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The Florida Gators football program is a college football team which represents the University of Florida.The Florida Gators compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The 2009 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2009 college football season.The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the ...
The 2023 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Napier, the Gators played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The Florida Gators football ...
The 2009 NFL draft was the 74th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York , on April 25 and 26, 2009 .
The University of Florida did not adopt the "Florida Gators" nickname for its sports teams until 1911, and the early Florida football teams were known simply as "Florida" or the "Orange and Blue." The football team played most of their home games at on-campus Fleming Field until 1930, when Florida Field was constructed.
After passing on the 2009 NFL draft for his senior season at Florida, Tebow went on to enter the 2010 NFL draft. Despite his college success, Tebow's NFL potential was much debated. At the time, Jon Gruden said Tebow was "the strongest human being that's ever played the position" and "is the kind of guy who could revolutionize the game". [127]
The NFL playoff format is a single-elimination tournament of seven teams in the AFC and NFC, including: Four division winners (South, North, East, and West) Three wild card teams (best remaining ...
Spent four seasons with five different NFL teams 2006-2009, played for New York of the UFL in 2009. Chris Leak: 2003–2006 Led the Gators to the 2006 BCS National Championship, also named MVP. Florida career leader in passing yards (11,213). Tim Tebow: 2007–2009 Part of two National and SEC Championships (2006, 2008).