA – Percy Harvin 15-yard run (kick blocked), 3:28. <i>Ole Miss 31–30. <b>Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:58.</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Top passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>MISS – <a href="/wiki/Jevan_Snead" title="Jevan Snead">Jevan Snead</a> – 9/20, 185 yards, 2 TD, INT</li> <li>FLA – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> – 24/38, 319 yards, TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>MISS – <a href="/wiki/Dexter_McCluster" title="Dexter McCluster">Dexter McCluster</a> – 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD</li> <li>FLA – <a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> – 10 rushes, 82 yards, TD</li></ul> <dl><dt>Top receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>MISS – <a href="/wiki/Shay_Hodge" title="Shay Hodge">Shay Hodge</a> – 3 receptions, 133 yards, TD</li> <li>FLA – Percy Harvin – 13 receptions, 186 yards, TD</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Florida's SEC home opener had the Gators face off against the <a href="/wiki/2008_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="2008 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss Rebels</a>. This is the first time the Gators had played the Rebels at home since their loss in <a href="/wiki/2003_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2003 Florida Gators football team">2003</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Eli_Manning" title="Eli Manning">Eli Manning</a>-led Rebels squad. This game also concluded the home-and-home series with the SEC West opponent after the Gators won the first game in the H-H series against the Rebels <a href="/wiki/2007_Florida_Gators_football_team#Ole_Miss" title="2007 Florida Gators football team">last season</a> with a score of 30–24 in which Tim Tebow set a school-record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 166 yards on 27 carries. This was Urban Meyer's second time coaching against a <a href="/wiki/Houston_Nutt" title="Houston Nutt">Houston Nutt</a> coached team with the first time being the Arkansas Razorbacks in the <a href="/wiki/2006_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2006 SEC Championship Game">2006 SEC Championship Game</a> where the Gators defeated the Hogs 38–28 to go on and win the 2007 BCS National Championship. Entering this game, Urban Meyer was 21–1 at home in Gainesville and Houston Nutt was 0–3 against the Gators. Ole Miss's starting quarterback <a href="/wiki/Jevan_Snead" title="Jevan Snead">Jevan Snead</a>, a transfer from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Texas">University of Texas</a>, had committed to play for the Gators prior to the 2006 season before decommitting.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The game started with Ole Miss on offense, which didn't stay on the field long after a quick 3-and-out forced punt. The Gators then took over on offense and entered Ole Miss territory, where they were unable to score on their drive, which ended with a turnover on downs. Ole Miss was the first score on their ensuing 70-yard drive with a touchdown. This was the first touchdown the Gators allowed in the first quarter of a game and the first time the Gators trailed in the season.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, the Gators drove into Ole Miss territory where they were forced to settle for a 38-yard field goal, narrowing the lead 7–3. With just two offensive plays on Ole Miss's next possession, Florida safety Major Wright picked off a Jevan Snead pass and set up the Gators in Ole Miss territory. Tim Tebow connected with WR Percy Harvin on a 43-yard touchdown pass giving the Gators a 10–7 lead with 12:26 remaining in the second quarter. After another 3 and out by the Rebels, Florida, regained possession, but quickly turned it over. Tight end Aaron Hernandez of the Gators fumbled the ball at the Ole Miss 35-yard line. This was the first Gator turnover of the season. Ole Miss's offense was unable to do much the rest of the half and ended their next two possession with punts and a third with a turnover on downs. The Gators, however, were able to score another touchdown with an 81-yard drive capped off with a Tim Tebow 1-yard rushing touchdown, his first of the season. This brought the score to 17–7 at the half.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The third quarter for the Gators saw their 10-point lead turn into a 7-point deficit. On the Gators first drive of the second half, Percy Harvin fumbled the ball while rushing up the middle. This set up the Rebels in excellent field position at the Florida 34-yard line. Ole Miss would capitalize on the turnover by scoring with a 33-yard field goal. Florida's turnover woes continued shortly after the Rebels' kickoff when Tim Tebow fumbled the ball at the Gators' 18-yard line. This positioned Ole Miss for the go ahead touchdown pass that only took 18 seconds to score. The game was then tied 17–17 at only the 10:30 mark in the third quarter. Florida's next two possessions on offense went only -3 yards and 19 yards, respectively, and required punts. After having obtained possession with 4:34 left in the third, Jevan Snead and Ole Miss put together a 3:42 drive that went 72 yards down the field resulting in a rushing touchdown by RB Dexter McCluster. This brought Ole Miss's lead back up to 7 as it was early in the 1st quarter. After a 25-yard kickoff return by Brandon James, Florida put together a 49-yard drive ending with touchdown off of a Tim Tebow rush, tying the game at 24 a piece. Florida's defense was unable to stop Ole Miss from scoring as they responded with an 86-yard touchdown reception by Shay Hodge giving the Rebels a 31–24 lead with only 5:26 left in the game. Starting 68 yards away from the end zone, Florida scored a touchdown in less than 2 minutes with Percy Harvin running in from 15 yards for the score. The Gators only needed an extra point after the touchdown to be made to tie the game at 31, but were unable to do so after Ole Miss's Kentrell Lockett blocked the attempt. Florida regained possession with 2:05 left in the game and were able to bring the ball to the Ole Miss 32-yard line. On 4th and 1 and 41 seconds left in the game, Tim Tebow rushed the ball and was stopped short of the first down marker—turning over the ball on downs. Ole Miss gained possession and ran the clock out upsetting the higher ranked Gators at home.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators would end the game with more yards, 443 to 325, as well as with more first downs, 24 to 10. The Gators, however, had three turnovers, which was uncharacteristic given that they had none in the first three games of the season. Ole Miss only had one turnover in the game as well as double the number of penalties (10 to 5). After the game, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow addressed the media on the loss to Ole Miss: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I'm sorry. I'm extremely sorry. We were hoping for an undefeated season. That was my goal, something Florida's never done here. But I promise you one thing: a lot of good will come out of this. You have never seen any player in the entire country play as hard as I will play the rest of this season and you'll never see someone push the rest of the team as hard as I will push everybody the rest of this season, and you'll never see a team play harder than we will the rest of this season. God Bless. </p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>Tim Tebow<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>The speech went on to be engraved on a plaque that was placed outside the entrance to the new Gators football facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arkansas">Arkansas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Arkansas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida −27 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Florida at Arkansas </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>3</td><td>21</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">38</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Arkansas</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td><b>7</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 4</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Razorback_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Razorback Stadium">Razorback Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_Arkansas" title="Fayetteville, Arkansas">Fayetteville, Arkansas</a></li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 70,072</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">1</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">6:54</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a>, 2 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 10 – Yards: 64 – Time: 5:03)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">7:19</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Demps" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffery Demps">Jeffery Demps</a>, 16 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 1 – Yards: 16 – Time: 0:38)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 14-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">9:17</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a>, 37 yard field goal <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 12 – Yards: 46 – Time: 5:43)</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 17-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">5:50</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">ARK</span></td><td>Michael Smith, 6 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 7 – Yards: 53 – Time: 3:27)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Shay_Haddock&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shay Haddock (page does not exist)">Shay Haddock</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 17-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">11:58</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, 21 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 6 – Yards: 83 – Time: 2:43)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 24-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">5:10</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Rainey" title="Chris Rainey">Chris Rainey</a>, 75 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 4 – Yards: 80 – Time: 2:17)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 31-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">1:04</span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Demps" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffery Demps">Jeffery Demps</a>, 48 yard run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 7 – Yards: 73 – Time: 2:29)</span> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 38-7</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_Gators_incomplete_pass_in_end_zone_against_Razorbacks_(October_4,_2008).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Florida_Gators_incomplete_pass_in_end_zone_against_Razorbacks_%28October_4%2C_2008%29.jpg/300px-Florida_Gators_incomplete_pass_in_end_zone_against_Razorbacks_%28October_4%2C_2008%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Florida_Gators_incomplete_pass_in_end_zone_against_Razorbacks_%28October_4%2C_2008%29.jpg/450px-Florida_Gators_incomplete_pass_in_end_zone_against_Razorbacks_%28October_4%2C_2008%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Florida_Gators_incomplete_pass_in_end_zone_against_Razorbacks_%28October_4%2C_2008%29.jpg/600px-Florida_Gators_incomplete_pass_in_end_zone_against_Razorbacks_%28October_4%2C_2008%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <p>The Gators traveled to <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_Arkansas" title="Fayetteville, Arkansas">Fayetteville, Arkansas</a>, to take on their second of three SEC West opponents in the regular season to face first year <a href="/wiki/2008_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2008 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Razorback</a> coach <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Petrino" title="Bobby Petrino">Bobby Petrino</a>. Entering the game, the Gators held a 6–1 series lead over Arkansas with the Gators' last win coming in the <a href="/wiki/2006_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2006 SEC Championship Game">2006 SEC Championship Game</a> that was coached by former Arkansas head coach <a href="/wiki/Houston_Nutt" title="Houston Nutt">Houston Nutt</a>. This is the first of a two-game home-and-home series on the rotating SEC West opponent schedule with next year's meeting taking place in Gainesville, Florida. Arkansas entered the game coming off of a loss to then-#7 ranked <a href="/wiki/2008_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2008 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a> at Texas by a score of 52–10.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Arkansas received the kickoff to start the game and put together a 44-yard drive before failing to convert a fourth and 4 with a sack by Gator defensive standout Carlos Dunlap. On the resulting Gator possession, a scoring drive was capped with a Tim Tebow 2-yard shuffle pass to Brandon James resulting in a touchdown. As with Arkansas' first drive, a failed fourth down attempt put the ball back in the Gators' hands, but the offense stuttered and was forced to punt. Arkansas continued to struggle on offense, but oet field position in their favor by punting the ball to the Florida one-yard line, giving the Gators difficult field position with which to work. Pinned back on their side of the field, the Gators' Chas Henry eventually punted the ball on a 4th and 11. Arkansas' Michael Smith fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Florida's Brandon James—the first of his career. The Gators capitalized on the Razorbacks' turnover and scored on a 36-yard rushing TD by true freshman Jeffery Demps, extending their lead to 14–0 halfway through the second quarter. With just 11 seconds remaining in the half and Arkansas deep in Florida's territory at the Florida 25-yard line, sophomore DB Joe Haden intercepted a Casey Dick pass closing out the half, 14–0.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators opened the second half on offense and got as far as the Arkansas 20-yard line, but not farther. The 5:43 drive finished with a 37-yard field goal by Jonathan Phillips, extending the Gators' lead to 17–0. The Gators' defense wasn't able to achieve a shutout with the Razorbacks' response on the next possession. Casey Dick and the Hogs put together a 7-play, 53-yard drive in 3:27, scoring a touchdown and narrowing the Gators' lead to 10 points. Tim Tebow threw his first interception of the season on the following drive, but the Razorbacks were unable to score on the turnover and were forced to punt. The fourth quarter featured three touchdowns by the Gators. Of the Gators' 512 total yards, 246 came in the fourth quarter. The first touchdown drive started with 14:41 in the fourth. The 6 play 83-yard drive took only 2:43 and finished with a 21-yard pass to Percy Harvin from Tim Tebow—extending Florida's lead 24–7. Halfway through the fourth, the Gators initiated a 4 play 80-yard drive that ended with 75-yard rushing TD by redshirt freshman Chris Rainey. Florida's defense forced a quick 3 and out for the Hogs and the next Gator drive ended like the previous. True freshman Jeffery Demps ran 48 yards for a touchdown extending the Gators' lead, and final score, 38–7.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LSU">LSU</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: LSU"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2008_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2008 LSU Tigers football team">2008 LSU Tigers football team</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93LSU_football_rivalry" title="Florida–LSU football rivalry">Florida–LSU football rivalry</a></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida -7 </p> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Tigers </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7</td> <td><b>21</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>Gators</b> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>17</td> <td><b>51</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>This annual rivalry marked the 10th time in college football history that back-to-back champions played in the following regular season with the home team never losing. The last time this occurred was on October 20, 1990, when the 1989 champions University of Miami played the 1988 champions Notre Dame. Notre Dame beat Miami at South Bend with a score of 29–20. This game marked the 55th meeting between the Gators and Tigers with Florida leading the series 28-23-3 entering the game. Florida head coach Urban Meyer's record against LSU head coach <a href="/wiki/Les_Miles" title="Les Miles">Les Miles</a> was 1-2 entering the game with the home team winning in each of those three games. This game marked the second of four regular season games where the Gators faced a coach that had won a national championship.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators opened the game on offense and set the pace early. The first drive of the game only took 1:38 for an early score with a Percy Harvin touchdown off a tipped pass on the third play of the game. Florida's defense stopped LSU on their first possession with a quick three and out and turned the change of possession into a Gator field goal extending their lead 10–0. Their momentum continued finishing the first quarter 17-0 after a second touchdown by Percy Harvin, which was a career first for receiving TDs in a game. The Gators defense continued to pressure LSU and forced LSU QB Jarrett Lee to have a pass picked off by Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes. Although Florida wasn't able to capitalize on the turnover, LSU turned the ball over on their next possession with a Charles Scott fumble recovered by Gator AJ Jones. Florida was unable to create points with their second gained turnover. After having scored 17 points in the first quarter, the Gators were only able to put 3 points on the board in the second quarter extending their lead 20–0. With less than a minute in the first half and down 20–0, LSU put together a 60-yard drive in less than one minute scoring a touchdown with 5 seconds remaining in the half, bringing the halftime score to 20–7.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LSU opened the second half scoring a quick touchdown off of a 3-yard rush by backup QB Andrew Hatch creating a 14–0 run after a 20-0 Florida run. Florida quickly responded with a 67-yard drive taking only 8 plays capped with a Tim Tebow rushing touchdown, bringing the Gators' lead back to 13. The next offensive possession for Florida finished with another long touchdown run by true freshman Jeffery Demps. His 42-yard rushing touchdown was his fourth of the season with all four having been over 30 yards. The Gators scored on defense with a Brandon Spikes interception-returned touchdown 12 seconds into the fourth quarter building a 41–14 lead. Spikes then punted the ball into the southeast corner of the stands in celebration, drawing a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the ensuing kickoff. This was Spikes second interception of the game and of his career. After a failed fourth down attempt by LSU, Florida turned the ball over back to LSU on a forced fumble on Tim Tebow. LSU scored a touchdown shortly thereafter cutting the lead to 20 with 11 minutes left in regulation and followed with a failed onside kickoff. The following Florida drive resulted in a made field goal from 25 yards. After another failed fourth down attempt on the following LSU drive, Florida marched down the field and scored their 50th point of the game with a touchdown by senior running back Kestahn Moore. The following made extra point brought the Gators lead, and final score, to 51–21. This was the first time since 1996 that the Gators scored over 50 points on LSU. The Gators ended the game with over 475 yards of offense.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9;" style="background:#0021A4; color:orange">Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><b>Q</b> </th> <th rowspan="2"><b>Team</b> </th> <th rowspan="2"><b>Time</b> </th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2"><b>Scoring play</b><br /><small>Place your pointer over the scoring play to view the drive.