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Florida ( ___MASK45___ for " land of flowers ") is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba . Florida is the 22nd most extensive , the 3rd most populous , and the 8th most densely populated of the U . S . states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami metropolitan area is Florida ' s most populous urban area . The city of Tallahassee is the state capital . The 1905 Alabama Crimson White ___MASK33___ team ( variously `` Alabama '' , `` UA '' or `` Bama '' ) represented the University of Alabama in the 1905 college ___MASK33___ season . It was Alabama ' s 13th overall and 10th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( SIAA ) . The team was led by head coach Jack Leavenworth , in his first year , and played their home games at both the University of Alabama Quad in Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham Fairgrounds in Birmingham , Alabama . They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses ( 6 -- 4 overall , 4 -- 4 in the SIAA ) . The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( SIAA ) was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences in the United States . Twenty - seven of the current Division I FBS ( formerly Division I - A ) ___MASK33___ programs were members of this conference at some point , as were at least 19 other schools . Every member of the current Southeastern Conference except Arkansas and Missouri , as well as six of the 15 current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference plus the University of Texas at Austin , now of the Big 12 Conference ( and previously of the now defunct Southwest Conference ), formerly held membership in the SIAA . John Wallace " Jack " Leavenworth ( July 20 , 1881  August 8 , 1961 ) was an ___MASK82___ player and coach . He served as the head football coach at the University of Alabama in 1905 , compiling a record of 6  4 . ___MASK82___ , referred to as football in the United States and Canada , and also known as gridiron , is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end . The offense , the team with control of the oval - shaped football , attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball , while the team without control of the ball , the defense , aims to stop their advance and take control of the ball for themselves . The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs , or plays , or else they turn over the football to the opposing team ; if they succeed , they are given a new set of four downs . Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team ' s end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent ' s goalposts for a field goal . The team with the most points at the end of a game wins . The Quad is an approximately quadrangle on the campus of the University of Alabama located in Tuscaloosa , Alabama . Home to most of the university ' s original buildings , this portion of the campus remains the geographic and historic center of the modern campus . Originally designed by noted English - born architect William Nichols , construction of the university campus began in 1828 , following the move of the Alabama state capital from Cahaba to Tuscaloosa in 1826 . The overall design for this early version of the campus was patterned after Thomas Jefferson ' s plan for the University of Virginia , with its Lawn and Rotunda . Following the destruction of the campus during the American Civil War , a new Quad emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Different in form and function from the original design of the early 19th century , the modern Quad continues to fill its role as the heart of the campus . Although completely surrounded by academic and administrative buildings , only five structures are built directly on the Quad : the Little Round House , Tuomey Hall , Oliver - Barnard Hall , Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library , and Denny Chimes . The remainder of the space is occupied by a grove of trees on the west side and a great lawn on the east . A feature on the northwestern side , known as The Mound , is the site of the old Franklin Hall . A popular gathering place , the Quad is home to pep rallies , a bonfire during homecoming , and numerous day - to - day student activities . Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered by Tennessee to the north , Georgia to the east , Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south , and Mississippi to the west . Alabama is the 30th - most extensive and the 24th - most populous of the U . S . states . At nearly , Alabama has one of the nation ' s longest navigable inland waterways . The Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the Southern part of the United States . Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states , three additional public land grant universities , and one private research university . The conference is headquartered in Birmingham , Alabama . The SEC participates in the ___MASK73___ ( NCAA ) Division I in sports competitions ; for ___MASK33___ , it is part of the ___MASK33___ Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ), formerly known as Division I - A . Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former students and celebrating a school ' s existence . It is a tradition in many high schools and colleges in the United States , Canada and the Philippines . United States . Homecoming is an annual tradition in the United States . People , towns , high schools , and colleges come together , usually in late September or early October , to welcome back alumni and former residents . It is built around a central event , such as a banquet and , most often , a game of ___MASK82___ , or , on occasion , basketball , ice hockey or soccer . When celebrated by schools , the activities vary widely . However , they usually consist of a football game played on a school ' s home football field , activities for students and alumni , a parade featuring the school ' s marching band and sports teams , and the coronation of a Homecoming Queen ( and at many schools , a Homecoming King ). A dance commonly follows the game or the day following the game . When attached to a football game , Homecoming traditionally occurs on the team ' s return from the longest road trip of the season . The game itself , whether it be football or another sport , will typically feature the home team playing a considerably weaker opponent . The game is supposed to be an " easy win " and thus weaker schools will sometimes play lower division schools . The Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States of America in which its fifteen member universities compete in the ___MASK73___ ( NCAA )' s Division I , with its ___MASK33___ teams competing in the ___MASK33___ Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ), the highest levels for athletic competition in US - based collegiate sports . The ACC sponsors competition in twenty - five sports with many of its member institutions ' athletic programs held in high regard nationally . The University of Alabama ( Alabama or UA ) is a public research university located in Tuscaloosa , Alabama , United States , and the flagship of the University of Alabama System . Founded in 1820 , UA is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama . UA offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor ' s , master ' s , Education Specialist , and doctoral degrees . The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA . Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology , communication and information sciences , metallurgical engineering , ___MASK77___ , Romance languages , and social work .