2016 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 football 2016 Florida Gators Florida Gators script logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 13 14 9–4 6–2 Jim McElwain 2nd Doug Nussmeier 2nd Geoff Collins 2nd Randy Shannon 2nd Multiple 4–3 Ben Hill Griffin StadiumUniversity of Florida Sports Information Department Florida 2016 Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/4/2016_Florida_Gators_Media_Guide_web.pdf floridagators.com University Athletic Association, Inc. March 15, 2018 SEC Eastern Division championOutback Bowl champion SEC Championship Game L Lost 16–54 vs. Alabama Outback Bowl W Won 30–3 vs. Iowa The 2016 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Jim McElwain. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SEC regular season play to represent the Eastern Division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Alabama. They were invited to the Outback Bowl where they defeated Iowa. Schedule Florida announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home, four away, and one neutral site games in the regular season. The Gators were to host SEC foes Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, and South Carolina, and travel to Arkansas, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. Florida played Georgia in Jacksonville, Florida.http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=31577 Gators Release 2016 Football Schedule University of Florida Department of Athletics October 29, 2015 November 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151031134148/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=31577 October 31, 2015 dead The Gators traveled to Arkansas for the first time since 2008. The team hosted two of its three non–conference games, including Massachusetts and North Texas from Conference USA. They were set to play Presbyterian, from the Big South Conference, but the game was canceled to make room for the makeup game against LSU. Florida traveled to Tallahassee for their final regular season game to play in–state rival Florida State from the Atlantic Coast Conference. 2016 AP Poll released prior to game Eastern September 3 7:30 p.m. w y 25 UMass Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN 24–7 88,121 September 10 3:30 p.m. w Kentucky rivalry Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL CBS 45–7 85,821 September 17 7:30 p.m. w y 23 North Texas Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPNU 32–0 86,848 September 24 3:30 p.m. l y 19 Tennessee 14 rivalry) (College GameDay Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN CBS 28–38 102,455 October 1 12:00 p.m. w y 23 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 13–6 30,565 October 15 4:00 p.m. w y 18 Missouri Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN 40–14 88,825 October 29 3:30 p.m. w y 14 Georgia rivalry / SEC Nation EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL CBS 24–10 84,681 November 5 3:30 p.m. l y 10 Arkansas SEC Nation D.W.R. Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR CBS 10–31 74,432 November 12 12:00 p.m. w 22 South Carolina SEC Nation Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL CBS 20–7 89,614 November 19Postponed [a] 1:00 p.m. w y 21 LSU 16 rivalry / SEC Nation Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA SECN 16–10 102,043 November 26 8:00 p.m. l y y 13 Florida State 15 rivalry Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 13–31 78,342 December 3 4:00 p.m. l y 15 Alabama 1 SEC Championship Game / rivalry / SEC Nation Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA CBS 16–54 74,632 January 2, 2017 1:00 p.m. w y y 20 Iowa 21 Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ABC 30–3 51,119 Postponed [a]The game between Florida and LSU was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew. It was originally scheduled for October 8 at Florida Field in Gainesville but was moved to November 19 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, replacing the previously scheduled game against Presbyterian. Schedule source:2016 Florida Gators Football Schedule http://floridagators.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=93&path=football University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College June 11, 2016 Rankings 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 25 25 RV 25 23 23 19 16 23 21 18 18 18 14 15 12 14 12 10 9 11 22 16 NR 21 18 23 13 13 15 15 16 15 20 18 17 14 13 Game summaries UMass 2016 UMass Minutemen football team Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse UMass Minutemen at Florida Gators – Game summary September 3, 2016 7:40 p.m. EDT UMass 0 7 0 0 No. 25 Florida 7 3 0 14 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 88,121 Temperature: 79 °F °C • Wind: SW at 8 mph km/h • Weather: Light rain, 87% humidity James Carter Tom Hart and Andre Warehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/8/26/UMass_Public.pdf UMass pregame July 11, 2017 SEC Network Boxscore First Quarter Florida – Antonio Callaway 12-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 3:57 Second Quarter UMass – Ross Comis 5-yard run (Mike Caggiano kick), 14:18 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 40-yard field goal, 0:08 Fourth Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 49-yard field goal, 11:14 Florida – Brandon Powell 26-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Luke Del Rio pass to Freddie Swain), 8:04 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 48-yard field goal, 2:26 Passing leaders MASS – Ross Comis – 9/17, 141 yards FLA – Luke Del Rio – 29/44, 256 yards, 2 touchdowns Rushing leaders MASS – Marquis Young – 19 carries, 59 yards FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 13 carries, 70 yards Receiving leaders MASS – Andy Isabella – 3 receptions, 95 yards FLA – Brandon Powell – 7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders MASS – Tedrick Lowery – 11 tackles FLA – Jarrad Davis – 9 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner First meeting Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants The 2016 season kicked off with a prime time game against the UMass Minutemen, and was the first contest ever between the two schools.