The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The university fielded its first official varsity football team in the fall of 1906, and has fielded a team every season since then, with the exception of 1943 during World War II. 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.
During the early 1900s, the Florida football team competed in the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS), but was not affiliated with an athletic conference. Later, Florida was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Conference, before joining with a dozen other schools to establish the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1932. Since 1992, the Gators have competed in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly known as "Division I-A"), and the Eastern Division of the SEC.
The list below list presents the season-by-season win–loss records of the Gators football team from its beginning, including its post-season bowl records.[1]
Seasons
[edit]| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Forsythe (Independent) (1906–1908) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Jack Forsythe | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1907 | Jack Forsythe | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| 1908 | Jack Forsythe | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| George E. Pyle (Independent) (1909–1911) | |||||||||
| 1909 | George E. Pyle | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1910 | George E. Pyle | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | George E. Pyle | 5–0–1 | |||||||
| George E. Pyle (SIAA) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912 | George E. Pyle | 5–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 16th | |||||
| 1913 | George E. Pyle | 4–3 | 2–2 | T–8th | |||||
| Charles J. McCoy (SIAA) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Charles J. McCoy | 5–2 | 3–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1915 | Charles J. McCoy | 4–3 | 3–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1916 | Charles J. McCoy | 0–5 | 0–4 | 25th | |||||
| Alfred L. Buser (SIAA) (1917–1919) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Alfred L. Buser | 2–4 | 1–3 | T–13th | |||||
| 1918 | Alfred E. Buser | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 1919 | Alfred E. Buser | 5–3 | 2–2 | 13th | |||||
| William G. Kline (SIAA) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
| 1920 | William G. Kline | 6–3 | 1–2 | 16th | |||||
| 1921 | William G. Kline | 6–3–2 | 4–1–2 | 6th | |||||
| William G. Kline (Southern) (1922) | |||||||||
| 1922 | William G. Kline | 7–2 | 2–0 | 5th | |||||
| James Van Fleet (Southern) (1923–1924) | |||||||||
| 1923 | James Van Fleet | 6–1–2 | 1–0–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1924 | James Van Fleet | 6–2–2 | 2–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Harold Sebring (Southern) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Harold Sebring | 8–2 | 3–2 | 8th | |||||
| 1926 | Harold Sebring | 2–6–2 | 1–4–1 | T–19th | |||||
| 1927 | Harold Sebring | 7–3 | 5–2 | 6th | |||||
| Charlie Bachman (Southern) (1928–1932) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Charlie Bachman | 8–1 | 6–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1929 | Charlie Bachman | 8–2 | 6–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1930 | Charlie Bachman | 6–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1931 | Charlie Bachman | 2–6–2 | 2–4–2 | 15th | |||||
| 1932 | Charlie Bachman | 3–6 | 1–6 | 20th | |||||
| Dennis K. Stanley (SEC) (1933–1935) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Dennis K. Stanley | 5–3–1 | 2–3 | T–9th | |||||
| 1934 | Dennis K. Stanley | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1935 | Dennis K. Stanley | 3–7 | 1–6 | 12th | |||||
| Josh Cody (SEC) (1936–1939) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Josh Cody | 4–6 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
| 1937 | Josh Cody | 4–7 | 3–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1938 | Josh Cody | 4–6–1 | 2–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1939 | Josh Cody | 5–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 12th | |||||
| Thomas Lieb (SEC) (1940–1946) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Thomas Lieb | 5–5 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1941 | Thomas Lieb | 4–6 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1942 | Thomas Lieb | 3–7 | 1–3 | 9th | |||||
| 1943 | No team | ||||||||
| 1944 | Thomas Lieb | 4–3 | 0–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1945 | Thomas Lieb | 4–5–1 | 1–3–1 | T–10th | |||||
| Raymond Wolf (SEC) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Raymond Wolf | 0–9 | 0–5 | 12th | |||||
| 1947 | Raymond Wolf | 4–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 12th | |||||
