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3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 8 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 687 ALL-TIME WINS | 46 FIRST-ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS | 69 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 243 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC SELECTIONS Steve McClain | Senior Associate Athletic Director, Communications (352) 375-4683, x6115 | [email protected] Dan Apple | Assistant Communications Director (352) 375-4683, x6199 | [email protected] 2014 Ryan Schmitz | Assistant Communications Director FOOTBALL GAME NOTES (352) 375-4683, x6120 | [email protected] GatorZone.com | #ItsGreatUF | @GatorZoneFB | @GatorZoneNews | @CoachWMuschamp | Facebook.com/FloridaGators #UFvsLSU AT A GLANCE GAME Florida (3-1, 1-1 SEC) Series: Florida leads, 31-26-3 vs In Gainesville: Florida leads, 15-11-3 LSU (4-2, 0-2 SEC) FLORIDA Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) Record: 3-1, 2-1 SEC 5 Gainesville, Fla. | October 11, 2014 | 7:30 p.m. Head Coach: Will Muschamp, 4th season Record: 25-17 (.595) - career and UF THE STORYLINE Rankings: NR Associated Press • The Florida football team hosts Southeastern Conference rival LSU in The Swamp in Week 7. NR USA Today • The Gators and Tigers are meeting for the 61st time; Saturday marks their 30th clash at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Last Week: W 10-9 at Tennessee • The Gators have won three of the last four meetings against the Tigers in Gainesville dating back to 2006. LSU • The Gator offense has shown great efficiency in the red zone through four games, converting 15-of-16 trips inside the Record: 4-2, 0-2 SEC opponent’s 20-yard line into points. Head Coach: Les Miles, 10th season o UF has scored nine touchdowns in the red zone this year, with an additional six trips resulting in field goals. Record: 99-26 (.792) - LSU • Conversely, Florida’s defense has given up just four touchdowns on opponents’ 11 red-zone trips (36.3 percent), which 127-47 (.730) - career (14th season) ranks ninth nationally. Rankings: NR Associated Press o UF has not allowed a red-zone touchdown for five straight trips. NR USA Today • Florida has had one player both force and recover a fumble in back-to-back games. Last Week: L 7-41 at Auburn o At Alabama, Keanu Neal had a scoop-and-score in the first quarter to tie the game at .7 o At Tennessee, Jalen Tabor strip-sacked the Vols’ Justin Worley in the third quarter, setting up a five-play scoring drive BROADCAST INFORMATION that culminated with Matt Jones’ two-yard plunge to close the deficit to 9-7. Television: SEC Network • The fumbles are a key part of Florida’s SEC-leading plus-eight turnover margin, which ranks fifth nationally. Play-by-Play: Brent Musburger o UF’s average weekly margin of plus-two is tied for fourth among FBS schools. Analyst: Jesse Palmer o The Gator defense has forced at least three turnovers in each game this year. Sideline: Maria Taylor • UF’s lines have proven to be stout in pass protection on offense and in quarterback pressures on defense, as the Gators Radio: Gator IMG Sports Network stand fourth in the SEC in sacks for (tie; 3.00 per game) and sacks against (1.25 per game). Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert • A strong run defense has seen the Gators allow just 11 double-digit runs this year, which is third in the nation. Analyst: Lee McGriff o Tennessee’s longest carry last week went for 11 yards. Sideline: Brady Ackerman • Redshirt senior wide receiver Quinton Dunbar continues to climb the charts as his six-yard reception at Tennessee extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one catch to 32. 2014 SCHEDULE o The Miami native now stands alone in third place in Florida history, trailing Ike Hilliard (35 games, 1994-97) and Cris August (0-0) Collinsworth (34 games, 1978-80). 30 IDAHO (ESPNU) No contest Consecutive Games With a Catch, Florida September (2-1) 35 – Ike Hilliard (9/3/94-1/2/97) 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN (SEC) W 65-0 34 – Cris Collinsworth (9/16/78-12/20/80) 13 KENTUCKY* (SEC) W 36-30 (3 OT) 32 – Quinton Dunbar (11/26/11-present) 20 at Alabama* (CBS) L 21-42 27 Bye LAST TIME OUT October (1-0) Treon Harris replaced starter Jeff Driskel late in the third quarter -- with his team down two scores -- and promptly led UF 4 at Tennessee* (SEC) W 10-9 on a pair of fourth-quarter scoring drives to surge UF to a 10-9 comeback win over Tennessee. 