Despite disappointing seasons in football and men’s basketball, the University of Florida managed to win the Southeastern Conference’s combined all-sports title for a ninth consecutive year and the 25th time overall.
Florida earned SEC titles in men’s indoor track and field, men’s outdoor track and field, men’s swimming and diving, softball, women’s tennis and volleyball in 2014-15. The Gators were 7-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play for football; they were 16-17 and 8-10 in men’s basketball.
“The SEC is such a challenging league, with so many teams across all the sports ranking among the nation’s best,” Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said in a statement. “This overall Southeastern Conference all-sports trophy is the result of so much hard work and effort by all of our student-athletes and coaches.”
Florida has won combined titles 22 times in the last 23 years.
The SEC all-sports award, known for years as the Bernie Moore trophy, was first presented for men’s programs in 1973-74. Women’s titles and combined titles have been recognized since 1983-84.