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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: Steve Spurrier
Conference: Southeastern-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1906  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Steve Spurrier enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Florida.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Southern Mississippi  21   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Central Michigan  82   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Tennessee  33   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Kentucky  55   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Arkansas  56   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Louisiana State  21   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Auburn  24   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Georgia  17   37   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Vanderbilt  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ South Carolina  48   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Florida State  32   29   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Penn State  21   6   W    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record10-2
  Points Scored430
  Scoring Average35.8
  Points Allowed205
  Defense Average17.1
  Opponents Record88-53
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 10-2-0 AP
6 10-2-0 Coaches
6 10-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Southeastern-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 11-2428286Lost  17-427-1255154  Phillip Fulmer
Georgia 10-2380195Won  33-67-2282158  Jim Donnan
Florida 10-2430205Won  21-66-2274158  Steve Spurrier
South Carolina 5-6258279 3-5178201  Brad Scott
Kentucky 5-6348362 2-6212317  Hal Clay Mumme
Vanderbilt 3-8138204 0-852169  Woody Widenhofer

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.