</small> </th> <th rowspan="2"><b>Extra point</b> </th> <th colspan="3"><b>Score</b> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"> <th>+ </th> <th><b>LSU</b> </th> <th><b>FLA</b> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="3">1 </th> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">13:32 </td> <td>TD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, 70 yd pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 3 – Yards: 68 – Time: 1:38)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">7:00 </td> <td>TD </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a>, 20 yd FG <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 11 – Yards: 77 – Time: 5:16)</span> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">1:09 </td> <td>TD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, 7 yd pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 7 – Yards: 41 – Time: 4:10)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="2">2 </th> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">0:49 </td> <td>FG </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a>, 34 yd FG <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 11 – Yards: 63 – Time: 4:38)</span> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>LSU </td> <td align="right">0:05 </td> <td>TD </td> <td>Chris Mitchell, 6 yd pass from <a href="/wiki/Jarrett_Lee" title="Jarrett Lee">Jarrett Lee</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 6 – Yards: 60 – Time: 0:44)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colt_David" title="Colt David">Colt David</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="3">3 </th> <td>LSU </td> <td align="right">8:41 </td> <td>TD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Hatch" title="Andrew Hatch">Andrew Hatch</a>, 3 yd run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 12 – Yards: 80 – Time: 6:19)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colt_David" title="Colt David">Colt David</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">4:16 </td> <td>TD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, 2 yd run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 8 – Yards: 67 – Time: 4:25)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">1:02 </td> <td>TD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Demps" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffery Demps">Jeffery Demps</a>, 42 yd run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 2 – Yards: 60 – Time: 2:14)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th rowspan="4">4 </th> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">14:48 </td> <td>FG </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Spikes" title="Brandon Spikes">Brandon Spikes</a>, 52 yd interception return <span style="font-size:85%;">(INT thrown by Jarrett Lee)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>LSU </td> <td align="right">11:10 </td> <td>TD </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dickson_(American_football)" title="Richard Dickson (American football)">Richard Dickson</a>, 6 yd pass from <a href="/wiki/Jarrett_Lee" title="Jarrett Lee">Jarrett Lee</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 5 – Yards: 49 – Time: 1:22)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colt_David" title="Colt David">Colt David</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">1:37 </td> <td>FG </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a>, 25 yd FG <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 8 – Yards: 35 – Time: 4:23)</span> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>FLA </td> <td align="right">1:37 </td> <td>TD </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kestahn_Moore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kestahn Moore (page does not exist)">Kestahn Moore</a>, 2 yd run <span style="font-size:85%;">(Plays: 5 – Yards: 60 – Time: 2:45)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jonathan_Phillips_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jonathan Phillips (American football) (page does not exist)">Jonathan Phillips</a> kick </td> <td>7 </td> <td><b>21</b> </td> <td><b>51</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kentucky">Kentucky</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Kentucky"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida -26 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Kentucky at Florida </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Kentucky</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">5</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>28</td> <td>14</td><td>14</td><td>7</td> <td><b>63</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> October 25</li><li><b>Location:</b> Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida</li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 90,589</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:End_zone_at_Florida_Gators_2_(October_25,_2008).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/End_zone_at_Florida_Gators_2_%28October_25%2C_2008%29.jpg/300px-End_zone_at_Florida_Gators_2_%28October_25%2C_2008%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/End_zone_at_Florida_Gators_2_%28October_25%2C_2008%29.jpg/450px-End_zone_at_Florida_Gators_2_%28October_25%2C_2008%29.jpg 1.5x, 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The Gators entered the game with a 21-game winning streak against the Wildcats. The second longest active streak against an annual opponent in the NCAA. Second only to Tennessee's streak over Kentucky as well. The last time the Wildcats defeated the Gators was in Lexington in a 10–3 loss during the 1986 season. The Gators last lost at home to the Wildcats on November 17, 1979, in a blowout fashion–31 to 3. These two teams met last in Gainesville during the <a href="/wiki/2006_Florida_Gators_football_team#Kentucky" title="2006 Florida Gators football team">2006</a> season, where the Gators defeated the Wildcats 26–7. Florida enters the game leading the series 40-17-0 and the Wildcats have defeated the Gators only 3 times in the series when the Gators were ranked.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators opened the game strong with 28 points scored in the first quarter. The Gators' special teams blocked two punts on Kentucky's first and second drives of the game. The Gators scored touchdowns on each blocked punt with Tim Tebow running in the first touchdown and Brandon James for the second. The Gators' third scoring drive of the game only took four plays and 1:39 finishing with a 16-yard Percy Harvin rushing TD. Percy Harvin scored the fourth Florida TD of the quarter off of another 4-play drive, but this time through the air. Before the end of the first half, the Gators' special teams blocked a Wildcat field goal attempt, which was returned by the Gators' safety Major Wright to the Florida 40-yard line. Tim Tebow then threw his second TD shortly into the second quarter to Jeff Demps. Kentucky got on the board with a field goal with 5:03 left in the half. Florida responded quickly with a 3-yard TD rush by Tim Tebow, bringing the score at the half 42–3. This was his second rushing TD of the game, which tied former Florida Gator running back <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Emmitt Smith</a> with a school-record 36 rushing touchdowns.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Florida opened the second half on defense with Gator DB Ahmad Black scoring a TD on an interception 9 seconds into the half. Florida's defense continued to keep Kentucky out of scoring position allowing the Gators to pile on the points. The next Florida drive consumed over eight minutes resulting in senior RB Kestahn Moore running in a TD increasing the lead 56 to 3. After this drive, redshirt freshman John Brantley took over the reins as QB. Three minutes into the fourth quarter, John Brantley threw a 38-yard TD pass to David Nelson. This was John Brantley's first passing touchdown as a Gator as well as David Nelson's first reception of the year. Kentucky's following drive brought them within 5 yards of a touchdown. Florida's defense forced Kentucky into a fourth down attempt. With only a couple yards to gain, Florida Gator Lorenzo Edwards forced a turnover on downs stopping Kentucky half a yard short from the first down marker. On the following drive, Florida's Bobby Kane mishandled the punt snap sending the ball out of the endzone resulting in a safety. This was the last score of the game, bringing the final score to 63–5. Florida's winning streak over the Wildcats extended to 22 straight victories, tying Tennessee's record over Kentucky.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Georgia">Georgia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida -7 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Georgia_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Georgia football rivalry">Florida vs. Georgia</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td><td>21</td><td>14</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">49</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Georgia</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td><b>10</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Gators faced off against the <a href="/wiki/2008_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Bulldogs</a> in the annual rivalry taking place in <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a>. Georgia led the series entering the game 45-38-2. Florida had won 15 of the last 18 meetings dating back to the 1990 season, which was <a href="/wiki/Steve_Spurrier" title="Steve Spurrier">Steve Spurrier</a>'s first season as head coach. Urban Meyer was 2–1 against Georgia before the game with his only loss coming the previous year in a 42–30 win over the Gators. In that win, <a href="/wiki/Knowshon_Moreno" title="Knowshon Moreno">Knowshon Moreno</a>'s one-yard touchdown run in the first quarter sparked a <i><a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Georgia_football_rivalry#2007:_The_.22Gator_Stomp.22" title="Florida–Georgia football rivalry">celebration</a></i> by the entire Bulldogs team in the end zone, known as the "Gator Stomp." Georgia head coach <a href="/wiki/Mark_Richt" title="Mark Richt">Mark Richt</a> defended his actions in having his team intentionally celebrate. He was quoted as saying "I wanted to make sure we left this game with our hearts on the field." He was later quoted in summer media presses: "In hindsight, I shouldn't have done it. I won't do anything like that again. It could have easily turned into a big, stupid brawl."<sup id="cite_ref-Florida-Georgia_Preview_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florida-Georgia_Preview-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Bulldogs started the game on offense after Florida deferred to the second half. Neither team was able to score on their opening possessions as both defenses force the teams to punt. Georgia was able to get into the red zone and attempted a field goal from the 20-yard line, which was missed by kicker <a href="/wiki/Blair_Walsh" title="Blair Walsh">Blair Walsh</a>. On the change of possession, the Gators capitalized with a 5-minute 80-yard drive finished off with a Percy Harvin rushing touchdown. With this touchdown, Percy scored a TD in every game thus far in the season. Florida's defense shut out Georgia in the first quarter, but Georgia was able to put points on the board with a 35-yard field goal cutting Florida's lead to 4. Georgia attempted an onside kick following the score, but was unable to recover the ball setting up the Gators at the Georgia 41-yard line. It took only 7 plays for Tim Tebow to cap the drive with a 1-yard rushing touchdown, bringing the score to 14–3. Florida's defense kept Georgia QB <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Stafford" title="Matthew Stafford">Matthew Stafford</a> and Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno out of the end zone after Georgia got to the Florida 10-yard line. After having to settle for another field goal attempt, Georgia kicker Blair Walsh missed his second of the game. Neither the Gators nor the Bulldogs were able to score anymore in the half, bringing the score to 14–3 at the half.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After having to punt on the opening possession of the second half for the Gators, the Florida defense quickly gave the ball back into the hands of Tim Tebow. Florida sophomore DB Joe Haden intercepted a Matthew Stafford pass and returned it 88 yards to the Georgia 1-yard line. Tim Tebow scored a TD on the resulting run extending Florida's lead to 21–3. Georgia continued to struggle on offense and their next drive resulted in a punt. Tim Tebow connected with senior WR Louis Murphy on a 44-yard pass to bring the score to 28–3 with a little more than 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Turnovers continued with Georgia after Knowshon Moreno fumbled the ball, which was picked up by Florida DT Terron Sanders. Tim Tebow ran the ball in for a touchdown on the following change of possession—his third rushing TD of the game and 40th of his career. Matthew Stafford's turnovers continued with back-to-back interceptions by Gator linebacker Dustin Doe and Gator DB Ahmad Black. While unable to capitalize on the Dustin Doe interception, the Gators scored a TD off of Ahmad Black's interception with only one play, a 25-yard Tim Tebow pass to Percy Harvin. The lead extended to 42–3 at this point. Redshirt freshman quarterback John Brantley took over the offense in the fourth quarter for Tim Tebow. John Brantley and the Gators put together a 66-yard drive finishing with a touchdown pass to redshirt freshman WR Deonte Thompson. The Gators lead extended to a game high 46 points, 49–3, with still half of a quarter to play. After replacing Matthew Stafford with quarterback Joe Cox, the Bulldogs were able to score a touchdown with a little more than 3 minutes left in regulation. This would bring the final score to 49–10. Although the Gators finished the game with 25 less yards of offense (398 vs. 373), the Gators were able to force four turnovers (1 fumble, 3 interceptions) and capitalized off of them.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Presumably as revenge for the 2007 Bulldog celebration, Meyer used up his timeouts in the last minute of the fourth quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vanderbilt">Vanderbilt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Vanderbilt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida -24 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">Florida at Vanderbilt </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>21</td> <td>14</td><td>7</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">42</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Vanderbilt</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td>7</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Vanderbilt Stadium">Vanderbilt Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville, Tennessee</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This is the first time the Gators have returned to <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a> after winning the 2006 National Championship. The 2006 game in Nashville ended closely—25 to 19—and the last three games in Nashville were won by the Gators by an average of only 9 points. Entering the 2008 game, the Gators have outscored opponents an average of 50 to 10 since the Gators loss to Ole Miss earlier in the year. With a win in this game, the Gators would clinch the SEC East division title and a berth in the SEC championship game. Florida enters the game having won 17 straight games over Vanderbilt. Their last loss occurring in Nashville in 1988 where the Gators lost by a score of 24–9.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators opened strong on defense forcing an early three-and-out by <a href="/wiki/2008_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a> followed by a tipped punt. The Gators' first offensive drive only had to travel 60 yards resulting in a Tim Tebow touchdown pass to wide receiver Louis Murphy while in the red-zone. Coming into the game, the Gators had the #1 red-zone scoring offense in the nation with Vanderbilt ranked #2 in red-zone defense. The Gators defense forced another three-and-out on Vanderbilt's second offensive drive. Coming into the game, the Gators ranked #16 in the nation in total defense. The Gators' second offensive drive ended in another touchdown. This time, Tim Tebow carried the ball three consecutive times with the third, and final rush, resulting in a touchdown. This was Tim Tebow's 40th rushing touchdown of his career. Extending his school-record for rushing touchdowns in a career at the University of Florida. Vanderbilt's third possession resulted in an interception by Gator DB Ahmad Black. His 5th, and team-leading, interception of the season. Vanderbilt continued to struggle on offense as well as defense as Florida continued to put points on the scoreboard early in the game setting the tone. Tim Tebow added his second rushing TD of the game after the interception after stiff arming a Vanderbilt defender to push his way into the endzone. After another failed drive for Vanderbilt on offense, their punt was blocked by Florida Gator Carlos Dunlap. The resulting field position yielded a quick scoring drive ending with a touchdown pass by Tim Tebow to Riley Cooper. The Gators fifth offensive possession ended with a questionable fumble call. Percy Harvin rushed the ball for a touchdown with the ball appearing to have crossed the plane of the endzone and then coming loose and picked up by a Vanderbilt defender. After review, the fumble call was confirmed. This was the second redzone drive of the season the Gators did not score. The other being a taken-knee at the end of the Tennessee game. Even with the missed points on the possession, the Gators quickly scored on their sixth possession of the half with a touchdown pass by Tim Tebow.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators opened the second half on offense and continued to rack up the points. The drive ended with a touchdown run by WR Percy Harvin. In this game, Percy Harvin set a school record for rushing yards by a wide receiver. Chris Nickson took over as quarterback for Vanderbilt after Mackenzie Adams left the field due to injury at the end of the second quarter. With 1:04 remaining in the 3rd quarter, Vanderbilt prevented a shutout and scored a touchdown with a Nickson pass. With under a minute to go in the third, redshirt freshman Gator QB John Brantley took control of the offense. Tim Tebow finished three quarters with three passing TDs and two rushing TDs. His second week in a row with 5 total TDs. This win over Vanderbilt clinched the SEC East Division championship for the Gators sending them back to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta since the 2006 season. They will face the Alabama Crimson Tide after they clinched their division title earlier in the day against rival LSU.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Carolina">South Carolina</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: South Carolina"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida -21 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">South Carolina at Florida </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> S. Carolina</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">6</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>21</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td>14</td> <td><b>56</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Location:</b> Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This game marked the 12th time the <a href="/wiki/2008_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team" title="2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team">Gamecocks</a> have traveled to Gainesville where they were winless on the road (0-11) coming into the game. The last time the two teams met in Gainesville, the Gamecocks nearly earned their first victory against the Gators in the Swamp, but fell short with a field goal attempt blocked by <a href="/wiki/Jarvis_Moss" title="Jarvis Moss">Jarvis Moss</a> with only a few seconds left in the game. History was also made in this game with it being the first college football game where a Heisman-winning coach (<a href="/wiki/Steve_Spurrier" title="Steve Spurrier">Steve Spurrier</a>) coached against a Heisman-winning player (<a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>). Both Heisman winners also earned their Heisman trophies at the University of Florida. This was only the fourth time in college football history that two Heisman winners faced one another. South Carolina is the third team of the season the Gators have played against that was coached by a previous championship-winning head coach (<a href="/wiki/Phillip_Fulmer" title="Phillip Fulmer">Phillip Fulmer</a> of Tennessee and <a href="/wiki/Les_Miles" title="Les Miles">Les Miles</a> of LSU being the other two).