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GATORS TRAVEL TO GLENDALE FOR BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEThe Florida Gators, champions of the Southeastern Conference with an overall record of 12-1 and a7-1 league mark, travel to Glendale, Ariz., for a meeting with top-ranked Big Ten champion Ohio State(12-0, 8-0 Big Ten) in the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game to be held on Jan. 8, 2007, at 8p.m. on Fox. The Fiesta Bowl will host the title tilt in the new state-of-the-art University of PhoenixStadium.

ABOUT THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEThe Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a five-game arrangement for postseason college football thatis designed to match the two top-rated teams in a national championship game. The Fiesta Bowl willhost the BCS National Championship Game. It will be the second game of the double-hosting model.This will not be the the first time the Fiesta Bowl has hosted the inaugural game in a new system. It alsohosted the first Bowl Alliance championship game in 1996 and the first BCS unified championship in1999.

QUICK PATH TO A NATIONAL TITLEUniversity of Florida head coach Urban Meyer is in his second year with the Gators. The list belowshows the coaches who have won a championship in their first or second year at a school:Year Coach School Year1942 Paul Brown Ohio State Second1948 B. Oosterbaan Michigan First1974 Barry Switzer Oklahoma Second2000 Bob Stoops Oklahoma Second2001 Larry Coker Miami (Fla.) First2002 Jim Tressel Ohio State Second

BUCKEYE BORN AND BREDUrban Meyer hails from Ashtabula, Ohio, which is approximately a three-hour drive from Columbuscovering 197 miles. He was a defensive back at the University of Cincinnati and earned his bachelor’sdegree in pyschology in 1986 before receiving his master’s degree in sports administration from OhioState in 1988. Meyer was a graduate assistant coach for Buckeye head coach Earle Bruce during the1986 (tight ends) and 1987 (wide receivers) seasons.

RECAPPING UF’S CHAMPIONSHIP RUN IN ‘96After posting a 12-1 record in 1995, with the one setback coming at the hands of Nebraska in thenational title game in the Fiesta Bowl, the Gators opened the 1996 campaign with high expectationsonce again. After posting a 35-29 win (in which UF jumped to a 35-0 lead in the first 20 minutes) atTennessee in the third week of the season, in a much-hyped contest between Danny Wuerffel and UT’sPeyton Manning, the Gators moved into the number one spot in the polls. They held that spot until thelast regular-season game of the year, when they suffered a 24-21 setback to number-two rankedFlorida State in Tallahassee and fell to a fourth-place ranking in the national polls. Fate, however, wouldbring these two state rivals back together six weeks later in New Orleans.

A week after the loss to Florida State, Texas upset number-three ranked Nebraska in the Big XIIChampionship Game. On that same night, the Gators defeated Alabama, 45-30, in Atlanta in theSEC Championship Game behind a six-touchdown performance by Wuerffel, which clinched theHeisman Trophy that he received the following week in New York. Entering the bowl season rankedthird, the Gators then saw Ohio State knock off second-ranked Arizona State at the Rose Bowl in adramatic last-second victory on New Year’s Day. That result now meant that the Jan. 2nd battle inNew Orleans with top-ranked FSU was for the 1996 national championship.

The Gators put together a tremendous all-around performance in posting a 52-20 victory over theSeminoles, which led to a consensus national championship. The 32-point margin of victory overFSU was the largest versus a top-ranked team in bowl history.

GATORS IN BOWL GAMESFlorida enters the game with a 15-18 all-time record in bowls, and is 5-3 against Big 10 members it hasfaced in those contests (Illinois, 1-0; Iowa, 2-1; Michigan, 0-1; Michigan State, 0-1; Penn State, 2-0).FOR A GAME-BY-GAME LOOK AT THE GATORS IN BOWL GAMES, SEE PAGE 8 OF THIS RE-LEASE.

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OHIO STATEJan. 8, 2007

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM (72,886)

8 p.m. EST WEEKLY GAME NOTESRELEASED: DECEMBER, 8, 2006

GATOR STORYLINESWhile Florida has been celebrating 100 years of

Gator football throughout the season, 2006 is alsothe 10th anniversary of the school’s first footballnational title. UF defeated Florida State, 52-20, inthe Sugar Bowl to secure the 1996 championship.

Current Consecutive Seasons in the finalCoaches’ Poll:Rk. School Years1. ___ Florida State ________________________ 222. ___ FLORIDA __________________________ 163. ___ Georgia _____________________________ 9

____ Texas _______________________________ 95. ___ Miami (Fla.) __________________________ 8

UF enters the game with a 12-1 record, match-ing the school record for wins in a season. TheGators were 12-1 in both 1995 and 1996.

Florida enters the game looking to win back-to-back bowl games for the sixth time in school his-tory and the first time since winning three-straightcontests from 1996-98.

NCAA stats show Florida with the No. 1-rankedtoughest schedule in the nation based on pastand cumulative opposition (through Dec. 2, 2006).

GAME SETUPTHE POLLS UF OSUAssociated Press 2nd 1stUSA Today Coaches’ 2nd 1st

THE RECORDS UF OSUOverall 12-1 12-0Conference 7-1 8-0

TELEVISIONThe game will be broadcast on Fox Sports. BarryAlvarez, Thom Brenneman and Charles Davis willannounce the game.

THE GATOR RADIO NETWORKThe Gator Radio Network team of Mick Hubert(play-by-play), Lee McGriff (color) and Steve Babik(sideline) will broadcast the contest. Scot Brantleyjoins Babik as co-host of pregame, along with regu-lar commentator James Jones. WFXJ radio (930-AM in Jacksonville) serves as UF’s flagship sta-tion. The pre-game show begins two hours be-fore kickoff. There is also a 90-minute show fol-lowing the conclusion of the game.

ESPN RADIOThe Tostitos BCS National Championship Gamewill be broadcast nationally on ESPN Radio byBrent Musburger (play-by-play), Bob Davie (color),Todd Blackledge (color) and Lisa Salters (side-line).

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FLORIDA (12-1, 7-1 SEC)S2 ____________ SOUTHERN MISS, W, 34-7S9 ________________________ UCF, W, 42-0S16 ________ at No. 13 Tennessee, W, 21-20S23 ________________ KENTUCKY, W, 26-7S30 ________________ ALABAMA, W, 28-13O7 _____________ NO. 9 LSU (HC), W, 23-10O14 _____________ at No. 11 Auburn, L, 27-17O28 _________ vs. No. 25! Georgia^, W, 21-14N4 _________________ at Vanderbilt, W, 25-19N11 ________ SOUTH CAROLINA, W, 17-16N18 _______ WESTERN CAROLINA, W, 62-0N25 _____________ at Florida State, W, 21-14D2 __________ vs. No. 8 Arkansas#, W, 38-28HC - Homecoming ! - Only ranked in the USA

^ - Jacksonville, Fla. Today/Coaches’ poll.

# - SEC Championship, Atlanta, Ga.

OHIO STATE (12-0, 8-0 BIG TEN)S2 ________ NORTHERN ILLINOIS, W, 35-12S9 ________________ at No. 2 Texas, W, 24-7S12 ________________ CINCINNATI, W, 37-7S23 _________ No. 24 PENN STATE, W, 28-6S30 ______________ at No. 13 Iowa, W, 38-17O7 ___________ BOWLING GREEN, W, 35-7O14 _____________ at Michigan State, W, 38-7O21 ___________________ INDIANA, W, 44-3O28 _______________ MINNESOTA, W, 44-0N4 ___________________ at Illinois, W, 17-10N11 _____________ at Northwestern, W, 54-10N18 ___________ NO. 2 MICHIGAN, W, 42-39

GATORS IN BCS BOWL GAMESFlorida enters the game with a 2-1 mark in previous BCS bowl games (BCS rankings are used):Year Bowl Result1999 Orange No. 8 Florida 31, No. 15 Syracuse 102001 Sugar No. 3 Miami (Fla.) 37, No. 7 Florida 202002 Orange No. 5 Florida 56, No. 10 Maryland 23

Florida and LSU currently lead the SEC with two victories apiece in BCS bowl games. The chartbelow shows the nation’s leaders in BCS bowl wins entering the 2006 bowl season:Ohio State 4 LSU 2Miami (Fla.) 3 Oklahoma 2USC 3 Texas 2Florida 2 Wisconsin 2

The Gators are making their 16th-straight bowl appearance to extend their current school record.The mark is the longest active streak among SEC teams and represents the third-longest in thenation:SEC Active Bowl Streak NCAA Active Bowl Streak1. Florida 16 1. Michigan 322. Georgia 10 2. Florida State 243. Auburn 7 3. Florida 16 LSU 7

Florida is making its 13th January bowl game appearance in the past 14 years. The Tostitos BCSChampionship Game marks the 17th January bowl game in school history.

BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SUMMARYWhile the Gators are appearing in the BCS National Championship Game for the first time, theBuckeyes will be making their second trip to the annual No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup. After the BCS top-rated squad claimed the first four contests, the second-ranked team has claimed three of the pastfour meetings.Year Bowl Result1999 Fiesta No. 1 Tennessee 23, No. 2 Florida State 162000 Sugar No. 1 Florida State 46, No. 2 Virginia Tech 292001 Orange No. 1 Oklahoma 13, No. 2 Florida State 22002 Rose No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 37, No. 2 Nebraska 142003 Fiesta No. 2 Ohio State 31, No. 2 Miami (Fla.) 24 (2ot)2004 Sugar No. 2 LSU 21, No. 1 Oklahoma 142005 Orange No. 1 USC 55, No. 2 Oklahoma 192006 Rose No. 2 Texas 41, No. 1 USC 38

COACH MEYER IN BOWL GAMESCoach Meyer enters the game looking for his fourth bowl victory in the last four years. Jim Tressel(Ohio State, winners of four straight) and Tom O’Brien (Boston College, winners of six in a row) arethe only other coaches nationally to guide their teams to bowl wins in at least the last three years.

Coach Meyer in one of only seven coaches to direct a team into a BCS bowl game twice in the lastthree years.Coach School Year (Bowl)Mack Brown Texas 05 (Rose), 06 (Rose - Title Game)Lloyd Carr Michigan 05 (Rose), 07 (Rose)Pete Carroll USC 05 (Orange - Title Game), 06 (Rose - Title Game),

07 (Rose)Urban Meyer Utah/Florida 05 (Fiesta), 07 (BCS Championship Game)Bob Stoops Oklahoma 05 (Orange - Title Game), 07 (Fiesta)Jim Tressel Ohio State 06 (Fiesta), 07 (BCS Championship Game)Charlie Weis Notre Dame 06 (Fiesta), 07 (Sugar)

The Tostitos BCS National Championship Game will be the 11th bowl game UF head coach UrbanMeyer has participated in (all as a coach). As a head coach, Meyer is 3-0 in bowl games. Last season,Coach Meyer led Florida to its first bowl victory in four years with a 31-24 triumph over Iowa in theOutback Bowl. At Utah, Coach Meyer led the Utes to a 17-0 win over Southern Miss in the 2003Liberty Bowl and in 2004 Utah defeated Pittsburgh, 35-7, at the Fiesta Bowl. Overall, Coach Meyer’steams have out-scored opponents, 83-38, in bowl games.

In 2004, Coach Meyer made history as the head coach at the University of Utah by leading the Utesto the Fiesta Bowl. That season, Utah became the first school from a non-Bowl Championship Seriesconference to earn a berth in a BCS Bowl. The Utes defeated Pittsburgh in that game, 35-7, on Jan.1, 2005.

Including bowl games, bye weeks, mid-week games and season openers, Coach Meyer-led teamsare 20-2 (.909) all-time when having more than one week to prepare for a game.

WHAT’S NEW WITH THE GATORS...

EASTERN DIVISIONTeam SEC Pct. OverallFlorida 7-1 .875 12-1Tennessee 5-3 .625 9-3Georgia 4-4 .500 8-4Kentucky 4-4 .500 7-5South Carolina 3-5 .375 7-5Vanderbilt 1-7 .125 4-8

WESTERN DIVISIONTeam SEC Pct. OverallArkansas 7-1 .875 10-3Auburn 6-2 .750 10-2LSU 6-2 .750 10-2Alabama 2-6 .250 6-6Mississippi State 2-6 .250 4-8Ole Miss 1-7 .125 3-9

2006 SEC STANDINGS (as of 12/3/06)

2006 SCHEDULES


TODAY’S MATCHUP...

UF PLAYERS IN SEASON OPENERSFlorida Category Opponents237.8 Passing Offense 194.3160.3 Rushing Offense 74.5398.1 Total Offense 268.828.8 Scoring Offense 13.5194.3 Passing Defense 237.874.5 Rushing Defense 160.3268.8 Total Defense 398.113.5 Scoring Defense 28.8264 1st Downs For 208.430 3rd Down Conv. .340.470 4th Down Conv. .35029-207 Sacks By-Yards 22-159110-838 Penalties-Yards 76-54525-10 Fumbles-Lost 20-730:24 Avg. Time of Poss. 29:34

Ohio State Category Opponents229.7 Passing Offense 179.5180.1 Rushing Offense 93.5409.8 Total Offense 273.036.3 Scoring Offense 10.4179.5 Passing Defense 229.7117.2 Rushing Defense 236.293.5 Total Defense 180.110.4 Scoring Defense 36.3253 1st Downs For 181.510 3rd Down Conv. .310.700 4th Down Conv. .57057-514 Penalties-Yards 43-33717-11 Fumbles-Lost 19-631:46 Avg. Time of Poss. 28:00

2006 TEAM STATS TOP UF PERFORMANCES IN BOWLS

RushingFlorida G Att. Net Avg. TD YPGWynn 13 124 630 5.1 5 48.5Tebow 13 79 430 5.4 7 33.1

Ohio State G Att. Net Avg. TD YPGPittman 12 232 1,171 5.0 13 97.6Wells 12 102 567 5.6 7 47.2

PassingFlorida A-C-I Pct. Yds. TD YPGLeak 329-207-13 62.9 2,729 22 209.9Tebow 32-21-1 65.6 357 4 27.5

Ohio State A-C-I Pct. Yds. TD YPGSmith 297-199-5 67.0 2,507 30 208.9Zwick 23-14-0 60.9 187 0 26.7

ReceivingFlorida G Rec. Yds. Avg. TD YPGBaker 13 56 897 16.0 9 69.0Caldwell 13 55 10.4 10.4 5 43.9

Ohio State G Rec. Yds. Avg. TD YPGGinn, Jr. 12 59 781 13.2 9 65.1Gonzalez 12 49 723 14.8 8 60.2

DefenseFlorida UT-AT-TT TFL S INT FF FREverett 45-33-78 6.0 1.0 0 0 0Siler 46-27-73 9.0 3.0 0 1 1

Ohio State UT-AT-TT TFL S INT FF FRLaurinaitis 43-57-100 8.5 4.0 5 3 0Smith 38-28-66 10.0 2.0 2 1 1

TOP INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

SERIES HISTORY

THE COACHES

TOP UF TEAM BOWL PERFORMANCES

THE COACHESCURRENT UF PLAYERS IN BOWLS

The meeting between Florida and Ohio State inthe BCS National Championship Game will bethe first between the two programs.

IndividualRushingYards _ 224 ____________ Fred Taylor, 1998 Citrus______ 187 ___________ Larry Smith, 1967 Orange______ 182 ____________ Errict Rhett, 1992 Gator

ReceivingCatches _ 11 ___________ Travis Taylor, 2000 Citrus_______ 10 _________ Dallas Baker, 2006 Outback_______ 10 _________ Taylor Jacobs, 2002 Orange

Yards _ 170 _________ Taylor Jacobs, 2002 Orange______ 166 _______ C. Collinsworth, 1980 Tangerine______ 159 __________ Travis Taylor, 1999 Orange

PassingYards _ 394 _________ Danny Wuerffel, 1995 Sugar______ 370 ________ Shane Matthews, 1992 Sugar______ 352 __________ Steve Spurrier, 1966 Sugar

TD Passes_______ 4 ________ Rex Grossman, 2002 Orange

Total OffenseYards _ 397 ________ Shane Matthews, 1992 Sugar______ 371 _________ Danny Wuerffel, 1995 Sugar

______ _ 343 _________ Steve Spurrier, 1966 Sugar

ScoringPoints __ 18 ___________ Travis Taylor, 2000 Citrus_______ 18 ________ Ike Hilliard, 1997 Sugar Bowl_______ 18 ____________ Errict Rhett, 1994 Sugar_______ 18 ______ Dwayne Dixon, 1982 Bluebonnet

LONGEST PLAYS

Rushing __ 94 _______ Larry Smith, 1967 Orange__________________________ vs. Georgia Tech

RushingTD 94 _______ Larry Smith, 1967 Orange__________________________ vs. Georgia Tech

Passing TD 82 _____ Danny Wuerffel to Ike Hilliard_________________ 1995 Sugar vs. Florida State

Field Goal 51 _______ Jeff Chandler, 2001 Sugar___________________________ vs. Miami (Fla.)

