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The Tennessee Volunteers travel to Gainesville in the annual meeting of the two bitter rivals. The Gators won last year's contest, 21-20, en route to their SEC Championship.
The Tennessee Volunteers travel to Gainesville in the annual meeting of the [[Florida-Tennessee rivalry|two bitter rivals]]. The Gators won last year's contest, 21-20, en route to their SEC & national championships.


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The Gators will look for revenge for last year's loss as the Auburn Tigers travel to The Swamp.
The Gators will look for revenge for last year's loss as the Auburn Tigers travel to The Swamp.

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In one of the most anticipated games of the season, the Florida Gators will travel to Tiger Stadium to face the LSU Tigers.{{fact|date=July 2007}}
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The 2007 [[World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party]] figures to be another deciding factor in the SEC Eastern Division race and a view of the next couple of years in this series; both teams will likely start sophomore quarterbacks in this game.


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Senior day for the Gators sees them close their regular season schedule against their [[Florida-Florida State rivalry|in-state rivals]], the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Seminoles]]. On a rare 3-game win streak against the Noles during the [[Bobby Bowden]] era, the Gators will look to continue their home dominance under head coach [[Urban Meyer]]. The Gators won last season's game in [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]], 21-14.


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Revision as of 19:35, 21 July 2007

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The 2007 Florida Gators football team will represent the University of Florida in the 2007 college football season. This is the team's third season under head coach Urban Meyer. They will play their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida where they are currently undefeated under Meyer's tenure.

Previous season

The Gators won the BCS Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona to cap off the 2006 season, the second national championship in school history. In addition, they won a school-record 13 games and the school's seventh official SEC title.

Pre-season

Two highly-rated recruiting classes from 2006 and 2007 are expected to fill up most of the depth chart, as few upperclassmen remain from last year's title team. Nine of 11 starters have to be replaced from their championship defense. While the offense lost fewer starters—only 6—from last season, the Gators will have to replace their former leader, Chris Leak, at quarterback. Leak will most likely be replaced by sophomore Tim Tebow, who shared quarterback duties with him last season but has zero career starts.

The coaching staff remained, surprisingly, intact after 2006, which gives Meyer a third straight season at Florida with the same coaching staff.

The schedule for the Gators plays in their favor this season, as they face their toughest opponents—such as Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida State—at home in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Despite the challenges of youth, the Gators are ranked in the top 5 in some preseason polls.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Rank# (Rank#)Opponent Result Stadium · City Coverage
September 1, 2007* 6:00PM Western Kentucky Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
September 8, 2007* 6:00PM Troy Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
September 15, 2007 3:30PM Tennessee Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
September 22, 2007 @ Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium · Oxford, MS
September 29, 2007 Auburn Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
October 6, 2007 8:00PM @ LSU Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA
October 20, 2007 @ Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium · Lexington, KY
October 27, 2007 Georgia Jacksonville Municipal Stadium · Jacksonville, FL
November 3, 2007† Vanderbilt Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
November 10, 2007 @ South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC
November 17, 2007* Florida Atlantic Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
November 24, 2007* Florida State Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
*Non-Conference Game †Homecoming #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are Eastern Time (UTC-5) and subject to change.

Game notes

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
Gators 0

Western Kentucky fills the void left by Central Florida, who backed out of being the Gators' opener in December 2006. This will be the first game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium since before the Gators won their 2006 SEC and national championships.

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0
Gators 0

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Volunteers 0
Gators 0

The Tennessee Volunteers travel to Gainesville in the annual meeting of the two bitter rivals. The Gators won last year's contest, 21-20, en route to their SEC & national championships.

See also: 2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 0
Rebels 0

Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Gators 0

The Gators will look for revenge for last year's loss as the Auburn Tigers travel to The Swamp.

See also: 2007 Auburn Tigers football team

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 0
Tigers 0

In one of the most anticipated games of the season, the Florida Gators will travel to Tiger Stadium to face the LSU Tigers.[citation needed]

See also: 2007 LSU Tigers football team

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 0
Wildcats 0

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0
Gators 0

The 2007 World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party figures to be another deciding factor in the SEC Eastern Division race and a view of the next couple of years in this series; both teams will likely start sophomore quarterbacks in this game.

See also: 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 0
Gators 0

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 0
Gamecocks 0

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Gators 0

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 0
Gators 0

Senior day for the Gators sees them close their regular season schedule against their in-state rivals, the Seminoles. On a rare 3-game win streak against the Noles during the Bobby Bowden era, the Gators will look to continue their home dominance under head coach Urban Meyer. The Gators won last season's game in Tallahassee, 21-14.

See also: 2007 Florida State Seminoles football team

Personnel

Depth Chart

Roster

Coaching Staff

Sources

1. Schedule/Results - http://gatorzone.com/sched.php?sport=footb

2. Coaching Staff - http://gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2007

See Also

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