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The Florida Gators football program is a college football team that represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
This category lists the American football coaches of the Florida Gators football team that represents the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and includes head coaches, offensive and defensive coordinators and other assistant coaches.
After coaching Clemson to a 29–11–1 record from 1927 to 1930, [103] he returned to his alma mater as basketball and assistant football coach under McGugin. Cody left Vanderbilt in 1936 and, with McGugin's recommendation, became athletic director and head football coach at Florida. [104] In 1936, Cody's first season, Florida had one ...
Former Florida head coach Steve Spurrier was notable for having a particular disdain for Kentucky. During his tenure at Florida, he was known for running up the score in non-competitive games. In his 12 years coaching the Gators, Spurrier never lost to Kentucky, winning by an average score of 32.7 points.
Bob Pitman was the third baseman for the Gators in the early 1930s and received honorable mention All-American honors after leading the team with a .350 batting average. He later served as the backfield coach for the Gators football team from 1942 to 1945, and the head baseball coach in 1945. Quintus I. Roberts: Baseball 1931–33
William Hall Napier (born July 21, 1979) [2] is an American football coach currently serving as head coach at the University of Florida.From 2017 until 2021, he was head coach at the University of Louisiana, amassing a 40–12 record in four seasons with three consecutive 10+ win seasons and two seasons finishing in the AP Poll, both firsts in the program's history.
He was the head football coach at the University of Florida from 1960 until 1969, where he led the Gators to their most successful decade in program history up to that point. While at Florida, he recruited and coached Heisman Trophy -winning quarterback Steve Spurrier , who often praised Graves as a role model and mentor during his own ...
Former head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills. David Bowden: 1972–1973 Don Gaffney: 1973–1975 He was the first African-American to play quarterback for the Florida Gators football team of the University of Florida, and was later elected to the Florida House of Representatives. [37] Jimmy Fisher: 1975–1976 Bill Kynes: 1976