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Some Fascinating Facts About the Florida Gators Team

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The Florida Gators are the official team that represent the University of Florida. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni and its sports fans are collectively known as the "Gator Nation." The Gators compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Since inception, the Gators have gathered quite a fan following with a tremendous base turning up for each match. To enjoy the festivities of the game, fans can try out various Gator memorabilia like searching for Florida gators scarf online . A true fan will make the effort to attend every match and cheer the on. Over the years, fans have also taken the task of collecting interesting information about the team. If you would like more information that you can brag in front of other Gator fans, then keep reading and discover some little known facts about this fascinating team. 1. Spurrier never got to experience victory at Florida State. Perhaps...

A Brief Insight into the History of Florida Gator’s Football Team

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The University of Florida was established in Gainesville in 1906 and fielded its first official football team in the same year. For over 110 years, the Gators played in over forty bowl games with a glorious history of winning three national championships (1996, 2006 and 2008) and eight Southeastern Conference championships (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2006 and 2008) and have produced three Heisman Trophy winners, more than ninety first-team All-Americans and fifty National Football League (NFL) first-round draft choices. They have also won three national championships and eight SEC titles in the 112-season history of Florida football. The Team Mascot Besides its laurels, the Gators have an interesting team mascot. An alligator. The first live alligator, Albert, came to the University of Florida in the year 1957. Since then several different live alligators took the role of Albert like a robotic and motorized reptile. It was until 1970 that Albert became personi...