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=massachusetts Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 Before the game, the Gators conducted a ceremony to honor Steve Spurrier, Florida's winningest football coach, by renaming the playing surface to Steve Spurrier–Florida Field.http://floridagators.com/news/2016/6/9/football-florida-field-to-bear-spurrier-name.aspx Spurrier's Name Added To Florida Field Carter Scott June 9, 2016 FloridaGators.com University Athletic Assoc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College June 11, 2016 Kentucky 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary September 10, 2016 3:39 p.m. EDT Kentucky 0 0 0 7 Florida 14 10 14 7 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 85,821 Temperature: 91 °F °C • Wind: NE at 6 mph km/h • Weather: Cloudy, 50% humidity Matt Austin Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielsonhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/9/4/Kentucky_Media.pdf UK pregame July 11, 2017 CBS Boxscore First Quarter Florida – Mark Thompson 3-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 2:34 Florida – Antonio Callaway 78-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 0:37 Second Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 54-yard field goal, 5:57 Florida – Brandon Powell 5-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 0:18 Third Quarter Florida – Freddie Swain 26-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 12:25 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 4-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 3:40 Fourth Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 28-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:19 Kentucky – Jojo Kemp 2-yard run (Austin MacGinnis kick), 4:27 Passing leaders KEN – Stephen Johnson – 1/3, 45 yards FLA – Luke Del Rio – 19/32, 320 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders KEN – Stanley Williams – 12 carries, 66 yards FLA – La'Mical Perine – 17 carries, 105 yards Receiving leaders KEN – Jeff Badet – 1 reception, 45 yards FLA – Antonio Callaway – 5 receptions, 129 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders KEN – Jordan Jones and Blake McClain – 9 tackles FLA – Alex Anzalone – 6 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 49–17 September 19, 2015 Florida, 14–9 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Florida's last loss to Kentucky came in 1986. Since then, Florida has defeated the Wildcats 29 years in a row, the longest active winning streak over an annual opponent. The all-time record is Notre Dame's 43-game winning streak against Navy from 1964 to 2006. Last year's game at Commonwealth Stadium was closely contested. Florida did lead 14–3 at halftime, although Kentucky was able to narrow the Gators' lead to 5 with two fourth quarter field goals before time expired.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=kentucky Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 North Texas 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse North Texas Mean Green at Florida Gators – Game summary September 17, 2016 7:32 p.m. EDT North Texas 0 0 0 0 No. 23 Florida 5 14 0 13 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 86,848 Temperature: 83 °F °C • Wind: E at 5 mph km/h • Weather: Cloudy, 73% humidity David Smith Clay Matvick and Dusty Dvoracekhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/9/11/North_Texas_Public.pdf UNT pregame July 11, 2017 ESPNU Boxscore First Quarter Florida – Team safety, 13:04 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 22-yard field goal, 8:49 Second Quarter Florida – Jordan Cronkrite 6-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 12:32 Florida – La'Mical Perine 2-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 3:00 Fourth Quarter Florida – Mark Thompson 20-yard run, 13:46 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 7:15 Passing leaders NT – Mason Fine – 6/22, 66 yards, 1 interception FLA – Luke Del Rio – 14/25, 186 yards, 1 interception Rushing leaders NT – Jeff Wilson – 10 carries, 26 yards FLA – Mark Thompson – 11 carries, 85 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders NT – Thaddeous Thompson – 3 receptions, 50 yards FLA – Josh Hammond – 2 receptions, 72 yards Tackling leaders NT – Nate Brooks – 8 tackles FLA – Jarrad Davis and Marcus Maye – 6 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 0–1 October 4, 1947 North Texas State, 20–12 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants This was the second meeting between the two schools, with North Texas having won the only prior game, 20–12, in 1947.http://www.winsipedia.com/florida/vs/north-texas Winsipedia – Florida Gators vs. North Texas Mean Green football series history July 11, 2017 Tennessee 2016 Tennessee Volunteers football team Florida–Tennessee football rivalry Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary September 24, 2016 3:39 p.m. EDT No. 19 Florida 7 14 0 7 No. 14 Tennessee 0 3 14 21 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee 102,455 Temperature: 91 °F °C • Wind: NNE at 5 mph km/h • Weather: Sunny Matt