Florida Gators: Tony Mayes
ESPN's GatorNation brings you the 30 things you need to know about Florida’s upcoming 2012 season. Over the next 30 weekdays, we’ll preview games, talk about trends, spotlight players and positions, and give you pretty much everything you need to know to be ready for the season before the Sept. 1 opener against Bowling Green.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For a lot of us, it’s hard to remember what happened in 1986. Here’s some help:
Gas cost 89 cents a gallon.
The Soviet Union was still reeling from a nuclear reactor explosion in Chernobyl.
The U.S. was still reeling from the Challenger explosion.
"Top Gun" was the year’s top-grossing movie.
"The Cosby Show" was television’s top show.
And Kentucky beat Florida.
That last thing is pretty significant because the Gators haven’t lost to the Wildcats since. Florida has won 25 consecutive games over Kentucky, which is the longest current winning streak in the FBS by a team over a major opponent in an uninterrupted series. It’s also the fourth-longest streak in FBS history by a team over a major opponent in a current uninterrupted series.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- For a lot of us, it’s hard to remember what happened in 1986. Here’s some help:
Gas cost 89 cents a gallon.
The Soviet Union was still reeling from a nuclear reactor explosion in Chernobyl.
The U.S. was still reeling from the Challenger explosion.
"Top Gun" was the year’s top-grossing movie.
"The Cosby Show" was television’s top show.
And Kentucky beat Florida.
That last thing is pretty significant because the Gators haven’t lost to the Wildcats since. Florida has won 25 consecutive games over Kentucky, which is the longest current winning streak in the FBS by a team over a major opponent in an uninterrupted series. It’s also the fourth-longest streak in FBS history by a team over a major opponent in a current uninterrupted series.
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