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1 FLORIDA FOOTBALL CENTRAL The only complete source for Florida s 3 NFL, 18 College teams & 9 College Bowl Games Updated January 3, 2017 Week 19 Preview January 9, 2017 The State of Florida hosts one college football bowl games Monday, January 9 College Football National Championship, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Weekly Attendance Counter Through Week 18 December 26 January 2, 2017 two NFL and six college football bowl games 400,258 total attendance December one NFL and two college football bowl games 99,609 total attendance December 17 2 college football games 29,713 total attendance December 11 three NFL games 190,591 total attendance December 3 4 one NFL and one college football game 113,703 total attendance November two NFL and three college football games 301,324 total attendance November seven college football games 108,340 total attendance November two NFL and nine college games 358,152 total attendance November 5 6 two NFL and six college games 212,606 total attendance October one NFL and 10 college games 297,792 total attendance October two NFL and four college games, 164,248 total attendance October one NFL and 12 college games 370,441 total attendance October 4 9 one NFL and five college games (five games cancelled Hurricane Matthew), 169,880 total attendance October 1 2 one NFL and six college games, 183,377 total attendance September three NFL and seven college games, 299,686 total attendance September six college football games, 145,061 total attendance September 9 11 one NFL and eight college football games, 350,654 total attendance September college football games, 319,476 total attendance TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 4,085,198 for 23 NFL and 105 college football games December Florida College Football Bowl Game Action closes out 2016 The State of Florida had plenty to cheer about in the week between Christmas and New Year s Day with five College Football Bowl Games. From December 7 through January 2, Florida s nine college football bowl games had a total attendance of 339,259. Fans from 12 states, including Florida, flocked to football stadiums statewide to see teams from nine different football playing conferences. Two in state teams won (Miami and Florida State), two games were decided by one point (St. Petersburg and Orange Bowls) and two games featured a winning team scoring more than 50 points (Miami Beach and Boca Raton Bowls). All eyes in the college football world now turn to Tampa and the College Football Playoff National Championship, Monday, January 9, at Raymond James Stadium, as Alabama and Clemson play the final game of the year in a rematch of last year s championship, won by Alabama,

2 Plenty of fanfare surrounds the College Football Playoff National Championship Besides the action the field at Raymond James Stadium, downtown Tampa will host a College Football themepark with Playoff Fan Central, three nights of music with the Playoff Playlist Live! Concerts, a 5K Run to benefit the Extra Yard for Teachers Program, a free and open to the public Media Day and a chance to sample the best of Tampa Bay culinary delights at the Taste of Tampa Bay. For more information about the weekend of events, visit Dolphins finish strong to advance to the Playoffs By virtue of their 10 6 record and second place finish in the AFC East, the Miami Dolphins have secured their first