at
LSU
SATURDAY, OCT. 11, 2003
TIGER STADIUM
(91,600)
BATON ROUGE, LA
3:30 P.M.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
FLORIDA
2003 GATOR
GATOR FOOTBALL
WEEKLY GAME NOTES
RELEASED: OCT. 5, 2003
FOOTBALL CONTACTS: STEVE McCLAIN, ZACK HIGBEE, ALECIA PYNN
(352) 375-4683 ext. 6100 - FAX (352) 375-4809
UF LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK ON THE BAYOU...
BAYOU...
THE MATCH-UP
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nFlorida and LSU are meeting for the 50th time, including the 26th time in Baton Rouge. The Gators
lead the all-time series 26-20-3 including wins in 13 of the last 15 meetings. Florida enters the contest
with a 3-3 overall record and a 1-2 mark in the SEC after a 20-17 setback against Ole Miss last
Saturday. LSU is back in action after a bye week. The Tigers own a 5-0 overall mark and are 2-0 in the
league. Under Nick Saban, the Tigers are 20-4 at home.
TOUGH SCHEDULE AHEAD
nFlorida’s schedule over the next few weeks marks one of the toughest stretches in school history. UF
will play three consecutive ranked opponents on the road for only the second time in the history of the
program. In 1997 UF faced No. 14 LSU on Oct. 11 and lost, 28-21, and then defeated No. 6 Auburn,
14-10, the following week before losing to No. 6 Georgia, 37-17, in Jacksonville after a bye week.
UF faces No. 6 LSU, No. 7 Arkansas (where the Razorbacks are 17-5 under Houston Nutt in
Fayetteville) and No. 8 Georgia in consecutive weeks this year. UF has already faced two ranked
opponents this year (No. 3 Miami and No. 12 Tennessee) and has a game with No. 5 FSU to end the
regular season. The school record for most ranked teams played in the regular season is six by the
1987 and 1991 teams. The 1987 team faced five teams in the top 10 in the regular season, while the
1986, 1997 and 2002 teams faced three opponents in the top five of the polls during the regular
season.
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GATOR STORYLINES
The 2003 Florida roster features 52 freshmen,
including 33 who have seen their first career game
action this year.
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Overall, 44 players have seen their first action in
a Gator uniform this fall.
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According to the NCAA, UF’s strength of schedule ranks as the fifth toughest in the country (as of
Sept. 27).
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For the first time in school history, UF will face
three straight teams ranked inside the top eight
away from The Swamp.
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GAME SETUP
THE POLLS
UF
LSU
Associated Press
ESPN/ USA Today Coaches
NR
ARV
6th
6th
THE RECORDS
UF
LSU
Overall
Conference
3-3
1-2
5-0
2-0
TELEVISION
CONNECTIONS
nRon Zook and Nick Saban met for the first time on a football field in Nov. 11, 1972. Both Zook and
Saban were defensive backs for Miami of Ohio and Kent State, respectively. In that game, Saban’s
Kent State team defeated Miami of Ohio, 21-10, marking one of only four losses Zook had in his
college career. Zook and Saban both have been the defensive backs coach at Ohio State. Zook
coached the unit from 1988-90, while Saban was the secondary coach from 1980-81.
The game will be broadcast on CBS. Verne
Lundquist (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color)
and Jill Arrington (sideline) comprise the broadcast team. Live extended postgame coverage airs
on the Sunshine Network immediately following
the game.
UF offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ed Zaunbrecher served at LSU in the same
capacity for seven seasons from 1984-1990. Zaunbrecher helped the Tigers to SEC titles in the 1986
and 1988 seasons.
DELAYED TELEVISION
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Gators defensive coordinator Charlie Strong and LSU assistant head coach and linebackers’ coach
Kirk Doll coached at Notre Dame together for four seasons, from1995-1998. Doll was the linebackers’
coach as Strong was the defensive line coach under then head coach Bob Davie, and prior to that
current South Carolina head coach Lou Holtz.
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Florida linebacker coach Bill Miller and LSU strength and conditioning coordinator Tommy Moffitt were
both at Miami in the 1998 season. Miller went on to become the defensive coordinator at Michigan
State from 1999-2002. In 1999, Miller was a part of Nick Saban’s staff at Michigan State.
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OL Sylvester McGrew will return to his home state when the Gators take on the Tigers of Louisiana
State. McGrew is from New Orleans where he played at St. Augustine High School.
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Reggie Lewis, a freshman wide receiver for the Gators and Amp Hill, a freshman wide receiver for
LSU both hail from First Coast High School in Jacksonville, Florida. Tigers’ offensive lineman Steve
Arflin is a graduate of Fletcher High School also in Jacksonville.
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LSU defensive back Keron Gordon was a standout at Plant High School in Tampa where he competed against Florida’s Andre Caldwell (Jefferson) and Zach King (Woodberry).
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The South Florida connection runs up to the bayou with the Tigers’ junior cornerback Travis Daniels
who comes from South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida, senior defensive tackle Torran
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Sunshine Network with David Steele (play-by-play)
Nat Moore (color) and Steve Babik (sideline) will
show the game at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct.12
on Sunshine’s “Breakfast with the Gators.” The
show will also air on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 10:30
p.m.
THE GATOR RADIO NETWORK
Mick Hubert (play-by-play), Scot Brantley (color)
and Steve Babik (sideline) will team to broadcast
the contest. WFXJ radio (930-AM in Jacksonville)
serves as UF’s flagship station. The pre-game
show begins two hours before kickoff. 90-minute
show following the conclusion of the game.
DID YOU KNOW?
There have been eight times in the history of the
SEC title game that a team has reached the contest with two-or-more losses in the league. This
has happened seven of the last eight years. In
1992, Florida went to the first-ever SEC Championship game after starting the SEC slate off 1-2.
The win came against Kentucky and the two losses
came to Tennessee and Mississippi State.
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SERIES NOTES AND A LOOK
LOOK AT
AT THE TIGERS...
Williams (Miami by way of Dodge City Community College) and Tigers’ sophomore offensive guard
Terrell McGill and freshman wide receiver Dwayne Bowe are from Miami’s Norland HS.
A YEAR AGO
nA look at the stats shows the Gators have improved in over 25 different categories (based on totals
after six games this season and after six games in 2002):
Category
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Rushing Yds. (Off.)
Rushing TDs
Avg. Yds Per Pass
Kick Return Yds.
Punt Return Yds.
Kick Return Avg.
Punt Return Avg.
2002
31.0
19.0
882
14
5.8
224
242
16.0
11.5
Individual Statistics
Category
Individuals with 250+ RushingYds.
Individuals with 1+ Rushing TD
Individuals with 5+ Rushing TD
Starting QB Passing Efficiency
Individuals with 200+ Yds. Receiving
Individuals with 1+ TD Receptions
Individuals with 1+ Interception
Individuals with 200+ Total Yards
Individuals with 10+ Solo Tackles
Individuals with 2+ Sacks
Individuals with 2+ TFL
2003
35.3
18.2
950
14
8.1
299
289
21.4
13.8
Category
Interceptions
Avg. Yds. Per Punt
Net Punt Average
Touchdowns Scored
Fumble Recoveries
Fumble Return for TD
Sacks
Tackles for Loss
Blocked Kicks
2002
4
38.3
31.5
26
6
0
9
31
2
2003
9
42.6
38.2
27
8
1
13
38
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2003 SEC STANDINGS
EASTERN DIVISION
Team
SEC
Tennessee
2-1
Georgia
2-1
Florida
1-2
Kentucky
0-2
South Carolina
0-3
Vanderbilt
0-3
Pct.
.666
.666
.333
.000
.000
.000
Overall
4-1
4-1
3-3
2-3
3-3
1-4
WESTERN DIVISION
Team
SEC
LSU
2-0
Auburn
2-0
Ole Miss
2-0
Arkansas
1-0
Mississippi State 1-1
Alabama*
1-2
Pct.
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
.500
.333
Overall
5-0
3-2
3-2
4-0
1-4
2-4
* - Not eligible for conference title
THE SEC THIS WEEK
2002
2
4
1
121.19
2
3
3
4
9
1
6
2003
2
6
2
143.5
2
6
7
7
14
3
8
Oct. 11, 2003
Alabama vs. Southern Mississippi
Arkansas vs. Auburn
Georgia at Tennessee
Kentucky at South Carolina
Ole Miss vs. Arkansas State
Mississippi State vs. Memphis
Vanderbilt vs. Navy
TRACKING OPPONENTS
SAN JOSE STATE (1-4) vs. SMU
Last week: L, 28-24, at Rice
Next week: Bye
SERIES NOTES
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nTwo of LSU’s last three wins in the series (1987, 1997) have been at Tiger Stadium.
at MIAMI (5-0) at Florida State
Last week: W, 22-20, vs. West Virginia
Next week: vs. Temple
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LSU is the only SEC opponent which Florida never has faced at a site other than the schools’
campus.
FLORIDA A&M (4-2) vs. Howard
Last week: W, 28-14, vs. Jackson State
Next week: vs. North Carolina A&T
The SEC foes have met on an annual basis since 1971, with Florida holding an 18-11-2 series edge
over that 32-year time span.
TENNESSEE (4-1) vs. Georgia
Last week: L, 28-21, at Auburn
Next week: Bye
LSU remains an annual opponent for Florida, as the SEC switched to one permanent inter-divisional game per season.
at KENTUCKY (2-3) at South Carolina
Last week: Bye
Next week: vs. Ohio
Florida has claimed victories in 13 of the last 15 meetings, with the losses including a 28-21 upset
victory for LSU in 1997 in Baton Rouge. The loss was Florida’s first in SEC play after winning 25
straight conference games. The other Gator defeat occurred last year, when the Tigers shocked
Florida 36-7 in front of its home crowd at The Swamp.
OLE MISS (3-2) vs. Arkansas State
Last week: W, 20-17, at Florida
Next week: vs. Alabama
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SCOUTING LSU
nLSU is 5-0 to start the season. It is the school’s first 5-0 start since 1973 when LSU won its first
nine games.
In his fourth season at LSU, Nick Saban has put together a 20-4 mark at home, which includes a
10-3 record in SEC games. Under Saban, the Tigers are 5-2 vs. Top 25 teams in Tiger Stadium.
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Through five games LSU has given up only 43 points with only 36 of those coming against the
defense.
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The defense has a streak of nine straight first quarters without a touchdown dating back to last
season.
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Through 20 quarters this season, LSU’s defense has held the opponent out of the endzone in 14
of those. Georgia is the only team to score in the first half. The Bulldogs connected on a field goal
in the first quarter.
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at LSU (5-0) vs. Florida
Last week: Bye
Next week: at South Carolina
at ARKANSAS (4-0) vs. Auburn
Last week: Bye
Next week: vs. Florida
vs. GEORGIA (4-1) at Tennessee
Last week: W, 37-23, vs. Alabama
Next week: at Vanderbilt
VANDERBILT (1-4) vs. Navy
Last week: L, 30-21, at Mississippi State
Next week: vs. Georgia
at SOUTH CAROLINA (3-2) at Kentucky
Last week: Bye
Next week: vs. LSU
FLORIDA STATE (5-0) vs. Miami
Last week: Bye
Next week: at Virginia
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TODAY
TODAY ’S MAT
MAT CHUP...
CHUP...
2003 TEAM STATS
SCHEDULES
Florida
264.3
158.3
422.7
35.3
201.2
152.2
353.3
18.2
124
.390
.600
13-68
51-374
8-4
26:51
Category
Passing Offense
Rushing Offense
Total Offense
Scoring Offense
Passing Defense
Rushing Defense
Total Defense
Scoring Defense
1st Downs For
3rd Down Conv.
4th Down Conv.
Sacks By-Yards
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles-Lost
Avg. Time of Poss.
Opponents
201.2
152.2
353.3
18.2
264.3
158.3
422.7
35.3
106
.350
.670
12-73
53-398
10-8
33:09
LSU
256.2
154.0
410.2
40.2
197.8
58.2
256.0
8.6
115
.420
.600
15-111
32-272
14-8
32:46
Category
Passing Offense
Rushing Offense
Total Offense
Scoring Offense
Passing Defense
Rushing Defense
Total Defense
Scoring Defense
1st Downs For
3rd Down Conv.
4th Down Conv.
Sacks By-Yards
Penalties-Yards
Fumbles Lost
Avg. Time of Poss.
Opponents
197.8
58.2
256.0
8.6
256.2
154.0
410.2
40.2
74
.210
.400
7-46
49-336
9-5
27:14
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
G
6
6
Att.
65
60
Net Avg.
356 5.2
337 5.5
TD YPG
5 56.2
5 54.8
LSU
Carey
Addai
G
5
5
Att.
65
66
Net Avg.
326 4.7
298 4.3
TD YPG
6 61.4
2 57.2
Passing
Florida
Leak
Martin
Dickey
A-C-I
111-68-7
77-47-2
8-6-1
LSU
Mauck
Randall
Receiving
Florida
Kight
Troupe
LSU
Clayton
Henderson
A-C-I
119-72-3
27-16-1
G
6
6
G
5
5
Pct. Yds.
60.5 959
59.3 322
Rec. Yds.
24
339
21
299
TD
6
3
1
YPG
143.5
163.5
23.7
TD YPG
10 191.8
2 80.5
Avg.
14.1
14.2
TD YPG
2 56.5
2 49.8
Rec. Yds. Avg.
28 477 17.0
22 302 15.5
TD YPG
4 95.4
3 60.4
Defense
Florida
Dixon
Lamar
UT-AT-TT
28-28-56
31-13-44
TFL
2
2
S
0
0
INT FF FR
1
1 1
2
0 1
LSU
Hunt
Turner
UT-AT-TT
18-12-30
17-9-26
TFL
2
2
S
0
1
INT FF FR
2
0 0
1
2 0
2003 FLORIDA FOOTBALL AT LSU
FLORIDA (3-3,1-2 SEC)
A30 _______________ SAN JOSE STATE, W - 65-3
S6 ____________________ at No. 3 Miami, L - 38-33
S13 __________________ FLORIDA A&M, W - 63-3
S20 ____________ No. 12 TENNESSEE, L - 24-10
S27 ____________________ at Kentucky, W - 24-21
O4 _______________________ OLE MISS, L - 20-17
O11 ___________________________________ at LSU
O18 _______________________________at Arkansas
N1 _______________________________ ^vs. Georgia
N8 _______________VANDERBILT (Homecoming)
N15 __________________________ at South Carolina
N29 _________________________ FLORIDA STATE
D6 ________________________ *SEC Championship
^ at Jacksonville, Fla. *at Atlanta, Ga
LSU (5-0, 2-0 SEC)
A30 ____________________ UL-MONROE, W - 49-7
S6 ________________________ at Arizona, W - 59-13
S13 ______________ WESTERN ILLINOIS, W -35-7
S20 ______________________ GEORGIA, W - 17-10
S27 ________________ at Mississippi State, W - 41-6
O11 ________________________________ FLORIDA
O18 __________________________ at South Carolina
O25 _________________________________AUBURN
N1 _________________________ LOUISIANA TECH
N15 _______________________________ at Alabama
N22 _______________________________ at Ole Miss
N28 ______________________________ ARKANSAS
CURRENT UF PLAYERS VS. LSU
Rushing
Florida
Carthon
Wynn
Pct. Yds.
61.3 861
61.0 654
75.0 71
SERIES HISTORY
2000 4
2001 3
2002 5
12
12
20
12
44
LSU
19
10
21
20
14
6
14
10
9
10
23
23
14
6
7
7
37
48
3
24
14
6
23
36
34
W/L
L
L
T
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
T
L
W
W
W
L
L
†1979
*1980
†1981
*1982
†1983
*1984
†1985
*1986
†1987
*1988
†1989
*1990
†1991
*1992
†1993
*1994
†1995
*1996
†1997
*1998
†1999
*2000
†2001
*2002
0
0
0
0
LSU
20
24
10
24
17
21
0
28
13
6
13
8
0
21
3
18
10
13
28
10
10
9
15
36
W/L
L
L
W
L
W
T
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
† Baton Rouge
* Gainesville
TOP UF PERFORMANCES VS. LSU
Individual
Year Rec. Yds. TD
2002 1
1
0
Carthon
Carthon
Total
2001
2002
1
1
2
5
11
16
0
0
0
M. Jackson
2000
1
15
0
Kight
Kight
Total
2000
2002
1
1
2
24
8
32
0
1
1
Perez
2002
6
52
0
Troupe
Troupe
Total
2001
2002
1
2
3
18
15
33
0
0
0
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3
7
24
13
31
21
20
17
10
19
16
34
16
28
58
42
28
56
21
22
31
41
44
7
Rushing
Yards ........ 308 ..................................
Attempts .... 55 ...................................
TD’s ........... 5 ....................................
Passing
Comp. ........ 26 ...................................
Attempts .... 41 ...................................
Yards ........ 504 ..................................
TD’s ........... 6 ....................................
Int ............... 5 ....................................
Passing
Florida
NONE Returning
Receiving
FLORIDA
Brown
UF
0
7
21
7
18
21
22
7
0
13
0
0
0
20
14
28
6
7
3
3
24
34
28
14
21
†1937
†1941
*1953
†1954
*1955
†1956
*1957
†1958
*1959
†1960
*1961
†1962
*1963
†1964
*1965
†1966
*1967
†1971
*1972
†1973
*1974
†1975
†1976
†1977
*1978
Team
Rushing
Florida
Year Att. Net TD
Martin
2002 1
2
0
Carthon
Carthon
Carthon
Total
Florida Leads: 26-20-3
At Gainesville: Florida leads 12-9-3
At Baton Rouge: Florida leads 14-11
At Neutral Sites: Never Played
1996
1981
1996
2001
2001
2001
2001
1986
Rushing
Attempts .... 32 ............ Emmitt Smith, 1987
Yards ........ 184 ........... Emmitt Smith, 1987
TD’s ........... 3 ................. Fred Taylor, 1997
Receiving
Catches ..... 10 .......... Darrell Jackson, 1994
Yards ........ 164 ........... Jabar Gaffney, 2001
TD’s ........... 3 ............. Jabar Gaffney, 2000
Passing
Comp. ........ 32 ........... Doug Johnson, 1997
Attempts .... 57 ........... Doug Johnson, 1997
Yards ........ 464 .......... Rex Grossman, 2001
TD’s ........... 5 ............ Rex Grossman, 2001
Int. .............. 4 ............ Doug Johnson, 1997
THE COACHES
Ron Zook
Record at Florida: 11-8 (.578)
Overall Record: Same
Seasons at UF/Overall: 2/2
Nick Saban
Record at LSU: 31-12 (.720)
Overall Record: 74-38-1
Seasons at LSU/Overall: 4/10
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WHAT
WHAT ’S NEW WITH THE GATORS...
GATORS...
GATORS IN THE RED ZONE
UF in the Red Zone in the Ron Zook Era
In just his second season as a starter, Corey Webster has moved up to seventh place in school
history in interceptions after recording his 10th career pick vs. Georgia.
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The Tigers have piled up 201 points through the first five games of the season. They are currently
averaging 40.2 points a game, second in the SEC.
Times Total in RZ Scored
Pts
79
65(50 TD/15FG) 390
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UF has scored 41 of its last 47 times in the
red zone.
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Opponents have scored TDs in just 25 of
their last 40 trips inside the red zone.
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Florida’s red zone offense has scored 26
rushing touchdowns under Zook, more than
any other fashion of scoring. UF has been
picked off six times in the area under Zook,
which has halted 50 percent of the squad’s
missed opportunities.
THE TEAM
n Forty-four players have seen their first action in a Gator uniform this fall. In all, Florida has used 88
different players. Last year, only 69 players saw action the entire year.
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There have been five times in the Zook era
that an opposing team got into the red zone
one or less times during a game.
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Florida has missed one opportunity in the
red zone in a season opener under Zook.
Against San Jose State in the season opener,
UF went seven of eight. The Gators were a
perfect six-of- six inside the red zone in the
2002 season opener against UAB.
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Under Zook, the Gators have scored 35-of39 times inside the red zone against non-conference opponents (89.7 percent).
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Michael Clayton currently ranks second in the SEC averaging 94.5 yards receiving a contest and his
5.60 catches per game is third in the league.
Since taking over as LSU’s starting quarterback last season, Matt Mauck has led the Tigers to an 101 mark.
Fourteen true freshmen have played for Florida this season. This amount is tied for second with
2000 for the most number of true freshmen to ever play for Florida in a single season. The true
freshmen that have played for the Gators this season are Richard Brown, Andre Caldwell, Joe
Cohen, Channing Crowder, Earl Everett, Chad Jackson, Chris Leak, Howard Lingard, Jarvis Moss,
Marcus Thomas, Steve Rissler, Skyler Thornton, Dee Webb and Eric Wilbur.
