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TABLE OF CONTENTS Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. Louisville • Jan. 2 , 2013 The Florida Football Bowl Guide, is published by the University Athletic Association and IMG College.

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WHAT’S INSIDE Allstate Sugar Bowl Notes ........................................4 Head Coach Will Muschamp....................................6 Carter’s Corner ........................................................8 Host Info................................................................10 Florida and Louisville Depth Charts ......................12 The Gators ............................................................14 The Cardinals ........................................................16 2012 Season Recaps................................................18 Statistical Breakdown..............................................22 Florida’s Bowl History ............................................24 Gator Boosters, Inc.................................................25 Allstate Sugar Bowl Tickets and Information ..........26

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GATOR GAMEDAY Florida vs. Louisville • Mercedes-Benz Superdome THE STORYLINE After finishing the regular season 11-1 (7-1 SEC), Florida was selected to the Allstate Sugar Bowl to face Big East Champion Louisville (10-2, 5-2 Big East). This will be just the third meeting between the two schools (1980, 1992) and the first in a bowl game.

• This will be Florida’s seventh BCS bowl game, tied for the third-most among all schools.

THE MATCHUP FLORIDA

LOUISVILLE

11-1

Overall

AGAINST LOUISVILLE

7-1

Conference

OCT. 25, 1980 (GAINESVILLE) FLORIDA 13, LOUISVILLE 0

Won 4

26.8

Points Scored/Game

31.0

UF has claimed a school-record fourconsecutive bowls and will be making its eighth-consecutive January Bowl appearance, the longest active streak in the nation. In addition, the Gators will be appearing in a BCS Bowl for the seventh time, tops in the SEC and tied for the third-best total nationally. Florida’s total of five BCS Bowl wins is tied for the top total in the nation and with a victory it will have the top total in the nation in all-time BCS wins. UF will be making its 40th bowl appearance.

• The first meeting between these two teams came on Homecoming in 1980, when the Gators won 13-0. That was a tough season for the then-independent Cardinals, who faced Miami, Florida State and Florida that year. Louisville lost all three games. OCT. 24, 1992 (GAINESVILLE) FLORIDA 31, LOUISVILLE 17 • The second meeting between the schools came in 1992, again on Homecoming. In Steve Spurrier’s third season at Florida, he guided the Gators to a 31-17 win over Howard Schnellenberger’s Cardinals.

194.5

Rushing Yards/Game

127.1

143.9

Passing Yards/Game

298.6

12.9

Points Allowed/Game

23.8

FLORIDA IN BOWL GAMES

2012 GATOR HIGHLIGHTS

• UF and Florida State are tied for the most active bowl wins with four each. Florida is 20-19 all-time in bowl games. • Florida is 20-19 all-time in bowls and owns a 3-5 record in the Sugar Bowl, with its most recent trip to the contest a 51-24 victory over Cincinnati on January 1, 2010. In the 1997 Sugar Bowl, Florida defeated in-state rival Florida State, 52-20, to claim the school’s first national championship. • Using the 2013 conference alignments, Florida is 2-0 all-time in bowl games against Big East teams. The Gators downed Syracuse in the 1999 Orange Bowl, 31-10, and defeated Cincinnati in the 2010 Sugar Bowl. • Florida will be playing in the Sugar Bowl for the ninth time, tied for the third-most appearances. The game will be played for the 79th time. • The Gators will be making their 22ndstraight bowl appearance, which ranks first in the SEC and second nationally. • This will also be Florida’s 19th January Bowl game since 1993, the highest total in the country.

• UF had six games decided by one score or less and won five times. Last year, UF was 1-3 in games decided by one score. • Florida has eight come-from-behind wins this season, matching the most by a Florida team in current research dating back to 1993. UF posted four come-frombehind wins on the road (TAMU, Tenn,

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10-2 5-2

Current Streak

Won 1

No. 4

AP Poll

No. 22

No. 4

USA Today/Coaches’ Poll

No. 18

97.0

Rushing Yards Allowed/Game 151.1

186.4

Passing Yards Allowed/Game 193.8

The Series Overall: Florida leads 2-0 At Gainesville: Florida leads 2-0 At Louisville: None At Neutral Sites: None Streak: Florida has won 2 (last — 1992)

Vandy, FSU) and had three fourth-quarter comebacks (TAMU, Louisiana, FSU). • After a -12 turnover margin last season, the Gators are +17 this season and are tied for 5th in the country in TO margin. • Florida committed just 12 turnovers on the season, one shy of the school record for the regular season (UF committed 11 in 2008 and 12 in the 2005 regular season).

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ill Muschamp, a 17-year coaching veteran, has 13 years of experience in the Southeastern Conference and spent a season with the Miami Dolphins as Assistant Head Coach for Defense. Not only did Muschamp, a highly-respected coach among both his peers and his players, bring collegiate and NFL experience back to Gainesville, he also brought a wealth of big-game experience. He has coached in two national championship games, winning the ultimate prize in 2003 while defensive coordinator at LSU, and coached in a third BCS bowl game following the 2008 season, when Texas won the Fiesta Bowl. In addition to his national championship past, Muschamp has coached in the SEC Championship Game twice and in the Big 12 Championship Game once, coming out on the winning side in each of those three contests. Muschamp has guided the Gators to an 11-1 performance in 2012, becoming the fifth team in school history to win 11 games in the regular season. UF won three games versus top-10 teams for the first time since 1997 and only the second time ever and defeated seven bowl eligible teams against the nation’s No. 1 schedule according to the NCAA. Muschamp directed the biggest regularseason turnaround for the Gator program in 32 years, improving by five victories. His first season in 2011 produced a 24-17 victory over Ohio State in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, UF’s school-record fourth-straight bowl win. His first squad was one of the youngest in school history; 15 true freshmen and 52 underclassmen saw action – the secondmost in school history. In his six seasons as an SEC defensive coordinator, Muschamp’s defenses have ranked among the nation’s top 10 in total defense every year, while always maintaining a top-15 rating in scoring defense, including three times inside the top 10. In five of his nine seasons overall as a Division I defensive coordinator, the high-energy coach’s team has allowed under 100 yards rushing per game and has twice led the nation in rushing defense.

