GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Former Florida head football coach Urban Meyer is back in Gainesville, FL this weekend. The National Football Foundation (NFF) will have its On-Campus Salute for coach Meyer at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this Saturday when the Gators host Tennessee.
The NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, which began with the inaugural NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class in 1951, have become a hallowed tradition, serving as the first of numerous activities in each electee’s Hall of Fame experience. During the NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, each member of the 2025 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class will return to his respective school to accept a Hall of Fame plaque that will stay on permanent display at the institution.
The 2025 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the National Football Foundation’s 67th Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Coach Meyer is the 14th overall Gator and fifth Florida coach to enter the College Football Hall of Fame. Meyer was the head coach for the Gators from 2005-10, posting an overall record of 65-15 and a SEC mark of 36-12. In six seasons, Meyer guided the Gators to a pair of national championships (2006 and 2008), two SEC Championships, three SEC Eastern Division crowns, and six-straight January bowl games, including three BCS bowl games. He was named the All-American Football Foundation Coach of the Year in 2008, and his overall winning percentage of .813 ranks second all-time in program history. Also during his time in Gainesville, the Gators earned 57 All-America honors and 113 All-SEC accolades.
Tim Tebow won his Heisman Trophy under Meyer in 2007. Meyer became the first coach in the history of the Football Bowl Subdivision to post consecutive 13-win seasons (2008 and 2009). He guided the 2008 and 2009 teams to a school-record 22-game winning streak, the fourth-longest in the history of the SEC and the longest in the league in 15 years.
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