NFL playoff appearance since The Dolphins travel to Pittsburgh to meet the Steelers on Sunday, at 1:05 p.m. A win against Pittsburgh would be Miami s first post season win since the 2000 season and send the Dolphins to New England for another matchup against the Patriots on Saturday, January 14. Even with a loss to end the regular season against the New England Patriots, the Dolphins went 9 2 in their last 11 games to claim the number six seed in the 2017 AFC post season. After a loss to the Tennessee Titans on October 9, the Dolphins won nine of their next 11 games to advance to the post season. Bowl Games off the Field Besides the on field thrills provided by the collegiate student athletes during the Florida College Football Bowl Game season each December, the student athletes give their time to community efforts in the bowl game host cities. University of Miami and West Virginia University players visited Give Kids the World, prior to the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, and spent several hours brightening the lives of children with life threatening illnesses. While not preparing for the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, the University of Louisville and LSU spent the afternoon with local underprivileged and underserved children at the annual "Day for Kids" event. Through the efforts of the AutoNation Cure Bowl in Orlando, $2.3 million has been given, in the Game s two years, for research to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In advance of the Capital One Orange Bowl, the Florida State and Michigan football teams spent part of one of their evenings in South Florida with members of Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami at Dave & Busters arcade. The charitable event was one of many planned by the Orange Bowl Committee has planned for the teams before the game. The event included 20 kids and their families eating dinner and playing in the arcade with the Seminoles and Wolverines. The Miami Beach Bowl donated tickets to Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami so bigs and their littles could cheer on Tulsa and Central Michigan at Marlins Park. Players from the Florida Gators and Iowa Hawkeyes football teams visited children at Tampa General Hospital during the game week to bring them a little cheer for the holidays. They handed out Outback Bowl posters, pennants, and team gear during the visit. Florida Football Central is compiled weekly by Florida Sports Foundation Director of Communications, Nick Gandy. Send suggestions or corrections to ngandy@flasports.com. #floridafootballcentral

3 FLORIDA FOOTBALL CENTRAL 2016 A Week by Week update of Florida's NFL and College Teams Click team names for website links UPDATED January 3, 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars Miami Dolphins Sept 11 vs Green Bay L ,179 Sept Seattle L ,012 Sept San Diego L ,165 Sept New England L ,829 Sept 25 vs Baltimore L ,127 Sept 25 vs Cleveland W (ot) ,176 Oct 2 vs Indianapolis (London) W ,764 Sept Cincinnati L ,834 Oct Chicago W ,054 Oct 9 vs Tennessee L ,425 Oct 23 vs Oakland L ,614 Oct 16 vs Pittsburgh W ,351 Oct Tennessee L ,619 Oct 23 vs Buffalo W ,658 Nov Kansas City L ,294 Nov 6 vs New York Jets W ,722 Nov 13 vs Houston L ,091 Nov San Diego W ,107 Nov Detroit L ,486 Nov LA Rams W ,483 Nov Buffalo L ,849 Nov 27 vs San Francisco W ,856 Dec 4 vs Denver L ,075 Dec Baltimore L ,916 Dec 11 vs Minnesota L ,701 