Year ____________ Total
1982 ____________ 15
2000 ____________ 14 *
2003 ____________ 14
1979 ____________ 10
1997 ____________ 10
* - SEC Champions
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Overall, seven freshmen have started games for the Gators this season, including five true freshmen. In addition to true freshmen Chris Leak, Channing Crowder, Steve Risller, Earl Everett and
Marcus Thomas, who started for the first time against Ole Miss, redshirt freshmen Gavin Dickey and
Ray McDonald have also started games for UF this season.
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Miami is the only program to score more than
one passing touchdown against the Gators
under Ron Zook in the red zone. A season
ago, the ‘Canes fired four, which made up a
third of the 12 allowed with Zook at the helm of
the program.
Of the 52 freshmen on Florida’s roster this year, 33 have seen action.
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A school record 24 freshmen (true and redshirt) played in the season opener. The previous record
of freshmen playing in a season opener was 19 in 1999.
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45 of 90 players on the dress roster against San Jose State in the season opener, including 33
scholarship student-athletes, had never played a down of college football.
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Of the 70 players that dressed for the Miami game, 33 had never played in a road game before.
Twenty-six of those Gators saw time against the Hurricanes.
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NEXT UP FOR THE GATORS
On Saturday, October 18th the Gators will remain on the road as UF travels to Fayetteville,
Ark. for a match-up against the Razorbacks.
This will be the fifth meeting between the programs, and just the second in Fayetteville. The
Gators hold a 3-1 advantage in the previous
four meetings. Arkansas captured the first win
in the series in the 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl in
Houston. In 1995, the two schools met in the
fourth annual SEC Championship Game in
Atlanta, with the Gators posting a 34-3 win.
The win gave Florida its third consecutive SEC
title. In 1996 the programs met for the first
time in a regular-season game, with the Gators
posting a 42-7 win in Fayetteville. One season
later, the Gators and Razorbacks played for
the first time in Gainesville as the top-ranked
Gators defeated Arkansas, 56-7.
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Freshmen have accounted for nine of UF’s 27 touchdowns this season (33 percent). Two true
freshmen have scored touchdowns (Chad Jackson and Skyler Thornton).
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Florida has continued to dominate the second quarter as they have outscored opponents 70-21
thus far in 2003. During the Ron Zook era Florida has outscored opponents 234-91 in the second
quarter.
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Florida has scored 59 points off turnovers through six games, while opponents have scored only
seven points.
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THE OFFENSE
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nFlorida ranks third in the SEC and 30th nationally in passing offense as the Gators are averaging
264.3 yards per game. In addition, UF is third in the league and 27th in the country in total offense with
an average of 422.7 yards a contest. The Gators lead the league in first downs with 124.
Against Ole Miss, Florida held the ball for 17:02 in the first half the longest possession time in a half
all season.
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UF averaged 5.2 yards per carry on first down against Ole Miss.
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GATORS...
The Gator offense had third and short (less than five yards) just twice in the second half and
converted on one of those in the Ole Miss game.
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On five of Florida’s 12 drives in the Ole Miss game the Gators ran six or more plays including a
season long 12-play scoring drive in the first half.
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QUARTERBACKS
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nAgainst Ole Miss quarterback Chris Leak completed 12-of-17 first half passes and averaged 15.3
yards per completion in the half.
Chris Leak had two long completions in the game against Ole Miss to wide receivers Kelvin Kight (52
yds.) and O.J. Small (46 yds.) both the longest receptions of their careers.
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Entering this past weekend Chris Leak was the only freshman (true/redshirt) to start for a team
ranked in the top 25 (espn/AP) (13 srs, 9 jrs, 3 sophs (usc, tcu, oregon) started for their teams). The
list below shows the freshman (true/redshirt) that have started this season and their records as a
starter:
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Player
School
Record
Redshirt Freshmen
Player
School
Record
Austin Flynn (Fr.-RS) ______
Jordan Palmer (Fr.-RS) _____
Jerry Babb (Fr-RS) ________
Mike Schneider (Fr-RS) _____
Ryan O¹Hara (Fr.-RS) ______
Trent Edwards (Fr-RS) _____
Anthony Martinez (Fr.-RS) __
Luke Getsy (Fr.-RS) _______
Iowa State _________
UTEP _____________
UL Lafayette ________
Duke ______________
Arizona ____________
Stanford ___________
Virginia ____________
Pittsburgh __________
Reggie Ball (Fr.) ___________
Kevin Kolb (Fr.) ___________
Chris Leak (Fr.) ___________
Brady Quinn (Fr.) __________
John Beck (Fr.) ___________
Kris Heavner (Fr.) _________
Georgia Tech _______
Houston ___________
Florida _____________
Notre Dame ________
BYU _______________
Arizona ____________
3-3
3-1
1-1
0-1
1-2
0-2
2-3
1-0
0-4
2-1
0-1
1-0
0-1
1-0
PLAYER ANECDOTES
RB DESHAWN WYNN
HS coach Ken Minor put together a highlight
tape, sent to his brother Ed, who lives near
Gainesville to hand deliver. Minor called a
couple times before the coaches got to it. When
the Florida coaching staff watched it, they loved
Wynn and offered him a scholarship.
WR CARLOS PEREZ
Learned to speak English from watching
Sesame Street when he first arrived in the
United States.
OL MAX STARKS
Parents owned a funeral parlor while he was
growing up, and Starks is the former President of the Florida Junior Morticians Association, which probably helped him earn the nickname “The Undertaker.” Once in high school,
Starks drove the hearse to school and wore a
suit to class all day after working in the morning.
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OL SHANNON SNELL
Son of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard
Ray Snell, a first round draft pick of the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers in 1980. Ray was an All
America offensive lineman at Wisconsin.
TB RAN CARTHON
Involved in a number of community projects,
including The Special Olympics.
No true freshman quarterback in school history has ever started off 2-0 as a starter and no true
freshman quarterback has ever won back-to-back games as a starter.
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Only two of the top 15 national pass efficiency leaders are underclassmen, and both are sophomores (Chris Leak ranks 44th).
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Chris Leak has passed for two of the top five passing games by a true freshman starter at UF in his
first two career starts.
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Chris Leak’s start at quarterback marked the 112th time a freshman has played the position for the
Gators. Florida has used a freshman quarterback in 97 games. A freshman (true or redshirt) has
now started 48 games for the Gators all-time. UF is 32-15-1 when its starting signal caller is a
freshman.
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QB CHRIS LEAK
Father, Curtis Leak is a pavement contractor
and former NFL camp receiver and used to
put Chris and brother C.J. through mini football workouts when Chris was five.
WR DALLAS BAKER
Family nicknamed him “foots” because he
wears a size 14 shoes and is always stumbling
over himself.
C MIKE DEGORY
When he was nine Degory was told he was
too big to play with those his age in the local
youth football league.
UF’s quarterbacks are more accurate with six games behind them than they were after six last
season. Florida’s quarterbacks have combined to complete 61.7 percent of their passes. Six games
into the 2002 season, UF quarterbacks had completed 53.9 percent of their passes.
TE BEN TROUPE
Was a high-ranking officer in the U.S. Marine
Corps Junior ROTC as a high schooler.
Prior to the first three games of the 2003 season, the last time Florida used three quarterbacks in
a game was against UL-Monroe, Sept. 8, 2001. Brock Berlin, Jeff Creveling and Rex Grossman each
played in that game.
TE DARRELL CARPENTER
Father Darrell played football for UF from 197376 and sister Kimsey currently attends Florida.
The last time a true freshman Florida quarterback rushed for a touchdown was a five-yard run by
Donald Douglas on Nov. 18, 1989 in a 38-28 victory over Kentucky.
WR OJ SMALL
Models his game after Keyshawn Johnson
because he’s a big receiver without blazing
speed.
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Volunteers at the Salvation Army soup kitchen.
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PLAYER ANECDOTES
CB JOHNNY LAMAR
Looks up to his position coach, Mike Woodford,
because of their similarities. Lamar came to UF
as a walk-on and earned a scholarship and starting cornerback spot in the preseason of his senior year. Woodford, a former walk-on at Arizona, waited his time to earn a scholarship and
starting job in his fifth-year also.
LB REID FLEMING
Individual he most admires is his grandfather,
who fought in World War II and has shown courage throughout his life.
DE TRAVIS HARRIS
Wears his hair in dreadlocks to honor his Godbrother Maurice Martin who died of leukemia.
SS GUSS SCOTT
Considered the funniest guy on the squad by
teammate Shannon Snell. “Guss (Scott) is kind
of quiet in the open, but once he gets in the
locker room, he speaks.”
DT SYLVESTER MCGREW
Father, Sylvester, was a defensive lineman on
the New York Giants 1987 Super Bowl Champion team.
SS CORY BAILEY
Favorite book is The Color Purple.
DT MO MITCHELL
Considered one of the better singers on the
team.
CB KEIWAN RATLIFF
Mother Roslind Hayes says that he used to sleep
in his football uniform and helmet and would cry
if someone tried to remove it.
CB TREMAINE MCCOLLUM AND
CB JERMAINE MCCOLLUM
The two committed to Florida at the same time
and never considered attending separate
schools.
LB MATT FARRIOR
Collected baseball cards since he was seven
years old, including a prized Mickey Mantle card.
DE DARRELL LEE
Once shattered a backboard performing a 360degree reverse dunk.
P ERIC WILBUR
Enjoys art, pottery, and surfing.
K MATT LEACH
Kicked a 51-yard field goal in high school.
LS CASEY GRIFFITH
Parents Todd and Donna both attended the University of Florida and his father was a Gator
lineman in the late ‘60s.
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Ran Carthon combined for 136 total yards of offense on 17 touches (8.0 yards/touch) against Ole
Miss. Carthon had a career day with 15 carries for 108 yards for the first 100-yard rushing game of
his career.
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UF ball carriers had six carries of seven or more yards in the second half against Ole Miss as UF
averaged 6.5 yards per carry in the half.
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Six games into the 2003 season, Florida’s top two runners averaged better than 43.5 yards per
game. This year, Ran Carthon, and DeShawn Wynn are averaging better than 54.8 yards per
contest.
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This season, the Gators have rushed for 14 touchdowns on the ground. The Gators had 14 through
six games last season as well. Florida went on to average 1.5 rushing touchdowns per game last
season. This year, the Gators are averaging 2.3 per outing.
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The Gators are averaging 4.5 yards per carry this season. In 2002, UF averaged 3.8.
Ran Carthon rushed for his fifth touchdown this season against Kentucky. The total matches his
career total (5) coming into the season.
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Six games into the season Ran Carthon and DeShawn Wynn have had games in which they have
scored multiple touchdowns. Last season, Earnest Graham was the only back to do so when he
scored two touchdowns in a game on three occasions.
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A look at the SEC indicates that UF’s running backs rank near the top in terms of average size.
The following chart is based on preseason or the first game’s depth chart for each team and is the
average weight of all running backs listed:
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Auburn
Tennessee
Florida
LSU
Arkansas
Ole Miss
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Vanderbilt
MSU
Kentucky
221
216
215
212
211
200
199
198
198
193
185
178
DeShawn Wynn’s 65-yard touchdown run against the Hurricanes is the second longest run by a
player in the Southeastern Conference this year.
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DeShawn Wynn became the fourth back in Gator history to have a 100-yard rushing game by his
second contest as a freshman. Tony Green and Emmitt Smith did so in the second games of their
careers in 1974 and 1987, respectively. Earnest Graham did it in the first game of his freshman year
(1999).
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DeShawn Wynn’s 24 points scored against Florida A&M are the most by any athlete at an SEC
school in a single game this season The total ties a school record for points by a single player in a
game. He is the first freshman to score that many points in a game. He is also the seventh player in
school history to achieve the feat.
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WIDE RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS
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nAgainst Ole Miss, Kelvin Kight and O.J. Small had stand out performances. Kight had a 46-yard
reception in the third quarter, which was a career-long. His previous long catch was 41 yards. Kight
finished the day with three receptions for 61 yards. Small had a career-long catch as well as he
brought in a 52-yard pass from Chris Leak. It marked the second longest catch for any Gator this
season.
O.J. Small had already surpassed his career-high receiving yards in a game (55 yards vs. South
Carolina, 2002) with more than eight minutes to go in the first half of the Ole Miss game. He
finished the day with 57 yards on two receptions and had a touchdown.
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With his 10-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of the Kentucky game, Carlos Perez
reached 1,000 career receiving yards. Perez’s 10 touchdowns have come on only 82 catches, or
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one touchdown per every 8.2 receptions.
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Kelvin Kight ranks ninth in the SEC in receptions per game. Kight is averaging 4.0 per game.
Carlos Perez leads the Gator receivers with three touchdowns. The total is one shy of his total for
the entire 2002 season and already matches his production in 2001. Against Kentucky, he had the
second multiple TD game of his career. The first came at Ole Miss a season ago.
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Florida players have combined to catch 121 passes through six games. At this point a season ago,
UF had 107 catches. UF has five different receivers who have caught 10-or-more passes this year,
six games into the 2002 season five had done so as well.
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Carlos Perez has12 catches but three of those are for touchdowns. He leads the team with his 19.5
yards per reception.
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Tight end Ben Troupe has had 21 catches this season after having 15 all of last season. He has
more than three times the amount to this point than he did after six games in 2002.
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UF has spread the ball around plenty this season. Four times this year, UF has had eight-or-more
players catch the ball in a game. UF is averaging 13.1 yards per catch this year after averaging 11.4
in 2002.
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Six different Gators have caught a touchdown already this season. Only Taylor Jacobs, Carlos
Perz and Aaron Walker had done so six games into the 2002 schedule.
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Two true freshmen receivers (Andre Caldwell and Chad Jackson) have caught a total 16 passes
for 155 yards and a touchdown. Andre Caldwell led the Gators against Miami with four catches for
29 yards.
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Kelvin Kight has 24 catches to lead all receivers. The total is better than two of his three previous
seasons as he had six catches in 2000 and eight in 2001. His two touchdowns this season matched
his season high of two in the 2001 campaign.
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OFFENSIVE LINE
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nAfter missing a start at Kentucky, Max Starks returned to the starting lineup against Ole Miss as he
lined up at left tackle.
Randy Hand has started the seven of the last eight games at right tackle after starting against South
Carolina, Florida State and Michigan last year for the injured Jonathan Colon.
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Max Starks and Shannon Snell have combined to start 57 games in the past three years. Furthermore, Max Starks, Shannon Snell and Mike Degory have a combined total 77 starts between them
in their collegiate careers. Degory has started each of the first 19 games of his career.
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THE DEFENSE
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nThrough six games, the UF defense is ahead of itself in nearly every major statistical category as
compared to a season ago through six games:
Tackle For Loss
Interception
Pass Deflection
Fumble Recovery
Forced Fumble
Block
Total
2002
31
4
17
6
6
2
66
2003
38
9
26
8
11
3
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LB RICHARD BROWN
Not the typical freshman: He’s 26 and married
(wife: Tara) with two children (Alyssa, 8, and
Trinity, 2). Richard spent the last seven years in
the New York Yankees organization. He was
recruited by Mark Richt at Florida State and
signed as a HS senior in 1995. Was selected in
the second round of the MLB draft.
DT ERIC HOLCOMBE
Gained 15 pounds of muscle in the off season
since arriving at Florida in the winter of 2002.
WR REGGIE LEWIS
Starred as a dual-threat quarterback his senior
season at Jacksonville’s First Coast High School,
passing for 1,798 yards and rushing for 798.
His primary target was fellow Gator freshman
receiver Kenneth Tookes.
DT MARCUS THOMAS
Was born in Japan.
RB JOE COHEN
Wears No. 20 in honor of James McGriff, a
childhood friend from Melbourne who drowned
April 17,1998. McGriff was a Gators signee that
year and was buried in a No. 20 jersey.
DB DEMETRICE WEBB
He ran summer track, qualifying for the Junior
Olympic team in the 100-meter (10.6) and was
the anchor on the 4 x 400-meter relay.
FRESHMAN NOTES
Since the NCAA allowed true freshmen to begin play in 1972, the University of Florida has
had 190 different student-athletes do so. In addition, 18 players have achieved All-America status as a true freshman with the Gators.
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Florida has intercepted a pass in each of the six games this season. This is the longest streak since
UF picked off at least one in the first nine games of the 2000 season.
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Florida’s three defensive touchdowns this season are tied with Alabama for the most by any team in
the SEC.
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A season ago, the Gators had seven interceptions. UF already has nine interceptions through six
games this season. Despite totaling only seven interceptions in 2002, the UF defense ranked seventh
nationally in passing yards per game allowed with just 162.4.
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WR ANDRE CALDWELL
Brother Reche, was a former Gator standout
wide receiver and now plays for the San Diego
Chargers. Baseball was his favorite sport growing up, but he began playing football after watching Reche play. Caldwell moved from quarterback to wide receiver before his senior year.
Seven of his high school teammates signed DI
scholarships his senior year (NC State, Maryland, Georgia Tech, San Diego State, USF,
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The nine true freshmen who played against
San Jose State were the second-most in school
history in a season opener. The most was 12 in
2000.
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A school record 24 freshmen (true and redshirt)
played in the season opener. The previous
record of freshmen playing in a season opener
was 19 in 1999.
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A STRONG DEFENSE...
From the time he arrived in Columbia, S.C., to
the day he left, new Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong made several improvements.
Listed below are where the Gamecocks ranked
in several key defensive categories the year prior
to Strong taking over the defensive coordinator
role at USC and where things left off following
last season:
1998
2002
Total Defense
396.8 (10) 351.4 (10)
Rush Defense
178.9 (12) 164.5 (9)
Pass Defense
217.9 (8)
186.9 (7)
Scoring Defense 33.0 (10)
21.8 (8)
Tackles
536
1150
Sacks
14-116
15-97
Interceptions
5 (12)
9 (T6)
Fumble Rec.
10 (9)
12 (T5)
TFL
38
64
Pass BrUp
36
42
( ) - SEC rankings for categories kept.
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The Gators returned seven interceptions for 187 yards a season ago. This year, the Gators have
taken their nine interceptions back 193 yards.
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For the second consecutive year, Eli Manning didn’t throw a TD pass against the Florida
defense. Last year was the first time as a starter he did not throw for a TD. In 28 starts, he’s had
four games without a TD pass, two against the Gators.
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Ole Miss had 13 possessions and nine lasted less than three minutes. Nine of the possessions
lasted six plays or less
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Ole Miss ran the ball 36 times and 24 of those runs were for less than four yards (five were for
zero or negative yards and 19 were for 1-3 yards).
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The Rebels gained 262 yards passing on 29 attempts, but 209 of those yards came on just nine
passing plays. On the other 20 attempts, Florida allowed just 53 yards – an average of just 2.65
yards per attempt.
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Ole Miss was just 1-of-3 on third downs in each quarter.
UF gave up 485 total yards of offense to Ole Miss on 65 plays – 328 of those yards came on four
rushes and nine passes. On the other 52 plays, Ole Miss averaged just 3.02 yards per play.
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Through six games the Gators are +3 in turnover margin, which ranks as the 40th best total in the
country. UF finished the 2002 season -9 in the category.
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109-3 when holding opponents to 21 or less
points.
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76-4 when it rushes for 150 or more yards in a
game and 57-31-1 when held under 150 yards.
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118-10 when it rushes for at least 100 yards in
a game and just 15-25-1 when held under 100
yards.
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67-5 when a back rushes for 100 or more
yards in a game.
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100-5 when UF outrushes its opponent and
just 33-31-1 when it is outrushed.
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Florida has held two of their first six opponents to under 100 yards through the air.
The Florida defense has held opponents without an offensive touchdown in 14 of 24 quarters
this season.
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Zook.
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Between Ron Zook (eight), Charlie Strong (five) and Bill Miller(17), the Gator coaching staff has
30 years of experience at the defensive coordinator position.
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LINEBACKERS
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nOf the LBs on the two-deep (Matt Farrior, Howard Lingard, Reid Fleming, Taurean Charles,
Earl Everett and Brian Crum) there were a combined 14 tackles in 2002 and no statistics in any
other category. This group had five starts between them entering the year and 1,049 plays
between Matt Farrior and Reid Fleming.
Earl Everett has started the last two games for the Gators as he became one of five true freshmen
to start for the Gators this season when he lined up at linebacker to at Kentucky.
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98-12 when UF scores first and 35-22-1 when
opponent scores first.
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123-7-1 when leading at the half and 10-27
when tied or trailing at the half.
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UF has been outrushed in 30 of the 34 games
it has lost.
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The Gators have posted a 76-5-1 record when
they hold an opponent to less than 100 team
rushing yards.
DEFENSIVE LINE
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defensive line since David Barnard and Johnie Church did so in 1992.
