2017 Florida Gators football team

The 2017 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain until his dismissal on October 28, after which defensive coordinator Randy Shannon served as the interim head coach until the end of the season.

2017 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Jim McElwain (3rd season: First 7 games (3–4 record), fired)
  • Randy Shannon (1st season: Last 4 games (1–3 record), interim)
Offensive coordinatorDoug Nussmeier (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRandy Shannon (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Rumph (1st as co-DC; 3rd overall season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^  7 1   13 2  
South Carolina  5 3   9 4  
Kentucky  4 4   7 6  
Missouri  4 4   7 6  
Florida  3 5   4 7  
Vanderbilt  1 7   5 7  
Tennessee  0 8   4 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy  7 1   10 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^  7 1   13 1  
No. 18 LSU  6 2   9 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State  4 4   9 4  
Texas A&M  4 4   7 6  
Ole Miss*  3 5   6 6  
Arkansas  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Florida finished with a 4–7 record overall and were 3–5 in SEC play, good for fifth place in the Eastern Division. It was the program's second losing season since 1979.

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