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No. 7 Florida plays ULL, then pulls for Auburn

The Columbian
Published: November 8, 2012, 4:00pm

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 7 Florida has one final shot to get to Atlanta.

And the Gators have no control over the scenario.

Coach Will Muschamp’s team, which hosts Louisiana-Lafayette for homecoming Saturday, needs Auburn to upset Georgia later in the day to win the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division and clinch a spot in next month’s league title game.

So Florida (8-1) plays, then watches. That could be a recipe for disaster against the Ragin’ Cajuns (5-3). But the Gators insist that won’t be the case, especially when they recall what happened last year against lower-division Furman.

Florida came out flat last November and fell behind 22-7 at home before rallying. The scare still resonates with players.

The Gators have won 49 consecutive games against teams outside the six Bowl Championship Series conferences.

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