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The first ever Florida gator football season started in the year of 1906.
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Gainesville merchant Phillip Miller, on a visit to Charlottesville, Va., goes to a local Michie Company to see about having banners and pennants made to sell at Florida games. It is there that Miller is said to have chosen a picture of an alligator to put on the pennants. Displayed in his store, the name "Alligators" begins to be used to describe the football team.
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Florida's first undefeated season. The Gators go 5-0-1.
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John J. Tigert is hired as president of UF. A former football coach at Kentucky, he led a fund-raising campaign to raise $118,000 to build Florida Field. He chose the site, and Florida architecture dean Rudolph Weaver designed the stadium.
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They first joined the SEC in the year 1932.
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In 1943 the Florida gator football team had to take a break due to most able-bodied men of college age were serving in the U.S. armed forces during World War II.
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2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar
ALL FOR THE GATORS STAND UP AND HOLLER!
Mr.2bits is an icon for real gator fans -
The Florida gator sports association invented gatorade.
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The florida gators had there first ever losing season in 1979.
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The swamp didn't get it's name until 1992 when Steve Spurrier gave the name.