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UF is 23-3 in games in which it blocks a punt.
The Gators are 89-18-1 in games played in
the state of Florida (75-9 in Gainesville, 11-1 in
Jacksonville, 2-1 in Orlando, 1-0 in Miami, 0-6-1
in Tallahassee, 0-1 in Tampa).
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Reid Fleming opened the season with seven tackles in the first three games. Over the last three
he has had 22.
Matt Farrior’s interception in the second quarter of the Ole Miss game was his first of the season
and the second of his career.
After having no sacks in the first three games of the season, Bobby McCray has recorded five in
the last three games combined.
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Bobby McCray and Ray McDonald lead the team with five and three sacks this year, respectively. Florida’s leaders in the department a season ago (Clint Mitchell and Bobby McCray)
finished the year with 2 1/3 sacks each.
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Ray McDonald leads the team with seven tackles for a loss. He is one of 18 different Gators to
have recorded a tackle behind the line this season. Sixteen Gators had tackles for a loss six games
into the year in 2002.
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87-4 vs. unranked teams at game time.
SECONDARY
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allowed a team to pass for touchdown in 10 straight quarters.
FIRST-YEAR COACHES...
All of the top three tacklers on the squad are from the secondary. Free safety Daryl Dixon leads the
Gators with 56 stops to date. Cornerback Johnny Lamar is second with 44, while strong safety Guss
Scott is third with 31.
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Current members of the UF squad are responsible for 13 of the 16 interceptions in the Zook era.
The three senior starters (Daryl Dixon, Guss Scott and Keiwan Ratliff ) have each played in 113 of
a possible 113 games over their careers. Ratliff and Scott have played in 42 over the last four years,
while Dixon’s came during his first three years (1999, 2000, 2001) and a start in each of the last six
games.
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SPECIAL TEAMS
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nKeiwan Ratliff’s blocked field goal at Kentucky marked the fourth kick the Gators have blocked this
season. In 2002, UF finished the year with only four total blocks (field goals and punts).
2003 Blocks
vs. San Jose St.
vs. Florida A&M
at Kentucky
FG
Ratliff
Ratliff
Punt
J. McCollum
J. McCollum
All four of Matt Piotrowicz’s kickoffs against Ole Miss were 61-yards or longer. Piotrowicz booted a
71-yard kickoff in the second quarter.
Checking in with the 13 head coaches that
were in their first year in a new place a season
ago reveals that Florida’s Ron Zook was the
second most successful among that group in
2002:
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School
Record
Tyrone Willingham __ Notre Dame _______10-3
RON ZOOK ______ FLORIDA _________ 8-5
Jeff Tedford _______ California __________ 7-5
Chan Gailey _______ Georgia Tech ______ 7-6
Steve Roberts _____ Arkansas State ____ 6-7
Tom Craft _________ San Diego State____ 4-8
Gerry DiNardo _____ Indiana ____________ 3-9
Rickey Bustle _____ UL-Lafayette _______ 3-9
Phil Bennett _______ SMU _____________ 3-9
Buddy Teevens ____ Stanford __________ 2-9
Bobby Johnson ____ Vanderbilt _________2-10
Paul Johnson ______ Navy _____________2-10
Mark Mangino _____ Kansas ___________2-10
TOTALS ___________________________59-100
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Eric Wilbur’s average of 43.6 per punt ranks as the second best in the league and the 19th highest
total in the nation. Wilbur has had punts of 50-yards-or-more in four of six games this year.
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Florida’s 13.8 yard average per punt return is tops in the SEC and 16h in the nation. UF’s Keiwan
Ratliff ranks first in the SEC and 19th nationally as he averages 14.5 yards per punt return.
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Florida’s Matt Leach has connected on 31 straight extra point attempts dating back to Nov. 2, 2002
against Georgia. UF went 8-of-8 against San Jose State, 3-of-3 vs. Miami, 9-of-9 against Florida
A&M, 1-of-1 against Tennessee and Kentucky and 2-of-2 against Ole Miss.
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Matt Leach has made 32 of 35 kicks this season (extra points and field goals). Leach has made 11
of his last 14 field goals from inside 40 yards.
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This season Keiwan Ratliff has returned 14 punts for 203 yards as he is averaging 14.5 yards per
return. Ratliff returned 32 punts for 341 yards in 2002 for a 10.7 yard per return average.
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UF’s punt return average is 13.8 after 10.4 per return in 2002. UF has had 289 yards on 21 punt
returns after six games. UF was seven games into the schedule last year before the Gators had more
than 289 punt return yards. UF never had more than 75 punt return yards in a game last year.
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Eric Wilbur’s 75-yard punt against Tennessee was the fourth longest in school history. Wilbur
averaged 50.8 yards per punt against the Vols, the second best single-game average in school
history. It was the longest punt for Florida since Shayne Edge boomed a 76-yarder against Vanderbilt
in 1992.
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Punter Eric Wilbur is the third freshman punter Ron Zook has worked with during his time at Florida.
Ingle Martin saw extensive action last year as a punter, and Zook also worked with Robby Stevenson
in 1995, his last as an assistant at UF:
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2003
2002
1995
______ Punter ______________ Punts ______ Yards
______ Eric Wilbur _____________ 27 ________ 1177
______ Ingle Martin ____________ 38 ________ 1362
______ Robby Stevenson _______ 33 ________ 1264
_____ Avg.
______ 43.6
______ 35.8
______ 38.3
_____Long _____ Blkd.
_______75 ________ 0
_______70 ________ 0
_______52 ________ 0
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and total offense (406.9). The Gators have led the SEC in passing offense each of the last two years
and eight of the last 13. In addition, UF has led the league in total offense in four of the last eight
seasons.
Since 1990, UF has thrown for 300 or more yards in a game in 98 of its 169 contests. The Gators
threw for 300 or more yards in a game just 14 times in the previous 83 seasons of play (1906-89).
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The six coaches with no previous head coaching experience at a four-year college went 2747 in 2002. The following indicates how coaches
have done in that situation over the past few
years:
Year
Won
Lost
Pct.
2001
72
67
.518
2000
39
54
.419
1999
40
51
.440
1998
44
59
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ON THIS DATE...
The Gators have played on this date 11 times
in the history of the program and own a 6-4-1
record.
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Oct. 11, 1986 - Florida vs. Kent State
UF 52 - Kent State 9 - Gainesville, Fla.
The Gators posted a homecoming win
against the Golden Flashes of Kent State.
Rodney Brewer, who made his first collegiate start since replacing the injured Kerwin
Bell, took advantage of the opportunity completing 13 of 16 passes for 230 yards and two
touchdowns. The totals included an 8-of-8 performance in the first quarter.
The 537 yards of total offense, also included
a season-high of 306 rushing yards. Led by
freshman Octavius Gould (three touchdowns)
and junior Dwayne Ferguson, the Gators tallied
their best point output since 1984.
Oct. 11, 1997 - Florida vs. LSU
LSU 28 - UF 21 - Baton Rouge, LA
Capitalizing on five Florida turnovers, 14thranked LSU downs the top-ranked Gators before 80,677 fans at Tiger Stadium and a nationally televised ESPN audience. The loss snapped
Florida’s 25-game SEC winning streak, the second longest win streak in SEC history.
On the bright side, quarterback Doug
Johnson set career highs in attempts (57),
completions (32), and yards (346).
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POLL NOTES...
CURRENT CONSECUTIVE
SEASONS IN THE FINAL
COACHES POLL
Rk. _
1. __
2. __
3. __
4. __
___
6. __
___
School ____________________ Years
Florida State _________________ 19
Michigan ____________________ 18
FLORIDA ___________________ 13
Georgia ______________________ 6
Texas _______________________ 6
Virginia Tech __________________ 5
Miami ________________________ 5
CURRENT CONSECUTIVE
GAMES WITHOUT BEING
SHUTOUT
A look at the leaders nationally as well as SEC
teams’ consecutive games without being shut
out:
NATIONAL LEADERS
1. BYU ______________________
2. Texas _____________________
3. Washington ________________
4. Michigan ___________________
5. Washington State ___________
6. Oregon ____________________
7. Florida State _______________
8. FLORIDA _________________
9. Colorado ___________________
10. Arizona ___________________
356
269
258
221
220
214
191
185
178
140
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE LEADERS
1.FLORIDA __________________ 185
2. Tennessee _________________ 114
3. Georgia _____________________ 96
4. Arkansas ___________________ 88
5. Ole Miss ____________________ 55
6. Alabama ____________________ 29
7. Mississippi State _____________ 20
8. LSU ________________________ 8
9. South Carolina ________________ 5
10. Vanderbilt ___________________ 6
11. Kentucky ___________________ 4
12. Auburn _____________________ 4
PASSING YARDS SINCE 1996
Since 1996, the Gators rank third in the country in combined passing yards:
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NATIONAL LEADERS
1. Louisiana Tech ___________ 30,079
2. Marshall _________________ 29,950
3. Florida _________________ 27,232
During the past seven seasons (1996-2003), UF has posted 53 300-yard passing games, which is
tied for the most in the nation:
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1. FLORIDA _________________________53
Louisiana Tech ______________________53
3. Kentucky _________________________51
The Gators have gone a school-record 185 games without being shutout, dating back to a 16-0 loss
to Auburn in 1988. Over that same span, the Gator defense has posted nine shutouts.
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Since 1990, Florida has ranked in the top 10 in total offense in the final NCAA stats in seven of the
last 13 seasons.
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THE DEFENSE
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nFlorida has allowed more than 200 yards passing in just six games during the Zook era and allowed
only two opponents’ QB (John Navarre, Mich., and Brock Berlin, Miami) to throw for more than 300
yards in a game.
Since 1990, Florida has led the SEC in rushing defense six times and ranked among the nation’s top
20 teams in total defense on seven different occasions.
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UF has held its opponents to less than 50 net rushing yards 23 times in its last 94 games since the
1995 season. In the last 107 games, UF has held 49 opponents to 100 net rushing yards or less.
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Since 1990, Florida has ranked in the top 10 in rushing defense in the final national stats seven times.
SEC TELEVISION EXPOSURE
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nThe Gators have appeared on live network television in 65 of their last 67 SEC games. Since the start
of the 1994 season, the Gators have had 73 of their 78 SEC games televised live on network TV.
THE SCHEDULE
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nIn 2003, the Gators will be on the road on five different occasions marking the second time in school
history (1979) that UF has had to play on the road more than four times in a season. This year, every
league team plays five road games except South Carolina (four) and Mississippi State (six again).
As a result of the SEC scheduling, UF will not play Auburn this year ending a series that had run
uninterrupted since 1945. The 80-game series with the Tigers is tied with Georgia for the longest in
school history.
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According to the NCAA, the 2002 Florida Gators faced the sixth toughest schedule in the nation and
UF probably will rank highly again in strength of schedule for its 2003 slate.
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Florida will play seven teams this fall that made appearances in bowl games during the 2002 season.
The Gators will square off against eight teams that had enough wins a year ago to be bowl eligible,
including Kentucky. In fact, every team in the SEC plays at least five bowl eligible teams from 2002.
Florida plays seven bowl teams from last season, which equals the total of Auburn, Mississippi State
and Vanderbilt for the third highest total among SEC members.
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2003 Opponents in 2002 Bowls
Team ____________________________________Bowl
Ohio State, 31 vs. Miami, 24 (2 OT) __________ Fiesta
Maryland, 30 vs. Tennessee, 3 ______________ Peach
Ole Miss, 27, vs. Nebraska, 23 ________Independence
Texas, 35 vs. LSU, 20 _____________________Cotton
Minnesota, 29 vs. Arkansas, 14 _________ Music City
Georgia, 26 vs. Florida State, 13 ____________ Sugar
2003 opponents are in bold
A look at the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll shows that UF will play the second most
preseason top 25 teams this season with five. Florida, Alabama and South Carolina are the only
members of the SEC, which will play five opponents this season that are ranked in the top 25 of the poll:
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NATIONAL LEADERS
Ohio State
Florida State
Florida
Miami
Notre Dame
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THE STADIUM...
STADIUM...
BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUM
AT FLORIDA FIELD
“THE
THE SWAMP
SWAMP””
ATTENDANCE NOTES
nThe attendance for the game against Tennessee on Sept. 20, 2003 of 90,332 established a new school record and was the largest
crowd ever to watch a football game in the state
of Florida. The previous school record stood at
90, 087 and was set against Florida A&M on
Sept. 13, 2003.
The attendance for the season opener against
San Jose State (90,011) was the largest opening day crowd in Florida history. The previous
record was 85,575 against UAB in last year’s
opener
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In 2002, the Gators sold all available season
tickets (72,000). That figure continues to rank
as the second highest in the state of Florida
history for any team - collegiate or professional.
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The Gators have ranked among the nation’s
top 15 schools in average home attendance in
each of the last 21 years (1982-2002) and
ranked among the nation’s top eight schools in
each of the last 12 years (1991-2002). UF’s
average of 85,493 fans per home game in 1999
ranked as the best single-season mark in school
history. UF averaged 85,432 in 2001 and 85,185
during the 2002 season.
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A look at the Gators at home since 1990:
Overall: ________________________ 75-9
SEC: __________________________ 42-6
SEC East: ______________________ 24-2
SEC West: ______________________ 18-4
Non-Conference: ________________ 33-3
Top 25 Teams: __________________ 17-8
Top 10 Teams: ___________________ 9-5
Top 5 Teams: ____________________ 7-4
Unranked Teams: ________________ 57-1
At Night (6 p.m. or later) ___________ 24-1
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Florida’s home winning percentage of .892 (759) ranks third-best in the nation since 1990.
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The Gators had two significant streaks at “The
Swamp” in the 1990s: A 23-game win streak from
1990-93 and a 30-game streak from 1994-1999
In 84 home games since 1990, UF has scored 30
or more points 65 times and has held its opponent
to 14 or less points 44 times.
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Since 1990, UF has outscored its opponents at
“The Swamp” by a combined total of 3456-1318
(an average of 41.4 to 15.6 for an average victory
margin of 25.8).
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Since 1990, Florida has lost only three times at
home to a team ranked below the top five.
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HOME RECORDS SINCE 1990
1. Nebraska ________ 86-5-0 _____
2. Florida State ______ 74-4-1 _____
3. FLORIDA ________ 75-8-0 _____
4. Kansas State _____ 78-9-1 _____
5. Texas A&M _______ 69-11-1 ____
Florida has a current streak of 88 consecutive
home sellouts dating back to the 1989 season.
Here is where UF ranks nationally for current
consecutive sellouts:
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.945
.936
.892
.886
.851
1. Nebraska _________ 259
2. Notre Dame ______ 169
3. Michigan _________ 117
4. FLORIDA _________ 88
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HEAD COACH RON ZOOK...
THE RON ZOOK FILE
25 years of coaching experience
19 year collegiate coaching experience
(Florida, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Tennessee,
Kansas, Cincinnati, Murray State) Six years professional coaching experience (Pittsburgh, Kansas City and New Orleans)
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nCoached for three NFL franchises (Pittsburgh,
Kansas City and New Orleans)
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nCoached on three NFL Division Champions
(1996 and 1997 Steelers - AFC Central, 2000
Saints - NFC West)
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nCoached on five SEC Championship teams
(four at Florida, one at Tennessee)
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nParticipated in 14 bowl games (three as a
player and 11 as a coach)
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nCoached at four schools that are members of
college football's premier conferences (SEC,
Big Ten, Big 12, Big East).
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PERSONAL
Birthdate: April 28,1954
Hometown: Loudonville, Ohio
Alma Mater: Miami of Ohio (1976)
Family: Wife, Denise; daughters Jacquelyn, Casey
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Florida
2002-Present ________________ Head Coach
New Orleans Saints
2000-01 ______________ Defensive Coordinator
Kansas City Chiefs
1999 ______________ Defensive Backs Coach
Pittsburgh Steelers
1996-98 ______________ Special Teams Coach
Florida
1995 _ Assoc. Head Coach/ Special Teams Coor.
_____ Nickelbackers and Strong Safeties Coach
1994 __ Special Teams Coordinator/Nickelbackers
1991-93 Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Backs
Ohio State
1988-90 _________________ Defensive Backs
Virginia Tech
1987 Defensive Coordinator/ Assistant Head Coach
Tennessee
1984-86 _________________ Defensive Backs
Kansas
1983 ________________ Defensive Coordinator
Cincinnati
1981-82 ______________ Defensive Coordinator
Murray State
1978-80 _________________ Defensive Backs
Orville High School
1976-77
THE COACHING STAFF
Jerry “Red” Anderson ..............Defensive Line
Dwayne Dixon .............. Assistant Head Coach
Larry Fedora .... Perimeter Game Coordinator
Mike Locksley ........RB/Recruiting Coordinator
Bill Miller ....................................... Linebackers
Charlie Strong ............. Defensive Coordinator
Joe Wickline ............ OL/Running Game Coor.
Mike Woodford .........DB/Special Teams Coor.
Ed Zaunbrecher ..... Offensive Coordinator/QB
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ZOOK AND HIS PLAYERS
nWhile an assistant at Tennessee from 1984-86, Zook once called a defensive backs meeting in the
hotel room of one of his players, Charles Davis. When he realized he had forgotten to bring a pad of
paper, Zook ripped off Davis’ bedsheet and scrawled plays on them. “I went to bed with two- and
three-deep coverages underneath me,” Davis said.
As the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Special Teams Coach from 1996-98, Zook and his unit had an interesting
pregame ritual. Before each game, the players would surround Zook, work themselves into a frenzy
and push him around like a pinball. According to former Steeler running back Fred McAfee, Zook
didn’t always emerge unscathed. “A couple of times, Zook got black eyes in there,” McAfee said. “I
don’t even come to the kickoff huddle unless I have my chinstrap buckled up.”
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The UF players describe Zook as a players’ coach. He’s active, available and pays attention to what
they’re doing. “He expects a lot from us and he gives a lot of himself,” RB Ran Carthon says. Zook
has given his cell phone number to all the players—and he has all of theirs. He lifts weights with them,
spends time in the lockerroom with them, eats in the dining hall with them. During two-a-days he
stayed in the hotel with them.
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ROOTS AND FAMILY
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nZook grew up in the small town of Loudonville, Ohio. The town’s population is a mere 3,000, and a
canoe livery was its biggest industry.
As devoted as he is to football, Zook is still a family man. During his hectic first spring as Florida’s
head coach, Zook found the time to make a 90-mile drive from Daytona Beach to Jacksonville to watch
his daughter, Casey, run the 100-meter hurdles in the district championships. Casey was ecstatic that
her father would drive two hours for a 17-second race.
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Zook’s father, a traveling salesman, was over 400 miles away in Chicago at a trade show during
senior night at Ron’s final high school home football game. His father drove straight in from a meeting,
wheeled into the parking lot just before kickoff and immediately left after the game to get back to
Chicago in time for his Saturday appointments.
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Zook started flying planes when he was 13 and had his first solo flight when he was 16.
Zook’s grandfather, Peter, came to America from Russia. When he arrived at Ellis Island, immigration officials looked at his 26-letter last name and shortened it to simply Zook.
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Zook’s wife, Denise, tells about her husband’s meticulous scrutiny of life on, and off, the football field.
“When he’s making a decision on anything, I don’t care if it’s insurance, buying a house, getting a loan,
getting a dog, whatever, he’s going to check out everything,” says Denise. “You should ask the car
salesman how he is about buying a car. It’s hilarious. It’s just how Ron is. Every single thing we buy
has to be researched.”
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ZOOK AS A PLAYER
nZook’s brother Bob would stand at the top of a hill behind their childhood home and roll an old tire
down to Ron, who was standing at the bottom of the hill in shoulder pads and a helmet. Zook was
small growing up but the drill taught him toughness. He either made a great stop or got knocked to the
ground and afterwards he would get up and push the tire back up the hill and prepare for another
shot. “It was a toughness drill, teaching me to run through things when I tackled. You had to hit it hard,
because it was a moving object, and it’d roll right over you.”
There was also a variation where the ball was tossed to 80-pound Ron, whose objective was to run
through Bob and his 120-pound neighbor. “He either cried or bled,” Bob Zook said. “Most of the time
it was both.” Ron wore glasses at the time and before long “there was more electrical tape on his
glasses than there were glasses.”
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As a freshman, Zook became a star quarterback and defensive back at Loudonville HS, due to his
drive and preparation for the game. “We had four touchdowns called back because he had faked the
ball so well, and the officials blew the whistle. We’re losing 14-6 to Ontario just before halftime, and we
ran a belly play. Ron faked the ball to the fullback and handed it to the tailback. The ref blew the ball
dead because he thought the fullback had it, but the tailback was in the end zone with it 52 yards
away.” Said John Burkhart, mayor of Loudonville and high school teammate.
