Florida Football: Five notable beefs the Gators have had over the years
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Percy Harvin vs Billy Gonzales
There were a lot of things that Swamp Kings left out from the Urban Meyer Era. There was so much chaos behind the scenes, trying to which stories that got left out are real and which are an urban legend can be hard.
Gonzales at the time called the incident overblown and later said "It didn't happen." Meyer at one point hinted there was truth to the story saying "Something did happen and something was handled."
Florida's Defense vs Miami's 1971 Offense
About the only thing redeeming of Florida's 1971 season was John Reaves breaking the NCAA record for career passing yards, supplanting Jim Plunkett at the time.
In order to get the record, Reaves needed 343 yards against Miami in the season finale and with time winding down and the Gators up 45-8, Reaves was still short of the mark.
Even more problematic for Reaves was that Miami had the ball and was bleeding the clock down. So to get the ball back quicker, the "Gator Flop" saw Florida literally lie down in order to allow the Hurricanes to score. Florida got the ball back and Reaves went on to set the record.
The Hurricanes were not pleased and then head coach Fran Curci called it "The worst thing I have ever seen in football."
"I was appalled. I just couldn't believe it. I thought this was so much against the spirit of the game that I came back out later and said it was a tainted record. I was very, very angry. My players, they were just incensed. A couple of 'em were crying."