<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With afternoon showers rolling through Gainesville, field conditions weren't ideal for either team early on. The Gamecocks first drive ended after just four plays resulting in a punt. As Florida drove down the field on the following possession, true freshman Jeff Demps fumbled the ball near the South Carolina 40-yard line. Carolina's and Florida's offensives woes continued in each of their next drives, with a South Carolina QB Chris Smelley pass being intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Brandon Spikes. Similar to the prior week, South Carolina head coach and Florida alum Steve Spurrier rotated quarterbacks after nearly every offensive snap. On the following South Carolina offensive possession, Gator DB <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Black" title="Ahmad Black">Ahmad Black</a> intercepted another Chris Smelley pass after it was deflected by Gator linebacker Brandon Hicks. This was Black's sixth, and team-leading, interception of the season. It only took one offensive play for the Gators to capitalize on the Carolina turnover. Percy Harvin ran the ball for 26 yards resulting in a touchdown extending the Gators' lead 14-0 late in the first quarter. South Carolina continued to make mistakes. On the following kickoff, the South Carolina returner threw a lateral pass to his teammate who fumbled the catch. Florida senior long snapper James Smith collected the ball and ran it just one foot shy of the goal line. Tim Tebow ran the ball in for a touchdown on the resulting change of possession. Florida's 21 points were off of 3 South Carolina turnovers and only took 2:15 to score. </p><p>After a South Carolina forced-fumble in the first quarter, their defense picked up their second fumble on a fumbled Tebow option-pass to Chris Rainey near the South Carolina redzone. Although South Carolina's defense had spent little time on the field, they were productive in collecting two early Florida fumbles. With South Carolina's offense struggling and unable to put points on the board, Florida regained possession after forcing a punt and quickly scored with a Tebow touchdown pass to redshirt freshman Deonte Thompson. After failed offensive drives for both teams, South Carolina was able to put together enough of an offense to attempt, and make, a field goal. This brought the score to 28–3 at the half.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Florida received the ball in the second half and on the first offensive play for the Gators, Percy Harvin ran the ball 80 yards for a touchdown. This was Percy's second rushing TD of the game. The Gators crossed the 30-point mark on this score, which was the first time in Gator history that the Gators scored 30+ points in every regular season SEC game. On the following offensive drive for South Carolina, Steve Spurrier ditched the two-QB calls and left Chris Smelley in to take all snaps on the drive. South Carolina moved down the field effectively compared to the first half. After moving the ball down the field, South Carolina attempted, and made, a 44-yard field goal with 10:17 remaining in the third quarter. Florida responded with a drive that took less than four minutes and topped off with a 38-yard Jeff Demps rushing touchdown. This was Jeff Demps' fifth rushing touchdown of the season, all of which were runs of more than 35 yards. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Tim Tebow threw a TD pass to TE Aaron Hernandez, who controlled the catch with one hand, extending their lead 49–6. On the following Gator offensive possession, redshirt freshman QB John Brantley took over for Tim Tebow to close out the game. Florida's defense still did not let up. True freshman Gator Will Hill picked off a <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Garcia" title="Stephen Garcia">Stephen Garcia</a> pass attempt making it the third Gator interception of the game. This turnover led to another Gator score when true freshman Chris Rainey put together two runs with the second being the touchdown score that put the Gators over the 50-point mark. The Gators finished the game holding South Carolina's offense to 173 yards while the Gator offense amassed over 519 yards with 346 of those yards coming on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Citadel">The Citadel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: The Citadel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Off </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold">The Citadel at Florida </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Citadel</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td><td>7</td><td>6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">19</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>21</td> <td>28</td><td>14</td><td>7</td> <td><b>70</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Location:</b> Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida</li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This game marked Senior day for the Gators as they played their final home game of the 2008 season in the Swamp. It also featured the retirement of Citadel graduate and UF legend George Edmondson better known as "<a href="/wiki/Mr._Two_Bits" title="Mr. Two Bits">Mr. Two Bits</a>" to Gator fans.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the only game of the season where the Gators faced a Division I-FCS opponent. The first meeting between these two teams took place in <a href="/wiki/1910_Florida_football_team" title="1910 Florida football team">1910</a> where the Gators defeated the Bulldogs 6–2 in Jacksonville. The most recent meeting between the two teams took place as the season opener for the <a href="/wiki/1998_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1998 Florida Gators football team">1998</a> season where the Gators remained undefeated against the Bulldogs, winning 49–10.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Florida scored 42 points in six straight games, a record unmatched by a conference member since <a href="/wiki/1915_Vanderbilt_Commodores_football_team" title="1915 Vanderbilt Commodores football team">Vanderbilt</a> in 1915.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators defense took control of the game early shortly after <a href="/wiki/2008_The_Citadel_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2008 The Citadel Bulldogs football team">The Citadel</a> received the opening kickoff. True freshman cornerback Janoris Jenkins picked off a Bart Blanchard pass and took it into Bulldogs territory. The Gators got on the board shortly thereafter with a Tim Tebow touchdown pass to senior WR Louis Murphy. After a 3 and out forced by the Gators' defense, the Gators put together a 61-yard drive in 1:25 capped off with a Chris Rainey touchdown run. The Gators third touchdown of the quarter came on the 5th play of their next offensive possession ending with a Tim Tebow 43-yard touchdown pass to Riley Cooper. With another 3 and out at the end of the first quarter, the Citadel was forced to punt. Starting at the Florida 11-yard line, the Gators managed to go 89 yards down the field and score a touchdown off of a Percy Harvin 11-yard run. Offensive struggles continued for the Bulldogs as true freshman DB Will Hill intercepted a pass by Cam Turner. Tim Tebow's final touchdown of the day was a 31-yard pass to redshirt freshman Deonte Thompson. This TD brought the score to 35–0 with over 13 minutes remaining in the half. Florida's next offensive possession ended like the previous five with a touchdown scored—this time by senior RB Kestahn Moore. The Gators' defense was unable to field a shutout when the Bulldogs responded with a 78-yard drive, finishing with a TD pass by Scott Flanagan—cutting the score 42-6 after a missed extra point. Shortly before the half, senior Kestahn Moore was able to rush for his second TD of the game, this time from 22 yards out. This brought the halftime score to 49–6.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators opened the second half with the ball, but weren't as dominant as they were in the first half. Redshirt freshman QB John Brantley took snaps in place of Tim Tebow and was able to put together a touchdown scoring drive. This one ended with a 1-yard rushing TD by Florida defensive tackle Javier Estopinan, extending the lead to 56–6. The Citadel's response mirrored the Gators' drive in that it, too, ended with a 1-yard rushing TD, bringing the score to 56-13 after the made extra point. The Gators broke the 60-point mark after quarterback John Brantley completed a 12-yard pass to redshirt junior WR David Nelson, extending the Gators' lead to 50. The Gator defense continued to perform well as defensive standout Carlos Dunlap, the season leader in sacks, sacked Citadel's Cam Turner, forcing the Bulldogs to punt. On the following drive, redshirt sophomore RB Emmanuel Moody, transfer from USC, would run the ball in 5 yards for the TD. This would be the Gators' last score of the game, eclipsing the 70-point mark. Turnovers continued for the Bulldogs with their next drive ending with a Cam Turner pass intercepted by Gator DB Wondy Pierre-Louis. The final score of the game came off of a Cam Turner pass to Taylor Cornett for a 15-yard touchdown reception, bringing the final score to 70-19 after the Citadel missed their second extra point of the game. The Gators' offense collected 705 total yards, with 394 coming on the ground. The Citadel had 3 turnovers in the game, all of which were interceptions. The Gators had 13 drives on offense, 10 of which ended with touchdowns. Two drives ended the first half and second half and the Gators punted the ball only once.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Florida_State">Florida State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Florida State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Pregame line:</b> Florida -17 </p> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Florida_State_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Florida State football rivalry">Florida at Florida State</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td><td>10</td><td>7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">45</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> FSU</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td><td>6</td><td>0</td> <td><b>15</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Doak_Campbell_Stadium" title="Doak Campbell Stadium">Doak Campbell Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, Florida</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The final game of the regular season for the Florida Gators featured a matchup against in-state rival <a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2008 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, Florida</a>. The last meeting between these two teams took place in the Swamp in <a href="/wiki/2007_Florida_Gators_football_team#Florida_State" title="2007 Florida Gators football team">2007</a> with the Gators defeating the Seminoles 45–12. This game was the 53rd meeting between the two teams with the Gators leading the series 31-19-2 entering the game. This was Bobby Bowden's 36th game against the Gators. Coming into the game, Coach Bowden's record was 17-16-2. The Gators last loss to the Seminoles occurred during the 2003 season at home on senior day. This game marked the fourth and final regular season contest in which the Gators faced a team led by a national championship-winning head coach.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Though they would face two more in the SEC and BCS championship games.) </p><p>Florida received the ball the start the game and was able to score on their opening drive. Ending the 65-yard drive, WR Percy Harvin ran the ball from 11 yards out to score a touchdown—this completed his streak of scoring a TD in every game of the regular season. Florida State was able to establish excellent field position by returning a Caleb Sturgis kickoff to the Florida 24-yard line. Florida's defense was able to prevent the Seminoles from scoring a TD and forced them to settle for a field goal; cutting the Gators' lead 7–3. After forcing a punt, the Seminoles regained possession, but put the ball back in Florida's hands. Florida safety Major Wright grabbed his third interception of the season picking off FSU QB <a href="/wiki/Christian_Ponder" title="Christian Ponder">Christian Ponder</a>. Florida was able to capitalize on the turnover and score with a Tim Tebow touchdown pass to TE Aaron Hernandez. This completed the first quarter scoring with the Gators leading 14–3. After forcing Florida State to punt the ball early in the second quarter, true freshman RB Jeffery Demps of the Gators fumbled the ball during a run play, which was collected by Florida State's Neefy Moffett. This set the Seminoles in the red zone having the ball at the Florida 14-yard line. Just as in the first quarter, the Gators defense was able to prevent the Seminoles from scoring a touchdown and forced them to settle for another field goal—cutting the lead to 14–6. In response, the Gators put together a 10 play drive consuming 86 yards of the field ending with a 4-yard rushing touchdown by Tim Tebow over a pile of FSU defenders, bringing the score to 21–6 in favor of the Gators. With little working on offense, the Seminoles once again settled for a field goal on their following possession, their third of the game. With only 2:04 left in the half, Florida's offense was able to connect on 5 consecutive pass plays, ending with a 24-yard touchdown pass to TE Aaron Hernandez in only 1:07. This brought the score at the half to 28–9. The Gators amassed 284 yards of offense in the first half.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second half opened with a Florida State turnover as their woes continued on offense with Florida's defense continuing to force mistakes. Florida middle linebacker intercepted a Christian Ponder pass on the first play of the half and set up the Gators' offense at the Florida State 20-yard line. With just three plays in 40 seconds, the Gators tacked on another touchdown with a Tim Tebow 23-yard touchdown pass to senior WR Louis Murphy. This brought the Gators' lead to 26 with a score of 35 to 9. After a three and out forced by the Florida defense, the Gators were able to score again, but only with their first field goal of the game. On the ensuing Florida State drive, former starting FSU QB Drew Weatherford stood in for Christian Ponder and led his team on a touchdown drive capped off with a Jermaine Thomas 4-yard touchdown run. The blocked extra point left the score at 38–15. Neither team was able to score any additional points in the third quarter and the Gators took their 23-point lead to the final quarter. Less than three minutes into the fourth quarter, Gators' true freshman Janoris Jenkins picked off his third interception of the season by reading a D'Vontrey Richardson pass intended for Bert Reed at the FSU 38-yard line. As done earlier in the game, the Gators capitalized off the turnover and scored a TD—this time in only three plays ending with a Jeffery Demps two-yard touchdown run. This would be the final score of the game with the Gators leading 45–15 with a little less than 12 minutes remaining. Redshirt freshman QB John Brantley took snaps for Tim Tebow to close out the game and the Florida defense continued to stop Florida State with sacks on the final two FSU offensive possessions by Carlos Dunlap and Jaye Howard. The final sack of the game by Jaye Howard also caused a fumble by Drew Weatherford, which Jaye Howard was able to recover. The Gators finished with over 502 yards of offense; more than double FSU's 242 yards. The Gator defense had 4 turnovers gained with three of them being interceptions. This win extending Florida's winning streak over the Seminoles to five dating back to the 2004 win in Tallahassee. In this game, Gator WR Percy Harvin suffered an injury that would prevent him from playing the SEC Championship Game the following week.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Tebow's "Bloody" Jersey</b> In this game, Tim Tebow also created an iconic image of himself and the Gators for 2008. Because of the rainy conditions in Tallahassee that day, the field was extremely wet and slippery, affecting play on both sides. On a 4-yard TD run into the endzone, Tebow slid in on the wet turf, causing the front of his white Away jersey to get wet red paint on it. The paint also got on his face and helmet and stayed on for the majority of the game. The red paint resembled blood to many people which provided Tebow with a bravado of bravery and passion, which also highlighted his intense sideline celebrations and enthusiasm. The image of Tebow's paint-stained Jersey became one of the lasting and memorable images in sports for 2008 and for the decade at large. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SEC_Championship">SEC Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: SEC Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2008 SEC Championship Game">2008 SEC Championship Game</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Florida_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–Florida football rivalry">Alabama–Florida football rivalry</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color:#003087;color:#FA4616;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;; text-align:center"><b>SEC Championship Game: Alabama Crimson Tide (12–0) vs. Florida Gators (11–1)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Alabama</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td><td>0</td><td><b>20</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Florida</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>14</td><td><b>31</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> • <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: December 6</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 4:00 p.m. EDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: Indoors (dome)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 75,892</li><li><b>Referee</b>: Thomas Ritter</li><li><b>TV announcers (CBS)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Verne_Lundquist" title="Verne Lundquist">Verne Lundquist</a>, (play-by-play), <a href="/wiki/Gary_Danielson" title="Gary Danielson">Gary Danielson</a> (analyst) and <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Wolfson" title="Tracy Wolfson">Tracy Wolfson</a> (sideline)</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://floridagators.com/sports/2008/12/6/2880_boxscore_8247.aspx">Scoring Summary Final</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Alabama</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Parker_Wilson" title="John Parker Wilson">John Parker Wilson</a><br />12/25, 187 Yds, INT</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Coffee" title="Glen Coffee">Glen Coffee</a><br />21 Rush, 112 Yds, TD</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a><br />5 Rec, 124 Yds</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Florida</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a><br />14/22, 216 Yds, 3 TD<br />17 Rush, 57 Yds</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Murphy" title="Louis Murphy">Louis Murphy</a><br />4 Rec, 86 Yds</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The Florida Gators returned to the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> after two years to play against #1 <a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> for the SEC title. This was the Gators' second visit to the SEC Championship Game since the <a href="/wiki/2006_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2006 SEC Championship Game">2006 game</a> where they faced the SEC West champion <a href="/wiki/2006_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team" title="2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football team">Arkansas</a>. The 2007 season SEC East representative in the title game was the <a href="/wiki/2007_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee Volunteers</a>. Alabama returns to the SEC Championship Game after a nine-year appearance drought. In the <a href="/wiki/1999_SEC_Championship_Game" title="1999 SEC Championship Game">1999 SEC Championship Game</a>, the Crimson Tide defeated the Gators with a score of 34 to 7. Florida's last win over the Tide in the title game occurred in the <a href="/wiki/1996_SEC_Championship_Game" title="1996 SEC Championship Game">1996 SEC Championship Game</a> where the Gators would end up playing Florida State in the Sugar Bowl and go on to win their first national championship. This game is Florida's ninth appearance in the game and have a record of 6-2 before kickoff. Alabama is 2-3 entering the game with their two wins over the Florida Gators in 1992—the first year of the championship game—and 1999. Alabama entered the game having been ranked #1 in the AP and USA Today Coaches poll for five consecutive weeks while the Gators entered the game ranked #2 in the AP Poll. This was the first time that the AP #1 and #2 teams have faced in the SEC title game. This was Urban Meyer's first time coaching against <a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Nick Saban</a> as well as the first meeting between the two programs since their regular season meeting in <a href="/wiki/2006_Florida_Gators_football_team#Alabama" title="2006 Florida Gators football team">2006</a> season where the Gators defeated the Tide and then went on to win the BCS National Championship. This was the fifth game of the season where the Gators faced a team coached by a national championship winning head coach. Alabama entered the game with a 21–13 series lead over the Gators.