Gators Football

When many think of the rivalry between Florida and Kentucky, the first thing that comes to mind is the number 29. 29 years since the Wildcats were able to defeat the Gators by a score of 10-3 in November of 1986. Now, Florida looks to extend that streak another year. …

Week one of the college football season was one for the history books. Stellar comebacks and shocking upsets littered the weekend. For the SEC, the first week of football was a mixed bag. On one hand, Alabama and Georgia showed that championship potential still lies within the SEC; while teams …

After suffering a brutal 44-35 loss in their season opener to Southern Mississippi in Lexington last week, the Kentucky Wildcats open up their SEC schedule on Saturday against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Despite trailing 35-10 towards the end of the second quarter, Southern Miss scored 34 …

Lamar Thomas will be stepping into The Swamp in a much different position Saturday, than the last time he was there. Thomas, who is now the wide receivers coach at the University of Kentucky, grew up in Gainesville and played football at Buchholz High School—even playing a few games in …

The Gators welcome in the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday afternoon to kick-off SEC play. Florida has out-shined Kentucky dating back to the year 1987—making it the longest win streak in Southeastern Conference history. However, the only history the Gators seemed to be focused on is last week’s game history and what …

The Florida Gators came away from a scrappy game against the UMass Minuteman, last Saturday winning 24-7. The game was a lot closer than many expected and caused the Gators to fall out of the AP Top 25.  Though, the defense showed it was ready to play, smothering the Minuteman …

Even though his first start with the Gators ended with a win, Gator Quarterback Luke Del Rio sees that there is room for growth. For Del Rio, it is his throwing that he felt really needed improvement following the Gator’s season opener against the Massachusetts Minutemen. The Gators defeated the …

Following Saturday’s 24-7 home victory over the UMass Minutemen, the Florida Gator football team (1-0) will get back to work this week in preparation for the visiting Kentucky Wildcats (0-1). Looking forward to this weekend’s SEC match up, Gator coach Jim McElwain says Kentucky is “hurting” after blowing an 18-point halftime …

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The Florida Gator football team entered The Swamp last night to reintroduce themselves to their fans after a busy off season and successful fall camp. The season-opener allows fans and spectators to see the new and improved game-plan and if this team has what it takes to make it …