Regular Season Statistics
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Date | AP Rank | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 | #4 | SW Louisiana (0-0-0) | 55-21 |
| Sept. 7 | #4 | Georgia Southern (1-0-0) | 62-14 |
| Sept. 21 | #4 | at #2 Tennessee (2-0-0) | 35-29 |
| Sept. 28 | #1 | Kentucky (1-2-0) | 65-0 |
| Oct. 5 | #1 | at Arkansas (1-2-0) | 42-7 |
| Oct. 12 | #1 | #12 LSU (4-0-0) | 56-13 |
| Oct. 19 | #1 | #16 Auburn (5-1-0) | 51-10 |
| Nov. 2 | #1 | Georgia (3-4-0) | 47-7 |
| Nov. 9 | #1 | at Vanderbilt (2-6-0) | 28-21 |
| Nov. 16 | #1 | South Carolina (5-4-0) | 52-25 |
| Nov. 30 | #1 | at #2 Florida St. (10-0-0) | 21-24 |
| Dec. 7 | #4 | vs. #15 Alabama (9-2-0)* | 45-30 |
| Jan. 2 | #3 | vs. #1 Florida St. (11-0-0)† | 52-20 |
* SEC title game at Atlanta
† Sugar Bowl (at New Orleans)
Note: Five of the 12 teams on the Gators' 1996 regular season schedule went to bowl games– Tennessee (won Citrus), LSU (won Peach), Auburn (won Independence), Florida St. (lost Sugar) and Alabama (won Outback).
Regular Season Statistics
| Passing (5 Att) | Att | Cmp | Pct. | Yds | TD | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Wuerffel | 360 | 207 | 57.5 | 3625 | 39 | 170.6 |
| Brian Schottenheimer | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 194 | 1 | 155.2 |
| Doug Johnson | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 171 | 2 | 99.9 |
Interceptions: Wuerffel 13, Johnson 3.
| Top Receivers | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reidel Anthony | 72 | 1293 | 18.0 | 56-td | 18 |
| Ike Hilliard | 47 | 900 | 19.2 | 46-td | 10 |
| Jacquez Green | 33 | 626 | 19.0 | 85-td | 9 |
| Travis McGriff | 14 | 167 | 11.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Elijah Williams | 14 | 253 | 18.1 | 45-td | 1 |
| Terry Jackson | 13 | 163 | 12.5 | 43 | 1 |
| Fred Taylor | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Tremayne Allen | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 32 | 1 |
| Jamie Richardson | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Taras Ross | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 45 | 1 |
| Dwayne Mobley | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Nafis Karim | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Eugene McCaslin | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Erron Kinney | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Top Rushers | Car | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Williams | 106 | 671 | 6.3 | 46 | 4 |
| Fred Taylor | 104 | 629 | 6.0 | 30 | 5 |
| Terry Jackson | 79 | 388 | 4.9 | 34 | 8 |
| Eugene McCaslin | 41 | 290 | 7.1 | 63-td | 4 |
| Tyrone Baker | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ike Hilliard | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Reidel Anthony | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Jacquez Green | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| Dwayne Mobley | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerome Evans | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Dubose | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Brian Schottenheimer | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 1 |
| Jamie Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Brindise | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Johnson | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Wuerffel | 63 | -100 | -1.6 | 18 | 2 |
| Most Touchdowns | TD | Run | Rec | Ret | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reidel Anthony | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 108 | |
| Jacquez Green | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 72 | |
| Ike Hilliard | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60 | |
| Terry Jackson | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 54 | |
| Fred Taylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Elijah Williams | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Eugene Mccaslin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Fred Weary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Danny Wuerffel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Tremayne Allen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Teako Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Cameron Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Anthone Lott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Mike Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Jamie Richardson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Taras Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Brian Schottenheimer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Lawrence Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Kicking | FG/Att | Lg | PAT/Att | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Edminston | 9/17 | 39 | 64/66 | 91 |
| Chris Cooper | 1/1 | 35 | 7/9 | 10 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Long | Blk | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Stevenson | 35 | 1475 | 64 | 0 | 42.1 |
| Most Interceptions | |
|---|---|
| Fred Weary | 5 |
| Teako Brown | 3 |
| Anthone Lott | 2 |
| James Bates | 1 |
| Tony George | 1 |
| Demetric Jackson | 1 |
| Shea Showers | 1 |
| Most Sacks | |
|---|---|
| Tim Beauchamp | 6 |
| Cameron Davis | 5.5 |
| Johnny Rutledge | 5 |
| Ed Chester | 5 |
| Florida St. Seminoles (11-1-0) | Bowl Alliance Championship Game | Sugar Bowl |
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