Florida Football competed for its first several seasons as an independent before joining the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1912 . They moved to the Southern Conference in 1922 , then left with a dozen other schools to establish the new Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) in 1932 . Florida is currently one of fourteen member institutions in the SEC , and the football team has competed in the SEC Eastern Division since the league began divisional play in 1992
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