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Alabama–Florida football rivalry

April 26, 2024

The Alabama–Florida football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game between the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama and the Gators of the University of Florida.[2] Both schools were charter members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1933.[3][4] Although Alabama and Florida played 24 times between 1916 and 1991, the rivalry did not manifest until 1992, when they competed in the first SEC Championship Game, setting a precedent for years to come which would decide both SEC and national champions.[5]

Alabama–Florida football rivalry
Alabama Crimson Tide
Florida Gators
First meetingOctober 21, 1916
Alabama, 16–0
Latest meetingSeptember 18, 2021
Alabama, 31–29
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total42
All-time seriesAlabama leads, 27–14[1]
Largest victoryAlabama, 49–0 (1926)
Longest win streakAlabama, 8 (1964–1986) & (2009–present)
Current win streakAlabama, 8 (2009–present)
300km
200miles
Florida
Alabama
Locations of Alabama and Florida

History edit

Early years (1921–1989) edit

During the early years, games between both football teams were minuscule, yet competitive. The first game played between the two programs was in 1916 at Barrs Field, a baseball park in Jacksonville, Florida. Alabama won 16–0.[6] They would play their first SEC game against each other in 1948 at Denny Stadium. In a close homecoming game, Alabama and Florida were neck and neck throughout the game, but Alabama pulled through to win 34–28.[7][8]

During the following decades, Alabama regularly competed for SEC titles and even won some national championships, while Florida had several lackluckster seasons with a few bowl game appearances mixed in here and there. During the 1964 season for instance, No. 3 Alabama (5–0) and No. 9 Florida (4–0) were both undefeated by Week 6 and were at the top of the conference standings. In a close homecoming game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama would score a late field goal to edge them out 17–14.[9][10] Florida would end the season 3rd in the conference and unranked in the AP Poll,[11] while Alabama would the season as consensus national champions despite losing their bowl game against Texas.[12]

In 1979, No. 2 Alabama (5–0) would shut out a winless Florida team (0–4–1) by a score of 40–0 at Florida Field in Gainesville.[13] Alabama would finish their season undefeated with a 12–0 record, including a win in their bowl game against No. 6 Arkansas, and be recognized as consensus national champions.[14][15] In 1986, No. 13 Florida would lose to No. 4 Alabama in Gainesville. At the rematch in Birmingham during the 1987 season, an unranked Florida side would defeat No. 13 Alabama by a score of 28–17.

SEC Championship foes (1990–present) edit

In 1990 during the second week of the season, No. 24 Florida came from behind to beat an unranked Alabama at Tuscaloosa, 17–13.[16] It was the first college football game played between head coaches Gene Stallings (Alabama) and Steve Spurrier (Florida).[17] That game was thought by many to be one of the most important in the histories of the rivalry, the SEC, and college football in general as it would be a foresight for the decade and the years to come.[18] The 1991 rematch was the final game played between both programs before the championship era. During the second week of the season, No. 6 Florida would crush No. 16 Alabama 35–0 in Gainesville, heightening the intensity of the rivalry.[19] With that win, Florida would narrowly win the SEC title over Alabama, therefore winning their first conference championship in program history, after being forced to vacate their 1984 championship.[20] Despite this, Alabama would finish fifth in the AP Poll and win their bowl game against Colorado,[21] while Florida finished seventh and lost their bowl game to Notre Dame.[22]