<sup id="cite_ref-Alabama-Florida_Preview_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alabama-Florida_Preview-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After winning the coin toss, the Gators elected to defer to the second half and the Alabama offense took the field after the touchback kickoff. With just three plays and one net yard, the Gators defense forced Alabama to punt early. Although without leading Gator WR Percy Harvin, who sustained an injury during the Florida State game, the Gators acted quickly and put together a nine play drive that finished with a Tim Tebow touchdown pass to first year Gator WR Carl Moore. This was Carl Moore's first career touchdown reception as a Gator. The Florida defense wasn't as effective on the second Alabama possession as Alabama true freshman WR <a href="/wiki/Julio_Jones" title="Julio Jones">Julio Jones</a> made a 64-yard reception ending at the Florida 18-yard line. The next play resulted in a touchdown after an 18-yard run by Tide RB Glen Coffee. It only took two plays and 54 seconds for the Tide to tie the game at 7-7. After the Crimson Tide forced a 3 and out on the Florida offense, Alabama's offense led by senior QB <a href="/wiki/John_Parker_Wilson" title="John Parker Wilson">John Parker Wilson</a> were unable to score another touchdown, but settled for a field goal after getting into Florida territory with Javier Arenas' punt return. This gave the Tide the first lead of the game, 10–7, and this was the Gators' first time trailing in the first quarter since their loss at home to Ole Miss earlier in the season. After another 3 and out for the Florida offense, the first quarter came to a close with the Tide maintaining their lead. Alabama opened the second quarter on offense and were able to move the ball 40 yards to the Florida 32 and elected to go for the first down on 4th and 9. Alabama's P.J. Fitzgerald was only able to gain one yard and the Gators gained possession of the ball with the turnover on downs. On the ensuing drive, Florida tied the game with a 19-yard field goal after getting as close as the 2-yard line. This tied the game at 10-10. Florida's defense was able to stop Alabama on the following drive after only three plays and the Gators regained possession a little less than half of the quarter remaining. The Gators were able to regain the lead after a Tim Tebow touchdown pass to junior WR David Nelson. This brought the score at halftime to 17–10.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators received the ball to start the second half and were unable to move the ball having to punt after just three plays on offense. The third quarter would turn out to be difficult for the Gator defense and the Tide scored on their first two possessions on offense in the half. Their first offensive possession totaled 91 yards and consumed nearly 7 minutes off of the game clock. John Parker Wilson was 4 of 6 passing in the drive with 3 of his passes connecting with freshman WR Julio Jones. Alabama RB Mark Ingram finished the drive with a 2-yard rushing touchdown tying the game at 17-17. Florida's offense struggled on their next possession as they were forced to attempt a field goal. Florida kicker Jonathan Phillips had the opportunity to give the lead back to the Gators, but missed a 42-yard field goal. To close out the third quarter, Alabama was able to get the ball into Florida territory where they attempted, and made, a 27-yard field goal. This gave the Tide a three-point lead—20–17—entering the fourth quarter. The Gators started on offense in the fourth quarter and drive deep into Alabama territory. Florida ran the ball 8 times out of 11 plays, with the final rush being a touchdown from 1 yard out run in by true freshman Jeffery Demps. The Gators would take the lead following the extra point and would not give it back. Florida's defense proved to be more effective in the fourth quarter than they were in the third. Florida defensive lineman Jermaine Cunningham sacked Alabama's John Parker Wilson for 11 yards forcing Alabama to punt the ball. With the ball in the hands of the Florida offense, the Gators had the opportunity to take a two-score lead with a touchdown. They were able to get to the 1-yard line setting a 2nd and Goal situation, but Florida received a 5-yard penalty for sideline interference. On the second play following the penalty, Tim Tebow threw a touchdown pass to Riley Cooper to extend the Gators' lead and final score margin by 11–31 to 20. Alabama's response on the following drive was quickly quieted. On a 1st and 10, senior QB John Parker Wilson was intercepted by sophomore DB Joe Haden. The Gators ran out the clock after regaining possession and defeated the Crimson Tide by a score of 31-20 for the SEC Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This was the Gators' seventh victory in the SEC championship game and Urban Meyer's second SEC title since becoming the head coach of the team in 2005. This was the Florida Gator's eighth officially recognized title with the first occurring in 1991 before the formation of the Championship Game. With the win over #1 Alabama, the Gators were selected to play in the BCS National Championship Game the following day where they would face against the Oklahoma Sooners.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; background:none; width:100%; border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Quarter </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Time </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football_terms#D" title="Glossary of American football terms">Drive</a> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Team </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Scoring information </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Play_from_scrimmage" title="Play from scrimmage">Plays</a> </th> <th scope="col">Yards </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Time_of_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of possession">TOP</a> </th> <th scope="col">ALA </th> <th scope="col">FLA </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">8:17 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">9 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">59 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4:28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Florida </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Carl Moore 3-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, Jonathan Phillips kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">7:23 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">82 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0:54 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Glen_Coffee" title="Glen Coffee">Glen Coffee</a> 18-yard touchdown run, Leigh Tiffin kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">3:28 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">12 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2:15 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">30-yard field goal by Leigh Tiffin </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">8:59 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">8 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">67 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:51 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Florida </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">19-yard field goal by Jonathan Phillips </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">2:59 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">9 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">57 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4:20 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Florida </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/David_Nelson_(wide_receiver)" title="David Nelson (wide receiver)">David Nelson</a> 5-yard touchdown reception from Tim Tebow, Jonathan Phillips kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">6:20 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">15 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">91 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6:53 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Ingram,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Ingram, Jr.">Mark Ingram</a> 2-yard touchdown run, Leigh Tiffin kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">0:08 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">65 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Alabama </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">27-yard field goal by Leigh Tiffin </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">20 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">9:21 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">11 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">62 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5:47 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Florida </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Demps" title="Jeff Demps">Jeff Demps</a> 1-yard touchdown run, Jonathan Phillips kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">20 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">2:50 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">8 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">65 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4:37 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Florida </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Riley_Cooper" title="Riley Cooper">Riley Cooper</a> 5-yard touchdown reception from Tim Tebow, Jonathan Phillips kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">20 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">31 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">time of possession</a>. For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">20 </th> <th scope="row">31 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BCS_National_Championship">BCS National Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: BCS National Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Pregame line</dt></dl> <ul><li>Florida –5.5</li></ul> <table style="border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; border-spacing: 3px; margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; float: right; clear: right; line-height: 1.5em; width:35em; font-size:90%;"> <caption style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">BCS National Championship</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right; margin-top:0; margin-right:0;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="width: 25px">1</th> <th style="width: 25px">2</th><th style="width: 25px">3</th><th style="width: 25px">4</th><th style="width: 25px">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left">• <b>Florida</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>7</td><td>10</td> <td style="font-weight:bold">24</td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align: left"> Oklahoma</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td> <td><b>14</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b>Date:</b> January 8, 2009</li><li><b>Location:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolphin Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Gardens,_Florida" title="Miami Gardens, Florida">Miami Gardens, Florida</a></li><li><b>Game start:</b> 8:00 p.m. ET </li><li><b>Game attendance:</b> 78,468</li><li><b>Game weather:</b> 68 °F (20 °C) (Clear)</li><li><b>Referee:</b> Ron Cherry (<a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a>)</li><li><b>TV announcers:</b> <a href="/wiki/Thom_Brennaman" title="Thom Brennaman">Thom Brennaman</a> (play–by–play), <a href="/wiki/Charles_Davis_(defensive_back)" title="Charles Davis (defensive back)">Charles Davis</a> (color commentator)</li> </ul> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td><table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed nowraplinks" style="border:none; margin:0 0; padding:0 0; width:100%;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="5">Scoring summary</th></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Murphy" title="Louis Murphy">Louis Murphy</a> 20–yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> (Jonathan Phillips kick) (12 plays, 86 yards in 1:20)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 7-0</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">2</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">OKLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Gresham" title="Jermaine Gresham">Jermaine Gresham</a> 6–yard pass from <a href="/wiki/Sam_Bradford" title="Sam Bradford">Sam Bradford</a> (Jimmy Stevens kick) (6 plays, 65 yards in 2:13)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">7-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">3</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> 2–yard rush (Jonathan Phillips kick) (13 plays, 75 yards in 5:22)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 14-7</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">OKLA</span></td><td><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Gresham" title="Jermaine Gresham">Jermaine Gresham</a> 11–yard pass from Sam Bradford (Jimmy Stevens kick) (8 plays, 77 yards in 2:36)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">14-14</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td>Jonathan Phillips 27–yard field goal (6 plays, 68 yards in 1:28)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 17-14</span></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="5" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa;"></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">4</td><td style="text-align:right;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;"></span></td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA</span></td><td>David Nelson 4–yard pass from Tim Tebow (Jonathan Phillips kick) (11 plays, 76 yards in 6:52)</td><td><span style="white-space:nowrap">FLA 24-14</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Gators closed out the 2008 season against the <a href="/wiki/2008_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma Sooners</a> for the 2008 BCS National Championship in Miami, Florida. Although this was the first time the two teams had played one another, there was familiarity between the two programs. Oklahoma head coach <a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Bob Stoops</a> played a critical role as defensive coordinator for the Florida Gators during the first national championship run in 1996. In addition, Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow and Oklahoma Sooners quarterback <a href="/wiki/Sam_Bradford" title="Sam Bradford">Sam Bradford</a> met the previous month in New York for the Heisman Award ceremony where Sam Bradford took home the honors. Even though Tim Tebow received the most first-place votes, 309, to Sam Bradford's 300, he finished third in the final balloting, being surpassed by both Sam Bradford and Texas' quarterback <a href="/wiki/Colt_McCoy" title="Colt McCoy">Colt McCoy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Florida's staff also suffered an employment change when Offensive Coordinator Dan Mullen accepted the head coaching position at <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_University" title="Mississippi State University">Mississippi State University</a> replacing <a href="/wiki/Sylvester_Croom" title="Sylvester Croom">Sylvester Croom</a> who resigned. Urban Meyer named <a href="/wiki/Steve_Addazio" title="Steve Addazio">Steve Addazio</a> as the offensive coordinator shortly thereafter, but Dan Mullen would still coach in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Entering the game, Florida head coach Urban Meyer was 2–0 in BCS bowl games with his win as head coach at Utah in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2005 Fiesta Bowl">2005 Fiesta Bowl</a> and his second win coming two years ago to the day against <a href="/wiki/2006_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2007_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2007 BCS National Championship Game">2007 BCS National Championship Game</a>. Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops made his fourth appearance in the BCS national championship game. His first visit was to the same stadium where his Sooners defeated the Florida State Seminoles 13–2 in the <a href="/wiki/2001_Orange_Bowl" title="2001 Orange Bowl">2001 Orange Bowl</a>. However, the Sooners' last two appearances in the title game ended in defeat, losing at the hands of <a href="/wiki/2003_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2003 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004 Sugar Bowl</a> and <a href="/wiki/2004_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2004 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Orange_Bowl" title="2005 Orange Bowl">2005 Orange Bowl</a>. In addition, the Sooners lost two more BCS bowl games following their loss to USC. Those were to the Boise State Broncos in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2007 Fiesta Bowl">2007 Fiesta Bowl</a> and the West Virginia Mountaineers in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2008 Fiesta Bowl">2008 Fiesta Bowl</a>. Bob Stoops and the Sooners looked to snap a four-game BCS bowl losing streak and Urban Meyer and the Gators aimed to add their third national championship in school history, and their second in three years.<sup id="cite_ref-Florida-Oklahoma_Preview_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florida-Oklahoma_Preview-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After winning the coin toss, the Oklahoma Sooners elected to receive the ball and put the Gators on defense to start the game. Oklahoma started the game at the Sooner 24-yard line and was only able to gain 31 yards on 8 plays before having to punt the ball to the Gators. This was a rare punt by the Sooners this season, with the team breaking an NCAA record for most points scored in a season with over 700. The Gators' first offensive possession ended in just 8 plays similar to the Sooners', but this one finishing on a Tim Tebow interception. Coming into the game, Tim Tebow only had thrown two interceptions all year. Fortunately for the Gators, the Sooners were unable to capitalize off of the rare Florida turnover. Before the start of the game, the Sooners led the NCAA FBS with the fewest turnovers in a game with 9. The Gators were tied for second with only 11 turnovers. Florida's second offensive possession was more productive with the Gators getting to the Oklahoma 21-yard line by the end of the first quarter. This brought the score at the end of the quarter to 0–0. This was the first time in the Sooners' season where they were unable to score in the first quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-jan_8_pbp_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jan_8_pbp-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Sooners had scored an average of over 50 points per game and the Gators over 40 points per game, but neither was able to put points on the board. However, needing only three plays in the second quarter, the Gators scored a touchdown with a pass from Tim Tebow to senior WR Louis Murphy, who managed to get the ball over the goal line with his right hand prior to fumbling. This gave the Gators the lead, 7–0. In response, the Sooners put together a drive initiated with three running plays by RB Chris Brown totaling 45 yards. The next two plays capped off the drive with a Sooner touchdown tying the game at 7-7 and taking only 2:13 to respond. The Gators received the ball with 11:49 left in the half and were able to move the ball 21 yards to the Florida 36 where Tim Tebow threw his second interception of the game and this one to Sooners' defensive standout <a href="/wiki/Gerald_McCoy" title="Gerald McCoy">Gerald McCoy</a>—Big 12 defensive player of the year. The Sooners' ensuing drive called for four running plays by RB Chris Brown who was able to take the ball one yard shy of the goal line on a 4th and goal. The Sooners elected to go for the touchdown, but were stopped at the 3-yard line by Florida DT <a href="/wiki/Torrey_Davis" title="Torrey Davis">Torrey Davis</a>. Florida's offense stuttered on their next possession and eventually punted the ball back to Oklahoma who had 2:32 left in the first half. Sam Bradford led his team down the field and in scoring position with a 1st and Goal at the Florida 6-yard line. Sam Bradford's following pass was tipped by Florida DB Joe Haden and intercepted by Florida safety Major Wright. This was the third interception of the game; the first for Sam Bradford in the game. The Gators took a knee to close out the half tied 7–7.