Florida Football Team History
Florida Gators
University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853 Stadium: Florida Field Capacity: 90,010 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Ron Zook Conference: Southeastern-East
2003 Season Highlights
Ron Zook enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida.
2003 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
San Jose State
65
3
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Miami
33
38
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Florida A&M
63
3
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Tennessee
10
24
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Kentucky
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Mississippi
17
20
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Louisiana State
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Arkansas
33
28
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Georgia
16
13
W
@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Vanderbilt
35
17
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
South Carolina
24
22
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Florida State
34
38
L
Thu., Jan. 1
Iowa
17
37
L
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
2003 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 390
Scoring Average 30.0
Points Allowed 271
Defense Average 20.8
Opponents Record 98-55
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 5-1
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 8-5-0
AP
25 8-5-0
Coaches
25 8-5-0
USA Today/ESPN
2003 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2003 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.