Starting in 1992, the SEC would expand to 12 teams with the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina. The 12 teams were divided into 2 divisions (6 teams each), creating a football championship game between the top two teams in each division. They were the first Division I-A conference to do so.[23] Since the start of the conference title game, both Alabama and Florida have each made it 13 times, with ten of those games being against each other. Alabama has won the championship game nine times, while Florida has won seven times. Several of those ten championship matchups decided who would compete for the national title game.[24] In the 1992 season, Alabama and Florida would finish at the top of the Western and Eastern Divisions, respectfully. Alabama entered the first conference title game ranked No. 2 in the country with an undefeated 11–0 record and a chance to compete for the national championship, while Florida came with an 8–3 record and a No. 12 AP Poll ranking. In an extremely close match, Alabama would win 28–21 following a late touchdown in the fourth quarter, securing the first SEC title won by championship game.[25] Following the game, Florida would win their bowl game against No. 12 NC State and finished No. 10 in the polls.[26] Alabama, on the other hand, won their bowl game against No. 1 Miami (FL), earning them their first national championship since 1979.[27] The next season in 1993, Florida and Alabama (ranked No. 9 and No. 16 respectively) would compete in the conference title game yet again; however, Florida would come out on top 28–13, winning their second SEC title in history.[28] In 1994, Florida and Alabama would meet in the conference championship game yet again, and Florida edged a victory, 24–23.[29] They would meet again in the 1996 showdown, the last matchup between Stallings and Spurrier. Florida, who would eventually compete and win a national championship, defeated Alabama 45–30.[30]

Alabama and Florida wouldn't meet in 1997, but played again in Week 5 of the 1998 season. In Tuscaloosa, No. 8 Florida would defeat an unranked Alabama team 16–10.[31] A year later in 1999, this time in Gainesville, No. 21 Alabama would beat No. 3 Florida, 40–39 in overtime.[32] Both teams would eventually finish at the top of their divisions and compete in the SEC championship. In the rematch, Alabama would beat Florida again, but this time by a score of 34–7.[33] The teams would not meet again until 2005, during the first season of Urban Meyer's tenure at Florida. Alabama would beat Florida 31–3,[34] but the NCAA would later vacate all of the wins for Alabama's 2005 season due to multiple rules violations committed during that time.[35] Alabama and Florida would meet again in 2006 (during the Florida football program's 100th anniversary)[36] and Florida would top Alabama 28–13.[37] Florida would go on to win the conference championship (beating Arkansas)[38] and win the national championship after defeating Ohio State, winning their second ever national championship.[39]

After down years in 2007, both teams had great regular seasons in 2008 and finished at the top of their respective divisions, earning them spots in the conference title game. Heading into the contest, Florida was ranked No. 2 while Alabama was ranked No. 1, granting the winner of the game a spot in the national championship game. The game, which featured a head-to-head battle of coaches Nick Saban[40] and Urban Meyer was competitive, but Florida, led by second year starting quarterback Tim Tebow (who would win the Heisman that season[41]), would beat Alabama 31–20 to win the championship.[42] In 2009, both teams again had dominant regular seasons and finished at the top of their divisions with undefeated 12–0 records. At the time, Alabama was ranked No. 2 in the polls, while Florida was ranked No. 1, which would again mean the winner would secure a spot in the national championship. In the conference championship, Alabama would dominate the game and beat Florida 32–13.[43] Alabama would go on to beat Texas 37–21 in the national championship, winning their first national championship in 17 years.[44]

In 2010, Alabama and Florida met in a regular season showdown in Week 5 of the season. Alabama would beat Florida 31–6.[45] They would meet again a year later in 2011. Both teams were ranked in the polls, but Alabama would defeat Florida 38–10.[46] The teams did not meet in the 2012 or 2013 seasons, but they would schedule a showdown for Week 4 of the 2014 season, where Alabama would blowout Florida 42–21.[47] In 2015, both teams finished at the top of their divisions and met in the 2015 SEC Championship Game. Florida were No. 18 in the rankings, while Alabama were No. 2, essentially determining whether Alabama would compete in the College Football Playoff. Following a dominant performance from running back Derrick Henry, Alabama would win the game 29–15.[48] In 2016, both teams would finish at the top of their divisions again. In another back-to-back championship game showdown, No. 1 Alabama would blowout No. 15 Florida 54–16.[49] The next match-up between both programs would be four years later in 2020, when both teams finished at the top of their respective divisions with above average records. The 2020 SEC Championship Game was the 10th conference championship game played between Alabama and Florida, and the 13th conference championship appearance for both programs. In one of the highest-scoring affairs, Alabama would beat Florida 52–46, guaranteeing them a spot in the College Football Playoff.[50] In the following season, both teams met for the first time in the regular season since 2014, and Alabama's first trip to Gainesville since 2011. Alabama started the first quarter with a 21–3 lead, although Florida came back but fell short, 31–29, due to a missed PAT and a failed two-point conversion.[51]

