The brief history of U.F Football

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  • First Ever Season

    First Ever Season
    The first ever Florida gator football season started in the year of 1906.

  • HOW

    HOW
    Gainesville merchant Phillip Miller, on a visit to Charlottesville, Va., goes to a local Michie Company to see about having banners and pennants made to sell at Florida games. It is there that Miller is said to have chosen a picture of an alligator to put on the pennants. Displayed in his store, the name "Alligators" begins to be used to describe the football team.

  • undefeated

    undefeated
    Florida's first undefeated season. The Gators go 5-0-1.

  • New pres

    New pres
    John J. Tigert is hired as president of UF. A former football coach at Kentucky, he led a fund-raising campaign to raise $118,000 to build Florida Field. He chose the site, and Florida architecture dean Rudolph Weaver designed the stadium.

  • SEC

    SEC
    They first joined the SEC in the year 1932.

  • NO GATORS

    NO GATORS
    In 1943 the Florida gator football team had to take a break due to most able-bodied men of college age were serving in the U.S. armed forces during World War II.

  • Mr.2bits

    Mr.2bits
    2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar
    ALL FOR THE GATORS STAND UP AND HOLLER!
    Mr.2bits is an icon for real gator fans

  • They invented it

    They invented it
    The Florida gator sports association invented gatorade.

  • Loss

    Loss
    The florida gators had there first ever losing season in 1979.

  • THE SWAMP

    THE SWAMP
    The swamp didn't get it's name until 1992 when Steve Spurrier gave the name.