| 1948 | Raymond Wolf | 5–5 | 1–5 | T–10th | |||||
| 1949 | Raymond Wolf | 4–5–1 | 1–4–1 | T–10th | |||||
| Bob Woodruff (SEC) (1950–1959) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Bob Woodruff | 5–5 | 2–4 | 10th | |||||
| 1951 | Bob Woodruff | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–9th | |||||
| 1952 | Bob Woodruff | 8–3 | 3–3 | 6th | W Gator | 15 | |||
| 1953 | Bob Woodruff | 3–5–2 | 1–3–2 | 9th | |||||
| 1954 | Bob Woodruff | 5–5 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1955 | Bob Woodruff | 4–6 | 3–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1956 | Bob Woodruff | 6–3–1 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Bob Woodruff | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | 17 | ||||
| 1958 | Bob Woodruff | 6–4–1 | 2–3–1 | T–8th | L Gator | 15 | 14 | ||
| 1959 | Bob Woodruff | 5–4–1 | 2–4 | 9th | 19 | 19 | |||
| Ray Graves (SEC) (1960–1969) | |||||||||
| 1960 | Ray Graves | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | W Gator | 16 | 18 | ||
| 1961 | Ray Graves | 4–5–1 | 3–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1962 | Ray Graves | 7–4 | 4–2 | 5th | W Gator | ||||
| 1963 | Ray Graves | 6–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1964 | Ray Graves | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Ray Graves | 7–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Sugar | 12 | |||
| 1966 | Ray Graves | 9–2 | 5–1 | 3rd | W Orange | 11 | |||
| 1967 | Ray Graves | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Ray Graves | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1969 | Ray Graves | 9–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 4th | W Gator | 17 | 14 | ||
| Doug Dickey (SEC) (1970–1978) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Doug Dickey | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1971 | Doug Dickey | 4–7 | 1–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 1972 | Doug Dickey | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1973 | Doug Dickey | 7–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | L Tangerine | 19 | |||
| 1974 | Doug Dickey | 8–4 | 3–3 | T–4th | L Sugar | 12 | 15 | ||
| 1975 | Doug Dickey | 9–3 | 5–1 | T–2nd | L Gator | ||||
| 1976 | Doug Dickey | 8–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | L Sun | ||||
| 1977 | Doug Dickey | 6–4–1 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1978 | Doug Dickey | 4–7 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Charley Pell (SEC) (1979–1984) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Charley Pell | 0–10–1 | 0–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 1980 | Charley Pell | 8–4 | 4–2 | T–4th | W Tangerine | 19 | |||
| 1981 | Charley Pell | 7–5 | 3–3 | T–4th | L Peach | ||||
| 1982 | Charley Pell | 8–4 | 3–3 | T–6th | L Bluebonnet | ||||
| 1983 | Charley Pell | 9–2–1 | 4–2 | T–3rd | W Gator | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1984 | Charley Pell[n 1] | 9–1–1[n 1] | 5–0–1[n 1] | 1st[n 2] | Ineligible[n 2] | 7 | 3 | ||
| Galen Hall (SEC) (1985–1989) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Galen Hall | 9–1–1 | 5–1 | T–1st[n 3] | Ineligible[n 3] | [n 3] | 5 | ||
| 1986 | Galen Hall | 6–5 | 2–4 | T–7th | |||||
| 1987 | Galen Hall | 6–6 | 3–3 | 6th | L Aloha | ||||
| 1988 | Galen Hall | 7–5 | 4–3 | T–4th | W All-American | ||||
| 1989 | Galen Hall[n 4] | 7–5[n 4] | 4–3[n 4] | T–4th | L Freedom | ||||
| Steve Spurrier (SEC) (1990–2001) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Steve Spurrier | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st[n 5] | Ineligible[n 5] | 13 | |||
| 1991 | Steve Spurrier | 10–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L Sugar | 8 | 7 | ||
| 1992 | Steve Spurrier | 9–4 | 6–2 | T–1st (East) | W Gator | 11 | 10 | ||
| 1993 | Steve Spurrier | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st (East) | W Sugar | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1994 | Steve Spurrier | 10–2–1 | 7–1 | 1st (East) | L Sugar | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1995 | Steve Spurrier | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st (East) | L Fiesta | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1996 | Steve Spurrier | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st (East) | W Sugar | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | Steve Spurrier | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd (East) | W Citrus | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1998 | Steve Spurrier | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd (East) | W Orange† | 6 | 5 | ||
| 1999 | Steve Spurrier | 9–4 | 7–1 | 1st (East) | L Citrus | 14 | 12 | ||
| 2000 | Steve Spurrier | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st (East) | L Sugar† | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2001 | Steve Spurrier | 10–2 | 6–2 | 2nd (East) | W Orange† | 3 | 3 | ||