Game results edit

Alabama victoriesFlorida victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 October 21, 1916 Jacksonville, FL Alabama 16 Florida 0
2 November 11, 1921 Tuscaloosa, AL Florida 9 Alabama 2
3 November 29, 1923 Birmingham, AL Florida 16 Alabama 6
4 November 14, 1925 Montgomery, AL Alabama 34 Florida 0
5 November 13, 1926 Montgomery, AL Alabama 49 Florida 0
6 November 12, 1927 Montgomery, AL Florida 13 Alabama 6
7 November 8, 1930 Gainesville, FL Alabama 20 Florida 0
8 November 7, 1931 Birmingham, AL Alabama 41 Florida 0
9 November 27, 1948 Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama 34 Florida 28
10 November 26, 1949 Gainesville, FL Alabama 35 Florida 13
11 November 25, 1950 Gainesville, FL #17 Alabama 41 Florida 13
12 November 24, 1951 Tuscaloosa, AL Florida 30 Alabama 21
13 October 12, 1963 Tuscaloosa, AL Florida 10 #3 Alabama 6
14 October 24, 1964 Tuscaloosa, AL #3 Alabama 17 #9 Florida 14
15 September 26, 1970 Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama 46 #13 Florida 15
16 September 25, 1971 Gainesville, FL #8 Alabama 17 Florida 14
17 October 14, 1972 Tuscaloosa, AL #3 Alabama 24 Florida 7
18 October 13, 1973 Gainesville, FL #3 Alabama 35 Florida 14
19 October 14, 1978 Tuscaloosa, AL #7 Alabama 23 Florida 12
20 October 13, 1979 Gainesville, FL #2 Alabama 40 Florida 0
21 September 20, 1986 Gainesville, FL #4 Alabama 21 #13 Florida 7
22 September 19, 1987 Birmingham, AL Florida 23 #11 Alabama 14
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
23 September 15, 1990 Tuscaloosa, AL #24 Florida 17 Alabama 13
24 September 14, 1991 Gainesville, FL #6 Florida 35 #16 Alabama 0
25 December 5, 1992* Birmingham, AL #2 Alabama 28 #12 Florida 21
26 December 4, 1993* Birmingham, AL #9 Florida 28 #16 Alabama 13
27 December 3, 1994* Atlanta, GA #6 Florida 24 #3 Alabama 23
28 December 7, 1996* Atlanta, GA #4 Florida 45 #11 Alabama 30
29 October 3, 1998 Tuscaloosa, AL #8 Florida 16 Alabama 10
30 October 2, 1999 Gainesville, FL #21 Alabama 40 #3 Florida 39OT
31 December 4, 1999* Atlanta, GA #7 Alabama 34 #5 Florida 7
32 October 1, 2005 ‡ Tuscaloosa, AL #15 Alabama 31 #5 Florida 3
33 September 30, 2006 Gainesville, FL #5 Florida 28 Alabama 13
34 December 6, 2008* Atlanta, GA #2 Florida 31 #1 Alabama 20
35 December 5, 2009* Atlanta, GA #2 Alabama 32 #1 Florida 13
36 October 2, 2010 Tuscaloosa, AL #1 Alabama 31 #7 Florida 6
37 October 1, 2011 Gainesville, FL #3 Alabama 38 #12 Florida 10
38 September 20, 2014 Tuscaloosa, AL #3 Alabama 42 Florida 21
39 December 5, 2015* Atlanta, GA #2 Alabama 29 #18 Florida 15
40 December 3, 2016* Atlanta, GA #1 Alabama 54 #15 Florida 16
41 December 19, 2020* Atlanta, GA #1 Alabama 52 #11 Florida 46
42 September 18, 2021 Gainesville, FL #1 Alabama 31 #11 Florida 29
Series: Alabama leads 27–14[1]
* indicates SEC Championship Game
‡ Alabama's 2005 win was vacated due to NCAA penalties.[35]

