Will Muschamp, coach of the Florida Gators from 2011–2014.
This list of Florida Gators head football coaches includes those coaches who have led the Florida Gators football team that represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football . The Florida Gators currently compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Twenty-four men have served as the Gators' head coach, including three who served as interim head coach, since the Gators began play in the fall of 1906 .[ 1] In December 2014, Jim McElwain was hired as the Gators' latest head coach after his predecessor, Will Muschamp , coached the Gators in their final regular season game of 2014.[ 2]
The Gators have fielded a team every season since 1906, with the exception of 1943, and have played more than 1,000 games during 105 seasons.[ 1] During that time, twelve coaches have led the Gators in postseason bowl games : George E. Pyle , Bob Woodruff , Ray Graves , Doug Dickey , Charley Pell , Galen Hall , Gary Darnell , Steve Spurrier , Ron Zook , Charlie Strong , Urban Meyer , and Will Muschamp .[ 1] Two Gators coaches have also won SEC championships: Spurrier won six, and Meyer won two.[ 1] During their tenures, Spurrier won one and Meyer won two national championships with the Gators.[ 1] [ 3]
Spurrier is the leader in seasons coached, games won and winning percentage, with 122 victories and a winning percentage of .817 during his twelve years leading the program.[ 1] Raymond Wolf has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .359.[ 1] Of the twenty-five head coaches who have led the Gators, Charlie Bachman , Graves and Dickey have been inducted as head coaches into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Key to symbols in coaches list
General
Overall
Conference
Postseason[ A 1]
#
Order of coaches[ A 2]
GC
Games coached
CW
Conference wins
PW
Postseason wins
DC
Division championships
OW
Overall wins
CL
Conference losses
PL
Postseason losses
CC
Conference championships
OL
Overall losses
CT
Conference ties
PT
Postseason ties
NC
National championships
OT
Overall ties[ A 3]
C%
Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
O%
Overall winning percentage [ A 4]
Coaches [ edit ]
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[ A 5]
#
Name
Term
GC
OW
OL
OT
O%
CW
CL
CT
C%
PW
PL
PT
DC
[ A 6]
CC
NC
Awards
1
Forsythe, Jack Jack Forsythe
1906–1908
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7001140000000000000♠ 14
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7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999682000000000000♠ .682
2999900000000000000♠ —
2999900000000000000♠ —
2999900000000000000♠ —
2999900000000000000♠ —
2999900000000000000♠ —
2999900000000000000♠ —
2999900000000000000♠ —
2999900000000000000♠ —
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
2
Pyle, George E. George E. Pyle
1909–1913
7001360000000000000♠ 36
7001260000000000000♠ 26
7000700000000000000♠ 7
7000300000000000000♠ 3
6999764000000000000♠ .764
7000300000000000000♠ 3
7000500000000000000♠ 5
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999375000000000000♠ .375
7000100000000000000♠ 1
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
3
McCoy, C. J. C. J. McCoy
1914–1916
7001190000000000000♠ 19
7000900000000000000♠ 9
7001100000000000000♠ 10
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999474000000000000♠ .474
7000400000000000000♠ 4
7000900000000000000♠ 9
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999308000000000000♠ .308
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
4
Buser, Alfred L. Alfred L. Buser
1917–1919
7001150000000000000♠ 15
7000700000000000000♠ 7
7000800000000000000♠ 8
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999467000000000000♠ .467
7000300000000000000♠ 3
7000700000000000000♠ 7
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999300000000000000♠ .300
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5
Kline, William G. William G. Kline
1920–1922
7001290000000000000♠ 29
7001190000000000000♠ 19
7000800000000000000♠ 8
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999690009999900000♠ .690
7000700000000000000♠ 7
7000400000000000000♠ 4
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999615000000000000♠ .615
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
6
Van Fleet, James James Van Fleet
1923–1924
7001190000000000000♠ 19
7001120000000000000♠ 12
7000300000000000000♠ 3
7000400000000000000♠ 4
6999737000000000000♠ .737
7000300000000000000♠ 3
5000000000000000000♠ 0
7000300000000000000♠ 3
6999750000000000000♠ .750
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