Loeffler Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielsonhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/9/18/Tennessee_Public.pdf UT pregame July 11, 2017 CBS Boxscore First Quarter Florida – DeAndre Goolsby 3-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 13:35 Second Quarter Florida – Jordan Cronkrite 15-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:10 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 5:12 Tennessee – Aaron Medley 28-yard field goal, 2:39 Third Quarter Tennessee – Jalen Hurd 23-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick), 7:29 Tennessee – Ethan Wolf 20-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick), 0:59 Fourth Quarter Tennessee – Jauan Jennings 67-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick), 12:45 Tennessee – Josh Malone 42-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick), 11:48 Tennessee – Joshua Dobbs 5-yard run (Aaron Medley kick), 8:27 Florida – Freddie Swain 10-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 4:17 Passing leaders FLA – Austin Appleby – 23/39, 296 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception TENN – Joshua Dobbs – 16/32, 319 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 10 carries, 44 yards TENN – Jalen Hurd – 26 carries, 95 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Antonio Callaway – 4 receptions, 134 yards TENN – Jauan Jennings – 3 receptions, 111 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – Alex Anzalone – 12 tackles TENN – Colton Jumper – 8 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 26–19 September 26, 2015 Florida, 28–27 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Florida engineered a thrilling fourth quarter comeback in last year's contest. Tennessee led 27–14 with 10:19 remaining in the game. The Gators scored a touchdown with 4:09 remaining, and forced Tennessee to punt on the following possession. The next drive ended when Will Grier, facing 4th-and-14 at their own 37-yard line, completed a pass to Antonio Callaway who raced to the end zone to tie the game at 27. Jorge Powell made the extra point to give the Gators a one-point lead with 1:26 remaining. On the ensuing drive, Tennessee's Aaron Medley was able to attempt a game-winning 55-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining, but missed wide right.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=tennessee Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 Vanderbilt 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary October 1, 2016 12:01 p.m. EDT No. 23 Florida 0 10 0 3 Vanderbilt 0 3 3 0 Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee 30,565 Temperature: 66 °F °C • Wind: W at 6 mph km/h • Weather: Cloudy James Carter Tom Hart and Andre Warehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/9/25/Vanderbilt_Public.pdf VU pregame July 11, 2017 SEC Network Boxscore Second Quarter Florida – Jordan Scarlett 4-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 6:27 Vanderbilt – Tommy Openshaw 38-yard field goal, 2:13 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 42-yard field goal, 0:00 Third Quarter Vanderbilt – Tommy Openshaw 27-yard field goal, 2:54 Fourth Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 26-yard field goal, 8:17 Passing leaders FLA – Austin Appleby – 19/28, 144 yards VAN – Kyle Shurmur – 9/25, 82 yards, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 12 carries, 55 yards, 1 touchdown VAN – Ralph Webb – 24 carries, 110 yards Receiving leaders FLA – C'yontai Lewis – 2 receptions, 39 yards VAN – Kalija Lipscomb – 3 receptions, 43 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Jarrad Davis – 15 tackles VAN – Zach Cunningham – 14 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 37–10–2 November 7, 2015 Florida, 9–7 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Florida scored a touchdown in the first quarter of last year's game, but the extra point was missed. Vanderbilt's rush leader, Ralph Webb, ran 74-yards for a game-tying touchdown, and Hayden Lekacz made the extra point to put the Commodores ahead 7–6 to go into halftime. Every drive of the third quarter for both teams ended with a punt. Finally with 3:10 remaining in the fourth quarter, Austin Hardin made a 43-yard field goal to put the Gators ahead 9–7. The defense was able to hold off Vanderbilt on the ensuing drive, and the Gators were able to run off the final seconds to earn a 9–7 escape.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=vanderbilt Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 Missouri 2016 Missouri Tigers football team Florida Gators ;text-align:center; autocollapse Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary October 15, 2016 4:01 p.m. EDT Missouri 0 0 7 7 No. 18 Florida 0 20 6 14 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 88,825 Temperature: 82 °F °C • Wind: E at 11 mph km/h • Weather: Light rain, 75% humidity Brad Rogers Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmerhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/10/9/Mizzou_Media.pdf MIZZ pregame July 11, 2017 SEC Network Boxscore Second Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 53-yard field goal, 11:56 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 24-yard field goal, 5:45 Florida – Teez Tabor 39-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 3:25 Florida – Quincy Wilson 78-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 1:14 Third Quarter Missouri – Josh Augusta 1 yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 12:32 Florida – Tyree Cleveland 20-yard pass from Luke Del Rio, 3:47 Fourth Quarter Florida – Jordan Scarlett 33-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 