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators opened the second half on offense, but struggled to move the ball and were forced to punt back to Oklahoma after a 3 and out. The Sooners didn't fare much better on their opening possession of the half. After just nine plays, Oklahoma punted the ball back to Florida where the Gators would start a drive taking over 5 minutes. Starting at the Florida 25-yard line, the Gators moved the ball effectively, needing only three plays to get to midfield. On a 2nd and 4 at the Oklahoma 13, true freshman RB Jeffery Demps ran the ball to the 2-yard line before Oklahoma was called for a facemask while tackling Demps. This put the ball at the 1-yard line and the Gators had a fresh set of downs on which to score. After failing to run the ball in from one yard, Tim Tebow attempted a pass to TE Aaron Hernandez, which was nearly caught. The next play called was a direct snap to WR Percy Harvin, who made his first appearance since getting injured against Florida State two games earlier. Harvin was able to rush from two yards out and score a TD, putting the Gators up 14–7. Oklahoma's following drive did not move as much down the field as their previous drives. On the first play of the drive, Dustin Doe and Carlos Dunlap sacked Sam Bradford, dropping him for a four-yard loss. After getting to the Florida 32-yard line, the Sooners attempted a field goal, which was blocked by the Gators. After the change of possession, the Gators went 3 and out to close the third quarter. The Gators entered the fourth quarter with a lead of 14–7. Florida's defense was able to shut out Oklahoma's offense in two of the three quarters played up to that point.<sup id="cite_ref-jan_8_pbp_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jan_8_pbp-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2008_Florida_Gators_football_team_celebrates_in_Florida_Field_(January_11_2009).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/2008_Florida_Gators_football_team_celebrates_in_Florida_Field_%28January_11_2009%29.jpg/320px-2008_Florida_Gators_football_team_celebrates_in_Florida_Field_%28January_11_2009%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/2008_Florida_Gators_football_team_celebrates_in_Florida_Field_%28January_11_2009%29.jpg/480px-2008_Florida_Gators_football_team_celebrates_in_Florida_Field_%28January_11_2009%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/2008_Florida_Gators_football_team_celebrates_in_Florida_Field_%28January_11_2009%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="520" data-file-height="256" /></a><figcaption>The Gators singing "<a href="/wiki/The_Orange_and_Blue" title="The Orange and Blue">The Orange and Blue</a>" at the end of a post-championship celebration on <a href="/wiki/Florida_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Field">Florida Field</a>, January 11, 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>The Sooners received the ball to open the fourth quarter after forcing a punt by Florida at the end of the third quarter. Oklahoma was able to put together another quick scoring drive. This one took only 2:36 off the clock and 8 plays to go 77 yards down the field. The Sooners tied the game at 14–14 after a Sam Bradford pass to Jermaine Gresham, who lost his shoe after catching the ball on the play. With 12:13 left in the game and the score tied at 14-14, the Gators' first play of their next possession was a hand-off to Percy Harvin who ran the ball 52 yards before being pushed out of bounds. Although the Gators were able to get into the red zone—the Oklahoma 10-yard line—they were unable to score a TD and settled for a 27-yard made field goal, putting the Gators back in the lead. The Sooners started their drive after the kickoff at the Oklahoma 35-yard line with 10:45 remaining. On the fourth play of the drive from midfield, Sam Bradford threw a deep pass intended for teammate Juaquin Iglesias, but just as Iglesias got his hands on the ball, Gator DB Ahmad Black pulled it away for the interception. This was Black's seventh interception of the season; tying him for first in the NCAA with most interceptions. At this point, both starting quarterbacks had thrown for two interceptions each. The Gators capitalized off the turnover and formed a drive taking nearly 7 minutes off the game clock. On a 2nd and Goal at the Oklahoma 4-yard line, Tim Tebow threw for his second TD pass of the game—this time on a jump pass to junior WR David Nelson. This extended the Gators' lead to 10 and brought the score to 24–14. Oklahoma tried to respond on their following drive, but when faced with a 4th and 4, Gator DB Joe Haden broke up a pass that would have been for a first down. After the turnover on downs, the Gators ran out the clock, thus winning the BCS Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-jan_8_pbp_60-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jan_8_pbp-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Gators ended the game with 480 yards of offense to Oklahoma's 363. Percy Harvin led the Gators on the ground with 122 rushing yards followed by Tim Tebow with 109. The Gators used seven wide receivers to complete 18 passes for a total of 231 yards. Florida defensive lineman Carlos Dunlap was named defensive player of the game and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was named offensive player of the game. This was the Gators' third national championship in school history and their second in the last three seasons. Bob Stoops and the Sooners extended their BCS bowl losing streak to five games and have lost two national championships at <a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Dolphin Stadium">Dolphin Stadium</a> after winning his only championship in the same stadium in 2001. Urban Meyer's BCS bowl record extended to 3–0 with the first won as head coach of the Utah Utes. He has a bowl game record at Florida of 3–1 with his only bowl loss coming in the previous season.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the championship celebration three days after the game, quarterback Tim Tebow announced he would return to the University of Florida for his senior season.<sup id="cite_ref-Tebow_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tebow-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This game was also determined by FOX to be their most-watched BCS bowl game since televising BCS games in January 2007. It was viewed by 26.8 million viewers, and at least 50 million viewers tuned in at some point of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="BCS_National_Championship_Stats">BCS National Championship Stats</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: BCS National Championship Stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Leading passers</dt></dl> <ul><li>FLA – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> – 18/30, 231 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT</li> <li>OKLA – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Bradford" title="Sam Bradford">Sam Bradford</a> – 26/41, 256 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT</li></ul> <dl><dt>Leading rushers</dt></dl> <ul><li>FLA – <a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> – 9 rushes, 122 yards, 1 TD</li> <li>OKLA – Chris Brown – 22 rushes, 110 yards</li></ul> <dl><dt>Leading receivers</dt></dl> <ul><li>FLA – <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hernandez" title="Aaron Hernandez">Aaron Hernandez</a> – 5 receptions, 57 yards</li> <li>OKLA – <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Gresham" title="Jermaine Gresham">Jermaine Gresham</a> – 8 receptions, 62 yards, 2 TD</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Florida_Gators_football_team_at_the_White_House_4-23-09_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Florida_Gators_football_team_at_the_White_House_4-23-09_2.JPG/300px-Florida_Gators_football_team_at_the_White_House_4-23-09_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Florida_Gators_football_team_at_the_White_House_4-23-09_2.JPG/450px-Florida_Gators_football_team_at_the_White_House_4-23-09_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Florida_Gators_football_team_at_the_White_House_4-23-09_2.JPG/600px-Florida_Gators_football_team_at_the_White_House_4-23-09_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption>The Florida Gators meet with President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> in April 2009 after winning the national championship.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Associated_Press_All-SEC">Associated Press All-SEC</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Associated Press All-SEC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>All-SEC First Team<sup id="cite_ref-AP_All-SEC_honors_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_All-SEC_honors-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, QB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, (all purpose)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Spikes" title="Brandon Spikes">Brandon Spikes</a>, LB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Trautwein" title="Phil Trautwein">Phil Trautwein</a>, OL</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>All-SEC Second Team<sup id="cite_ref-AP_All-SEC_honors_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_All-SEC_honors-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, WR</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Cunningham" title="Jermaine Cunningham">Jermaine Cunningham</a>, DL</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Dunlap" title="Carlos Dunlap">Carlos Dunlap</a>, DL</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Haden" title="Joe Haden">Joe Haden</a>, CB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>SEC Offensive Player of the Year<sup id="cite_ref-AP_All-SEC_honors_65-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_All-SEC_honors-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, QB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Coaches_All-SEC">Coaches All-SEC</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Coaches All-SEC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>All-SEC First Team<sup id="cite_ref-Coaches_All-SEC_honors_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coaches_All-SEC_honors-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, QB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, WR</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Spikes" title="Brandon Spikes">Brandon Spikes</a>, LB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Trautwein" title="Phil Trautwein">Phil Trautwein</a>, OL</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a>, RS</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>All-SEC Second Team<sup id="cite_ref-Coaches_All-SEC_honors_66-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coaches_All-SEC_honors-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Black" title="Ahmad Black">Ahmad Black</a>, DB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Haden" title="Joe Haden">Joe Haden</a>, DB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pouncey" title="Mike Pouncey">Mike Pouncey</a>, OL</li> <li>Chas Henry, P</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>Freshman All-SEC Team<sup id="cite_ref-Coaches_Freshman_All-SEC_honors_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coaches_Freshman_All-SEC_honors-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Demps" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffery Demps">Jeffery Demps</a>, RB</li> <li>Chris Rainey, RB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janoris_Jenkins" title="Janoris Jenkins">Janoris Jenkins</a>, DB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Hill" title="Will Hill">Will Hill</a>, DB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_awards_and_accomplishments">Individual awards and accomplishments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Individual awards and accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>Maxwell Award<sup id="cite_ref-Maxwell_Award_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maxwell_Award-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, QB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>Manning Award<sup id="cite_ref-ManningAward_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ManningAward-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, QB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>Walter Camp All-American Second Team<sup id="cite_ref-Walter_Camp_All-American_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walter_Camp_All-American-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a>, WR</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>Wuerffel Trophy<sup id="cite_ref-Wuerffel_Trophy_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wuerffel_Trophy-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, QB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>AP All-American First Team<sup id="cite_ref-AP_All-American_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_All-American-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Spikes" title="Brandon Spikes">Brandon Spikes</a>, LB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>Heisman Memorial Trophy Award Finalist<sup id="cite_ref-Heisman_Trophy_Finalist_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heisman_Trophy_Finalist-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a>, QB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr> <th>Walter Camp All-American First Team<sup id="cite_ref-Walter_Camp_All-American_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walter_Camp_All-American-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Spikes" title="Brandon Spikes">Brandon Spikes</a>, LB</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scores_by_quarter">Scores by quarter</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Scores by quarter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td style="align:left;"> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Opponents </td> <td>20 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>64 </td> <td>59</td> <td><b>181</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">Gators </td> <td>167 </td> <td>161 </td> <td>139 </td> <td>144</td> <td><b>611</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Depth_chart">Depth chart</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Depth chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(revised 11-22-08) </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="text-align: center;"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"><div style="font-size: 150%"><b>Defense</b></div> <p><br /> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="height:120px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Free_safety" class="mw-redirect" title="Free safety">FS</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_Wright" title="Major Wright">Major Wright</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Justin Williams </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker#Weakside_linebacker" title="Linebacker">WLB</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker#Middle_linebacker" title="Linebacker">Middle LB</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker#Strongside_linebacker" title="Linebacker">SLB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Spikes" title="Brandon Spikes">Brandon Spikes</a> </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brandon Hicks </td> <td>Ryan Stamper </td> <td><span style="color: #F9F9F9;">⋅</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Strong_safety" class="mw-redirect" title="Strong safety">SS</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Black" title="Ahmad Black">Ahmad Black</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_Hill" title="Will Hill">Will Hill</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Haden" title="Joe Haden">Joe Haden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Markihe Anderson </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="width:120px"> </td> <td colspan="5" style="height:120px;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;"> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Cunningham" title="Jermaine Cunningham">Jermaine Cunningham</a> </td> <td>Terron Sanders </td> <td>Lawrence Marsh </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Dunlap" title="Carlos Dunlap">Carlos Dunlap</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Duke Lemmens </td> <td>Matt Patchan </td> <td>Troy Epps </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Trattou" title="Justin Trattou">Justin Trattou</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td style="width:120px"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Cornerback" title="Cornerback">CB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Janoris_Jenkins" title="Janoris Jenkins">Janoris Jenkins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wondy Pierre-Louis </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="text-align:center;"><div style="font-size: 150%"><b>Offense</b></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" width="11.1%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Riley_Cooper" title="Riley Cooper">Riley Cooper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Deonte_Thompson" title="Deonte Thompson">Deonte Thompson</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="11.1%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Nelson_(wide_receiver)" title="David Nelson (wide receiver)">David Nelson</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="5" style="height:70px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Left_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Left tackle">LT</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">LG</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(gridiron_football)" title="Guard (gridiron football)">RG</a> </th> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Right_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Right tackle">RT</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Trautwein" title="Phil Trautwein">Phil Trautwein</a> </td> <td>Carl Johnson </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurkice_Pouncey" title="Maurkice Pouncey">Maurkice Pouncey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pouncey" title="Mike Pouncey">Mike Pouncey</a> </td> <td>Jason Watkins </td></tr> <tr> <td>James Wilson </td> <td>Jim Tartt </td> <td>Corey Hobbs </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Hurt" title="Maurice Hurt">Maurice Hurt</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Gilbert_(American_football)" title="Marcus Gilbert (American football)">Marcus Gilbert</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="11.1%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hernandez" title="Aaron Hernandez">Aaron Hernandez</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tate Casey </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td rowspan="2" width="11.1%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Murphy" title="Louis Murphy">Louis Murphy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Carl Moore </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" width="22.2%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;"> </td> <td width="11.1%" style="text-align:center;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Brantley" title="John Brantley">John Brantley</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" width="22.2%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="22.2%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="150">Key reserves </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Moody" title="Emmanuel Moody">Emmanuel Moody</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a></b> Kestahn Moore </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Long_snapper" title="Long snapper">LS</a></b> Butch Rowley <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="2" width="22.2%" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" width="22.2%" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Demps" title="Jeff Demps">Jeff Demps</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Rainey" title="Chris Rainey">Chris Rainey</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th width="150"><a href="/wiki/American_football_positions#Special_teams" title="American football positions">Special teams</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker"><b>PK</b></a> Jonathan Phillips </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Placekicker" title="Placekicker"><b>PK</b></a> <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Sturgis" title="Caleb Sturgis">Caleb Sturgis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)"><b>P</b></a> <a href="/wiki/Chas_Henry" title="Chas Henry">Chas Henry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Punter_(football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (football)"><b>P</b></a> Bobby Kane </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kickoff_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Kickoff returner"><b>KR</b></a> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a> / Kestahn Moore </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Punt_returner" class="mw-redirect" title="Punt returner"><b>PR</b></a> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_snapper" title="Long snapper"><b>LS</b></a> James Smith </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="1" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="9" style="background:#0021a5; color:white; border:2px solid #ff4a00; text-align:center;"><b>2008 Florida Gators roster</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Quarterbacks</b> </p> <ul><li>12 <a href="/wiki/John_Brantley" title="John Brantley">John Brantley</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>13 <a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>14 Andrew Blaylock – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>15 <a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a> – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>38 Zack O'Quinn – <i>Freshman</i></li></ul> <p><b>Running backs</b> </p> <ul><li>3 <a href="/wiki/Chris_Rainey" title="Chris Rainey">Chris Rainey</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>21 <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Moody" title="Emmanuel Moody">Emmanuel Moody</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>20 Christopher Scott – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li> <li>27 Mon Williams – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>33 Kestahn Moore – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>44 Ean McQuay – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li></ul> <p><b>Athlete</b> </p> <ul><li>2 <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Demps" title="Jeff Demps">Jeff Demps</a> – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>25 <a href="/wiki/Brandon_James" title="Brandon James">Brandon James</a> – <i>Junior</i></li></ul> <p><b>Fullbacks</b> </p> <ul><li>42 Steven Wilks – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>45 T. J. Pridemore – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>49 Rick Burgess – <i>Junior</i></li></ul> <p><b>Wide receivers</b> </p> <ul><li>1 <a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a> – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>3 Brandon Frazier – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>6 <a href="/wiki/Deonte_Thompson" title="Deonte Thompson">Deonte Thompson</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>9 <a href="/wiki/Louis_Murphy" title="Louis Murphy">Louis Murphy</a> – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>11 <a href="/wiki/Riley_Cooper" title="Riley Cooper">Riley Cooper</a> – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>16 Carl Moore – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>18 T.J. Lawrence – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>82 Omarius Hines – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>83 <a href="/wiki/David_Nelson_(wide_receiver)" title="David Nelson (wide receiver)">David Nelson</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li> <li>85 <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Hammond" title="Frankie Hammond">Frankie Hammond Jr.