GAME 9 Play-By-Play: TBA NOVEMBER 7 // 12:00 P.M
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3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS // 8 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS // 698 ALL-TIME WINS // 48 FIRST-ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS // 70 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS // 245 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC SELECTIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION - #VANDYvsUF GAME 9 ESPN Play-by-Play: TBA NOVEMBER 7 // 12:00 P.M. Analyst: TBA Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Sideline: TBA THE Gator IMG Sports Network Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert Vanderbilt Commodores // 3-5, 1-3 SEC Analyst: Lee McGriff No. 11/12 Florida Gators // 7-1, 5-1 SEC Sideline: Brady Ackerman THE STORYLINE MATCHUP AT A GLANCE • The Florida football team hosts Southeastern Conference • Offensively, Florida has been led by its ground game Overall: 36-10-2, UF Eastern Division foe Vanderbilt in The Swamp this week, all season long and Kelvin Taylor has been the featured Last 10 Meetings: 9-1, UF in the Gators first home game since Oct. 3. back. The Belle Glade, Fla. native has totals of 154 carries, In Gainesville: 19-2-1, UF 584 yards and 10 touchdowns. In Nashville: 17-7-1, UF At Neutral Sites: 1-0, Vandy • Leading the SEC East by two games, Florida only needs to defeat Vanderbilt or South Carolina next week to clinch • Taylor’s 10 rushing touchdowns this year are the most FLORIDA (7-1, 5-1 SEC) its first SEC Championship Game berth since 2009. by a Gator since 2012 (Mike Gillislee, 10) and tied for Head Coach: Jim McElwain the seventh-most by a Gator since 1996, while his Record: 29-17 overall (4th year) • Florida defeated Georgia 27-3 last week in Jacksonville, eight rushing scores in SEC games are the most by a UF 7-1 at UF (1st year) while Vanderbilt fell to undefeated Houston, 34-0. running back since 1997 (Fred Taylor, 9) and equal to the Rankings: No. 11/12 fifth-highest total by any Gator since 1996. 2015 record: 7-1, 5-1 SEC • The series between Florida and Vanderbilt dates back to 1945 and the Gators hold a 36-10-2 all-time advantage. In • Sophomore quarterback Treon Harris will start his VANDERBILT (3-5, 1-3 SEC) Gainesville, UF holds a 19-2-1 lead over the Commodores. 10th-career game and fourth this season this week. Head Coach: Derek Mason Harris has a 6-3 record as starter, including a 3-2 mark Record: 6-14 overall (2nd year) same at Vandy • The Gators are plus-13 on the season in turnover margin, in SEC play. Rankings: Not Ranked which is the top mark in the conference and ranks 2015 record: 3-5, 1-3 SEC second in the country. In addition, Florida has scored 81 • Freshman Antonio Callaway leads the team in receiving points of its opponents miscues, while only allowing 23 with 418 yards on 19 catches and ranks seventh in the 2015 SCHEDULE tallies on its own turnovers. country in yards per reception (22.0) for wide receivers September (4-0) with at least 15 catches. Meanwhile, 14 of Jake McGee’s 5 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 61-13 • Florida had four different players record an intercep- 26 catches (53.8%) in 2015 have gone for first downs or 12 EAST CAROLINA W, 31-24 tion (Marcus Maye, Vernon Hargreaves III, Keanu Neal, touchdowns. 19 at Kentucky* W, 14-9 Jarrad Davis) against Georgia, marking the first time UF 26 TENNESSEE* W, 28-27 accomplished that since Sept. 21, 2013 against Tennessee. • In addition, Callaway is one of two FBS true freshmen October (3-1) (Calvin Ridley) with two games of 110+ receiving yards 3 No. 3 OLE MISS* W, 38-10 • Creating turnovers has been a key for the team’s success and one touchdown and he is one of four SEC true 10 at Missouri* W, 21-3 17 at No. 6 LSU* L, 35-28 in recent past. When winning or tying the turnover freshmen since 2011 with two games of 100+ receiving 24 Bye battle, the Gators are 33-7 overall since 2011. When losing yards and a receiving touchdown. 31 vs. Georgia* W, 27-3 the turnover battle, UF is 3-15 in the same span. November (0-0) • This weekend is Homecoming for the Gators and UF is 7 VANDERBILT* (ESPN) 12 p.m. • Florida continues to live in its opponents backfields, as 10-2-1 all time against Vandy when facing them on this 14 at South Carolina* the Gators rank fourth in the SEC in sacks per game (2.75) special weekend. 21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC and fifth in tackles for loss (7.3). 