August 17th, 2010 — Bulldogs, Florida Gators Football, Georgia, Tailgating
- Who: University of Florida's Gators against the Bulldogs from the University of Georgia
- What: This is an annual college football game.
- Where: The game is traditionally held at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, which is located in Jacksonville, in Florida.
- When: This game is traditionally held on the final Saturday in the month of October.
- Why: This pair of teams is known as being one of the greatest college football rivalries in existence, making the game a big deal near to the end of the season.
The "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" is a nickname that was given to the annual college football game rivalry that exists between the Bulldogs from Georgia and the Gators from Florida. This game is played every year in the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium located in Jacksonville Florida. Although there is no set date, this game is usually set to be played in the latter half of October every single year. Here are some facts about this unique rivalry and the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" that accompanies it.
- This is an annual game that is always played between the Gators of Florida and the Bulldogs of Georgia.
- This game is always played in the same place despite who is designated as the home or away team.
- The most common time for this game to be played is during the final Saturday in the month of October.
- The first time this game was played was in 1915, according to the Warehouse of College Football Data.
- So far, Georgia has won a total of 46 times and Florida has won a total of 37 times however there have also been two ties.
- In the 2008 meeting of the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party", Florida scored 49 times to Georgia's 10.
Although the game is what created the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" in the first place, it isn't the game that makes this such a unique event, but rather the partying and the camaraderie that surrounds the special event.
The "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" is preceded by a tailgating party by both teams and their fans, and there is plenty of partying to be had on the field as well. Both teams have been known to celebrate excessively when they have victories on the field, making this a really unique experience all told. For almost a century now, the Bulldogs and the Gators have been battling in what is perceived to be a bitter rivalry, but in the heat of the moment appears to be a whole lot of good, clean fun.
Although there is a lot of controversy surrounding the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party", there are also some truly motivational stories to tell as well. This is truly a unique occasion for both teams and all of their fans as well.
Photo Credits: bjsmith
Originally posted 2009-08-09 14:44:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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November 2nd, 2009 — Bulldogs, Florida Gators Football, Gator News
Anyone that is interested in Georgia's football likely found themselves wondering about the future of the Bulldogs following their most recent battle, a game against the Florida Gators. The Gators simply happened to be commanding all throughout the entire game, and they further widened the gap between these two rival programs. This was the 17th loss out of the last 20 games for Georgia. Georgia needed to be able to find some kind of edge, or they had to be able to land a first punch. They had to be able to withstand the Florida Gators' initial blow and then somehow find a way to counter. But none of this seemed to happen.
Coming out with black helmets and black pants was supposed to be able to provide some extra juice according to the coach of the Georgia Bulldogs, Mark Richt.
Florida managed to get the ball rolling by scoring an initial 14 points. Georgia had four penalties in the first quarter alone, and by the time half time rolled around, Florida was in the lead with 24 to 10. The Bulldogs had managed to move the ball, scoring a bit and slowing down the offense on Florida's side, but they could not manage to make a comeback no matter how they tried. The notion was essentially stomped into the dust after four interceptions during the second half. Georgia was not without their moments, but they simply could not stack up their offense against Florida to make enough scores, or their defense to prevent Florida from piling on the points.
Georgia needed to achieve another score or another stop, but it didn't happen. The Gators seemed to be against the idea of slipping, not even for a moment. Losing 17 out of the last 20 games really wreaks havoc when you consider the psyche of the Bulldogs, and it doesn't even really seem as if this is a rivalry anymore.
The team responsible for doing all of the winning, the Florida Gators, simply appears to be bigger and faster and stronger. Every play has been spun positively in the favor of the Gators, even those that were in Georgia's favor. Everything is compared and contrasted between the teams, but it always seems to be depressing for the Georgia team since they have not been able to hold up their end of the rivalry in quite a while.
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The output on the behalf of Georgia has really paled in comparison to their previous seasons. The defense with the Bulldogs, who are at 4 and 3 right now, is currently last in the entire SEC with a total of 27.7 average points allowed for each game, and truth be told, the offense for the team is not doing much better either. And still, the Georgia team really seems to have a chance this upcoming Saturday simply because of the fact that the Gators are struggling in the red zone. Plus, the Georgia team wants to avenge their loss to the Gators last year. In this rivalry, Georgia is sitting at 3 wins and 16 losses since the year 1990.
In Review -
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Current Injury Update -
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Next Game -
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