2004 Florida Gators football team

2004 Florida Gators football
Peach Bowl, L 10–27 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Fedora (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Strong (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x  7 1   10 3  
No. 7 Georgia  6 2   10 2  
Florida  4 4   7 5  
South Carolina  4 4   6 5  
Kentucky  1 7   2 9  
Vanderbilt  1 7   2 9  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$  8 0   13 0  
No. 16 LSU  6 2   9 3  
Alabama  3 5   6 6  
Arkansas  3 5   5 6  
Ole Miss  3 5   4 7  
Mississippi State  2 6   3 8  
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Eastern Division in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ron Zook in his third and final season as head coach, the Gators compiled an overall record of 7–5 with mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the SEC's Eastern Division. Florida was invited to the Peach Bowl, where the Gators lost to the Miami Hurricanes. The team played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

Zook was fired after Florida's loss to Mississippi State on October 2004, but coaching the team through the remainder of the regular season before leaving to home the head football coach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Florida's defensive coordinator, Charlie Strong, was appointed interim head coach for the team's bowl game.