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Florida Football Team History

Florida Gators

University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: Jim McElwain
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1906 <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024

2017 Season Highlights

Jim McElwain enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Florida.

2017 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	Michigan	17	33	L	@ Arlington, TX
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Tennessee	26	20	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Kentucky	28	27	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Vanderbilt	38	24	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Louisiana State	16	17	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Texas A&M	17	19	L
Sat., Oct. 28	Georgia	7	42	L	@ Jacksonville, FL
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Missouri	16	45	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ South Carolina	20	28	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Alabama Birmingham	36	7	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Florida State	22	38	L

2017 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	243
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	300
Defense Average	27.3
Opponents Record	84-59
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-2

2017 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2017 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	13-2	531	246	Won 54-48	7-1	295	115	Kirby Smart
South Carolina	9-4	315	269	Won 26-19	5-3	196	162	Will Muschamp
Kentucky	7-6	332	367	Lost 23-24	4-4	217	246	Mark Stoops
Missouri	7-6	488	414	Lost 16-33	4-4	277	270	Barry Odom
Florida	4-7	243	300		3-5	168	222	Jim McElwain
Vanderbilt	5-7	295	376		1-7	180	346	Derek Mason
Tennessee	4-8	238	349		0-8	113	278	Butch Jones

2017 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2017 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.