</a> – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>88 Paul Wilson – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li></ul> <p><b>Tight ends</b> </p> <ul><li>7 <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Ingram" title="Cornelius Ingram">Cornelius Ingram</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li> <li>81 <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Hernandez" title="Aaron Hernandez">Aaron Hernandez</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>82 Christopher Coleman – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>84 Tate Casey – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li></ul> </td> <td width="25"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Offensive line</b> </p> <ul><li>50 Sam Robey – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>55 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pouncey" title="Mike Pouncey">Mike Pouncey</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>56 <a href="/wiki/Maurkice_Pouncey" title="Maurkice Pouncey">Maurkice Pouncey</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>57 Carl Johnson – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>60 William Steinmann – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>61 Gary Beemer – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>63 Jim Tartt – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li> <li>64 Kyle Newell – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>65 Brad Hiers – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>66 James Wilson – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>67 Jess Williams – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>68 Jim Barrie – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>72 Shawn Schmieder – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>72 Bryan Jones – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>74 <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Hurt" title="Maurice Hurt">Maurice Hurt</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>75 <a href="/wiki/Phil_Trautwein" title="Phil Trautwein">Phil Trautwein</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li> <li>76 <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Gilbert_(American_football)" title="Marcus Gilbert (American football)">Marcus Gilbert</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>77 <a href="/wiki/Jason_Watkins_(American_football)" title="Jason Watkins (American football)">Jason Watkins</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li> <li>78 David Young – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>79 Corey Hobbs – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li></ul> <p><b>Defensive line</b> </p> <ul><li>6 <a href="/wiki/Jaye_Howard" title="Jaye Howard">Jaye Howard</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>8 <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Dunlap" title="Carlos Dunlap">Carlos Dunlap</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>44 Duke Lemmens – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>47 Brandon Antwine – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>49 <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Cunningham" title="Jermaine Cunningham">Jermaine Cunningham</a> – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>58 Jamael Autry – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>59 John Fairbanks – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>62 Lamar Abel – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>70 Ronnie Wilson – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li> <li>71 Matt Patchan – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>90 Lawrence Marsh – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>91 Earl Okine – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>92 Terron Sanders – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>93 Javier Estopinan – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li> <li>94 <a href="/wiki/Justin_Trattou" title="Justin Trattou">Justin Trattou</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>95 <a href="/wiki/Torrey_Davis" title="Torrey Davis">Torrey Davis</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>96 William Green – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>97 <a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(offensive_lineman)" title="John Brown (offensive lineman)">John Brown</a> – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>98 Troy Epps – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>99 Omar Hunter – <i>Freshman</i></li></ul> </td> <td width="25"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Linebackers</b> </p> <ul><li>16 A. J. Jones – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>26 Lorenzo Edwards – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>30 John Jones – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>32 Dustin Doe – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>34 Lerentee McCray – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>40 Brandon Hicks – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>41 Ryan Stamper – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li> <li>46 Michael Ross – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>50 Chris Pintado – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>51 <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Spikes" title="Brandon Spikes">Brandon Spikes</a> – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>53 Jamaal Deveaux – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>54 Roderick Blackett – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li> <li>54 Brandon Beal – <i>Freshman</i></li></ul> <p><b>Defensive backs</b> </p> <ul><li>4 Levi Leigh – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>5 <a href="/wiki/Joe_Haden" title="Joe Haden">Joe Haden</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>23 Corey Henderson – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>27 Adrian Bushell – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>33 Scott Peek – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>34 Reginald Hopkins – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>39 Joey Sorrentino – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li> <li>42 Miguel Carodine – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>45 Kyle Pratt – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>48 Marquis Hannah – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>85 Andrew Fritze – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li></ul> <p><b>Cornerbacks</b> </p> <ul><li>4 Wondy Pierre-Louis – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>14 Markihe Anderson – <i>Junior</i></li> <li>23 Jacques Rickerson – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>28 Jeremy Brown – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>29 Rashad Dunbar – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li> <li>29 <a href="/wiki/Janoris_Jenkins" title="Janoris Jenkins">Janoris Jenkins</a> – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>36 Moses Jenkins – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>37 Vincent Brown – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Freshman</i></li></ul> </td> <td width="25"> </td> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Safeties</b> </p> <ul><li>7 Justin Williams – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>10 <a href="/wiki/Will_Hill" title="Will Hill">Will Hill</a> – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>17 Curtis Carr – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>20 Dorian Munroe – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li> <li>21 <a href="/wiki/Major_Wright" title="Major Wright">Major Wright</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li> <li>22 Cade Holliday – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li> <li>24 John Curtis – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li> <li>31 Bryan Thomas – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>35 Cody Worton – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Sophomore</i></li> <li>35 <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Black" title="Ahmad Black">Ahmad Black</a> – <i>Sophomore</i></li></ul> <p><b>Punters</b> </p> <ul><li>17 <a href="/wiki/Chas_Henry" title="Chas Henry">Chas Henry</a> – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>42 David Lerner – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>92 Bobby Kane – <i>Sophomore</i></li></ul> <p><b>Kickers</b> </p> <ul><li>19 <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Sturgis" title="Caleb Sturgis">Caleb Sturgis</a> – <i>Freshman</i></li> <li>47 Greg Taussig – <i>Senior</i></li> <li>38 Jonathan Phillips – <i>Senior</i></li></ul> <p><b>Long snappers</b> </p> <ul><li>37 Butch Rowley – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li> <li>43 James Smith – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Senior</i></li> <li>58 Mike Williamson – <i><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Redshirt.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Redshirt"><img alt="Redshirt" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/10px-Redshirt.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/15px-Redshirt.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Redshirt.svg/20px-Redshirt.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="40" /></a></span> Junior</i></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaching_staff">Coaching staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Coaching staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="text-align: left"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="9" style="background:#0021a5; color:white; text-align:center; border:2px solid #ff4a00;"><b>2008 Florida Gators coaching staff</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</a> – Head coach – 3 years at UF</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Addazio" title="Steve Addazio">Steve Addazio</a> – Assistant head coach, offense/offensive line – 3 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vance_Bedford" title="Vance Bedford">Vance Bedford</a> – Cornerbacks – 0 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Carter_(American_football)" title="Kenny Carter (American football)">Kenny Carter</a> – Running backs – 0 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gonzales" title="Billy Gonzales">Billy Gonzales</a> – Recruiting coordinator/wide receivers – 3 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Heater" title="Chuck Heater">Chuck Heater</a> – Assistant defensive coordinator/safeties – 3 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hevesy" title="John Hevesy">John Hevesy</a> – Tight ends/assistant offensive line – 3 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_McCarney" title="Dan McCarney">Dan McCarney</a> – Assistant head coach, defense/defensive line – 0 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Dan Mullen</a> – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – 3 years</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Strong" title="Charlie Strong">Charlie Strong</a> – Defensive coordinator, associate head coach/linebackers – 8 years</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>2008 University of Florida Football Roster and Coaches <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090705062526/http://gatorzone.com/football/bios.php">https://web.archive.org/web/20090705062526/http://gatorzone.com/football/bios.php</a></small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_statistics">Team statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Team statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th>UF</th> <th>OPP </th></tr> <tr> <td>Scoring</td> <td>611</td> <td>181 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td>43.6</td> <td>12.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>306</td> <td>234 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td>154</td> <td>97 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing</td> <td>129</td> <td>116 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Penalty</td> <td>23</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total offense</td> <td>6231</td> <td>3994 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Avg per play</td> <td>7.1</td> <td>4.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Avg per game</td> <td>445.1</td> <td>285.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fumbles-lost</td> <td>19-8</td> <td>16-9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Penalties-yards</td> <td>102-839</td> <td>87-702 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Avg per game</td> <td>59.9</td> <td>50.1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th>UF</th> <th>OPP </th></tr> <tr> <td>Punts-yards</td> <td>45-1952</td> <td>73-2873 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Avg per punt</td> <td>43.4</td> <td>39.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession/game</td> <td>30:06</td> <td>29:54 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd down conversions</td> <td>83/161</td> <td>63/192 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th down conversions</td> <td>11/16</td> <td>8/24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Touchdowns scored</td> <td>82</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Field goals-attempts</td> <td>12-13</td> <td>12-17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>PAT-attempts</td> <td>81-82</td> <td>17-20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Attendance</td> <td>633807</td> <td>299220 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Games/avg per game</td> <td>7/90544</td> <td>4/74805 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Neutral site games</td> <td>3/79670</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offense">Offense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Offense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rushing">Rushing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Rushing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>#</th> <th>GP</th> <th>Att</th> <th>Gain</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Net</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Long</th> <th>Avg/G </th></tr> <tr> <td>Tebow, T.</td> <td>15</td> <td>14</td> <td>176</td> <td>792</td> <td>119</td> <td>673</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>12</td> <td>26</td> <td>48.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Harvin, P.</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>70</td> <td>668</td> <td>8</td> <td>660</td> <td>9.4</td> <td>10</td> <td>80</td> <td>55.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rainey, C.</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>84</td> <td>673</td> <td>21</td> <td>652</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>4</td> <td>75</td> <td>46.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Demps, J.</td> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td>78</td> <td>621</td> <td>16</td> <td>605</td> <td>7.8</td> <td>7</td> <td>62</td> <td>43.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moody, E.</td> <td>21</td> <td>10</td> <td>58</td> <td>424</td> <td>7</td> <td>417</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>40</td> <td>41.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moore, K.</td> <td>33</td> <td>14</td> <td>29</td> <td>147</td> <td>5</td> <td>142</td> <td>4.9</td> <td>4</td> <td>22</td> <td>10.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>James, B.</td> <td>25</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>65</td> <td>6</td> <td>59</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>2</td> <td>13</td> <td>4.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Henry, C.</td> <td>17</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td> <td>17.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td> <td>1.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brown, V.</td> <td>37</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>11</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>3.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Newton, C.</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>10.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brantley, J.</td> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>26</td> <td>18</td> <td>8</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>0.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Murphy, L.</td> <td>9</td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Williams, M.</td> <td>27</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Estopinan, J.</td> <td>93</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Team total</b></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>545</td> <td>3469</td> <td>233</td> <td>3236</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>42</td> <td>80</td> <td>231.1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Passing">Passing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Passing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>#</th> <th>GP</th> <th>Effic</th> <th>Cmp-Atm-Int</th> <th>Pct</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Lng</th> <th>Avg/G </th></tr> <tr> <td>Tebow, T.</td> <td>15</td> <td>14</td> <td>172.37</td> <td>192-298-4</td> <td>64.4</td> <td>2746</td> <td>30</td> <td>70</td> <td>196.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brantley, J.</td> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td>163.00</td> <td>18-28-1</td> <td>64.3</td> <td>235</td> <td>3</td> <td>38</td> <td>26.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Newton, C.</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>108.80</td> <td>1-2-0</td> <td>50.0</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>14.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Murphy, L.</td> <td>9</td> <td>14</td> <td>0.00</td> <td>0-1-0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Team total</b></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>170.66</td> <td>211-329-5</td> <td>64.1</td> <td>2995</td> <td>33</td> <td>70</td> <td>213.9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Receiving">Receiving</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Receiving"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>#</th> <th>GP</th> <th>No.</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Long</th> <th>Avg/G </th></tr> <tr> <td>Harvin, P.</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>40</td> <td>644</td> <td>16.1</td> <td>7</td> <td>70</td> <td>53.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Murphy, L.</td> <td>9</td> <td>14</td> <td>38</td> <td>655</td> <td>17.2</td> <td>7</td> <td>48</td> <td>46.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hernandez, A.