ESPN's College GameDay To Originate From The Swamp Saturday
Sunday, October 14, 2012 | Football
ESPN announced on Sunday that its College GameDay show will emanate from Gainesville next weekend, the site of the Florida-South Carolina game in The Swamp. The Gators (6-0/5-0 SEC) and the Gamecocks (6-1/4-1 SEC) will meet in a key SEC Eastern Division matchup.
Florida will be making its 35th appearance on GameDay, a figure that leads the nation. This will be the program's first appearance in Gainesville since Nov. 28, 2009, a 37-10 Florida victory over Florida State. UF has already appeared twice on the program this season in consecutive weeks, a 20-17 win over Texas A&M in College Station on Sept. 8 and a 37-20 victory over No. 23 Tennessee on Sept. 15 in Knoxville.
Since 1993, College GameDay has been television's definitive and comprehensive college football studio show and has traveled most weeks on college Saturdays to the day's big game and has been met by large and enthusiastic crowds. Hosted by Chris Fowler, GameDay will once again feature Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and David Pollack during the 10 a.m. – noon hours on ESPN. Samantha Steele joins the first hour on ESPNU with Pollack, and will also contribute reports, interviews and features throughout the final two hours with reporter Tom Rinaldi. The show covers all college football angles, issues and game previews.
College GameDay Appearances By School (after 10/20/12)
| Rank | School | Shows |
| 1. | FLORIDA | 35 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 30 |
| 3. | Oklahoma | 26 |
| 4. | Florida State | 24 |
| Michigan | 24 | |
| 6. | Alabama | 23 |
| 7. | Notre Dame | 20 |
| Southern Cal | 19 | |
| 9. | LSU | 18 |
| Tennessee | 18 |
College GameDay Times Hosting The Show (after 10/20/12)
| Rank | School | Shows |
| 1. | Ohio State | 13 |
| 2. | FLORIDA | 12 |
| 3. | Alabama* | 10 |
| Michigan | 10 | |
| 5. | LSU | 8 |
| Notre Dame | 8 | |
| Southern Cal | 8 | |
| Tennessee | 8 |
*7 times in Tuscaloosa, 3 times in Birmingham
The Gators have hosted the show in Gainesville 11 times during the season, going 7-4 when the show is on-campus:
Home wins over Florida State [1995, 1997, 2009], LSU [2006], Tennessee [1997, 1999] & Miami (Fla.) [2008]
Home losses to Florida State [1999, 2003], Miami (Fla.) [2002] & Tennessee [2001]
The Gators have played in the game where the show is on-site 23 times, going 16-7:
Road wins over Alabama [2008 – SEC Championship Game], Auburn [1997], Florida State [1997*], Georgia [1999, 2002, 2005 (Jacksonville)], Kentucky [2007], LSU [2009], Ohio State [2007*], Oklahoma [2009*], South Carolina [2001], Tennessee [1996, 2000, 2002, 2012], Texas A&M [2012]
Road losses to Alabama [2009 – SEC Championship Game], Auburn [2006], Florida State [1996, 2000], LSU [1997, 2007] & Nebraska [1996*]
*Denotes this was a bowl game, which is neutral-site game for both teams.