| Ron Zook (SEC) (2002–2004) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Ron Zook | 8–5 | 6–2 | 2nd (East) | L Outback | 24 | |||
| 2003 | Ron Zook | 8–5 | 6–2 | T–1st (East) | L Outback | 25 | 24 | ||
| 2004 | Ron Zook[n 6] | 7–5[n 6] | 4–4 | T–3rd (East) | L Peach | 25 | |||
| Urban Meyer (SEC) (2005–2010) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Urban Meyer | 9–3 | 5–3 | T–2nd (East) | W Outback | 16 | 12 | ||
| 2006 | Urban Meyer | 13–1 | 7–1 | 1st (East) | W BCS NCG† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | Urban Meyer | 9–4 | 5–3 | 3rd (East) | L Capital One | 16 | 13 | ||
| 2008 | Urban Meyer | 13–1 | 7–1 | 1st (East) | W BCS NCG† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Urban Meyer | 13–1 | 8–0 | 1st (East) | W Sugar† | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | Urban Meyer | 8–5 | 4–4 | 2nd (East) | W Outback | ||||
| Will Muschamp (SEC) (2011–2014) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Will Muschamp | 7–6 | 3–5 | 3rd (East) | W Gator | ||||
| 2012 | Will Muschamp | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st (East) | L Sugar† | 10 | 9 | ||
| 2013 | Will Muschamp | 4–8 | 3–5 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2014 | Will Muschamp[n 7] | 7–5[n 7] | 4–4 | 3rd (East) | W Birmingham | ||||
| Jim McElwain (SEC) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Jim McElwain | 10–4 | 7–1 | 1st (East) | L Citrus | 25 | 25 | ||
| 2016 | Jim McElwain | 9–4 | 6–2 | 1st (East) | W Outback | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2017 | Jim McElwain[n 8] | 4–7[n 8] | 3–5[n 8] | 5th (East) | |||||
| Dan Mullen (SEC) (2018–2021) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Dan Mullen | 10–3 | 5–3 | T–2nd (East) | W Peach† | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2019 | Dan Mullen | 11–2 | 6–2 | 2nd (East) | W Orange† | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2020 | Dan Mullen | 8–4 | 8–2 | 1st (East) | L Cotton† | 12 | 13 | ||
| 2021 | Dan Mullen[n 9] | 6–7 | 2–6[n 9] | 6th (East) | L Gasparilla | ||||
| Billy Napier (SEC) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Billy Napier | 6–7 | 3–5 | 5th (East) | L Las Vegas | ||||
| 2023 | Billy Napier | 5–7 | 3–5 | 5th (East) | |||||
| Total: | 755–438–40 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Pell was fired three games into the 1984 season. Assistant coach Galen Hall finished the season. Florida credits the first three games of the season to Pell and the final eight to Hall.
- ^ a b Florida was assessed a postseason ban following an NCAA investigation, and the SEC subsequently vacated any championship. The Sugar Bowl automatic bid for the conference champion was awarded to LSU. Under modern rules, LSU would be credited with the conference championship.
- ^ a b c Because of NCAA probation terms handed down the previous year, Hall's 1985 Florida Gators were ineligible to win the Southeastern Conference (SEC) title, receive a bowl bid, or appear on live television.
- ^ a b c The season was Galen Hall's sixth and final season as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team; Hall was replaced as the Gators head coach after five games by his defensive coordinator, Gary Darnell.
- ^ a b Florida was ineligible to win the SEC title or receive a bowl bid because of lingering NCAA probation.
- ^ a b The season was the third and last for head coach Ron Zook, who led the Gators to a regular season record of 7–4. Interim head coach Charlie Strong led the team in the bowl game.
- ^ a b On November 16, following an overtime home loss to South Carolina that eliminated the Gators from the SEC East race, Muschamp was informed that he would not return as Florida's head coach in 2015, but he agreed to coach the final two games of the regular season. Under interim coach D.J. Durkin, the Gators won the Birmingham Bowl.
- ^ a b c They were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain until his dismissal on October 28, after which defensive coordinator Randy Shannon served as the interim head coach until the end of the season.
- ^ a b The Gators were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Mullen, who was fired on November 21, and were then led by interim head coach Greg Knox, who coached the final regular season game and the bowl.
See also
[edit]
- Florida Gators
- History of the University of Florida
- List of Florida Gators head football coaches
- List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft
- University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
- University of Florida Athletic Association
References
[edit]- ^ "Florida Gators Football Record by Year".
- ^ CFRC College Football Database - Florida Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-Dec-03.
- ^ NationalChamps.net - Florida. Retrieved 2013-Dec-03.
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