Points ____ 56 _______ 2002 Orange, vs. Marlyand

RushingYards ____ 284 ______ 1967 Orange, vs. Ga. Tech

PassingYards ____ 456 _______ 2002 Orange, vs. MarylandAttempts _ 58 _____ 1992 Sugar, vs. Notre DameComp. ____ 33 _______ 2002 Orange, vs. Maryland

Total OffenseYards ____ 659 _______ 2002 Orange, vs. Maryland

Urban MeyerRecord at Florida: 21-4 (.840)Overall Record: 60-12 (.833)Seasons at UF/Overall: 2/6

Jim TresselRecord at Ohio State: 62-13 (.826)Overall Record: 197-70-2 (.732)Seasons at Ohio State/Overall: 6/21

THE COACHESTHE COACHES

Rushing Year-Bowl-Opp A-Yd-TDCornelius 2004 Outback Iowa 1-0-0Cornelius 2004 Peach Miami (Fla.) 1-(-8)-0Total: 2-(-8)-0

Latsko 2006 Outback Iowa 1-5-0

Leak 2006 Outback Iowa 13-31-0Leak 2004 Outback Iowa 9-(-15)-0Leak 2004 Peach Miami (Fla.) 14-38-0Total: 36-54-0

Manson 2006 Outback Iowa 4-13-0Moore 2006 Outback Iowa 13-88-0

Wynn 2004 Outback Iowa 4-5-0Wynn 2006 Outback Iowa 8-34-0Total: 12-39-0

Passing Year-Bowl-Opp A-C-I-YDS-TDLeak 2006 Outback Iowa 40-25-0-278-2Leak 2004 Outback Iowa 41-22-1-268-2Leak 2004 Peach Miami-FL 39-19-2-262-1Total: 120-66-3-808-5

Rec. Year-Bowl-Opp C-Yd-TDBaker 2006 Outback Iowa 10-147-2Baker 2004 Outback Iowa 3-36-1Baker 2004 Peach Miami (Fla.) 1-4-0Total: 14-187-3

Casey 2006 Outback Iowa 2-27-0Casey 2004 Peach Miami (Fla.) 1-15-0Total: 3-42-0

Cornelius 2006 Outback Iowa 1-8-0Cornelius 2004 Outback Iowa 2-28-0Cornelius 2004 Peach Miami (Fla.) 1-45-1Total: 4-81-1

Lewis 2004 Outback Iowa 1-9-0Moore 2006 Outback Iowa 2-4-0Tookes 2006 Outback Iowa 2-14-0

Wynn 2006 Outback Iowa 1-2-0Wynn 2004 Outback Iowa 1-4-0Total: 2-6-0


WHAT’S NEW WITH THE GATORS...FLORIDA VS. NO. 1 RANKED TEAMSUF has played a No. 1 ranked team eight times in school history. Overall, the Gators own a 2-6

(.250) record in those contests. A look at UF vs. No. 1 teams:Date UF Rank Opponent Site Score11/2/42 N R Georgia Jacksonville, Fla. L, 75-010/19/59 N R LSU Gainesville, Fla. L, 9-011/27/93 7 Florida State Gainesville, Fla. L, 33-211/2/96 2 Nebraska Tempe, Ariz. L, 62-241/2/97 2 Florida State New Orleans, La. W, 52-2011/22/97 10 Florida State* Gainesville, Fla. W, 32-2911/20/99 5 Florida State Gainesville, Fla. L, 23-209/7/02 6 Miami (Fla.) Gainesville, Fla. L, 41-16* - Ranked No. 1 in the coaches’ poll.

SEEKING TO JOIN AN ELITE GROUPIn facing Ohio State, the Gator football team is seeking to win the school’s 20th national champion-

ship. The men’s basketball team, coached by Billy Donovan, brought home the most recent hardwarewith a 73-57 triumph over UCLA last April in Indianapolis. Below is the complete list of Florida’s title-winning squads:

Men’s Golf (4) - 1968, 1973, 1993, 2001Women’s Tennis (4) - 1992, 1996, 1998, 2003Women’s Golf (2) - 1985, 1986Men’s Swimming (2) - 1983, 1984Women’s Swimming (2) - 1979*, 1982Gymnastics (1) - 1982*Women’s Indoor Track (1) - 1992Football (1) - 1996Soccer (1) - 1998Men’s Basketball (1) - 2006

*AIAW- Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (1971-82)

FLORIDA ATHLETIC EXCELLENCEFlorida and UCLA are the only schools in the nation to finish in the top 10 in the national all-sport

rankings every year since the 1983-84 academic year.The Gators have captured the Southeastern Conference All-Sports title 16 times in the 23-year

history of the award, including 14 times in the last 15 seasons.Florida is the only school in SEC history ever to win both the men’s and the women’s SEC all-sports

titles in the same academic year, pulling off the feat in 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003.Since 1980, Florida teams have ranked in the final top-10 national poll in their respective sports 227

times, including nine teams in 2005-06, led by a national title in men’s basketball.Few schools in the country can match the rich Olympic tradition the University of Florida boasts.

Since 1968, 117 Gator student-athletes have represented 27 countries in 10 Olympiads and laidclaim to 76 medals, including 39 golds. Twenty-six Gators represented 16 countries in Athens at the2004 Olympics and took home seven medals, including four gold.

UF is one of only 10 schools to win a national championship in men’s basketball and football.

UNCHARTED TERRITORYNo NCAA Division I program has ever captured football and men’s basketball national titles in the

same calendar year. After knocking off UCLA on the hardwood last April, Florida has this opportunity,as the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game winner will be crowned as football’s 2006 champ.

CHAMPIONSHIP THEMEAt the Monday team meeting on Oct. 16 following the loss at Auburn, Florida head coach Urban

Meyer distributed a business card bearing an image of five rings – four of Florida’s SEC champion-ships and its 1996 national title – to the entire team; the back of each card bears a quote from 1996Heisman Trophy winner and former UF quarterback Danny Wuerffel on the pride that comes withovercoming adversity and sticking together as a team.

During the summer of 2006, the Florida football staff put together a video of great championshipmoments, including victories by Muhammad Ali, the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, New England Patri-ots, and the Gator men’s basketball team, as well as highlights from UF’s history on the gridiron.Meyer showed this to the team on Aug. 17 following a speech by Billy Donovan in an effort to buildappreciation for the hard work and success put forth by former generations of UF players.

In the week leading up to the SEC Championship Game, Meyer played several videos for the teamthat aired continuously on a loop throughout the facility that highlighted the great moments inFlorida’s SEC title-game history.

Meyer has invited several former players, including 1996 national championship team captainJames Bates, to visit and speak with the team. Other former players have included Alex Brown,

SOUTHERN MISS (8-5)Last Game: L, 35-20, at HoustonBowl Game: GMAC vs. Ohio (1/7)

UCF (4-8)Last Game: W, 31-22, vs. UABSeason Complete

at Tennessee (9-3)Last Game: W, 17-12, vs. KentuckyBowl Game: Outback vs. Penn State (1/1)

KENTUCKY (7-5)Last Game: L, 17-12, at TennesseeBowl Game: Music City vs. Clemson (12/29)

ALABAMA (6-6)Last Game: L, 22-15, vs. AuburnBowl Game: Independence vs. Okla. State (12/28)

LSU (10-2)Last Game: W, 31-26, vs. Arkansas (Little Rock)Bowl Game: Sugar vs. Notre Dame (1/3)

at Auburn (10-2)Last Game: W, 22-15, at AlabamaBowl Game: Cotton vs. Nebraska (1/1)

vs. GEORGIA (8-4)Last Game: W, 15-12, vs. Georgia TechBowl Game: Chick-Fil-A vs. Virginia Tech (12/30)

at Vanderbilt (4-8)Last Game: L, 39-10, vs. TennesseeSeason Complete

SOUTH CAROLINA (7-5)Last Game: W, 31-28, at ClemsonBowl Game: Liberty vs. Houston (12/29)

WESTERN CAROLINA (2-9)Last Game: L, 62-0, at FloridaSeason Complete

at Florida State (6-6)Last Game: L, 21-14, vs. FloridaBowl Game: Emerald vs. UCLA (12/27)

vs. Arkansas (10-3)Last Game: L, 38-28, vs. FloridaBowl Game: Capital One vs. Wisconsin (1/1)

TRACKING OPPONENTS

CONNECTIONSThere are several connections between UF

and Ohio State as listed below:Individual ConnectionUrban Meyer (UF) ______ GA (tight ends)_____________________ at OSU in 1986_________ GA (receivers) at OSU in 1987_____ master’s degree from OSU in 1988

Chuck Heater (UF) ___________________ Coached secondary at OSU in 1985-87

Mickey Marotti (UF) ______________________ GA for strength at OSU in 1987-88

DeShawn Wynn (UF)____ Only UF player from the state of Ohio



TOP INDIVIUDAL PERFORMANCES

Danny Wuerffel, Errict Rhett, Jack Youngblood, Emmitt Smith, Lawrence Wright, Donnie Youngand Trace Armstrong.

Current Miami Heat star and former Gator, Udonis Haslem, spoke with the team after a preseasonpractice about overcoming adversity. The Heat rebounded from a 2-0 deficit to the Dallas Mavericksin the 2006 NBA Finals to claim their first championship.

REWARDING THE PRESENTEach Monday during the season, Florida head football coach Urban Meyer announced the Cham-

pions and Players of the Game from the previous Saturday’s contest.

Each quarter during the season, Meyer and his staff hosts a Champions Club dinner, honoring theplayers who meet rigorous on and off-the-field requirements and are thus regarded as Champions.

FULL CIRCLEThe Gators’ viewing party for the Fox BCS Selection Show was held on the press level of Ben Hill

Griffin Stadium on Dec. 3, the same room in which Urban Meyer was introduced as the head coachof the Florida football team on Dec. 7, 2004, and nearly two years to the day after Meyer was hiredas UF’s leader on Dec. 4.

A LOOK AT THE 2006 FLORIDA GATORSThe 38-28 victory over No. 8 Arkansas at the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 2 yielded the

Gators’ first league title since 2000 and seventh in school history. The 38 points matched thesecond-most scored in the SEC title game, shy of the 45 the Orange and Blue scored againstAlabama in 1996.

The Gators improved to 6-2 in the SEC Championship Game, having collected wins in 1993,1994, 1995, 1996, 2000 and 2006. UF won the 1991 SEC crown and the league’s title game beganin 1992.

The 12 teams UF defeated finished the season with 11 combined wins against opponents whichwere ranked in the AP Top-25 poll at the time the game was played.

The Gators went 4-1 against ranked opponents, beating then-No. 13 Tennessee, No. 9 LSU, No.25 Georgia and No. 8 Arkansas and losing at No. 11 Auburn.

Florida finished the regular season with an 11-1 record to become only the second team in schoolhistory (1995) to win 11 games prior to a conference title or bowl game.

Florida was the first team in the nation to clinch a spot in a conference championship game amongteams in conferences that have one. With a win at Vanderbilt on Nov. 4 and a victory by LSU atTennessee later that day, Florida clinched a spot in the SEC Championship game.

On Nov. 11, Florida defeated South Carolina to finish undefeated in the SEC East for the ninthtime in school history.

Florida’s 21-4 overall record over the last two years is tied for the best among all SEC teams (LSU,21-4). Since 2005, UF has posted a 12-4 regular-season record in the SEC, the third-best in theleague and tops in the SEC’s Eastern Division.Florida 21-4LSU 21-4Auburn 19-5

Florida closed its home schedule on Saturday, Nov. 18, with a 62-0 romp over Western Carolinato finish undefeated in “The Swamp” for the second-straight season. UF had not gone undefeatedin back-to-back seasons in Gainesville since 1997-98. There are only three other teams in thecountry that finished the 2005 and 2006 seasons perfect at home (Boise State, Louisville andUSC). Currently, the Gators own a 15-game winning streak in The Swamp, which is the third-longest run nationally.

With the win at Florida State on Nov. 25, UF has now taken seven-straight games againstTennessee, Georgia and FSU. It is the longest streak over those three teams in school history,topping the five-game skein established in the 1995-96 seasons. Urban Meyer is the only coach inschool history to begin his career with six-straight wins over the trio. The conquest of FSU markedthe first time that UF had ever defeated the Vols, ‘Dogs and Seminoles in back-to-back seasons.

Florida has been ranked in the AP, Coaches’ and BCS polls each week since Urban Meyer’s arrivalin Gainesville, which is a streak of 31-straight AP and Coaches’ polls. The Gators’ current ranking ofsecond in the BCS is the highest for an Urban Meyer-coached team and equals the highest for UF,a position it last occupied on Nov. 24, 2001.

STAT RANKINGS

The chart below shows where UF ranks as ateam and indviduals in the SEC and nationally.

SEC NTNLScoring Offense (28.8) 4 32Scoring Defense (13.5) 2 6Pass Offense (237.8) 5 26Rushing Offense (160.3) 2 36Rushing Defense (74.5) 1 6Total Offense (398.1) 2 21Total Defense (268.8) 3 10Punting (40.5) 2 8Pass Efficiency (151.9) 2 11Pass Def. Efficiency (100.3) 2 6First Downs (264) 2 N/A3rd Down Conversion (.430) 4 26Opp. 1st Downs (208) 4 N/AOpp. 3rd Down Conv. (.340) 5 36Sacks By (29) 4 54Sacks Against (22) 7 49Penalties (64.5 ypg) 12 N/AOpp. Penalites (41.9 ypg) 8 N/ATime of Possession (30:24) 3 45Kickoff Coverage (18.0) 11 19Punt Return Coverage (3.2) 1 4Red Zone Offense (72.3) 10 N/ARed Zone Defense (64.3) 3 N/ALeak (209.9 passing yards/game) 5 N/ALeak (211.7 total offense/game) 6 39Leak (146.7 pass efficiency) 4 22Baker (4.3 rec./game) 8 74Caldwell (4.2 rec./game) 11 80Baker (69.0 rec. yds./game) 10 38Smith (.62 int./game) 1 4Nelson (.46 int./game) 3 16Lewis (.23 int./game) 19 N/AJames (11.5 punt ret. yds./game) 4 19Harvey (.62 sacks per game) 6 48

The Gators boast the top rushing defense inthe SEC. The last time UF finished a seasonleading the conference in rush defense was1998. UF has done so in eight years (1965,‘84, ‘89, ‘90, ‘91, ‘94, ‘97, ‘98).

Florida enters the Tostitos BCS NationalChampionship Game with the No. 2 rankedscoring defense in the SEC. The Gators look tofinish the season leading the league in the cat-egory for the first time since 2001 and the fourthtime in school history (1984, ‘98, ‘01).

The SEC champion Gators placed a league-high 11 representatives on the 2006 All-SECCoaches’ Football Team. Senior WR DallasBaker, senior LB Earl Everett, senior DL RayMcDonald, junior FS Reggie Nelson and se-nior C Steve Rissler made the first team, withsophomore DE Derrick Harvey, senior QBChris Leak, junior OL Drew Miller, junior LBBrandon Siler, junior CB Ryan Smith and jun-ior OL Phil Trautwein chosen to the secondteam. The trio of WR Percy Harvin, KR Bran-don James and QB Tim Tebow were chosento the All-Freshman Team.