Locations edit

As of November 12, 2023

State City Games Alabama victories Florida victories Years played
Alabama Tuscaloosa 13 7 5 1921–present
Birmingham 5 2 3 1923, 1931, 1987, 1992, 1993
Montgomery 3 2 1 1925–1927
Florida Gainesville 12 10 2 1930–present
Jacksonville 1 1 0 1916
Georgia Atlanta 8 5 3 1994–present

Record by game type edit

Game type Games Alabama victories Florida victories
Regular Season 32 21 10
SEC Championship 10 6 4

Coaching records edit

As of November 16, 2023

Alabama edit

Head Coach Games Seasons Wins Losses Win %
Nick Saban 9 2007–2023 8 1 0.889
Mike Shula 2 2003–2006 0 2 0.000
Mike DuBose 3 1997–2000 2 1 0.667
Gene Stallings 6 1990–1996 1 5 0.167
Bill Curry 1 1987–1989 0 1 0.000
Ray Perkins 1 1983–1986 1 0 1.000
Bear Bryant 8 1958–1982 7 1 0.875
Harold Drew 4 1947–1954 3 1 0.750
Frank Thomas 1 1931–1946 1 0 1.000
Wallace Wade 5 1923–1930 3 2 0.600
Xen Scott 1 1919–1922 0 1 0.000
Thomas Kelley 1 1919–1922 1 0 1.000

Florida edit

Head Coach Games Seasons Wins Losses Win %
Dan Mullen 2 2018–2021 0 2 0.000
Jim McElwain 2 2015–2017 0 2 0.000
Will Muschamp 2 2011–2014 0 2 0.000
Urban Meyer 5 2005–2010 2 3 0.400
Steve Spurrier 9 1990–2001 6 3 0.667
Galen Hall 2 1984–1989 1 1 0.500
Charley Pell 1 1979–1984 0 1 0.000
Doug Dickey 5 1970–1978 0 5 0.000
Ray Graves 2 1960–1969 1 1 0.500
Bob Woodruff 2 1950–1959 1 1 0.500
Raymond Wolf 2 1946–1949 0 2 0.000
Charlie Bachman 2 1928–1932 0 2 0.000
Harold Sebring 3 1925–1927 1 2 0.333
James Van Fleet 1 1923–1924 1 0 1.000
William G. Kline 1 1920–1922 1 0 1.000
C.J. McCoy 1 1914–1916 0 1 0.000

