List of Florida Gators head football coaches
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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 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]
Coaches
[edit]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 |
Key
[edit]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] |
See also
[edit]- Florida Gators
- History of the University of Florida
- List of College Football Hall of Fame inductees (coaches)
- List of Florida Gators in the NFL draft
- List of Florida Gators football seasons
- University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
- University of Florida Athletic Association
Notes
[edit]- ^ The SEC reorganized itself into two six-team divisions in 1992, following the admission of new members Arkansas and South Carolina to the conference. Since that time, Florida has competed as a member of the SEC Eastern Division, together with Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt; the SEC Western Division includes Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Texas A&M. Under the SEC's format, the two divisional champions advance to the SEC Championship Game to determine the conference champion. In the event two or more divisional teams finish with identical records, all such teams are recognized by the SEC as "divisional champions," but a series of tie-breakers, including head-to-head competition, determine which team will represent the division in the championship game.[6]
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[7]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[8]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 74–76, 77–81, 101–102, 116–125 (2011). Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Charlie Bachman". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Ray Graves". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Doug Dickey". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 68–77 (2010). Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ Harwell, Hoyt (November 30, 1990). "SEC sets division lineups". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. p. 1C. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
Bibliography
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