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re: Michigan - Florida previews and predictions
Posted on 9/1/17 at 10:59 am to idlewatcher
Posted on 9/1/17 at 10:59 am to idlewatcher
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Florida owns a 27-game winning streak in season openers
That was mostly about scheduling. Every year was a FCS, Mac or other non power 5 conference to start the season.
Also, Florida hasn't left the State for an OOC game since 1991 (lost to Syracuse).
This post was edited on 9/1/17 at 11:07 am
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Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:16 am to Mich_JohnC
quote:Gator's last loss in an opener was in 1989 to Ole Miss, in the last season of the Pre-Spurrier Era.
That was mostly about scheduling. Every year was a FCS, Mac or other non power 5 conference to start the season.
Spurrier's first game the following year was a 50-7 blowout of a bad Okie State team that finished 4-7. Two years later the Gators beat Kentucky in the Swamp to open the 1992 campaign.
Michigan will be the first major conference team Florida has played to open the season since then.
In contrast, GA Southern will be the first non-P5 opponent AU will have faced in a season opener since 2011, and only the 10th such opening opponent in the last 26 seasons.
This post was edited on 9/1/17 at 11:21 am
Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:19 am to Mich_JohnC
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Also, Florida hasn't left the State for an OOC game since 1991 (lost to Syracuse).
That's what happens when two of your major rivals don't play in the same conference.
This post was edited on 9/1/17 at 11:21 am
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