2007 Florida Gators football team

2007 Florida Gators football
Capital One Bowl, L 35–41 vs. Michigan
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 13
Record9–4 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Mullen (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 2 Georgia x%  6 –2   11 –2  
No. 13 Florida  5 –3   9 –4  
South Carolina  3 –5   6 –6  
Kentucky  3 –5   8 –5  
Vanderbilt  2 –6   5 –7  
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#  6 –2   12 –2  
No. 15 Auburn  5 –3   9 –4  
Arkansas  4 –4   8 –5  
Mississippi State  4 –4   8 –5  
Alabama  4 –4   7 –6  
Ole Miss  0 –8   3 –9  
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4).
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Eastern Division in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head Urban Meyer, the Gators compiled an overall record of 9–4 with mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third the SEC's Eastern Division. Florida was invited to the Capital One Bowl, where the Gators lost to Michigan. The team played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

Florida's quarterback was Tim Tebow, the first sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy.

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