Compiled in 1906, when state regulation abolished all previous Florida public colleges and pooled them into the University of Florida, the Florida Gators are one of the more competitive teams in their division. The are part of the NCAA Division I-FBS of the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division. They have produced thirty Consensus All-Americans, three Heisman Trophy winners, eight Conference Titles, and three National Titles. The Florida Gator all-time record is six hundred and fifty-four wins, three hundred and seventy-four losses, and forty ties for a combined win ratio of .631. Their current head coach, Urban Meyer, just finished his fifth year with the team and has a tenure record of fifty-seven wins and ten losses for a .851 win ratio. They have several rivalries ranging from the instate Florida State Seminoles, and University of Miami, to Tennessee, with Louisiana State University and Georgia Bulldogs in between. They have additional rivalries with the Auburn Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide. The school awards the Fergie Ferguson Award each year to the senior football player that displays the most “leadership, character, and courage.” This is in homage to the late Forrest K. Ferguson that was a former UF athlete until he landed in Normandy on D-Day leading his platoon as second lieutenant. Upon receiving serious injuries during the assault, he was hospitalized and eventually died of his injuries ten years later.!