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As a member of the freshman basketball team, Zook’s team was down 20-0 at the half vs. Fredricktown.
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HEAD COACH RON ZOOK...
After his coach walked out at halftime, Zook took
over and they ended up winning 43-42.
RON ZOOK’S RECORD AT UF WHEN...
Overall __________________________________ 11-8
IN THE “CRADLE” OF COACHING
nIn perhaps the highlight of his college playing
career, Zook’s Miami took on Florida in the 1973
Tangerine Bowl. The game was played in
Gainesville due to renovations to the stadium in
Orlando, and Miami upset the Gators 16-7 in what
was the first of three consecutive Tangerine Bowl
victories. On the game’s opening kickoff, Zook
tackled Gator great and current Sunshine Network commentator Nat Moore to set the game’s
tone. According to ex-teammate John McVay,
Zook had a great game and “must’ve made every
tackle on the punt coverage and kick coverage.
vs. SEC __________________________________
vs. SEC East _____________________________
vs. SEC West _____________________________
vs. Non-Conference ________________________
7-4
6-1
1-3
4-4
Play at home ______________________________
Play away ________________________________
Play at neutral sites ________________________
Playing in the state of Florida _________________
Receive kickoff to start game ________________
Kickoff to start game _______________________
7-4
3-3
1-1
8-7
8-4
3-4
While at Miami, Zook lived in Hepburn Hall with
a group of men that went on to very successful
athletic careers. Zook’s fellow residents of Hepburn
Hall included Northwestern football coach Randy
Walker, former Ohio State basketball coach and
current 76ers assistant Randy Ayers, Reds first
base coach Billy Doran, current Georgia Tech
baseball coach Danny Hall, former NFL running
backs Rob Carpenter and Sherman Smith and
former Braves pitcher Charlie Lebrandt.
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THE ROAD TO FLORIDA
nZook first began teaching science and coaching
at Orville (Ohio) High School in 1976-1977 in the
hometown of college basketball legend Bobby
Knight. Zook coached defense for head coach
Mo Tipton, who initially placed him in the pressbox
to see the field better. That lasted all of a half
because Zook almost fell out three times. “They
had to take him out because he almost fell out
three times in the first half,” Zook’s brother Bob
recalls. “They had to grab him so he wouldn’t fall
out.”
Zook’s first collegiate coaching position came
when Mike Gottfried — now a commentator for
ESPN — gave him a job at Murray State. Zook
then coached at Cincinnati, Kansas, Tennessee,
Virginia Tech, Ohio State and Florida.
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In night games (6 p.m. or later) _______________ 7-3
In the rain _________________________________ 2-0
Score first ________________________________ 7-3
Opponents score first _______________________ 4-5
Lead after one quarter _______________________ 6-2
Trail after one quarter _______________________ 2-3
Are tied after one quarter ____________________ 3-2
Lead at half _______________________________ 9-3
Trail at half ________________________________ 2-5
Are tied at half _____________________________ 0-0
Lead after three quarters _____________________ 9-2
Trail after three quarters _____________________ 2-6
Are tied after three quarters __________________ 0-0
Overtime games ___________________________ 1-0
Have a team pass for 300+ yards _____________
Have an individual pass for 300+ yards _________
Opp. as a team pass for 300+ yards ___________
Opp. has individual pass for 300+ yards ________
5-3
4-2
0-1
0-1
Have a team rush for 100+ yards _____________
Have an individual rush for 100+ yards _________
Opp. has a team rush for 100+ yards __________
Opp. has an individual rush for 100+ yards ______
9-4
2-2
8-7
3-4
Commit two or less turnovers ________________ 8-3
Opponents commit two or more turnovers ______ 5-5
After Zook had spent three seasons as the spe
cial teams coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kan
sas City Chiefs Coach Gunther Cunningham tried
to hire him away in 1999. When Steelers Coach
Bill Cowher attempted to block the move — citing
a league rule that an assistant can’t change teams
without a promotion — Cunningham created a
title of “supervisory” for Zook. The title is no longer
allowed by the NFL, but the Chiefs were finally
able to hire Zook as their secondary coach.
Score 10 or more points ____________________ 11-7
Hold their opponent to 21 or less points ________ 8-2
Score
under 10 points ____________________________
10-19 points _______________________________
20-29 points _______________________________
30-39 points _______________________________
40-49 points _______________________________
50 or more points ___________________________
60 or more points ___________________________
0-1
0-5
4-0
3-2
1-0
1-0
2-0
As a defensive assistant with the New
Orleans Saints, Zook started every practice by running over to the offensive
huddle and shouting “You got no chance
today, offense, no chance.” By the end
of practice he was as sweaty as the players.
Hold opponent to
under 10 points ____________________________
10-19 points _______________________________
20-29 points _______________________________
30-39 points _______________________________
40-49 points _______________________________
50+ points ________________________________
5-0
3-1
2-2
1-4
0-1
0-0
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SEC Coaches Division I Experience Rankings
1. Mississippi State .............................. 17.3 years
2. South Carolina .................................. 16.5 years
3. Tennessee ....................................... 15.3 years
4. Florida .......................................... 14.5 years
5. Kentucky ......................................... 14.4 years
6. Georgia ........................................... 13.5 years
7. Auburn ............................................ 11.4 years
8. Alabama .......................................... 10.3 years
9. LSU ................................................. 9.9 years
10. Ole Miss ......................................... 9.7 years
11. Vanderbilt ........................................ 7.0 years
12. Arkansas ........................................ 5.7 years
Zook Against Ranked Teams (2-6)
2002 - No. 1 Miami 41 vs. No. 6 Florida 16
2002 - No. 10 Florida 30 at No. 4 Tennessee 13
2002 - No. 18 LSU 36 vs No. 16 Florida 7
2002 - No. 22 Florida 20 vs. No. 5 Georgia 13 (N)
2002 - No. 23 Florida State vs. No. 11 Florida 14
2003 - No. 12 Michigan 38 vs. No. 20 Florida 30 (N)
2003 - No. 18 Florida 33 at No. 3 Miami 38
2003 -No. 17 Florida 10 vs. No. 12 Tenn 24
Gator Turnovers In The Zook Era
In UF’s 11 Wins ........................ UF - 1.6 per game
............................................. Opp - 2.0 per game
In UF’s 8 Losses ....................... UF - 2.3 per game
.............................................. Opp -1.3 per game
Florida Second Year Coaching Records
1907 .................................... Jack Forsythe, 4-1-1
1910 ............................................. G.E. Pyle, 6-1
1915 .................................. Charles J. McCoy, 4-3
1918 .......................................... A.L. Busser, 0-1
1921 ...................................... William Kline, 6-3-2
1924 ..................................... J.A. VanFleet, 6-2-2
1926 ....................................... H.L. Sebring, 2-6-2
1929 .................................. Charles Bachman, 8-2
1934 ........................ D.K. Stanley, 6-3-1, 2-3 SEC
1937 .............................. Josh Cody, 4-7, 3-5 SEC
1941 ...................... Thomas J. Lieb, 4-6, 1-4 SEC
1947 .............. Raymond B. Wolf, 4-5-1, 1-4-1 SEC
1951
Bob Woodruff, 5-5, 3-3 SEC
1961 ............................ Ray Graves, 4-5, 5-2 SEC
1971 ........................... Doug Dickey, 4-7, 1-6 SEC
1980 ............................ Charley Pell, 8-4, 5-2 SEC
1985 ............................ Galen Hall,9-1-1, 5-1 SEC
1991 ....................... Steve Spurrier, 10-2, 7-0 SEC
Second-Year Coaches Superlatives
Overall Wins ................... 10, Steve Spurrier (1991)
SEC Wins ........................ 7, Steve Spurrier (1991)
Most Points Scored .......... 77, J.A. VanFleet (1924)
Most Home Wins ............... 6, Steve Spurrier (1991)
Undefeated at Home ............. 4-0, G.E. Pyle (1910)
..................................... 3-0, J.A. VanFleet (1924)
............................... 2-0, Charles Bachman (1929)
....................................... 5-0-1, Galen Hall (1985)
.................................... 6-0, Steve Spurrier (1991)
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LEGENDARY STA
STATUS...
ONE OF THE ONLY SCHOOL’S IN THE NATION TO:
nFlorida’s spectacular success has resulted in the Gator program being classified a “major college
dynasty” by the NCAA in its annual records book. This is a rare and elite honor that has been
bestowed on Florida, the 1996 National Champions, due to a consistent level of success that is
achieving legendary status.
One of three schools in major college history, and the only one in the SEC, to ever win at least nine
games for a period of 12 consecutive years (1990-2001).
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One of six schools in major college history to ever win 100 games during a decade (102 wins in the
1990s).
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The only school in modern major college history to ever score 500 or more points for a period of
four straight years (1993-96).
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CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN
THE POLLS (ALL-TIME)
Nebraska _____________ 347 (1981-2002)
FLORIDA ____________ 226 (1990-2003)
Florida State __________ 212 (1989-2001)
Alabama _______________ 184 (1971-82)
Michigan _______________ 160 (1968-80)
Notre Dame ____________ 159 (1964-75)
Oklahoma _______________ 156(1971-81)
CONSECUTIVE JANUARY
BOWL APPEARANCES
One of only two schools in the nation to have multiple recipients of the Draddy Trophy which is
presented by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame to the nation’s top football
scholar-athlete.
Nebraska ________________ 17 (1981-97)
Miami ___________________ 12 (1983-94)
Florida State ___________ 12 (1991-Active)
FLORIDA ____________ 10 (1993-Active)
Michigan _________________ 9 (1985-93)
Notre Dame ______________ 9 (1987-95)
Penn State _______________ 8 (1991-98)
The only school in the nation that can boast of a Heisman Trophy recipient (Danny Wuerffel) who
also received the Draddy Trophy which is presented by the National Football Foundation and
College Hall of Fame to the country’s top football scholar-athlete.
COLLEGE LEADERS
SINCE 1990
MOST TOTAL WINS
In the history of the NFL Draft, Florida and Miami hold the distinction of being the only schools
represented for the most consecutive years in the first-round of the draft.
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THE ONLY SCHOOL IN THE SEC TO:
nThe only school in SEC history, and one of only three in major college history, to ever win at least
10 games for a period of six straight years (1993-98).
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Win at least eight conference games in a season for four consecutive years (1993-96).
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Post a perfect 8-0 conference record in back-to-back seasons (1995-96).
The only school in SEC history, and one of only four schools in major college history, to ever rank
in the top 15 of the final polls in 12 consecutive seasons (1990-2001).
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The only school in SEC history, and one of only six in major college history, to ever appear in a
January bowl game for nine consecutive seasons (1993-2001).
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Its 87-13 SEC record from 1990 to the seventh conference game of 2001 is the best league record
over a 100 SEC game time period in conference history.
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It holds the SEC record for most consecutive seasons (12) with at least six league wins, a streak
that doubles the previous record of six set by Alabama from 1961-66).
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Ever win 70 league games in a decade (73 in the 1990s).
One of only two schools in SEC history to ever win four consecutive league championships (199396).
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Play in seven of the 11 SEC Championship Games and has won six SEC titles over the last 11
years.
1970s
Alabama ......................................103-16-1
Oklahoma ....................................102-13-3
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GATORS JOIN
EXCLUSIVE 100-WIN DECADE
CLUB
Florida, 102-22-1 during the 1990s, joined
an exclusive list of only six major colleges that
won 100 games during a decade entirely
spent at the I-A level.
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1980s
Nebraska .....................................103-20-0
BYU .............................................102-26-0
1990s
Florida State ................................109-13-1
Nebraska .....................................108-16-1
FLORIDA ....................................102-22-1
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Nebraska ________________________ 141
Florida State _____________________ 140
FLORIDA _______________________ 133
Miami ___________________________ 130
Tennessee ______________________ 128
TOP-15 FINISHES
FLORIDA ________________________ 12
Florida State ______________________ 12
Nebraska _________________________ 10
Tennessee _______________________ 10
Miami ____________________________ 10
Penn State ________________________ 9
Michigan __________________________ 9
TOP-10 FINISHES
Florida State ______________________ 11
FLORIDA ________________________ 10
Nebraska __________________________ 8
Tennessee ________________________ 7
Michigan __________________________ 6
FINAL POLL RANKING AVG.
Florida State _____________________ 5.3
FLORIDA _______________________ 8.1
Michigan _______________________ 11.2
WEEKS IN THE POLLS
FLORIDA _______________________ 226
Michigan _________________________ 84
Texas ___________________________ 79
Virginia Tech ______________________ 77
Miami ____________________________ 61
Oklahoma ________________________ 60
14
FLORIDA AND THE NFL...
THE SEC LEADS THE NATION
n The Southeastern Conference led the nation
with 263 former players on 2003 National Football League opening day rosters. The Big Ten
was second with 207 followed by the Pac-10 with
191, Big 12 with 187 and the Atlantic Coast Conference with 144. The SEC also had nine of its 12
schools rank in the top 40 among all NCAA institutions with former players on NFL opening day
rosters.
GATORS AND THE 2003 NFL DRAFT
n Rex Grossman’s selection in the first round kept
Florida’s streak intact of having a first-round pick
in each of the last seven years and 16 of the last
20. Florida’s 26 first-round draft choices since 1983
is the second best total in the nation. Since the first
NFL Draft in 1936, a Florida player has been selected in the first round 35 times covering 26 separate seasons, which ties Alabama for the fourth
highest total in the country.
One of only two schools to have had at least one
first-round draft selection in 17 of the last 21 drafts.
n
One of only two schools to have had multiple
first-round draft selections in six of the past nine
drafts.
n
Eight former members of the University of Florida
football team were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft,
which was held in New York City. The total tied for
the highest from any school in the nation, while
also tying for the third highest total in program
history. In addition, for the first time since 1957
four Gators went to the same organization.
n
Set a NFL record for the most consecutive years
(nine, 1983-91) represented in the first-round of
the draft.
n
FLORIDA NFL NOTES
nFlorida had 40 players on 2003 NFL opening
day rosters, which tied with Notre Dame for the
most from any school in the country.
In 2002, Florida had 23 offensive players (nine
WR, seven OL, three QB, two RB, one TE, one
C) on rosters.
n
In 2002Florida’s nine wide receivers on 2002
NFL rosters ranked as the top total in the nation
for any school (Michigan is second with seven).
n
In 2002Florida’s seven offensive linemen in 2002
tied for the highest total in the nation (Auburn and
Michigan both have seven, while Mississippi and
Nebraska both have six).
n
In 2002, Florida had three QBs on NFL rosters
in 2002, a total that was the second best in the
nation (Washington is first with five).
n
2003 FLORIDA FOOTBALL AT LSU
Former Gator
Emmitt Smith became the NFL’s
all-time leading
rusher on Sunday, Oct. 27,
2002 with an 11yard run against
the
Seattle
Seahawks in Dallas. Smith surpassed the longtime record held
by Walter Payton,
who rushed for
16,726 yards in
his 13-year.
Smith was a On April 12, 2003 Florida fans got the opportunity to recognize one
of their own as Emmitt Smith was honored at halftime of the 2003
three-time AllOrange and Blue Spring game.
American at the
University of
Florida from 1987-89. He established 58 school records in three seasons, including a career rushing
mark of 3,928 yards. Following his junior season with the Gators, Smith was a first-round selection in
the 1990 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Smith finished the 2002 season with 17,162 career yards
on 4,052 attempts, eclipsing Walter Payton’s 18 year-old NFL rushing mark against Seattle on Oct.
27. On Wednesday, March 26, Smith agreed to terms with the Arizona Cardinals.
FLORIDA PLAYERS ON 2003 NFL
OPENING DAY ROSTERS (40)
DE -Trace Armstrong - Oakland Raiders
DE - Alex Brown - Chicago Bears
WR- Reche Caldwell - San Diego Chargers
OG - Cooper Carlisle - Denver Broncos
LB - Travis Carroll - New Orleans Saints
DE - Kevin Carter - Tennessee Titans
K - Jeff Chandler - San Francisco 49ers
OG - Mo Collins - Oakland Raiders
LB - Andra Davis - Cleveland Browns
WR - Chris Doering - Pittsburgh Steelers
WR - Jabar Gaffney - Houston Texans
QB - Rex Grossman - Chicago Bears
WR - Ike Hilliard - New York Giants
WR - Darrell Jackson - Seattle Seahawks
RB - Terry Jackson - San Francisco 49ers
WR -Taylor Jacobs - Washington Redskins
QB - Doug Johnson - Atlanta Falcons
DT - Ellis Johnson - Atlanta Falcons
FS - Todd Johnson - Chicago Bears
DE - Jevon Kearse - Tennessee Titans
TE - Erron Kinney - Tennessee Titans
DT - Tron LaFavor - Chicago Bears
S - Marquand Manuel - Cincinnati Bengals
QB - Shane Matthews - Cincinnati Bengals
C - Jeff Mitchell - Carolina Panthers
LB - Michael Nattiel - Minnesota Vikings
QB - Jesse Palmer - New York Giants
OT - Mike Pearson - Jacksonville Jaguars
LB - Mike Peterson - Jacksonville Jaguars
OG - Zach Piller - Tennessee Titans
DT - Ian Scott - Chicago Bears
CB - Lito Sheppard - Philadelphia Eagles
RB - Emmitt Smith - Arizona Cardinals
CB - Jimmy Spencer - Denver Broncos
RB - Fred Taylor - Jacksonville Jaguars
WR - Travis Taylor - Baltimore Ravens
TE - Aaron Walker - San Francisco 49ers
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OT - Kenyatta Walker - Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DT - Gerard Warren - Cleveland Browns
CB- Fred Weary - St. Louis Rams
SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST PLAYERS ON NFL 2003 OPENING DAY
ROSTERS
1. FLORIDA
Notre Dame
3. Florida State
4. Georgia
Miami
Tennessee
7. Texas A&M
8. Michigan
9. Ohio State
10. Nebraska
Penn State
40
40
37
36
36
36
33
31
29
28
28
SEC AND NFL 2003 OPENING DAY
ROSTERS
1. FLORIDA
2. Georgia
Tennessee
4. Auburn
5. LSU
6. Alabama
7 Mississippi State
South Carolina
9. Ole Miss
10. Kentucky
Vanderbilt
12. Arkansas
40
36
36
25
24
20
18
18
17
10
10
9
15
Florida Football 2003
Florida Game Results (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
Date
---Aug 30,
Sep 06,
Sep 13,
* Sep 20,
* Sep 27,
* Oct 04,
Opponent
-------2003
SAN JOSE ST.
2003 at #3 MIAMI Hurricanes
2003
FLORIDA A&M
2003
#12 TENNESSEE
2003 at Kentucky
2003
OLEMISS
* indicates conference game
Overall
Score
Record
-----------W 65-3
1- 0- 0
33-38 L 1- 1- 0
W 63-3
2- 1- 0
10-24 L 2- 2- 0
W 24-21
3- 2- 0
17-20 L 3- 3- 0
Conference
Record
-------0- 0- 0
0- 0- 0
0- 0- 0
0- 1- 0
1- 1- 0
1- 2- 0
Time
---3:25
3:42
3:14
3:29
3:11
2:59
Attend
-----90011
79932
90087
90332
70579
90101
Florida Football 2003
Florida Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
TEAM STATISTICS
UF
OPP
-------------------------------------------------------SCORING.......................
212
109
Points Per Game.............
35.3
18.2
FIRST DOWNS...................
124
106
Rushing.....................
51
52
Passing.....................
64
49
Penalty.....................
9
5
RUSHING YARDAGE...............
950
913
Yards gained rushing........
1095
1053
Yards lost rushing..........
145
140
Rushing Attempts............
209
233
Average Per Rush............
4.5
3.9
Average Per Game............
158.3
152.2
TDs Rushing.................
14
9
PASSING YARDAGE...............
1586
1207
Att-Comp-Int................
196-121-10
192-108-9
Average Per Pass............
8.1
6.3
Average Per Catch...........
13.1
11.2
Average Per Game............
264.3
201.2
TDs Passing.................
10
3
TOTAL OFFENSE.................
2536
2120
Total Plays.................
405
425
Average Per Play............
6.3
5.0
Average Per Game............
422.7
353.3
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.........
14-299
28-659
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.........
21-289
13-126
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..........
9-193
10-36
KICK RETURN AVERAGE...........
21.4
23.5
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...........
13.8
9.7
INT RETURN AVERAGE............
21.4
3.6
FUMBLES-LOST..................
8-4
10-8
PENALTIES-YARDS...............
51-374
53-398
Average Per Game............
62.3
66.3
PUNTS-YARDS...................
29-1234
38-1542
Average Per Punt............
42.6
40.6
Net punt average............
38.2
33.0
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.......
26:51
33:09
3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..........
31/79
32/92
3rd-Down Pct................
39%
35%
4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..........
