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The 1996 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida

University of Florida

The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season

1996 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions, but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped....

. This was the team's seventh season under head coach Steve Spurrier

Steve Spurrier

Stephen Orr Spurrier is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach...

. They played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field is the football stadium for the University of Florida and the home field of the university's Florida Gators football team. It is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The stadium was originally built in 1930, and has been regularly...

in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...

Schedule

National award winners

Danny Wuerffel
Danny Wuerffel
Daniel Carl "Danny" Wuerffel is a former American college and professional football player who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy and the 1996 national football championship while playing college football for the University of Florida. After graduating from Florida, he played for four National Football...

- Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

, Maxwell Award
Maxwell Award
The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...

, Walter Camp Award
Walter Camp Award
The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...

, Davey O'Brien Award
Davey O'Brien Award
The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks. The...

, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas , the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of...

,

Draddy Trophy

The William V. Campbell trophy, formerly the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance...

, National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar, College Football Association Scholar-Athlete Team

Jeff Mitchell - Outland Trophy semi-finalist (Interior Lineman)
Lawrence Wright - Jim Thorpe Award
Jim Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986...

, College Football Association Scholar-Athlete Team

First round draft picks

Ike Hilliard
Ike Hilliard
Isaac Jason "Ike" Hilliard is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver for twelve seasons in the National Football League during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...

, 7th pick to New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
Reidel Anthony
Reidel Anthony
Reidel Clarence Anthony is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...

, 16th pick to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...

Southwestern Louisiana

Georgia Southern

Tennessee

The game was a showdown between No. 4 Florida

University of Florida

and Mo. 2 Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

. Volunteers quarterback Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning

Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League . Manning holds the record for most NFL MVP awards with four. He was drafted by the Colts as the first overall pick in 1998 after a standout college football career with the...

had not beaten the Gators in two previous attempts, and after a second-half meltdown a year earlier in Gainesville

Gainesville, Florida

, the Volunteers were looking to exact revenge on their SEC East rival in Knoxville. The game featured two of the top quarterbacks in college football, Manning and Florida's Danny Wuerffel

Danny Wuerffel

Daniel Carl "Danny" Wuerffel is a former American college and professional football player who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy and the 1996 national football championship while playing college football for the University of Florida. After graduating from Florida, he played for four National Football...

. Both teams featured strong aerial attacks, but Florida's Fred Taylor and Tennessse's Jay Graham

Jay Graham

Jay Graham is a former running back, Tennessee Volunteers. Graham rushed for 2,609 yards in his career , ranking sixth on the Vols all-time rushing list. He is second on the all-time carries list with 540 and he scored 25 touchdowns in his four-year career as a Volunteer...

were among the SEC's best tailbacks. ESPN

ESPN

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's College Gameday was on hand to broadcast their pregame show live from Knoxville.

The tone for the game was set on Florida's first drive, as Spurrier spurned the punt team on a 4th and 10 from the UT 35, and Wuerffel connected with Reidel Anthony

Reidel Anthony

Reidel Clarence Anthony is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...

for a touchdown to put the Gators up 7-0. Teako Brown intercepted Manning on the Volunteers' first drive, and it took Wuerffel only one play to find the end zone again, hitting Terry Jackson from 10 yards out to extend the lead to 14-0. Florida doubled their lead in a 52-second stretch early in the 2nd quarter, as Ike Hilliard

Ike Hilliard

Isaac Jason "Ike" Hilliard is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver for twelve seasons in the National Football League during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...

and Jacquez Green

Jacquez Green

D'Tanyian Jacquez Green is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver and punt returner in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...

became the third and fourth different receivers with touchdown receptions on the afteroon, sandwiched around a James Bates interception of Manning. Antone Lott's 27-yard fumble return stretched the lead to 35-0, before Manning finally got the Vols on the scoreboard before halftime on a 72-yard strike to Peerless Price

Peerless Price

Peerless Jilo Price is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft...

.

With Florida switching to a more conservative offensive game plan in the second half, Manning cut the lead to 35-22 with 8 minutes left with 2 more touchdown tosses, including a second to Price. Andy McCellough's 14-yard reception brought the Vols within 35-29 with 10 seconds to play, but Florida recovered the ensuing onsides kick to hang on for a six-point win on a rainy Knoxville afternoon.