WHAT’S NEW WITH THE GATORS...UF has overcome 10-point deficits twice this season (at Tennessee and vs. Alabama). The last time

UF came back from being down 10-or-more points twice in one season was 1995. During thatseason, the Gators trailed 23-7 and 30-14 vs. Tennessee (Sept. 16) before posting a 62-37 win. UFalso spotted Auburn an early 10-0 lead (Oct. 14) before eventually winning the game, 49-38.

Earlier this season, Florida saw its eight-game win streak come to a close at Auburn on Oct. 14.The streak was the team’s longest since the 1996 season and ranked third nationally at the time.The Gators enter the game in Glendale riding a six-game win streak, which is the tied for theseventh-longest win streak in the country and is tied for the longest in the SEC.

Twenty-seven total freshmen have seen game action this year for the Gators. The 14 truefreshmen (T-4 highest total nationally and tops among teams ranked inside the top five with USC)and 13 redshirt freshmen are: Brandon James (T), Percy Harvin (T), Cade Holliday (R), JarredFayson (T), Tim Tebow (T), Dustin Doe (T), Dorian Munroe (R), Markihe Anderson (T), JermaineCunningham (T), Brandon Spikes (T), Roderick Blackett (R), Kyle Newell (R), Eddie Haupt (R),Marcus Gilbert (T), Maurice Hurt (T), David Nelson (R), Wondy Pierre-Louis (T), Mon Williams (T),Simon Codrington (R), Riley Cooper (T), Brandon Antwine (T) and Ronnie Wilson (R), AndrewFritze (R), Brad Hiers (R), Joey Sorrentino (R), Darryl Gresham (R) and Eric Sledge (R).

The Gators have had 11 starters this year who are seniors (half of the 21 total seniors on the team).The following chart reflects how many the Gators have had each year since 1995:1995 - 16 2000 - 14 2005 - 71996 - 14 2001 - 8 2006 - 111997 - 9 2002 - 111998 - 11 2003 - 51999 - 6 2004 - 9

FACING THE NATION’S TOP DEFENSESOhio State will be the sixth team with a unit ranked inside the Top 25 in total defense that the

Gators have played this season. Including Florida, there have been six teams to advance to the BCSNational Championship game with one loss. The chart below shows how many teams they playedwith top-25 defenses during those seasons:Florida (2006) 6Nebraska (2001) 4Florida State (1998) 3Oklahoma (2003) 3LSU (2003) 2Florida State (2000) 1

Florida has faced more teams this season ranked in the top 25 in total defense (5) as SouthernCalifornia and Texas did combined in 2005 (3) and more than Oklahoma and Southern Californiadid in 2004 (4).

TURNING POINTS IN FLORIDA’S 12 VICTORIESvs. Southern Miss: Senior running back DeShawn Wynn’s three-yard touchdown run with 6:02

left to play in the first half gave the Gators a 14-7 lead and spurred them to a 34-7 victory.

vs. UCF: Freshman wide receiver Percy Harvin caught an eight-yard slant from senior quarterbackChris Leak and ran the remaining 50 yards for a touchdown on Florida’s opening drive to open thescoring in UF’s 42-0 shutout of the Golden Knights.

at Tennessee: Senior wide receiver Dallas Baker hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass from seniorquarterback Chris Leak with 6:30 left on the clock to give the Gators a 21-20 win over the Volunteers.

vs. Kentucky: With the Gators hanging on to a five-point lead midway through the third quarter,sophomore running back Kestahn Moore charged into the endzone from four yards out, wideningFlorida’s advantage to 19-7 in a game that it would win by a score of 26-7.

vs. Alabama: Leading by just eight points late in the fourth quarter and in the midst of an Alabamadrive, junior free safety Reggie Nelson intercepted Crimson Tide quarterback John Parker Wilsonand ran 70 yards for the game-sealing touchdown.

vs. LSU: On the opening kickoff of the second half, freshman wide receiver Riley Cooper jarred theball loose from LSU returner Early Doucet at the Tigers’ three-yard line, and senior cornerbackJermaine McCollum pounced on LSU’s Trindon Holliday in the endzone after the latter recovered thefumble, giving the Gators a 16-7 lead.

vs. Georgia: Senior defensive lineman Ray McDonald recovered a Georgia fumble on the Bull-dogs’ first play from scrimmage in the second half, taking it back nine yards for the eventual game-winning score in Florida’s 21-14 win over UGA.

at Vanderbilt: Senior running back DeShawn Wynn’s 22-yard run set up senior quarterback Chris

RECORDS WATCH

With postseason statistics counting towardstotals, the University of Florida team and play-ers are nearing the following records:

Baker - Career ReceptionsDallas Baker has 147 career receptions, whichrank fifth on the UF all-time chart (172, CarlosAlvarez, 1969-71).

Baker - Career Receiving TouchdownsDallas Baker has 20 career touchdowns whichis the ninth-highest total in a career (31, ChrisDoering, 1992-95).

Baker - Career Receiving YardsDallas Baker has 2,213 career receiving yards,which rank sixth in school history (2,563, CarlosAlvarez, 1969-71).

Tebow - Single Season Rushing TDs by aQBTim Tebow has seven rushing touchdowns,which rank as the second most by a quarter-back in a single season. The top total is eight byJimmy Fisher in 1979.

Smith - Interceptions in a SeasonRyan Smith has eight interceptions this sea-son, which are second in school history. Smithneeds one more pick to tie Keiwan Ratliff (9,2003) for the highest single-season total inschool history.

Harvey - Sacks in a SeasonDerrick Harvey has eight sacks this season andneeds 1.5 more to break into the top 10 (AlexBrown, 13, 1999).

Team - Rushing TouchdownsThe Gators’ total of 21 touchdowns on theground is the ninth-best in school history. Therecord of 25 was set in 1975 and later equaledin 1976 and 1996. The 21 scores are UF’smost since 2003.

Team - Completion PercentageEntering the bowl game, Florida’s completionpercentage of .633 is currently tied for the third-highest in school history (1983). A .688 clip in1982 ranks first, while the .644 posted in 2001is the present runner-up.

Team - Rushing DefenseUF is allowing opponents to gain 74.5 yardsper game, the second-lowest average in schoolhistory (70.7, 1997).

Team - Rushing TD AllowedThe Gators have surrendered seven scores onthe ground, tied for the fifth-lowest in the team’srecord book. The 1984 squad only allowedthree rushing touchdowns in 11 games thatseason.


Since 1996, the Gators rank third in the countryin combined passing yards:NATIONAL LEADERS1. Louisiana Tech ___________ 39,6462. Marshall _________________ 38,5883. FLORIDA _______________ 37,232

1. FLORIDA __________________________ 5412. Florida State ________________________ 4363. BYU _______________________________ 4344. Nevada ____________________________ 3655. Louisiana Tech ______________________ 362

1. FLORIDA _________________________ 622. Louisiana Tech _____________________ 593. Kentucky _________________________ 56

SINCE 1990, FLORIDA IS...


TD PASSES SINCE 1990

300-YARD PASSING GAMESSINCE 1996

PASSING YARDS SINCE 1996

135-4 when holding opponents to 21 pointsor less.

102-7 when it rushes for 150 or more yards ina game and is 73-39-1 when held under 150yards.

143-18 when it rushes for at least 100 yardsin a game and is just 22-28-1 when held under100 yards.

76-7 when a back rushes for 100 or moreyards in a game.

127-11 when UF out-rushes its opponent andjust 39-36-1 when it is out-rushed.

117-16 when UF scores first and 47-31-1when its opponent scores first.

148-10-1 when leading at the half and 17-35when tied or trailing at the half.

UF has been out-rushed in 35 of the 45 gamesit has lost.

The Gators have posted a 96-5-1 record whenthey hold an opponent to less than 100 teamrushing yards.

UF is 30-4 in games in which it blocks a punt.

The Gators are 114-22-1 in games played inthe state of Florida (94-11 in Gainesville, 14-2in Jacksonville, 2-1 in Orlando, 1-0 in Miami, 2-6-1 in Tallahassee, 1-2 in Tampa).

108-6 vs. unranked teams at game time.

Leak’s four-yard touchdown scamper that gave Florida a 22-6 lead over the Commodores in a gamethat it eventually won, 25-19.

vs. South Carolina: Junior defensive end Jarvis Moss blocked the Gamecocks’ last-second 48-yard field-goal attempt to preserve Florida’s 17-16 victory and the school’s ninth-ever undefeated runthrough the SEC East; the block was Moss’ second of the evening and the Gators’ third of the contest.

vs. Western Carolina: Senior running back DeShawn Wynn capped the Gators’ first offensivepossession with a season-long 26-yard touchdown run to open the scoring for Florida in its’ 62-0 routof the Catamounts.

at Florida State: Senior wide receiver Dallas Baker’s 25-yard touchdown reception broke a 14-14tie with just over 10 minutes to play in the fourth quarter of the Gators’ annual showdown with FloridaState, propelling the Gators to their third-consecutive win in the series.

vs. Arkansas: Trailing 21-17 late in the third quarter, freshman cornerback Wondy Pierre-Louisjumped on a muffed punt in Arkansas’ end zone for his first career touchdown, giving the Gators a 24-21 lead that they would not relinquish en route to capturing the seventh SEC title in school history.

COACH MEYER VS. RANKED OPPONENTSOhio State will be the 12th ranked opponent Coach Meyer has faced since arriving in Gainesville. In

2005, Coach Meyer won a first-year head coach school-record four games against ranked oppo-nents. Coach Meyer is currently 8-3 (.727) against ranked opponents at Florida.

BIG-PLAY OFFENSEFlorida surpassed its 2005 season total of 47 plays of 20-or-more yards with 74 through 13 games

this season (25 runs and 49 receptions), 19 of which have gone for touchdowns. In addition, Floridamanaged only one run of 20-or-more yards following the Georgia game last season. The Gatorshave had 11 this year. All but four offensive touchdowns UF have scored this season has containedat least one run of 12-or-more yards or a pass of 16-yards or more on the TD drive.

SPREADING IT OUTForty-six of Florida’s 75 rushing plays of 10-or-more yards this season have resulted from a

quarterback or a wide receiver.

QUICK SCORING OFFENSEIn 13 games this season, UF has scored on its first drive six times. In 2005, UF scored on its first

drive three times all season and it took UF until its eighth game to do so.

FLORIDA RANKS HIGH IN RECENT GRADUATION SUCCESS RATESSeven University of Florida athletic teams scored a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate

and the overall athletic program produced a 92 percent Graduation Success Rate in data releasedfrom the NCAA in late September. Fourteen of 16 Gator athletic programs turned in a rate above thenational average and the overall athletic program was 15 points above the national average. Thegraduation success rate for football was 80 and the national average was 65.

Twelve of the 21 seniors on Florida’s roster are on course to graduate in December of 2006 (ChrisLeak, Eric Nappy, Dallas Baker, Tremaine McCollum, Jermaine McCollum, Kenneth Tookes, TimHiggins, Brian Crum, Steven Harris, Jemalle Cornelius, Reggie Lewis and DeShawn Wynn).

On Oct. 26, Chris Leak was named as a member of the 2006 National Scholar-Athlete Class as wellas a finalist for the 2006 Draddy Trophy by the National Football Foundation and College FootballHall of Fame. The winner of the Draddy Award was announced at the 49th NFF Awards Dinner Dec.5 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Two Florida players have won the Draddy Trophysince its inception in 1990, making Florida one of only four schools with multiple recipients. BradCulpepper was UF’s initial Draddy honoree in 1991, and former Gator great Danny Wuerffel gar-nered the honor in 1996. Leak, who will graduate this December with a bachelor’s degree insociology, was selected as the 2006 Fall Graduating Oustanding Leader for all students on campusand will be honored at the graduation ceremony.

LEAK AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN TOUCHDOWN PASSESChris Leak has thrown 22 touchdown passes this season. The total is tied for the 20th-highest

amount nationally.

Chris Leak’s 22 touchdown passes through 13 games are two more than he threw all of lastseason. In records dating back to 1955, he has thrown for more or matched the UF leader in passingtouchdowns from 42 of 50 years.

TEBOW AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN YARDS PER CARRYTim Tebow has run the ball 79 times for 430 yards this season. His 5.4 average yards per carry is

the 45th highest nationally among all players and is the second-highest total nationally among


WHAT’S NEW WITH THE GATORS...quarterbacks:Quarterback Rushing Avg.1. Pat White (West Virginia) 7.52. Tim Tebow (Florida) 5.43. Chris Nickson (Vanderbilt) 4.8

Tim Tebow leads the Gators with seven rushing touchdowns this season, which is tied for eighthamong all quarterbacks nationally. Tebow is one of 10 quarterbacks nationally to have two rushingtouchdowns against AP Top-25 teams this season.

SMITH AND NELSON TOP COMBINATION IN THE COUNTRYRyan Smith and Reggie Nelson have combined for more interceptions (14) than any other duo

in the nation. Smith and Nelson lead the Orange and Blue with eight and six interceptions thisseason, respectively. Smith’s total is tied for third nationally and leads the SEC, while Nelson’shaul is tied for 16th in the country and is third in the league.

Ryan Smith made his first interception at Florida on Sept. 30 in the Alabama game and he has goneon to collect eight total including that day. The effort is the highest amount in the nation over that spanfor any player (no other player has more than six).

THE OFFENSEFlorida passed for two touchdowns against Arkansas to bring its season total to 27. UF threw

20 touchdown passes all of last season.

Florida totaled 388 yards against Florida State, who entered the game with the nation’s No. 12ranked defense, allowing just 269 yards a game. The 388 yards were the most given up by FSU thisseason.

Florida averaged 8.3 yards per rush against Western Carolina, marking the third game thisseason that UF averaged 6.0-plus yards per carry (Kentucky, Auburn). The last time UF had threegames averaging 6.0 yards per rush or more in the same season was 2004.

Florida has six players averaging over 5.0 yards per carry this season (DeShawn Wynn, TimTebow, Kestahn Moore, Percy Harvin, Jarred Fayson and Mon Williams).

Under head coach Urban Meyer, the Gators have outrushed 22 of 25 opponents (10-of-12 in 2005and 12-of-13 in 2006).

Against UCF, Florida totaled 637 yards of total offense (tied for the eighth-highest single-gametotal nationally in 2006). The effort ranked ninth on the all-time list for top total offensive yardage ina game. It marked the first time the Gators had gained 600-or-more yards in a game since posting695 yards against Maryland in the 2002 Orange Bowl. Florida’s 433 yards passing were its mostsince recording 410 against UAB on Aug. 31, 2002.

Florida finished with 582 yards of total offense vs. Western Carolina (27th-highest single-gametotal by any team this season). UF had one game last season in which the offense produced 500-or-more yards. The Gators exceeded the 500-yard mark three times in 2006 (UCF, UK, WCU).

QUARTERBACKSIn the SEC Championship Game against Arkansas, Chris Leak passed for 189 yards to become

Florida’s all-time career leader in passing yards with 11,000 (SEE PAGE 16 FOR CHART).

With 283 passing yards against Florida State, Chris Leak recorded his 32nd career game of 200-or-more passing yards. The effort gave him the all-time Florida record for 200-yard passing games(31, Danny Wuerffel).

With the win at Florida State, Chris Leak became the only starting quarterback in school history towin in Knoxville, against Georgia (twice), in Tallahassee (twice), in Baton Rouge and win a bowlgame. Leak also joined Kerwin Bell as the only Gator starting quarterbacks to win at FSU twice intheir careers.

This season, Chris Leak has helped lead the Gators on four fourth-quarter drives to secure thevictory:Opponent Plays Yards Time Highlightsat Tennessee 8 65 4:13 Leak passed to Baker for 21-yard TD.South Carolina 11 80 5:10 Leak had two QB draws for 27 yards on the drive.at Florida State 10 74 3:55 Leak was 7-of-8 for 79 yards on the drive.vs. Arkansas 8 80 3:25 Leak was 3-of-4 for 57 yards on the drive.

With 208 yards of offense against FSU, Chris Leak holds the career record for total offense. Leaknow has 11,160 yards, bettering Danny Wuerffel’s mark of 10,500. (SEE CHART ON PAGE 16).