11:43 Missouri – Ish Witter 1 yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 1:23 Florida – Antonio Callaway 44-yard kick return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 1:17 Passing leaders MIZZ – Marvin Zanders – 3/4, 59 yards FLA – Luke Del Rio – 18/38, 236 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions Rushing leaders MIZZ – Damarea Crockett – 14 carries, 145 yards FLA – La'Mical Perine – 11 carries, 106 yards Receiving leaders MIZZ – Richaud Floyd – 1 reception, 34 yards FLA – Tyrie Cleveland – 3 receptions, 79 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders MIZZ – Michael Scherer – 10 tackles FLA – Alex Anzalone and Jarrad Davis – 8 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 2–2 October 10, 2015 Florida, 21–3 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Last year's game saw both teams score on their opening drives – Florida with a touchdown, Missouri with a field goal. Florida scored a second touchdown in the first quarter, which after a scoreless second quarter gave the Gators a 14–3 lead over the Tigers. The Gators scored again with their third and final touchdown of the game in the third quarter, and held the Tigers scoreless through the second half, earning the Gators a 21–3 victory and 6–0 start to the season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=missouri Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 Georgia 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team Florida–Georgia football rivalry Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary October 29, 2016 3:39 p.m. EDT No. 14 Florida 7 7 7 3 Georgia 3 7 0 0 EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida 84,681 Temperature: 80 °F °C • Wind: NE at 13 mph km/h • Weather: Partly cloudy, 67% humidity Hubert Owens Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielsonhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/10/23/Georgia_Public.pdf UGA pregame July 11, 2017 CBS Boxscore First Quarter Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 25-yard field goal, 9:59 Florida – C'yontai Lewis 19-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 0:17 Second Quarter Georgia – Riley Ridley 14-yard pass from Jacob Eason (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 12:02 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 2-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 1:37 Third Quarter Florida – Antonio Callaway 4-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 3:11 Fourth Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 38-yard field goal, 4:24 Passing leaders FLA – Luke Del Rio – 15/25, 135 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception UGA – Jacob Eason – 15/33, 143 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 26 carries, 93 yards, 1 touchdown UGA – Nick Chubb – 9 carries, 20 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Antonio Callaway – 4 receptions, 42 yards UGA – Terry Godwin – 5 receptions, 57 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Jarrad Davis – 7 tackles UGA – Deandre Baker – 10 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 42–49–2 (per Florida)42–50–2 (per Georgia) October 31, 2015 Florida, 27–3 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants One of only two neutral-site SEC series (Arkansas–Texas A&M), Florida and Georgia have played a storied series since 1906 (though Georgia contends that they first met in 1904). The game has been held in Jacksonville since 1933, only playing a home-and-home in 1994 and 1995 due to construction of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.Florida drew first blood in last year's game when a muffed punt was recovered by Florida in Georgia's end zone at the end of the first quarter. Florida entered the second quarter leading 6–0 after a muffed punt in the end zone, despite a blocked extra point. The Gators added to their lead in the second quarter with two touchdowns, one from Harris–Callaway touchdown pass, the other from a 3-yard run by Kelvin Taylor following Georgia quarterback Faton Bauta's second interception and went to the locker room with a 20–0 lead. Georgia scored the only points of the third quarter with Marshall Morgan's 26-yard field goal. Georgia's Faton Bauta threw his third interception of the game in the fourth quarter, and Florida answered with a 3-minute touchdown drive. Georgia's final drive of the game ended with a fifth interception for Faton Bauta, and Jim McElwain earned his first victory over the Gators' bitter rival in his first year.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=georgia Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 Arkansas 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Gators at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary November 5, 2016 3:37 p.m. EDT No. 10 Florida 7 0 0 3 Arkansas 14 7 0 10 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas 74,432 Temperature: 66 °F °C • Wind: E at 3 mph km/h • Weather: Scattered clouds David Smith Brad Nessler and Aaron Taylorhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/10/30/Arkansas_Public.pdf ARK pregame July 11, 2017 CBS Boxscore First Quarter Arkansas – Santos Ramirez 24-yard interception return (Adam McFain kick), 12:20 Arkansas – Rawleigh Williams III 6-yard run (Adam McFain kick), 5:56 Florida – Duke Dawson 37-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 2:44 Second Quarter Arkansas – Drew Morgan 7-yard pass from Austin Allen (Adam McFain kick), 0:16 Fourth Quarter Arkansas – Adam McFain 36-yard field goal, 9:14 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 49-yard field goal, 6:41 Arkansas – Rawleigh