Florida would ride the early-season win over their bitter rival to a 10-0 start and the #1 ranking, before being upset by #2 Florida State

Florida State University

The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

in Tallahassee in their regular-season finale. With #2 Arizona State

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

locked into the Rose Bowl

1997 Rose Bowl

The 1997 Rose Bowl Game was a postseason college football bowl game between the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference, held on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The game resulted in a dramatic 20–17...

, #4 Florida would need a win the following week in the SEC Championship

SEC Championship Game

The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference's football season champion. The championship game pits the SEC Western Division representative against the Eastern Division representative in a game held after the regular season has been completed. Thus far, nine...

against Alabama

University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....

and an upset of #3 Nebraska by 21-point underdog Texas to get another shot at the Seminoles in the Sugar Bowl

Sugar Bowl

The Sugar Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl has been played annually since January 1, 1935, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on January 2, 2009...

. Fate was with the Gators, as Texas stunned Nebraska 37-27, and Florida won a shootout with the Crimson Tide to earn a rematch with FSU. WIth #4 Ohio State defeating #2 Arizona State in the Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl Game

The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...

a day prior, the Sugar Bowl would decide the national championship, and Florida dominated the rematch to win the school's first national title. Tennessee bounced back to stay in the national title picture at 6-1 before being stunned on the road at Memphis

University of Memphis

The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....

, and finished 10-2, defeating Northwestern

Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....

in the Citrus Bowl

Citrus Bowl

The Florida Citrus Bowl is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for football, which currently seats around 70,000 people....

Kentucky

Coming off a big win in Knoxville the week before and being ranked #1 for the first time since 1994, the Gators were looking for somewhat of an easy home game against the Kentucky Wildcats. This would prove true as the Gators scored just 63 seconds into the game with a touchdown pass from Danny Wuerffell to Ike Hilliard. Wuerffell would have 3 touchdown passes in all, but the day belonged to Jaquez Green. In the 3rd quarter, Green took a punt back 66 yards for a touchdown. On Kentucky's next possession, they would punt again and Green, who was still breathing heavy from his first return, weaved his way for another return for a touchdown, this one from 79 yards. In all, the Gators amassed over 300 return yards from punts and kickoffs. In the end the Gators posted their first shutout since a 31-0 drubbing of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1994, with Florida defeating Kentucky 65-0.

Arkansas

LSU

With Florida winning so convincingly all season, the next two weeks might have proved a challenge for the Gators, with #12 LSU and #16 Auburn coming to town. It was business as usual for the Gators. LSU came in undefeated on the campaign and featured an offense that scored 38 points per game. Florida, however, was not thinking upset, as Danny Wuerffell threw three touchdowns, two of them to Ike Hilliard, and ran for another score as the Gators proved to have the better offense. Their defense came to play as well as they forced two turnovers and recorded 7 sacks and held the LSU offense to just 28 rushing yards. In the end, the Gators proved themselves worthy of the #1 ranking as they thumped the Tigers 56-13.

Auburn

It was another ranked team and another set of Tigers for Florida. This time, it was 16th ranked Auburn coming to Gainesville. Like the LSU game, the Gators scored quick and often, amassing over 600 yards of offense and holding Auburn to just 173 yards. Danny Wuerffell again threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for another for the red-hot Florida offense. The first half may have been closer than most would have expected, as Auburn kicked a field goal late to trail just 21-10. But that would be it for the Tigers as the Gators reeled off 30 unanswered points en route to a 51-10 win.

Georgia

1 Florida was coming in looking to win its 7th consecutive game against Georgia in the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. Wuerrfell again would have an outstanding game, bolstering his heisman candidacy, with 279 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. The Gators also amassed over 200 yards rushing. The Gator defense held the Dawgs to just 272 yards and one touchdown on the day. By the end of the day, Alltel Stadium was half teal (teal seats in the stadium) and half orange and blue as the Gators won 47-7. By this point in the season, Florida was bruising their opponents by an average score of 52-12.

Vanderbilt

South Carolina

Florida State

Alabama (SEC Championship Game)

Florida State (Sugar Bowl, National Championship Game)

Scores by quarter

Depth Chart

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Wide receiver

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Wide receiver

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| Reidel Anthony

Reidel Anthony

Reidel Clarence Anthony is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...

