Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 Ball State * No. 9 PPV W 40–1985,095
September 9 Middle Tennessee * No. 8 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV W 55–084,311
September 16 at No. 11 Tennessee No. 6 CBS W 27–23108,768
September 23 Kentucky No. 3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) CBS W 59–3185,319
September 30 at Mississippi State No. 3 CBS L 35–4743,816
October 7 LSU No. 12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) JPS W 41–985,365
October 14 No. 19 Auburn No. 10 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) CBS W 38–785,710
October 28 vs. No. 13 Georgia No. 8 CBS W 34–2384,404
November 4 at Vanderbilt No. 6 JPS W 43–2132,714
November 11 No. 21 South Carolina No. 5 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL CBS W 41–2185,718
November 18 at No. 3 Florida State * No. 4 ABC L 7–3083,042
December 2 vs. No. 18 Auburn No. 7 ABC W 28–673,427
January 2, 2001 vs. No. 2 Miami (FL) * No. 7 ABC L 20–3764,407
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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2 3 4 Total
Ball St
7
3 9 0
19
• No. 9 Florida
12
14 7 7
40
Scoring summary Q1 13:50 FLA Kirk Wells 8 yard pass from Jesse Palmer (kick failed) FLA 6–0
Q1 9:57 FLA Robert Gillespie 13 yard run (two-point conversion failed) FLA 12–0
Q1 6:35 BALL Cornelius Bowick recovered fumble in end zone (Mike Langford kick) FLA 12–7
Q2 14:25 FLA Robert Gillespie 1 yard run (Jeff Chandler kick) FLA 19–7
Q2 13:33 FLA Alex Willis 9 yard pass from Jesse Palmer (Jeff Chandler kick) FLA 26–7
Q2 7:09 BALL Mike Langford 32 yard field goal FLA 26–10
Q3 12:56 FLA Jesse Palmer 1 yard run (Jeff Chandler kick) FLA 33–10
Q3 8:08 BALL Safety, Robert Gillespie tackled by Evan Triggs in end zone FLA 33–12
Q3 :59 BALL Corey Pachman 49 yard pass from Talmadge Hill (Mike Langford kick) FLA 33–19
Q4 11:00 FLA Bo Carroll 75 yard pass from Jesse Palmer (Jeff Chandler kick) FLA 40–19
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1
2
3
4
Total
Middle Tennessee State
0
0
0
0
0
No. 8 Florida
21
17
10
7
55
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Florida
0
7
10
10
27
No. 11 Tennessee
3
9
8
3
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Kentucky
3
14
7
7
31
No. 3 Florida
10
28
14
7
59
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Florida
0
10
13
12
35
Mississippi State
5
11
8
23
47
September 30, 2000
The Florida Gators came into Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi ranked third in the nation. The unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs ran for 351 yards, 172 yards and a touchdown for Dicenzo Miller, and 156 yards and a touchdown for Dontae Walker. Bulldogs quarterback Wayne Madkin also ran for two touchdowns. The Bulldogs compiled 517 total yards of offense.
A frustrated Steve Spurrier rotated three quarterbacks including Rex Grossman . Grossman went 13 for 16 with 231 yards and two touchdowns. All together, the Gators had 494 yards and four touchdowns through the air.
Mississippi State won the game 47–35, breaking Florida's 72-game winning streak against unranked teams in front of a crowd of 43,816. After the game, the Mississippi State fans stormed the field and tore down the goal posts, parts of which ended up all over campus.
Florida
Mississippi State
First downs
26
25
Rushed–yards
22-M78
57–351
Passing yards
494
166
Sacked–yards lost
3–23
6–58
Return yards
73
54
Passes
34–57–1
14–27–2
Punts
1–45.0
7–42.0
Fumbles–lost
2–2
2–1
Penalties–yards
7–46
10–85
Time of possession
25:16
34:44
1
2
3
4
Total
LSU
0
3
0
6
9
No. 12 Florida
7
10
10
14
41
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Auburn
0
7
0
0
7
No. 10 Florida
14
21
0
3
38
#8 Florida Gators (6–1) vs. #13 Georgia Bulldogs (6–1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 8 Florida
9
8
10 7 34
No. 13 Georgia
3
14
0 6 23
at Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
Date : October 28Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny • 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind N 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h; 2.6 kn)Game attendance : 84,404Referee : Rogers ReddingTV : CBSAutomated ScoreBook
Game information
Florida
Georgia
Quincy Carter 20/39, 240 yards, TD, 3 int 12 rush, 53 yards
Damien Gary 5 rec, 64 yards
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
FLA
UGA
1
6:36
12
61
5:28
Georgia
24-yard field goal by Billy Bennett
0
3
1
5:23
4
73
1:13
Florida
Jabar Gaffney 27-yard touchdown reception from Rex Grossman , Jeff Chandler kick no good
6
3
1
0:10
12
40
3:20
Florida
37-yard field goal by Jeff Chandler
9
3
2
5:23
2
5
0:47
Georgia
Musa Smith 4-yard touchdown run, Billy Bennett kick good
9
10
2
4:49
2
42
0:14
Georgia
Musa Smith 1-yard touchdown run, Billy Bennett kick good
9
17
2
0:30
3
26
0:39
Florida
Robert Gillespie 14-yard touchdown reception from Jesse Palmer , 2-point pass good
17
17
3
11:56
6
19
1:17
Florida
54-yard field goal by Jeff Chandler
20
17
3
4:59
10
82
3:59
Florida
Jesse Palmer 1-yard touchdown run, Jeff Chandler kick good
27
17
4
9:50
12
65
5:40
Georgia
Jasper Sanks 1-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Carter , Billy Bennett kick no good
27
23
4
4:42
2
29
0:15
Florida
Robert Gillespie 2-yard touchdown run, Jeff Chandler kick good
34
23
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
34
23
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Florida
10
7
19
7
43
Vanderbilt
7
6
0
7
20
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 South Carolina
21
0
0
0
21
No. 5 Florida
3
28
10
0
41
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Florida
7
0
0
0
7
No. 3 Florida State
14
0
13
3
30
SEC Championship Game
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SEC Championship Game #18 Auburn vs. #7 Florida
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Auburn
0
3 3 0
6
• No. 7 Florida
14
7 7 0
28
Scoring summary 1 FLA Caldwell 10 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick) FLA 7-0
1 FLA Caldwell 66 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick) FLA 14-0
2 FLA Gaffney 27 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick) FLA 21-0
2 AUB Duval 44 yard field goal FLA 21-3
3 AUB Duval 21 yard field goal FLA 21-6
3 FLA Haugabrook 12 yard pass from Grossman (Chandler kick) FLA 28-6
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Miami
10
3
14
10
37
No. 7 Florida
7
3
7
3
20
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