Dec 11 vs Arizona W ,750 Dec Houston L ,803 Dec New York Jets W ,160 Dec 24 vs Tennessee W ,621 Dec Buffalo W (ot) ,690 Jan Indianapolis L ,160 Jan 1 vs New England L Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sept Atlanta W ,382 Sept Arizona L ,230 Sept 25 vs LA Rams L ,009 Oct 2 vs Denver L ,375 Oct Carolina W ,425 Oct San Francisco W ,178 Oct 30 vs Oakland L (ot) ,068 Nov 3 vs Atlanta L ,797 Nov 13 vs Chicago W ,898 Nov Kansas City W ,277 Nov 27 vs Seattle W ,674 Dec San Diego W ,832 Dec 11 vs New Orleans W ,140 Dec Dallas L ,101 Dec New Orleans L ,177 Jan 1 vs. Carolina W ,037 Jan Pittsburgh (Wild Card) University of Florida Gators 15th in AP Poll Florida State Seminoles 12th in AP Poll Sept 3 vs. Massachusetts W ,121 Sept 5 vs Ole Miss (Orl) W ,042 Sept 10 vs Kentucky W ,921 Sept 10 vs Charleston Sou. W ,831 Sept 17 vs. N. Texas State W ,848 Sept Louisville L ,632 Sept Tennessee L ,455 Sept USF W ,665 Oct Vanderbilt W ,565 Oct 1 vs North Carolina L ,584 Oct 15 vs Missouri W ,825 Oct Miami W ,685 Oct 29 vs. Georgia (Jax) W ,681 Oct 15 vs Wake Forest W ,102 Nov Arkansas L ,432 Oct 29 vs Clemson L ,025 Nov 12 vs South Carolina W ,614 Nov NC State W ,789 Nov LSU (rescheduled 10/8) W ,043 Nov 11 vs Boston College W ,917 Nov Florida State L ,342 Nov Syracuse W ,340 Dec 3 vs Alabama (SEC Champ) L ,632 Nov 26 vs. Florida W ,342 Jan 2 vs. Iowa (Outback Bowl) W ,119 12/30 v Michigan Orange Bowl W ,432

4 University of Miami Hurricanes University of Central Florida Knights Sept 3 vs Florida A&M W ,703 Sept 3 vs S. Carolina State W ,260 Sept 10 vs FAU W ,123 Sept Michigan L ,295 Sept Applachian St. W ,658 Sept 17 vs Maryland L (ot) ,197 Oct Georgia Tech W ,047 Sept FIU W ,524 Oct 8 vs Florida State L ,685 Oct East Carolina W ,042 Oct 15 vs North Carolina L ,731 Oct 15 vs Temple L ,299 Oct Virginia Tech L ,507 Oct UConn W Oct Notre Dame L ,795 Oct Houston L ,846 Nov 5 vs Pittsburgh w ,796 Nov 5 vs. Tulane W ,571 Nov Virginia W ,867 Nov 12 vs Cincinnati W ,346 Nov NC State W ,263 Nov 19 vs Tulsa L ,141 Nov 26 vs Duke W ,396 Nov USF L ,056 Dec 28 v W. Virginia Russell Ath W ,625 Dec 17 v Arkansas St Cure Bowl L ,213 University of South Florida Bulls 24th in AP Poll Florida International University Panthers Sept 3 vs Towson W ,976 Sept 1 vs Indiana L ,089 Sept 10 vs Northern Illinois W ,557 Sept 9 vs Maryland L ,084 Sept Syracuse W ,288 Sept Umass L ,202 Sept 24 vs Florida State L ,665 Sept 24 vs UCF L ,524 Oct Cincinnati W ,108 Oct 1 vs FAU W ,164 Oct 8 vs East Carolina W ,397 Oct UTEP W ,751 Oct 15 vs UConn W ,297 Oct Charlotte W ,939 Oct Temple L ,950 Oct La Tech L ,061 Oct 28 vs Navy W ,824 Oct 29 vs Middle Tenn St. L ,413 Nov Memphis W ,218 Nov W. Kentucky L ,516 Nov SMU W ,417 Nov 19 vs Marshall W ,054 Nov 26 vs UCF W ,056 Nov Old Dominion L ,118 Dec 29 v S. Carolina Birm Bowl W (ot) ,229 Florida Atlantic University Owls Florida A&M University Rattlers Sept 3 vs Southern Illinois W ,887 Sept Miami L ,703 Sept Miami L ,123 Sept Coastal Carolina L ,037 Sept Kansas State L ,871 Sept 17 vs Tuskeegee ( Mobile) L ,233 Sept 24 vs Ball State L ,846 Sept 24 vs S. Carolina St. L ,127 Oct FIU L ,164 Oct 1 vs Savannah St. W ,789 Oct 8 vs Charlotte L ,401 Oct NC Central L Oct Marshall L ,839 Oct Delaware St. W ,124 Oct 29 vs Western Kentucky L ,338 Oct 22 vs Hampton W ,044 Nov Rice W ,892 Oct NC A&T L ,150 Nov 12 vs UTEP W ,122 Nov 12 vs Morgan State W ,879 Nov 19 vs Old Dominion L ,843 Nov 19 