3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS // 8 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS // 701 ALL-TIME WINS // 50 FIRST-ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS // 70 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS // 250 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC SELECTIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION - #UNTvsUF GAME 3 CBS SEPTEMBER 17 // 7:30 P.M. Play-by-Play: Clay Matvick THE Analyst: Dusty Dvoracek Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Steve Spurrier- Florida Field (88,548) Gator IMG Sports Network Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert North Texas Mean Green // 1-1, 0-0 C-USA Analyst: Lee McGriff NO. 23 Florida Gators // 2-0, 1-0 SEC Sideline: Brady Ackerman THE STORYLINE MATCHUP AT A GLANCE • Florida forced four turnovers in a 45-7 win in its SEC • Florida is one of nine teams in the country and the Overall: 1-0, UNT opener against Kentucky last Saturday. The outcome only team in the SEC to post 225-plus rushing yards Last 10 Meetings: 1-0, UNT marked the 30th consecutive win for the Gators in the and 300-plus passing yards in a game against an FBS In Gainesville: 1-0, UNT series, which is the longest such active run by one FBS opponent this season. In Denton: 0-0 At Neutral Sites: 0-0 program over another. With the win, the Gators are now 2-0 for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons. • Against UK, Luke Del Rio became the first UF quarterback FLORIDA (2-0, 1-0 SEC) since Rex Grossman against LSU in 2001 to hit 300 yards Head Coach: Jim McElwain • Defensively, UF’s 14 points allowed this season are the and four TDs passing against a league opponent. Del Rio Record: 34-20 overall (5th year) fewest it’s surrendered in its first two games of a season also became the first UF quarterback since Tim Tebow 12-4 at UF (2nd year) since 2011. In addition, the Gators have held consecutive (2007) to throw for 250-plus yards and complete 55 Rankings: AP - 23 | Coaches - No. 23 opponents to less than 200 total yards for the first time percent of his passes in consecutive games. 2015 Record: 10-4, 7-1 SEC since 2009. • Antonio Callaway and Brandon Powell are one of NORTH TEXAS (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) • Florida is the only team in the country ranked in the five receiver tandems in the country with at least 115 Head Coach: Seth Littrell top 20 in scoring defense (t-6th), rushing defense receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns apiece. Record: 1-1 overall (1st year) same (17th), passing defense (6th), total defense (2nd), sacks Rankings: Not Ranked (t-3rd), interceptions (t-16th), and opponent third down • Lamical Perine, who carried the ball 17 times for 105 2015 record: 1-11, 1-7 C-USA percentage (15th). yards against UK, became the 21st freshman (redshirt or true) to rush for 100 yards in a game since 1955. The 2016 SCHEDULE • Florida’s defense recorded three interceptions and held Theodore, Ala. native became the 16th true freshman to September (2-0) Kentucky to less than 60 yards passing, which is just the rush for 100 yards and the first since Jeff Demps in 2008. 3 UMASS W, 24-7 ninth time since 1996 that’s been done by an SEC team. 10 KENTUCKY* W, 45-7 • After an impressive week one against UMass where 17 NORTH TEXAS (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. • Offensively, Florida racked up 564 total yards against the kicker Eddy Pineiro made three field goals of 40-plus 24 at Tennessee* Wildcats, which was its highest mark in an SEC game yards, the redshirt sophomore connected on a 54-yard October (0-0) since the Gators totaled 571 total yards against Vander- attempt against Kentucky last Saturday. That field goal 1 at Vanderbilt* bilt on Nov. 3, 2001. was the longest by a Gator since Caleb Sturgis (Nov. 19, 8 LSU* 15 MISSOURI* 2011 against Furman) made a 55-yarder. 22 Bye • UF’s 45 points were the most in an SEC game since the 29 vs. Georgia* (CBS) 3:30 p.m. Orange and Blue scored 48 against Kentucky on Sep. 24, • Moving on to the third week of the season, UF hosts November (0-0) 2011. In addition, Florida’s 14 third down conversions North Texas in The Swamp at 7:30 PM on Saturday. UNT 5 at Arkansas* were its highest single-game total since at least 1996. enters the game 1-1 and fresh off a 41-20 win against 12 SOUTH CAROLINA* Bethune-Cookman. 