</td> <td>81</td> <td>13</td> <td>34</td> <td>381</td> <td>11.2</td> <td>5</td> <td>38</td> <td>29.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thompson, D.</td> <td>6</td> <td>14</td> <td>18</td> <td>269</td> <td>14.9</td> <td>3</td> <td>46</td> <td>19.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cooper, R.</td> <td>11</td> <td>14</td> <td>18</td> <td>261</td> <td>14.5</td> <td>3</td> <td>51</td> <td>18.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Demps, J.</td> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td>15</td> <td>141</td> <td>9.4</td> <td>1</td> <td>61</td> <td>10.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moore, C.</td> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>14</td> <td>184</td> <td>13.1</td> <td>1</td> <td>28</td> <td>14.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nelson, D.</td> <td>83</td> <td>13</td> <td>12</td> <td>228</td> <td>19.0</td> <td>5</td> <td>41</td> <td>17.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>James, B.</td> <td>25</td> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>95</td> <td>8.6</td> <td>1</td> <td>22</td> <td>6.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Casey, T.</td> <td>84</td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td>64</td> <td>16.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>34</td> <td>4.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moore, December .</td> <td>33</td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td>36</td> <td>9.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>2.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rainey, C.</td> <td>3</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td>37</td> <td>12.3</td> <td>0</td> <td>16</td> <td>2.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>211</td> <td>2995</td> <td>14.2</td> <td>33</td> <td>70</td> <td>213.9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defense">Defense</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Defense"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2"># </th> <th rowspan="2">GP </th> <th colspan="4">Tackles </th> <th>Sacks </th> <th colspan="4">Pass defense </th> <th colspan="2">Fumbles </th> <th colspan="2">Misc. </th></tr> <tr> <th>Solo</th> <th>Ast</th> <th>Total</th> <th>TFL-Yds</th> <th>No-Yds</th> <th>BrUp</th> <th>QBH</th> <th>Int.-Yds</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Rcv-Yds</th> <th>FF</th> <th>Blkd Kick</th> <th>Saf </th></tr> <tr> <td>Spikes, B.</td> <td>51</td> <td>13</td> <td>52</td> <td>41</td> <td>93</td> <td>8.0-29</td> <td>2.0-13</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>4-93</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Haden, J.</td> <td>5</td> <td>14</td> <td>61</td> <td>26</td> <td>87</td> <td>0.5-5</td> <td>0.5-5</td> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>3-136</td> <td></td> <td>1-0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wright, M.</td> <td>21</td> <td>14</td> <td>36</td> <td>30</td> <td>66</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>4-35</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Black, A.</td> <td>35</td> <td>14</td> <td>27</td> <td>32</td> <td>59</td> <td>0.5-1</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>7-191</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cunningham, J.</td> <td>49</td> <td>14</td> <td>23</td> <td>29</td> <td>52</td> <td>10.0-54</td> <td>6.0-44</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hill, W.</td> <td>10</td> <td>13</td> <td>29</td> <td>19</td> <td>48</td> <td>1.5-3</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2-53</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Stamper, R.</td> <td>41</td> <td>12</td> <td>20</td> <td>25</td> <td>45</td> <td>3.0-11</td> <td>1.0-6</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2-0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dunlap, C.</td> <td>8</td> <td>14</td> <td>21</td> <td>18</td> <td>39</td> <td>13.5-75</td> <td>9.5-65</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1-0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jenkins, Ja.</td> <td>29</td> <td>14</td> <td>27</td> <td>12</td> <td>39</td> <td>1.0-12</td> <td>1.0-12</td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>3-19</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jones, A.</td> <td>16</td> <td>12</td> <td>14</td> <td>21</td> <td>35</td> <td>2.5-13</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1-0</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hicks, B.</td> <td>40</td> <td>14</td> <td>19</td> <td>15</td> <td>34</td> <td>2.5-22</td> <td>2.0-21</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Doe, D.</td> <td>32</td> <td>12</td> <td>16</td> <td>14</td> <td>30</td> <td>2.5-4</td> <td>0.5-2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1-0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Marsh, L.</td> <td>90</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>28</td> <td>5.5-16</td> <td>3.0-11</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Edwards, L.</td> <td>26</td> <td>13</td> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Trattou, J.</td> <td>94</td> <td>14</td> <td>17</td> <td>10</td> <td>27</td> <td>4.0-13</td> <td>1.5-9</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sanders, T.</td> <td>92</td> <td>14</td> <td>8</td> <td>13</td> <td>21</td> <td>4.0-10</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1-20</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Anderson, M.</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>15</td> <td>6</td> <td>21</td> <td>1.0-2</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pierre-Louis, W.</td> <td>4</td> <td>14</td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>1-0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jones, J.</td> <td>30</td> <td>11</td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Williams, Ju.</td> <td>7</td> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jenkins, M.</td> <td>36</td> <td>13</td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rickerson, J.</td> <td>23</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1-0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Howard, J.</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>2.5-7</td> <td>1.5-6</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1-0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Davis, T.</td> <td>95</td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>2.0-5</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lemmens, D.</td> <td>44</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>3.0-6</td> <td>2.0-5</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Patchan, M.</td> <td>71</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1.5-5</td> <td>1.5-5</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Green, W.</td> <td>96</td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>2.0-5</td> <td>1.0-3</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Holliday, C.</td> <td>22</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>McCray, L.</td> <td>34</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Smith, J.</td> <td>43</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1-4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Demps, J.</td> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>James, B.</td> <td>25</td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1-0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tebow, T.</td> <td>15</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Antwine, B.</td> <td>47</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thompson, D.</td> <td>6</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thomas, B.</td> <td>31</td> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moore, K.</td> <td>33</td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Leigh, L.</td> <td>86</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sturgis, C.</td> <td>19</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Epps, T.</td> <td>98</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Worton, C.</td> <td>46</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Watkins, J.</td> <td>77</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Robey, S.</td> <td>50</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blackett, R.</td> <td>54</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pouncey, Ma.</td> <td>56</td> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phillips, J.</td> <td>38</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Team</td> <td>TM</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1.0-10</td> <td>1.0-10</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>522</td> <td>388</td> <td>910</td> <td>72-308</td> <td>34-217</td> <td>59</td> <td>23</td> <td>26-527</td> <td>5</td> <td>9-24</td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_teams">Special teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Special teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kicking">Kicking</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Kicking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2"># </th> <th colspan="8">Punting </th> <th colspan="8">Kicking </th></tr> <tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>Long</th> <th>TB</th> <th>FC</th> <th>I20</th> <th>Blkd </th> <th>No.</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TB</th> <th>OB</th> <th>FG</th> <th>XP </th></tr> <tr> <td>Henry, C.</td> <td>17</td> <td>44</td> <td>1908</td> <td>43.4</td> <td>67</td> <td>8</td> <td>10</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kane, B.</td> <td>92</td> <td>1</td> <td>44</td> <td>44.0</td> <td>44</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Phillips, J.</td> <td>38</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>685</td> <td>52.7</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>12-13</td> <td>78-79 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sturgis, C.</td> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>90</td> <td>5733</td> <td>63.7</td> <td>12</td> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>2-2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tassig, G.</td> <td>47</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>347</td> <td>57.8</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td>1-1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b></td> <td></td> <td>45</td> <td>1952</td> <td>43.4</td> <td>67</td> <td>8</td> <td>10</td> <td>22</td> <td>0</td> <td>109</td> <td>6765</td> <td>62.1</td> <td>12</td> <td>10</td> <td>12-13</td> <td>81-82 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Returns">Returns</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Returns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2"># </th> <th colspan="5">Punt returns </th> <th colspan="5">Kick returns </th></tr> <tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Long</th> <th>No.</th> <th>Yds</th> <th>Avg</th> <th>TD</th> <th>Long </th></tr> <tr> <td>James, B.</td> <td>25</td> <td>37</td> <td>510</td> <td>13.8</td> <td>2</td> <td>78</td> <td>32</td> <td>738</td> <td>23.1</td> <td>0</td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Demps, J.</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>37</td> <td>18.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>39</td> <td>39.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Green, W.</td> <td>96</td> <td>1</td> <td>23</td> <td>23.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nelson, D.</td> <td>83</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dunlap, C.</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>12.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Williams, Ju.</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Estopinan, J.</td> <td>93</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rainey, C.</td> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fritze, A.</td> <td>85</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td>14.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Casey, T.</td> <td>84</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b></td> <td></td> <td>42</td> <td>592</td> <td>14.1</td> <td>2</td> <td>78</td> <td>38</td> <td>815</td> <td>21.4</td> <td>0</td> <td>52 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Statistics as of Jan 9, 2009 <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081203025300/http://gatorzone.com/football/stats/team.pdf%3C">https://web.archive.org/web/20081203025300/http://gatorzone.com/football/stats/team.pdf%3C</a></small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players_drafted_into_the_NFL">Players 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</th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Harvin" title="Percy Harvin">Percy Harvin</a></td> <td>WR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Vikings" title="Minnesota Vikings">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>124</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Murphy" title="Louis Murphy">Louis Murphy</a></td> <td>WR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>159</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riley_Cooper" title="Riley Cooper">Riley Cooper</a></td> <td>WR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_Florida_Gators_football_team&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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<li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Murphy" title="Louis Murphy">Louis Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Nelson_(wide_receiver)" title="David Nelson (wide receiver)">David Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cam_Newton" title="Cam Newton">Cam Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurkice_Pouncey" title="Maurkice Pouncey">Maurkice Pouncey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pouncey" title="Mike Pouncey">Mike Pouncey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Rainey" title="Chris Rainey">Chris Rainey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Spikes" title="Brandon Spikes">Brandon Spikes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Sturgis" title="Caleb Sturgis">Caleb Sturgis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Tebow" title="Tim Tebow">Tim Tebow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deonte_Thompson" title="Deonte Thompson">Deonte Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Trattou" title="Justin Trattou">Justin Trattou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Trautwein" title="Phil Trautwein">Phil Trautwein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Watkins_(American_football)" title="Jason Watkins (American football)">Jason Watkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Wright" title="Major Wright">Major Wright</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">Head coach</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">Assistant coaches</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Steve_Addazio" title="Steve Addazio">Steve Addazio</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Vance_Bedford" title="Vance Bedford">Vance Bedford</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Carter_(American_football)" title="Kenny Carter (American football)">Kenny Carter</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gonzales" title="Billy Gonzales">Billy Gonzales</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Heater" title="Chuck Heater">Chuck Heater</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Hevesy" title="John Hevesy">John Hevesy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Marotti" title="Mickey Marotti">Mickey Marotti</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dan_McCarney" title="Dan McCarney">Dan McCarney</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dan_Mullen" title="Dan Mullen">Dan Mullen</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Strong" title="Charlie Strong">Charlie Strong</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Florida_Gators_football" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#003087;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="background-color:#003087;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;;width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Ballpark_(Gainesville)" title="The Ballpark (Gainesville)">The Baseball Park</a> (1906–1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleming_Field_(Gainesville)" title="Fleming Field (Gainesville)">University Athletic Field / Fleming Field</a> (1911–1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Hill_Griffin_Stadium" title="Ben Hill Griffin Stadium">Ben Hill Griffin Stadium</a> (1930–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003087;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;;width:1%">Bowls & rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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rivalry">Miami</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Cup" title="Florida Cup">Florida Cup</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida%E2%80%93Tennessee_football_rivalry" title="Florida–Tennessee football rivalry">Tennessee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003087;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;;width:1%">Culture & lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Florida_Gators_football" title="History of Florida Gators football">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pride_of_the_Sunshine" title="The Pride of the Sunshine">The Pride of the Sunshine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gator_Chomp" class="mw-redirect" title="Gator Chomp">Gator Chomp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Two_Bits" title="Mr. Two Bits">Mr. Two Bits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatorade" title="Gatorade">Gatorade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_gambling_scandal" title="1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal">1961 gambling scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_SEC_Championship_Game" title="1992 SEC Championship Game">1992 SEC Championship Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2009 SEC Championship Game">2009 SEC Championship Game</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003087;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Florida_Gators_head_football_coaches" title="List of Florida Gators head football coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football#Ring_of_Honor" title="Florida Gators football">Ring of Honor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Florida_Gators_football_All-Americans" title="List of Florida Gators football All-Americans">All-Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame#Football" title="University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame">UF Athletic Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Florida_Gators_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Florida Gators starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_football_statistical_leaders" title="Florida Gators football statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Florida_Gators_in_the_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Florida Gators in the NFL Draft">NFL draftees</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#003087;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Florida_Gators_football_seasons" title="List of Florida Gators football seasons"><span style="color:white">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1906_Florida_football_team" title="1906 Florida football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Florida_football_team" title="1907 Florida football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Florida_football_team" title="1908 Florida football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Florida_football_team" title="1909 Florida football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Florida_football_team" title="1910 Florida football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1911 Florida Gators football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1912 Florida Gators football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1913 Florida Gators football team">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1914 Florida Gators football team">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1915 Florida Gators football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1916 Florida Gators football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1917 Florida Gators football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1918 Florida Gators football team">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1919 Florida Gators football team">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1920 Florida Gators football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1921 Florida Gators football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1922 Florida Gators football team">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1923 Florida Gators football team">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1924 Florida Gators football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1925 