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The University of Florida did not adopt the "Florida Gators" nickname for its sports teams until 1911, and the early Florida football teams were known simply as "Florida" or the "Orange and Blue." The football team played most of their home games at on-campus Fleming Field until 1930, when Florida Field was constructed.
The Gators finished the season with a 9–4 record, losing to Michigan in the Capital One Bowl. Tim Tebow won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore quarterback, leading the team to a 5–3 record in the SEC.
The 2017 Florida Gators football team had a 4–7 record and finished fifth in the SEC Eastern Division. They played Michigan, Georgia, Florida State, and other SEC opponents in the regular season.
The 2008 Florida Gators were the national champions of college football, led by coach Urban Meyer and quarterback Tim Tebow. See their roster, schedule, rankings, awards, and notable players.
Learn about the history, achievements, and rivals of the Florida Gators football program, which competes in the SEC and has won three national titles. Find out the current coach, stadium, uniform, and schedule of the Gators.
The 1979 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Charley Pell's first of six as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell arrived in Gainesville with a new plan for building the Gators football program—new offensive and defensive ...
The 2004 Gators finished the season with a 7–5 record, losing to Tennessee, LSU, Georgia and Miami in the SEC and the Peach Bowl. Ron Zook was fired as head coach after the loss to Mississippi State and Charlie Strong took over for the last four games.
Florida announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home, five away, and one neutral site games in the regular season. The Gators were to host SEC foes Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, and South Carolina, and travel to Arkansas, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. Florida played Georgia in Jacksonville, Florida ...