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2009 FLORIDA FOOTBALL SEC Champions: 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2006 2008 National Champions: 1996 2006 2008 FLORIDA HITS THE ROAD TO TAKE ON SEC WEST FOE LSU Tiger Stadium (92,400) - Baton Rouge, La. 4-0, 2-0 SEC October 10, 2009 - 8 p.m. ET 5-0, 3-0 SEC Release Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009 THE STORYLINE -2009 SCHEDULE- No. 1 Florida takes the fi eld against an SEC Western Division opponent Sept. 5 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 62-3 for the fi rst time in 2009, paying a visit to the No. 4 LSU Tigers for a Sept. 12 TROY W 56-6 nationally-televised prime-time showdown. UF holds a nation’s-best Sept. 19 TENNESSEE* W 23-13 and school-record 14-game winning streak. Sept. 26 at Kentucky* W 41-7 Oct. 3 Bye Week Th e Gators, with a 4-0 record (2-0 SEC) head into the game fresh off Oct. 10 at LSU* CBS 8 p.m. their bye week on the heels of a 41-7 victory at Kentucky on Sept. 26. Oct. 17 ARKANSAS* (Homecoming) TBA LSU currently holds a 5-0 mark (3-0 SEC) aft er downing Georgia on the Oct. 24 at Mississippi State* TBA road, 20-13, last weekend. Oct. 31 Georgia* (at Jacksonville) CBS 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 VANDERBILT* TBA Th e winner of this matchup has gone on to win the BCS National Cham- Nov. 14 at South Carolina* TBA pionship in each of the past three years. Urban Meyer holds a 6-1 record Nov. 21 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL TBA at UF against top-fi ve teams, a 10-2 mark against top-10 opponents and Nov. 28 FLORIDA STATE TBA is 17-5 against the top 25. Meyer is 28-3 in his career when having more than a week to prepare for a game. *SEC game All times Eastern LAST TIME OUT Florida grabbed a win in its fi rst road RANKINGS game of the year, knocking off Kentucky Florida remained at the No. 1 position in the AP poll, the USA Today 41-7 in Lexington. Th e Gators piled up Coaches’ poll and the Harris Interactive poll following its bye week. UF 362 rushing yards, their highest total was also the preseason No. 1 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches’ against an SEC foe since 1989 (Vander- polls, a distinction the Gators previously received in 1994 (AP) and 2001 bilt), while the defense recorded three (coaches’ poll and the AP poll). UF has been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll sacks against an off ense that had previ- 34 times in school history and holds a 19-5 record all-time in games ously given up none in 2009. Tim Tebow played while ranked as such. Florida has been ranked No. 1 in eight rushed for a season-high 123 yards and consecutive AP polls, the second-longest streak in school history. Th e two touchdowns and added 103 yards Gators had a run of 10 straight in 1996. and a touchdown through the air before leaving the game in the third quarter with a concussion. Jeff Demps added a season-best 97 rushing yards, while Aaron Hernandez led UF receivers with QB Tim Tebow three receptions for 54 yards and a score. Carlos Dunlap, Jermaine GAME BROADCASTS Cunningham and Brandon Hicks each recorded a sack, while Janoris Television: Th e game will air on CBS, called by Verne Lundquist (play- Jenkins and Major Wright grabbed an interception each. Brandon Spikes by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline). Sun led the way with 10 tackles. Caleb Sturgis nailed both fi eld-goal attempts Sports will re-air the game at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, on Sun (22 and 32 yards) as well as all fi ve extra-point attempts. Sports’ “Breakfast with the Gators” and again Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 11 p.m. (replays available in SEC territory), featuring David Steele (play-by- -DID YOU KNOW?