GAME 11 Play-By-Play: Tom Hart NOVEMBER 21 // 12 P.M
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3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS // 8 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS // 700 ALL-TIME WINS // 48 FIRST-ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS // 70 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS // 245 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC SELECTIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION - #FAUvsUF GAME 11 SEC Network Play-by-Play: Tom Hart NOVEMBER 21 // 12 P.M. Analyst: Andre Ware Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Sideline: Laura Rutledge THE Gator IMG Sports Network Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert Florida Atlantic Owls // 2-8, 2-5 C-USA Analyst: Lee McGriff No. 8 Florida Gators // 9-1, 7-1 SEC Sideline: Brady Ackerman THE STORYLINE MATCHUP AT A GLANCE • Florida defeated South Carolina last weekend, which • Florida and Boston College are the only two FBS teams Overall: 2-0, UF marked the 700th all-time win in program history. In that rank 10th or better in the nation in rushing defense Last 10 Meetings: 2-0 addition, the victory secured an undefeated record (6-0) (10th), pass defense (10th), total defense (fifth), scoring In Gainesville: 2-0, UF in the SEC East Division for the first time since 2009 and defense (fourth) and sacks per game (eighth). In addi- In Boca Raton: N/A At Neutral Sites: N/A for the 11th time since 1992. tion, UF’s 17 touchdowns allowed this season are tied for the fewest in the SEC (Missouri, Alabama) and rank tied FLORIDA (9-1, 7-1 SEC) • Jim McElwain is now tied with Urban Meyer (2005), Steve for the fourth-fewest allowed among FBS teams. Head Coach: Jim McElwain Spurrier (1990), Galen Hall (1985) and Ray Graves (1960) Record: 31-17 overall (4th year) for the most wins (9) in his first season as Florida’s head • Florida continues to live in its opponents backfields, as 9-1 at UF (1st year) coach. McElwain is also the first head coach in Florida the Gators rank second in the SEC in sacks per game Rankings: No. 8 history to win seven SEC games in his first year and the (3.10) and sixth in tackles for loss (7.6). 2015 record: 9-1, 7-1 SEC first in the conference since Auburn’s Gus Malzhan to achieve that feat (2013). • Offensively, Florida has been led by its ground game FLORIDA ATLANTIC (2-8, 2-5 C-USA) all season long and Kelvin Taylor has been the featured Head Coach: Charlie Partridge • Florida plays host to Florida Atlantic this week for its back, as he has totals of 191 carries, 736 yards and 12 tds. Record: 5-17 overall (2nd year) same at FAU penultimate home game of the season, as the Gators Taylor’s 12 rushing touchdowns this year are the most Rankings: Not Ranked will host the Owls at noon on SEC Network. by a Gator since 2009 (Tim Tebow, 14) and tied for the 2015 record: 2-8, 2-5 SEC fourth-most by a Gator since 1996, while his 10 rushing • Florida dominated the two-game series with Florida scores in SEC games were the most by a UF running back 2015 SCHEDULE Atlantic, outscoring the Owls 100-23 between the two since at least 1996 and the third-highest total by any September (4-0) contests. Both of those previous contests were played Gator during that span. 5 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 61-13 in Gainesville. The Gators are also 15-0 against Confer- 12 EAST CAROLINA W, 31-24 ence USA opponents at home and since 2000, UF has • Freshman Antonio Callaway is second on the team in 19 at Kentucky* W, 14-9 outscored its C-USA opponents 442-69. receiving with 489 yards on 25 catches and ranks second 26 TENNESSEE* W, 28-27 in the country in yards per reception (19.6) among October (3-1) • The Gators are plus-nine on the season in turnover true freshman wide receivers. He is also just 42 yards 3 No. 3 OLE MISS* W, 38-10 margin, which is the top mark in the conference and away from tying Jacquez Green for the second-highest 10 at Missouri* W, 21-3 17 at No. 6 LSU* L, 35-28 ranks 13th in the country. In addition, Florida has scored receiving total by a true freshman in UF history (531 24 Bye 81 points off of its opponents miscues, which leads the yards), while his 19.6 yards per reception only ranks 31 vs. Georgia* W, 27-3 SEC. Ole Miss (79) is the only other teams with at least 65 second to Chad Jackson (22.3 -- 2004) among all Gators November (2-0) points off turnovers this year. with 25-plus catches in a season since 1996. 