1. Steve Spurrier, Gators coach from 1990-2001, was hired away from what school?
2. Who went into fall practice in 1984 as the Gators' starting QB?
3. Who was the only black quarterback to start for the Gators from 1983-2002?
4. What did Florida do in Charley Pell's last game as coach?
5. What did the Gators do the week after tying FSU 31-31 in 1994?
6. Pepe Lescano was the top backup to starting quarterback Kerwin Bell in 1987. What was his previous role with the squad?
7. From 1983-1989, coaches Charley Pell, Galen Hall and Gary Darnell combined to beat Georgia twice. How many wins did Steve Spurrier have against the Bulldogs in his 12 seasons?
8. In 1989, Florida beat LSU 16-13 on a final-play, 41-yard field goal in what was Galen Hall's last game as coach (he was fired because the program violated NCAA rules). Who quarterbacked the Gators on the final drive and who made the kick?
9. In 1993, who did quarterback Danny Wuerffel find for a 28-yard touchdown pass with three seconds left to beat Kentucky 24-20 in Lexington?
10. Unranked Florida (3-4) rallied from how many points down to beat No. 5 Auburn 18-17 at home in 1986? And how did it happen?
11. What filled the stadium during Florida's 27-10 Gator Bowl win over North Carolina State on New Year's Eve 1992?
12. Against what team did running back Emmitt Smith make his first college start, and how did he fare?
13. Who did Florida beat in Steve Spurrier's first game as coach and what was the score?
14. Florida earned its first No. 1 ranking after beating No. 6 Auburn 14-10 on the road in 1985. What happened the following week?
15. The 1996 national champion Gators scored a school-record 611 points. How many times did they top the 50-point mark?
16. Florida ended a six-game losing streak to Georgia in 1984 with a 27-0 rout. In that win, which two Gators connected on a 96-yard touchdown pass, the second-longest in school history?
17. How many times were the Gators ranked in the AP poll in the 1990s out of a possible 169 weeks?
18. The Gators were first in the SEC in 1984, '85 and '90, but won their first official conference title in 1991. Whom did they beat to clinch it, where was the game and what was the core?
19. Why was reserve quarterback Shane Matthews booted off the team in 1989?
20. What was the outcome of Spurrier's final game?
RATINGS
20 correct - No, Coach Spurrier, we won't refer to you as a "genius."
16-19 - Among your keepsakes are a "Give 'em Hell Pell" bumper sticker, a shirt that says "Gators 28, National Champions 3" and a set of orange and blue suspenders.
12-15 - Very likely, you didn't start following the team until Spurrier arrived. Now, go read up on Charley Pell like a good little Gator. You can start at the NCAA Hall of Infractions.
Less than 12 - Definitely a fair weather croc.
ANSWERS
1. Duke.
2. Dale Dorminey, a fifth-year senior who was set to make his first start. He was injured during preseason drills and walk-on redshirt freshman Kerwin Bell took over.
3. Donald Douglas, in 1989.
4. Beat Tulane 63-21 in Week 3 of the 1984 season.
5. Beat unbeaten and third-ranked Alabama 24-23 in the SEC Championship Game.
6. Team manager.
7. Eleven.
8. Kyle Morris, who played with a broken finger on his non-throwing (left) hand, was the QB; Tampa native Arden Czyzewski was the kicker. Czyzewski had kicked only one field goal in his Gators career before that game.
9. Wide receiver Chris Doering, a Gainesville native and former walk-on who later finished as the Gators' career leader in TD receptions.
10. The Gators trailed 17-0 in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Kerwin Bell, who had missed the two previous games with a knee injury, came off the bench to direct three scoring drives, including the go-ahead touchdown - a 5-yard pass to Ricky Nattiel - with 36 seconds left. Bell, not known for his fancy footwork, ran for the 2-point conversion. "That was the greatest fourth-quarter comeback I've seen," said Auburn coach Pat Dye.
11. A heavy fog.
12. Alabama. Smith rushed for 224 yards (then a school record) as the unranked Gators upset the No. 11 Crimson Tide 23-14 at Legion Field in Birmingham.
13. Oklahoma State, 50-7.
14. The Gators lost to No. 17 Georgia 24-3.
15. Seven: Southwestern Louisiana (55-21), Georgia Southern (62-14), Kentucky (65-0), LSU (56-13), Auburn (51-10), South Carolina (52-25) and FSU (52-20) in the Sugar Bowl.
16. QB Kerwin Bell and WR Ricky Nattiel.
17. All but once (168).
18. Kentucky at Florida Field, 35-26.
19. For gambling.
20. The Gators beat Maryland 56-23 in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 2, 2002.
