Florida Gators

The University of Florida was a founding member of the South Eastern Conference. Floridas' first season in the SEC was 1933 and they have been one of its dominaters ever since. Though it may not have one as many championships as the Crimson Tide, but has won more than twice as many SEC championships than Alabama. Florida has won more SEC championships than any other team, with a total of seven. Three of those were against the Crimson Tide itself. Florida has two mascots: Albert and his wife Alberta.

1996 Championship Game
In 1996 Florida was almost undefeated with head coach Steve Spurrier, they had only lost one game and made it to the championship against the Florida State Seminoles. Florida defeated Florida State with an impressive lead of 52-20.

2006 BCS Championship Game
With the help of freshman Tim Tebow, the Gators pitched a near perfect season with one loss. The Gators made it to the Championship against the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Gators dominated 14-41, this win started the streak of SEC football teams winning the championship. That streak is still running today.

2008 BCS Championship Game
Tim Tebow once again, helped the Gators go through a near perfect season with one loss. They went to play the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2008 BCS Championship game. The Gator won yet again, 24-14. They had now won their second in three years.

Albert and Alberta
Albert and Alberta are Floridas' mascots. Albert cheers on the mens sports and Alberta cheers on the womans' sports. But both apear for football games.

The Swamp
The Ben Hill Griffin Stadium aka the Swamp is the largest stadium in Florida, even larger than the NFL teams in Florida like Miami and Jacksonville. On October 27, 1930, construction was completed for the Swamp. It has a capacity of 88,548.

Trivia

 * Florida had lost one game each time that it won a championship.
 * Florida once had a live alligator, but after it died Florida did not replace it.