3/5
4/6
4th-Down Pct................
60%
67%
SACKS BY-YARDS................
13-68
12-73
MISC YARDS....................
80
0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED.............
27
13
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS..........
8-11
6-11
PAT-ATTEMPTS..................
24-24
11-11
ATTENDANCE....................
360531
150511
Games/Avg Per Game..........
4/90133
2/75256
SCORE BY QUARTERS
-------------------Florida.............
Opponents...........
1st
--37
26
2nd
--70
21
3rd
--35
35
4th
--70
27
Total
--212
109
Florida Football 2003
Florida Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
RUSHING
GP
Att Gain Loss
Net
Avg
TD Long Avg/G
PUNT RETURNS
No.
Yds
Avg TD Long
-----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
Carthon,R.
6
65
356
19
337
5.2
5
48
56.2
Ratliff,K.
14
203
14.5
0
28
Wynn, D.
6
60
337
8
329
5.5
5
65
54.8
Brown,V.
5
75
15.0
0
25
Fason,C.
6
18
96
3
93
5.2
1
23
15.5
Mccollum,J.
2
11
5.5
0
0
Walker,J.
6
10
92
2
90
9.0
1
50
15.0
Total..........
21
289
13.8
0
28
Thornton,S.
6
7
81
0
81
11.6
1
27
13.5
Opponents......
13
126
9.7
0
20
Lewis,R.
4
0
21
0
21
0.0
1
0
5.2
Martin,I.
4
14
45
26
19
1.4
0
13
4.8
INTERCEPTIONS
No.
Yds
Avg TD Long
Perez,C.
6
2
10
1
9
4.5
0
10
1.5
---------------------------------------
Team
2
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
Scott,G.
2
47
23.5
1
38
Cohen,J.
5
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
Lamar,J.
2
35
17.5
0
35
Dickey,G.
3
6
6
12
-6
-1.0
0
8
-2.0
Farrior,M.
1
26
26.0
0
26
Leak,C.
6
25
51
74
-23
-0.9
0
12
-3.8
Dixon,D.
1
1
1.0
0
1
Total..........
6
209 1095
145
950
4.5
14
65 158.3
Ratliff,K.
1
11
11.0
0
11
Opponents......
6
233 1053
140
913
3.9
9
52 152.2
Orr,T.
1
73
73.0
1
73
Bailey,C.
1
0
0.0
0
0
TD Lng Avg/G
Total..........
9
193
21.4
2
73
---------------------------------------------------------------
Opponents......
10
36
3.6
0
22
No.
Yds
PASSING
GP
Effic Att-Cmp-Int
Pct
Yds
Leak,C.
6
131.64
111-68-7
61.3
861
6
69 143.5
Martin,I.
4
140.05
77-47-2
61.0
654
3
50 163.5
KICK RETURNS
Dickey,G.
3
165.80
8-6-1
75.0
71
1
29
---------------------------------------
Total..........
6
136.34 196-121-10
61.7 1586
10
69 264.3
Caldwell,A.
8
183
22.9
0
45
Opponents......
6
104.84
56.2 1207
3
62 201.2
Kight,K.
3
57
19.0
0
22
Lewis,R.
1
14
14.0
0
14
Hill,R.
1
26
26.0
0
26
-------------------------------------------------
Jackson,C.
1
19
19.0
0
19
Kight,K.
6
24
339
14.1
2
46
56.5
Total..........
14
299
21.4
0
45
Troupe,B.
6
21
299
14.2
2
37
49.8
Opponents......
28
659
23.5
1
97
Small,O.
6
15
184
12.3
1
52
30.7
Caldwell,A.
6
13
117
9.0
0
31
19.5
FUMBLE RETURNS
No.
Yds
Perez,C.
6
12
234
19.5
3
69
39.0
---------------------------------------
Carthon,R.
6
9
97
10.8
0
27
16.2
Ratliff,K.
1
34
34.0
1
34
Baker,D.
6
8
117
14.6
0
23
19.5
Dixon,D.
1
33
33.0
0
33
Wynn, D.
6
6
47
7.8
1
18
7.8
Lewis,R.
1
13
13.0
0
13
Cornelius,J.
6
4
44
11.0
0
15
7.3
Total..........
3
80
26.7
1
34
Jackson,C.
6
3
38
12.7
1
29
6.3
Opponents......
0
0
0.0
0
0
Fason,C.
6
2
24
12.0
0
23
4.0
Latsko,B.
5
1
16
16.0
0
14
3.2
Tookes,K.
2
1
12
12.0
0
12
6.0
Brown,V.
5
1
9
9.0
0
9
1.8
Lewis,R.
4
1
9
9.0
0
9
2.2
Total..........
6
121 1586
13.1
10
69 264.3
Opponents......
6
108 1207
11.2
3
62 201.2
RECEIVING
GP
No.
192-108-9
Yds
Avg
TD Long Avg/G
23.7
Avg TD Long
Avg TD Long
Florida Football 2003
Florida Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
|------ PATs ------|
SCORING
TD
FGs
Kick Rush Rcv Pass
DXP Saf Points
TOTAL OFFENSE
G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
-------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
Leach,M.
0
8-11 24-24
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
48
Leak,C.
6
136
-23
861
838 139.7
Wynn, D.
6
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
36
Martin,I.
4
91
19
654
673 168.2
Carthon,R.
5
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
30
Carthon,R.
6
65
337
0
337
56.2
Perez,C.
3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
18
Wynn, D.
6
60
329
0
329
54.8
Kight,K.
2
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
0-0
0
0
14
Fason,C.
6
18
93
0
93
15.5
Troupe,B.
2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
12
Walker,J.
6
10
90
0
90
15.0
Jackson,C.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Thornton,S.
6
7
81
0
81
13.5
Small,O.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Dickey,G.
3
14
-6
71
65
21.7
Lewis,R.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Lewis,R.
4
0
21
0
21
5.2
Fason,C.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Perez,C.
6
2
9
0
9
1.5
Thornton,S.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Total..........
6
405
950 1586
2536 422.7
Walker,J.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Opponents......
6
425
913 1207
2120 353.3
Scott,G.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Orr,T.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Ratliff,K.
1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-0
0
0
6
Leak,C.
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
1-2
0
0
0
Morton,S.
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0-1
0
0
0
PUNTING
No.
Total..........
27
8-11 24-24
0-0
1
1-3
0
0
212
Opponents......
13
6-11 11-11
0-0
1
1-2
0
0
109
FIELD GOALS
FGM-FGA
Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Wilbur, E.
Leach,M.
Leach,M.
FG SEQUENCE
8-11
72.7
0-0
Florida
2-2
4-6
2-2
0-1
OPPONENTS
---------------------------------------------------San Jose St.
(20),(37),(37)
(46)
MIAMI Hurricanes
(26),(30)
(27)
Florida A&M
51
45,(47),36
Tennessee
(47)
(51)
Kentucky
(42),34
49,49
OleMiss
(36),37
(33),52,(23)
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
47
0
Yds
Avg Long
TB
FC I20 Blkd
----------------------------------------------------27 1177
43.6
75
4
1
7
0
57
28.5
34
1
0
1
0
Total..........
29 1234
42.6
75
5
1
8
0
Opponents......
38 1542
40.6
67
6
3
5
2
2
Florida Football 2003
Florida Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
ALL PURPOSE
G Rush
Rec
PR
KOR
IR
Tot Avg/G
-----------------------------------------------------Carthon,R.
6
337
97
0
0
0
434
72.3
Kight,K.
6
0
339
0
57
0
396
66.0
Wynn, D.
6
329
47
0
0
0
376
62.7
Caldwell,A.
6
0
117
0
183
0
300
50.0
Troupe,B.
6
0
299
0
0
0
299
49.8
Perez,C.
6
9
234
0
0
0
243
40.5
Ratliff,K.
6
0
0
203
0
11
214
35.7
Small,O.
6
0
184
0
0
0
184
30.7
Fason,C.
6
93
24
0
0
0
117
19.5
Baker,D.
6
0
117
0
0
0
117
19.5
Walker,J.
6
90
0
0
0
0
90
15.0
Brown,V.
5
0
9
75
0
0
84
16.8
Thornton,S.
6
81
0
0
0
0
81
13.5
Orr,T.
2
0
0
0
0
73
73
36.5
Jackson,C.
6
0
38
0
19
0
57
9.5
Scott,G.
6
0
0
0
0
47
47
7.8
Lewis,R.
4
21
9
0
14
0
44
11.0
Cornelius,J.
6
0
44
0
0
0
44
7.3
Lamar,J.
6
0
0
0
0
35
35
5.8
Hill,R.
6
0
0
0
26
0
26
4.3
Farrior,M.
6
0
0
0
0
26
26
4.3
Martin,I.
4
19
0
0
0
0
19
4.8
Latsko,B.
5
0
16
0
0
0
16
3.2
Tookes,K.
2
0
12
0
0
0
12
6.0
Mccollum,J.
5
0
0
11
0
0
11
2.2
Dixon,D.
6
0
0
0
0
1
1
0.2
Dickey,G.
3
-6
0
0
0
0
-6
-2.0
Leak,C.
6
-23
0
0
0
0
-23
-3.8
Total..........
6
950 1586
289
299
193 3317 552.8
Opponents......
6
913 1207
126
659
36 2941 490.2
Florida Football 2003
Florida Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2003)
All games
|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
GP Solo Ast Total
TFL/Yds
No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------34 Dixon,D.
6
28
28
56
2.0-5
.
1-1
5
.
1-33
1
.
.
31 Lamar,J.
6
31
13
44
2.0-5
.
2-35
4
.
1-0
.
.
.
9 Scott,G.
6
17
14
31
.
.
2-47
4
.
.
3
.
.
40 Fleming,R.
6
17
12
29
1.0-1
.
.
1
.
1-0
.
.
.
55 Crowder,C.
4
21
8
29
2.5-11
1.5-9
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
95 Mcdonald,R.
6
20
7
27
7.0-25
3.0-12
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
86 Lee,D.
6
16
11
27
2.0-16
2.0-16
.
.
.
2-0
.
.
.
3E Everett,E.
6
16
10
26
1.0-2
1.0-2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
57 McCray,B.
6
16
10
26
6.0-28
5.0-27
.
2
.
.
1
.
.
43 Farrior,M.
6
14
9
23
.
.
1-26
.
.
.
1
.
.
7 Bailey,C.
6
13
10
23
.
.
1-0
1
.
1-0
.
.
.
44 Thomas,M.
6
12
7
19
1.0-1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1 Ratliff,K.
6
12
7
19
.
.
1-11
1
.
1-34
.
1
.
61 Mitchell,M.
6
13
2
15
2.0-5
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
27 Harris,T.
6
3
12
15
1.0-2
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
46 Herring,J.
4
5
5
10
1.0-1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
19 Jackson,M.
4
8
2
10
1.0-1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
42 Latsko,B.
5
5
3
8
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
58 Parker,K.
4
5
3
8
1.0-2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
62 Dowdy,R.
5
4
4
8
1.5-6
0.5-2
.
1
.
.
1
.
.
56 Holcombe,E.
6
4
4
8
1.0-1
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
35 Hill,R.
6
4
3
7
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
20 Augustine,Z.
6
3
3
6
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
15 Webb,D.
5
5
1
6
.
.
.
1
.
.
1
.
.
2O Orr,T.
2
2
3
5
.
.
1-73
.
.
.
.
.
.
99 Lingard,H.
5
4
1
5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
38 Piotrowicz,M.
6
2
3
5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
94 Moss,J.
1
4
1
5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
29 Jackson,D.
4
3
2
5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
47 Mccullough,T.
3
2
2
4
2.0-3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
83 Carpernter,D.
4
2
2
4
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
49 Holmes,T.
4
1
3
4
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
2W Walker,J.
6
2
1
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
84 Troupe,B.
6
2
1
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
85 Pierre,M.
2
2
1
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
9H Harris,S.
4
.
2
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
8 Jackson,C.
6
2
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
6 Cornelius,J.
6
1
1
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
22 Lewis,R.
4
2
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
1-13
.
.
.
81 Baker,D.
6
2
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
89 Sadow,J.
2
1
1
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
96 Norris,D.
2
.
2
2
1.0-2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
13 Crum,B.
4
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2C Cohen,J.
5
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
TM Team
2
.
1
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4 Fason,C.
6
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
69 Griffith,C.
5
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
53 Scott,A.
2
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3B Brooks,N.
2
.
1
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
92 Charles, T.
4
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
16 Brown,V.
5
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
51 Royal,B.
2
.
1
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
23 Perez,C.
6
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
26 Mccollum,J.
5
.
.
.
2.0-3
.
.
.
.
.
2
2
.
Total..........
6 334 217
551
38-120
13-68
9-193
26
.
8-80
11
3
.
Opponents......
6 286
75
361
30-118
12-73
10-36
12
.
4-0
4
.
.
Florida Football 2003
Florida Game Superlatives (as of Oct 05, 2003)
All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes..............
15
Yards Rushing.......
TD Rushes...........
Long Rush...........
Pass attempts.......
Pass completions....
Yards Passing.......
TD Passes...........
108
3
65
35
20
268
2
Long Pass...........
Receptions..........
Yards Receiving.....
TD Receptions.......
69
7
106
2
Long Reception......
Field Goals.........
Long Field Goal.....
Punts...............
69
3
47
6
Punting Avg.........
Long Punt...........
Long Punt Return....
Long Kickoff Return.
Tackles.............
50.8
75
28
45
15
Sacks...............
Tackles For Loss....
Interceptions.......
2.5
2.5
1
Carthon,R. at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Carthon,R. vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Carthon,R. vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Wynn, D. vs Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
Wynn, D. at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Leak,C. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Leak,C. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Leak,C. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Leak,C. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Leak,C. vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Leak,C. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Kight,K. vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Troupe,B. vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Kight,K. vs San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Perez,C. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Perez,C. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Leach,M. vs San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Leach,M. vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Wilbur, E. at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Wilbur, E. vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Wilbur, E. vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Wilbur, E. vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Ratliff,K. vs San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Caldwell,A. at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Dixon,D. vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Lamar,J. vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
McCray,B. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
McCray,B. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Orr,T. vs San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Scott,G. vs San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Lamar,J. at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Dixon,D. at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Ratliff,K. vs Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
Scott,G. vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Bailey,C. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Lamar,J. at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Farrior,M. vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Florida Football 2003
Florida Game Superlatives (as of Oct 05, 2003)
All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes..............
Yards Rushing.......
Yards Per Rush......
TD Rushes...........
Pass attempts.......
Pass completions....
Yards Passing.......
Yards Per Pass......
TD Passes...........
Total Plays.........
Total Offense.......
Yards Per Play......
Points..............
Sacks By............
First Downs.........
Penalties...........
Penalty Yards.......
Turnovers...........
45
309
6.9
7
44
27
357
10.3
3
75
536
8.0
65
4
27
13
93
3
Interceptions By....
2
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
at
vs
at
at
vs
at
vs
vs
at
at
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Florida Football 2003
Florida Game Superlatives (as of Oct 05, 2003)
All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes..............
Yards Rushing.......
TD Rushes...........
Long Rush...........
Pass attempts.......
Pass completions....
Yards Passing.......
TD Passes...........
Long Pass...........
Receptions..........
24
127
3
52
41
27
340
2
62
7
Yards Receiving.....
TD Receptions.......
164
1
Long Reception......
Field Goals.........
Long Field Goal.....
Punts...............
Punting Avg.........
Long Punt...........
Long Punt Return....
Long Kickoff Return.
Tackles.............
Sacks...............
Tackles For Loss....
62
2
51
8
49.0
67
20
97
14
2.0
2.0
Interceptions.......
1
GORE, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
GORE, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Arliss Beach, at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
R. McClendon, vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
BERLIN, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
BERLIN, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
BERLIN, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
BERLIN, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
BERLIN, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
BEARD, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
GORE, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
BEARD, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
BEARD, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MOORE, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
James Banks, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
BEARD, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
J. Nichols, vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
James Wilhoit, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Partridge,Bryce, vs San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
Dustin Colquitt, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Dustin Colquitt, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Derek Abney, at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
HESTER, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Kevin Simon, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Parys Haralson, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Perry, Philip, vs San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
WILLIAMS, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Parys Haralson, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Ken Bournes, vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Smith, Michael, vs San Jose St. (Aug 30, 2003)
MARSHALL, at MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Brown,Levy, vs Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
Mark Jones, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Jason Allen, vs Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
Bo Smith, at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Muham. Abdullah, at Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
Von Hutchins, vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
T. Blanchard, vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Eric Oliver, vs OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Florida Football 2003
Florida Game Superlatives (as of Oct 05, 2003)
All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes..............
Yards Rushing.......
Yards Per Rush......
TD Rushes...........
Pass attempts.......
Pass completions....
Yards Passing.......
Yards Per Pass......
TD Passes...........
Total Plays.........
Total Offense.......
Yards Per Play......
Points..............
Sacks By............
First Downs.........
Penalties...........
Penalty Yards.......
Turnovers...........
Interceptions By....
50
223
6.2
3
41
27
340
9.8
2
78
485
7.5
38
4
23
16
134
4
3
vs
vs
vs
at
at
at
at
vs
at
vs
vs
vs
at
at
at
at
at
at
vs
Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Kentucky (Sep 27, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Tennessee (Sep 20, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
Florida A&M (Sep 13, 2003)
OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
MIAMI Hurricanes (Sep 06, 2003)
OleMiss (Oct 04, 2003)
Florida Football 2003
Florida Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
TEAM
Date
Aug 30,
Sep 06,
Sep 13,
Sep 20,
Sep 27,
Oct 04,
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
|---RUSHING---|
Opponent
No. Yds TD Lg
SAN JOSE ST............ 34 155 3 27
at MIAMI Hurricanes.... 39 178 2 65
FLORIDA A&M............ 45 309 7 50
TENNESSEE.............. 27
73 1 12
at Kentucky............ 29
93 1 17
OLEMISS................ 35 142 0 48
Totals..............................209
Opponent............................233
950 14
913 9
65
52
|--RECEIVING--|
No. Yds TD Lg
27 357 3 44
18 219 1 50
17 227 2 25
25 281 0 37
20 268 2 69
14 234 2 52
|-------PASSING-------|
Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg
41- 27- 1 357 3 44
27- 18- 1 219 1 50
22- 17- 1 227 2 25
44- 25- 2 281 0 37
35- 20- 2 268 2 69
27- 14- 3 234 2 52
|--KICK RET--|
No Yds TD Lg
0
0 0
0
6 134 0 45
2
42 0 23
2
56 0 38
1
17 0 17
3
50 0 26
|--PUNT RET--|
No Yds TD Lg
10 184 0 28
1
19 0 19
4
30 0 18
2
13 0 12
3
29 0 25
1
14 0 14
All
Purp
807
551
619
432
442
466
121 1586 10
108 1207 3
196-121- 10 1586 10
192-108- 9 1207 3
14
28
21
13
3317
2941
69
62
69
62
299
659
0
1
45
97
289
126
0
0
28
20
Games played: 6
Avg per rush: 4.5
Avg per catch: 13.1
Pass efficiency: 136.34
Kick ret avg: 21.4
Punt ret avg: 13.8
All purpose avg/game: 552.8
Total offense avg/gm: 422.7
Date
Aug 30,
Sep 06,
Sep 13,
Sep 20,
Sep 27,
Oct 04,
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-|
Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|
Opponent
Solo Ast Total
TFL-Yds
No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf
SAN JOSE ST............ 45
30
75
10.0-24
1.0-3
4 1-0
2-111
0
4
1
8-8
0
0
0
at MIAMI Hurricanes.... 51
33
84
5.0-12
1.0-6
1 2-67
2-1
0
6
0
3-3
0
0
0
FLORIDA A&M............ 66
38
104
8.0-25
3.0-14
2 2-13
1-11
0
7
2
9-9
0
0
0
TENNESSEE.............. 59
42
101
8.0-29
3.0-20
1 2-0
1-9
0
5
0
1-1
0
0
0
at Kentucky............ 62
38
100
6.0-26
4.0-21
0 0-0
2-35
0
2
0
1-1
0
1
0
OLEMISS................ 44
22
66
1.0-4
1.0-4
3 1-0
1-26
0
2
0
2-2
0
0
0
Totals.............................. 327
Opponent............................ 286
Date
Aug 30,
Sep 06,
Sep 13,
Sep 20,
Sep 27,
Oct 04,
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
203
75
530
361
38.0-120
30.0-118
13.0-68
12.0-73
11
4
8-80
4-0
9-193
10-36
0
0
26
12
|------------------PUNTING------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--|
Opponent
No Yds
Avg Long Blkd
TB
FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd
SAN JOSE ST............
4 143 35.8
45
0
2
0
0
1
3-3
37
0
at MIAMI Hurricanes....
