1997 Florida Gators football team

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.

1997 Florida Gators football
Florida Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
Record10–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Steve Spurrier (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorCarl Franks (3rd season)
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Defensive coordinatorBob Stoops (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 83,000)
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
Arkansas  2 6   4 7  
Alabama  2 6   4 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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