See also edit

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The Alabama Florida football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game between the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama and the Gators of the University of Florida 2 Both schools were charter members of the Southeastern Conference SEC in 1933 3 4 Although Alabama and Florida played 24 times between 1916 and 1991 the rivalry did not manifest until 1992 when they competed in the first SEC Championship Game setting a precedent for years to come which would decide both SEC and national champions 5 Alabama Florida football rivalryAlabama Crimson TideFlorida GatorsFirst meetingOctober 21 1916Alabama 16 0Latest meetingSeptember 18 2021Alabama 31 29Next meetingTBDStatisticsMeetings total42All time seriesAlabama leads 27 14 1 Largest victoryAlabama 49 0 1926 Longest win streakAlabama 8 1964 1986 amp 2009 present Current win streakAlabama 8 2009 present 300km200miles Florida Alabama Locations of Alabama and Florida Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1921 1989 1 2 SEC Championship foes 1990 present 2 Game results 2 1 Locations 2 2 Record by game type 3 Coaching records 3 1 Alabama 3 2 Florida 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editEarly years 1921 1989 edit During the early years games between both football teams were minuscule yet competitive The first game played between the two programs was in 1916 at Barrs Field a baseball park in Jacksonville Florida Alabama won 16 0 6 They would play their first SEC game against each other in 1948 at Denny Stadium In a close homecoming game Alabama and Florida were neck and neck throughout the game but Alabama pulled through to win 34 28 7 8 During the following decades Alabama regularly competed for SEC titles and even won some national championships while Florida had several lackluckster seasons with a few bowl game appearances mixed in here and there During the 1964 season for instance No 3 Alabama 5 0 and No 9 Florida 4 0 were both undefeated by Week 6 and were at the top of the conference standings In a close homecoming game in Tuscaloosa Alabama would score a late field goal to edge them out 17 14 9 10 Florida would end the season 3rd in the conference and unranked in the AP Poll 11 while Alabama would the season as consensus national champions despite losing their bowl game against Texas 12 In 1979 No 2 Alabama 5 0 would shut out a winless Florida team 0 4 1 by a score of 40 0 at Florida Field in Gainesville 13 Alabama would finish their season undefeated with a 12 0 record including a win in their bowl game against No 6 Arkansas and be recognized as consensus national champions 14 15 In 1986 No 13 Florida would lose to No 4 Alabama in Gainesville At the rematch in Birmingham during the 1987 season an unranked Florida side would defeat No 13 Alabama by a score of 28 17 SEC Championship foes 1990 present edit In 1990 during the second week of the season No 24 Florida came from behind to beat an unranked Alabama at Tuscaloosa 17 13 16 It was the first college football game played between head coaches Gene Stallings Alabama and Steve Spurrier Florida 17 That game was thought by many to be one of the most important in the histories of the rivalry the SEC and college football in general as it would be a foresight for the decade and the years to come 18 The 1991 rematch was the final game played between both programs before the championship era During the second week of the season No 6 Florida would crush No 16 Alabama 35 0 in Gainesville heightening the intensity of the rivalry 19 With that win Florida would narrowly win the SEC title over Alabama therefore winning their first conference championship in program history after being forced to vacate their 1984 championship 20 Despite this Alabama would finish fifth in the AP Poll and win their bowl game against Colorado 21 while Florida finished seventh and lost their bowl game to Notre Dame 22 Starting in 1992 the SEC would expand to 12 teams with the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina The 12 teams were divided into 2 divisions 6 teams each creating a football championship game between the top two teams in each division They were the first Division I A conference to do so 23 Since the start of the conference title game both Alabama and Florida have each made it 13 times with ten of those games being against each other Alabama has won the championship game nine times while Florida has won seven times Several of those ten championship matchups decided who would compete for the national title game 24 In the 1992 season Alabama and Florida would finish at the top of the Western and Eastern Divisions