- play), Nat Moore (analyst) and Steve Babik (sideline) calling the action. Th is game will mark the 11th time that the previous two national champions have met, and the second consecutive season that the Radio: Th e team of Mick Hubert (play-by-play), Lee McGriff (analyst) Florida-LSU game has been played under those circumstances. and Steve Babik (sideline) will broadcast the contest on the Gator Radio Th e defending champ is 4-5-1 previous matchups and has lost Network. Scot Brantley and Travis McGriff join Babik as co-hosts of the four in a row, including Florida’s 51-21 victory over LSU in 2008 pre-game show, which begins two hours before kickoff . A 60-minute post- when the Tigers were defending champs. game show will also air following the game’s conclusion. Th e Gator Radio Network broadcast will also be available on Sirius 215 and XM 141. Today’s Matchup Florida at LSU (10/10/09) TOP INDIVIDUAL LEADERS LAST FIVE MEETINGS SERIES HISTORY -RUSHING- 2008 UF 51 LSU 21 Series: Florida leads, 29-23-3 (Gainesville) The Gators knocked off the At Gainesville: Florida leads, 14-10-3 Florida G Att. Net Avg. TD YPG defending national champions behind a At Baton Rouge: Florida leads, 15-13 Demps 4 28 304 10.9 4 76.0 stellar defense and 475 yards of offense, At Neutral Sites: None Tebow 4 55 271 4.9 5 67.8 including 265 yards rushing. Percy Harvin had 112 yards receiving and two Streak: Florida has won 1 Last 10 Games: Florida leads, 6-4 LSU G Att. Net Avg. TD YPG touchdowns, Jeff Demps ran for 129 yards and one score and Brandon Spikes had W/L UF LSU Rank (UF/LSU) Scott 5 62 274 4.4 2 54.8 the first two interceptions of his career, †1937 L 0 19 Ke. Williams 5 38 187 4.9 2 37.4 highlighted by a 52-yard TD return in the †1941 L 7 10 fourth quarter. Tim Tebow was 14-for-21 *1953 T 21 21 NR/14 †1954 L 7 20 18/NR -PASSING- for 210 yards and two TDs passing and *1955 W 18 14 also scored on the ground. †1956 W 21 6 Florida C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD YPG *1957 W 22 14 NR/10 Tebow 44-68-1 64.7 643 6 160.8 2007 LSU 28 UF 24 †1958 L 7 10 NR/3 (Baton Rouge) LSU’s Jacob Hester scored *1959 L 0 9 NR/1 Brantley 22-30-0 73.3 232 4 77.3 on a two-yard touchdown run with 1:09 †1960 W 13 10 *1961 L 0 23 NR/7 remaining to lift the Tigers to the victory. †1962 L 0 23 NR/6 LSU C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD YPG The hosts trailed, 24-14, entering the *1963 L 0 14 Jo. Jefferson 80-128-2 62.5 920 7 184.0 fourth quarter. †1964 W 20 6 Lee 2-2-0 100.0 11 1 3.7 *1965 W 14 7 NR/5 2006 UF 23 LSU 10 †1966 W 28 7 8/NR (Gainesville) Tim Tebow threw the fi rst *1967 L 6 37 -RECEIVING- two touchdown passes of his career and †1971 L 7 48 NR/16 the UF defense collected three intercep- *1972 T 3 3 NR/8 Florida G Rec. Yds. Avg. TD YPG †1973 L 3 24 NR/10 tions, two by cornerback Ryan Smith, *1974 W 24 14 13/NR Cooper 4 15 242 16.1 2 60.5 recovered two fumbles and tallied a safety. †1975 W 34 6 20/NR Hernandez 4 15 198 13.2 2 49.5 It was the Gators’ 18th-straight Home- *1976 W 28 23 19/11 coming victory. †1977 L 14 36 9/NR *1978 L 21 34 NR/11 LSU G Rec. Yds. Avg. TD YPG 2005 LSU 21 UF 17 †1979 L 3 20 NR/17 T. Toliver 5 23 342 14.9 2 68.4 *1980 L 7 24 19/NR (Baton Rouge) Tiger quarterback JaMa- †1981 W 24 10 LaFell 5 23 282 12.3 5 56.4 rcus Russell was 14-for-22 for 236 yards *1982 L 13 24 4/NR and two TDs and running back Joseph †1983 W 31 17 12/16 -DEFENSe- Addai gained 156 yards on 32 carries, *1984 T 21 21 highlighted by a three-yard touchdown †1985 W 20 0 11/8 run with 12:35 remaining in the game to *1986 L 17 28 NR/18 Florida UT-AT-TT TFL S INT FF FR †1987 L 10 13 19/7 Black 9-13-22 0.5 0 1 0 0 seal the win. *1988 W 19 6 17/14 Spikes 9-12-21 1.5 0 0 0 0 †1989 W 16 13 2004 LSU 24 UF 21 *1990 W 34 8 10/NR (Gainesville) LSU quarterback Marcus †1991 W 16 0 13/NR LSU UT-AT-TT TFL S INT FF FR Randall completed a 10-yard touchdown *1992 W 28 21 23/NR pass to running back Joseph Addai with †1993 W 58 3 5/NR Coleman 17-17-34 2.0 0 0 1 0 *1994 W 42 18 1/NR Sheppard 17-14-31 2.5 0 0 0 0 27 seconds remaining to lift the Tigers to a 24-21 victory. The visitors overcame a †1995 W 28 10 3/21 *1996 W 56 13 1/12 14-0 deficit.