2014 Florida Gators football team

2014 Florida Gators football
Birmingham Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorD. J. Durkin
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 14 Missouri x   7 1     11 3  
No. 9 Georgia   6 2     10 3  
Florida   4 4     7 5  
Tennessee   3 5     7 6  
South Carolina   3 5     7 6  
Kentucky   2 6     5 7  
Vanderbilt   0 8     3 9  
Western Division
No. 4 Alabama x$^   7 1     12 2  
No. 11 Mississippi State   6 2     10 3  
No. 17 Ole Miss *   5 3     9 4  
No. 22 Auburn   4 4     8 5  
LSU *   4 4     8 5  
Texas A&M   3 5     8 5  
Arkansas   2 6     7 6  
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' win over Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's campus in Gainesville, Florida. The 2014 season was the Gators' fourth and final season under head coach Will Muschamp.

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.[2] The Gators became bowl eligible after a win over Eastern Kentucky and dropped Muschamp's last game to Florida State. Under interim coach D.J. Durkin, the Gators won the Birmingham Bowl against East Carolina to finish the season 7–5.[3] After four seasons, Muschamp compiled a 28–21 overall, 17–15 conference record[4][5][6]

  1. ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2014 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Andy Staples. "Florida dismisses head football coach Will Muschamp". SI.com.
  3. ^ "East Carolina vs. Florida - Game Recap - January 3, 2015". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ McMurphy, Brett (November 16, 2014). "Florida's Will Muschamp won't return". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  5. ^ Hutchins, Andy (November 16, 2014). "Boom: Will Muschamp "dismissed" by Florida, will coach final two games, per report". alligatorarmy.com. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. ^ Hinnen, Jerry (November 16, 2014). "Reports: Florida fires Will Muschamp". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 16, 2014.