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| SJS College Football Extravaganza |
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| Decade In Review | ||
The Gators experienced their most successful decade in the 1990s. The team only yielded 22 losses and 1 tie during the decade, and along the way Florida conquered some old demons. No longer would they trip up during the Louisiana State-Auburn-Georgia trifecta; that gauntlet had derailed many a conference title hope for Florida. But in the 90s, the Gators were an outstanding 26-4 against those old bugaboos. In 1990, coach Steve Spurrier gave Ben Hill Griffin Stadium a nickname: The Swamp (where only Gators get out alive). With the nickname came pride and a mystique and best of all, wins... only four losses in that venue since it got its name. While Alabama has come close, only one team continues to get the better of the Gators: Florida State. Thanks to the Noles contemporary rise, the Gators have lost ground on their historical won-loss advantage over Florida State even in the throes of unequivocally their best ten year stretch.
And so, six ways from Sunday, here is how the Florida record breaks down in the 90s:
The following table breaks down Florida's record against teams it has played more than once.
| Rival | Record | The Swamp | Away | Neutral |
| Kentucky | 10-0 | 5-0 | 5-0 | |
| South Carolina | 8-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | |
| Vanderbilt | 8-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | |
| Arkansas | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Southern Miss | 3-0 | 3-0 | ||
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| Mississippi | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2-0 | 2-0 | ||
| Georgia | 9-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 7-1 |
| Louisiana State | 9-1 | 5-0 | 4-1 | |
| Auburn | 8-2 | 4-1 | 4-1 | |
| Mississippi State | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | |
| Tennessee | 7-3 | 5-0 | 2-3 | |
| Alabama | 6-3 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 3-2* |
| Syracuse | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | |
| Florida State | 4-7-1 | 3-2 | 0-4-1 | 1-1 |
*Note: Two SEC championship games against Alabama (a loss in 1992 and a win in 1993) were counted as neutral site games even though those games were played in Birmingham, Alabama.
In the following lists, italics indicates a road game and bold indicates a neutral site. Add these isolated games to the totals above.
Wins: Akron, Arkansas State, Central Florida, Central Michigan, Citadel, Furman, Georgia Southern, Houston, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisville, New Mexico State, North Carolina State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, San Jose State, Western Michigan, West Virginia.
Losses: Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame.
| Record | The Swamp | Away | Neutral | |
| Totals | 102-22-1 | 57-4 | 29-11-1 | 16-7 |
In addition to these numbers, the Gators were 4-2 in SEC Championship games; 3-1 in the Georgia Dome and 1-1 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Florida was 5-4 in bowl games; 3-3 in "major" bowl games, 2-2 in the Sugar Bowl, 1-1 in the Citrus Bowl, 0-1 in the Fiesta Bowl, 1-0 in the Gator Bowl, 1-0 in the Orange Bowl, and 1-1 in de facto National Championship bowl games.