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Final Games of January Results Sunday, January 7 – NFL Playoffs, Jacksonville Jaguars 10, Buffalo Bills 3; ATT @ Jacksonville, 67,164 Saturday, January 20 – East‐West Shrine Game, West 14, East 10; ATT @ St. Petersburg, 21,700 Sunday, January 28 ‐ NFL Pro Bowl, AFC 24, NFC 23; ATT @ Orlando, 51,019 Over 4.1 Million Football Fans Attend Florida College and Pro Football Games in 2017‐18 Season Between August 26, 2017 and January 28, 2018, 4,190,798 football fans attended 107 College Football Games and 24 NFL Games in Florida. Over the last four years, over 16.6 million fans attended College and Pro Football Games. Weekly Attendance Counter For Games Played during the 2017‐18 season August 26 – Two college games, 15,601 total attendance August 31‐September 2 – Nine college games, 148,174 total attendance September 9‐10 – No Games played due to Hurricane Irma September 15‐17 – Nine college games, Two NFL Games, 287,078 total attendance September 21‐24 – Seven college games, 155,955 total attendance September 28‐October 1 – Nine college games, one NFL game, 242,509 total attendance October 5‐8 – Seven college games, two NFL games, 308,581 total attendance October 14‐15 – 11 college games, one NFL game, 337,871 total attendance October 21‐22 – Seven college games, one NFL game, 215,357 total attendance October 27‐28 – Six college games, one NFL game, 215,445 total attendance November 3‐5 – 13 college games and two NFL games, 347,674 total attendance November 11‐12 – Six college games, two NFL games, 233,582 total attendance November 16‐19 – Six college games, one NFL game, 381,882 total attendance November 24‐25 – Three college games, 152,394 total attendance December 2‐3 – Four college games, two NFL games, 254,774 total attendance December 9‐11 – Three NFL games, 190,351 total attendance December 15‐16 – One neutral site game, two College Bowl Games, two NFL Games – 177,012 total attendance December 23‐29 – Two College Bowl Games – 55,973 total attendance December 31‐January 1 – Four College Bowl Games, two NFL games ‐ 330,702 January 7 – 28 – One College All Star Game and two NFL games – 139,883 During the 2017‐18 College and Pro Football season, teams from 28 states traveled to Florida for competition. Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin Florida Football Attendance Totals 2014‐2018 2014‐15 4,150,787 2015‐16 4,024,136 2016‐17 4,242,742 2017‐18 4,190,798 TOTAL 16,608,463 Floridians in the Super Bowl With one more football game left in the 2017‐18 season, the state of Florida will be represented by 12 players, at Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, who have spent their formative years playing high school or college football in Florida. The New England Patriots have three Florida connections and the Philadelphia Eagles have nine. New England Patriots with Florida Connections WR Phillip Dorsett, attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale and the University of Miami RB Mike Gillislee, attended DeLand High School and the University of Florida DL Eric Lee, born in Panama City and attended the University of South Florida Philadelphia Eagles with Florida Connections LB Nigel Bradham, attended Wakulla County High School and Florida State University TE Trey Burton, attended Venice High School and the University of Florida RB LaGarrette Blount, attended Taylor County High School CB Ronald Darby, attended Florida State University DT Tim Jernigan, attended Columbia County in Lake City and Florida State University CB Patrick Robinson, attended Gulliver Prep School in Miami and Florida State University S Jaylen Watkins, attended Cape Coral High School and the University of Florida K Caleb Sturgis, attended St. Augustine High School and the University of Florida DB D.J. Killings, a native of Miami and attended the University of Central Florida The 2020 Super Bowl will be played in Miami at Hard Rock Stadium and the 2021 Game is schedule for Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The games will be the 16th and 17th Super Bowls played in the State of Florida, the most of any state in the U.S. Miami will host Super Bowl LIV in 2020 and it will be the 11th time Miami has hosted a Super Bowl. The 2020 Game will break a tie with New Orleans (10) for the most Super Bowls played in a city. Best overall records over the last five years Since 2012 when Florida Football Central began compiling statistics on Florida college and pro football teams, the following teams have compiled the best records. 