vs. BCU (Orlando) L ,372 Nov Mid Tennesse St. L ,227 Bethune Cookman Wildcats Jacksonville University Dolphins Sept 4 vs Alcorn State GAME CANCELLED WEATHER Sept Liberty L ,625 Sept N. Texas State L ,609 Sept 17 vs Edward Waters W ,158 Sept 17 vs Tennessee State L ,385 Sept Stetson W ,047 Sept Savannah State L ,374 Oct 1 vs Duquesne L ,661 Oct 1 vs NC Central L ,216 Oct 8 vs Campbell GAME CANCELLED WEATHER Oct S. Carolina State GAME POSTPONED WEATHER Oct 15 vs Dayton L ,518 Oct 15 vs NC A&T L ,715 Oct Morehead State W ,055 Oct Norfolk State W ,618 Oct Davidson W ,209 Oct 29 vs Delaware State W ,822 Nov 5 vs Drake L Nov Morgan State W Nov Valparaiso L ,380 Nov 19 vs FAMU (Orlando) W ,372 Nov 19 vs Marist W ,738

5 Edward Waters University Tigers Webber International Warriors Sept 3 vs Morehouse L Sept 3 vs Univ. of Faith GAME CANCELLED WEATHER Sept Livingstone L ,459 Sept N. Central Coll. L ,500 Sept Jacksonville L ,158 Sept 17 vs. St. Xavier (Ill.) W N/A Sept 24 vs. Point Univ. L Sept Wayland Baptist L ,500 Oct Southeastern L ,405 Oct Edward Waters GAME CANCELLED Oct 8 vs. Webber GAME CANCELLED Oct Point University W ,100 Oct 15 vs Univ. of Faith W Oct 22 vs Ave Maria W Oct 29 vs. Ave Maria W Oct 29 vs. Southeastern L Nov Warner L Nov Newport News W Nov 12 vs Virginia Lynchburg W Nov Warner L ,143 Ave Maria University Gyrenes Warner University Royals Sept 3 vs West Florida L Sept 3 vs. Union College W Sept St. Xavier (Ill.) L ,500 Sept Stetson L ,348 Sept 17 vs LaGrange L Sept Southeastern L (3ot) 1 2 1,540 Sept Clark Atlanta L ,637 Oct Point University W Oct 8 vs Warner L Oct Ave Maria W Oct 15 vs Southeastern L Oct 15 vs Virginia Lynchburg W Oct Webber L Oct 22 vs. U of God's Chosen W 73 0 Exhib. Oct Edward Waters L Oct Ariz. Christian W Nov 5 vs Point Univ. L Nov 5 vs Edward Waters W Nov Newport News App. L Nov 12 vs. Webber W ,143 Florida Tech Panthers Stetson University Hatters Sept Newberry W ,387 Sept 3 vs Sacred Heart L ,900 Sept 10 vs Mississippi College W ,056 Sept 10 vs Warner W ,348 Sept Shorter W ,150 Sept 24 vs Jacksonville L ,047 Sept Presbyterian W ,290 Oct Davidson W ,281 Oct West Florida L ,588 Oct Brown W ,540 Oct 8 vs North Alabama GAME CANCELLED WEATHER Oct 15 vs Valparaiso L ,590 Oct 15 vs Fort Valley State W ,034 Oct Campbell W (ot) 4 3 6,673 Oct West Alabama L ,588 Oct Dayton L ,045 Oct 29 vs Valdosta State W ,247 Nov 5 vs Marist L ,032 Nov West Georgia W ,231 Nov San Diego State L ,288 Nov 12 vs Delta State W ,026 Nov 19 vs Drake L ,712 Nov 19 vs North Greenville L ,480 Southeastern University Fire 20th in NAIA Coaches Poll University of West Florida Argonauts Sept Faulkner W N/A Sept Ave Maria W Sept 10 vs Virginia Lynchburg W Exhib 2,267 Sept 10 vs Missouri S&T W ,288 Sept 17 vs Albany State L ,048 Sept Chowan L ,374 Sept 24 vs Warner W (3ot) 2 1 1,540 Sept Valdosta State L ,810 Oct 4 vs Edward Waters W ,405 Oct 1 vs Florida Tech W ,588 Oct Ave Maria W Oct Mississippi College W ,468 Oct 22 vs Point University W ,044 Oct Delta State L ,002 Oct Webber W Oct 22 vs Shorter W ,588 Nov 10 vs Valley City State L ,028 Oct 29 vs West Alabama L ,088 Nov Reinhardt L ,375 Nov North Alabama L ,489 Nov 12 vs West Georgia L ,088

