1997 Florida Gators football team

1997 Florida Gators football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 4
1997 record 10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach Steve Spurrier (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator Bob Stoops (2nd season)
Home stadium Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)[1]
1997 SEC 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
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 Southern Miss* No. 2 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN2 W 21–6   85,439
September 6 Central Michigan* No. 2 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida PPV W 82–6   85,347
September 20 No. 4 Tennessee No. 3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 33–20   85,714
September 27 at Kentucky No. 1 Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky CBS W 55–28   59,244
October 4 Arkansas No. 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN2 W 56–7   85,253
October 11 at No. 14 LSU No. 1 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN L 21–28   80,677
October 18 at No. 6 Auburn No. 7 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama CBS W 24–10   85,244
November 1 vs. No. 14 Georgia No. 6 Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida CBS L 17–37   84,297
November 8 Vanderbiltdagger No. 13 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida JPS W 20–7   85,305
November 15 at South Carolina No. 12 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina JPS W 48–21   80,072
November 22 No. 1 Florida State* No. 10 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS W 32–29   85,677
January 1 vs. No. 11 Penn State* No. 6 Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC W 21–6   72,940
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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

References

  1. ↑ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 1997 Football Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 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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