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1996 Florida Football
The 13-game 12–1 national championship season began in Gainesville and ended in New Orleans on January 2, 1997.
THE FLAGSHIP SEASON
From the Swamp to New Orleans.
Eight SEC regular-season wins, the conference title over Alabama, and a Sugar Bowl rematch against Florida State completed the journey. The year is 1996; the final game was played January 2, 1997.
Begin the 13-stop replay →The people
89 entries in Florida's official 1996 roster.
Explore the roster →The numbers
Selected figures from a source table covering 12 games. The Sugar Bowl is excluded from that table.
Examine the stats →The places
Follow the documented cities and known venues.
Open the map →All 13 results
- 1996-08-31 · Florida 55–21 Southwest Louisiana (W) · Gainesville, Florida
- 1996-09-07 · Florida 62–14 Georgia Southern (W) · Gainesville, Florida
- 1996-09-21 · Florida 35–29 Tennessee (W) · Knoxville, Tennessee
- 1996-09-28 · Florida 65–0 Kentucky (W) · Gainesville, Florida
- 1996-10-05 · Florida 42–7 Arkansas (W) · Fayetteville, Arkansas
- 1996-10-12 · Florida 56–13 LSU (W) · Gainesville, Florida
- 1996-10-19 · Florida 51–10 Auburn (W) · Gainesville, Florida
- 1996-11-02 · Florida 47–7 Georgia (W) · Jacksonville, Florida
- 1996-11-09 · Florida 28–21 Vanderbilt (W) · Nashville, Tennessee
- 1996-11-16 · Florida 52–25 South Carolina (W) · Gainesville, Florida
- 1996-11-30 · Florida 21–24 Florida State (L) · Tallahassee, Florida
- 1996-12-07 · Florida 45–30 Alabama (W) · Atlanta, Georgia
- 1997-01-02 · Florida 52–20 Florida State (W) · New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1996 Football Schedule (text view) ↗Florida Gators / University Athletic Association
- 1996 SEC Champions ↗Florida Gators / University Athletic Association