2017 Florida Gators football team

2017 Florida Gators football
Florida Gators logo
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Jim McElwain (3rd season: First 7 games (3–4 record), fired)
  • Randy Shannon (1st season: Last 4 games (1–3 record), interim)
Offensive coordinatorDoug Nussmeier (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRandy Shannon (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Rumph (1st as co-DC; 3rd overall season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^   7 1     13 2  
South Carolina   5 3     9 4  
Kentucky   4 4     7 6  
Missouri   4 4     7 6  
Florida   3 5     4 7  
Vanderbilt   1 7     5 7  
Tennessee   0 8     4 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy   7 1     10 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^   7 1     13 1  
No. 18 LSU   6 2     9 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Texas A&M   4 4     7 6  
Ole Miss*   3 5     6 6  
Arkansas   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). 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.[2]

Florida finished with a 4–7 record overall and were 3–5 in SEC play, good for fifth place in the Eastern Division. It was the program's second losing season since 1979.

  1. ^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "McElwain, UAA Mutually Agree to Part Ways". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 29, 2017.