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| Nafis Karim

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Guard (American football)

In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....

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Center (American football)

Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...

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Guard (American football)

In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....

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|Zach Piller

Zach Piller

Zachary Paul Piller is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League for eight seasons during the late 1990s and 2000s. Piller played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the...

Ryan Kalich

Jeff Mitchell

Jeffrey Clay "Jeff" Mitchell is a former American college and professional player who was a center in the National Football League for nine seasons during the 1990s and 2000s...

Donnie Young

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Deac Story

Corey Yarbrough

Cheston Blackshear

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Cornerback

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| Fred Weary

Fred Weary (defensive back)

Joseph Frederick "Fred" Weary is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Weary played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...

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Defensive end

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Defensive end

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| Tim Beauchamp Ed Chester Reggie McGrew

Reggie McGrew

Reginald Gerard "Reggie" McGrew is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for four seasons during the late 1990s and early 2000s...

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| Willie Rodgers Keith Council Mike Moten
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Cornerback

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| Anthone Lott
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| Tony George
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| Ronnie Battle
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Defensive back

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| Teako Brown
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| Mike Harris
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Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

!! Middle LB

Linebacker

!! Sam LB

Linebacker

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| Johnny Rutledge

Johnny Rutledge

Johnny Boykins Rutledge, III is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for five seasons during the 1990s and 2000s...

James Bates Mike Peterson

Mike Peterson

Porter Michael "Mike" Peterson is an American professional football player who has been a linebacker in the National Football League for thirteen seasons...

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| Keith Kelsey Dwayne Thomas

Depth Chart: http://gatorzone.com/football/history.php?his=1996/depth1996.html

Roster

Quarterbacks

7 Danny Wuerffel
Danny Wuerffel
Daniel Carl "Danny" Wuerffel is a former American college and professional football player who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy and the 1996 national football championship while playing college football for the University of Florida. After graduating from Florida, he played for four National Football...

- Senior
12 Doug Johnson - Freshman
16 Brian Schottenheimer
Brian Schottenheimer
Brian Schottenheimer is an American football coach. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League . Before becoming an offensive coordinator, he was the quarterback coach for the San Diego Chargers...

- Senior
17 Noah Brindise - Junior

Running Backs

6 Daymon Carroll - Freshman

Tailbacks

3 Eugene McCaslin
Eugene McCaslin
-Career:McCaslin was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL Draft and was a member of the team that season. After a season away from the NFL, he was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2002 NFL season, but did not see any playing time during a regular...

- Freshman
21 Fred Taylor - Junior
22 Terry Jackson - Sophomore
23 Dwayne Mobley - Senior
25 Elijah Williams - Junior

Fullbacks

34 Jerome Evans - Senior
35 Ernie Dubose - Junior
36 Jayme Campbell - Freshman
40 Rod Frazier - Freshman

Tight Ends

80 Shawn Nunn - Senior
82 Dwight Edge - Freshman
88 Taras Ross - Junior
89 Erron Kinney
Erron Kinney
Erron Quincy Kinney is a former American college and professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League for seven seasons during the early 2000s...

- Freshman
91 Tremayne Allen - Senior

Wide Receivers

3 Travis McGriff
Travis McGriff
William Travis McGriff is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in two different professional football leagues...

- Sophomore
5 Jacquez Green
Jacquez Green
D'Tanyian Jacquez Green is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver and punt returner in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...

- Sophomore
8 Nafis Karim - Sophomore
15 Reidel Anthony
Reidel Anthony
Reidel Clarence Anthony is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for five seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...

- Junior
18 Jamie Richardson - Freshman
19 Ike Hilliard
Ike Hilliard
Isaac Jason "Ike" Hilliard is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver for twelve seasons in the National Football League during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...

- Junior
20 Tyrone Baker - Junior
31 Craig Dudley - Freshman
83 Jason Dean - Senior
84 David Nabavi - Senior
85 Ian Skinner - Freshman

Offensive Line

51 Ryan Kalich - Freshman
57 Scott Bryan - Freshman
59 Wyley Ritch - Junior
62 Corey Yarbrough - Freshman
65 Sean Ladd - Sophomore
69 Zach Piller
Zach Piller
Zachary Paul Piller is a former American college and professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League for eight seasons during the late 1990s and 2000s. Piller played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the...

