Jim McElwain (3rd season: First 7 games (3–4 record), fired)
Randy Shannon (1st season: Last 4 games (1–3 record), interim)
Offensive coordinator
Doug Nussmeier (3rd season)
Offensive scheme
Multiple
Defensive coordinator
Randy Shannon (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator
Chris Rumph (1st as co-DC; 3rd overall season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium[1]
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
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.
^University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
^"McElwain, UAA Mutually Agree to Part Ways". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
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