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1996 Gators SEASON

1996 SEASON

1996 NATIONAL CHAMPS

University of Florida

Gators

Gainesville, FL

Overall Record: 12-1

Conference: SEC

Conference Record: SEC (8-0)

Head Coach: Steve Spurrier

1996 Results / 1996 Roster / All-Conference Players / ALL-AMERICANS / NFL DRAFT PICKS

1996 Schedule

1996 ROSTER

HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER

1996 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER

Danny Wuerffel

QB
University of Florida

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

1996 Florida Gators

Head Coach
Steve Spurrier

View 1996 Florida Gators Championship Team Page

2006 Florida Gators

Head Coach
Urban Meyer

View 2006 Florida Gators Championship Team Page

2008 Florida Gators

Head Coach
Urban Meyer

View 2008 Florida Gators Championship Team Page

ALL-TIME GREATS

COLLEGE HALL OF FAMERS

NFL DRAFT PICKS FROM University of Florida

1967

1

3

SF

QB

Science Hill High School Hilltoppers (Johnson City)

1978

1

3

NO

WR

New Smyrna Beach Barracudas (New Smyrna Beach)

1990

1

17

DAL

RB

Emmitt Smith III

Escambia Gators (Pensacola)

1997

1

16

TB

WR

Glades Central Raiders (Belle Glade)

1997

1

7

NYG

WR

Patterson High School Lumberjack (Patterson)

1998

1

9

JAX

RB

Glades Central Raiders (Belle Glade)

2010

1

25

DEN

QB

Nease High School Panthers (Ponte Vedra)

2015

1

3

JAX

DE

Dante Fowler, Jr.

Lakewood Spartans (St. Petersburg)

2016

1

11

TB

CB

Vernon Hargreaves III

Wharton Wildcats (Tampa)

2016

1

17

ATL

SS

South Sumter Raiders (Bushnell)

2020

1

9

JAX

CB

Christopher Henderson

Christopher Columbus Explorers (Miami)

2022

1

23

BUF

CB

The Benjamin School Buccaneers (Palm Beach Gardens)

2023

1

4

IND

QB

Anthony Richardson

Eastside Rams (Gainesville)

1998

2

34

TB

WR

Peach County High School Trojans (Fort Valley)

2017

2

39

NYJ

S

Holy Trinity Episcopal Tigers (Melbourne)

2017

2

46

IND

CB

University School Sharks (Fort Lauderdale)

2018

2

56

NE

DB

Dixie County Bears (Cross City)

2019

2

35

JAX

OT

Cocoa Tigers (Cocoa)

2023

2

53

CHI

DT

Lake Wales Highlanders (Lake Wales)

2015

3

91

DAL

OT

Tampa Catholic Crusaders (Tampa)

2015

3

95

WAS

RB

Armwood Fighting Hawks (Seffner)

2019

3

68

NYJ

DE

Mainland Buccaneers (Daytona Beach)

2022

3

95

CIN

DE

Hillsborough Terriers (Tampa)

1997

4

99

NO

QB

Fort Walton Beach Vikings (Fort Walton Beach)

2014

4

101

PHI

CB

Cape Coral Seahawks (Cape Coral)

2017

4

129

OAK

OT

Fletcher Senators (Neptune Beach)

2018

4

105

CLE

WR

Antonio Callaway

Booker T. Washington Tornadoes (Miami)

2019

4

105

NO

S

Chauncey Gardner-Johnson

Cocoa Tigers (Cocoa)

2021

4

136

ARI

CB

American Heritage Patriots (Plantation)

2018

5

173

OAK

P

Johnny Townsend

Boone Braves (Orlando)

2019

5

147

BUF

LB

Norland Vikings (Miami)

2019

5

154

CAR

RB

Jordan Scarlett

St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (Fort Lauderdale)

2021

5

165

IND

S

Southridge Spartans (Miami)

2021

5

173

GB

DT

Tedarrell Slaton

American Heritage Patriots (Plantation)

1991

6

157

CIN

CB

North Fort Myers Red Knights (Fort Myers)

2014

6

179

NE

OG

St. Petersburg Catholic Barons (St. Petersburg)

2016

6

211

SF

RB

Glades Day Gators (Belle Glade)

2017

6

185

CLE

DT

Crescent City Raiders (Crescent City)

2018

6

184

SF

S

Dr. Phillips Panthers (Orlando)

2020

6

214

SEA

WR

North Marion Colts (Citra)

2021

6

208

SEA

OT

West Orange Warriors (Winter Garden)

2017

7

228

DAL

DT

Pasco Pirates (Dade City)

TEAM HISTORY

PREPS

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COLLEGES

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PROS

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HALL OF FAME

Deion Sanders, Deacon Jones, Emmitt Smith III, Ted Hendricks, Michael Irvin, Ken Riley, Warren Sapp, Isaac Bruce, Ray Lewis, Steve Hutchinson, Edgerrin James, Andre Johnson, Devin Hester,

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