7
Sebring, Harold Harold Sebring
1925–1927
7001300000000000000♠ 30
7001170000000000000♠ 17
7001110000000000000♠ 11
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999600000000000000♠ .600
7000900000000000000♠ 9
7000700000000000000♠ 7
7000100000000000000♠ 1
6999559000000000000♠ .559
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
8
Bachman, Charlie Charlie Bachman
1928–1932
7001480000000000000♠ 48
7001270000000000000♠ 27
7001180000000000000♠ 18
7000300000000000000♠ 3
6999594000000000000♠ .594
7001190000000000000♠ 19
7001140000000000000♠ 14
7000300000000000000♠ 3
6999568999999900000♠ .569
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
9
Stanley, Dennis K. Dennis K. Stanley
1933–1935
7001290000000000000♠ 29
7001140000000000000♠ 14
7001130000000000000♠ 13
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999517000000000000♠ .517
7000500000000000000♠ 5
7001110000000000000♠ 11
7000100000000000000♠ 1
6999324000000000000♠ .324
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
10
Cody, Josh Josh Cody
1936–1939
7001430000000000000♠ 43
7001170000000000000♠ 17
7001240000000000000♠ 24
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999419000000000000♠ .419
7000600000000000000♠ 6
7001140000000000000♠ 14
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999318000000000000♠ .318
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
11
Lieb, Tom Tom Lieb
1940–1942
1944–1945
7001470000000000000♠ 47
7001200000000000000♠ 20
7001260000000000000♠ 26
7000100000000000000♠ 1
6999436000000000000♠ .436
7000500000000000000♠ 5
7001150000000000000♠ 15
7000100000000000000♠ 1
6999262000000000000♠ .262
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
12
Wolf, Raymond Raymond Wolf
1946–1949
7001390000000000000♠ 39
7001130000000000000♠ 13
7001240000000000000♠ 24
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999359000000000000♠ .359
7000200000000000000♠ 2
7001170000000000000♠ 17
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999142990000000000♠ .143
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
13
Woodruff, Bob Bob Woodruff
1950–1959
7002101000000000000♠ 101
7001530000000000000♠ 53
7001420000000000000♠ 42
7000600000000000000♠ 6
6999554000000000000♠ .554
7001290000000000000♠ 29
7001320000000000000♠ 32
7000400000000000000♠ 4
6999477000000000000♠ .477
7000100000000000000♠ 1
7000100000000000000♠ 1
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
14
Graves, Ray Ray Graves
1960–1969
7002105000000000000♠ 105
7001700000000000000♠ 70
7001310000000000000♠ 31
7000400000000000000♠ 4
6999686000000000000♠ .686
7001380000000000000♠ 38
7001190000000000000♠ 19
7000300000000000000♠ 3
6999658000000000000♠ .658
7000400000000000000♠ 4
7000100000000000000♠ 1
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
SEC Coach of the Year (1960)
15
Dickey, Doug Doug Dickey
1970–1978
7002103000000000000♠ 103
7001580000000000000♠ 58
7001430000000000000♠ 43
7000200000000000000♠ 2
6999572990000000000♠ .573
7001280000000000000♠ 28
7001280000000000000♠ 28
7000100000000000000♠ 1
6999500000000000000♠ .500
5000000000000000000♠ 0
7000400000000000000♠ 4
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
16
Pell, Charley Charley Pell
1979–1984
7001620000000000000♠ 62
7001330000000000000♠ 33
7001260000000000000♠ 26
7000300000000000000♠ 3
6999556000000000000♠ .556
7001140000000000000♠ 14
7001160000000000000♠ 16
7000100000000000000♠ 1
6999468000000000000♠ .468
7000200000000000000♠ 2
7000200000000000000♠ 2
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
SEC Coach of the Year (1980)[ 1]
17
Hall, Galen Galen Hall
1984–1989
7001590000000000000♠ 59
7001400000000000000♠ 40
7001180000000000000♠ 18
7000100000000000000♠ 1
6999686000000000000♠ .686
7001210000000000000♠ 21
7001120000000000000♠ 12
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999636000000000000♠ .636
7000100000000000000♠ 1
7000100000000000000♠ 1
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
SEC Coach of the Year (1984)[ 1]
18
Darnell, Gary Gary Darnell
1989
7000700000000000000♠ 7
7000300000000000000♠ 3
7000400000000000000♠ 4
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999429000000000000♠ .429
7000200000000000000♠ 2
7000200000000000000♠ 2
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999500000000000000♠ .500
5000000000000000000♠ 0
7000100000000000000♠ 1
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
19
Spurrier, Steve Steve Spurrier
1990–2001
7002150000000000000♠ 150
7002122000000000000♠ 122
7001270000000000000♠ 27
7000100000000000000♠ 1
6999817009999900000♠ .817
7001870000000000000♠ 87
7001120000000000000♠ 12