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Offensive Line Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator Wide Receivers Tight Ends Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/ Wide Receivers Travaris Robinson Defensive Backs Dan Quinn Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Brian White Running Backs Bryant Young Defensive Line Jeff Dillman Director of Strength and Conditioning

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The 1994 graduate of the University of Georgia moved immediately into coaching following his collegiate career, working as a graduate assistant at Auburn from 1995-96, earning his master’s degree in 1996. He became a secondary coach at West Georgia (1998) and Eastern Kentucky (1999) before moving on to his first defensive coordinator position at Valdosta State for the 2000 season, where he helped the Blazers to a 10-2 record and the Gulf South Conference Championship with an 8-1 league mark. Muschamp served as defensive coordinator at LSU (2002-04; he was LSU’s linebackers coach in 2001) and Auburn (2006-07) and was a finalist for the 2007 Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach. He was the coach-in-waiting and defensive coordinator at Texas from 2008-10 prior to his arrival in Gainesville. The son of a football coach, Muschamp turned down appointments at West Point and Annapolis to become a four-year letterman as a safety at Georgia from 1991-94, where he was voted defensive co-captain as a senior. In his playing career at UGA, he earned his way from walk-on to scholarship player by the spring of his redshirt freshman season and eventually was named co-captain for his senior season. He also earned a spot on SEC Academic Honor Roll in 1993. Muschamp and his wife, Carol, have two sons, Jackson and Whit.

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CARTER’S CORNER The Allstate Sugar Bowl By Scott Carter, GatorZone.com Senior Writer

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he first sign that the 2012 season was going to be different for the Gators came in the second game. Florida was at Texas A&M and trailed by 10 points at halftime. A halftime deficit meant only one thing in Will Muschamp’s first season: a loss. The Gators were 0-5 when trailing at the half under Muschamp and with eventual Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel guiding the Aggies up and down the field, the prospects looked grim for the Gators. But, this Gator team is different from the past two seasons when Florida transitioned from former coach Urban Meyer to Muschamp with a 15-11 record. The Gators quickly proved how different in the second half, shutting down Manziel after halftime in a 20-17 comeback win. The Gators won seven in a row to start the season before six turnovers cost them in a 17-9 loss to Georgia. However, the Gators quickly rebounded to win their final four regular-season games, including a 37-26 win at Florida State that included a 24-point fourth quarter to silence Doak Campbell Stadium. The Gators’ 11-1 record and No. 3 ranking in the BCS earned them a trip to the Sugar Bowl, where they will face former Florida assistant Charlie Strong and his 10-2 Louisville team. The last time Florida played in the Sugar Bowl in 2010; Strong was on UF’s sideline in his final game as the Gators’ defensive coordinator in a 51-24 win over Cincinnati. Florida’s comeback season didn’t happen by accident. The program has undergone a major transformation in two seasons under Muschamp, head-coach-in-waiting at Texas until Florida athletics

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director Jeremy Foley convinced Muschamp to return to Gainesville, where he spent a decade growing up. The Gators are a team built around defense and toughness, much different from other Florida teams to play in the Sugar Bowl. When Florida won its first national title in 1996 with a 52-20 romp over Florida State in the ’97 Sugar Bowl, former coach Steve Spurrier’s Fun ‘N Gun offense dominated the headlines. When the Gators won two national titles under Meyer and Tim Tebow closed his career in Orange and Blue in the 2010 Sugar Bowl, Tebow and Meyer were the focal points for fans and media. These Gators are dirt-in-your-fingernails blue collar. Their offense is led by sophomore Jeff Driskel, who has proven to be an efficient game manager, and senior running back Mike Gillislee, a between-the-tackles runner who became Florida’s first back to eclipse 1,000 yards since 2004. When it comes to star power, most look first toward the defense. Safety Matt Elam earned first-team All-American honors from The Associated Press, and defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd and linebacker Jon Bostic also showed up on several postseason award lists. The kicking game has perhaps the best tandem in the country in placekicker Caleb Sturgis and punter Kyle Christy. Florida’s climb back toward the top of the national polls happened faster than many expected. They said this was supposed to be a rebuilding year, and that 2013 was the year the Gators might once again rise back to prominence. The Gators obviously didn’t listen.

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THE SUPERDOME City of New Orleans

SUPERDOME HIGHLIGHTS Since the Louisiana Superdome opened in 1975 with the Saints, Tulane, the Sugar Bowl and the Bayou Classic, there have been a line of memorable events: BCS Championships Florida State defeats Virginia Tech in the 2000 BCS National Championship; LSU defeats Oklahoma in the 2004 BCS National Championship; LSU defeats Ohio State in the 2008 BCS National Championship; Alabama defeats LSU in the 2012 BCS National Championship. Allstate Sugar Bowls The 79th Sugar Bowl Classic on Jan. 2, 2013, will be the 37th edition of the game in the Superdome. Super Bowls Dallas defeats Denver in Super Bowl XII (1978); Oakland defeats Philadelphia in Super Bowl XV (1981); Chicago defeats New England in Super Bowl XX (1986); San Francisco defeats Denver in Super Bowl XIV (1990); Green Bay defeats New England in Super Bowl XXXI (1997); New England defeats St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXVI (2002); Super Bowl XLVII will be played on Feb. 3, 2013. 10

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NCAA Final Fours Freshman Michael Jordan sinks the game-winning shot to lift North Carolina over Georgetown in the 1982 Final Four; Indiana defeats Syracuse on Keith Smart’s baseline jumper for the 1987 NCAA title; North Carolina defeats Michigan for the 1993 NCAA Championship; Syracuse and freshman Carmelo Anthony defeat Kansas for the 2003 NCAA Basketball Championship; Behind freshman Anthony Davis, the event’s Most Outstanding Player, Kentucky defeats Kansas to win the 2012 NCAA title. The Pope Pope John Paul II addresses 80,000 children in 1987. Music The Rolling Stones play to 87,500 fans in the world’s largest indoor concert in 1981; Essence Festival, the largest event celebrating AfricanAmerican music and culture, has been an annual event since 1995. Boxing Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks in 1978; Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Roberto Duran in the famous “No Mas” fight in 1980.

