1997 Florida Gators football team

The 1997 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the eighth for Steve Spurrier as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Spurrier's 1997 Florida Gators finished with a 10–2 overall record and a 6–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for second place among the six SEC Eastern Division teams.[2]

1997 Florida Gators football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
1997 record10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Spurrier
Defensive coordinatorBob Stoops (2nd season)
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$  7 1     11 2  
No. 10 Georgia  6 2     10 2  
No. 4 Florida  6 2     10 2  
South Carolina  3 5     5 6  
Kentucky  2 6     5 6  
Vanderbilt  0 8     3 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy  6 2     10 3  
No. 13 LSU x  6 2     9 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 4     8 4  
Mississippi State  4 4     7 4  
Alabama  2 6     4 7  
Arkansas  2 6     4 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30Southern Miss*No. 2ESPN2W 21–685,439
September 6Central Michigan*No. 2
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
PPVW 82–685,347
September 20No. 4 TennesseeNo. 3
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 33–2085,714
September 27at KentuckyNo. 1CBSW 55–2859,244
October 4ArkansasNo. 1
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPN2W 56–785,253
October 11at No. 14 LSUNo. 1ESPNL 21–2880,677
October 18at No. 6 AuburnNo. 7CBSW 24–1085,244
November 1vs. No. 14 GeorgiaNo. 6CBSL 17–3784,297
November 8VanderbiltNo. 13
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
JPSW 20–785,305
November 15at South CarolinaNo. 12JPSW 48–2180,072
November 22No. 2 Florida State*No. 10
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 32–2985,677
January 1, 1998vs. No. 11 Penn State*No. 6ABCW 21–672,940
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[2]

Personnel

1997 Florida Gators football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Noah Brindise
WR Jacquez Green
QB Doug Johnson
WR Travis McGriff
RB Fred Taylor
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB Tony George
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Collins Cooper  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt


References

  1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1997 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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