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Team Florida (AAFL)

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Team Florida
Year founded: 2008
File:Team Florida.jpg
City Gainesville, Florida
Team Colors Red & Blue
Head Coach Shane Matthews
League/Conference affiliations
Team history
  • Team Florida (2008-present)
League titles (0)
League Championships (0)
Home fields

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (2008-present)

  • University Ave & Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, Florida 32604
  • Capacity: 88,548
  • Field surface: Natural Grass

Team Florida is an American football team that will begin play in April 2008 as part of the All American Football League. The team will play most of its home games at in Gainesville, Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, however the home opener will be held at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, and the final home game will be held at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The team is coached by Shane Matthews a former NFL Quarterback.

Inaugural regular season schedule

Week Date Time Opponent Result Game site Record NFL Recap
1 April 19 2008 @ Team Michigan Ford Field
2 April 26 2008 Team Arkansas Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
3 May 3 2008 @ Team Tennessee Neyland Stadium
4 May 10 2008 @ Team Texas Rice Stadium
5 May 17 2008 Team Michigan Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
6 May 24 2008 @ Team Alabama Legion Field
7 May 31 2008 Team Texas Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
8 June 7 2008 Team Tennessee Raymond James Stadium
9 June 14 2008 @ Team Arkansas War Memorial Stadium
10 June 21 2008 Alabama Jacksonville Municipal Stadium

Players of note

Current roster

Template:Team Florida roster

All-time first-round draft picks

Year Player College Position
2007 Eric Kresser Marshall Quarterback