Florida Gators football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1926 Florida Gators football team">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1927 Florida Gators football team">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1928 Florida Gators football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1929 Florida Gators football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1930 Florida Gators football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1931 Florida Gators football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1932 Florida Gators football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1933 Florida Gators football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1934 Florida Gators football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1935 Florida Gators football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1936 Florida Gators football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1937 Florida Gators football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1938 Florida Gators football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1939 Florida Gators football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1940 Florida Gators football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1941 Florida Gators football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1942 Florida Gators football team">1942</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray">1943</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1944 Florida Gators football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1945 Florida Gators football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1946 Florida Gators football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1947 Florida Gators football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1948 Florida Gators football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1949 Florida Gators football team">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1950 Florida Gators football team">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1951 Florida Gators football team">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1952 Florida Gators football team">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1953 Florida Gators football team">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1954 Florida Gators football team">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1955 Florida Gators football team">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1956 Florida Gators football team">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1957 Florida Gators football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1958 Florida Gators football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1959 Florida Gators football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1960 Florida Gators football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1961 Florida Gators football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1962 Florida Gators football team">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1963 Florida Gators football team">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1964 Florida Gators football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1965 Florida Gators football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1966 Florida Gators football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1967 Florida Gators football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1968 Florida Gators football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1969 Florida Gators football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1970 Florida Gators football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1971 Florida Gators football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1972 Florida Gators football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1973 Florida Gators football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1974 Florida Gators football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1975 Florida Gators football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1976 Florida Gators football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1977 Florida Gators football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1978 Florida Gators football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1979 Florida Gators football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1980 Florida Gators football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1981 Florida Gators football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1982 Florida Gators football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1983 Florida Gators football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1984 Florida Gators football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1985 Florida Gators football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1986 Florida Gators football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1987 Florida Gators football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1988 Florida Gators football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1989 Florida Gators football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1990 Florida Gators football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1991 Florida Gators football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1992 Florida Gators football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1993 Florida Gators football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1994 Florida Gators football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1995 Florida Gators football team">1995</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1996_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1996 Florida Gators football team">1996</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1997 Florida Gators football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1998 Florida Gators football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1999 Florida Gators football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2000 Florida Gators football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2001 Florida Gators football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2002 Florida Gators football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2003 Florida Gators football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2004 Florida Gators football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2005 Florida Gators football team">2005</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2006_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2006 Florida Gators football team">2006</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2007 Florida Gators football team">2007</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2008</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2009 Florida Gators football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2010 Florida Gators football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2011 Florida Gators football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2012 Florida Gators football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2013 Florida Gators football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2014 Florida Gators football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2015 Florida Gators football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2016 Florida Gators football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2017 Florida Gators football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2018 Florida Gators football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2019 Florida Gators football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2020 Florida Gators football team">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2021 Florida Gators football team">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2022 Florida Gators football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2023 Florida Gators football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2024 Florida Gators football team">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#003087;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FA4616, inset -2px -2px 0 #FA4616;"><div>National championship seasons in bold</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="College_football_national_champions_(championship_game_era)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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href="/wiki/1993_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1993 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/1994_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/1995_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/1996_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1996 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/1997_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1997 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP, FWAA, NFF)</span> / <a href="/wiki/1997_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football_team" title="1997 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team">Nebraska</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Bowl Alliance, Coaches)</span></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/1999_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="1999 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/2000_Oklahoma_Sooners_football_team" title="2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team">Oklahoma</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/2001_Miami_Hurricanes_football_team" title="2001 Miami Hurricanes football team">Miami (FL)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/2002_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/2003_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2003 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(BCS, Coaches, NFF)</span> / <a href="/wiki/2003_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2003 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP, FWAA)</span> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/2004_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="2004 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(AP)<i>(BCS vacated)</i></span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/2005_Texas_Longhorns_football_team" title="2005 Texas Longhorns football team">Texas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/2006_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2006 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/2007_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2007 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Florida</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/2009_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/2010_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2010 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/2011_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/2012_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/2013_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team" title="2013 Florida State Seminoles football team">Florida State</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/2015_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/2016_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2016 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/2017_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/2018_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2018 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/2019_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2019 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/2020_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/2021_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/2022_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/2023_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2023 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Southeastern_Conference_football_champions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#004B8D;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFD046, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFD046;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="color:#FFFFFF;">Southeastern Conference</span></a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Southeastern_Conference_champions#Football" title="List of Southeastern Conference champions"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">football champions</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1933 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1933)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1934_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1934_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1934 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a> (1934)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1935 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (1935)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1936 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (1936)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1937 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1938_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1938 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></b> (1938)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1939 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="/wiki/1939_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1939 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1939_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1939 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a> (1939)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1940 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></b> (1940)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_Mississippi_State_Maroons_football_team" title="1941 Mississippi State Maroons football team">Mississippi State</a> (1941)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1942_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1942 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></b> (1942)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1943 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> (1943)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1944 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1945 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1945)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> & <a href="/wiki/1946_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1946 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (1946)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1947 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> (1947)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1948 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (1948)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_Tulane_Green_Wave_football_team" title="1949 Tulane Green Wave football team">Tulane</a> (1949)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1950_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team" title="1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team">Kentucky</a></b> (1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1951 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a> & <b><a href="/wiki/1951_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1951 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></b> (1951)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team" title="1952 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team">Georgia Tech</a></b> (1952)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1953 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1953)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> (1954)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1955 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> (1955)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1956 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1957_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1957 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></b> (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1958_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1958 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></b> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1959 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (1959)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1960 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a></b> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1961_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1961 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1961_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1961 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1962_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1962 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a></b> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1963 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1964 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1965_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1965 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1966 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> & <a href="/wiki/1966_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1966 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1967 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1968 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1969 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1970 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1971 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1972 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1974 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1975 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1976 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1978_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1978 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a></b> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1981 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> & <a href="/wiki/1981_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1981 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1982 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1983 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/1984_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1984 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> (1984) vacated</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1985 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1986 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1987 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1988 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> & <a href="/wiki/1988_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1988 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1989 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a>, <a href="/wiki/1989_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="1989 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1989_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1991 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1993 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1994 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1995 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="1996 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></b> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</a></b> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2000 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2001 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2002 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2003_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2003 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></b> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2004 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2005 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2006_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2006 Florida Gators football team">Florida</a></b> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2007_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2007 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a></b> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Florida</a></b> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2009_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2010_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2010 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a></b> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="2011 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Auburn_Tigers_football_team" title="2013 Auburn Tigers football team">Auburn</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2015_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a></b> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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