respectfully Alabama entered the first conference title game ranked No 2 in the country with an undefeated 11 0 record and a chance to compete for the national championship while Florida came with an 8 3 record and a No 12 AP Poll ranking In an extremely close match Alabama would win 28 21 following a late touchdown in the fourth quarter securing the first SEC title won by championship game 25 Following the game Florida would win their bowl game against No 12 NC State and finished No 10 in the polls 26 Alabama on the other hand won their bowl game against No 1 Miami FL earning them their first national championship since 1979 27 The next season in 1993 Florida and Alabama ranked No 9 and No 16 respectively would compete in the conference title game yet again however Florida would come out on top 28 13 winning their second SEC title in history 28 In 1994 Florida and Alabama would meet in the conference championship game yet again and Florida edged a victory 24 23 29 They would meet again in the 1996 showdown the last matchup between Stallings and Spurrier Florida who would eventually compete and win a national championship defeated Alabama 45 30 30 Alabama and Florida wouldn t meet in 1997 but played again in Week 5 of the 1998 season In Tuscaloosa No 8 Florida would defeat an unranked Alabama team 16 10 31 A year later in 1999 this time in Gainesville No 21 Alabama would beat No 3 Florida 40 39 in overtime 32 Both teams would eventually finish at the top of their divisions and compete in the SEC championship In the rematch Alabama would beat Florida again but this time by a score of 34 7 33 The teams would not meet again until 2005 during the first season of Urban Meyer s tenure at Florida Alabama would beat Florida 31 3 34 but the NCAA would later vacate all of the wins for Alabama s 2005 season due to multiple rules violations committed during that time 35 Alabama and Florida would meet again in 2006 during the Florida football program s 100th anniversary 36 and Florida would top Alabama 28 13 37 Florida would go on to win the conference championship beating Arkansas 38 and win the national championship after defeating Ohio State winning their second ever national championship 39 After down years in 2007 both teams had great regular seasons in 2008 and finished at the top of their respective divisions earning them spots in the conference title game Heading into the contest Florida was ranked No 2 while Alabama was ranked No 1 granting the winner of the game a spot in the national championship game The game which featured a head to head battle of coaches Nick Saban 40 and Urban Meyer was competitive but Florida led by second year starting quarterback Tim Tebow who would win the Heisman that season 41 would beat Alabama 31 20 to win the championship 42 In 2009 both teams again had dominant regular seasons and finished at the top of their divisions with undefeated 12 0 records At the time Alabama was ranked No 2 in the polls while Florida was ranked No 1 which would again mean the winner would secure a spot in the national championship In the conference championship Alabama would dominate the game and beat Florida 32 13 43 Alabama would go on to beat Texas 37 21 in the national championship winning their first national championship in 17 years 44 In 2010 Alabama and Florida met in a regular season showdown in Week 5 of the season Alabama would beat Florida 31 6 45 They would meet again a year later in 2011 Both teams were ranked in the polls but Alabama would defeat Florida 38 10 46 The teams did not meet in the 2012 or 2013 seasons but they would schedule a showdown for Week 4 of the 2014 season where Alabama would blowout Florida 42 21 47 In 2015 both teams finished at the top of their divisions and met in the 2015 SEC Championship Game Florida were No 18 in the rankings while Alabama were No 2 essentially determining whether Alabama would compete in the College Football Playoff Following a dominant performance from running back Derrick Henry Alabama would win the game 29 15 48 In 2016 both teams would finish at the top of their divisions again In another back to back championship game showdown No 1 Alabama would blowout No 15 Florida 54 16 49 The next match up between both programs would be four years later in 2020 when both teams finished at the top of their respective divisions with above average records The 2020 SEC Championship Game was the 10th conference championship game played between Alabama and Florida and the 13th conference championship appearance for both programs In one of the highest scoring affairs Alabama would beat Florida 52 46 guaranteeing them a spot in the College Football Playoff 50 In the following season