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DEPTH CHARTS Florida Gators vs. Louisville Cardinals

WR-X 85 Frankine Hammond, Jr. 13 Latroy Pittman -or4 Andre Debose

Florida Offense

CB 21 Adrian Bushell 12 Stephan Robinson

WR-Z 1 Quinton Dunbar 86 Raphael Andrades

Louisville Defense FDE 91 Marcus Smith 48 Deiontrez Mount

LT 73 Xavier Nixon 70 D.J. Humphries RB 23 Mike Gillislee 24 Matt Jones -or33 Mack Brown

LG 66 James Wilson 50 Sam Robey

QB 6 Jeff Driskel 12 Jacoby Brissett

C 72 Jonotthan Harrison 50 Sam Robey

FB 41 Hunter Joyer 16 Scott Peek

RG 67 Jon Halapio 64 Kyle Koehne

DT 93 Roy Philon 98 Sheldon Rankins NT 99 Jamaine Brooks 92 Brandon Dunn 97 DeAngelo Brown

RT 75 Chaz Green 70 D.J. Humphries

DE 48 Deiontrez Mount 94 Lorenzo Mauldin

SLB 34 George Durant 31 Champ Lee

SS 29 Hakeem Smith 27 Jermaine Reve

MLB 2 Preston Brown 1 Keith Brown

WLB 13 James Burgess 1 Keith Brown 24 Daniel Brown

FS 25 Calvin Pryor 27 Jermaine Reve

TE 11 Jordan Reed 88 Clay Burton

PK 19 Caleb Sturgis 97 Brad Phillips

CB 15 Andrew Johnson 19 Terell Floyd 18 Titus Teague

F 8 Trey Burton 20 Omarius Hines

Florida Defense

WR-X 9 DeVante Parker 14 Andrell Smith CB 15 Loucheiz Purifoy 24 Brian Poole -or8 Jeremy Brown

Nickel 22 Matt Elam 14 Jaylen Watkins

Will 12 Antonio Morrison 51 Michael Taylor

SS

Mike 1 Jonathan Bostic 51 Michael Taylor

FS

Sam 11 Neiron Ball 49 Darrin Kitchens

Dime 22 Matt Elam 24 Brian Poole

P 4 Kyle Christy 39 Todd Fennell

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NT 99 Omar Hunter 44 Leon Orr

Louisville offense

WR-H 89 Scott Radcliff 82 Eli Rogers 87 Kai Dominguez RT 79 Jamon Brown 74 Ryan Mack RG 53 Jake Smith 63 Josh Stearns

22 Matt Elam 14 Jaylen Watkins

9 Josh Evans 21 Jabari Gorman

DE 2 Dominique Easley 90 Jonathan Bullard -or91 Earl Okine

P 8 Ryan Johnson 40 Josh Appleby

C 55 Mario Benavides 54 Mike Romano

RB 28 Jeremy Wright 20 Corvin Lamb QB 5 Teddy Bridgewater 4 Will Stein

LG 70 John Miller 76 Chase Petersen DT 73 Sharrif Floyd 4 Damien Jacobs BUCK 34 Lerentee McCray 6 Dante Fowler, Jr.

CB 14 Jaylen Watkins -or5 Marcus Roberson

LT 66 Alex Kupper 77 Abraham Garcia TE 85 Nate Nord 83 Ryan Hubbell 81 Chris White WR 7 Damian Copeland 88 Jarrett Davis

PK 45 John Wallace 41 Matthew Nakatani

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MEET THE 2012 GATORS Florida roster No. 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 30 31 32 33 33

Name Pos. Ht. Jonathan Bostic LB 6-1 Quinton Dunbar WR 6-1 Dominique Easley DL 6-2 Jelani Jenkins LB 6-0 Kyle Christy P 6-2 Andre Debose WR 5-11 Damien Jacobs DL 6-3 Marcus Roberson DB 6-0 Jeff Driskel QB 6-4 Dante Fowler, Jr. DL 6-3 Ronald Powell BUCK 6-4 Jeremy Brown DB 5-10 Trey Burton RB 6-3 Josh Evans DB 6-2 Jacob Guy QB 6-5 Tyler Murphy QB 6-2 Valdez Showers DB 5-11 Neiron Ball LB 6-3 Jordan Reed TE 6-3 Jacoby Brissett QB 6-4 Antonio Morrison LB 6-1 Latroy Pittman WR 5-11 Christian Provancha WR 6-6 Jaylen Watkins DB 6-0 Ryan Parrish WR 6-2 Loucheiz Purifoy DB 6-1 Austin Hardin K 5-10 Scott Peek RB 6-2 Skyler Mornhinweg QB 6-3 Kent Taylor TE 6-5 Ryan McGriff QB 6-0 Caleb Sturgis K 5-11 Omarius Hines TE 6-2 Marcus Maye DB 5-11 Jabari Gorman DB 5-10 Evan Schroeder DB 5-11 Matt Elam DB 5-10 Hugh Miles RB 5-9 Mike Gillislee RB 5-11 Matt Jones RB 6-2 Brian Poole DB 5-10 Gideon Ajagbe LB 6-3 De’Ante Saunders DB 5-9 Willie Bailey DB 6-0 Ben Peacock DB 5-8 Jeremi Powell LB 6-1 Rhaheim Ledbetter DB 5-11 Tim Clark DB 5-10 Michael McNeely WR 5-8 Cody Riggs DB 5-9 Chris Johnson RB 5-9 Mack Brown RB 5-11 Chris Maignan DB 6-0