Overall Record - 15-18 (.455)Date Bowl Opponent Score1/1/53 Gator Tulsa W, 14-1312/27/58 Gator Ole Miss L, 3-712/31/60 Gator Baylor W, 13-1212/30/62 Gator Penn State W, 17-71/1/66 Sugar Missouri L, 18-201/1/67 Orange Georgia Tech W, 27-1212/27/69 Gator Tennessee W, 14-1312/22/73 Tangerine Miami (Ohio) L, 7-1612/31/74 Sugar Nebraska L, 10-1312/29/75 Gator Maryland L, 0-131/2/77 Sun Texas A&M L, 14-3712/20/80 Tangerine Maryland W, 35-2012/31/81 Peach West Virginia L, 6-2612/31/82 Bluebonnet Arkansas L, 24-2812/30/83 Gator Iowa W, 14-612/25/87 Aloha UCLA L, 16-2012/29/88 All-American llinois W, 14-1012/30/89 Freedom Washington L, 7-341/1/92 Sugar Notre Dame L, 28-3912/31/92 Gator N.C. State W, 27-101/1/94 Sugar West Virginia W, 41-71/2/95 Sugar Florida State L, 17-231/2/96 Fiesta Nebraska L, 24-621/2/97 Sugar Florida State W, 52-201/1/98 Citrus Penn State W, 21-61/2/99 Orange Syracuse W, 31-101/1/00 Citrus Michigan State L, 34-371/2/01 Sugar Miami L, 20-371/2/02 Orange Maryland W, 56-231/1/03 Outback Michigan L, 30-381/1/04 Outback Iowa L, 17-3712/31/04 Peach Miami L, 10-271/2/06 Outback Iowa W, 31-24

All-American Bowl __________________ 1-0Aloha Bowl ________________________ 0-1Bluebonnet Bowl __________________ 0-1Citrus Bowl _______________________ 1-1Fiesta Bowl ______________________ 0-1Freedom Bowl _____________________ 0-1Gator Bowl ________________________ 6-2Orange Bowl ______________________ 3-0Outback Bowl ______________________ 1-2Peach Bowl _______________________ 0-2Sugar Bowl ______________________ 2-5Sun Bowl _________________________ 0-1Tangerine Bowl ____________________ 1-1

ACC: 5-3 - (Florida St. (1-1), Georgia Tech (1-0), Maryland (2-1), Miami, FL (0-2), N.C. State(1-0))Big East: 2-1 - (Syracuse (1-0), W. Virginia (1-1))Big Ten: 5-3 - Illinois (1-0), Iowa (2-1),Michigan (0- 1), Michigan State (0-1), PennState (2-0))Big 12: 1-4 - (Baylor (1-0), Missouri (0-1),Nebraska (0-2), Texas A&M (0-1))Ind.: 0-1 - (Notre Dame (0-1))MAC: 0-1 - (Miami, OH (0-1))Pac-10: 0-2 - (UCLA (0-1), Washington (0-1))SEC: 1-2 - (Arkansas (0-1), Ole Miss (0-1),Tennessee (1-0))WAC: 1-0 - (Tulsa (1-0))* based on current affiliations

FLORIDA BOWL HISTORY

UF RECORD BY BOWL GAME

UF BOWL RECORD BY CONFERENCE


PERCENTAGE RETURNING

Passing _________________________ Chris Leak**Rushing _____________________ DeShawn WynnReceiving ______________________ Dallas Baker^Scoring ______________________ DeShawn WynnPunting _________________________ Eric Wilbur**Tackles __________________________ Earl EverettTackles For Loss ________________ Jarvis MossSacks ___________________________ Jarvis MossKickoff Returns _______________ Markus MansonPunt Returns _______________ Jemalle Cornelius* - Second-straight season** - Third-straight season^ - Andre Caldwell will return and led the Gators inreceiving in 2004Based on UF’s final 2005 regular-season stats.

RETURNING LEADERS

Rushing Yards _______________________ 87.8^^Tackles ________________________________ 63.7Passing Yards __________________________ 96.6Receiving Yards ________________________ 66.9Scoring ________________________________ 76.0Sacks __________________________________ 82.8Interceptions ___________________________ 62.5Break Ups ______________________________ 53.1Forced Fumbles ________________________ 58.3Fumble Returns ______________________ 86.6^^Punt Return Yards ______________________ 11.9Kick Return Yards _____________________ 100.0Field Goals __________________________ 100.0^^Extra Points _________________________ 100.0^^Punting _______________________________ 96.5** - Higher than percent returning to the 2005 squad^^ - More than double the percent returning to the 2005squadAll totals are based on UF’s final 2005 regular-seasonstats.

Florida will enter the Tostitos BCS NationalChampionship Game versus Ohio State lookingto become the first squad in school history todefeat Tennessee, Georgia and Florida Statein the regular season, win the SoutheasternConference Championship Game and emergevictorious in a bowl game.


GATORS LOOK TO LEAVETHEIR MARK

Tim Tebow rushed for two touchdowns against Western Carolina to bring his team-leading totalto seven on the season. His efforts rank second on Florida’s all-time single season rushingtouchdowns by quarterbacks’ list (Jimmy Fisher, eight, 1976).

With the win over Georgia, Chris Leak finished his career with a 3-1 record against the Bulldogs.Since Leak’s arrival in Gainesville, the three wins are more than all but one team (Auburn) have hadover Georgia.

In the game against Alabama, Chris Leak had a career-long 45-yard run. The run was the longestby a UF quarterback since Terry LeCount had a 74-yarder against Georgia on Nov. 5, 1977. The runis tied for the 16th-longest by a quarterback nationally in 2006.

Florida is one of two teams nationally to have a trio of quarterbacks with a long rush of more than 25yards (Central Michigan).

With his 16 completions against Arkansas, Chris Leak has 870 on his career, which is first in schoolhistory. Leak is also first on the Florida career attempts list. With 30 passes thrown against theRazorbacks, Leak has 1,422 in his career (SEE PAGE 16 FOR CHARTS).

Through 13 games this season, Chris Leak has thrown for 22 touchdowns. He finished the 2005season with 20 touchdown passes.

Prior to Coach Meyer’s arrival, Leak started 22 games and did not throw an interception in eightgames. Under Coach Meyer, he has not thrown an INT in 11 of 23 starts.

Leak was the only quarterback in the nation last year to lead his team to a top-15 AP finish and throwmore than 350 pass attempts and have less than six interceptions.

Chris Leak’s interception percentage of 1.6 in 2005 tied for the sixth-lowest total in the nation andmatched Notre Dame’s Brady Quinn and Tulsa’s Paul Smith for the third-lowest total among thosereturning for the 2006 season.

In leading the Gators in passing for the fourth-straight year, Leak joins an elite group of three UFquarterbacks who have done so since 1955 (Danny Wuerffel, 1993-96; Kerwin Bell, 1984-87; WaynePeace ,1980-83). Of the quartet, Leak and Wuerffel are the only two to pass for over 2,000 yards inthree seasons and Leak is the only one who reached the plateau all four years.

Following the game against Arkansas, Chris Leak is second in school history and is fourth in the SECin the category of most touchdowns responsible for by a Gator. Leak has been involved in 100 (87passing, 13 rushing).

Chris Leak has a career completion percentage of 61.2 and is just ahead of Rex Grossman (61.1)for second on Florida’s all-time list (61.6, Wayne Peace).

Chris Leak’s 27 touchdown passes against teams ranked in the AP top-25 since 2003 are thehighest amount by any active quarterback during that time span and his 370 completions and 4,332passing yards are the most by any player in the nation vs. ranked foes.

Chris Leak made his 46th career start against Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game. Leak nowowns a 34-12 record in starts on the collegiate level. Shown below are the consecutive starts leadersamong 2006 Division I-A quarterbacks:1. Kevin Kolb, Houston 49 Reggie Ball, Georgia Tech 493. Chris Leak, Florida 46

Chris Leak is the SEC’s active career leader in the following categories:Wins: 34-12 recordTouchdown passes: 87Passing yards: 11,000Completions: 870

Chris Leak has passed for 11,000 yards in his career, which is first on the UF career passingyardage chart (SEE PAGE 16 FOR CHARTS). The total is also the fourth-highest nationally amongquarterbacks who are active in 2006 since 2003:Player School Yards1. Kevin Kolb Houston 12,5682. Brady Quinn Notre Dame 11,6143. Jordan Palmer UTEP 11,0844. Chris Leak FLORIDA 11,000

Chris Leak has thrown for 87 touchdowns since the 2003 season. The total is the fourth-highest

CURRENT CONSECUTIVEGAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUT OUT

NATIONAL LEADERS1. Michigan ___________________ 2742. Washington State ____________ 2623. Oregon _____________________ 2584. FLORIDA __________________ 2295. Colorado ___________________ 222

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE LEADERS1. FLORIDA __________________ 2292. Tennessee __________________ 1563. Georgia ____________________ 1424. Arkansas ___________________ 1385. Ole Miss ____________________ 966. Alabama _____________________ 727. LSU ________________________ 538. Auburn ______________________ 499. Vanderbilt ____________________ 3410. Mississippi State ____________ 10 South Carolina _______________ 1012. Kentucky ____________________ 5


among all quarterbacks nationally since that time:Player School TDs1. Brady Quinn Notre Dame 932. Colt Brennan Hawaii 88 Jordan Palmer UTEP 884. Chris Leak FLORIDA 87

Chris Leak passed for a career-high 352 yards against UCF on Sept. 9. His previous career highwas 322 against Arkansas in 2004. The total was Leak’s seventh career 300-yard game, movinghim into a tie with Doug Johnson (1996-99) for third on UF’s all-time chart (SEE PAGE 16 FORCHARTS). The Gators are a perfect 7-0 when Leak throws for 300-or-more yards in a game.

Florida quarterback Chris Leak is 80-12 (.870) in his last 92 games as a starting quarterback. Hewon 46 in a row at Independence High School and then his first start at Florida (at Kentucky). His12 losses have been to Ole Miss, Florida State, Iowa (2004 Outback), Tennessee, LSU (twice),Mississippi State, Georgia, Miami (2004 Peach), Alabama, South Carolina and Auburn.

RUNNING BACKSDeShawn Wynn and Kestahn Moore have combined for 905 yards and an average of 5.1 yards

per carry this season and have lost only two fumbles. UF running backs averaged 3.9 yards percarry on 279 runs and lost just one fumble in 2005.

DeShawn Wynn returned to the starting running back position for Florida at Auburn. Wynnmissed all but one snap against LSU due to a twisted knee suffered in the Alabama game.

DeShawn Wynn rushed for 104 yards on 14 carries against Kentucky, giving him back-to-backgames with 100-yards rushing for the first time in his career. Prior to the game, Wynn averaged just56.0 yards following his previous 100-yard performances during his career.

DeShawn Wynn carried the ball 22 times for 104 yards at Tennessee. The effort was the fourth100-yard performance in Wynn’s career. Wynn was the first 100-yard rusher against Tennesseesince Carnell Williams (Auburn) ran for 100 in the 2004 SEC title game.

For the first time since 2002, the Gators returned their leading rusher from the previous season,as DeShawn Wynn returned to the squad after running for 621 yards on 130 attempts in 2005.Wynn scored seven of the 10 touchdowns by a UF running back in 2005 and has scored five of theseven by UF running backs this year.

The Florida running back unit returned only one upperclassman running back who carried the ballthe previous season for the second time in three years (DeShawn Wynn).

In 2005, the Gators started four different running backs (Markus Manson, Kestahn Moore, SkylerThornton, DeShawn Wynn). Wynn got the majority of the starts at running back with six, whileMoore started three and Manson started two.

Since 1996, there has only been one time a running back has led the Gators in rushing yards inback-to-back seasons (Earnest Graham, 2002-03). DeShawn Wynn led Florida with 621 yards in2005 and is the leading rusher on the 2006 squad with 630 yards on 124 carries (5.1 avg.).

The most rushing yards by an Urban Meyer running back in a season is 976 (on 237 carries) byUtah’s Brandon Warfield in 2003. The running backs that return from last season (Wynn, Manson,Moore) combined for 1,263 yards on 259 carries.

The Gators’ ground game averaged 146.8 yards per game in 2005 and ranked fifth in the SEC.The total was the second-highest since the 1996 season (2004, 155.8). The unit also averaged 3.9yards per carry, which was the highest amount by a first-year offense under Coach Meyer. Inaddition, UF ran for 19 touchdowns in 2005, equaling the total from Meyer’s first offense at BowlingGreen (2002).

WIDE RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDSIn the past two games, Percy Harvin has accumulated 191 rushing yards on 10 carries (19.1

yards per carry) and had two touchdown runs (41 and 67 yards). He became the first freshmansince 2003 (LSU’s Justin Vincent) to be chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the SEC Champi-onship Game.

With a five-yard pass completion to Tate Casey in the fourth quarter of the SEC ChampionshipGame against Arkansas, Andre Caldwell became one of 11 players in the nation to pass, receiveand run for a touchdown this season.

Over the last four games, tight end Cornelius Ingram has had 16 catches for 209 yards. Enteringthe South Carolina game on Nov. 11, he had one reception on the season.

2006LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

On March 20, 2006, the Florida football teamannounced 13 players had been voted to the2005 Gator Football Leadership Committee bytheir teammates. The Committee is chargedwith acting as spokesmen for the team andhandling situations related to team policy is-sues, academic affairs, off-campus circum-stances and other topics. The 12 players forthe 2006 season are:

Dallas Baker _______________ RSr., WRJemalle Cornelius* ___________ RSr., WREarl Everett* _________________ Sr., LBBilly Latsko __________________ RSr., HBChris Leak* __________________ Sr., QBReggie Nelson __________________ Jr., SBrandon Siler* _________________ Jr., LBKestahn Moore _______________ So, RBJames Smith ________________ RSo., LSEddie Haupt _________________ RFr., OLDavid Nelson* ______________ RFr., WRTim Tebow __________________ Fr., QB

* -Named to the committee for the secondstraight year.

SEC _____________________________ 5ACC ____________________________ 4Big 10 ___________________________ 4Big 12 ___________________________ 4Pac-10 ___________________________ 4Big East __________________________ 1Conference USA ___________________ 1Independent ______________________ 1Mountain West _____________________ 1

The SEC is the only conference in the nationwith three teams ranked inside the AP pre-season top 10 (No. 4, Auburn; No. 7, Florida;No. 8, LSU).

In 10 of the past 11 seasons, the SEC hashad five-or-more teams ranked in the AP pre-season top 25. In 2003, the SEC had four andin 2001, the SEC had six (including preseasonNo. 1 Florida). Every other season, the yearstarted off with five league teams ranked in theAP top 25 to begin with.

TEAMS RANKED IN AP PRESEASON POLL



100 YEARS OF FLORIDAFOOTBALL

CELEBRATING 100 YEARSThis year marks the 100th of Florida football.

Through the past 99 seasons, UF has won onenational title (1996) and six Southeastern Con-ference Championships (1991, ‘93, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96,2000). The Gators have produced 57 first-teamAll-Americans, two Heisman Trophy winners(Steve Spurrier, 1966; Danny Wuerffel, 1996)and two members of the Academic All-AmericaHall of Fame (Carlos Alvarez, 1989; CrisCollinsworth, 2001).

The Gators are the first Division I-A team inthe state of Florida to play for 100 years. UF isthe final team in the SEC to do so and the 86thteam in NCAA Division I-A to have had its firstseason 100-or-more years ago. No other schoolin the nation is celebrating its 100th year offootball in 2006.

GAME-BY-GAMEThe season-long celebration of 100 years has

been highlighted by several recognitions at UFgames this season:

vs. Southern Miss, Sept. 2Prior to the game, Florida recognized the

1996 national championship team with an on-field presentation. That season, UF posted a12-1 record and defeated then-No. 3 FloridaState on Jan. 2, 1997, in the Sugar Bowl, 52-20, to claim the consensus 1996 national cham-pionship.

vs. Alabama, Sept. 30A special pre-game ceremony was held hon-

oring four Gator football legends. The namesof Gator legends Emmitt Smith, SteveSpurrier, Danny Wuerffel and JackYoungblood were unveiled on the FloridaFootball Ring of Honor. The announcement ofthe Ring of Honor was made the night beforeat the Gator Gala at the Stephen C. O’ConnellCenter. Nearly 1,100 members of the GatorNation celebrated 100 years of Florida footballat the event, where it was announced that $6.1million has been raised for the UF Athletic En-dowment Fund from proceeds of the gala andother projects surrounding the centennial cel-ebration.

