Although both universities were founding members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in December 1932, the Gators and Tigers did not meet on the gridiron until 1937, and have been annual opponents only since 1971.

Florida officially leads the tally 34–31–3 after three LSU series victories (and thirty-seven wins overall) were vacated in 2023 due to NCAA rules violations.

Though the Tigers and Gators were placed in opposite divisions, the conference preserved the rivalry as an annual cross-division matchup, and Florida won eight of the next nine meetings under head coach Steve Spurrier.

LSU became much more competitive in the series and in general under head coach Les Miles, and the two schools combined to win four national championships in six seasons from 2003 through 2008.

Both teams were coached by men who were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Bernie Moore for LSU and Josh Cody for Florida.

Tigers sophomore quarterback Young Bussey provided most of the team's offense, scoring two touchdowns and kicking the only successful extra point.

[3][4] One of LSU's three pass completions in the game was a 40-yard strike from Bussey to future Hall of Fame end Ken Kavanaugh that put them at the Florida 2-yard line.

Throughout the rest of the first half, Florida's offense stalled and LSU quarterback Jimmy Field effectively moved the ball, using plays from his wristband.

Florida, though unranked, was led by an up-and-coming young player (and future Heisman Trophy winner) named Steve Spurrier.

Then, after being delayed several weeks to the season finale due to Hurricane Hilda, the game ended up being anticlimactic with the Gators rolling to a 20–6 win over the No.

Kyle Morris managed to throw it out of bounds with 1 second left, but the clock still ran out, almost exactly like what happened at the end of the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game between #3 Texas and #22 Nebraska.

Fireworks were set off over Tiger Stadium in celebration for holding off a late Gator comeback, even though it was right as Florida was sending its special teams unit onto the field.

The second was added back to the clock, allowing Arden Czyzewski to attempt, and hit, a 41-yard field goal as time expired to win it 16–13.

He shrugged off six sacks, the Tiger Stadium noise and a pressing defense to lead the Gators to a 19–7 victory over LSU with two separate touchdown passes to running backs Ran Carthon and Ciatrick Fason out of the backfield.

[10] This shocking loss in Death Valley would be the Tigers' only defeat of the season, as Saban would go on to win his first BCS National Championship and his only title with LSU.

While the Gators' starting QB was senior Chris Leak, coach Urban Meyer had been rotating Tebow, a highly touted recruit, into the huddle for a few series every game.

[12] Early on, it appeared that Florida was heading for a big win when they raced out to a 10–0 lead after Tebow threw a touchdown pass to Kesthan Moore.

But Andre Debose answered with a kickoff return for a touchdown, and following a defensive stand by the Gators, Florida got the ball with 7 minutes left and trailing 26–21.

After much deliberation between Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley, LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva and SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, both schools agreed to play the game on November 19 in Baton Rouge, with Florida hosting the 2017 (originally scheduled to play in Baton Rouge) and 2018 matchups in Gainesville.

The Tigers drove the ball inside the Florida 5-yard line to start the second half but came away with zero points after a fumbled snap on a short field goal attempt resulted in a desperation throw by the holder that fell incomplete in the end zone.

While coming down, Guice fumbled the ball but it was recovered by Gators cornerback Quincy Wilson at the half yard line.

Linebacker Rayshad Jackson and wide receiver Antonio Callaway celebrated by running through the end zone with a Gator flag in hand.

Before the Tigers could punt the ball, however, as Kole Taylor's shoe came off, Florida cornerback Marco Wilson proceeded to grab it and throw it twenty yards downfield.