Wt. 246 189 280 237 199 189 284 178 237 277 244 184 228 201 213 206 188 231 243 229 218 209 228 187 209 189 207 231 204 223 203 184 217 203 188 182 202 192 209 226 206 232 189 172 176 202 206 202 175 190 202 214 178

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Cl. Hometown Sr.-3L Wellington, Fla. RSo.-1L Miami, Fla. Jr.-2L Staten Island, N.Y. RJr.-2L Olney, Md. So.-1L Brownsburg, Ind. RJr.-2L Sanford, Fla. Jr.-JC Gibson, La. So.-1L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. So.-1L Oviedo, Fla. Fr.-HS St. Petersburg, Fla. Jr.-2L Moreno Valley, Calif. RJr.-1L Orlando, Fla. Jr.-2L Venice, Fla. Sr.-3L Irvington, N.J. Fr.-HS Dade City, Fla. RSo.-SQ Wethersfield, Conn. RFr.-SQ Madison Heights, Mich. RSo.-1L Jackson, Ga. RJr.-2L New London, Conn. So.-1L West Palm Beach, Fla. Fr.-HS Bolingbrook, Ill. Fr.-HS Citra, Fla. RSo.-SQ Cocoa, Fla. Jr.-2L Cape Coral, Fla. RSo.-SQ Lakeland, Fla. So.-1L Pensacola, Fla. Fr.-HS Atlanta, Ga. RSr.-SQ Tampa, Fla. Fr.-HS Philadelphia, Pa. Fr.-HS Land O’Lakes, Fla. RFr.-SQ Gainesville, Fla. RSr.-4L St. Augustine, Fla. RSr.-3L Corsicana, Texas Fr.-HS Melbourne, Fla. So.-1L Miami, Fla. RFr.-HS New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Jr.-2L Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. RFr.-HS Miami, Fla. Sr.-3L DeLand, Fla. Fr.-HS Seffner, Fla. Fr.-HS Bradenton, Fla. RSo.-1L Coconut Grove, Fla. So.-1L DeLand, Fla. Fr.-HS Hallandale, Fla. RFr.-SQ Bradenton, Fla. Fr.-HS Largo, Fla. Fr.-HS Shelby, N.C. RJr.-SQ Wellborn, Fla. RSo.-1L Clearwater, Fla. Jr.-2L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. So.-1L Ocala, Fla. RSo.-1L Lithonia, Ga. RJr.-HS Miami, Fla.

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Name Pos. Lerentee McCray DL Jesse Schmitt RB Mark Herndon RB Todd Fennell P Hunter Joyer RB Kyle Crofoot LS Leon Orr DL Drew Ferris LS John Crofoot K Wes Owings LB Darrin Kitchens LB Sam Robey OL Michael Taylor LB Cody Adams LB Christopher Guido LS Dakota Wilson DL Nick Alajajian DL Cole Gilliam OL Trip Thurman OL Kyle Koehne OL Tommy Jordan OL James Wilson OL Jon Halapio OL D.J. Humphries OL Matt Patchan OL Jonotthan Harrison OL Sharrif Floyd DL Xavier Nixon OL Jessamen Dunker OL Chaz Green OL Max Garcia OL Ian Silberman OL Matthew Fuchs OL Darius Masline WR Bair Diamond TE Solomon Patton WR Colin Thompson TE Frankie Hammond, Jr.WR Raphael Andrades WR A.J. Mobley WR Tevin Westbrook TE Clay Burton TE Stephen Alli WR Jonathan Bullard DL Earl Okine DL Kedric Johnson DL Bryan Cox, Jr. DL Alex McCalister DL Francisco Velez K Evan Holmes DL Brad Phillips K Omar Hunter DL

Ht. 6-3 5-7 5-9 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-2 5-8 6-4 5-9 6-4 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-4 6-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-6 5-9 6-2 5-10 6-0

Wt. 249 168 196 179 249 215 305 211 156 210 229 304 226 222 216 248 269 326 323 311 306 323 321 275 304 299 303 314 301 310 307 303 236 168 215 169 256 187 191 210 265 253 221 271 287 237 235 222 173 233 190 313

Cl. Hometown RSr.-3L Ocala, Fla. RJr.-SQ Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Fr.-HS Ocala, Fla. RFr.-SQ Vero Beach, Fla. So.-1L Wesley Chapel, Fla. RFr.-SQ Windermere, Fla. RSo.-1L New Port Richey, Fla. Jr.-1L Carlsbad, Calif. RJr.-2L Windermere, Fla. Fr.-HS Jacksonville, Fla. Jr.-2L Homestead, Fla. RSr.-3L Louisville, Ky. RSo.-1L Atlanta, Ga. RFr.-HS Ocala, Fla. RJr.-1L Altamonte Springs, Fla. RFr.-HS Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Sr.-2L Naples, Fla. RJr.-SQ Valrico, Fla. RFr.-SQ Dover, Del. RJr.-2L Indianapolis, Ind. RFr.-SQ Ridgefield, Conn. RSr.-2L St. Augustine, Fla. RJr.-2L St. Petersburg, Fla. Fr.-HS Union, N.C. RJr.-3L Tampa, Fla. RJr.-2L Groveland, Fla. Jr.-2L Philadelphia, Pa. Sr.-3L Fayetteville, N.C. Fr.-HS Boynton Beach, Fla. RSo.-1L Tampa, Fla. Jr.-TR Norcross, Ga. RSo.-1L Orange Park, Fla. Fr.-HS Gainesville, Fla. Fr.-HS Jacksonville, Fla. Fr.-HS Fort Myers, Fla. Jr.-2L Mobile, Ala. Fr.-HS Warminster, Pa. RSr.-3L Hollywood, Fla. Fr.-HS Tallahassee, Fla. RSo.-HS Fayetteville, Ga. So.-1L Coconut Creek, Fla. So.-SQ Venice, Fla. RJr.-2L Andover, N.H. Fr.-HS Shelby, N.C. RSr.-2L Gainesville, Fla. RJr.-2L Palmetto, Fla. Fr.-HS Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Fr.-HS Clemmons, N.C. RSo.-SQ Ocala, Fla. RFr.-SQ St. Petersburg, Fla. Jr.-2L Gainesville, Fla. RSr.-3L Buford, Ga.