5000000000000000000♠ 0
6999879000000000000♠ .879
7000600000000000000♠ 6
7000500000000000000♠ 5
5000000000000000000♠ 0
7000700000000000000♠ 7
7000600000000000000♠ 6
7000100000000000000♠ 1 – 1996
SEC Coach of the Year (1990, 1995, 1996)[ 1]
20
Zook, Ron Ron Zook
2002–2004
7001370000000000000♠ 37
7001230000000000000♠ 23
7001140000000000000♠ 14
2999900000000000000♠ —
6999622000000000000♠ .622
7001160000000000000♠ 16
7000800000000000000♠ 8
2999900000000000000♠ —
6999667000000000000♠ .667
5000000000000000000♠ 0
7000200000000000000♠ 2
2999900000000000000♠ —
7000100000000000000♠ 1
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
21
Strong, Charlie Charlie Strong
2004
7000100000000000000♠ 1
5000000000000000000♠ 0
7000100000000000000♠ 1
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ .000
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ .000
5000000000000000000♠ 0
7000100000000000000♠ 1
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
22
Meyer, Urban Urban Meyer
2005–2010
7001800000000000000♠ 80
7001650000000000000♠ 65
7001150000000000000♠ 15
2999900000000000000♠ —
6999813009999900000♠ .813
7001360000000000000♠ 36
7001130000000000000♠ 13
2999900000000000000♠ —
6999735000000000000♠ .735
7000500000000000000♠ 5
7000100000000000000♠ 1
2999900000000000000♠ —
7000300000000000000♠ 3
7000200000000000000♠ 2
7000200000000000000♠ 2 – 2006 , 2008
National Coach of the Decade (2009)
23
Muschamp, Will Will Muschamp
2011–2014
7001490000000000000♠ 49
7001280000000000000♠ 28
7001210000000000000♠ 21
2999900000000000000♠ —
6999570999999900000♠ .571
7001170000000000000♠ 17
7001150000000000000♠ 15
2999900000000000000♠ —
6999531000000000000♠ .531
7000100000000000000♠ 1
7000100000000000000♠ 1
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
24
Durkin, D. J. D. J. Durkin
2014
7000100000000000000♠ 1
7000100000000000000♠ 1
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
7000100000000000000♠ 1.000
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
25
McElwain, Jim Jim McElwain
2015–
7000400000000000000♠ 4
7000400000000000000♠ 4
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
5000000000000000000♠ 0
2999900000000000000♠ —
See also [ edit ]
^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902 , it has been continuously played since the 1916 game , and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[ 7]
^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[ 8]
^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[ 9]
^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season .
^ The SEC reorganized itself into two six-team divisions in 1992 , following the admission of new members Arkansas and South Carolina to the conference. Since that time, Florida has competed as a member of the SEC Eastern Division, together with Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt; the SEC Western Division includes Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Texas A&M. Under the SEC's format, the two divisional champions advance to the SEC Championship Game to determine the conference champion. In the event two or more divisional teams finish with identical records, all such teams are recognized by the SEC as "divisional champions," but a series of tie-breakers, including head-to-head competition, determine which team will represent the division in the championship game.[ 10]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g h i j 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 74–76, 77–81, 101–102, 116–125 (2011). Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ Chris Low, "Jim McElwain to coach Florida ," ESPN.com (December 4, 2014). Retrieved December 4, 2014.
^ 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records , National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 68–77 (2010). Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Charlie Bachman . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Ray Graves . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ College Football Hall of Fame, Hall of Famers, Doug Dickey . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF) . Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011 .
^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches" . USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009 .
^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th" . The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009 .
^ Harwell, Hoyt (November 30, 1990). "SEC sets division lineups" . The Tuscaloosa News (Tuscaloosa, Alabama). p. 1C. Retrieved August 10, 2012 .
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