11 of Florida’s 18 college teams have posted a winning record over the last five years Florida State Seminoles 60‐15 .800 Southeastern Fire (2014‐17) 28‐10 .736 Bethune Cookman Wildcats 48‐20 .705 Jacksonville Dolphins 42‐23 .646 Central Florida Knights 50‐28 .641 Miami Hurricanes 49‐28 .636 West Florida Argonauts (2016‐17) 16‐10 .615 Florida Gators 45‐30 .600 Webber Warriors 34‐24 .586 Florida Tech Panthers 30‐25 .545 South Florida Bulls 38‐36 .514 Florida Football Central was compiled weekly by Florida Sports Foundation Director of Communications, Nick Gandy. Thanks for reading. It was a fun season. #floridafootballcentral FLORIDA FOOTBALL CENTRAL 2017‐18 ‐ A Weekly update of Florida's NFL and College Teams Click team names for website links ‐ UPDATED January 29, 2018 Miami Dolphins ‐ www.miamidolphins.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers ‐ www.buccaneers.com Sept 17 @ L.A. Chargers W 19‐17 1‐0 25,381 Sept 17 vs Chicago W 29‐71‐0 56,640 Sept 24 @ N.Y. Jets L 20‐61‐1 77,562 Sept 24 @ Minnesota L 34‐17 1‐1 66,390 Oct 1 vs New Orleans (London) L 20‐0 1‐2 84,423 Oct 1 vs N.Y. Giants W 25‐23 2‐1 63,916 Oct 8 vs Tennessee W 16‐10 2‐2 65,135 Oct 5 vs New England L 19‐14 2‐2 64,476 Oct 15 @ Atlanta W 20‐17 3‐2 70,593 Oct 15 @ Arizona L 38‐33 2‐3 63,999 Oct 22 vs N.Y. Jets W 31‐28 4‐2 65,025 Oct 22 @ Buffalo L 30‐27 2‐4 68,561 Oct 26 @ Baltimore L 40‐04‐3 70,408 Oct 29 vs Carolina L 17‐32‐5 58,545 Nov 5 vs Oakland L 27‐24 4‐4 65,139 Nov 5 @ New Orleans L 30‐10 2‐6 73,121 Nov 13 @ Carolina L 46‐21 4‐5 72,790 Nov 12 vs N.Y. Jets W 15‐10 3‐6 57,911 Nov 19 vs Tampa Bay L 30‐20 4‐6 65,089 Nov 19 @ Miami W 30‐20 4‐6 65,089 Nov 26 @ New England L 35‐17 4‐7 65,878 Nov 26 @ Atlanta L 34‐20 4‐7 71,036 Dec 3 vs Denver W 35‐95‐7 65,092 Dec 3 @ Green Bay L 26‐20 (ot) 4‐8 77,684 Dec 11 vs New England W 27‐20 6‐7 65,548 Dec 10 vs Detroit L 24‐21 4‐9 60,372 Dec 17 @ Buffalo L 24‐16 6‐8 62,202 Dec 18 vs Atlanta L 24‐21 4‐10 62,382 Dec 24 @ Kansas City L 29‐13 6‐9 65,325 Dec 24 @ Carolina L 22‐19 4‐11 71,463 Dec 31 vs Buffalo L 22‐16 6‐10 65,571 Dec 31 vs New Orleans W 31‐24 5‐11 55,376 Jacksonville Jaguars ‐ www.jaguars.com Sept 10 @ Houston W 29‐71‐0 71,710 Sept 17 vs Tennessee L 37‐16 1‐1 61,709 Sept 24 vs Baltimore (London) W44‐72‐1 84,592 Oct 1 @ NY Jets L 23‐20 (OT) 2‐2 77,562 Oct 8 @ Pittsburgh W 30‐93‐2 66,237 Oct 15 vs L.A. Rams L 27‐17 3‐3 56,232 Oct 22 @ Indianapolis W 27‐04‐3 63,104 Nov 5 vs Cincinnati W 23‐75‐3 60,720 Nov 12 vs L.A. Chargers W 20‐17 (OT) 6‐3 60,836 Nov 19 @ Cleveland W 19‐77‐3 57,003 Nov 26 @ Arizona L27‐24 7‐4 63,891 Dec 3 vs Indianapolis W 30‐10 8‐4 61,207 Dec 10 vs Seattle W 30‐24 9‐4 64,431 Dec 17 vs Houston W 45‐710‐4 64,701 Dec 24 @ San Francisco L 44‐33 10‐5 70,103 Dec 31 @ Tennessee L 15‐10 10‐6 65,501 Jan 7 vs. Buffalo (Playoffs) W 10‐3 67,164 Jan 14 @ Pittsburgh (Playoffs) W45‐42 64,524 Jan 21 @ New England (Playoffs) L24‐20 65,878 Florida State Seminoles University of Florida Gators Sept 2 vs. Alabama @ ATL L 24‐70‐1 76,330 Sept 2 vs Michigan@Arl TX L33‐17 0‐1 75,802 Sept 23 vs NC State L 27‐21 0‐2 73,541 Sept 9 vs Northern Colorado Cancelled Sept 30 @ Wake Forest W 26‐19 1‐2 31,588 Sept 16 vs Tennessee W 26‐20 1‐1 87,736 Oct 7 vs Miami L 24‐20 1‐3 78,169 Sept 23 @ Kentucky W 28‐27 2‐1 62,945 Oct 14 @ Duke W 17‐10 2‐3 31,073 Sept 30 vs Vanderbilt W 38‐24 3‐1 84,478 Oct 21 vs Louisville L 31‐28 2‐4 72,764 Oct 7 vs LSU L 17‐16 3‐2 88,247 Oct 27 @ Boston College L 35‐32‐5 40,629 Oct 14 vs Texas A&M L 19‐17 3‐3 86,114 Nov 4 vs Syracuse W 27‐24 3‐5 71,805 Oct 28 vs Georgia @ Jax L 42‐73‐4 84,107 Nov 11 @ Clemson L 31‐14 3‐6 81,436 Nov 4 @ Missouri L 45‐16 3‐5 49,154 Nov 18 vs Delaware State W77‐64‐6 70,599 Nov 11 @ South Carolina L 28‐20 3‐6 79,727 Nov 25 @ Florida W 38‐22 5‐6 89,066 Nov 18 vs UAB W 36‐74‐6 84,649 Dec 2 vs.