Rival Idiots like the Mad-Dog-Dollie claim that UF had no History or Traditions before 1990.
AP's All Time Top 25 Poll Ranking, 1936 - 2015, 80 years.
All Time Top 10's
4) Alabama - SECw
10) Florida - SECe
Top 25's
11) LSU
14) Tennis-sea
15) Georgia
16) Auburn
18) Texas A&M
21) Arkansas
Top 50's
29) Mississippi
35) Missouri
46) Miss State
48) S. Carolina
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68) Kentucky
89) Vanderbilt
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The SEC has 8 Teams in the All Time Top 25 (32%).
With 12 (71.4%) of the SEC's current 14 teams in the Top 50.
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UF's Most recent in 2015 - Up to #8 at 6-0 with Grier, dropped to #25 going 4-4 to end the season.
The Big Media in the North-East and the Left Coast (LA) ruled the polls until the last few decades.
Ancient History and big media bias has put and kept some teams at or near the top a lot longer than they deserved imo, i.e. long over-rated ND.
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Idiot Rival claims of UF having >no history or traditions< in football prior to the 1990's is obviously total BS. The Florida Gator's 1st appearance in the AP Poll was in 1950, (13 years before QB SOS, 1963-66)
~ Tenn beat UF in their 1st 10 intermittent games between 1916 to 1953, (36 years).
* In 1954, 5-5 UF 14 - 0 Tenn 4-6, for UF 1st win over the rubber dollies.
~ Florida has beat Tenn in their last 11 games, 2005-15, taking over the All Time W/L record.
UF became a Poll regular by the 1980's - NC by 7 Organizations in mid-80's, (6 years before HBC SOS).
UF was in 98.8 % of the Top 25 Polls in 1990's - NC in 1996, thanks to Heisman winner's SOS and DW.
With two more NC's in the 2000's (06 & 08), thanks to UM, Leak, and Tebow, among many others.
Heisman Trophy Winners: Steve Swag, Danny Wonderful, and Timmy Terrific.
BTW, UF has the 'Public University' record for Heisman winning QB's (3).
AP's All Time Top 25 Poll Ranking, 1936 - 2015, 80 years.
All Time Top 10's
4) Alabama - SECw
10) Florida - SECe
Top 25's
11) LSU
14) Tennis-sea
15) Georgia
16) Auburn
18) Texas A&M
21) Arkansas
Top 50's
29) Mississippi
35) Missouri
46) Miss State
48) S. Carolina
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68) Kentucky
89) Vanderbilt
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The SEC has 8 Teams in the All Time Top 25 (32%).
With 12 (71.4%) of the SEC's current 14 teams in the Top 50.
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UF's Most recent in 2015 - Up to #8 at 6-0 with Grier, dropped to #25 going 4-4 to end the season.
The Big Media in the North-East and the Left Coast (LA) ruled the polls until the last few decades.
Ancient History and big media bias has put and kept some teams at or near the top a lot longer than they deserved imo, i.e. long over-rated ND.
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Idiot Rival claims of UF having >no history or traditions< in football prior to the 1990's is obviously total BS. The Florida Gator's 1st appearance in the AP Poll was in 1950, (13 years before QB SOS, 1963-66)
~ Tenn beat UF in their 1st 10 intermittent games between 1916 to 1953, (36 years).
* In 1954, 5-5 UF 14 - 0 Tenn 4-6, for UF 1st win over the rubber dollies.
~ Florida has beat Tenn in their last 11 games, 2005-15, taking over the All Time W/L record.
UF became a Poll regular by the 1980's - NC by 7 Organizations in mid-80's, (6 years before HBC SOS).
UF was in 98.8 % of the Top 25 Polls in 1990's - NC in 1996, thanks to Heisman winner's SOS and DW.
With two more NC's in the 2000's (06 & 08), thanks to UM, Leak, and Tebow, among many others.
Heisman Trophy Winners: Steve Swag, Danny Wonderful, and Timmy Terrific.
BTW, UF has the 'Public University' record for Heisman winning QB's (3).