Additionally, UF players wore throwback uni-forms for the game. The jersey was from the1966 season and the helmets were from 1967.

vs. Western Carolina, Nov. 18As part of the University of Florida’s celebra-

tion of 100 Years of Florida Football, Gatorfootball fans were encouraged to cast theirvotes for the greatest players in UF history.Fans had been voting since August, helpingcompile the Gator Fans’ All-Century Team pre-sented by Gatorade. The team was honoredat halftime of the game.

In the Florida State game, Dallas Baker caught his ninth touchdown of the season. Baker’s total isequal to or better than 17 entire teams in Division I-A currently have.

Florida is one of only three schools in the nation to have a pair of wide receivers who have had a longrun of 27 yards or more this year (Wake Forest and Kansas State).

In Florida’s last seven games, the Gator wideouts have accounted for 406 of the team’s 1,151 yardsrushing (.352).

This season, Percy Harvin has accumulated 773 yards of total offense on 61 touches for anaverage of 12.6 yards per touch.

This season, Dallas Baker leads the Gators with nine touchdown receptions (T-24 nationally). Hehas caught a touchdown in 10 of the last 15 games. Baker had five touchdowns during his entiresophomore and junior seasons.

Against Florida State, Dallas Baker had a 25-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, whichwas his second game-winning catch this season. He also had a 21-yard touchdown in the fourthquarter at Tennessee.

Andre Caldwell totaled a career-high 124 yards receiving and matched a personal-best with eightcatches at Florida State. It was the first time he went for over 100 yards in his career. Caldwell alsohad a 66-yard touchdown reception, which was the longest by any Gator this season.

Riley Cooper had a career day against Western Carolina, as he matched the UF freshman single-game receiving touchdown record with three (Jabar Gaffney did so in two different games in 2000).

Andre Caldwell’s touchdown reception against Georgia was his fourth of the season. He enteredthe season with three for his career. Caldwell equaled his career-high with eight receptions and hada then-season-high 88 yards receiving. He carried the ball a career-high five times and totaled 28yards against the Bulldogs. Caldwell had 13 total touches for 116 yards.

Against Southern Miss, Percy Harvin became the first true freshman wide receiver in school historyto start a season opener.

Dallas Baker returned to the squad after an Outback Bowl MVP performance in which he set careerhighs in catches (10) and yardage (147). Baker is the fifth player in school history to be named theMVP of a bowl game the Gators won and return to the squad for the next season (Larry Smith,Emmitt Smith, Travis Taylor, Taylor Jacobs). The list below is how they performed the next season:Player Bowl MVP Following Season StatsLarry Smith 1967 Orange 205 att., 754 yds., 8 TDs (1967 season)Emmitt Smith 1988 All-American 284 att., 1,599 yds, 14 TDs (1989 season)Travis Taylor 1999 Orange 34 rec., 463 yds., 6 TDS (1999 season)Taylor Jacobs 2002 Orange 71 rec., 1,088 yds., 8 TDs (2002 season)

Redshirt junior Andre Caldwell returned to the unit this season after he fractured the femur bone inhis right leg while returning the second-half kickoff against Tennessee in 2005 causing him to missthe remainder of the season. At the time of his injury, he was second among Gator receiversaveraging 14.8 yards per game.

Under the guidance of position coach Billy Gonzales, the leading receiver on the squad has equaledor set a new school record for receptions and for the last five years the leading receiver on the teamhas averaged nearly 80 receptions a season (79.8).

OFFENSIVE LINEAgainst Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game, the starting offensive line was LG Jim Tartt, LT

Phil Trautwein; C Steve Rissler; RG Drew Miller; RT Carlton Medder. UF has used the same startingfive in each game except Vanderbilt, which Tartt missed due to an ankle injury.

The Florida offensive line allowed just one sack against Florida State, the second-lowest total by aSeminole defense this year.

The Florida offensive line has allowed only 22 sacks this year. UF has given up only one or less sixtimes this season after doing so on only three occasions last year. The UF offensive line gave up 35sacks in 2005.

Against Auburn, UF’s Jason Watkins made the first start of his career as he lined up at tight end.Watkins, who switched his number to 89 for the game against the Tigers, has remained with thatnumber in every game since that point.

Redshirt freshman Ronnie Wilson suffered a broken left ankle during practices in August. Heunderwent surgery on August 12 and returned to play for the LSU game. Wilson made his first career



start against Vanderbilt by filling in for Jim Tartt (ankle) at left guard.

Only one player (Jim Tartt) on the offensive line entered the 2006 season with a start at their currentposition. Tartt started the Kentucky game at left guard last season.

In University of Florida records dating back to 1980, Florida’s 17 combined starts on the offensiveline entering the 2006 season were the lowest since that time.

Florida has no fifth-year seniors up front and only two fourth-year players (Steve Rissler andCarlton Medder).

Florida starting center Steve Rissler and starting right guard Drew Miller both attended Sarasota’sRiverview High School. In research dating back to 1982, there have been no two members ofFlorida’s starting offensive line during a season from the same high school.

Four members of the starting offensive line for the season opener were from the state of Florida.In the last 11 seasons, four members of the starting day offensive line have been from the state ofFlorida on seven occasions.

THE DEFENSEThe list below shows where the defense currently ranks as far as total in a season:

Current CurrentStat Total Rank RecordRush Yd. 74.5 2 70.7 (1997)Rush TDs 7 T-5 3 (1984)

In the SEC Championship Game against Arkansas, the Gators limited the Razorbacks to 132rushing yards on 35 carries. Arkansas entered the game ranked fourth nationally and led theleague in rushing offense, averaging 230.6 yards per game. In addition, UF held Darren McFaddento 73 yards. McFadden entered the game leading the SEC and ranked ninth nationally with anaverage of 118.5 yards per outing.

Florida has held opponents to 100-or-less rushing yards in nine of 13 games this season.

Florida’s three interceptions against Arkansas matched a season-high and marked the team’sseventh multi-interception game of the year, as well as Florida’s fourth three-interception game ofthe 2006 season.

Against Western Carolina, UF allowed a school-record 59 yards in total offense. The previous lowwas 66 vs. Tulane in 1961.

The Gators allowed only four first downs against Western Carolina, marking the fewest in recordsdating back to 1981.

Florida shut out its second opponent of the season with a 62-0 blanking of Western Carolina. Thelast time the Gators whitewashed two teams in the same season was 1991.

Over the last six games, UF opponents have gone 18-of-66 on third-down conversions (.272).

The Florida defense has surrendered just 17 touchdowns all year (T-5 nationally ). Florida is tiedfor sixth nationally with seven rushing touchdowns allowed this season and is tied for 12th with 10passing touchdowns allowed. In addition, the unit has allowed one or less fourth-quarter touch-downs in 12 of 13 games this season.

Florida opponents have scored 21 touchdowns against the Gators this season. Four of those havecome on returns (one punt block, two fumbles and one interception). Six of the 21 touchdowns havecome following turnovers. The UF defense has given up only 12 touchdowns on the season whennot taking the field following a turnover.

In the Georgia game, Florida limited the Bulldogs to 64 rushing yards. In records dating back to1996, the total was the 15th lowest single-game rushing effort by the Bulldogs and the lowest by aGeorgia team against Florida.

UF has totaled 29 sacks this season, resulting in a loss of 207 yards. UF’s total this season is fourshy of its 33 in 2005.

During the 2006 season, UF opponents are 18-for-28 (.643) in the red zone and 12 drives haveresulted in touchdowns. UF opponents scored on 28-of-35 (.800) trips to the red zone last year and24 ended with touchdowns.

In the 28-13 win over Alabama, UF returned three interceptions for a total of 100 yards. The figurewas the highest for the Gators since returning three for 102 yards against FSU on Nov. 25, 1995.

2007 SCHEDULE

THE SCHEDULEUF opens the season on Sept. 1, 2007,

against Western Kentucky in Gainesville. TheGators start the year with three-straight homegames for the second time in three years.

Ole Miss returns to the SEC portion of theschedule, with Florida making the trip to Ox-ford, Miss, on Sept. 22. The game will be thefirst on the road for the Gators in 2007 andthe first in Oxford since the 2002 season.

THE OFFENSEFlorida will have a new quarterback for the

first time in since the 2003 season, when ChrisLeak made his first start at Kentucky on Sept.27. Leak has made 46 consecutive starts (notincluding the 2006 season’s bowl game).

The Florida offense is projected to lose itstop rusher, but return four of its top five in thedepartment. The Florida receiving unit is pro-jected to lose its top three receivers.

The offensive line is expected to return play-ers who have combined for 62 career startsafter combining for 17 entering the 2006 sea-son.

THE DEFENSEDustin Doe, Javier Estopinan , Derrick

Harvey, Tony Joiner, Clint McMillan, JarvisMoss, Reggie Nelson, Brandon Siler, RyanSmith and Brandon Spikes are the only play-ers who are not seniors in 2006 to have madeat least one start this season.

SPECIAL TEAMSFlorida loses punter Eric Wilbur and

placekicker Chris Hetland. Wilbur has handledthe punting duties each of the last four years.UF is projected to return its kickoff specialist(Joey Ijjas), long snapper (James Smith), andkick returner (Brandon James).

S1 ______________ WESTERN KENTUCKYS8 _____________________________ TROYS15 ______________________ TENNESSEES22 _____________________ at Ole MissS29 _________________________ AUBURNO6 at LSUO20 ____________________ at KentuckyO27 ____________________ vs. Georgia*N3 _________________ VANDBERILT (HC)^N10 ________________ at South CarolinaN17 _______________ FLORIDA ATLANTICN24 __________________ FLORIDA STATED1 _________ SEC Championship Game#

* - at Jacksonville, Fla.^ - Homecoming# - Atlanta, Ga.


LOOKING AHEAD TO 2007


GATOR FANS’ALL-CENTURY TEAM

In conjunction with the celebration of 100 Yearsof Florida Football, voting results for the GatorFans’ All-Century Team Presented by Gatoradewere announced on Nov. 13. Following a pro-cess that began in early August and lasted untilthe end of October, fans voted with mail-in bal-lots found at Gatorade displays in participatingPublix stores as well as at www.GatorZone.com.

A total of 26 players (12 on offense, 12 on de-fense and two specialists) earned the nod fromthe fans. Fans selected one player each forthose positions traditionally played only one at atime (i.e. quarterback, punter and place-kicker)during normal game situations. Members of theGator Fans’ All-Century Team were recognizedduring the Florida-Western Carolina footballgame on Nov. 18 in a special halftime ceremony.

OffensePos. Name YearsQB Danny Wuerffel 1993-96RB Errict Rhett 1990-93RB Emmitt Smith 1987-89RB Fred Taylor 1994-97WR Carlos Alvarez 1969-71WR Cris Collinsworth 1977-80WR Chris Doering 1992-95WR Ike Hilliard 1994-96OL Lomas Brown 1981-84OL Mike Degory 2002-05OL Jeff Mitchell 1993-96OL Jason Odom 1992-95

DefensePos. Name YearsDL Trace Armstrong 1988DL Alex Brown 1998-01DL Kevin Carter 1991-94DL Brad Culpepper 1988-91DL Jack Youngblood 1968-70LB Scot Brantley 1976-79LB Channing Crowder 2003-04LB Jevon Kearse 1996-98LB Wilber Marshall 1980-83DB Louis Oliver 1985-88DB Lito Sheppard 1999-01DB Fred Weary 1994-97

SpecialistsPos. Name YearsP Shayne Edge 1991-94K Jeff Chandler 1998-01

In the 26-7 victory against Kentucky, Florida limited the Wildcats to 39 rushing yards, which was thethird-lowest total in the Rich Brooks’ Era. The Gator defense did not give up a play of 20-or-moreyards to UK.

Florida’s defense limited Tennessee to -11 yards on 23 carries. The total was the lowest rushingperformance in the 177 contests Phillip Fulmer has coached in Knoxville. The total ranks as theseventh-lowest allowed by a Florida defense in school history and the fifth-lowest to an SEC team.

The Florida defense has held its opponent’s top rusher to under 100 yards in 32 of the last 37games. The Gators have held opponents under 100 yards net rushing in 18 of the last 23 wins datingback to the 2004 season.

In the last 50 games, the Gators have scored points off turnovers in 34 games. 109 of UF’s pointsin 2005 came off turnovers (31.7 percent).

The Gators ranked third nationally in turnover margin in 2005, while Urban Meyer-coached teamsrank second nationally during the last six years in turnover margin (+71) after forcing 176 turnoversand committing just 15 in 72 games.

Turnover Ratio Last Six Years Turnovers TurnoversGames Gained Lost Margin

1. Southern California 76 207 95 +1.472. Urban Meyer-Coached Teams 72 176 106 +0.983. Oklahoma 79 180 130 +0.634. Fresno State 78 157 125 +0.41

The Florida defensive staff finished the 2006 season with 115 years of combined collegiate coachingexperience: Chuck Heater (31), Doc Holliday (29), Greg Mattison (31), Charlie Strong (24).

LINEBACKERSEarl Everett, who currently leads the team with 78 tackles, is looking to become the fifth player in

school history to lead the Gators in the department in back-to-back seasons and the first since 1991-92 (Wilber Marshall, 1981-82; Alonzo Johnson, 1984-85; Pat Moorer, 1988-89; Carlton Miles, 1991-92). Please note that no tackle stats were kept or are available prior to 1973.

Brandon Siler has had two sacks in the last five games he has played in to bring his total up to 3.0.The amount is tied for fourth on the team and first among members of the team not on the defensiveline.

Brandon Siler and Earl Everett returned after leading the team in tackles in each of the past twoyears. Siler became the second true freshman in school history to do so when he totaled 77 in 2004,and Everett led the squad with 72 in 2005. The last time UF returned two players that led the squadin tackles in previous seasons was 2001 when Marquand Manuel (118, 1999) and Todd Johnson(102, 2000) were on the roster.

Freshman A.J. Jones and sophomore Jon Demps have suffered injuries that will affect the depth atthe position. Demps suffered an ACL tear in his left knee in preseason drills, while Jones suffered afracture in his right foot on Monday, Aug. 28. Both injuries occurred during non-contact drills.

DEFENSIVE LINEThe Florida defensive line accounted for five of UF’s six tackles for loss at Florida State.

Derrick Harvey has eight sacks on the season, which ranks sixth in the SEC (48th nationally). Harveyentered the season with one career sack and he needs just one more to break onto the Florida all-time single-season list.

Against Arkansas, Florida opened the game with Steven Harris and Jarvis Moss at defensive endsand Ray McDonald and Joe Cohen at defensive tackles. It was the second time UF opened with thefour on the line and the seventh different arrangement the Gators have used this season to open agame.

Against Georgia, Ray McDonald scored the first touchdown of his career on any level as he recov-ered a Georgia fumble and returned it nine yards for the score on the Bulldogs’ opening drive of thesecond half. The fumble recovery for a touchdown was the first by a Gator since a 77-yard return byKeiwan Ratliff against Florida State on Nov. 29, 2003.

UF’s defensive line accounted for 19.5 of the 33 sacks the team had in 2005. Returning membersto the team combined for 16 of those.

SECONDARYThe Gator secondary has not allowed a receiving touchdown in six different games this year (UCF,

Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina, Western Carolina).



UF has had an interception in 25 of the past 37 games. This season, Florida leads the SEC with 20interceptions. UF’s 16 interceptions in 2005 tied with Georgia for the highest amount by any SECteam.

The Gators are one of seven teams nationally and the only team in the SEC to intercept 20-or-morepasses this season. UF has 20 interceptions this season after finishing the 2005 campaign with 16.The 2006 total is tied for the seventh-highest single-season amount in school history:1. 2000 __ 242. 1972 __ 233. 1982 __ 224. 1970 __ 21

1952 __ 211951 __ 21

7. 2006 __ 201994 __ 201981 __ 20

Ryan Smith had one interception against Arkansas to bring his total to a team-leading eight on theseason. Earlier this year, Smith became the only player under Coach Meyer ever to have two-or-moreinterceptions in a game on two occasions by doing so against Alabama and LSU. Smith’s eightinterceptions this season rank second in school history:Player Season Total1. Keiwan Ratliff 2003 92. Ryan Smith 2006 8

Four players have had two-or-more interceptions for the Gators this season. In all, four players hadmore than one last season.