- Sophomore
70 Cooper Carlisle
Cooper Carlisle
Cooper Morrison Carlisle is an American professional football player who is an offensive guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League...

- Freshman
71 Jeff Mitchell
Jeff Mitchell
Jeffrey Clay "Jeff" Mitchell is a former American college and professional player who was a center in the National Football League for nine seasons during the 1990s and 2000s...

- Senior
72 Deac Story - Sophomore
73 Pat Browning - Sophomore
74 Zac Zedalis - Freshman
75 Donnie Young - Senior
77 Cheston Blackshear - Freshman
78 Todd Holland - Junior
79 Mo Collins - Sophomore

Defensive Line

53 Thaddeus Bullard
Thaddeus Bullard
Thaddeus Michael Bullard is an American professional wrestler and former college and professional football player. Bullard played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally in the Arena Football League. Bullard is a professional wrestler, and is signed...

- Freshman
54 Willie Rodgers - Junior
55 Willie Cohens - Sophomore
56 Cameron Davis - Senior
61 Buck Gurley - Freshman
64 Derrick Chambers - Freshman
66 Keith Council - Junior
90 Mike Moten - Junior
92 Reggie McGrew
Reggie McGrew
Reginald Gerard "Reggie" McGrew is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for four seasons during the late 1990s and early 2000s...

- Freshman
93 Tim Beauchamp - Sophomore
94 Ed Chester - Sophomore
96 Ernie Badeaux - Freshman
98 Anthony Mitchell - Freshman
99 McDonald Ferguson - Senior

Linebackers

4 Jevon Kearse
Jevon Kearse
Jevon Kearse , nicknamed "The Freak," is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League for eleven seasons during the late 1990s and 2000s...

- Freshman
22 Terry Jackson - Sophomore
29 Mike Peterson
Mike Peterson
Porter Michael "Mike" Peterson is an American professional football player who has been a linebacker in the National Football League for thirteen seasons...

- Sophomore
30 Daryl Owens - Freshman
39 Teddy Sims - Freshman
41 Keith Kelsey - Freshman
44 James Bates - Senior
46 Xavier McCray - Junior
49 Zuri Buchanan - Freshman
50 Kavin Walton - Junior
52 Dwayne Thomas - Junior
58 Johnny Rutledge
Johnny Rutledge
Johnny Boykins Rutledge, III is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for five seasons during the 1990s and 2000s...

- Sophomore

Cornerbacks

2 Shea Showers - Senior
9 Anthone Lott - Senior
10 Ronnie Battle - Junior
24 Fred Weary
Fred Weary (defensive back)
Joseph Frederick "Fred" Weary is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Weary played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for...

- Junior
28 Dock Pollard - Freshman
48 Cedric Warren - Freshman

Defensive Backs

38 Demetrius Lewis - Freshman

Safeties

1 Tony George - Sophomore
4 Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright (American Football)
Lawrence D. Wright, III is a former American college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League for two seasons during the 1990s...

- Senior
13 Mike Harris - Junior
26 Jon Xynidis - Junior
27 Demetric Jackson - Senior
33 Teako Brown - Sophomore
37 Reggie Davis - Freshman
47 Rod Graddy - Freshman
38 James Gray - Sophomore

Punters

43 Matt Teague - Senior
87 Robby Stevenson - Sophomore

Kickers

14 Bart Edmiston - Senior
43 Matt Teague - Senior

Long Snappers

76 Mike Younkin - Freshman
68 Scott Wise - Freshman
60 Fred Hagberg - Junior

Coaching staff

Steve Spurrier
Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach...

(Florida '67)- Head Coach
Rod Broadway (North Carolina '77) - Defensive Tackles
Jim Collins (Elon College '74) - Recruiting Coordinator, Will and Mike Linebackers
Dwayne Dixon (Florida '85) - Assistant Head Coach, Wide Receivers
Carl Franks
Carl Franks
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(Duke '82) - Assistant Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs
Lawson Holland (Clemson '76) - Tight Ends
Bob Sanders (Davidson '76) - Assistant Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Ends
Jimmy Ray Stephens (Florida '77) - Offensive Line
Bob Stoops
Bob Stoops
Robert Anthony "Bob" Stoops is the head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team. During the 2000 season, Stoops led the Sooners to an Orange Bowl victory and a national championship....