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MEET THE 2012 CARDINALS Louisville roster No. 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 17 18 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 29 30 31 32 32 33 33 34 36 36 37 38 40 41 42 42 43 44

Name Keith Brown Michaelee Harris Preston Brown Charles Gaines Will Stein Robert Clark Teddy Bridgewater Damian Copeland Kyle Todd Ryan Johnson Gerod Holliman DeVante Parker Dominique Brown Will Gardner B.J. Dubose Stephan Robinson Luke Brohm James Burgess Andrell Smith Hunter Bowles Andrew Johnson DeMarcus Topp Gerald Christian Titus Teague Terell Floyd Jerry Arlinghaus Corvin Lamb Adrian Bushell Jordon Paschal Brandon Radcliff Daniel Brown Calvin Pryor Devontre Parnell Zed Evans Jermaine Reve Jeremy Wright Stephen Goodwin Hakeem Smith Kamal Hogan Champ Lee Senorise Perry Alex Witcpalek Jordan Streeter Grant Donovan George Durant Bo Eggers Kevin Houchins Tyon Dixon Thaddeus Franklin Joshua Appleby Matthew Nakatani Tyler Sharp Jalen Harrington Deon Rogers B.J. Butler

Pos. LB WR LB WR QB WR QB WR QB P S WR RB QB DE CB QB LB WR TE CB WR TE CB CB QB RB CB CB RB LB S CB CB S RB WR S S LB RB S DB LS LB FB DB LB RB K/P K FB LB LB DE

Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-2 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-6 5-9 5-10 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-4 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-9 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-3 5-8 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-2

Wt. 230 193 255 188 185 182 218 183 205 175 208 205 230 200 265 170 200 213 217 261 187 180 260 170 199 197 205 184 180 220 226 213 176 173 188 205 191 187 209 218 203 205 165 227 235 240 194 211 187 225 160 229 227 199 268

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Cl. Fr. RSo. Jr. RFr. RSr. RSo. So. RJr. Fr. RSo. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. RSo. RFr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. RSr. RSo. RJr. So. RFr. RFr. RSr. RSo. Fr. RSr. So. Fr. RJr. RFr. RJr. RJr. RJr. RSo. RJr. Jr. RJr. RFr. RSo. RJr. RSr. Fr. RSo. RSo. Fr. RSo. RFr. RFr. Jr. Jr.

Hometown Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Cincinnati, Ohio Miami, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Miami, Fla. Bradenton, Fla. Elizabethtown, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Miami, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Cincinnati, Ohio Douglas, Ga. Oakland Park, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Homestead, Fla. Miami, Fla. Glasgow, Ky. Miami, Fla. Paducah, Ky. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Pomona, Calif. Port Pierce, Fla. Covington, Ky. Miami, Fla. DeSoto, Texas Trotwood, Ohio Miami, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Port St. Joe, Fla. Winnsboro, S.C. Seagoville, Texas Miami, Fla. Clermont, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Jonesboro, Ga. Montvale, N.J. Lakeland, Fla. Summerville, Ga. Oswego, Ill. Florence, Ky. Louisville, Ky. St. Petersburg, Fla. Louisville, Ky. South Euclid, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Versailles, Ky. Athens, Ala. Shelbyville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Fern Creek, Ky. Port St. Lucie, Fla. Kissimmee, Fla.

No. 45 45 45 46 47 47 48 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Name Pos. John Wallace P/K Mitchell Nelson CB Raby Malemusa DB Lamar Atkins LB Chris Zelli LB Anthony Branch CB Deiontrez Mount DE Nick Heuser FB Jarel McGriff-Culver RB Mike Addesa LB Nick Dawson LB Jake Smith OL Mike Romano C Mario Benavides C Griffin Uhl DT Royce Donovan LB Andrew Polston DT Joe Manley OL Tobijah Hughley OL T.C. Klusman OL Josh Stearns OL Michael Stewart OL David Noltemeyer OL Alex Kupper OL Kamran Joyer OL Chris Walker OL John Miller OL Chris Acosta OL Hunter Stout DT Henry Vincent OL Ryan Mack OL Sid Anvoots OL Chase Petersen OL Abraham Garcia OL Aaron Epps OT Jamon Brown OT Zeke Pike TE Chris White TE Eli Rogers WR Ryan Hubbell TE Aaron Nance WR Nate Nord TE Matt Milton WR Kai Dominguez WR Jarrett Davis WR Scott Radcliff WR Marcus Smith DE Brandon Dunn DT Roy Philon DT Lorenzo Mauldin DE Dominique Dishman DL Pedro Sibiea DT DeAngelo Brown DT Sheldon Rankins DE Jamaine Brooks DT

Ht. 6-0 6-0 5-6 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-5 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-7 6-6 6-6 6-4 5-10 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-4

Wt. 200 185 165 223 201 182 234 236 190 214 250 314 281 280 270 200 260 334 280 276 285 275 298 298 270 306 321 280 253 270 310 308 295 352 274 337 230 231 185 232 220 245 205 172 175 183 252 285 291 242 297 293 316 287 326

Cl. RFr. RFr. RJr. Fr. RSr. RJr. So. RSr. RSo. RJr. Fr. RSo. RFr. RSr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Fr. So. RSr. RJr. RJr. So. RSo. RJr. Fr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Fr. RFr. So. Fr. RJr. So. Jr. RSo. RSr. RSo. RSo. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. RJr. So. RFr. Fr. Fr. Fr. RSo.