7 282 40.3
58
0
2
1
1
2
2-2
30
0
FLORIDA A&M............
3 109 36.3
55
0
0
0
1
2
1-0
0
0
TENNESSEE..............
6 305 50.8
75
0
1
0
2
2
1-1
47
0
at Kentucky............
4 178 44.5
55
0
0
0
2
1
2-1
42
0
OLEMISS................
5 217 43.4
49
0
0
0
0
0
2-1
36
0
Totals..............................
Opponent............................
29 1234
38 1542
42.6
40.6
75
67
0
2
5
6
1
3
6
6
8
5
11-8
11-6
47
51
0
1
3
0
24-24
11-11
0
0
1
1
0
0
Pts
65
33
63
10
24
17
212
109
Florida Football 2003
Florida Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
OPPONENT STATS
Date
Aug 30,
Sep 06,
Sep 13,
Sep 20,
Sep 27,
Oct 04,
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
|---RUSHING---|
Opponent
No. Yds TD Lg
SAN JOSE ST............ 27
87 0 14
at MIAMI Hurricanes.... 30 114 2 30
FLORIDA A&M............ 46 175 0 46
TENNESSEE.............. 50 139 2 24
at Kentucky............ 44 175 3 42
OLEMISS................ 36 223 2 52
Opponent totals.....................233
Florida.............................209
913 9
950 14
52
65
|--RECEIVING--|
No. Yds TD Lg
19
98 0 16
27 340 2 62
15
93 0 19
12 235 1 57
18 179 0 25
17 262 0 59
|-------PASSING-------|
Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg
37- 19- 2
98 0 16
41- 27- 2 340 2 62
32- 15- 1
93 0 19
24- 12- 1 235 1 57
29- 18- 2 179 0 25
29- 17- 1 262 0 59
|--KICK RET--|
No Yds TD Lg
8 188 0 57
6 221 1 97
4
64 0 24
3
44 0 18
4
73 0 22
3
69 0 30
|--PUNT RET--|
No Yds TD Lg
1
6 0
7
2
19 0 14
1
0 0
0
3
30 0 13
3
41 0 20
3
30 0 15
All
Purp
385
699
354
445
468
590
108 1207 3
121 1586 10
192-108- 9 1207 3
196-121- 10 1586 10
28
14
13
21
2941
3317
62
69
62
69
659
299
1
0
97
45
126
289
0
0
20
28
Games played: 6
Avg per rush: 3.9
Avg per catch: 11.2
Pass efficiency: 104.84
Kick ret avg: 23.5
Punt ret avg: 9.7
All purpose avg/game: 490.2
Total offense avg/gm: 353.3
Date
Aug 30,
Sep 06,
Sep 13,
Sep 20,
Sep 27,
Oct 04,
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-|
Pass Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-|
Opponent
Solo Ast Total
TFL-Yds
No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf
SAN JOSE ST............ 53
11
64
5.0-26
2.0-12
0 1-0
1-6
0
1
0
0-0
0
0
0
at MIAMI Hurricanes.... 44
30
74
6.0-21
4.0-15
0 0-0
1-5
0
2
0
3-3
0
1
0
FLORIDA A&M............ 54
8
62
3.0-4
0.0-0
1 1-0
1-22
0
1
0
0-0
0
0
0
TENNESSEE.............. 48
10
58
4.0-22
2.0-17
1 1-0
2--3
0
1
0
3-3
0
0
0
at Kentucky............ 42
8
50
5.0-23
3.0-21
2 1-0
2-0
0
6
0
3-3
0
0
0
OLEMISS................ 45
8
53
7.0-22
1.0-8
0 0-0
3-6
0
1
0
2-2
0
0
0
Opponent totals..................... 286
Florida............................. 327
Date
Aug 30,
Sep 06,
Sep 13,
Sep 20,
Sep 27,
Oct 04,
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
75
203
361
530
30.0-118
38.0-120
12.0-73
13.0-68
4
11
4-0
8-80
10-36
9-193
0
0
12
26
|------------------PUNTING------------------| |--FIELD GOALS--|
Opponent
No Yds
Avg Long Blkd
TB
FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd
SAN JOSE ST............ 12 466 38.8
54
1
0
1
1
0
1-1
46
0
at MIAMI Hurricanes....
3
93 31.0
45
0
1
0
0
0
1-1
27
0
FLORIDA A&M............
8 309 38.6
52
1
2
0
2
0
3-1
47
1
TENNESSEE..............
6 294 49.0
67
0
1
1
2
3
1-1
51
0
at Kentucky............
5 194 38.8
41
0
0
1
0
1
2-0
0
0
OLEMISS................
4 186 46.5
60
0
2
0
1
1
3-2
33
0
Opponent totals.....................
Florida.............................
38 1542
29 1234
40.6
42.6
67
75
2
0
6
5
3
1
6
6
5
8
11-6
11-8
51
47
1
0
0
3
11-11
24-24
0
0
1
1
0
0
Pts
3
38
3
24
21
20
109
212
Florida Football 2003
Florida Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
First
----RUSHING----
Return
Penalty
Turn-
Opponent
Score
Downs
Number-Yards
----------PASSING---------Attempts-Comp-Int
Yards
Plays
Yards
Yards
Yards
Overs
--------
-----
--/--
-------/-------
--------/--------
--/--
--/--
---/---
--/--
---/---
--/--
SAN JOSE ST.........
65-3
26/11
34-155 / 27-87
41-27- 1 / 37-19- 2
357/98
75/64
512/185
295/200
36/52
2/3
MIAMI Hurricanes....
33-38
18/23
39-178 / 30-114
27-18- 1 / 41-27- 2
219/340
66/71
397/454
221/245
93/134
1/4
FLORIDA A&M.........
63-3
27/15
45-309 / 46-175
22-17- 1 / 32-15- 1
227/93
67/78
536/268
96/86
85/53
2/3
TENNESSEE...........
10-24
19/20
27-73
/ 50-139
44-25- 2 / 24-12- 1
281/235
71/74
354/374
78/71
63/49
3/3
Kentucky............
24-21
16/18
29-93
/ 44-175
35-20- 2 / 29-18- 2
268/179
64/73
361/354
81/114
40/45
3/2
OLEMISS.............
17-20
18/19
35-142 / 36-223
27-14- 3 / 29-17- 1
234/262
62/65
376/485
90/105
57/65
3/2
Totals.................. 212-109 124/106 209-950 /233-913
--TOTAL OFFENSE--
196-121-10/192-108- 9 1586/1207
405/425
2536/2120
861/821
374/398
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
Opponent
--------
3rd Down
4th Down
Time of
TOP
Avg
Avg
Avg
Punting
Conversions
Conversions
Possession
Margin
Yds/Rush
Yds/Pass
Yds/Play
Number-Avg
-------/------- -------/------- ------/------ -------
----/----
----/----
SAN JOSE ST.........
6-14 /
4-17
1-1
/
0-0
28:44/ 31:16
-2:32
4.6/3.2
8.7/2.6
6.8/2.9
MIAMI Hurricanes....
4-14 /
4-11
1-1
/
2-2
30:14/ 29:46
0:28
4.6/3.8
8.1/8.3
6.0/6.4
7-40.3 /
3-31.0
FLORIDA A&M.........
6-10 /
5-19
0-0
/
0-2
25:33/ 34:27
-8:54
6.9/3.8
10.3/2.9
8.0/3.4
3-36.3 /
8-38.6
TENNESSEE...........
5-15 /
6-15
0-2
/
1-1
24:27/ 35:33
-11:06
2.7/2.8
6.4/9.8
5.0/5.1
6-50.8 /
6-49.0
Kentucky............
5-14 /
9-18
1-1
/
1-1
23:28/ 36:32
-13:04
3.2/4.0
7.7/6.2
5.6/4.8
4-44.5 /
5-38.8
OLEMISS.............
5-12 /
4-12
0-0
/
0-0
28:38/ 31:22
-2:44
4.1/6.2
8.7/9.0
6.1/7.5
5-43.4 /
4-46.5
3-5
/
Totals..................
31-79 / 32-92
4-6
161:04/198:56
-37:52
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
4.5/3.9
----/---- --------/--------
8.1/6.3
4-35.8 / 12-38.8
6.3/5.0
29-42.6 / 38-40.6
14/17
Florida Football 2003
Florida Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
Florida Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Times
Date
Opponent
Score
Times
Total
In RZ Scored
Pts
TDs
Rush
Pass
FGs
TDs
TDs
Made
---- Failed to score inside RZ ---FGA Downs
Int
Fumb
Half
Game
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 30
San Jose St............ W
65-3
8
7
37
4
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
Sep 06
at MIAMI Hurricanes.... L
33-38
4
3
13
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Sep 13
Florida A&M............ W
63-3
6
6
42
6
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
*Sep 20
Tennessee.............. L
10-24
3
1
7
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
*Sep 27
at Kentucky............ W
24-21
5
4
24
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
*Oct 04
OleMiss................ L
17-20
4
3
17
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Totals
30
24
140
17
9
8
7
2
2
1
1
0
0
24 of 30 (80.0%)
Opponents Inside Florida Red-Zone
Times
Date
Opponent
Score
Times
Total
In RZ Scored
Pts
TDs
Rush
Pass
FGs
TDs
TDs
Made
---- Failed to score inside RZ ---FGA Downs
Int
Fumb
Half
Game
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aug 30
San Jose St............ W
65-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sep 06
at MIAMI Hurricanes.... L
33-38
4
4
23
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sep 13
Florida A&M............ W
63-3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
*Sep 20
Tennessee.............. L
10-24
2
2
14
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
*Sep 27
at Kentucky............ W
24-21
3
3
21
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
*Oct 04
OleMiss................ L
17-20
3
3
13
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Totals
12 of 13 (92.3%)
13
12
71
9
8
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Florida Football 2003
Florida Return Stats Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
PUNT RETURNS
No-Yds
SJSU
Ratliff,K......
Brown,V........
Mccollum,J.....
14-203
5-75
2-11
6-110
3-63
1-11
KICK RETURNS
No-Yds
SJSU
Caldwell,A.....
Kight,K........
Hill,R.........
Jackson,C......
Lewis,R........
INT. RETURNS
Scott,G........
Lamar,J........
Dixon,D........
Farrior,M......
Ratliff,K......
Bailey,C.......
Orr,T..........
FUMBLE RETURNS
Ratliff,K......
Dixon,D........
Lewis,R........
8-183
3-57
1-26
1-19
1-14
-
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
UK
1-19
-
1-18
2-12
1-0
2-13
-
3-29
DNP
-
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
UK
4-94
1-26
1-14
1-23
1-19
-
1-38
1-18
DNP
1-17
UK
No-Yds
SJSU
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
2-47
2-35
1-1
1-26
1-11
1-0
1-73
1-38
1-73
1-0
1-1
DNP
1-11
-
1-9
DNP
No-Yds
SJSU
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
1-34
1-33
-
1-13
DNP
1-34
1-33
1-13
-
1-35
1-0
DNP
UK
-
OLEMISS
1-14
DNP
OLEMISS
2-28
1-22
DNP
OLEMISS
1-26
DNP
OLEMISS
DNP
Florida Football 2003
Florida Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
RUSHING
No-Yds/TD
SJSU
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
UK
OLEMISS
Carthon,R...........
Wynn, D.............
Fason,C.............
Walker,J............
Thornton,S..........
Martin,I............
Perez,C.............
Team................
Cohen,J.............
Dickey,G............
Leak,C..............
65-337/5
60-329/5
18-93/1
10-90/1
7-81/1
14-19/0
2-9/0
1-0/0
1-0/0
6--6/0
25--23/0
13-54/2
6-19/0
3-17/0
2-11/0
3-30/0
2-1/0
3--3/0
2-5/0
15-67/1
8-100/1
1-3/0
6-13/0
DNP
DNP
3--3/0
6--2/0
7-32/1
14-95/3
11-65/1
4-73/1
4-51/1
1-0/0
1--1/0
DNP
3--6/0
6-33/0
11-35/1
3-8/0
5-5/0
DNP
DNP
2--8/0
9-43/1
10-40/0
DNP
1-10/0
1-0/0
DNP
8-0/0
15-108/0
11-40/0
4-6/0
DNP
DNP
1-0/0
DNP
4--12/0
RECEIVING
No-Yds/TD
SJSU
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
UK
OLEMISS
Kight,K.............
Troupe,B............
Perez,C.............
Small,O.............
Baker,D.............
Caldwell,A..........
Carthon,R...........
Wynn, D.............
Cornelius,J.........
Jackson,C...........
Fason,C.............
Latsko,B............
Tookes,K............
Lewis,R.............
Brown,V.............
24-339/2
21-299/2
12-234/3
15-184/1
8-117/0
13-117/0
9-97/0
6-47/1
4-44/0
3-38/1
2-24/0
1-16/0
1-12/0
1-9/0
1-9/0
6-75/2
4-37/0
2-57/0
5-39/0
2-31/0
1-31/0
1-10/0
2-4/0
2-38/1
1-23/0
DNP
1-12/0
-
3-17/0
3-39/0
2-51/1
3-35/0
2-39/0
4-29/0
DNP
1-9/0
-
3-63/0
3-41/1
1-14/0
1-13/0
1-22/0
1-4/0
3-36/1
2-25/0
1-0/0
1-9/0
7-77/0
5-106/0
1-4/0
2-26/0
1-5/0
5-43/0
2-12/0
1-7/0
1-1/0
DNP
DNP
-
2-46/0
2-13/0
5-102/2
2-14/0
2-20/0
2-10/0
4-47/0
1-16/0
DNP
DNP
3-61/0
4-63/1
1-6/0
2-57/1
2-28/0
2-19/0
DNP
DNP
-
Florida Football 2003
Florida Passing Game-by-Game (as of Oct 04, 2003)
All games
#12 Leak,C.
Att Comp Int
Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds
----------------------------------------------------------------------San Jose St...........
14
10
0
71.4
111
1
31
0
0
MIAMI Hurricanes......
15
9
1
60.0
93
0
20
2
7
Florida A&M...........
8
6
0
75.0
79
1
22
0
0
Tennessee.............
12
9
1
75.0
76
0
25
1
8
Kentucky..............
35
20
2
57.1
268
2
69
3
21
OleMiss...............
27
14
3
51.9
234
2
52
1
8
TOTALS................
111
68
7
61.3
861
6
69
7
44
#10 Martin,I.
Att Comp Int
Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds
----------------------------------------------------------------------San Jose St...........
23
14
0
60.9
196
1
44
1
6
MIAMI Hurricanes......
10
7
0
70.0
114
1
50
2
8
Florida A&M...........
12
10
1
83.3
139
1
25
0
0
Tennessee.............
32
16
1
50.0
205
0
37
1
9
TOTALS................
77
47
2
61.0
654
3
50
4
23
#17 Dickey,G.
Att Comp Int
Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds
----------------------------------------------------------------------San Jose St...........
4
3
1
75.0
50
1
29
1
6
MIAMI Hurricanes......
2
2
0 100.0
12
0
7
0
0
Florida A&M...........
2
1
0
50.0
9
0
9
0
0
TOTALS................
8
6
1
75.0
71
1
29
1
6
Florida Football 2003
Florida Fumbles Game-by-Game (as of Oct 05, 2003)
All games
FUMBLES
Wynn, D.............
Carthon,R...........
Caldwell,A..........
Leak,C..............
Latsko,B............
Jackson,C...........
Dickey,G............
FUMBLES FORCED
Scott,G.............
Mccollum,J..........
Webb,D..............
Dowdy,R.............
McCray,B............
Mitchell,M..........
Farrior,M...........
Dixon,D.............
FUMBLES RECOVERED
Lee,D...............
Ratliff,K...........
Dixon,D.............
Lamar,J.............
Lewis,R.............
Fleming,R...........
Bailey,C............
No-Lost
SJSU
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
UK
OLEMISS
2-1
1-0
1-1
1-0
1-1
1-1
1-0
2-1
DNP
-
1-0
1-0
1-1
-
1-1
DNP
1-0
1-1
DNP
DNP
Number
SJSU
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
UK
OLEMISS
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
DNP
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
2
DNP
DNP
1
-
Number
SJSU
MIAMI
FAMU
UT
UK
OLEMISS
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
-
1
1
-
1
1
DNP
-
-
DNP
1
Florida Football 2003
Florida Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Oct 05, 2003)
All games
SACKS
McCray,B............
Mcdonald,R..........
Lee,D...............
Crowder,C...........
Everett,E...........
Dowdy,R.............
UA-A
4-2
3-0
2-0
1-1
1-0
0-1
TOT
SJSU
5.0
3.0 1.0-3
2.0
1.5
DNP
1.0
0.5
-
MIAMI
1.0-6
-
FAMU
1.0-7
1.0-5
1.0-2
-
UT
1.5-7
1.0-9
0.5-4
-
UK
2.5-16
1.0-3
0.5-2
OLEMISS
1.0-4
DNP
DNP
Florida Football 2003
Florida Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Oct 05, 2003)
All games
TACKLES FOR LOSS
Mcdonald,R..........
McCray,B............
Crowder,C...........
Dixon,D.............
Lamar,J.............
Mccullough,T........
Lee,D...............
Mccollum,J..........
Mitchell,M..........
Dowdy,R.............
Thomas,M............
Norris,D............
Jackson,M...........
Harris,T............
Holcombe,E..........
Fleming,R...........
Parker,K............
Everett,E...........
Herring,J...........
UA-A
TOT
SJSU
7-0
5-2
2-1
2-0
2-0
2-0
2-0
2-0
2-0
1-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
7.0
6.0
2.5
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0-13
1.0-1
DNP
2.0-3
1.0-1
1.0-1
1.0-2
1.0-1
1.0-2
-
MIAMI
2.0-7
1.0-3
DNP
1.0-1
1.0-1
DNP
FAMU
1.0-1
1.0-5
1.0-2
DNP
1.0-7
1.0-2
1.0-4
1.0-2
DNP
1.0-2
DNP
UT
1.0-1
1.5-7
1.5-6
1.0-9
2.0-5
DNP
1.0-1
UK
1.0-3
2.5-16
2.0-5
DNP
0.5-2
DNP
DNP
-
OLEMISS
1.0-4
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
-
M I S C E L L A N E O U S S TAT S . . .
RED ZONE ANALYSIS (20 AND INSIDE)
FLORIDA
Opponent
San Jose State
Miami
Florida A&M
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ole Miss
TOTAL
No.
8
4
6
3
5
4
30
TDs
4
1
6
1
3
2
17
FG
3
2
0
0
1
1
7
Score Pct.
87.5
75.0
100.0
33.0
80.0
75.0
80.0
TD Pct.
50.0
25.0
100.0
33.0
60.0
50.0
56.7
OPPONENTS
Team
San Jose State
Miami
Florida A&M
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ole Miss
TOTAL
No.
0
4
1
2
3
5
15
TDs
0
3
0
2
3
2
10
FG
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
Score Pct.
0.0
100.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
80.0
86.7
TD Pct.
0.0
75.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
40.0
66.7
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES
TO
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Failed
Dwn. EOQ
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
MFG
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
TO
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Failed
Dwn. EOQ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MFG
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
TO: Turnover; Dwn.: Loss of possesiion on downs or half/game ends;
EOQ: End of quarter; MFG: Missed Field Goal;
PLAYER
Latsko
Everett
Bailey
Piotrowicz
Augustine
M. Jackson
Carpenter
Baker
C. Jackson
Lamar
Walker
Troupe
Lingard
Fason
Herring
V. Brown
Holmes
Fleming
Griffith
Cohen
Webb
D. Jackson
Cornelius
R. Hill
UA
5
5
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
A
3
2
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
TT
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS
3rd down and ... 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15+
Total
Pct.
FLORIDA
vs. Ole Miss
1-2
2-2
0-1
1-3
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
1-2
0-1
5-12
4-12
.417
.333
UF TOTALS
OPPONENT
6-12
7-8
2-6
5-12
2-9
3-5
1-4
1-8
1-7
4-9
3-7
2-8
4-9
2-5
2-3
3-5
1-3
1-4
2-5
2-11
1-2
0-2
2-4
0-2
1-1
1-1
0-0
1-5
3-7
0-7
31-79
32-92
.392
.348
PCT.
OPP. PCT.
.500
.875
.333
.416
.222 .250 .143 .429
.600 .125 .444 .250
.500
.400
.667
.600
.333 .400
.250 .182
.500
.000
.500 1.00 .429
.000 1.00 .250 .000
FUMBLE CHART
Player
Carthon
Kight
Perez
Ratliff
Wynn
Troupe
Small
Fason
Brown
Walker
Baker
Thornton
Caldwell
Cornelius
Lewis
Tookes
Hill, R.
Jackson, C.