(Iowa '83) - Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Secondary
Barry Wilson (Georgia '65) - Special Teams Coordinator, Sam Linebackers

Coaching Staff: http://gatorzone.com/football/history.php?his=1996/fastfacts1996.html

Team statistics

	UF	OPP
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Scoring	559	201
Points per Game	46.6	16.8
First Downs	303	192
Rushing	118	81
Passing	167	87
Penalty	18	24
Total Offense	6047	3373
Avg per Play	7.1	4.1
Avg per Game	503.9	281.1
Fumbles-Lost	16-7	27-14
Penalties-Yards	125-1095	90-748
Avg per Game	91.3	62.3

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> UF OPP Punts-Yards 38-1475 86-3477 Avg per Punt 38.8 40.4 Time of Possession/Game 28:42 31:18 3rd Down Conversions 59/145 49/189 4th Down Conversions 12/19 8/23 Touchdowns Scored 76 26 Field Goals-Attempts 10-18 7-11 PAT-Attempts 71-75 20-22 Attendance 512424 281107 Games/Avg per Game 6/85404 4/70277

Scores by quarter

Rushing

Name	#	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Wiliams, E.	25	12	106	690	19	671	6.3	4	46	55.9
Taylor, F.	21	9	104	650	21	629	6.0	5	30	69.9
Jackson, T.	22	12	79	398	10	388	4.9	8	34	32.3
McCaslin, E.	32	9	41	301	11	290	7.1	4	63	32.2
Baker, T.	20	11	16	80	0	80	5.0	0	18	7.3
Hilliard, I.	19	11	4	33	0	33	8.3	0	13	3.0
Anthony, R.	15	12	4	27	0	27	6.8	0	21	2.3
Green, J.	5	12	6	24	3	21	3.5	1	10	1.8
Mobley, D.	23	12	2	17	0	17	8.5	0	10	1.4
Evans, J.	34	12	2	11	0	11	5.5	0	9	0.9
Dubose, E.	35	12	2	9	0	9	4.5	0	6	0.8
Schottenheimer, B.	16	9	7	10	7	3	0.4	1	3	0.3
Richardson, J.	18	9	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Johnson, D.	12	7	3	2	12	-10	-3.3	0	1	-1.4
Brindise, N.	17	3	1	0	10	-10	-10.0	0	0	-3.3
Wuerffel, D.	7	12	63	126	226	-100	-1.6	2	18	-8.3
Team Total		12	442	2378	338	2040	4.6	25	63	170.0

Passing

Name	#	GP	Effic	Cmp-Atm-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Wuerffel, D.	7	12	170.61	360-207-13	57.5	3625	39	85	302.1
Johnson, D.	12	7	99.87	27-12-3	44.4	171	2	27	24.4
Schotetnheimer, B.	16	9	155.22	21-13-0	61.9	194	1	34	21.6
Brindise, N.	5	3	114.27	3-2-0	66.7	17	0	15	5.7
Jackson, T.	22	12	0.00	1-0-0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Total		12	164.37	412-234-16	56.8	4007	42	85	333.9

Receiving

Name	#	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Anthony, R.	15	12	72	1293	18.0	18	56	107.8
Hilliard, I.	19	11	47	900	19.1	10	46	81.8
Green, J.	5	12	33	626	19.0	9	85	52.2
Williams, E.	25	12	14	253	18.1	1	45	21.1
McGriff, T.	3	8	14	167	11.9	0	27	20.9
Jackson, T.	22	12	13	163	12.5	1	43	13.6
Taylor, F.	21	9	8	120	15.0	0	38	13.3
Allen, T.	91	12	7	118	16.9	1	32	9.8
Richardson, J.	18	9	5	75	15.0	1	34	8.3
Ross, T.	88	12	4	93	23.3	1	45	7.8
Mobley, D.	23	12	4	51	12.8	0	19	4.3
Karim, N.	8	9	3	47	15.7	0	27	5.2
McCaslin, E.	3	9	3	40	13.3	1	19	4.4
Kinney, E.	83	11	3	40	13.3	0	15	3.6
Dubose, E.	35	12	1	9	9.0	0	9	0.8
Dean, J.	83	5	1	5	5.0	0	5	1.0
Nabavi, D.	84	9	1	5	5.0	1	5	0.6
Schiralli, N.	81	4	1	2	2.0	0	2	0.5
Total		12	234	4007	17.1	42	85	333.9