Williams III 41-yard run (Adam McFain kick), 5:40 Passing leaders FLA – Luke Del Rio – 19/37, 229 yards, 2 interceptions ARK – Austin Allen – 15/26, 243 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – Mark Thompson – 3 carries, 19 yards ARK – Rawleigh Williams III – 26 carries, 148 yards, 2 touchdowns Receiving leaders FLA – Antonio Callaway 4 receptions, 44 yards ARK – Drew Morgan – 7 receptions, 95 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – Marcus Maye – 11 tackles ARK – Brooks Ellis, Dwayne Eugene, and Santos Ramirez – 5 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 9–1 October 5, 2013 Florida, 30–10 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants South Carolina 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary November 12, 2016 12:08 p.m. EST South Carolina 0 0 0 7 No. 22 Florida 7 7 6 0 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 89,614 Temperature: 72 °F °C • Wind: ENE at 4 mph km/h • Weather: Sunny, 51% humidity Brad Rogers Brad Nessler & Aaron Taylorhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/11/6/South_Carolina_Public.pdf SCAR pregame July 11, 2017 CBS Boxscore First Quarter Florida – C'yontai Lewis 6-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 11:17 Second Quarter Florida – Ahmad Fulwood 18-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 9:37 Third Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 54-yard field goal, 7:28 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 36-yard field goal, 0:52 Fourth Quarter South carolina – David Williams 1 yard run (Elliott Fry kick), 6:53 Passing leaders SCAR – Jake Bentley – 18/33, 213 yards, 1 interception FLA – Austin Appleby – 17/21, 201 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders SCAR – David Williams – 7 carries, 20 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 20 carries, 134 yards Receiving leaders SCAR – Hayden Hurst – 3 receptions, 63 yards FLA – Ahmad Fulwood – 2 receptions, 48 yards, 1 touchdown; Antonio Callaway – 4 receptions, 48 yards Tackling leaders SCAR – Darius English – 10 tackles FLA – David Reese – 11 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 25–8–3 November 14, 2015 Florida, 24–14 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Jim McElwain's predecessor Will Muschamp, in his first year as Steve Spurrier's full-time successor at South Carolina, returned to The Swamp for the first time since his 2014 firing from Florida.Last year, Florida 17–0 lead to enter the fourth quarter before Pharoh Cooper and Perry Orth caught touchdown passes from each other on consecutive drives. On the ensuing drive, however, Florida was able to consolidate their squandered lead, and earned the game's final score as the Gamecocks were unable to answer.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=south-carolina Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 LSU 2016 LSU Tigers football team Florida–LSU football rivalry Postponement and rescheduling The 2016 Florida-LSU game was originally scheduled to be played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, on October 8. However, it was postponed on the Thursday before the contest due to the approach of Hurricane Matthew, which forced over one million Floridians to evacuate and caused almost $3 billion in damage as it moved up Florida's Atlantic coast on October 6 and 7.http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17733433/rescheduling-lsu-florida-game-problematic-sec Rescheduling Tigers-Gators could be difficult October 6, 2016 July 11, 2017National Centers for Environmental Information 2017 February 27, 2017 [Florida Event Reports related to Hurricane Matthew] https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=ALL&beginDate_mm=10&beginDate_dd=06&beginDate_yyyy=2016&endDate_mm=10&endDate_dd=07&endDate_yyyy=2016&county=ALL&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=12%2CFLORIDA Administrators at the two schools had difficulty coming to agreement on when and where to reschedule the game. The most likely date appeared to be November 19, when both schools were scheduled to play home games against non-conference opponents. However, LSU athletic director Joe Alleva refused to buy out the school's contract with South Alabama and play Florida in Gainesville as originally scheduled, stating that "We are going to have a home game on November 19th."https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/10/10/lsu-tigers-florida-gators-reschedule-joe-alleva LSU AD Joe Alleva won't reschedule Florida game for Nov. 19 Andy Staples July 11, 2017 The reluctance of Florida officials to agree to move the game to Baton Rouge cast doubt on whether the contest would be played at all, and led to accusations that the Gators were "scared" to play LSU, comments that head coach Jim McElwain and Gator players strongly refuted.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/10/13/lsu-florida-game-rescheduled-for-november-19-in-baton-rouge/ LSU-Florida game rescheduled for November 19 in Baton Rouge Washington Post July 11, 2017 Eventually, the SEC ruled that neither LSU nor Florida could compete in the SEC Championship Game if they did not play eight regular season conference games as originally scheduled.http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/sec-football-lsu-at-florida-rescheduled-moved-to-baton-rouge-101316 SEC Football: LSU at Florida Rescheduled, Moved to Baton Rouge – FOX Sports October 13, 2016 July 11, 2017 With Florida vying for the SEC East title at the time, the school agreed to play LSU in Baton Rouge on November 19. In exchange, the 2017 LSU – Florida game was to be moved from Baton Rouge to Gainesville. Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley was displeased with both the process and the outcome, which resulted in the loss of two home games from the Gators' seven game home slate in 2016. "The conference office asked us to find a solution in working with LSU, yet LSU was never a true partner in our discussions", Foley said in a written statement. "The Southeastern Conference offered some other solutions and the LSU administration made it clear that they were unwilling to consider other reasonable options."October 13, 2016 LSU-Florida game rescheduled for Nov. 19 after Hurricane Matthew postponement https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2016/10/13/lsu-florida-game-rescheduled-hurricane-matthew-november-19/91994478/ July 11, 2017 USA Today The game The first half was a defensive struggle, with LSU leading 7–3. The Tigers drove the ball inside the Florida 5-yard line to start the second half but came away with zero points after a fumbled snap on a field goal attempt passed incomplete. The Gators took advantage of that LSU miscue by scoring a 98-yard touchdown pass from graduate quarterback Austin Appleby to freshman receiver Tyrie Cleveland down the sideline to take a 10–7 lead. After an exchange of punts, LSU scored a field goal to tie the game at 10. Florida then made a pair of field goals to take a 16–10 lead, the second field goal being set up by an LSU lost fumble on a kickoff return. After driving down the field with less than a minute left, LSU had first-and-goal at UF's 7–yard line with 50 seconds left. The Tigers picked up 6 yards on the first two plays, but nothing on their next two. Gators defensive back Marcell Harris and defensive lineman Jordan Sherit helped stop running back Derrius Guice at the goal line on the last play of the game, sealing the victory and setting off a Gator celebration in the end zone. Florida head coach Jim McElwain became the first coach in conference history to lead his team to the SEC Championship Game in his first two seasons. Statistics Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Gators at LSU Tigers – Game summary November 19, 2016 1:00 p.m. EST No. 21 Florida 0 3 7 6 No. 16 Louisiana State 7 0 0 3 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 102,043 Temperature: 69 °F °C • Wind: N at 16 mph km/h • Weather: Sunny, 36% humidity Matt Austin SECN Play-by-play First quarter LSU Darrius Guice 1 yard run (Colby Delahoussaye Kick) 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:03 Second quarter UF Eddy Piñeiro 36 yard field goal 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:17 Third quarter UF Tyrie Cleveland 98 Yd pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro Kick) 1 play, 98 yards, 0:13 Fourth quarter LSU Colby Delahoussaye 22 Yd Field Goal 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:43 UF Eddy Piñeiro 26 Yd Field Goal 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:41 UF Eddy Piñeiro 34 Yd Field Goal 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:13 Top passers UF – Austin Appleby – 7/17, 144 Yards, TD LSU – Danny Etling – 14/25, 204 Yards Top rushers UF – Jordan Scarlett – 22 Carries, 108 Yards LSU – Derrius Guice – 19 Carries, 83 Yards, TD Top receivers UF – Tyrie Cleveland – 3 Receptions, 124 Yards, TD LSU – D. J. Chark – 2 Receptions, 46 Yards Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 31–28–3 October 17, 2015 LSU, 35–28 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Florida State 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida–Florida State football rivalry Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles – Game summary November 26, 2016 8:14 p.m. EST No. 13 Florida 0 3 3 7 No. 15 Florida State 7 3 7 14 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 78,342 Temperature: 53 °F °C • Wind: N at 10 mph km/h • Weather: Clear skies Jeff Flanagan Joe Tessitore and Todd Blackledgehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/11/20/Florida_State_Public.pdf FSU pregame July 11, 2017 ABC Boxscore First Quarter FSU – Dalvin Cook 17-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick), 4:46 Second Quarter FSU – Ricky Aguayo 22-yard field goal, 14:47 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 38-yard field goal, 7:19 Third Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 41-yard field goal, 10:26 FSU – Travis Rudolph 46-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Logan Tyler kick), 5:38 Fourth Quarter FSU – Freddie Stevenson 27-yard run (Logan Tyler kick), 12:51 Florida – Marcell Harris 12-yard fumble return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 10:45 FSU – Deondre Francois 8-yard run (Logan Tyler kick), 1:00 Passing leaders FLA – Austin Appleby – 19/35, 149 yards FSU – Deondre Francois – 15/26, 138 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 14 carries, 53 yards FSU – Dalvin Cook – 26 carries, 153 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders FLA – Antonio Callaway – 6 receptions, 58 yards FSU – Travis Rudolph – 4 receptions, 63 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – Marcell Harris – 11 tackles FSU – Josh Sweat and Matthew Thomas – 7 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 34–24–2 November 28, 2015 Florida State, 27–2 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants The record-breakinghttp://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/florida-football/gators-set-attendance-record/ Florida Gators set Ben Hill Griffin attendance record in showdown with Seminoles Brew Tom November 28, 2015 saturdaydownsouth.com November 29, 2015 crowd at The Swamp witnessed the lowest score Florida has ever attained in the Florida–Florida State series. After a scoreless first quarter, Roberto Aguayo made a 45-yard field goal to give the Seminoles a 3–0 lead. Sean Maguire connected with Jeremy Kerr to extend the lead to ten before the halftime break. 