Latsko
Rushes
77
6
4
9
60
1
3
27
4
10
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Receptions
14
67
83
5
6
46
31
2
5
0
8
0
13
4
1
1
0
3
1
*Current streak without a fumble
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Punt Ret.
0
3
0
46
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kickoff Ret.
6
14
1
12
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
8
0
1
0
1
1
0
Consec. Touches*
97
90
88
72
58
47
35
30
18
10
8
7
6
4
2
1
1
0
0
+ Career-high touches without a fumble
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148
90
88
72
58
47
35
30
18
10
8
7
15
4
2
1
1
3
0
Season High Touches
74
27
14
14
58
21
15
20
6
10
8
7
15
4
2
1
1
3
0
M I S C E L L A N E O U S S TAT S . . .
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS
PLAYS PER DRIVE
FLORIDA
Aug. 30 vs. San Jose State
Turnover
Interception (Scott)
Fumble Rec. (Fleming)
Interception (Orr)
Outcome
TD return (Scott - 38 yds.)
Rushing TD (Carthon - 2 yds.)
TD return (Orr - 73 yds.)
Points
7
7
7
Sept. 6 at Miami
Fumble Rec. (Ratliff)
Interception (Lamar)
TD return (Ratliff - 34 yds.)
Rushing TD (Carthon - 4 yds.)
6
7
Sept. 13 vs. Florida A&M
Interception (Ratliff)
Fumble Rec. (Lewis)
Rushing TD (Carthon - 4 yds.)
Rushing TD (Wynn - 7 yds.)
7
7
Sept. 27 at Kentucky
Interception (Lamar)
Rushing TD (Carthon - 1 yd.)
8
TOTAL
Oct. 4 vs. Ole Miss
Interception (Farrior)
TOTALS
FLORIDA
Opponent
SJSU
at Miami
FAMU
Tennessee
at Kentucky
Ole Miss
at LSU
at Arkansas
vs. Georgia
Vanderbilt
at USC
Florida State
17 Turnovers (Nine Scores)
FG (Leach - 36 yds.)
3
8 TD, 1 FG
59 Points
Outcome
Rushing TD (Beach - 1 yd.)
Points
7
TOTALS
14 Turnovers (One Score)
1 TD, 0 FG
7 Points
TOUCHDOWN BREAKDOWN
YARDS
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-99
No. of TD
14
2
5
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
No. of TD Drives
3
1
4
2
0
3
4
6
1
0
POSS. TIME
0:01-0:30
0:31-1:00
1:01-1:30
1:31-2:00
2:01-3:00
3:01-4:00
4:01-5:00
5:01-6:00
6:01-7:00
7:01+
OT
TD Drives
3
2
5
4
5
4
0
0
1
0
0
Drives
15
13
14
13
13
12
Avg.
5.0
5.1
4.8
5.5
4.9
5.2
405
80
5.06
Drives
16
14
16
14
13
13
Avg.
4.0
5.1
4.9
5.3
5.6
5.0
86
4.94
Avg.
7.9
7.2
Pct.
36.2
39.1
OPPONENT
Opponent
Off. Plays
vs. SJSU
64
Miami
71
vs. FAMU
78
vs. Tennessee 74
at Kentucky 73
vs. Ole Miss 65
at LSU
at Arkansas
vs. Georgia
vs. Vanderbilt
at South Carolina
vs. Florida St.
OPPONENTS
Sept. 27 Kentucky
Turnover
Fumble (Latsko)
Off. Plays
75
66
67
71
64
62
Plays on TD Drive
1: 2
2: 3
3: 0
4: 6
5: 4
6: 1
7: 2
8: 3
9: 1
10: 1
11+: 1
TOTAL
425
Total TD Drive Time: 2,871 seconds
Total Offensive TD: 24
Average TD Time: 1:59.6
Shortest TD Drive Time: :04 (vs. San Jose State, Carthon 2 yard run, 1 play, 2 yards)
Longest TD Drive Time: 6:25 (vs. Ole Miss, Leak pass to Troupe, 12 plays, 74 yards)
WHAT HAPPENS ON FIRST DOWN
Team
Florida
Opponent
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Plays
185
187
Yards
1,259
1,138
Avg.
6.8
6.1
Rush
118
114
Yards
728
614
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Avg.
6.2
5.4
Pct.
63.8
60.9
Pass
67
73
Yards
531
525
M I S C E L L A N E O U S S TAT S . . .
SEASON/CAREER STARTS
NON-OFFENSIVE SCORES
OFFENSE
Max Starks, OL
Shannon Snell, OG
Mike Degory, C
Carlos Perez, WR
Ben Troupe, TE
Kelvin Kight, WR
Jonathan Colon, OT
Randy Hand, OT
Ran Carthon, TB
O.J. Small, WR
Ingle Martin, QB
Lance Butler, OL
Tavares Washington, OT
Chris Leak, QB
*Gavin Dickey, QB
Vernell Brown, WR
Matt Jackson, WR
Steve Rissler, OL
2003
5
6
6
5
6
6
0
5
6
6
4
5
2
2
1
0
0
1
2002
13
12
13
11
7
6
10
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2001
11
11
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2000
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1999
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOT.
29
29
19
18
13
12
10
9
7
7
4
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
STR.
1
12
19
5
7
10
0
3
6
6
0
5
1
2
0
0
0
0
DEFENSE
Keiwan Ratliff, CB
Guss Scott, SS
Daryl Dixon, SS/FS
Cory Bailey, SS
Travis Harris, MLB/DE
Bobby McCray, DE
Darrell Lee, DE
Matt Farrior, LB
Mo Mitchell, DL
Todd McCullough, LB
Ray McDonald, DT
Johnny Lamar, CB
Channing Crowder, LB
Dwright Jackson, LB
Kenny Parker, DT
Reid Fleming, LB
Earl Everett, LB
Marcus Thomas, DT
2003
6
6
6
3
4
2
6
3
3
2
6
6
4
1
2
3
2
1
2002
13
13
0
6
0
5
0
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2000
1
0
4
0
4
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1999
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOT.
21
20
18
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
4
2
2
3
2
1
STR.
19
19
6
0
0
2
6
1
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
1
2
1
Opponent
Player Play
TOTALS
2 INT, 1 FUM
vs. San Jose State Scott`
vs. San Jose State Orr
at Miami
Ratliff
38 yd. INT return
73 yd. INT return
34 yd. FUM
recovery
100-YARD GAMES
100-Yard Receiving Games
Player 2003
Career
Kight
0
2
Perez
1
1
Troupe 1
1
TOTAL 2
4
OPP.
1
100-Yard Rushing Games
Player 2003
Career
Wynn
1
1
Carthon 1
1
TOTAL 2
2
OPP.
2
-
200-YARD GAMES
200-Yard Passing Games
Player 2003
Career
Martin 1
1
Leak
2
2
TOTAL 3
3
OPP.
3
-
Note: Some starts were at positions other than the ones listed.
* Dickey started the opening game as a wide receiver
KICKOFF STATISTICS
Team
UF
Opp.
No.
40
24
TD
1
0
TB
11
8
Avg KO
5.3
3.5
+Avg. Start*
26.9
24.9
FIELD POSITION
OB
0
2
+ Average yard ball kicked to and returned to on a kickoff
(i.e. 5.3 is the average yard line Florida kicked the ball to on kickoffs).
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Drives Started
Cum. Starting Yardline
Avg. Starting Field Position
Times Started Inside Own 20
Drives Started in Opp. Territory
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80
2928
Own 36.6
9
17
Opponents
86
2282
Own 26.5
20
6
M I S C E L L A N E O U S S TAT S . . .
UF BIG OFFENSIVE PLAYS (20+ YARDS)
Run (9):
Wynn ............................65 yds. (TD) at Miami
Walker ........................ 50 yds. (TD) vs. FAMU
Carthon ........................... 48 yds. vs. Ole Miss
Thornton ................ 27 yds. vs. San Jose State
Wynn .......................... 25 yds. (TD) vs. FAMU
Fason .................................. 23 yds. vs. FAMU
Carthon ........................... 22 yds. vs. Ole Miss
Lewis ............. 21 yds. (TD) vs. San Jose State
Thornton ..................... 21 yds. (TD) vs. FAMU
Receiving (23):
Perez ................................ 69 yds. at Kentucky
Small ............................... 52 yds. vs. Ole Miss
Perez .............................50 yds. (TD) at Miami
Kight ................................ 46 yds. vs. Ole Miss
Perez ...................... 44 yds. vs. San Jose State
Kight ................................. 40 yds. at Kentucky
Troupe ...........................37 yds. vs. Tennessee
Small .....................................35 yds. at Miami
Caldwell .................. 31 yds. vs. San Jose State
Jackson ........... 29 yds. (TD) vs. San Jose State
Carthon ............................. 27 yds. at Kentucky
Troupe ................................. 25 yds. vs. FAMU
Troupe ...........................25 yds. vs. Tennessee
Kight ..............................24 yds. vs. Tennessee
Fason ...................... 23 yds. vs. San Jose State
Baker ...................... 23 yds. vs. San Jose State
Kight .................................... 23 yds. vs. FAMU
Baker ................................... 22 yds. vs. FAMU
Troupe ...........................22 yds. vs. Tennessee
Kight ............... 21 yds. (TD) vs. San Jose State
Kight .................................... 21 yds. vs. FAMU
Troupe ...................................20 yds. at Miami
Baker .....................................20 yds. at Miami
Returns (13):
Caldwell ........................ 45 yds. (KO) at Miami
Caldwell .............. 38 yards (KO) vs. Tennessee
Ratliff ..............28 yds. (PR) vs. San Jose State
Ratliff ..............27 yds. (PR) vs. San Jose State
Caldwell ................... 26 yds. (KO) vs. Ole Miss
R. Hill ........................... 26 yds. (KO) at Miami
Ratliff ........................ 25 yds. (PR) at Kentucky
Ratliff ..............25 yds. (PR) vs. San Jose State
V. Brown ........25 yds. (PR) vs. San Jose State
Caldwell ....................... 23 yds. (KO) vs. FAMU
Kight ........................ 22 yds. (KO) vs. Ole Miss
Caldwell ........................ 21 yds. (KO) at Miami
V. Brown ........20 yds. (PR) vs. San Jose State
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
OFFENSE
Game
San Jose State
Miami
FAMU
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ole Miss
WR
Kight
Kight
KIght
Kight
Kight
Kight
WR
Small
Small
Small
Small
Small
Small
LT
Washington
Starks
Starks
Starks
Washington
Starks
LG
Snell
Snell
Snell
Snell
Snell
Snell
C
Degory
Degory
Degory
Degory
Degory
Degory
RG
Starks
Butler
Butler
Butler
Butler
Butler
RT
Hand
Hand
Rissler
Hand
Hand
Hand
TE
Troupe
Troupe
Troupe
Troupe
Troupe
Troupe
WR
Dickey
Perez
Perez
Perez
Perez
Perez
QB
Martin
Martin
Martin
Martin
Leak
Leak
RB
Carthon
Carthon
Carthon
Carthon
Carthon
Carthon
DEFENSE
Game
San Jose State
Miami
FAMU
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ole Miss
DE
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
DT
Parker
Parker
Mitchell
Mitchell
MItchell
Thomas
DT
McDonald
McDonald
McDonald
McDonald
McDonald
McDonald
DE
Harris
Harris
Harris
Harris
McCray
McCray
SLB
McCullough
McCullough
Farrior
Fleming
Everett
Everett
MLB
Jackson
Crowder
Crowder
Crowder
Crowder
Fleming
WLB
Bailey*
Fleming
Bailey*
Farrior
Bailey*
Farrior
CB
Ratliff
Ratliff
Ratliff
Ratliff
Ratliff
Ratliff
SS
Scott
Scott
Scott
Scott
Scott
Scott
FS
Dixon
Dixon
Dixon
Dixon
Dixon
Dixon
CB
Lamar
Lamar
Lamar
Lamar
Lamar
Lamar
* started as a fifth defensive back
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FL ORID A FOOTBALL GAME RECAPS
GAME ONE - SAN JOSE STATE
GAME TWO - MIAMI
Florida 65, San Jose State 3
August 30, 2003, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field
Gainesville, Fla.
Attendance: 90,011
Miami 38, Florida 33
September 6, 2003, Orange Bowl
Miami, Fla.
Attendance: 79,932
Senior running back Ran Carthon and junior wide reciever Kelvin Kight scored two touchdowns each as
the University of Florida football team opened its 2003 season with a 65-3 win against San Jose State
University in front of a record-breaking 90,011fans at the newly renovated Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at
Florida Field.
After San Jose State scored the game’s first points on a 46-yard field goal by Jeff Carr, the Gators reeled
off 65 unanswered points to put the game out of reach. Starter Ingle Martin, true freshman ChrisLeak and
redshirt-freshman Gavin Dickey all took snaps and threw touchdowns for the Gators. Martin (14-24) and
Leak (10-14) rotated throughout most of the game and combined for 307 passing yards. The defense,
under new coordinator Charlie Strong, allowed only 185 yards and 11 first downs.
Florida’s quarterbacks were successful on spreading the ball around as 11 different players caught
passes. Wide receiver Kelvin Kight led UF’s receiving corps with six catches for 75 yards and two
touchdowns. Florida kicker Matt Leach, perfect on the night, scored the Gators first six points and
connected on a total of three field goals and eight extra points.
With the Gators leading 6-3, Jermaine McCollum blocked SJSU Bryce Partridge’s punt. In the next play,
Carthon scampered in on first down to put Florida up 13-3. After Martin led the Gators on a 71-yard
scoring drive which culminated in a 21-yard touchdown strike to Kight, Florida safety Guss Scott
intercepted Spartans quarterback Scott Rislov at the 38 yard line and returned it for the score to put
Florida up 27-3.
Florida took a 30-3 lead into the half, but did not let up, scoring 35 in the second half. Scott continued his
stellar performance as he forced a Spartan fumble in the third quarter. Reid Fleming recovered the ball
and set up Carthon’s second rushing touchdown of the game.
Leaks first career touchdown came in the third quarter as he threw a screen pass to Kight for a 16-yard
score. In a bit of luck, Reggie Lewis recovered a DeShawn Wynn fumble and went 21 yards giving the
Gators a 51-3 lead. Dickey (3-4) saw his first action as a Gator in the fourth quarter. After one
interception, the redshirt freshman completed a pass to Chad Jackson for a 29-yard touchdown.
The final score of the game came when junior walk-on Tre Orr intercepted a Beau Pierce pass and
returned it for 73 yards. The 90,011 in attendance at the game set a state of Florida record. The Gators
travel to the University of Miami next Saturday, August 6th to take on the Hurricanes.
Scoring Summary & Statistics
Team
1st
San Jose State
3
Florida
3
2nd
0
27
3rd
0
14
4th
0
21
Final
3
65
After building a 23-point lead midway through the third quarter, No. 18 Florida couldn’t hold on as No. 3
Miami scored 28 unanswered points to escape with a 38-33 victory at the Orange Bowl before a crowd of
79,932.
The Hurricanes took their first lead since the early stages of the second quarter when Frank Gore scored
on a 12-yard run with 1:44 remaining to propel Miami to a 38-33 advantage. The Gators had a chance to
reclaim the lead as quarterback Chris Leak, who finished 9-for-15 with 93 yards, drove Florida into
Miami territory before Hurricane cornerback Alfonso Marshall intercepted Leak at the Miami 14-yard line
with 10 seconds remaining to seal the game.
DeShawn Wynn led the Gators offensively with 100 yards rushing on just eight carries, one of which went
for 65 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter. Ingle Martin paced Florida with 114 yards through the
air on 7-for-10 passing with one touchdown toss.
The Hurricanes took an early 7-0 lead when freshman Devin Hester ran the game’s opening kickoff back
97 yards for a touchdown. The Gators responded when Matt Leach connected on a 26-yard field goal on
Florida’s first possession.
After a Miami field goal bumped the Hurricanes’ lead back to seven, Florida tied the contest when Martin
threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Perez with 4:15 left in the first quarter. The Gators took the
lead when Keiwan Ratliff returned a Miami fumble 34 yards for a score to give Florida a 16-10 lead with
11:36 remaining in the second. Leach then added his second field goal of the night from 30 yards with 11
seconds left in the half to give Florida a 19-10 advantage heading into the locker room.
On the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter, Wynn scampered around the right side for 65 yards
and his first collegiate touchdown to extend the Gators’ lead to 26-10. Johnny Lamar picked off Miami
quarterback Brock Berlin to set up a Ran Carthon four-yard touchdown run up the middle to give Florida a
23-point lead at 33-10 with 9:20 left in the third. Miami then scored on its next four possessions to regain
the lead.
Florida returns home to face Florida A&M on Saturday, Sept. 13 with the kickoff at Ben Hill Griffin
Stadium scheduled for 6 p.m.
Scoring Summary & Statistics
Team
1st
Florida
10
Miami
10
2nd
9
0
3rd
14
15
4th
0
13
Final
33
38
1st Quarter
UM: 14:52 Hester, Devin 97 yd kickoff return (Peattie, Jon kick), UF 0 – UM 7
UF: 9:25 Leach, M. 26 yd field goal, 9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 5:22, UF 3 – UM 7
UM: 6:08 Peattie, Jon 27 yd field goal, 8 plays, 4 yards, TOP 3:17, UF 3 – UM 10
UF: 4:15 Perez, C. 50 yd pass from Martin, I. (Leach, M. kick), 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:53, UF 10 – UM 10
1st Quarter
SJSU: 12:27 Carr, Jeff 46 yd field goal, 5 plays, 9 yards, TOP 2:33, SJSU 3 - UF 0
UF: 08:13 Leach,M. 20 yd field goal, 11plays, 62 yards, TOP 4:14, SJSU 3 - UF 3
2nd Quarter
UF: 13:04 Leach,M. 37 yd field goal, 6 plays, 49 yards, TOP 1:36, SJSU 3 - UF 6
UF: 09:16 Carthon,R. 2 yd run (Leach,M. kick), 1 play, 2 yards, TOP 0:04, SJSU 3 - UF 13
UF: 06:34 Kight,K. 21 yd pass from Martin,I. (Leach,M. kick), 4 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:40, SJSU 3 - UF
20
UF: 05:41 Scott,G. 38 yd interception return (Leach,M. kick), , SJSU 3 - UF
UF: 27 00:00 Leach,M. 37 yd field goal, 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 0:59, SJSU 3 - UF 30
3rd Quarter
UF: 06:53 Carthon,R. 2 yd run (Leach,M. kick), 4 plays, 19 yards, TOP 1:26, SJSU 3 - UF 37
UF: 03:12 Kight,K. 16 yd pass from Leak,C. (Leach,M. kick), 4 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:07, SJSU 3 - UF 44
4th Quarter
UF: 09:10 Lewis,R. 21 yd run (Leach,M. kick), 4 plays, 66 yards, TOP 1:31, SJSU 3 - UF 51
UF: 03:46 Jackson,C. 29 yd pass from Dickey,G. (Leach,M. kick), 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 3:41, SJSU 3 UF 58
UF: 00:44 Orr,T. 73 yd interception return (Leach,M. kick), SJSU 3 - UF 65
Individual Statistics
Rushing (Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: R. Carthon 13-54-2; S. Thorton 3-30-0; D. Wynn 6-19-0; C. Fason 3-17-0; J. Walker 2-11-0; I. Martin
1-7-0; C. Leak 2-5-0; G. Dickey 2-3-0; R. Lewis 0-21-1
SJSU: L. Martin 7-42-0; D. Ingram 8-21-0; Y. Davis 7-17-0; C. Miranda 1-13-0; E. Staples 2-11-0; S. Rislov
2—17-0
LM
Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns-Interceptions)
Florida: I. Martin 14-23-196-1-0; C. Leak 10-14-111-1-0; G. Dickey 3-4-50-1-1
SJSU: S. Rislov 13-27-57-0-1; B. Pierce 6-10-41-0-1
Receiving (Receptions-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: K. Kight 6-75-2; O. Small 5-39-0; B. Troupe 4-37-0; C. Perez 2-57-0; C. Jackson 2-38-1; D. Baker
2-31-0; D. Wynn 2-4-0; A. Caldwell 1-31-0; C. Fason 1-23-0; K. Tookes 1-12-0; R. Carthon 1-10-0
SJSU: Ja. Broussard 4-30-0; K .Starling 4-16-0; E. Staples 4-4-0; Y. Davis 2-6-0 ; R. Skillern 1-9-0; J. Jones
1-8-0; Jo. Broussard 1-6-0; T. Wooden 1-5-0
2nd Quarter
UF: 11:36 Ratliff, K. 34 yd fumble return (pass failed), UF 16 – UM 10
UF: 0:11 Leach, M. 30 yd field goal, 10 plays, 25 yards, TOP 2:43, UF 19 – UM 10
3rd Quarter
UF: 14:49 Wynn, D. 65 yd run (Leach, M. kick), 1 play, 65 yards, TOP 0:11, UF 26 – UM 10
UF: Carthon, R. 4 yd run (Leach, M. kick), 6 plays, 28 yards, TOP 2:43, UF 33 – UM 10
UM: 3:35 Beard, Kevin 26 yd pass from Berlin, Brock (Moore, Ryan pass from Berlin, Brock), 9 plays, 85
yards, TOP 2:35, UF 33 – UM 18
UM: 00:33 Gore, Frank 1 yd run (Peattie, Jon kick), 3 plays, 69 yards, TOP 0:58, UF 33 – UM 25
4th Quarter
UM: 11:08 Moore, Ryan 6 yd pass from Berlin, B. (Peattie, Jon kick), 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:57, UF 33
– UM 3. UM: 1:44 Gore, Frank 12 yd run (pass failed), 11 plays, 89 yards, TOP 3:59, UF 33 – UM 38
Individual Statistics
Rushing (Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: D. Wynn 8-100-1; R. Carthon 15-67-1; I. Martin 6-13-0; C. Fason 1-3-0; C. Leak 6—2-0; G. Dickey
3—3-0
Miami: F. Gore 24-127-2; B. Berlin 4—9-0
Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns-Interceptions)
Florida: I. Martin 7-10-114-1-0; C. Leak 9-15-93-0-1; G. Dickey 2-2-12-0-0
Miami: B. Berlin 27-41-340-2-2
Receiving (Receptions-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: C. Perez 2-51-1; D. Baker 2-39-0; B. Troupe 3-39-0; O. Small 3-35-0; K. Kight 3-17-0; A. Caldwell
4-29-0; R. Lewis 1-9-0
Miami: K. Bear 7-164-1; F. Gore 7-54-0; K. Winslow 5-35-0; R. Moore 3-29-1; S. Moss 1-26-0; Q. Hill 1-130; K. Cobia 1-11-0; R. Parrish 2
Leading Tacklers (Total Tackles-Sacks)
Florida: J. Lamar 6-0, K. Ratliff 6-0
Miami: S. Taylor 13-0
Leading Tacklers (Total Tackles-Sacks)
Florida: R. Hill 5-0; J. Lamar 5
SJSU: E. Wilson 8-0; G. Jones 8-0
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GAME THREE - FLORIDA A&M
GAME FOUR - TENNESSEE
Florida 65, Florida A&M 3
September 13, 2003, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Gainesville, Fla.