Against Alabama, Reggie Nelson returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown. The returnwas the third-longest by a Gator since 1996.

Florida’s defense has intercepted 73 passes since 2003, when Charlie Strong took over as defensivecoordinator. The four-year total is the tied for the third-highest total in the nation over the time periodand is the best among SEC teams:Total Interceptions from 2003-Present1. Boise State/USC 763. Florida 73

Since 2003, 30 of Florida’s 73 interceptions have come against teams ranked inside the top 25. Thetotal is the highest among any team in the nation:Interceptions vs. AP Top-25 teams Since 20031. Florida 302. Georgia 26

SPECIAL TEAMSWith a blocked punt in the SEC Championship game against Arkansas, UF brought its total in 2006

up to eight to establish a school record for blocks in the regular season. Although bowl stats did notcount in 1995, UF blocked two extra points against Nebraska for nine in all in 1995.

The Orange and Blue blocked three kicks during the 17-16 win over South Carolina, highlighted bya field-goal block on the final play of the game by Jarvis Moss, and the deciding margin was the resultof a blocked extra point.

Through 13 games of the 2006 season, the Gators have allowed 18 punts to be returned for 58yards. The Florida punt return defense ranks fourth nationally. In 2005, Florida’s special teams rankedninth nationally in net punting (38.1 per punt), while the Gators’ punt return defense was the second-best nationally, allowing 3.3 per return.

Florida’s 171 yards in punt returns against Western Carolina were the most by a Gator team sinceUF had 184 against San Jose State in 2003.

Brandon James set a school record with 155 yards in punt returns against Western Carolina. His 155yards were the ninth-highest in SEC history and the second-highest by a freshman in the league(Norman Jefferson, LSU, 169, 1983).

Brandon James’ 77-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Western Carolina game was the first bya UF player since Nov. 11, 2000 (Lito Sheppard, 57-yards, vs. South Carolina). James is only thesecond freshman in school history to return a punt for a touchdown (Hal Griffin returned three fortouchdowns in 1946).


SPECIAL TEAMS’ SUCCESS“Our offense gets a lot of attention, but it’s reallypredicated on three things: taking care of theball, field position and executing in the red zone.All of those things are a direct result of our spe-cial teams play, and play integral parts in oursuccess on both offense and defense.” - UrbanMeyer

The charts below reflects how Urban Meyer-coached teams make a difference on specialteams:Punt Returns for a TD Under Urban Meyer (5)2006 12005 12004 12003 02002 12001 1

Blocked Kicks Under Urban Meyer (33)2006 8 (5 punts, 2 FG, 1 XP)2005 5 (2 punts, 2 FG, 1 XP)2004 9 (7 punts, 2 FG)2003 2 (2 FG)2002 8 (7 punts, 1 FG)2001 1 (FG)

The chart below shows the difference inblocked kicks Urban Meyer-coached teams havemade between year one and year two:Team Year One/Year TwoFlorida 5/8 (+3)Utah 2/9 (+7)Bowling Green 1/8 (+7)

The Gator punt return defense limited Geor-gia to two returns for four yards. The Bulldogsentered the contest ranked fifth nationally andsecond in the SEC averaging 17.4 yards in puntreturns per game.

In research kept by the UF coaching staff,Florida’s special teams accounted for 199 yardsof gained field position in the LSU game.

Over the two games versus Vanderbilt andSouth Carolina, the Gators blocked five kicks(two punts, two field goals and one extra point).The two-week total matched UF’s entire effortfrom 2005 and was as good or better than thetotal from 18 years in school records kept backto 1986.

Special teams played key roles in victories dur-ing each of the rivalry games in 2005, as well asthe Outback Bowl. *Forced a fumble on a punt in the crucialmeeting with Tennessee *Blocked a 37-yard field goal against theVols, a 16-7 triumph in The Swamp *Blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt thatwas returned for a TD in the 34-7 win overFlorida State

*Executed a fake punt against Georgiagame that picked up 20 yards and helped theGators to a 14-10 victory

*Blocked a punt for a touchdown and hada successful fake punt in the 31-24 win overIowa


THE STADIUM...ATTENDANCE NOTES

In 2005, Florida ranked eighth nationally inaverage attendance with a total of 90,406.

The attendance for the Tennessee game onSept. 17, 2005, of 90,716, established a schoolrecord.The previous school record stood at90,707, set against Wyoming in the 2005 sea-son opener on Sept. 3. The school record set-ting crowd as the largest to ever watch a footballgame in the state of Floarida. The state hashosted 12 Super Bowls, two BCS national titlegames and have featured a team that went onto win at least a share of the national title in abowl game 18 times.

The attendance for the 2005 season opener(90,707) was the largest opening-day crowd inFlorida history. The previous record was 90,011against San Jose State in the 2003 opener.The Gators opened the 2004 season againstEastern Michigan in front of a crowd of 90,009.

The attendance of Florida’s game at Tennes-see (109,061) on Sept. 18, 2004, was the larg-est ever to see a Gator team play.

The attendance for the 2004 Florida-Georgiagame was an AllTel Stadium record (84,753).The previous record of 84,433 was set at theFlorida-Georgia game in 2002.

In 2005, the Gators sold all available seasontickets (78,300). That figure continues to rankas the second-highest in the state of Floridahistory for any team - collegiate or professional.

The Gators have ranked among the nation’stop-15 schools in average home attendance ineach of the last 24 years (1982-2005) and haveranked among the nation’s top-eight schools ineach of the last 15 years (1991-2005).

UF’s average of 90,405 fans per home gamein 2005 ranked as the best single-season markin school history. The mark bettered that of the2003 season in which the Gators averaged90,176.

Florida has a current streak of 109-consecu-tive home sellouts dating back to the 1989 sea-son. Here is where UF ranks nationally for cur-rent consecutive sellouts:

1. Nebraska _________ 2822. Notre Dame ______ 1953. Michigan _________ 1414. FLORIDA ________ 109

BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUMAT FLORIDA FIELD“THE SWAMP”

A look at the Gators at home since 1990:Overall: _______________________ 94-11SEC: __________________________ 53-7SEC East: ______________________ 31-2SEC West: ______________________ 22-5Non-Conference: _________________ 41-4Top-25 Teams: _________________ 20-10Top-10 Teams: __________________ 11-6Top-5 Teams: ____________________ 8-4Unranked Teams: ________________ 73-1At Night (6 p.m. or later) ___________ 32-2

Florida’s home winning percentage of .895 (94-11) ranks third-best in the nation since 1990.

The Gators had two significant streaks at “TheSwamp” in the 1990s: a 23-game win streak from1990-93 and a 30-game streak from 1994-99, In105 home games since 1990, UF has scored 30-or-more points 77 times and has held its oppo-nent to 14-or-less points 58 times.

Since 1990, UF has outscored its opponents at“The Swamp” by a combined total of 4,178-1,604(an average of 40.1 to 15.4 for an average victorymargin of 24.7).

Since 1990, Florida has lost only five times athome to a team ranked below the top five.

HOME RECORDS SINCE 1990 1. Nebraska ________ 103-11-0 ___ .903 2. FLORIDA ________ 94-11-0 ____ .895 3. Florida State ______ 85-9-1 _____ .894 4. Kansas State _____ 96-15-1 ____ .857 5. Texas A&M _______ 86-19-1 ____ .811


RECORDS WATCH...

Passing Attempts (Career)1. 1,422 _____________________ Chris Leak, 2003-2. 1,202 ______________ Shane Matthews, 1989-923. 1,170 _______________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-964. 1,128 __________________ John Reaves, 1969-715. 1,110 ________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-026. 991 ___________________ Wayne Peace, 1980-837. 949 _____________________ Kerwin Bell, 1984-878. 907 ___________________ Doug Johnson, 1996-999. 692 ___________________ Steve Spurrier, 1964-6610. 479 ________________ Jesse Palmer, 1997-2000

Passing Completions (Career)1. 870 _______________________ Chris Leak, 2003-2. 722 ________________ Shane Matthews, 1989-923. 708 _________________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-964. 677 __________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-025. 610 ___________________ Wayne Peace, 1980-836. 603 ____________________ John Reaves, 1969-717. 549 _____________________ Kerwin Bell, 1984-878. 504 ___________________ Doug Johnson, 1996-999. 392 ___________________ Steve Spurrier, 1964-6610. 254 ________________ Jesse Palmer, 1997-2000

Passing Yards (Career)1. 11,000 ____________________ Chris Leak, 2003-2. 10,875 ______________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-963. 9,287 ______________ Shane Matthews, 1989-924. 9,164 ________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-025. 7,585 ___________________ Kerwin Bell, 1984-876. 7,549 __________________ John Reaves, 1969-717. 7,206 _________________ Wayne Peace, 1980-838. 7,114 _________________ Doug Johnson, 1996-999. 4,848 _________________ Steve Spurrier, 1964-6610. 3,755 ______________ Jesse Palmer, 1997-2000

Passing Touchdowns (Career)1. 114 _________________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-962. 87 ________________________ Chris Leak, 2003-3. 77 ___________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-024. 74 _________________ Shane Matthews, 1989-925. 62 ____________________ Doug Johnson, 1996-996. 56 ______________________ Kerwin Bell, 1984-877. 54 _____________________ John Reaves, 1969-718. 39 ______________________ Terry Dean, 1991-949. 36 ____________________ Steve Spurrier, 1964-6610. 34 ___________________ Wayne Peace, 1980-83

Passing Touchdowns (Game)1. 7 _________ Doug Johnson, vs. Cent. Mich, 1997 7 ___________ Terry Dean, vs. New Mexico, 19943. 6 _________________ Chris Leak, vs. USC, 2004 6 __________ Danny Wuerffel, vs. Alabama, 1996 6 _____________ Danny Wuerffel, vs. Tenn., 1995 6 ____________ Eric Kresser, vs. N. Illinois, 1995 6 _______________ Terry Dean, vs. SW La., 1993

CHRIS LEAK

5,000-Yard Club (Pass, Rec., Rush)1. 11,160 ____________________ Chris Leak, 2003-2. 10,500 ______________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-963. 9,248 ______________ Shane Matthews, 1989-924. 9,040 ________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-025. 7,297 __________________ John Reaves, 1969-716. 7,032 ___________________ Kerwin Bell, 1984-877. 6,955 _________________ Wayne Peace, 1980-838. 6,793 _________________ Doug Johnson, 1996-999. 5,393 ___________________ Errict Rhett, 1990-9310. 5,295 ________________ Steve Spurrier, 1964-66

200-Yard Passing Games (Career)1. 32 _______________________ Chris Leak, 2003-2. 31 _________________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-963. 30 ________________ Shane Matthews, 1989-924. 26 __________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-025. 23 ____________________ John Reaves, 1969-716. 20 ___________________ Doug Johnson, 1996-997. 14 ___________________ Wayne Peace, 1980-83

14 _____________________ Kerwin Bell, 1984-879. 12 ___________________ Steve Spurrier, 1964-66

300-Yard Passing Games (Career)1. 17 ___________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-022. 15 _________________ Shane Matthews, 1989-923. 13 __________________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-964. 7 _____________________ Doug Johnson, 1996-99 7 _________________________ Chris Leak, 2003-6. 6 ______________________ John Reaves, 1969-71

Consecutive Completions (Florida)1. 17 _____ Chris Leak, 2005 vs. Wyoming, 20052. 16 ___________________________ Steve Spurrier

____ 9 vs. Florida State, 7 vs. N.C. State, 19663. 14 _____________________________ Terry Dean

__ 11 vs. Arkansas State, 3 vs. Kentucky, 1993

Consecutive Completions (SEC)1. 24 _________________________ Tee Martin (UT)

____________ 1 vs. Alabama, 23 vs. USC, 19982. 20 ________________________ Kent Austin (OM)

________ 5 vs. Tulane, 15 vs. Tennessee (1982)3. 18 ___ Eli Manning (OM) vs. Murray State (2001)4. 17 _____ Chris Leak (UF), vs. Wyoming (2005)

17 ______________________ Dave Marler (MSU)____ 6 vs. Florida St., 11 vs. Tennessee (1978)

17 ______________________ Rohan Davey (LSU)6 vs. Arkansas, 11 vs. Western Carolina (2000)

17 _______________________ Matt Mauck (LSU)___ 10 vs. Arizona, 7 vs. Western Illinois (2003)

Efficiency (Career)Min. 500 Att.

1.163.6 __________________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-962. 146.7 _________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-023. 140.4 ______________________ Chris Leak, 2003-4. 137.6 ________________ Shane Matthews, 1989-925. 136.5 _____________________ Kerwin Bell, 1984-87

Lowest InterceptionPercentage (Career)

Min. 500 Att.1. 2.95 _______________________ Chris Leak, 2003-2. 3.24 __________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-023. 3.59 __________________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-964. 3.68 ______________________ Kerwin Bell, 1984-87

TD Responsibility (Florida)1. 122 ___________________ Danny Wuerffel, 1993-962. 100 ________________________ Chris Leak, 2003-3. 83 ____________________ Rex Grossman, 2000-024. 82 ___________________ Shane Matthews, 1989-925. 65 _____________________ Doug Johnson, 1996-99

TD Responsibility (SEC)1. 122 ______________ Danny Wuerffel (UF), 1993-962. 118 _________________ Eli Manning (OM), 2000-033. 101 ______________ Peyton Manning (UT), 1994-974. 100 ____________________ Chris Leak (UF), 2003-5. 90 _______________ Jared Lorenzen (UK), 2000-036. 83 ________________ Rex Grossman (UF), 2000-027. 82 ______________ Shane Matthews (UF), 1989-928. 81 _______________ Casey Clausen (UT), 2000-039. 78 ___________________ Tim Couch (UK), 1996-9810. 77 ______________ David Greene (UGA), 2001-04


ERIC WILBUR

Yardage Avg. (Career)Min. 90 Att.

1.44.4 ___________ Ray Criswell (161 punts), 1982-852. 42.8 ____________ Eric Wilbur (183 punts), 2003-3. 42.6 _______ Bobby Joe Green (97 punts), 1958-594. 42.5 _________ Shayne Edge (145 punts), 1991-945. 41.8 ___________ Alan Rhine (94 punts), 1999-20006. 41.2 _________ Alan Williams (100 punts), 1976-777. 40.7 ______ Robby Stevenson (113 punts), 1995-988. 40.3 _________ Steve Spurrier (130 punts), 1964-66

Yardage (Career)1 9,723 ______________________ Eric Wilbur, 2003-2 8,374 __________________ Buster Morrison, 1972-74

Yardage Avg. (Season)Min. 45 Att.