Hometown Cecilia, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Miami, Fla. Jeffersonville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Downers Grove, Ill. Bradenburg, Ky. Charlotte, N.C. Jacksonville, Ala. Port St. Lucie, Fla. Los Fresnos, Texas Henryville, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Bowling Green, Ky. Lexington, Ky. Cincinnati, Ohio Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Tampa, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Miami, Fla. Miami, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Indianapolis, Ind. Bentonville, Ark. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tucker, Ga. Fern Creek, Ky. Edgewood, Ky. Elizabethtown, Ky. Miami, Fla. Marion, Iowa Louisville, Ky. Boca Raton, Fla. Belleville, Ill. Montvale, N.J. Tyrone, Ga. Louisville, Ky. Columbus, Ga. Louisville, Ky. Lexington, Ky. Atlanta, Ga. Lexington, Ky. Homestead, Fla. Savannah, Ga. Covington, Ga. Miami, Fla.

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2012 SEASON RECAPS A look back at the season No. 23/23 FLORIDA 27, BOWLING GREEN 14 September 1, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field | Gainesville, FL Attendance: 84,704 Florida scored the game’s final 13 points en route to a 27-14 victory over Bowling Green. With the game tied at 14-14 in the third quarter, UF got a pair of field goals from Caleb Sturgis and a 50-yard touchdown reception from Frankie Hammond to pull away and extend the nation’s second-longest streak of opening-day victories to 23.

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 24/23 FLORIDA 20, TEXAS A&M 17 September 8, 2012 Kyle Field | College Station, TX Attendance: 87,114 It was a tale of two halves, but it added up to Florida taking its SEC opener at Texas A&M, 20-17, in front of a boisterous crowd at Kyle Field in College Station. Mike Gillislee had a pair of touchdown runs, including a 12-yarder early in the fourth quarter to give the Gators the lead for good, while Caleb Sturgis helped Florida erase a 10-point deficit with a pair of field goals.

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 18/17 FLORIDA 37, No. 23/RV TENNESSEE 20 September 15, 2012 Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, TN Attendance: 102,455

game at 20 late in the third quarter. The touchdown was Burton’s second of the night and marked the longest run of his career.

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 14/14 FLORIDA 38, KENTUCKY 0 September 22, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field | Gainesville, FL Attendance: 87,102 Back at home for the first time in three weeks, Florida shook off some early rust to run away from Kentucky, 38-0, giving the Gators their 26th-straight win in the series. For UF, it was its first shutout since defeating UAB, 39-0, in week two last year, and its first shutout of an SEC opponent since defeating Mississippi State, 52-0, on Sept. 29, 2001.

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 10/11 FLORIDA 14, No. 3/4 LSU 6 October 6, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field | Gainesville, FL Attendance: 90,824 Mike Gillislee scored a pair of second-half touchdowns and Florida rallied in the second half for a 14-6 victory over LSU in a match-up of top-10 teams. LSU led early, getting a pair of field goals from Drew Alleman, but, for the third time in four SEC games, the Gators made the necessary adjustments in the locker room and seized control in the second half. After trailing 6-0, UF took its second drive of the third quarter and marched 85 yards on eight plays to take the lead on Gillislee’s 12-yard touchdown run. The Gators came up with another long, well executed drive of 77 yards on 11 plays and got a second 12-yard touchdown run from Gillislee to take a 14-6 lead with 13:18 left in the game, all the scoring they would need.

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Trey Burton, Jordan Reed and Frankie Hammond scored touchdowns as the Gators exploded for 24-straight points to take a 37-20 decision over Tennessee before an electric crowd at Neyland Stadium. With the win, the Gators rallied in the second half on the road for the second-consecutive week and sent the Vols to their first defeat of the year. It was Florida’s eighth-straight win in the series. Burton took a direct snap from center, sprinted to his right and raced a career-long 80 yards for a touchdown to tie the 18

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No. 4/6 FLORIDA 31, VANDERBILT 17 October 13, 2012 Vanderbilt Stadium | Nashville, TN Attendance: 40,350 Jeff Driskel scored three touchdowns and ran for 177 yards to lead the Gators to a 31-17 win over Vanderbilt. Driskel’s third touchdown, a 70-yarder, iced the game with 2:20 remaining and came after the hosts had cut the lead to seven. The teams combined for 23 points in a wild fourth quarter. Florida did most of its damage on the night on the ground, finishing with 403 yards of offense, 326 on the ground.

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2012 SEASON RECAPS A look back at the season No. 3/4 FLORIDA 44, No. 9/8 SOUTH CAROLINA 11 October 20, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field | Gainesville, FL Attendance: 90,883 Jeff Driskel threw four touchdown passes and Florida dismantled South Carolina, 44-11, in a key SEC East showdown at The Swamp. The win moved the Gators to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in SEC, while South Carolina dropped its second-straight game. Driskel threw two touchdown passes to Jordan Reed and one each to Quinton Dunbar and Frankie Hammond, while Omarius Hines and Matt Jones had touchdown runs.