19 PRESBYTERIAN • Florida converted 14 of its 20 third downs against 26 at Florida State Kentucky, becoming the only SEC team since 1996 to • Saturday’s game represents the second-ever meeting December convert at least 70 percent of its third downs when it between Florida and North Texas, with the first coming 3 SEC Championship (Atlanta, Ga.) faced at least 20 of them in a game. all the way back in 1947. Home: 2-0 *SEC Games: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 LAST TIME OUT - KENTUCKY Away: 0-0 Non-Conference: 1-0 Junior quarterback Luke Del Rio threw for 320 yards and came the first UF quarterback since Rex Grossman against four touchdowns and the UF defense stonewalled the Wild- LSU in 2001 to hit 300 yards and four TDs passing against a FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS cats by allowing just 149 total yards — and a mere three league opponent. Sophomore wide receiver Antonio Calla- Steve McClain Senior Associate Athletics Director pass completions — and forcing four turnovers in a 45-7 way caught five balls for a career-high 129 yards, including [email protected] trouncing Saturday in the SEC opener for both teams at the a 78-yard scoring bomb. Freshman tailback Lamical Perine Will Pantages Assistant Director “Swamp.” The outcome marked the 30th consecutive win carried 17 times for 105 yards to lead a ground attack that [email protected] for the Gators in the series — the longest such active run by went for 244 yards and helped the Gators to a total offense Dan Apple Assistant Director one FBS program over another — but more importantly left digit of 564. [email protected] the crowd of 85,821 with a far better vibe than last week’s Only a 2-yard scoring run from UK’s Jojo Kemp with 4:27 lackluster 24-7 defeat of Massachusetts. remaining prevented what would have been UF’s first shut- @GatorsFB // #GoGators Del Rio, who hit 19 of his 32 attempts and commanded a out of the Wildcats since a 38-0 blanking in 2012. unit that converted 14 of 20 third-down opportunities, be- 2016 FLORIDA FOOTBALL #SWAMP16 QUICK FACTS YOUNG GATORS GENERAL INFORMATION • Through two games, UF has played 13 true freshmen and 22 newcomers. In the season opener against UMass, 17 of the 51 Location: Gainesville, Fla. players (33.3%) that saw action were making their Florida debut. In 2016, true freshmen have 16 tackles thus far. Enrollment: 53,744 President: Dr. Kent Fuchs • In 16 total games under head coach Jim McElwain, true freshmen have accomplished the following… Athletics Director: Jeremy Foley Conference: Southeastern Conference • 123 total games played | 33 starts on offense/defense | 13 total touchdowns | 99 rushes for 461 yards | 51 receptions for 871 Nickname: Gators yards | 49 tackles, 9.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks Colors: Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287) Stadium (Capacity): Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) • In 2016, Florida returned 50 letterwinners and 16 starters. UF has the third-fewest seniors in the country with 15. Surface: Grass QUICK HITS Press Box Number: (352) 378-9590 • Florida entered the season ranked in the preseason AP Poll for the first time since 2013. However, UF is the lowest ranked defending SEC East champion since the conference created a championship game in 1992. COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Jim McElwain (Eastern Washington, 1983) • The Gators are one of three FBS teams to hold three opponents under a 10-percent conversion rate on third down since the Defensive Coordinator: Geoff Collins (Western Carolina, 1994) start of last season—San Diego State and Michigan are the only others to do so. Wide Receivers: Kerry Dixon II (Hampton, 2004) Defensive Backs: Torrian Gray (Virginia Tech, 1996) • Florida has the same offensive coordinator for the second year in a row, as Doug Nussmeier enters year two with the Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator: Greg Nord (Kentucky, Gators. UF has had a different offensive coordinator for the past three years (2015-Nussmeier, 2014-Roper, 2013-Pease). 1980) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Doug Nussmeier (Idaho, • Redshirt sophomore quarterback Luke Del Rio was the second transfer quarterback to start a game in program history, 1994) the first was Noah Brindise in 1997. Del Rio was a walk-on with Alabama in 2013 and saw limited action the following year Defensive Line: Chris Rumph (South Carolina, 1994) in his one season at Oregon State. Brindise didn’t receive any Division-I offers out of high school and accepted an athletic Associate Head Coach/Co-Coordinator/Linebackers: scholarship from Wingate University, a Division-II program in North Carolina. The Fort Myers, Fla., native returned to the Randy Shannon (Miami, 1989) Sunshine State after his freshman season and made three career starts at QB for the Gators. Running Backs: Tim Skipper (Fresno State, 2001) Offensive Line: Mike Summers (Georgetown, 1978) • Del Rio recorded his first collegiate start against UMass and went 29-for-44 with 256 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Director of Strength & Conditioning: Mike Kent (Fairmont State, Santa Rosa Beach native joined Rex Grossman (2002) and Chris Leak (2005) as the only Gator quarterbacks since 1996 to 1982) complete 65 percent of his passes (min.