Defense

Name	#	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense				Fumbles
	#	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	Int.-Yds	TD	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick

Bates, J.	44	11	51	74	125	6.0-23	2.0-14	1	6	1-9
Rutledge, J.	58	11	40	59	99	12.0-58	5.0-39		5			1-0	4
Wright, L.	4	11	40	31	71	2.5-15.5	2.5-15.5	3	3			2-12 1TD	1
Showers, S.	2	11	52	16	68	1.0-1		3		1-0			1
Peterson, M.	29	9	27	18	45	3.5-10.5	0.5-1.5	2	3
Lott, A.	9	11	36	8	44	1.0-6	1.0-6	6		2-25		2-26 1TD	1
Kearse, J.	42	10	27	16	43	8.5-38.5	2.5-11.5	2	4				2	1
Chester, E.	94	10	21	20	41	9.0-35	5.0-28		19			1-0	1
McGrew, R.	92	11	23	15	38	3.0-4	1.0-2	1	7			1-0
Weary, F.	24	11	22	10	32			6		5-117	1	1-64 1TD
Harris, M.	13	9	16	14	30			1
Moten, M.	90	11	11	16	27	2.0-7	1.0-5		6
Mitchell, A.	98	10	13	12	25	3.0-14	3.0-14	1	5
Rodgers, W.	54	10	13	9	22	8.0-33.5	4.0-24.5	1	9			1-0	2
Jackson, D.	27	11	13	7	20	1.0-1		4	1	1-0		1-0
Kelsey, K.	41	8	9	10	19	4.0-17	1.0-9		2
Thomas, D.	52	11	12	7	19
Beauchamp, T.	93	10	7	11	18	7.0-43	6.0-40		9			1-6	1
Davis, C.	56	10	6	8	14	9.5-45	5.5-38		7			1-40 1TD	1
Brown, T.	33	6	7	4	11			3		3-73	1
Council, K.	66	10	3	6	9	2.0-9	1.0-7	1	3			1-0
Ferguson, M.	99	8	1	5	6
George, T.	1	11	5	2	7	1.0-7	1.0-7	1	1	1-2
Sims, T.	39	2	1	4	5								1
Owens, D.	30	2	2	1	3			1	1
Cohens, W.	55	3	2		2	1.0-4	1.0-4	2
Jackson, T.	22	11	1	1	2									1
McCray, X.	46	11	2		2
Perry, J.		4	2		2
Walton, K.	50	6		2	2
Badeaux, E.	96	6	1		1
Xynidis, J.	26	10	1		1									1
Battle, R.	10	11						1
Lewis, D.	38	10
Pollard, D.	28	6										1-0
Baker, T.	20	9
Total		11	467	386	853	85-372	43-266	37	93	14-226	2	14-148 4TD	15	3

Defense statistics reflect regular season games only

Kicking

Name	#	Punting					Kicking
Name	#	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	Blkd	FG	XP
Stevenson, R.	87	35	1475	42.1	64	0
Edmiston, B.	14						9-17	64-66
Cooper, C.	70						1-1	7-9
Total		38	1475	38.8	64	3	10-18	71-75

Returns

Name	#	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	#	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Green, J.	5	25	324	13.0	2	79	10	216	21.6	0	40
Anthony, R.	1	8	90	11.3	0	30	7	113	16.1	0	22
Richardson, J.	18	4	46	11.5	0	20	3	79	26.3	0	28
Hilliard, I.	19	1	10	10.0	0	10	5	144	28.8	0	40
Xynidis, J.	26	1	28	28.0	0	28
Jackson, T.	22	1	25	25.0	0	25	1	15	15.0	0	15
Lott, A.	9	1	0	0.0	0	0
Peterson, M.	29	0	9	0.0	1	9
Dubose, E.	35						2	18	9.0	0	16
Total		41	532	13.0	3	79	28	585	20.9	0	36

External links

Overall Individual Offensive Statistics http://gatorzone.com/football/history.php?his=1996/indio1996.html
Overall Team Statistics http://gatorzone.com/football/history.php?his=1996/overteam1996.html
Overall Defense Statistics http://gatorzone.com/football/history.php?his=1996/defe1996.html

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