11 LSU* (SEC) 7:30 p.m. 18 MISSOURI* Austin Hardin’s 49-yard field goal with 6:20 remaining proved to be the difference in UF’s lowest-scoring victory in 46 25 Bye years. Harris led UF on a five-play, 30-yard touchdown drive, capped by a 2-yard run from Matt Jones, as the Gators made November (0-0) it a one-score game. On the second Harris series, he marched his unit 49 yards in eight plays, with a 32-yard run by Jones, 1 vs. Georgia* 3:30 p.m. who had 114 yards on 23 carries, the big play. It set up Hardin for a career-long field goal attempt, which he converted. 8 at Vanderbilt* 15 SOUTH CAROLINA* Tennessee had a chance to drive to the winning score, but Keanu Neal’s diving interception with 51 seconds to play 22 EASTERN KENTUCKY preserved the victory and capped a spectular overall effort by the UF defense. A week after Tennessee went to Georgia 29 at Florida State and rolled up 401 yards in a 35-32 loss, the Gators held the Vols to just 233 yards -- including just 29 on the ground -- and Home: 2-0 *SEC Games: 2-1 Neutral: 0-0 sacked quarterback Justin Worley six times to go with two interceptions. Away: 1-1 Non-Conference: 1-0 UT penetrated the UF 20-yard line four times and came away with three field goals. On the day, the Gator defense limited Tennessee to eight red-zone snaps for minus-11 yards, with three incomplete passes, one interception and a sack. Three Aaron Medley field goals, including a pair of 39-yarders in the second half, had Tennessee in front 9-0 in the third period before Harris entered the game and breathed life into the Florida offense. 2014 FLORIDA FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE COACH MUSCHAMP INTERVIEWS Phone: (352) 375-4683 ext. 6100 Please coordinate all requests for telephone and personal interviews with Coach Muschamp through Steve McClain in the Communications Office. Fax: (352) 375-4809 Coach Muschamp is available on Monday (weekly press conference at noon) and Wednesday (SEC Teleconference at 11:20 a.m. ET). Contact the SEC Website: www.GatorZone.com Office at (205) 458-3010 for phone number and passcode. Coach Muschamp will also host the Gator Hotline with Will Muschamp show on 10/9, 10/30 and 11/13 from 7-8 p.m. ET at Piesanos. Additionally, Florida Football with Will Muschamp airs on Sundays at noon on Sun Sports throughout the Steve McClain | Senior Associate Athletics Director, Comm. regular season. HEAD COACH INTERVIEWS OFFICE (352) 375-4683, x6115 PLAYER/ASSISTANT COACH INTERVIEWS MOBILE (352) 317-8132 All player interviews must be coordinated with Dan Apple in the Communications Office. Players will be available on Monday (at weekly press confer- EMAIL [email protected] ence), Tuesday and Wednesday (in Defensive Meeting Room, approx. 1:15 p.m.). The starting quarterback will only be available on Mondays at the Dan Apple | Assistant Communications Director weekly press conference. Cuurently, freshmen are not available for interviews. All player interviews will conclude on Wednesdays during game weeks. PLAYER & ASSISTANT COACH INTERVIEWS, GAME RELEASE Telephone interviews should be booked at least one day in advance and are normally limited to those times reserved for the general interview ses- OFFICE (352) 375-4683, x6199 sions. The Communications Office will not give out home or cell phone numbers for any players and players may not be contacted directly by phone, MOBILE (352) 339-8155 text, e-mail or social media. Members of the media are not permitted in team areas. Team locker room, training room and strength complex are EMAIL [email protected] considered private work areas. These areas, as well as players’ housing (campus and off campus), are off-limits to media representatives. Ryan Schmitz | Assistant Communications Director GAME PROGRAMS, ASSIST WITH INTERVIEWS/RELEASE Offensive Coordinator Kurt Roper will be available to the media on Tuesday and Defensive Coordinator D.J. Durkin will be available on Wednesday. OFFICE (352) 375-4683, x6120 Interviews with Coach Roper and Coach Durkin are scheduled to take place at noon in the Gator Room to the right of Gate 1 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. MOBILE (352) 316-5560 There is currently no media access for interviews with other assistant coaches. EMAIL [email protected] Jennifer Wagner | Communications Coordinator WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE CREDENTIALS Florida’s weekly press conference will begin Monday, August 25, and will be held each Monday during the season except on the bye week (Mon- OFFICE (352) 375-4683, x6123 day, Oct. 20). Select players will address media representatives in the South End Zone Meeting Room from 11 a.m. – noon, with Coach Muschamp EMAIL [email protected] scheduled as early as 11:45 a.m. When entering the South End Zone Meeting Room and during the availability, members of the media are to use the entrance and exit located inside the South End Zone tunnel and are not to be in any of the team areas at any time.