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 12/11 GEORGIA 17, No. 3/3 FLORIDA 9 October 27, 2012 EverBank Field | Jacksonville, FL Attendance: 84,644 In a showdown of the SEC East’s top-two teams, Florida couldn’t overcome six turnovers and Georgia’s defensive pressure, as the Gators fell from the ranks of the unbeaten dropping a 17-9 decision at EverBank Field. Aaron Murray hit Malcolm Mitchell with a 45yard touchdown with 7:11 to go to extend Georgia’s one-point lead to 17-9. The Gators then drove all the way to the Georgia 18-yard line, where Jeff Driskel hit Jordan Reed with a pass over the middle. However, Jarvis Jones pried the ball from Reed and the Bulldogs recovered in the end zone with 2:05 remaining and ran out the clock.

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 8/8 FLORIDA 14, MISSOURI 7 November 3, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field | Gainesville, FL Attendance: 90,496 Florida rallied in the second half for the fourth time this season, edging SEC newcomer Missouri, 14-7, at The Swamp. Mike Gillislee took a short pass from Jeff Driskel and went 45 yards for a touchdown with 13:32 remaining for the winning score. It wasn’t until Josh Evans picked off James Franklin in the end zone with :05 left and Missouri at the Gators’ 21-yard line that Florida could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Florida rallied for 14 second-half points, getting a 36-yard touchdown run from Omarius Hines in the third quarter.

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 7/7 FLORIDA 27, LOUISIANA 20 November 10, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field | Gainesville, FL Attendance: 86,482 Loucheiz Purifoy blocked a punt and Jelani Jenkins returned 20

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it 36 yards with :02 remaining as Florida stunned Louisiana with 14 points in the final 1:42 to win, 27-20. Jacoby Brissett, who came on in relief for an injured Jeff Driskel, hit Quinton Dunbar with a 3-yard touchdown pass with 1:42 left to tie the game. The Gator defense forced a three-and-out on the ensuing drive and the Gators called time out with :13 left, forcing Louisiana to punt. Purifoy broke through and blocked the punt and Jenkins returned it 36 yards to send The Swamp crowd into pandemo¬nium.

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 7/7 FLORIDA 23, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0 November 17, 2012 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field | Gainesville, FL Attendance: 82,691 Seventh-ranked Florida used a touchdown run from Mike Gillislee, a trio of field goals from Caleb Sturgis and an interception return for a touchdown by Jonathan Bostic to defeat Jacksonville State, 23-0, on Senior Day in The Swamp. With the win, the Gators finished perfect at home in 2012 and 7-0 in The Swamp for just the third time in school history (2006, 2009).

FULL RECAP BOX SCORE No. 6/6 FLORIDA 37, No. 10/5 FLORIDA STATE 26 November 24, 2012 Doak Campbell Stadium at Bobby Bowden Field | Tallahassee, FL Attendance: 83,429

Sixth-ranked Florida ran over Florida State and the nation’s No. 1-ranked defense in the fourth quarter, erupting for 24 points in the final period for a smashing 37-26 victory. Mike Gillislee became the first UF player to reach the 1,000-yard milestone in a season since 2004, carrying 24 times for a 140 yards and two scores, including a 37-yard touchdown blast in the fourth quarter that gave the Gators the lead for good.

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STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN Florida Gators vs. Louisville Cardinals FLORIDA Rushing Mike Gillislee Jeff Driskel Matt Jones Trey Burton Omarius Hines Solomon Patton Mack Brown

LOUISVILLE Att. Yds. 235 1,104 108 409 49 259 24 166 18 148 14 140 25 102

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Jeff Driskel 140-216-3 Jacoby Brissett 23-35-0 Receiving Jordan Reed Quinton Dunbar Frankie Hammond Omarius Hines Trey Burton Mike Gillislee

Long Avg./G 46 92.0 70 37.2 32 23.5 80 15.1 36 12.3 54 17.5 11 10.2

Rushing Att. Jeremy Wright 186 Senorise Perry 136 Corvin Lamb 11 Teddy Bridgewater 67 Will Stein 12 Preston Brown 1 Damian Copeland 1

Pct. 64.8 65.7

Yds. TD Long Avg./G 1,471 11 75 133.7 249 1 39 49.8

Passing Cmp-Att-Int Teddy Bridgewater 267-387-7 Will Stein 20-34-0

No. Yds. 44 552 31 306 20 273 20 208 17 164 15 146

Avg. TD Long Avg./G 12.5 3 39 46.0 9.9 4 23 25.5 13.6 3 75 22.8 10.4 0 52 17.3 9.6 1 32 14.9 9.7 1 45 12.2

Receiving Damian Copeland Eli Rogers DeVante Parker Jeremy Wright Andrell Smith Senorise Perry

Yds. 740 705 45 43 8 5 3

Avg. TD 4.0 9 5.2 11 4.1 1 0.6 1 0.7 0 5.0 0 3.0 0

Long Avg./G 32 61.7 59 64.1 16 5.0 17 3.6 7 0.7 5 0.4 3 0.2

Pct. 69.0 58.8

Yds. TD Long Avg./G 3,452 25 75 287.7 131 0 26 10.9

No. Yds. 48 597 42 443 38 712 38 306 30 481 18 181

Avg. TD Long Avg./G 12.4 1 59 49.8 10.5 4 44 36.9 18.7 9 75 59.3 8.1 1 16 25.5 16.0 3 50 40.1 10.1 0 27 16.5

Scoring TD FGs Caleb Sturgis 0 23-37 Mike Gillislee 11 0-0 Jeff Driskel 4 0-0 Quinton Dunbar 4 0-0 Trey Burton 3 0-0 Jordan Reed 3 0-0 Frankie Hammond 3 0-0 Omarius Hines 2 0-0 Matt Jones 2 0-0

-----------PATs---------K Ru Rcv Pa DXP 32-33 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0

