1. The first Florida Homecoming was in 1916, and in 1923 the first "Dad's Day" was celebrated.
Dad's Day was a pep rally precursor to Gator Growl, beginning in 1932
2. The Florida Gators v Vanderbilt Commodores record is: 36-10-2
the largest margin of victory was on Homecoming in 2001:
Gators 71 - 13 Vandy
Other Notable Homecoming Games:
3. 1995 Homecoming
Gators v Northern Illinois
Backup QB Eric Kresser sets the record for the most passing yards in a single game at Florida Field (458)
4. 1966 Homecoming
undefeated Florida v Auburn
Two games away from their first SEC title, the Gators (and QB Steve Spurrier) find themselves tied 27-27 w Auburn in the 4th... with 2:12 left in the game Spurrier enters (himself) into the game as kicker and kicks the 40 yd game winning field goal to win the game 30-27
5. In 2007, UF's win over VANDY (also Homecoming) was the Gator's 19th straight win over the Commodores.
In this game, Percy Harvin carried the ball 11 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 9 passes for 110 yards receiving, becoming the first player in school history to have over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game.
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