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2014 FLORIDA FOOTBALL

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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

LAST TIME AGAINST EAST CAROLINA

BOWL HISTORY

GAME DAY INFO

D.J. DURKIN

BIRMINGHAM BOWL

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GAMEDAY SCHEDULE Date

Opponent

Result

Sept. 6

Eastern Mich.

Sept. 13

Kentucky

Sept. 20

at Alabama

L, 42-21

Oct. 4

at Tennessee

W, 10-9

Oct. 11

LSU

Oct. 18

Missouri

Nov. 1

vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)

W, 38-20

Nov. 8

at Vanderbilt

W, 34-10

Nov. 15

South Carolina

Nov. 22

Eastern Ky.

W, 52-3

Nov. 29

at Florida St.

L, 24-19

Jan. 3

vs. East Carolina (Birmingham, Ala.)

W, 65-0 W, 36-30 (3OT)

L, 30-27 L, 42-13

L, 23-20 (OT)

12 p.m.

VS. Florida makes its first trip to the Birmingham Bowl to face East Carolina for the second time.

P L AY E R T O WAT C H

DANTE FOWLER JR. DL • JR.

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GAMETIME THE BASICS FLORIDA SEC

EAST CAROLINA CONFERENCE

D.J. Durkin (Interim) FINAL SEC STANDINGS

EAST CONF Missouri 7-1 Georgia 6-2 Florida 4-4 South Carolina 3-5 Tennessee 3-5 Kentucky 2-6 Vanderbilt 0-8

OVERALL 10-3 9-3 6-5 6-6 6-6 5-7 3-9

WEST CONF Alabama 7-1 Mississippi State 6-2 Ole Miss 5-3 Auburn 4-4 LSU 4-4 Texas A&M 3-5 Arkansas 2-6

OVERALL 12-1 10-2 9-3 8-4 8-4 7-5 6-6

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FLORIDA STATISTICS

ECU STATISTICS

6-5 (4-4)

2014 RECORD

8-4 (5-3)

SERIES HISTORY: FLORIDA LEADS 1-0

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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

30

36 FLOR IDA

K E NT U CKY

G ators defeat Kentucky in overtime on Matt Jones TD run.

10 FLOR IDA

9

®

T EN N E SS E E

Florida gets late touchdown to edge Tennessee in Knoxville.

P L AY E R T O WAT C H

DEMARCUS ROBINSON WR • SO.

38 FLOR IDA

20 GE OR G IA

Kelvin Taylor and Matt Jones run all over the Bulldogs.

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D.J. DURKIN

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P L AY E R T O WAT C H

ON OFFENSE

24

MATT JONES JR. • RB

166

6

C A RRI ES

TO U CH DOWN S

817

74.3

YAR DS

YPG

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P L AY E R T O WAT C H

ON OFFENSE

21

KELVIN TAYLOR SO. • RB

112

6

C A RRI ES

TO U CH DOWN S

565

51.4

YAR DS

YPG

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P L AY E R T O WAT C H

ON OFFENSE

1

QUINTON DUNBAR SR. • WR

20

2

R EC EP TIO NS

TO U CH DOWN S

347

34.7

YAR DS

YPG

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P L AY E R T O WAT C H

ON DEFENSE

1

VERNON HARGREAVES III SO. • DB

45

13

TACK LES

PASS BR E A KU PS

2

2

I NT ERC E PTION S

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P L AY E R T O WAT C H

ON DEFENSE

3

ANTONIO MORRISON JR. • LB

98

6.0

TACK LES

TAC K LES FOR LOSS

30

1

SO LO TACKLE S

INT ER C E PT I ON

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P L AY E R T O WAT C H

ON DEFENSE

42

KEANU NEAL SO. • DB

37

3

TACK LES

INT E R CE PT IO NS

18

1

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2014 FLORIDA FOOTBALL

LAST TIME

RB NEAL ANDERSON: 1982-85

Oct. 22, 1983

24 FLOR IDA

RB JOHN L. WILLIAMS: 1982-85

17 EAST CAROLINA

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BOWL HISTORY 1953 Gator Bowl Florida 14, Tulsa 13

1991 Sugar Bowl Florida 28, Notre Dame 39

2002 Outback Bowl Florida 30, Michigan 38

1958 Gator Bowl Florida 3, Ole Miss 7

1992 Gator Bowl Florida 27, North Carolina St. 10

2003 Outback Bowl Florida 17, Iowa 37

1960 Gator Bowl Florida 13, Baylor 12

1993 Sugar Bowl Florida 41, West Virginia 7

2004 Chick-fil-A Bowl Florida 10, Miami (FL) 27

1962 Gator Bowl Florida 17, Penn St. 7

1994 Sugar Bowl Florida 17, Florida St. 23

2005 Outback Bowl Florida 31, Iowa 24

1965 Sugar Bowl Florida 18, Missouri 20

1995 Fiesta Bowl Florida 24, Nebraska 62

2006 BCS Championship Florida 41, Ohio St. 14*

1966 Orange Bowl Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12

1996 Sugar Bowl Florida 52, Florida St. 20*

2007 Capital One Florida 35, Michigan 41

1969 Gator Bowl Florida 14, Tennessee 13

1997 Citrus Bowl Florida 21, Penn St. 6

2008 BCS Championship Florida 24, Oklahoma 14*

1973 Tangerine Bowl Florida 7, Miami (OH) 16

1998 Orange Bowl Florida 31, Syracuse 10

2009 Sugar Bowl Florida 51, Cincinnati 24

1974 Sugar Bowl Florida 10, Nebraska 13

1999 Citrus Bowl Florida 34, Michigan St. 37

2010 Outback Bowl Florida 37, Penn St. 24

1975 Gator Bowl Florida 0, Maryland 13

2000 Sugar Bowl Florida 20, Miami (FL) 37

2011 Gator Bowl Florida 24, Ohio St. 17

1976 Sun Bowl Florida 14, Texas A&M 37

2001 Orange Bowl Florida 56, Maryland 23

2012 Sugar Bowl Florida 23, Louisville 33

1980 Tangerine Bowl Florida 35, Maryland 20 1981 Peach Bowl Florida 6, West Virginia 26 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl Florida 24, Arkansas 28 1983 Gator Bowl Florida 14, Iowa 6 1987 Aloha Bowl Florida 16, UCLA 20 1988 All-American Bowl Florida 14, Illinois 10 1989 Freedom Bowl Florida 7, Washington 34

QUICK BOWL HISTORY ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD 20 Wins, 20 Losses BCS RECORD 5 Wins, 3 Losses NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 1996, 2006, 2008

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