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Comparable Schools'
Athletics Grades:
Quick StatsAthletic Division
NCAA Division I
Conference
Southeastern Conference (SEC)
School Colors
Orange and blue
School Mascot
Albert the Alligator (he has a girlfriend named Alberta)
Men Playing Varsity Sports
296 - 2 %
Women Playing Varsity Sports
208 - 1 %
College Prowler Take
For those of us who don’t just like to watch sports, UF makes it easy to get involved. You can get an intramural team together yourself or sign up as a “free agent” on a men’s team, women’s team, coed team, or graduate/faculty/staff team, depending of course on your wishes and your University classification. Despite the fact that, unlike IM sports, they often require members to help pay for traveling and so on, club sports are also extremely popular here—sponsors try hard to keep fees low, and anyway, how else are you gonna get involved with badminton on a competitive basis? As cool as badminton is, however, I have to tell you that it (and its fellow IM/club sports) is a little overshadowed by the varsity sports. Golf, soccer, tennis, basketball and others have recently produced national champions, but it’s Gator football that takes over the land in the fall. Even if you come here knowing nothing about it, I can just about guarantee that you will be very familiar with football by the time you leave. I don’t do much begging, but if this doesn’t already sound like the unbelievable blast that it is, I urge you to find out what it feels like to bop on out of the stadium after a home victory, with you and 90,000 of your closest friends all chanting “It’s great to be a Florida Gator!” so loudly your ears buzz. If you’re not converted after that, well, you can always head for the hills on game day and come back when the smoke clears.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
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Well, I don’t have to tell you...
Well, I don’t have to tell you that varsity football is big at UF. The same can be said of basketball. The other sports aren’t as well attended, but the teams do well and place highly in end-of-season competition. I don’t know much from experience about intramural sports, but I know they do exist. Many of the club sports on campus are active, such as the equestrian team. Chances are you’ll find any sport you’re interested in. |
opti7872@aol.com says: University of Florida 2015 Communication and Journalism |
We have four national titles in...
We have four national titles in four years and counting. I don't think it gets better.
Athletics: January 26, 2009
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Anonymous says: |
Varsity sports are very big. We...
Varsity sports are very big. We have a lot of school spirit around here. |
Anonymous says: |
Both varsity and IM sports are...
Both varsity and IM sports are huge on this campus. If you really dislike all sports, you may find this town frustrating. If you don’t like football, stay away from University Avenue on game days. Find something fun to do at the mall, Lake Wauburg, etc. There are so many IM sports here and sports clubs that you could do things like play ping pong or take karate, tennis, horseback riding, and more. |
Anonymous says: |
Sports are huge at UF. I think we...
Sports are huge at UF. I think we have one of the biggest intramural and club sports programs in the country. And, of course, who hasn’t heard of the Gators? Football games are a huge part of the UF experience and are a lot of fun for everyone. |
FactsMen's Varsity Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Football
- Golf
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
Women's Varsity Sports
- Basketball
- Cross country
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
Intramurals
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cornhole
- Dodgeball
- Flag football
- Golf
- Kickball
- Racquetball
- Soccer
- Softball
- Street hockey
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Wallyball
- Wrestling
Club Sports
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Bowling
- Cheerleading
- Crew
- Cricket
- Cuong Nhu
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Handball
- Ice hockey
- Judo
- Kendo
- Lacrosse
- Racquetball
- Rock climbing
- Roller hockey
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Surfing
- Synchronized swimming
- Table tennis
- Tae Kwon Do
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Underwater hockey
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Waterskiing
- Wrestling
Gyms and Facilities
- Broward and Graham Pools - Open seasonally, usually from mid-March through the end of October. They don’t have lanes—they’re really meant for less structured swimming, but people do laps in them all the time anyway. Hours will be posted at the dorms’ Area Desks and on the pool gates.
- Broward Complex - Contains basketball courts, tennis courts, and the Broward Skateplex for in-line skating and skateboarding.
- Florida Pool - Eight-lane 50-yard outdoor pool which is heated in the winter. It’s open for general use at different times each day; check www.recsports.hhp.ufl.edu/facilities/pools/florida.htm to find out exactly when.
- O’Connell Center Pool - Eight-lane Olympic-size indoor pool divided into two 25-yard sections. Open for general use Monday–Friday 11:30 am-1:45 pm and 7:00 pm-9:30 pm and Sunday 6:30pm-9:30pm (closed Saturday.) Check www.recsports.hhp.ufl.edu/ facilities/pools/oconnell.htm for up-to-date information.
- O’Connell Center Weight Room - The smallest of all the gyms, but it has a devoted fan base because it’s very close to some of the dorms. It has some cardio equipment, but the focus is on (you guessed it) weights.
- Other Fields - There are also tennis courts at Flavet Field, basketball and handball courts near Hume Hall, and sand volleyball courts at University Village South (UVS), family housing located near Southwest Rec.
- Percy Beard Track - Sometimes in use by the track and field team or ROTC, most of the time more casual runners are also welcome at this well-lit, well groomed track.
- Rawlings Weight Room - No one really knows about this gym, so you may be the only one using it. Ever. Okay, just kidding, but this is one of the lesser-known gyms on campus.
- Southwest Recreational Center (Southwest Rec) - Over 100,000 square feet, this extremely well-kept gym is mostly popular with commuters because it’s close to the edge of campus. There are indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a huge weight room with free weights and machines, a cardiovascular fitness room, aerobics areas, and tennis courts.
- Student Recreation and Fitness Center (SRFC) - Smaller than Southwest Rec but just as useful, because it serves a smaller population consisting mostly of people living on campus. It has a weight room with lots of cardio equipment as well, racquetball courts, basketball courts, and offices.
Athletic Fields
Flavet Field, Hume Field, Lake Alice Field, Maguire Field, Norman Field, Pony Field, Southwest Field, Softball Complex, UVS Field
Getting Tickets
If you don’t have football season tickets, prepare to dish out more than your week’s allowance for some—if you’re lucky enough to find a spare ticket in Title Town. Season tickets for football become available through a lottery-based system during the summer. They are the only tickets students have to pay for and are around $80 for the season. If you can't snag a coveted season ticket, your next option is to go to Gatorzone.com, UF’s Ticketmaster-like Web site, every Thursday before a home game. However, be prepared for major delays and the Web site crashing since thousands of other kids will be doing the same as you. If you’re lucky enough to get a ticket through the site, you then have to go and pick it up at the student ticket office at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Friday. Note: Go with whoever you want to sit next to because the tickets are assigned in the order they are picked up.
Men’s basketball games are sometimes difficult to get tickets to, too. But, for any of the sporting events on campus besides football, students only need to show their Gator 1 card at the gate.
Most Popular Sports
Football, men's basketball
Most Overlooked Teams
Soccer, baseball, gymnastics, volleyball
Best Place to Take a Walk
The entire campus is perfect for walking, but it’s more interesting if you stay out of the vast, less active southwestern section and closer to the academic buildings and dorms where there are people around.
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