9:39 into the third quarter, Roberto Aguayo made his second field goal, this time from 51 yards to extend the Seminole lead to 13. Florida's offense continued to be ineffective, and it took a safety midway through the fourth quarter to put the Gators on the board, trailing by 11. However, Dalvin Cook ran for 15 and 29 yards for two touchdowns, the latter coming with twenty seconds remaining in the game, and the no. 14 Seminoles embarrassed the no. 10 Gators at home 27–2.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=florida-state Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 Alabama 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team 2016 SEC Championship Game Alabama–Florida football rivalry Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Gators vs. Alabama Crimson Tide – Game summary December 3, 2016 4:11 p.m. EST No. 15 Florida 9 7 0 0 No. 1 Alabama 16 17 7 14 Georgia Dome • Atlanta 74,632 Indoors Matt Loeffler Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielsonhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/11/27/Alabama_Public.pdf ALA pregame July 11, 2017 CBS Boxscore First Quarter Florida – Antonio Callaway 5-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 9:51 Alabama – Adam Griffith 31-yard field goal, 6:58 Alabama – Minkah Fitzpatrick 44-yard interception return (Adam Griffith kick), 5:06 Alabama – Josh Jacobs 27-yard punt return, 1:42 Florida – David Reese 98-yard PAT return, 1:42 Second Quarter Alabama – Gehrig Dieter 6-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Adam Griffith kick), 11:55 Alabama – Adam Griffith 25-yard field goal, 6:27 Alabama – Josh Jacobs 6-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 3:47 Florida – DeAndre Goolsby 25-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 0:19 Third Quarter Alabama – Bo Scarbrough 2-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 3:32 Fourth Quarter Alabama – Bo Scarbrough 1 yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 9:15 Alabama – Derrick Gore 10-yard run (Andy Pappanastos kick), 3:48 Passing leaders ALA – Jalen Hurts – 11/20, 138 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Austin Appleby – 26/39, 261 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions Rushing leaders ALA – Bo Scarbrough – 11 carries, 91 yards, 2 touchdowns FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 11 carries, 17 yards Receiving leaders ALA – Calvin Ridley – 4 receptions, 43 yards FLA – DeAndre Goolsby – 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders ALA – Reuben Foster – 11 tackles FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson – 9 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 14–25 December 5, 2015 Alabama, 29–15 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Since defeating Alabama in the 2008 SEC Championship Game, Florida has lost the last five games against Alabama. Florida trails 14–26 in the all-time series, but has a 4–4 record when playing the Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&school_id=florida&opp_id=alabama Rivalry Finder College Football at Sports-Reference.com July 11, 2017 Iowa 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team 2017 Outback Bowl Florida Gators white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Florida Gators vs. Iowa Hawkeyes – Game summary January 2, 2017 1:00 p.m. EST No. 20 Florida 3 7 7 13 No. 21 Iowa 3 0 0 0 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida 51,119 Temperature: 83 °F °C • Wind: 10 mph km/h • Weather: Sunny Brad Van Vark Mike Patrick and Ed Cunninghamhttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2016/12/15/Outback_Bowl_Guide_Florida.pdf Iowa pregame July 11, 2017 ABC Boxscore First Quarter Iowa – Keith Duncan 36-yard field goal, 8:56 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 44-yard field goal, 5:42 Second Quarter Florida – Mark Thompson 85-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 1:46 Third Quarter Florida – DeAndre Goolsby 6-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 0:48 Fourth Quarter Florida – C. J. Gardner-Johnson 58-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:44 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 25-yard field goal, 9:46 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 48-yard field goal, 5:57 Passing leaders FLA – Austin Appleby – 15/25, 222 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Iowa – C. J. Beathard – 7/25, 55 yards, 3 interceptions Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 14 carries, 94 yards Iowa – Akrum Wadley – 22 carries, 115 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Mark Thompson – 1 reception, 85 yards, 1 touchdown Iowa – Akrum Wadley – 4 receptions, 21 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Marcell Harris – 9 tackles Iowa – Josey Jewell – 10 tackles Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner 2–1 January 2, 2006 Florida, 31–24 Uniform CombinationHelmetJerseyPants Personnel Roster 2016 Florida Gators rosterQuarterbacks 11 Kyle Trask – Freshman 12 Austin Appleby – 10px|Redshirt Senior 13 Feleipe Franks – Freshman 14 Luke Del Rio – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 37 Harry Gornto V – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Running backs 22 La'Mical Perine – Freshman 24 Mark Thompson– 10px|Redshirt Junior 25 Jordan Scarlett – Sophomore 32 Jordan Cronkrite – Sophomore 33 Tyriek Hopkins – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 36 Case