By a Sophomore _ 42.3, Eric Wilbur (53 punts), 2004By a Freshman __ 44.8, Eric Wilbur (66 punts), 2003

Punt Attempts (Career)1. 227 _______________________ Eric Wilbur, 2003-2. 209 ___________________ Buster Morrison, 1972-743. 182 _____________________ Shayne Edge, 1991-944. 161 _____________________ Ray Criswell, 1982-855. 154 _________________ Fred Montsdeoca, 1948-506. 135 ______________________ Bill Conover, 1978-797. 130 ____________________ Steve Spurrier, 1964-66

DeSHAWN WYNN

Rushing Touchdowns(Career)

1. 36 _____________________ Emmitt Smith, 1987-892. 34 _______________________ Errict Rhett, 1990-933. 33 ___________________ Earnest Graham, 1990-024. 31 _______________________ Fred Taylor, 1994-975. 30 _____________________ Neal Anderson, 1982-856. 25 _______________________ Buford Long, 1950-527. 24 _______________________ Larry Smith, 1966-68 24 _____________________ DeShawn Wynn, 2003-8. 18 __________________ Tommy Durrance, 1969-719. 17 _____________________ Terry Jackson, 1995-98 17 ______________________ James Jones, 1979-82

RECORDS WATCH...DALLAS BAKER

Receptions (Career)1.172 ____________________ Carlos Alvarez, 1969-712.162 ____________________ Willie Jackson, 1990-933. 153 ______________________ Errict Rhett, 1990-934. 149 ____________________ Chris Doering, 1992-955. 147 ______________________ Dallas Baker, 2002-6. 143 ____________________ Jack Jackson, 1992-947. 141 ___________________ Reche Caldwell, 1999-018. 138 ____________________ Jabar Gaffney, 2000-019. 133 ____________________ Taylor Jacobs, 1999-0210. 132 ___________________ Richard Trapp, 1965-67

Yards (Career)1. 2,563 __________________ Carlos Alvarez, 1969-712. 2,375 __________________ Jabar Gaffney, 2000-013. 2,274 _________________ Reidel Anthony, 1994-964. 2,266 __________________ Jack Jackson, 1992-945. 2,214 _____________________ Ike Hilliard, 1994-966. 2,213 ____________________ Dallas Baker, 2002-7. 2,181 _________________ Jacquez Green, 1995-978. 2,172 __________________ Willie Jackson, 1990-939. 2,107 __________________ Chris Doering, 1992-9510. 2,097 _________________ Taylor Jacobs, 1999-02

Touchdowns (Career)1. 31 _____________________ Chris Doering, 1992-952. 29 ________________________ Ike Hilliard, 1994-96 29 _____________________ Jack Jackson, 1992-944. 27 _____________________ Jabar Gaffney, 2000-015. 26 ____________________ Reidel Anthony, 1994-966. 24 _____________________ Willie Jackson, 1990-937. 23 ____________________ Jacquez Green, 1995-978. 22 _____________________ Wes Chandler, 1974-779. 20 _______________________ Dallas Baker, 2002-10.19 ____________________ Carlos Alvarez, 1969-71 19 __________________ Harrison Houston, 1990-93


HEAD COACH URBAN MEYER...

Charlie Strong .................. Asst. Head Coach/.................................. Co-Defensive Coor./LB

Greg Mattison ............ Co-Defensive Coor./DL*Chuck Heater ................ Recruiting Coor./CBDoc Holliday ...... Assoc. Head Coach/Safeties*Dan Mullen ..................... Offensive Coor./QBBilly Gonzales ............................................ WR*John Hevesy ............ OL/Centers and GuardsSteve Addazio ........................ OL/Tackles; TEStan Drayton ............................................. RB* - In press box on game day.

20 years collegiate coaching experience(Florida, Ohio State, Illinois State, ColoradoState, Notre Dame, Bowling Green, Utah)Participating in 11th bowl game (all as a coach)

PERSONALBirthdate: July 10, 1964Hometown: Ashtabula, OhioAlma Mater: Cincinnati (1986); Ohio State (1988)Family: Wife, Shelley; children, Nicole, Gigi, Nathan

COACHING EXPERIENCEFlorida2005-Present __________________ Head Coach

Utah2003-04 ______________________ Head Coach

Bowling Green2001-02 ______________________ Head Coach

Notre Dame1996-2000 __________________ Wide Receivers

Colorado State1990-95 ____________________Wide Receivers

Illinois State1989 ___________ Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers

Illinois State1988 ___________________ Outside Linebackers

Ohio State1987 _____________ Receivers (Grad. Assistant)

Ohio State1986 ____________ Tight Ends (Grad. Assistant)

PLAYING EXPERIENCELettered as a defensive back at the University ofCincinnati...A 13th-round pick in the 1982 MajorLeague Baseball June Amateur Draft as ashortstop...Played two years in the Atlanta Braves’organization...Spent the summer of 1982 withSarasota of the Rookie League and played for Pulaski(Va.) a Class A team in 1983.

THE MEYER FILE

THE COACHING STAFF

TOP WINNING PCT. OF ACTIVE HEAD COACHES BY PERCENTAGE (MIN. 5 YEARS)

Year Category League Rank National Rank2005 Turnover Margin (+1.50) 1 3

Total Defense (299.8) 4 9Net Punting (38.1) 4 9Rushing Defense (94.9) 4 10Sacks (2.75) 5 25

2004 Total Offense (499.7) 1 3Scoring Offense (45.3) 1 3Passing Efficiency (173.4) 1 3Turnover Margin (+1.25) 1 3Net Punting (40.8) 1 3Kick Return (26.2) 1 5Pass Efficiency Defense (108.9) 1 24Rushing Offense (236.1) 2 13Passing Offense (263.7) 2 19Scoring Defense (19.5) 2 22Total Defense (343.4) 2 39Punt Returns (10.9) 2 40Pass Defense (203.3) 2 45

2003 Kick Returns (28.2) 1 1Turnover Margin (+0.75) 2 15Scoring Defense (19.1) 2 19Pass Efficiency (141.7) 2 21Pass Efficiency Defense (111.0) 2 27

2002 Scoring Offense (40.8) 1 3Turnover Margin (+0.75) 1 21Rushing Offense (219.1) 2 11Pass Efficiency Defense (113.8) 2 38Total Offense (448.9) 3 9

2001 Turnover Margin (+1.55) 1 3Rushing Defense (86.3) 1 4Total Defense (319.6) 1 21Scoring Defense (19.6) 1 22Punt Returns (10.3) 1 42

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006Points/PPG 333/30.2 490/40.8 344/28.7 544/44.3 343/28.6 375/28.8First Downs 234 294 241 305 245 264First Downs Rushing 102 152 122 145 105 111First Downs Passing 114 127 107 136 124 138Rushing Yards 1,896 2,629 1,926 2,833 1,761 2,084Avg. Per Rush 3.8 5.3 3.6 5.4 3.9 4.8TDs Rushing 19 34 32 36 19 21Avg. Rush Yds./Game 166.9 219.1 160.5 236.1 146.8 160.3Passing Yardage 2,387 2,758 2,568 3,164 2,720 3,091Att.-Comp.-Int. 340-207-13 398-227-11 328-203-5 344-232-5 385-241-7 362-229-14Avg. Pass Yds./Game 217.0 229.8 214.0 263.7 226.7 237.8Passing TDs 21 27 17 33 20 27Total Offense 4,223 5,387 4,494 5,997 4,481 5,175Avg. Per Play 5.1 6.0 5.1 6.9 5.3 6.5Avg. Per Game 383.9 448.9 374.5 499.8 373.4 398.1

NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE RANKINGS UNDER URBAN MEYERFIRST OR SECOND CONFERENCE RANKING AND TOP-50 NATIONALLY

YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM OFFENSIVE STATS BY URBAN MEYER-COACHED TEAMS

Coach School Record Win Percentage1. Pete Carroll USC 64-12 .8422. Urban Meyer Florida 60-12 .8333. Bob Stoops Oklahoma 86-18 .8274. Larry Coker Miami (Fla.) 59-15 .7975. Mark Richt Georgia 60-17 .7796. Phillip Fulmer Tennessee 137-40 .7747. Lloyd Carr Michigan 113-35 .7648. Bobby Bowden Florida State 365-113-4 .7619. Steve Spurrier South Carolina 156-50-2 .75510. Joe Paterno Penn State 94-33-1 .748


HEAD COACH URBAN MEYER...URBAN MEYER SUPERLATIVES

1907 ____________________ Jack Forsythe, 4-1-11910 _________________________ G.E. Pyle, 6-11915 __________________ Charles J. McCoy, 4-31918 _______________________ A.L. Busser, 0-11921 _____________________ William Kline, 6-3-21924 ____________________ J.A. Van Fleet, 6-2-21926 _____________________ H.L. Sebring, 2-6-21929 ___________________ Charles Bachman, 8-21934 ____________ D.K. Stanley, 6-3-1, 2-2-1 SEC1937 ________________ Josh Cody, 4-7, 3-4 SEC1941 ____________ Thomas J. Lieb, 4-6, 1-3 SEC1947 ________ Raymond B. Wolf, 4-5-1, 0-3-1 SEC1951 ______________ Bob Woodruff, 5-5, 2-4 SEC1961 ______________ Ray Graves, 4-5-1, 3-3 SEC1971 _______________ Doug Dickey, 4-7, 1-6 SEC1980 _______________ Charley Pell, 8-4, 4-2 SEC1985 _______________ Galen Hall, 9-1-1, 5-1 SEC1991 ____________ Steve Spurrier, 10-2, 7-0 SEC2003 _________________ Ron Zook, 8-5, 6-2 SEC2006 ______________ Urban Meyer, 12-1, 7-1 SEC

Wins __________________ 12,Urban Meyer (2006)SEC Wins _____________ 7, Steve Spurrier (1991)________________________ Urban Meyer (2006)

Most Points Scored _______ 390, Ron Zook (2003)Most Home Wins ________ 7, Urban Meyer (2006)Undefeated at Home ______ 4-0, G.E. Pyle (1910)________________ 3-0, Charles J. McCoy (1915)___________________ 3-0, J.A. Van Fleet (1924)________________ 2-0, Charles Bachman (1926)_____________________ 5-0-1, Galen Hall (1985)___________________ 6-0, Steve Spurrier (1991)____________________ 7-0, Urban Meyer (2006)

Shutouts ______________ 5, Jack Forsythe (1907)__________________________ G.E. Pyle (1910)_______________________ J.A. Van Fleet (1924)

URBAN MEYER SUPERLATIVESTEAM GAME HIGHS

Points ____________________ 72, Ohio (10/5/02)First Downs _______________ 37, Ohio (10/5/02)Rushes ______________ 58, Kent State (10/6/01)Yards Rushing ___________ 354, BYU (11/20/04)Yards Per Rush _____ 8.3, W. Carolina (11/18/06)TD Rushes _________________ 5, Ohio (10/5/02)_____________________ at Air Force (11/01/03)________________________ Air Force (9/25/04)___________________________ BYU (11/20/04)______________________ W. Carolina (11/18/06)

Pass Attempts ___ 53, at Northwestern (11/17/01)________________________ N. Illinois (11/9/02)

Pass Comp. ______ 36 at Northwestern (11/17/01)Yards Passing ___ 472 at Northwestern (11/17/01)Yards Per Pass ___________ 17.3, UCF, (9/9/04)TD Passes _______________ 5 , Ohio (10/05/02)_________________ Eastern Michigan (11/23/02)________________ at San Diego State (10/30/04)

Total Plays ______ 100, vs. Kent State (10/06/01)Total Offense ____________ 692, Ohio (10/05/02)Yards Per Play _____ 10.0, W. Carolina (11/18/06)Sacks By _______________ 9, Pittsburgh (1/01/05)Penalties __________________ 14, LSU (10/7/06)Penalty Yards ____ 130, Colorado State (11/06/04)Turnovers . ____ 5 at Western Michigan (10/13/01)Interceptions By ______ 4 at Kent State (11/02/02)Punts __________________ 10 at LSU (10/15/05)Fumbles _____________ 9 at Texas A&M (9/6/03)Fumbles Lost _________ 3 at Texas A&M (9/6/03)Forced Fumbles ________ 7, Kent State (10/6/01)Fumbles Recovered _____ 4, Kent State (10/6/01)________________________4, Toledo (11/23/01)_________________ 4 at Colorado State (9/27/03)___________ 4 at Southern Mississippi (12/31/03)

Time of Possession __________________ 43:34,____________________ vs. Kent State (10/6/01)

Points, First Quarter _______________ 28 points_______________ 10/23/04 vs. UNLV W (63-28)

Points, Second Quarter ____________ 35 points_________________ 9/24/05, at Kentucky (49-28)

Points, Third Quarter ______________ 21 points________________ 11/23/04 vs. UNLV W (63-28)_________ 1/1/05 vs. Pittsburgh (Tempe) W (35-7)

Points, Fourth Quarter _____________ 29 points___________ 11/17/01 at Northwestern W (43-42)

Points Half ______________________ 49 points_________________ 9/24/05, at Kentucky (49-28)

Points First Half ___________________ 49 points_________________ 9/24/05, at Kentucky (49-28)

Points Second Half ________________ 35 points__________________ 10/5/02 vs. Ohio W (72-21)_______ 11/23/02 vs. Eastern Michigan W (63-21)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHSRushes _________________ 36, Brandon Warfield______________________ at Texas A&M (9/6/03)

Yards Rushing __________ 181, Brandon Warfield______________________ at Texas A&M (9/6/03)

TD Rushes _________________ 4, Marty Johnson______________________ vs. Air Force (9/25/04)

Long Rush _________________ 92, Steve Savoy________________________ vs. BYU (11/20/04)

Pass Attempts ________________ 52, Josh Harris______________________ vs. N. Illinois (11/9/02)

Pass Completions _____________ 32, Chris Leak_____________________ vs. Vanderbilt (11/57/05)

Yards Passing _______________ 402, Josh Harris___________________ at Northwestern (11/17/01)

TD Passes ____________________ 5, Alex Smith________________ at San Diego State (10/30/04)

Long Pass ___________________ 80, Chris Leak__________________ vs. Louisiana Tech (9/10/05)

Receptions _________________ 15, Paris Warren______________________ vs. Pittsburgh (1/1/05)

Yards Receiving _____________ 215, Robert Redd________________________ at Marshall (9/29/01)

TD Receptions _ 3, Robert Redd vs. Ohio (10/5/02)_______ Paris Warren vs. Colorado State (11/6/04)___________ Chad Jackson vs. Wyoming (9/3/05)_________ Riley Cooper vs. W. Carolina (11/18/06)

Long Reception _____________80, Chad Jackson__________________ vs. Louisiana Tech (9/10/05)

Field Goals ___________________3, David Carroll________________ at San Diego State (10/30/04)___________________________ 3, Chris Hetland_____________________ vs. Tennessee (9/18/05)

Long Field Goal _____________ 47, Chris Hetland_______________________ vs. Wyoming (9/4/05)

Punts _______________________ 10, Eric Wilbur__________________________ at LSU (10/15/05)

Punting Average _____________ 52.0, Eric Wilbur______________________ vs. Kentucky (9/23/06)

Long Punt _______________68, Matt Kovacevich______________________ at Utah State (9/18/04)

Long Punt Return _________ 77, Brandon James___________________ vs. W. Carolina (11/18/06)

Long Kickoff Return ________ 90, Morgan Scalley________________________vs. UNLV (10/23/04)

Tackles ___________________ 18, Chris Haneline___________________ at Northwestern (11/17/01)

Sacks _____________________ 3, Brandon Hicks________________________ at Marshall (9/29/01)_______________________ Tommy Hackenbruck______________________ vs. Pittsburgh (1/1/05)_________________________ Marques Ledbetter________________________vs. Oregon (10/3/03)______________________________ Jarvis Moss__________________________ at LSU (10/15/05)

Tackles For Loss _________ 3, Marques Ledbetter________________________vs. Oregon (10/3/03)___________________________ Marcus Thomas______________________ vs. Alabama (10/1/05)____________________________ Jeremy Mincey________________ vs. Mississippi State (10/8/05)______________________________ Jarvis Moss____ at LSU (10/15/05), vs. Florida State (11/26/05)

Interceptions ______________ 2, Janssen Patton_________________________ at Missouri (9/1/01)________________________________ Karl Rose__________________________at Ohio (11/10/01)_______________________________ Chad Long___________________ at Northwestern (11/17/01)____________________________ Morgan Scalley__________________ vs. Colorado State (11/6/04)______________________________ Earl Everett_______________________ at Kentucky (9/24/05)____________________________ Reggie Nelson______________________ at Tennessee (9/16/06)______________________________ Ryan Smith_______ vs. Alabama (9/30/06) and LSU (10/07/06)