Attendance: 90,087
Florida 10, Tennessee 24
September 20, 2003, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Gainesville, Fla.
Attendance: 90,332
Led by a powerful ground game, the University of Florida football team defeated Florida A&M 63-3 at Ben
Hill Griffin Stadium. Five different Gator running backs scored a total of seven touchdowns and rushed for
309 yards.
Despite controlling the entire first half, No. 17 Florida (2-2) had a few untimely lapses that
No. 12 Tennessee (3-0) took advantage of to defeat the Gators 24-10 in front of a record crowd of 90,332
Saturday afternoon at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Matt Leach’s 47-yard field goal at 9:26 of the first quarter gave the Gators a 3-0 lead.
Florida would hold that lead until the closing seconds of the first half when Casey Clausen connected with
James Banks in the end zone on a 46-yard Hail Mary pass. The Gators defense appeared to break up the
play in the right corner of the end zone, but the deflected pass fell into the hands of Banks to give the
Volunteers’ a 7-3 lead at the half.
Tennessee stretched its lead to seven when James Wilhoit took advantage of the stiff wind
at his back to drill a 51-yard field goal at 9:27 of the third quarter to put the Vols up 10-3. Two drives later,
Tennessee went up 17-3 as Clausen led the Volunteers on a seven-play, 80-yard drive that was capped off
by a one-yard Jubari Davis score.
The Gators quickly responded, however, with a touchdown of their own. DeShawn Wynn
scored on a five-yard run to end a 77-yard drive and bring the Gator within seven, 17-10.
But the Volunteers put the game out of reach when they drove 76 yards and took a 24-10
advantage off a nine-yard rush from Davis at 8:38 in the fourth quarter.
The Gators look to claim their first road win on Sept. 27 at Kentucky. The game is set for
12:30 p.m. and will be televised live by Jefferson-Pilot.
Redshirt freshman DeShawn Wynn led Florida’s running game with three rushing touchdowns and 95
yards. Wynn scored a fourth touchdown off an eight-yard pass from Ingle Martin in the second quarter.
The four touchdowns by Wynn marks the first time in Gator history that a freshman has scored four
times in a single game. Sophomore Ciatrick Fason turned in a solid game as well by rushing 11 times
for 65 yards and a touchdown.
With Florida leading 14-3 on Wynn and Fason touchdowns, freshman quarterback Chris Leak found
senior tight end Ben Troupe in the end zone at 7:56 of the second quarter for a seven-yard score. In the
next Florida drive, after a Keiwan Ratliff interception, senior back Ran Carthon rushed up the middle for a
four-yard score giving the Gators the 28-3 lead. Before the half the Wynn reception brought the score to
35-3 at intermission.
Florida tacked on 28 more points in the second half, while not allowing the Rattlers to score. Wynn’s two
additional rushing touchdowns came in the second half, along with a 50 yard rushing touchdown by
Jimtavis Walker with 5:13 to go in the game. Skyler Thorton was the fifth back to score in the game on a
rush of 21 yards.
Leak rotated with starter Ingle Martin throughout most of the game, with Gavin Dickey seeing action.
Leak and Martin went 16-of-20 and combined to throw for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Kicker Matt
Leach went 9-for-9 in PATs.
By not allowing a touchdown in the game, the Gator defense has not allowed a touchdown at home in eight
quarters.
The Gators begin Southeastern Conference action next Saturday in a home match-up with the Tennessee
Volunteers at noon.
Scoring Summary & Statistics
Team
Florida A&M
Florida
1st
3
14
2nd
0
21
3rd
0
7
4th
0
21
Final
0
63
1st Quarter
UF: 9:12 Wynn, D. 2 yd run (Leach, M. kick), 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 1:24, UF 7 - FAMU 0
FAMU: 6:03 Vasquez, J. 47 yd field goal, 13 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:17
UF 7 - FAMU 3, UF: 1:58 Fason, C. 3 yd run (Leach, M. kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:21, UF 14 - FAMU
3
2nd Quarter
UF: 7:56 Troupe, B. 7 yd pass from Leak, C (Leack, M. kick), 7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:41, UF 21 FAMU 3
UF: 5:20 Carthon, R. 4 yd run (Leach, M. kick), 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:46, UF 28 - FAMU 3
UF: 1:38 Wynn, D. 8 yd pass from Martin, I. (Leach, M.), 5 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:22, UF 35 - FAMU 3
3rd Quarter
UF: 11:17 Wynn, D. 7 yd run (Leach, M.), 2 plays, 9 yards, TOP 0:40, UF 42 - FAMU 3
Scoring Summary & Statistics
Team
Tennessee
Florida
1st
0
3
2nd
7
0
3rd
10
0
4th
7
7
Final
24
10
1st Quarter
UF: 9:26 Leach, N. 47 yd field goal, 10 plays, 38 yards, TOP 4:25, UT 0 UF 3
2nd Quarter
UT: 00:00 Banks, J. 48 yd pass from Clausen, C. (Wilhoit, J.), 3 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:16, UT 7 UF 3
3rd Quarter
UT: 9:27 Wilhoit, J. 51 yd field goal, 11 plays, 18 yards, TOP 4:11, UT 10 UF 3
UT: 1:10 Davis, J. 1 yd run (Wilhoit, J), 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:25, UT 17 UF 3
4th Quarter
UF: 14:00 Wynn, D. 5 yd run (Leach, M), 10 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:10, UT 17 UF 10
UT: 8:38 Davis, J. 9 yd run (Wilhoit, J.), 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 5:22, UT 24 UF 10
Individual Statistics
Rushing (Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: D. Wynn 11-35-1; Carthon, R. 6-33-0; Fason, C. 3-8-0; Martin, I. 5-12-0; Leak, C. 2-(-8)-0
UT: Davis, J. 20-78-2; Houston, C. 12-25-0; Jones, M 1-24-0; Larkins C. 5-16-0; Fleming, T. 2-4-0; Clausen,
C. 3-(-6)-0
Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns-Interceptions)
Florida: Martin, I. 16-32-205-0-1; Leak, C. 9-12-76-0-1
UT: Clausen, C. 12-23-235-1-1
Receiving (Receptions-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: Kight, K. 7-77-0; Troupe, B. 5-106-0; Caldwell, A. 5-43-0; Small, O. 2-26-0; Carthon, R. 2-12-0; Wynn,
D. 1-7-0; Baker, D. 1-5-0; Perez, C. 1-4-0; Fason, C. 1-1-0
UT: Swain, J. 4-54-0; Banks, J. 2-70-1; Houston, C. 2-19-0; Smith, B. 1-57-0; Fleming, T. 1-14-0; Hannon,
C. 1-14-0; Brown, T. 1-7-0
4th Quarter
UF: 10:48 Wynn, D. 25 yd run (Leach, M. kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:09, UF 49 - FAMU 3
UF: 5:13 Walker, J. 50 yd run (Leach, M. kick), 2 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:26, UF 56 - FAMU 3
UF: 2:10 Thorton, S. 21 yd run (Leach, M.), 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:03, UF 63 - FAMU 3
Individual Statistics
Rushing (Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: D. Wynn 14-95-3; J. Walker 4-73-1; C. Fason 11-65-1; S. Thorton 4-51-1; R. Carthon 7-32-1; I. Martin
1-0-0; C. Perez 1—1-0; C. Leak 1—1-0
FAMU: Pompey, R. 18-78-0; Sharpe 7-70-0; Dougherty, B. 4-17-0; Shaw, J. 3-8-0; Baker, E. 3-4-0; McCullum
5-2-0; Miller, R. 1-2-0; Scott, T. 3-0-0; Miller, D. 1—6-0
Leading Tacklers (Total Tackles-Sacks)
Florida: Crowder, C. 14-.5
UT: Simon, K. 13.5-0
Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns-Interceptions)
Florida: I. Martin 10-12-139-1-1; C. Leak 6-8-79-1-0; G. Dickey 1-2-9-0-0
FAMU: Doughterty, B. 10-18-68-0-0; McCullum, C. 4-11-16-0-0; Scott, T. 15-32-93-0-1
Receiving (Receptions-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: Kight, K. 3-63-0; Troupe, B. 3-41-1; Wynn, D. 3-36-1; Cornelius, J. 2-25-0; Baker, D. 1-22-0; Perez,
C. 1-14-0; Brown, V. 1-9-0, Caldwell, A. 1-4-0; Jackson, C. 1-0-0
FAMU: Morgan, G. 4-15-0; Alexander, C. 3-23-0; Miller, R. 3-16-0; Pompey, R. 2-17-0; Traxler, N. 1-14-0;
Demps, A. 1-5-0; Dowdell, R. 1-3-0
Leading Tacklers (Total Tackles-Sacks)
Florida: Lamar, J. 5-0; Everett, E. 5-0; Dixon, D. 5-0
Miami: Cooper, J. 7-0
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GAME FIVE - KENTUCKY
GAME SIX - OLE MISS
Florida 24, Kentucky 21
September 27, 2003, Commonwealth Stadium
Lexington, Ky.
Attendance: 70,579
Ole Miss 20, Florida 17
October 4, 2003, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Gainesville, Fla.
Attendance: 90,101
Ran Carthon’s one-yard touchdown run with 3:15 remaining in the contest completed a
Florida comeback as the No. 25 Gators, who trailed by 18 points in the fourth quarter, rebounded to claim
a 24-21 victory against Kentucky on Saturday afternoon at Commonwealth Stadium before a crowd of
70,579. The 18-point deficit was the largest the Gators have overcome on the road in school history.
Florida’s Chris Leak, just the fourth true freshman quarterback in school history to start a
game, spearheaded the Gator offense by completing 20-of-35 passes for 268 yards with two touchdown
passes. His yardage total was nearly three times more than the previous best by a true freshman
quarterback making their first start. Wide receiver Carlos Perez also had a stellar day by hauling in five
passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
The Wildcats (2-3 overall, 0-2 SEC), who have now lost 17 straight to the Gators (3-2, 11), amassed a 21-3 lead after Arliss Beach scored his third touchdown of the day on a two-yard run with
3:23 left in the third quarter.
Florida responded with its first touchdown of the afternoon when Leak led a nine-play, 83yard drive, which culminated in a three-yard TD pass to Perez with 14:55 remaining in the game.
After the two teams traded possessions, Keiwan Ratliff gave the Gators their best field
position of the day when he returned a punt 25 yards to the Kentucky 28-yard line with 6:11 remaining. On
fourth and three from the Wildcat 10, Leak again found Perez in the end zone with 4:46 left in the contest.
The extra point from kicker Matt Leach made the score 21-16 Kentucky.
On Kentucky’s ensuing possession, Florida cornerback Johnny Lamar picked off Wildcat
quarterback Jared Lorenzen and returned the ball 36 yards to the Kentucky 1. The interception was the
eighth for the Gators this season after Florida intercepted seven in all of 2002. Carthon then scored the
go-ahead touchdown two plays later with 3:15 left in the contest.
Kentucky then drove down to the Florida 31, but Wildcat kicker Taylor Begley missed a 49yard field goal that would have tied the game with 44 seconds remaining.
Leach provided the only scoring in the first half for Florida when he connected on a 42-yard
field goal to cut Kentucky’s lead to 14-3 with 5:49 left in the second.
The previous largest come-from behind win on the road for Florida came in 1993 when the
Gators overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat South Carolina 37-26
No. 24 Florida (3-3, 1-2), unable to withstand a late Ole Miss (3-2, 2-0) comeback, was
defeated by the Rebels 17-10 Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. An Eric Oliver interception at the
Rebel’s 33-yard line with less than two minutes remaining in the game stopped the final Gator drive and
solidified the win for Ole Miss.
True freshman quarterback Chris Leak threw for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tight end
Ben Troupe and senior receiver O.J. Small led the Gators offense in the first half. Troupe caught four
passes for 63 yards and one touchdown, while Small had 57 yards and a touchdown.
Trailing 3-0 in the first quarter, Leak engineered a 12-play, 74-yards scoring drive to give
Florida a 7-3 lead. The athletic Ben Troupe pulled away from several Ole Miss defenders for the 18-yard
touchdown reception with 5:57 left in the first.
Small’s 5-yard diving touchdown reception in the back-left corner of the endzone gave
Florida a 14-3 lead halfway through the second quarter. Small set up the score by hauling in a 50-yard
reception from Leak two plays earlier.
Ronald McClendon broke away from several Gators on a draw play during Ole Miss’ next
drive and scampered 52 yards for the score to bring the Rebels within four, 14-10.
Junior kicker Matt Leach’s 36-yards field goal with just more than a minute remaining in
the first half allowed Florida to take a 17-10 lead into the locker room.
A 48-yard run by senior Ran Carthon, who finished the day with 108 yards, early in the
third quarter brought the Gators to Ole Miss’ 7-yard line and put them in position to extend their lead. Ole
Miss pushed the Gators back to their 19, and, Leach was unsuccessful on a 39-yard field goal attempt.
Eli Manning, who finished the game with 262 yards, drove the Rebels 78 yards to the
Florida 19 before senior safety Guss Scott stripped the ball from receiver Mike Espy on Florida’s 2-yard
line. Junior safety Corey Bailey recovered the ball to temporarily preserve Florida’s seven-point lead.
With three seconds left in the third, Manning’s 59-yard pass completion to Bill Flowers set
the Rebels up for Jonathan Nichols’ 23-yard field goal to put Ole Miss within four, 17-13.
Ole Miss put together a four-minute, 8-play, 50-yard drive in the fourth that ended with
Vashon Pearson rush up the middle for the 20-17 lead with 1:16 remaining in the game.
Florida returns to action when it travels to Baton Rouge, La., to take on the 6th ranked
Louisiana State Tigers. Kick-off is at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be nationally televised on CBS.
Scoring Summary & Statistics
Team
Florida
Kentucky
1st
0
7
2nd
3
7
3rd
0
7
4th
21
0
Final
24
21
1st Quarter
UK: 8:08 Beach, A. 1yd run (Begley, T.), 10 plays, 42 yards, TOP 5:17, UF 0, UK 7
Scoring Summary & Statistics
Team
Ole Miss
Florida
1st
3
7
2nd
7
10
3rd
3
0
4th
7
0
Final
20
17
1st Quarter
UM: 12:12 Nichols, J. 33 yd field goal, 5 plays, 47 yards, TOP 1:21, UM 3, UF 0
UF: 5:57 Troupe, B. 18 yd pass from Leak, C. (Leach, M.), 12 plays, 74 yards, TOP 6:25, UM 3, UF 7
2nd Quarter
UK: 6:38 Beach, A. 1 yd run (Begley, T.), 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 5:29, UF 0, UK 14
UF: 5:49 Leach, M. 42 yd field goal, 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:49, UF 3, UK 14
3rd Quarter
UK: 3:23 Beach, A. 2 yd run (Begley, T.), 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:36, UF 3, UK 21
2nd Quarter
UF: 8:57 Small, O. 5 yd pass from Leak, C. (Leach, M.), 8 plays, 66yards, TOP 3:44, UM 3, UF 14
UM: 6:49 McClendon, R. 52 yd run (Nichols, J.), 4 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:08, UM 10, UF 14
UF: 1:05 Leach, M. 36 yd field goal, 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 1:50, UM 10, UF 17
4th Quarter
UF: Perez, C. 3 yd pass from Leak, C. (pass failed), 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:22, UF 9, UK 21
UF: Perez, C. 10 yd pass from Leak, C. (Leach, M.), 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:25, UF 17, UK 21
UF: Carthon, R. 1 ys run (Kight, K. pass from Leak, C.), 2 plays, 1 yard, TOP 0:37, UF 24, UK 21
3rd Quarter
UM: Nichols, J. 23 yd field goal, 5 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:22, UM 13, UF 17
Individual Statistics
Rushing (Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: Carthon,R. 9-43-1; Wynn, D. 10-40-0; Perez,C. 1-10-0; Team 1-0-0; Leak,C. 8-0-0
Kentucky: Beach, A. 18-47-3; Abney, D. 1-42-0; Bwenge, A. 9-40-0; Lorenzen, J. 12-36-0; Boyd, S. 2-9-0;
Davis, D. 1-1-0; Team 1-0-0
Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns-Interceptions)
Florida: Leak,C. 20-35-268-2-2
Kentucky: Lorenzen, J. 18-27-179-0-2; Boyd, S. 0-1-0-0-0; Cook, T. 0-1-0-0-0
Receiving (Receptions-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: Perez,C. 5-102-2; Carthon,R. 4-47-0; Kight,K. 2-46-0; Baker,D. 2-20-0; Small,O. 2-14-0;
Troupe,B. 2-13-0; Caldwell,A. 2-10-0; Latsko,B. 1-16-0
Kentucky: Gaffron, W. 4-46-0; Bernard, C. 3-22-0; Abney, D. 2-25-0; Burton, K. 2-23-0; Davis, D. 2-16-0;
Beach, A. 2-10-0; Fowler, B. 1-20-0; Holt, G. 1-14-0; Bwenge, A. 1-3-0
Leading Tacklers (Total Tackles-Sacks)
Florida: Dixon, D. 9-0
Kentucky: Burns, V. 8-0
LM
4th Quarter
UM: 1:10 Pearson, V. 1 yd run (Nichols, J.), 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:02, UM 20, UF 17
Individual Statistics
Rushing (Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns)
Ole Miss: McClendon, R. 8-107-1; Pearson, V. 12-48-1; Turner, T. 5-32-0; Pittman, J. 6-26-0; Jacobs, B.
2-16-0
Florida: Carthon, R. 15-108-0; Wynn, D. 11-40-0; Walker, J. 4-6-0; Cohen, J. 1-0-0; Leak, C. 4-(-12)-0
Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns-Interceptions)
Ole Miss: Manning, E. 17-29-262-0-1
Florida: Leak, C. 14-27-234-2-3
Receiving (Receptions-Yards-Touchdowns)
Ole Miss: Collins, C. 5-72-0; Espy, M. 4-89-0; Flowers 4-84-0; Jacobs, B. 2-8-0; Johnson, K. 1-8-0;
Townsend, L. 1-1-0
Florida: Troupe, B. 4-63-1; Kight, K. 3-61-0; Small, O. 2-57-1; Carthon, R. 2-28-0; Cornelius, J. 2-19-0;
Perez, C. 1-6-0
Leading Tacklers (Total Tackles-Sacks)
Ole Miss: Oliver, E. 6-0
Florida: Lamar, J. 12-0
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