Harrison – 10px|Redshirt Junior 37 Mark Herndon – 10px|Redshirt Senior Wide receivers  4 Brandon Powell – Junior  5 Ahmad Fulwood – Senior  9 Dre Massey – Junior 10 Josh Hammond – Freshman 16 Freddie Swain – Freshman 18 C.J. Worton – Junior 43 Glenn Jarriel – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 46 Isaac O'Neal – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 81 Antonio Callaway – Sophomore 83 Rick Wells – Freshman 85 Chris Thompson – Senior 87 Kalif Jackson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 89 Tyrie Cleveland – Freshman Tight ends 16 Brian Fallace – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 30 DeAndre Goolsby – Junior 39 Ryan Ferguson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 80 C'yontai Lewis – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 82 Moral Stephens – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 84 Camrin Knight – Sophomore Punters 19 Johnny Townsend – 10px|Redshirt Junior 97 Jon Gould – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Offensive line 51 Antonio Riles – 10px|Redshirt Junior 53 Kavaris Harkless – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 54 Cameron Dillard – 10px|Redshirt Junior 59 T.J. McCoy – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 60 Zach Shinn – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 61 Brett Heggie – Freshman 64 Tyler Jordan – Sophomore 65 Jawaan Taylor – Freshman 66 Nick Buchanan – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 67 Brandon Sandifer – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 68 Richerd Desir-Jones – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 69 Marcus Givens – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 71 Nick Villano – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 72 Stone Forsythe – Freshman 73 Martez Ivey – Sophomore 74 Fred Johnson – Sophomore 76 Marcel Benalcazar – Senior 77 Andrew Mike – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 78 David Sharpe – Junior Defensive line 17 Jordan Sherit – 10px|Redshirt Junior 42 Jordan Smith – Freshman 54 Khairi Clark – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 55 Thomas Holley – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 57 Caleb Brantley – 10px|Redshirt Junior 62 Andrew Ivie – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 70 Forrest Palmore – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 90 Antonneous Clayton – Freshman 91 Joey Ivie – Senior 92 Jabari Zuniga – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 93 Taven Bryan – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 94 Bryan Cox Jr. – 10px|Redshirt Senior 95 Keivonnis Davis – Sophomore 96 CeCe Jefferson – Sophomore 97 Justus Reed – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 98 Luke Ancrum – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 99 Jachai Polite – Freshman Placekickers 15 Eddy Piñeiro – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 34 Neil MacInnes – Senior 79 Daniel Justino – Freshman 98 Jorge Powell – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Linebackers 11 Vosean Joseph – Freshman 13 Daniel McMillian – Senior 25 Matt Rolin – 10px|Redshirt Junior 28 Kylan Johnson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 33 David Reese – Freshman 34 Alex Anzalone – Senior 40 Jarrad Davis – Senior 41 Darius Singletary – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 44 Rayshad Jackson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 45 R.J. Raymond – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 46 Will Thomas – Freshman 50 Jeremiah Moon – Freshman 52 Steven Stipe – 10px|Redshirt Junior 56 Cristian Garcia – 10px|Redshirt Junior 58 Jahim Lawrence – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Defensive backs  6 Quincy Wilson – Junior  7 Duke Dawson – Junior  8 Nick Washington – 10px|Redshirt Junior 12 Christopher McWilliams – Freshman 14 Chris Williamson – Sophomore 20 Marcus Maye – 10px|Redshirt Senior 21 McArthur Burnett – Freshman 23 C. J. Gardner-Johnson – Freshman 26 Marcell Harris – 10px|Redshirt Junior 27 Quincy Lenton – Freshman 29 Jeawon Taylor – Freshman 30 Garrett Stephens – 10px|Redshirt Junior 31 Teez Tabor – Junior 35 Joseph Putu – Junior 36 Eddie Giles – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 39 Michael Iorio – 10px|Redshirt Senior 43 Mark Norvelis – 10px|Redshirt Senior Long snappers 41 Ryan Farr – Sophomore 47 Jonathan Haney – 10px|Redshirt Senior 49 Devin Grimm – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 49 Jacob Tilghman – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Coaching staff Name Position Joined staffJim McElwainHead coach 2015Doug NussmeierOffensive coordinator / quarterbacks 2015Geoff CollinsDefensive coordinator 2015Greg NordTight Ends / Special Teams 2015Tim SkipperRunning Backs 2015Kerry Dixon IIWide receivers 2015Mike Summersoffensive line2014Randy ShannonAssociate head coach / Linebackers 2015Chris RumphDefensive line2015Torrian GrayDefensive Backs 2016Mike KentDirector of strength & conditioning2015 Players drafted into the NFL 2017 NFL draft Florida Gators Round Pick Player Position NFL club 1 21 Jarrad Davis LB Detroit Lions 2 39 Marcus Maye S New York Jets 2 46 Quincy Wilson CB Indianapolis Colts 2 53 Teez Tabor CB Detroit Lions 3 76 Alex Anzalone LB New Orleans Saints 4 129 David Sharpe OT Oakland Raiders 6 185 Caleb Brantley DT Cleveland Browns 7 228 Joey Ivie DT Dallas Cowboys Source:2017 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/draft.htm 2025-06-18 Pro-Football-Reference.com en References Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Category:ReliaQuest Bowl champion seasons Florida Gators football