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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 25 

Congratulating the University of Florida football team for winning the 2006 

National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 11, 2007 

Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself and Mr. MARTINEZ) submitted the 

following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of Florida football team for 

winning the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship. 

Whereas, on January 8, 2007, before a crowd of nearly 

75,000 fans in Glendale, Arizona, the University of Florida football team (referred to in this preamble as the 

‘‘Florida Gators’’) defeated the football team of The Ohio 

State University (referred to in this preamble as the 

‘‘Buckeyes’’) by a score of 41–14, to win the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football 

Championship; 

Whereas that victory marked only the second national football championship victory for the University of Florida in 

the storied 100-year history of the Florida Gators; 


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Whereas the Florida Gators captured the Southeastern Conference Championship and compiled an impressive record 

of 13 wins and 1 loss; 

Whereas although many fans viewed the Florida Gators as 

underdogs, the team—inspired by the leadership of Head 

Coach Urban Meyer—finished the game with a 41–7 

scoring run, and prevented the opponent from scoring a 

single point during the second half of the game; 

Whereas the 4-year starting quarterback of the Florida 

Gators, Chris Leak, during the final college game of his 

career, was chosen as the Offensive Most Valuable Player; 

Whereas a defensive end of the Florida Gators, Derrick Harvey, was chosen as the Defensive Most Valuable Player; 

Whereas the University of Florida is the first university to 

at the same time hold both the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship and 

the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 

Basketball Championship; 

Whereas each player, coach, trainer, and manager dedicated 

his or her time and effort to ensuring that the Florida 

Gators reached the pinnacle; and 

Whereas the families of the players, students, alumni, and 

faculty of the University of Florida, and all of the supporters of the University of Florida, are to be congratulated for their commitment to, and pride in, the football 

program at the University of Florida: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) congratulates the University of Florida foot2 ball team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate 

3 Athletic Association Division I Football Champion4 ship; 

5 (2) recognizes the achievements of all of the 

6 players, coaches, and support staff who were instru7 mental in helping the University of Florida football 

8 team win the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic As9 sociation Division I Football Championship; and 

10 (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the 

11 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu12 tion to— 

13 (A) the University of Florida for appro14 priate display; 

15 (B) the President of the University of 

16 Florida, Dr. J. Bernard Machen; 

17 (C) the Athletic Director of the University 

18 of Florida, Jeremy Foley; and 

19 (D) the head coach of the University of 

20 Florida football team, Urban Meyer. 

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