The year was 1986. A rainy night made the field a mess and a long touchdown run by FSU's Sammie Smith was brought back by a holding penalty. UF held on, 17-13. Since then, zippo. One, they haven't been able to overcome the road factor or, two, we're just unwilling to let somebody come here and beat us in our home.
Teams coming in here understand that.
In the back of their minds they know we probably are the toughest team to beat at home. The record shows that. Spurrier's list of accomplishments is staggering. He won the 1966 Heisman Trophy as Florida's senior quarterback and coached 1996 Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel. He led the Gators to a national championship and five Southeastern Conference championships.