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A timeline of Tennessee vs. Florida rivalry

1991 — Jack Sells didn't play a down, but faxing information from UT's playbook to Ron Zook certainly earned him unforgettable notoriety. On the field, Andy Kelly originated five turnovers in a 35-18 Florida victory. Ouch.

1992 — The amazing, tackle-breaking touchdown journey Mose Phillips would later make at South Carolina turned out not to matter. The 66-yard TD run through a monsoon with a swing pass from Heath Shuler against the Gators in a 31-14 UT victory did.

1993 — Shuler’s five TD passes would have been heroic in victory, but in a 41-34 loss, Nilo Silvan's fumble on the second-half kickoff was more significant. Danny Wuerffel's TD pass on the ensuing snap made it 28-14 Gators and changed the momentum.

1994 — No hero. No goat. Florida's 31-0 superiority eliminated any drama.

1995 — Jay Graham had several heroic runs in his UT career. His Florida legacy, however, was fumbles on consecutive possessions that fueled the Gators' rally from a 30-14 deficit to a 62-30 lead.

1996 — There were few dark hours in Peyton Manning's career but this was one. Four interceptions in the first half of a 35-29 loss equaled his total from the entire 1995 season.

1997 — Little Jacquez Green flew under UT's radar, catching eight passes for 185 yards in a 33-20 Florida win.

1998 — Jeff Hall’s overtime field goal set up the goat horns for Florida counterpart Collins Cooper. It may be the only missed field goal to jiggle a seismograph. But there would not have been any overtime had Al Wilson not forced three Florida fumbles in the first half.

1999 — Alex Brown would have become the only defensive end to win the Heisman Trophy if voting had taken place the day after Florida's 23-21 win.

2000 — Jesse Palmer-to-Jabar Gaffney was Florida's heroic combination. To UT fans, official Al Matthews was the goat.

2001 — Travis Stephens (226 yards rushing) was heroic all night. Only Herschel Walker ever gained more yards against Florida.

Seldom-seen Buck Fitzgerald was heroic for one play, preventing Gaffney from catching a game-tying two point conversion pass.

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