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where do the florida gators play

The Florida Gators football team plays its home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium , commonly known as “The Swamp,” on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

Main football venue

  • Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (officially “Steve Spurrier–Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium”).
  • Location: On the north side of the UF campus, near Stadium Road, with the address often listed as 121 Gale Lemerand Drive, Gainesville, FL.
  • Nicknames: “The Swamp,” and it has been the Gators’ home field since it opened in 1930.

Other major Gator venues

While football lives at The Swamp, many other Florida Gators teams play nearby:

  • Men’s and women’s basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, and swimming/diving call the Stephen C. O’Connell Center (often shortened to the O’Connell Center) at Exactech Arena their home.
  • A cluster of athletic facilities, including practice fields and the Heavener Football Training Center, sits just west of the stadium along the same general campus corridor.

If you’re asking specifically about where the Florida Gators play in a general sense, the iconic answer is Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (“The Swamp”) in Gainesville, Florida for football, with the other major sports centered in the O’Connell Center and surrounding campus complexes.

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