both teams met for the first time in the regular season since 2014 and Alabama s first trip to Gainesville since 2011 Alabama started the first quarter with a 21 3 lead although Florida came back but fell short 31 29 due to a missed PAT and a failed two point conversion 51 Game results editAlabama victoriesFlorida victoriesTie gamesNo DateLocationWinning teamLosing team1October 21 1916Jacksonville FLAlabama16Florida02November 11 1921Tuscaloosa ALFlorida9Alabama23November 29 1923Birmingham ALFlorida16Alabama64November 14 1925Montgomery ALAlabama34Florida05November 13 1926Montgomery ALAlabama49Florida06November 12 1927Montgomery ALFlorida13Alabama67November 8 1930Gainesville FLAlabama20Florida08November 7 1931Birmingham ALAlabama41Florida09November 27 1948Tuscaloosa ALAlabama34Florida2810November 26 1949Gainesville FLAlabama35Florida1311November 25 1950Gainesville FL 17 Alabama41Florida1312November 24 1951Tuscaloosa ALFlorida30Alabama2113October 12 1963Tuscaloosa ALFlorida10 3 Alabama614October 24 1964Tuscaloosa AL 3 Alabama17 9 Florida1415September 26 1970Tuscaloosa ALAlabama46 13 Florida1516September 25 1971Gainesville FL 8 Alabama17Florida1417October 14 1972Tuscaloosa AL 3 Alabama24Florida718October 13 1973Gainesville FL 3 Alabama35Florida1419October 14 1978Tuscaloosa AL 7 Alabama23Florida1220October 13 1979Gainesville FL 2 Alabama40Florida021September 20 1986Gainesville FL 4 Alabama21 13 Florida722September 19 1987Birmingham ALFlorida23 11 Alabama14No DateLocationWinning teamLosing team23September 15 1990Tuscaloosa AL 24 Florida17Alabama1324September 14 1991Gainesville FL 6 Florida35 16 Alabama025December 5 1992 Birmingham AL 2 Alabama28 12 Florida2126December 4 1993 Birmingham AL 9 Florida28 16 Alabama1327December 3 1994 Atlanta GA 6 Florida24 3 Alabama2328December 7 1996 Atlanta GA 4 Florida45 11 Alabama3029October 3 1998Tuscaloosa AL 8 Florida16Alabama1030October 2 1999Gainesville FL 21 Alabama40 3 Florida39OT31December 4 1999 Atlanta GA 7 Alabama34 5 Florida732October 1 2005 Tuscaloosa AL 15 Alabama31 5 Florida333September 30 2006Gainesville FL 5 Florida28Alabama1334December 6 2008 Atlanta GA 2 Florida31 1 Alabama2035December 5 2009 Atlanta GA 2 Alabama32 1 Florida1336October 2 2010Tuscaloosa AL 1 Alabama31 7 Florida637October 1 2011Gainesville FL 3 Alabama38 12 Florida1038September 20 2014Tuscaloosa AL 3 Alabama42Florida2139December 5 2015 Atlanta GA 2 Alabama29 18 Florida1540December 3 2016 Atlanta GA 1 Alabama54 15 Florida1641December 19 2020 Atlanta GA 1 Alabama52 11 Florida4642September 18 2021Gainesville FL 1 Alabama31 11 Florida29Series Alabama leads 27 14 1 indicates SEC Championship Game Alabama s 2005 win was vacated due to NCAA penalties 35 Locations edit As of November 12 2023 State City Games Alabama victories Florida victories Years played Alabama Tuscaloosa 13 7 5 1921 present Birmingham 5 2 3 1923 1931 1987 1992 1993 Montgomery 3 2 1 1925 1927 Florida Gainesville 12 10 2 1930 present Jacksonville 1 1 0 1916 Georgia Atlanta 8 5 3 1994 present Record by game type edit Game type Games Alabama victories Florida victories Regular Season 32 21 10 SEC Championship 10 6 4Coaching records editAs of November 16 2023 Alabama edit Head Coach Games Seasons Wins Losses Win Nick Saban 9 2007 2023 8 1 0 889 Mike Shula 2 2003 2006 0 2 0 000 Mike DuBose 3 1997 2000 2 1 0 667 Gene Stallings 6 1990 1996 1 5 0 167 Bill Curry 1 1987 1989 0 1 0 000 Ray Perkins 1 1983 1986 1 0 1 000 Bear Bryant 8 1958 1982 7 1 0 875 Harold Drew 4 1947 1954 3 1 0 750 Frank Thomas 1 1931 1946 1 0 1 000 Wallace Wade 5 1923 1930 3 2 0 600 Xen Scott 1 1919 1922 0 1 0 000 Thomas Kelley 1 1919 1922 1 0 1 000 Florida edit Head Coach Games Seasons Wins Losses Win Dan Mullen 2 2018 2021 0 2 0 000 Jim McElwain 2 2015 2017 0 2 0 000 Will Muschamp 2 2011 2014 0 2 0 000 Urban Meyer 5 2005 2010 2 3 0 400 Steve Spurrier 9 1990 2001 6 3 0 667 Galen Hall 2 1984 1989 1 1 0 500 Charley Pell 1 1979 1984 0 1 0 000 Doug Dickey 5 1970 1978 0 5 0 000 Ray Graves 2 1960 1969 1 1 0 500 Bob Woodruff 2 1950 1959 1 1 0 500 Raymond Wolf 2 1946 1949 0 2 0 000 Charlie Bachman 2 1928 1932 0 2 0 000 Harold Sebring 3 1925 1927 1 2 0 333 James Van Fleet 1 1923 1924 1 0 1 000 William G Kline 1 1920 1922 1 0 1 000 C J McCoy 1 1914 1916 0 1 0 000See also editList of NCAA college football rivalry gamesReferences edit a b Winsipedia Alabama Crimson Tide vs Florida Gators football series history Winsipedia Finebaum Paul September 28 2010 Finebaum Alabama and Florida is college football s most important rivalry AL com Retrieved January 22 2021 SEC History SEC football history at a glance The Tennessean Brooks Trey September 18 2014 Alabama vs 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