7 VANDERBILT* W, 9-7 14 at South Carolina* W, 24-14 • When winning or tying the turnover battle, the Gators • UF’s offense has scored 26 touchdowns in 41 trips inside 21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (SEC Network) are 33-7 overall since 2011. When losing the turnover the red zone, which marks their highest red zone- 28 FLORIDA STATE battle, UF is 4-15 in the same span. touchdown percentage (63.4%) since 2008 (75.0%). December LAST TIME OUT - SOUTH CAROLINA 5 SEC Championship (Atlanta, Ga.) Junior tailback Kelvin Taylor’s 1-yard touchdown run with straight week had ball-security issues with two intercep- Home: 5-0 *SEC Games: 7-1 Neutral: 1-0 2:01 remaining iced a 24-14 victory for the Florida Gators tions. Taylor finished with 105 yards on 20 carries. Freshman Away: 3-1 Non-Conference: 2-0 over upset-minded South Carolina in their Southeastern tailback Jordan Cronkrite scored a pair of TDs in the first half, Conference game at Williams-Brice Stadium. one each rushing and receiving, as Florida put up 404 yards FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Taylor’s score came one play after he took off on spec- of total offense. Steve McClain Senior Associate Athletics Director tacular 53-yard run on a third-and-8 from the UF 46. The The two scores by Cronkite in the half equaled his number [email protected] // Head Coach Interviews Gators opted to play it safe and leave matters to their de- of touchdowns through the season’s first nine games. Dan Apple Assistant Director fense after the Gamecocks seized momentum by scoring South Carolina trailed 17-0 heading into the fourth quar- [email protected] // Player Interviews touchdowns on back-to-back drives in the fourth period, ter, but reduced that deficit to 17-14 with some trickery and Will Pantages Assistant Director but Taylor popped through the line, broke a tackle and sped a blown secondary assignment by the UF defense. The turn- [email protected] // Interviews & Game Notes to the USC 1. around awakened the Gamecocks and their fans after the He then finished the drive a play later, barreling into the USC offense gained only 43 yards through three quarters. @GatorsFB // #GoGators end zone to give UF its double-digit cushion back. The Gamecocks finished with 201 yards (only 21 on the Sophomore quarterback Treon Harris completed 19 of 33 ground), but cranked out 158 in the final period. passes for 256 yards and a touchdown, but for the second 2015 FLORIDA FOOTBALL #GOGATORS QUICK FACTS FIRST-YEAR COACHES AT UF GENERAL INFORMATION • There have been 25 head football coaches at the University of Florida’s 109 seasons of football. In their first full season Location: Gainesville, Fla. as a head coach, 16 of UF’s coaches finished with a winning record, two finished at even .500 and four coaches had Enrollment: 49,042 losing records and three did not coach a full season. Jim McElwain is working on the best season of them all in 2015. President: Dr. Kent Fuchs Athletics Director: Jeremy Foley Notable First Seasons for UF Head Coaches Florida First-year Coach Superlatives Conference: Southeastern Conference 1909 6-1-1 G.E. Pyle Most Wins: 9 (Meyer, Spurrier, Hall*, Graves, McElwain) Nickname: Gators 1923 6-1-2 J.A. VanFleet Best Win Pct.: 9-1, .900 (McElwain, 2015) Colors: Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287) 1925 8-2 Tom Sebring SEC Wins: 7 (McElwain, 2015) Stadium (Capacity): Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) 1928 8-1 Charles Bachman Most Points Scored: 73 (Bachman, 1928 vs. Mercer) Surface: Grass 1960 9-2 Ray Graves Number of Shutouts: 4 (Graves, 1960) Press Box Number: (352) 378-9590 1985 9-1-1 Galen Hall (first full season) 1990 9-2 Steve Spurrier COACHING STAFF 2005 9-3 Urban Meyer Head Coach: Jim McElwain (Eastern Washington, 1983) 2015 9-1 Jim McElwain Defensive Backs: Kirk Callahan (UCF, 2008) AMAZING FACTS Defensive Coordinator: Geoff Collins (Western Carolina, 1994) • Jordan Cronkrite became the first UF freshman running back since DeShawn Wynn (Sept. 24, 2003) to record a rushing and Wide Receivers: Kerry Dixon II (Hampton, 2004) receiving touchdown in an SEC game, doing so against South Carolina. His receiving touchdown was Florida’s sixth passing Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator: Greg Nord (Kentucky, play of 40-plus yards against an SEC opponent this year which is the most such plays Florida has had since 2008. 1980) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Doug Nussmeier (Idaho, • Antonio Callaway is the first Florida true freshman in program history and one of only three SEC true freshmen since 2011 to 1994) post three 100+ yard receiving games, amassing 112 yards (second-most by a UF true freshman) against UT, 110 yards versus Defensive Line: Chris Rumph (South Carolina, 1994) Georgia, and 100 yards at No. 6 LSU. He’s also one of four FBS true freshmen with three 100-yard receiving games this year.