UF SECOND-YEAR COACHING RECORDS

UF SECOND-YEAR COACHING HIGHS

URBAN MEYER WEEK-BY-WEEKIN THE POLLS

DATE AP COACHES BCS HAROct. 13, 2002 25 23 NP*Oct. 20, 2002 24 22 NR*Oct. 27, 2002 21 18 NRNov. 3, 2002 20 16 NRNov. 10, 2002 NR 25 NROct. 19, 2003 24 23 NRNov. 16, 2003 NR NR 24Nov. 23, 2003 NR NR 22Nov. 30, 2003 NR NR 23Dec. 7, 2003 25 25 22Jan. 4, 2004 21 21 NPAug. 1, 2004 NP 21 NPAug. 15, 2004 20 NP NPAug. 29, 2004 NP 19 NPSept. 5, 2004 17 16 NPSept. 12, 2004 15 14 NPSept. 19, 2004 14 14 NPSept. 26, 2004 14 14 NPOct. 3, 2004 11 11 NPOct. 10, 2004 11 10 NPOct. 17, 2004 9 10 7Oct. 24, 2004 9 10 6Oct. 31, 2004 7 8 6Nov. 7, 2004 7 8 7Nov. 14, 2004 5 6 6Nov. 21, 2004 5 6 6Nov. 28, 2004 5 6 6Dec. 5, 2004 5 6 62004 Final Poll 4 5 NP*Preseason 2005 10 11 NP*Week 1 10 10 NPWeek 2 6 7 NPWeek 3 5 5 NPWeek 4 5 5 NP 4Week 5 13 15 NP 15Week 6 11 13 NP 12Week 7 18 19 20 19Week 8 16 18 19 17Week 9 13 15 16 15Week 10 12 12 13 13Week 11 20 20 22 20Week 12 19 19 23 19Week 13 17 18 17 18Week 14 16 18 17 172005 Final Poll 12 16 NP NPPreseason 2006 7 8 NP NPWeek 1 7 7 NP NPWeek 2 7 6 NP NPWeek 3 5 5 NP NPWeek 4 5 5 NP 6Weel 5 5 5 NP 5Week 6 2 3 NP 3Week 7 9 10 6 9Week 8 9 8 6 9Week 9 7 7 4 7Week 10 6 6 4 6Week 11 3 3 4 4Week 12 4 4 4 4Week 13 4 4 4 4Week 14 2 2 2 2*NP * No Poll; NR * Not Ranked

Since 1900, only eight coaches in thehistory of Division I-A college football have

won more games than Urban Meyer afterfive years as a head coach (entering ’06):

Bob Pruett, Marshall, 1996-2000 _____________ 58Bob Stoops, Oklahoma, 1999-2003 __________ 55Larry Coker, Miami, 2001-05 ________________ 53Barry Switzer, Oklahoma, 1973-77 ___________ 51John Robinson, USC, 1976-80 ______________ 50RC Slocum, Texas A&M, 1989-93 ___________ 49Lloyd Carr, Michigan, 1995-99 _______________ 49Frank Solich, Nebraska, 1998-2002 __________ 49Urban Meyer, Bowling Green/Utah/Fla., 2001-05 48


Nebraska ________ 347 (1981-2002)FLORIDA ________ 227 (1990-2003)Florida State ______ 212 (1989-2001)Alabama ____________ 184 (1971-82)Michigan ____________ 160 (1968-80)Notre Dame _________ 159 (1964-75)Oklahoma ___________ 156 (1971-81)

Florida State __________________ 14FLORIDA ____________________ 13Tennessee ___________________ 12Michigan _____________________ 11Ohio State ____________________ 11Nebraska _____________________ 9Penn State ____________________ 9

Florida State _________________ 169Nebraska ___________________ 168FLORIDA ___________________ 166Miami (Fla.)__________________ 159Tennessee __________________ 158

FLORIDA ____________________ 13Florida State __________________ 13Miami (Fla.)___________________ 12Tennessee ___________________ 12Michigan _____________________ 11Nebraska ____________________ 10Penn State ___________________ 10

Florida State __________________ 11FLORIDA ____________________ 10Nebraska _____________________ 8Michigan ______________________ 7Tennessee ____________________ 7

ONE OF THE ONLY SCHOOLS IN THE NATION TO:One of three schools in major college history, and the only one in the SEC, to win at least nine

games for a period of 12 consecutive years (1990-2001).

One of six schools in major college history to win 100 games during a decade (102 wins in the1990s).

The only school in modern major college history to score 500 or more points for a period of four-straight years (1993-96).

In the history of the NFL Draft, Florida and Miami (Fla.) hold the distinction of being the only schoolsrepresented for the most consecutive years in the first-round of the draft. From 1983-91, UF had atleast one first-round draft choice for nine-straight seasons. Miami’s 11-year streak, which began in1995, is active.

One of only four schools in the nation to have multiple recipients of the Draddy Trophy, which ispresented by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame to the nation’s top footballscholar-athlete.

The only school in the nation that can boast of a Heisman Trophy recipient (Danny Wuerffel) whoalso received the Draddy Trophy, which is presented by the National Football Foundation andCollege Hall of Fame to the country’s top football scholar-athlete.

THE ONLY SCHOOL IN THE SEC TO:The only school in SEC history, and one of only three in major college history, to win at least 10

games for a period of six-straight years (1993-98).

Post a perfect 8-0 conference record in back-to-back seasons (1995-96).

The only school in SEC history, and one of only four schools in major college history, to rank in thetop 15 of the final polls in 12-consecutive seasons (1990-2001).

Its 87-13 SEC record from 1990 to the seventh conference game of 2001 is the best league recordover a 100 SEC game-time period in conference history.

It holds the SEC record for most consecutive seasons (12) with at least six league wins, a streakthat doubles the previous record of six set by Alabama from 1961-66.

One of only two schools in SEC history to win four-consecutive league championships (1993-96).

Including this season, play in eight of the 15 SEC Championship Games and has won seven SECtitles over the last 15 years.

LEGENDARY STATUS...

GATORS JOINEXCLUSIVE 100-WIN DECADE

CLUBFlorida, 102-22-1 during the 1990s, joined

an exclusive list of only six major colleges thatwon 100 games during a decade entirely

spent at the I-A level.

1970sAlabama .................................... 103-16-1Oklahoma .................................. 102-13-3

1980sNebraska ................................... 103-20-0BYU ........................................... 102-26-0

1990sFlorida State .............................. 109-13-1Nebraska ................................... 108-16-1FLORIDA .................................. 102-22-1

CONSECUTIVE WEEKS INTHE POLLS (ALL-TIME)

JANUARY BOWLAPPEARANCES SINCE 1993

MOST TOTAL WINS

TOP-15 FINISHES

TOP-10 FINISHES

COLLEGE LEADERSSINCE 1990 MOST TOTAL

WINS


The 2006 National Football League season be-gan on Thursday, Sept. 7. All notes below reflect2006 opening day totals and the 2006 NFL Draft.

GATORS AND THE NFL DRAFT Former Gator quarterback Rex Grossman’s first-

round selection by the Chicago Bears in 2003marked the seventh-straight year and eighth timein the last 12 years that a Florida player had beenselected in the first round of the NFL Draft. UF’s26 first-round selections since 1983 are tied forthe fifth-best total for a school in the nation overthe time frame (1983-2006). Since the first NFLDraft in 1936, a Florida player has been selectedin the first-round 35 times, covering 26 separateseasons. It marks the eighth-most number of yearsfor a top pick by any school in the nation.

One of only two schools to have had at least onefirst-round draft selection in 17 of the last 24 drafts.

UF has had at least 40 players chosen in theNFL Draft for the decades of 1950, 1960, 1970,1980 and 1990. UF already has 36 selections fromthe years 2000-06.

The Gators had at least one NFL first-rounddraft choice for nine-straight seasons (1983-91).This marked the second-longest streak by anycollege in the history of the draft.

FLORIDA NFL NOTESFlorida had 36 players on 2006 NFL opening

day rosters, which tied for the sixth-highest totalin the nation. Last season, UF’s 37 players weretied for the second-highest total of any school inthe country.

The Gators have at least one player (includingpractice squads) on 18 of 32 NFL teams. Here isthe breakdown of former Gators on active NFLrosters: 4 DE, 2 DT, 3 LB, 4 CB, 3 S, 2 T, 2 G, 3QB, 4 RB, 3 TE, 6 WR.

Florida’s three quarterbacks on 2006 NFL ros-ters ranks as the second-highest total from anycollege in the country behind Michigan’s four.

Florida’s six wide receivers on 2006 NFL ros-ters is the second-highest total from any school inthe nation. Last season, UF’s six wide receiverson 2005 NFL rosters tied for the highest totalnationally and in 2004 Florida’s seven wide re-ceivers on NFL rosters was the most in the coun-try.

Florida’s four defensive ends on 2006 NFL ros-ters ranks as the third-highest total from any col-lege in the country behind five from Georgia andNebraska.

FLORIDA PLAYERS ON NFL OPENING DAYROSTERS

Brown, Alex DE ChicagoCaldwell, Reche W R New EnglandCarlisle, Cooper G DenverCarter, Kevin DE MiamiCarthon, Ran RB IndianapolisCrowder, Channing LB MiamiDavis, Andra LB ClevelandFason, Ciatrick RB MinnesotaGraham, Earnest RB Tampa BayGrossman, Rex QB ChicagoHill, Reynaldo CB TennesseeHilliard, Ike W R Tampa BayJackson, Chad W R New EnglandJackson, Darrell W R SeattleJacobs, Taylor W R San FranciscoJohnson, Doug QB CincinnatiJohnson, Todd S ChicagoKearse, Jevon DE PhiladelphiaKinney, Erron TE TennesseeManuel, Marquand S Green Bay*Martin, Ingle QB Green BayMcCray, Bobby DE JacksonvillePeterson, Mike LB JacksonvillePiller, Zach G TennesseeRatliff, Keiwan CB CincinnatiScott, Gus S HoustonScott, Ian D T ChicagoSheppard, Lito CB PhiladelphiaStarks, Max T PittsburghTaylor, Fred RB JacksonvilleTaylor, Travis W R MinnesotaTroupe, Ben TE TennesseeWalker, Aaron TE St. LouisWalker, Kenyatta T Tampa BayWarren, Gerard D T DenverWebb, Dee CB Jacksonville* - Attended UF 2001-03

Former GatorEmmitt Smith be-came the NFL’sall-time leadingrusher on Sun-day, Oct. 27,2002, with an 11-yard run againstthe SeattleSeahawks in Dal-las. Smith sur-passed the long-time record heldby Walter Payton,who rushed for16,726 yards inhis 13-year ca-reer.

Smith was athree-time All-American at theUniversity of Florida from 1987-89. He established 58 school records in three seasons, including acareer rushing mark of 3,928 yards. Following his junior season with the Gators, Smith was a first-round selection in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. On Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, Smith retiredfrom the NFL. Smith starred for 13 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and spent his last two years withthe Arizona Cardinals. He finished his career with 18,355 rushing yards and 164 rushing touchdowns,both of which are the highest totals ever posted in NFL history.

FLORIDA AND THE NFL...

On April 12, 2003, Florida fans got the opportunity to recognize oneof their own as Emmitt Smith was honored at halftime of the 2003

Orange and Blue Spring game.

FLORIDA PLAYERS ON NFL PRACTICE SQUADROSTERS (AS OF SEPT. 6, 2006)Kight, Kelvin W R New EnglandMincey, Jeremy LB San FranciscoMitchell, Clint DE Kansas CityWashington, Tavares T San Francisco

SCHOOLS WITH THE MOSTPLAYERS ON NFL 2006

OPENING DAY ROSTERS1. Miami (Fla.) 422. Florida State 413. Tennessee 404. Georgia 39

Ohio State 396. FLORIDA 36

Michigan 368. Nebraska 329 LSU 3110. Penn State 29

CONFERENCES WITH THE MOSTPLAYERS ON NFL 2006

OPENING DAY ROSTERS1. SEC 2662. ACC 2473. Big Ten 2364. Pac-10 1845. Big 12 174

FLORIDA’S 2006 HONORS AND AWARDSUrban MeyerMunger Award semifi nalist (one of 15)

Dallas BakerFirst-team All-SEC (Coaches)Preseason Biletnikoff Award Watch ListPreseason second-team All-SEC Offense (CollegeFootballNews.com)Preseason second-team All-SEC Offense (Coaches)Preseason second-team All-SEC Offense (Media)

Andre CaldwellPreseason Biletnikoff Award Watch ListPreseason second-team All-SEC Offense (Coaches)

Riley CooperSEC Freshman of the Week (11/20/06)

Jemalle CorneliusSEC Good Works Team member (Week 10)

Earl EverettFirst-team All-SEC (Coaches)Second-team All-SEC (AP)SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/18/06)Preseason Butkus Award Watch ListPreseason Bednarik Award Watch ListPreseason second-team All-SEC Defense (CollegeFootballNews.com)Preseason second-team All-SEC Defense (Coaches)Preseason third-team All-SEC Defense (Media)

Derrick HarveySecond-team All-SEC (Coaches)

Percy HarvinFirst-team Freshman All-America (Rivals.com)Second-team Freshman All-America (The Sporting News)SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches)SEC Freshman of the Year (AP)Freshman All-SEC Team (Coaches)SEC Offensive Freshman of the Year (The Sporting News)SEC All-Freshman Team (The Sporting News)SEC Freshman of the Week (9/11/06)Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week (12/4/06)

Chris HetlandPreseason Lou Groza Award Watch ListPreseason second-team All-SEC Special Teams (CollegeFootballNews.com)Preseason second-team All-SEC Special Teams (Coaches)

Brandon JamesFirst-team Freshman All-America (Rivals.com)Honorable Mention Freshman All-America (The Sporting News)Freshman All-SEC Team (Coaches)

Chris LeakSecond-team All-SEC (Coaches)2006 National Scholar-Athlete Class memberSEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (11/27/06)Draddy Award fi nalist (one of 17)Manning Award fi nalist (one of 11)Davey O’Brien Award semifi nalist (one of 18)Maxwell Trophy semifi nalist (one of 15)Preseason Walter Camp Award Watch ListPreseason fi rst-team All-SEC Offense (Blue Ribbon)Preseason fi rst-team All-SEC Offense (CollegeFootballNews.com)Preseason fi rst-team All-SEC Offense (Coaches)Preseason fi rst-team All-SEC Offense (Media)

Ray McDonaldFirst-team All-SEC (Coaches)SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (10/30/06)Preseason Lombardi Award Watch ListPreseason Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Watch ListPreseason second-team All-SEC Defense (Coaches)Preseason third-team All-SEC Defense (Media)

Drew MillerSecond-team All-SEC (Coaches)

Jarvis MossSEC Special Teams Player of the Week (11/13/06)SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (11/6/06)Preseason Lombardi Award Watch ListPreseason Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Watch ListPreseason fi rst-team All-SEC Defense (CollegeFootballNews.com)Preseason third-team All-SEC Defense (Media)

Reggie NelsonFWAA All-America Defense (Football Writers’ Association of America)Walter Camp All-America DefenseFirst-team All-America Defense (Rivals.com)First-team All-SEC (Coaches)First-team All-SEC (AP)SEC Defensive Player of the Week (10/2/06)Jim Thorpe Award fi nalist (one of three)Bronko Nagurski Trophy fi nalist (one of fi ve)Preseason Bednarik Award Watch ListPreseason fi rst-team All-SEC Defense (Blue Ribbon)Preseason fi rst-team All-SEC Defense (CollegeFootballNews.com)Preseason fi rst-team All-SEC Defense (Coaches)Preseason second-team All-SEC Defense (Media)

FLORIDA’S 2006 HONORS AND AWARDSSteve RisslerFirst-team All-SEC (Coaches)

Brandon SilerSecond-team All-SEC (Coaches)Second-team All-SEC (AP)First-team Academic All-District IIIBednarik Award semifi nalist (one of 15)Butkus Award semifi nalist (one of 10)Preseason Lott Trophy Watch ListPreseason Nagurski Trophy Watch ListPreseason fi rst-team All-SEC Defense (Blue Ribbon)Preseason fi rst-team All-SEC Defense (CollegeFootballNews.com)Preseason fi rst-team All-SEC Defense (Coaches)Preseason fi rst-team All-SEC Defense (Media)

Ryan SmithThird-team All-America Defense (Rivals.com)First-team All-SEC (AP)Second-team All-SEC (Coaches)

Tim TebowHonorable Mention Freshman All-America (The Sporting News)Freshman All-SEC Team (Coaches)SEC All-Freshman Team (The Sporting News)SEC Freshman of the Week (10/9/06)

Phil TrautweinSecond-team All-SEC (Coaches)

Eric WilburSEC Special Teams Player of the Week (10/9/06)Preseason Ray Guy Award Watch ListPreseason fi rst-team All-SEC Special Teams (CollegeFootballNews.com)Preseason third-team All-SEC Special Teams (Coaches)

Ronnie WilsonHonorable Mention Freshman All-America (The Sporting News)SEC All-Freshman Team (The Sporting News)

(AS OF DEC. 8, 2006)

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