6 High Fives in Florida College Football Top Five Passing Games Top Five Rushing Games Kaleb Nobles, UWF 503 yds Miss S&T 9/10 Dalvin Cook, FSU 267 yds USF 9/24 Mark Cato, FIT 502 yds W. Ala. 10/22 Devin Singletary, FAU 252 yds Rice 11/5 Kaleb Nobles, UWF 452 yds Delta St 10/15 Devin Singletary, FAU 235 yds MTSU 11/26 Deondre Francois, FSU 419 yds Ole Miss, 9/5 Dalvin Cook, FSU 225 yds Syracuse 11/19 Kaleb Nobles, UWF 398 yds Chowan 9/17 Antwaun Haynes, FIT 212 yds Delta St 11/12 Top Five Receiving Games Top Returns Travis Rudolph, FSU 238 yds Wake 10/15 Adrian Killins, UCF 100 yds/ko TD ECU 10/1 Anas Hasic, UWF 190 yds Chowan 9/17 Orlando McKinley, FAMU 100 yds/int TD Del St 10/15 Kenny Johnston, FIT 187 yds UWF 10/1 Jesus Wilson, FSU 89 yds/punt Charl So9/10 Tre'Quan Smith, UCF 183 yds USF 11/26 Frank Brown, BCU 88 yds/punt N Tex St 9/10 Brian Burnett, JU 170 yds Marist 11/19 Donald Payne, Stet 84 yd/fum (TD) USD 11/12 Top Five Tackling Games Top Five Long Field Goals Trent Archie, UWF 18 Delta St 10/15 Eddy Pineiro, UF 54 yds Kentucky 9/10 Jalen Young, FAU 16 Marshall 10/15 Eddy Pineiro, UF 53 yds Mizzou 10/15 Nate Ozdemir, FAU 16 Marshall 10/15 Logan Tyler, FSU 53 yds BC 11/11 Josh Shulte, SEU 16 VCS 11/10 Michael Badgley, UM 51 yds FSU 10/8 Several with 15 Austin Taylor, FIU 50 yds UTEP 10/8 Greg Joseph, FAU 50 yds FIU 10/1 Matthew Wright, UCF 50 yds U Conn 10/22 Top Five Scoring Games Miami vs. FAMU 70 pts 9/3/2016 Southeastern vs Va Lynch 65 pts 9/10/16 Southeastern vs Ave Maria 62 pts 10/15/16 Jacksonville vs. Morehead St 61 pts 10/22/16 USF vs Towson 56 pts 9/3/2016 FAU vs Middle Tennessee 56 pts 11/26/16 Florida College Football Affiliations Florida College Bowl & Championship Games Florida Gators NCAA FBS Southeastern Conference AutoNation Cure Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Florida State Seminoles NCAA FBS Atlantic Coast Conf. Arkansas State 31, Central Florida 13, ATT: 27, 213 Miami Hurricanes NCAA FBS Atlantic Coast Conference Miami Beach Bowl, Marlins Park, December 19 Central Florida Knights NCAA FBS American Athletic Conf. Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10; ATT: 15,262 South Florida Bulls NCAA FBS American Athletic Conf. Boca Raton Bowl, FAU Stadium, December 20 FIU Panthers NCAA FBS Conference USA Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31; ATT: 24,726 FAU Owls NCAA FBS Conference USA St. Petersburg Bowl, Tropicana Field, December 26 FAMU Rattlers NCAA FCS Mid Eastern Athletic Conf. Mississippi State 17, Miami (OH) 16, ATT: 15,717 Bethune Cookman Wildcats NCAA FCS Mid Eastern Athletic Conf. Russell Athletic Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Jacksonville Dolphins NCAA FCS Pioneer Football League December 28 Miami 31, West Virginia 14, ATT: 48,625 Stetson Hatters NCAA FCS Pioneer Football League Capital One Orange Bowl, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Florida Tech Panthers NCAA Division II Gulf South Conf. December 30 Florida State 33, Michigan 32, ATT: 67,432 W. Florida Argonauts NCAA Division II Gulf South Conf. Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando Edward Waters Tigers NAIA Sun Conference December 31 LSU 29, Louisville 9, ATT: 46,063 Webber Warriors NAIA Sun Conference TaxSlayer Bowl, Jacksonville, Everbank Field, December 31 Ave Maria Gyrenes NAIA Sun Conference Georgia Tech 33, Kentucky 18, ATT: 43,102 Warner Royals NAIA Sun Conference Outback Bowl, Tampa, Raymond James Stadium, January 2 Southeastern Fire NAIA Sun Conference Florida 30, Iowa 3, ATT: 51,119 College Football Playoff National Championship Tampa, Raymond James Stadium, January 9 Florida High School Football Rankings Alabama vs. Clemson Districts 1A 8A