<P> The teams did not meet very often in the SEC schedule, but following Georgia Tech's departure, the regular season rotation coincidentally had them facing off in Knoxville the following October . UT fans, who denounced Dickey as a "traitor", eagerly anticipated the match - up and were not disappointed, as the Vols beat his new Florida squad 38--7 behind quarterback Bobby Scott's then - school record 385 passing yards . The Gators assisted the rout by committing four turnovers, including two John Reaves interceptions returned for touchdowns . </P> <P> Both Dickey and Graves remained in their respective positions at UF until the late 1970s, with Dickey fired after the 1978 season and Graves retiring in 1979 . During his last season as Florida's coach, Dickey hired a recently retired Florida alum to his first coaching job as the Gators' quarterback coach: Steve Spurrier . In yet another twist, Dickey returned to Knoxville in 1985 to serve as UT's athletic director, replacing Bob Woodruff . Woodruff had played football at Tennessee, but he had been Dickey's head football coach at Florida and had also served as UF's athletic director immediately preceding Ray Graves . </P> <P> Dickey was the head of UT's athletic department during the intense UF / UT Spurrier / Fulmer rivalry of the 1990s and retired in 2002, after which he moved to Jacksonville, Florida . </P> <P> Steve Spurrier returned to his alma mater in 1990 to become the Gators' head ball coach . In yet another link between the programs, Spurrier had been a star quarterback at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tennessee during the early 1960s . Although Knoxville is nearby, he did not seriously consider attending UT because he was an excellent passer and the Vols ran a single - wing offense at the time which featured a running quarterback . Instead, he choose to return to the state of his birth (Spurrier was born in Miami Beach), eventually becoming the Gators' first Heisman Trophy winner in 1966 . Tennessee and Florida did not face off during Spurrier's time as the Gators' quarterback . However, he did return to Knoxville in 1988 when he was the head coach at Duke, and his Blue Devils upset the Vols, 31--26 . </P>

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