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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 10-24-2008, 09:13 AM:

We have lost 21 straight games to the gators but this one really hurt..

If you were born in 1987, you're probably old enough to down one of Kentucky's leading liquid exports. And if you're a University of Kentucky football fan during Florida week, that's exactly what you might be tempted to do.

UK has not beaten Florida in your lifetime. That's 21 games, 21 losses.

The Wildcats (5-2, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) will get a chance to address this problem at 12:30 p.m. Saturday when they serve as homecoming fare for the No. 5 Gators (5-1, 3-1).

The Streak would be somewhat more modest without The Catch on a Saturday night in September 1993.

The thrower was Danny Wuerffel, a redshirt freshman quarterback destined for a Heisman Trophy and a national title. . The catcher was Chris Doering, a pharmacy professor's son who grew up about three miles from Florida's stadium, dreaming of improbable heroics. He began his career as a walk-on wide receiver for coach Steve Spurrier and earned a scholarship just before the 1993 season, when he was a redshirt sophomore.

The situation: UK leads Florida 20-17 in the closing seconds before 58,175 fans at Commonwealth Stadium.

The Gators have the ball at UK's 28-yard line with time for one play, maybe two. Spurrier disdains a tying field-goal attempt.

"Knowing Coach Spurrier - back then there was no overtime - he's not one to try to go for the tie," Doering said by phone from Gainesville, where he hosts an afternoon sports talk show.

"We were going for the win, regardless."

Florida sent out four wide receivers as targets for Wuerffel, who already had thrown three interceptions - one fewer than starter Terry Dean.

Wuerffel laid the ball into Doering's hands, and he crossed into the end zone as radio listeners back in Florida heard play-by-play man Mick Hubert yell, "Doering's got a touchdown! Doering's got a touchdown! Doering's got a touchdown!"

Florida 24, Kentucky 20.

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Posted by Brandon (Member # 108) on 10-24-2008, 07:08 PM:

I was at that game. I saw it coming as soon as DOering passed the LB box. The Safety, his name escapes me but he was #14, got his wires crossed on his assignment and Doering was wide open.

I had never been so ticked off in my life. 7 interceptions for the UK defense and they still lost.