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 Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Twenty-nine men have served as the Gators' head coach since the university first fielded a team in 1906, including five who served as interim coach for a portion of a season. [1] Of these, Charlie Bachman, Ray Graves, Doug Dickey, and Steve Spurrier have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [2] [3] [4] Florida's head coach has been named as the SEC's coach of the year on eight occasions.
Two Gators coaches have led the team to SEC championships: Steve Spurrier won six conference titles while Urban Meyer won two. [1] They also led the Gators to their three national championships; one under Spurrier (in 1996) and two under Meyer ( 2006 and 2008). [1] [5] Spurrier is Florida's all-time leader in seasons coached (12), conference wins (87), overall wins (122), and winning percentage for coaches serving for two or more seasons (.817). [1]
No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC [A 1] |
CC | NC | Notes / Awards |
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1 | Jack Forsythe | 1906–1908 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0.682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | George E. Pyle | 1909–1913 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0.764 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
3 | C. J. McCoy | 1914–1916 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0.474 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
4 | Alfred L. Buser | 1917–1919 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
5 | William G. Kline | 1920–1922 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0.690 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0.615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
6 | James Van Fleet | 1923–1924 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0.737 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
7 | Harold Sebring | 1925–1927 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0.600 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0.559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
8 | Charlie Bachman† | 1928–1932 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0.594 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0.569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
9 | Dennis K. Stanley | 1933–1935 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0.517 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
10 | Josh Cody | 1936–1939 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 0.419 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0.318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
11 | Tom Lieb | 1940–1942 1944–1945 |
47 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 0.436 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0.262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
12 | Raymond Wolf | 1946–1949 | 39 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0.359 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
13 | Bob Woodruff | 1950–1959 | 101 | 53 | 42 | 6 | 0.554 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 0.477 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
14 | Ray Graves† | 1960–1969 | 105 | 70 | 31 | 4 | 0.686 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 0.658 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1960) |
15 | Doug Dickey† | 1970–1978 | 103 | 58 | 43 | 2 | 0.573 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
16 | Charley Pell | 1979–1984 | 62 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 0.556 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0.468 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1980) [1] |
17 | Galen Hall | 1984–1989 | 59 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 0.686 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0.636 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1984) [1] |
18 | Gary Darnell | 1989 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | interim |
19 | Steve Spurrier† | 1990–2001 | 150 | 122 | 27 | 1 | 0.817 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 0.879 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 – 1996 |
SEC Coach of the Year (1990, 1995, 1996) [1] |
20 | Ron Zook | 2002–2004 | 37 | 23 | 14 | — | 0.622 | 16 | 8 | — | 0.667 | 0 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
21 | Charlie Strong | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | .000 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | interim |
22 | Urban Meyer | 2005–2010 | 80 | 65 | 15 | — | 0.813 | 36 | 13 | — | 0.735 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 – 2006, 2008 | National Coach of the Decade (2009) |
23 | Will Muschamp | 2011–2014 | 49 | 28 | 21 | — | 0.571 | 17 | 15 | — | 0.531 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (2012) |
24 | D. J. Durkin | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | interim | |
25 | Jim McElwain | 2015–2017 | 34 | 22 | 12 | — | 0.647 | 16 | 6 | — | 0.727 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (2015) |
26 | Randy Shannon | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 0.250 | 0 | 2 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | interim |
27 | Dan Mullen | 2018–2021 | 49 | 34 | 15 | — | 0.694 | 21 | 13 | — | 0.618 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | Greg Knox | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | interim |
29 | Billy Napier | 2022–present | 25 | 11 | 14 | — | 0.440 | 6 | 10 | — | .375 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 2] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches [A 3] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 4] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 5] |
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 Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Twenty-nine men have served as the Gators' head coach since the university first fielded a team in 1906, including five who served as interim coach for a portion of a season. [1] Of these, Charlie Bachman, Ray Graves, Doug Dickey, and Steve Spurrier have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [2] [3] [4] Florida's head coach has been named as the SEC's coach of the year on eight occasions.
Two Gators coaches have led the team to SEC championships: Steve Spurrier won six conference titles while Urban Meyer won two. [1] They also led the Gators to their three national championships; one under Spurrier (in 1996) and two under Meyer ( 2006 and 2008). [1] [5] Spurrier is Florida's all-time leader in seasons coached (12), conference wins (87), overall wins (122), and winning percentage for coaches serving for two or more seasons (.817). [1]
No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC [A 1] |
CC | NC | Notes / Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Forsythe | 1906–1908 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0.682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | George E. Pyle | 1909–1913 | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0.764 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
3 | C. J. McCoy | 1914–1916 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0.474 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
4 | Alfred L. Buser | 1917–1919 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
5 | William G. Kline | 1920–1922 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0.690 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0.615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
6 | James Van Fleet | 1923–1924 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0.737 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
7 | Harold Sebring | 1925–1927 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0.600 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0.559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
8 | Charlie Bachman† | 1928–1932 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0.594 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0.569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
9 | Dennis K. Stanley | 1933–1935 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0.517 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
10 | Josh Cody | 1936–1939 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 0.419 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0.318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
11 | Tom Lieb | 1940–1942 1944–1945 |
47 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 0.436 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0.262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
12 | Raymond Wolf | 1946–1949 | 39 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0.359 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
13 | Bob Woodruff | 1950–1959 | 101 | 53 | 42 | 6 | 0.554 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 0.477 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
14 | Ray Graves† | 1960–1969 | 105 | 70 | 31 | 4 | 0.686 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 0.658 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1960) |
15 | Doug Dickey† | 1970–1978 | 103 | 58 | 43 | 2 | 0.573 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
16 | Charley Pell | 1979–1984 | 62 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 0.556 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0.468 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1980) [1] |
17 | Galen Hall | 1984–1989 | 59 | 40 | 18 | 1 | 0.686 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0.636 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1984) [1] |
18 | Gary Darnell | 1989 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | interim |
19 | Steve Spurrier† | 1990–2001 | 150 | 122 | 27 | 1 | 0.817 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 0.879 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 – 1996 |
SEC Coach of the Year (1990, 1995, 1996) [1] |
20 | Ron Zook | 2002–2004 | 37 | 23 | 14 | — | 0.622 | 16 | 8 | — | 0.667 | 0 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
21 | Charlie Strong | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | .000 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | interim |
22 | Urban Meyer | 2005–2010 | 80 | 65 | 15 | — | 0.813 | 36 | 13 | — | 0.735 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 – 2006, 2008 | National Coach of the Decade (2009) |
23 | Will Muschamp | 2011–2014 | 49 | 28 | 21 | — | 0.571 | 17 | 15 | — | 0.531 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (2012) |
24 | D. J. Durkin | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | interim | |
25 | Jim McElwain | 2015–2017 | 34 | 22 | 12 | — | 0.647 | 16 | 6 | — | 0.727 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (2015) |
26 | Randy Shannon | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 0.250 | 0 | 2 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | interim |
27 | Dan Mullen | 2018–2021 | 49 | 34 | 15 | — | 0.694 | 21 | 13 | — | 0.618 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | Greg Knox | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | interim |
29 | Billy Napier | 2022–present | 25 | 11 | 14 | — | 0.440 | 6 | 10 | — | .375 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 2] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches [A 3] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 4] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 5] |