Punt Returns Andre Debose De’Ante Saunders

No. 10 5

Yds. 93 39

Avg. 9.3 7.8

TD 0 0

Long 32 16

Punt Returns Kai Dominguez Scott Radcliff

No. 19 3

Avg. 4.7 1.0

TD 0 0

Long 30 3

Kickoff Returns Andre Debose Omarius Hines

No. 16 5

Yds. 386 79

Avg. 24.1 15.8

TD 0 0

Long 60 24

Kickoff Returns Adrian Bushell Senorise Perry

No. Yds. Avg. 17 333 19.6 7 137 19.6

TD 0 0

Long 42 34

Long 62

Punting Ryan Johnson

Punting Kyle Christy

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Avg. TD 4.7 10 3.8 4 5.3 2 6.9 2 8.2 2 10.0 0 4.1 0

No. 62

Yds. 2,858

Avg. 46.1

Saf Pts 0 101 0 66 0 24 0 24 0 20 0 18 0 18 0 12 0 12

Tackles Solo/Ast/Tot TFL/Yds. Sacks/Yds. Int./Yds. Josh Evans 45/34/79 4.5/26 2.5/22 2/4 Matt Elam 49/16/65 10.0/35 1.0/10 4/73 Jon Bostic 39/23/62 6.5/23 3.0/17 2/31 Loucheiz Purifoy 38/13/51 1.0/12 0/0 0/0 Sharrif Floyd 26/15/41 11.0/40 1.0/16 0/0 Omar Hunter 19/20/39 4.0/8 0/0 0/0 Jaylen Watkins 23/12/35 1.0/1 0/0 3/44 Antonio Morrison 24/7/31 2.0/5 1.0/4 0/0

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-----------PATs---------Scoring TD FGs K Ru Rcv Pa DXP John Wallace 0 14-17 35-38 0 0 0 0 Senorise Perry 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Jeremy Wright 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 DeVante Parker 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Eli Rogers 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Andrell Smith 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Corvin Lamb 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Hubell 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Nick Heuser 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Yds. 89 3

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Yds. 1,894

Avg. 39.5

Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 77 66 60 54 24 18 12 12 12

Long 57

Tackles Solo/Ast/Tot TFL/Yds. Sacks/Yds. Int./Yds. Preston Brown 43/53/96 1.5/3 0/0 1/3 Calvin Pryor 48/46/94 1.5/6 0/0 2/10 Hakeem Smith 35/31/66 1.5/2 0/0 0/0 Adrian Buchell 43/16/59 1.5/4 0/0 1/0 Keith Brown 21/35/56 2.5/5 0/0 0/0 George Durant 18/19/37 4.5/15 0.5/7 0/0 Terell Floyd 27/6/33 3.0/16 2.0/12 2/0 Marcus Smith 15/13/28 6.0/30 3.0/24 1/0

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BOWL INFORMATION SEC bowl arrangements and Florida bowl history BOWL GAME Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Chick-fil-A Bowl TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl Capital One Bowl Outback Bowl *Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO *Discover Orange Bowl *Allstate Sugar Bowl *Tostitos Fiesta Bowl AT&T Cotton Bowl BBVA Compass Bowl *Discover BCS National Championship

DATE Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 7

SITE Nashville, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Pasadena, Calif. Miami, Fla. New Orleans, La. Glendale, Ariz. Arlington, Texas Birmingham, Ala. Miami, Fla.

MATCHUP North Carolina State vs. Vanderbilt LSU vs. Clemson Mississippi State vs. Northwestern Georgia vs. Nebraska South Carolina vs. Michigan Wisconsin vs. Stanford Northern Illinois vs. Florida State Florida vs. Louisville Oregon vs. Kansas State Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss Notre Dame vs. Alabama

* Bowl Championship Series (BCS)

FLORIDA BOWL HISTORY DID YOU KNOW? This is the Gators’ ninth Sugar Bowl bid. Florida is 3-5 all-time in Sugar Bowl games.

Date 1/1/53 12/27/58 12/31/60 12/30/62 1/1/66 1/1/67 12/27/69 12/22/73 12/31/74 12/29/75 1/2/77 12/20/80 12/31/81 12/31/82 12/30/83 12/25/87 12/29/88 12/30/89 1/1/92 12/31/92 1/1/94 1/2/95 1/2/96 1/2/97 1/1/98 1/2/99 1/1/00 1/2/01 1/2/02 1/1/03 1/1/04 12/31/04 1/2/06 1/8/07 1/1/08 1/8/09 1/1/10 1/1/11 1/2/12

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Bowl Gator Gator Gator Gator Sugar Orange Gator Tangerine Sugar Gator Sun Tangerine Peach Bluebonnet Gator Aloha All-American Freedom Sugar Gator Sugar Sugar Fiesta Sugar Citrus Orange Citrus Sugar Orange Outback Outback Peach Outback BCS National Championship Capital One BCS National Championship Sugar Outback Gator

Opponent Tulsa Ole Miss Baylor Penn State Missouri Georgia Tech Tennessee Miami (Ohio) Nebraska Maryland Texas A&M Maryland West Virginia Arkansas Iowa UCLA Illinois Washington Notre Dame N.C. State West Virginia Florida State Nebraska Florida State Penn State Syracuse Michigan State Miami (Fla.) Maryland Michigan Iowa Miami (Fla.) Iowa

Score W, 14-13 L, 3-7 W, 13-12 W, 17-7 L, 18-20 W, 27-12 W, 14-13 L, 7-16 L, 10-13 L, 0-13 L, 14-37 W, 35-20 L, 6-26 L, 24-28 W, 14-6 L, 16-20 W, 14-10 L, 7-34 L, 28-39 W, 27-10 W, 41-7 L, 17-23 L, 24-62 W, 52-20 W, 21-6 W, 31-10 L, 34-37 L, 20-37 W, 56-23 L, 30-38 L, 17-37 L, 10-27 W, 31-24

Ohio State Michigan

W, 41-14 L, 35-41

Oklahoma Cincinnati Penn State Ohio State

W, 24-14 W, 51-24 W, 37-24 W, 24-17