28 FLORIDA STATE December LAST TIME OUT - GEORGIA 5 SEC Championship (Atlanta, Ga.) Kelvin Taylor rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns, ranked 12 in the SEC at just 99 yards per game in league Home: 4-0 *SEC Games: 5-1 Neutral: 1-0 Antonio Callaway caught a 66-yard scoring pass and the play, cranked out 258 yards on the ground. UGA was held Away: 2-1 Non-Conference: 2-0 Florida defense swarmed all over Georgia and its first- to just 69. time starting quarterback in forcing five turnovers in a Gators sophomore quarterback Treon Harris wasn’t al- FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS 27-3 smashing Saturday at EverBank Field that placed the ways on target, but he was on a 66-yard touchdown pass Steve McClain Senior Associate Athletics Director 11th-ranked Gators in total command of the Southeastern to freshman Antonio Callaway that provided Florida a 13-0 [email protected] // Head Coach Interviews Conference Eastern Division. lead midway into the second quarter and seemed to take Dan Apple Assistant Director UF opened a 20-0 halftime lead and staved off any hope some life out of the Bulldogs. [email protected] // Player Interviews that UGA could stage a comeback by intercepting quar- The Gators scored 20 points off five Georgia turnovers Will Pantages Assistant Director terback Faton Bauta, a fourth-year junior making his first on Saturday and have now outscored opponents 80-23 in [email protected] // Interviews & Game Notes career start, four times, including three in the second half. points off turnovers this season. Florida rolled to 413 yards of total offense, compared Running back Kelvin Taylor delivered his second-straight @GatorsFB // #GoGators to Georgia’s 258. As is so often the case in this series, the 100-plus yard game against Georgia, as he rushed for a team that ran the ball ruled. UF, which came into the game season-high 121 yards on 25 carries and two touchdowns. 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 as Location: Gainesville, Fla. a head coach, 15 of UF’s coaches finished with a winning record, two finished at even .500 and four coaches had losing Enrollment: 49,042 records. Gary Darnell, Charlie Strong and D.J. Durkin did not coach a full season. 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) Nickname: Gators 1923 6-1-2 J.A. VanFleet Best Win Pct.: 8-1, .888 (Bachman, 1928) Colors: Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287) 1925 8-2 Tom Sebring SEC Wins: 6 (Zook, 2002; Spurrier, 1990) 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 Shoutouts: 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) Defensive Backs: Kirk Callahan (UCF, 2008) • Entering 2015, there have been 67 first-year coaches in the SEC since 1977. Of those, over half (34) have finished their Defensive Coordinator: Geoff Collins (Western Carolina, 1994) inaugural season with a sub-.500 mark. The cumulative record for those 67 coaches is 382-388-7 (.492). The average record Wide Receivers: Kerry Dixon II (Hampton, 2004) of the 67 coaches in their inaugural seasons is 5.7 wins against 5.8 losses. Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator: Greg Nord (Kentucky, BLAZING FIVE FACTS 1980) • Florida has played six night contests this season, which is tied for the second most in a regular season since 1998. Only UF’s Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Doug Nussmeier (Idaho, 2002 squad played more night games (seven) during the regular season. 1994) Defensive Line: Chris Rumph (South Carolina, 1994) • Kelvin Taylor is one of three UF running backs since 1996 with at least six career multi-rushing touchdown games, trailing Associate Head Coach/Co-Coordinator/Linebackers: only Earnest Graham (seven times). Randy Shannon (Miami, 1989) Running Backs: Tim Skipper (Fresno State, 2001) • Florida has five players (Demarcus Robinson, Brandon Powell, Antonio Callaway, C’yontai Lewis, Jake McGee) with multiple Offensive Line: Mike Summers (Georgetown, 1978) touchdown receptions this year, which is tied for its highest total from the past six seasons. The 2009 team was the last Director of Strength & Conditioning: Mike Kent (Fairmont State, group of Gators to have more than five players with multiple receiving touchdowns. 1982) • Antonio Callaway is one of three SEC true freshmen wide receivers since 2011 with three 100-yard receiving games — Chris- FOOTBALL HISTORY tian Kirk (three times), Amari Cooper (five times). In addition, he is one of two SEC players (Calvin Ridley) with two games All-Time Record: 698-401-40 (109 years) of 110+ receiving yards and one touchdown in SEC play this season.