Things changed in In Spurrier's first season, the Gators finished first in the SEC for the third time ever, but were again ineligible for the SEC title because of lingering NCAA probation. From College Football Data Warehouse, All-Time Coaching Records, Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The Gators won their first SEC football championship with a conference record of 5–0–1 in 1984, but the title was vacated several months after the season by a vote of the SEC university presidents because of major NCAA infractions committed by the Gators coaching staff under Charley Pell. The numbers of Steve Spurrier (11) and Scot Brantley (55) were once retired, but later re-issued during Spurrier's tenure as head coach. The official Football page for the Florida Gators Gators. Volunteers Coach On December 26, 2009, Meyer announced he would resign as head coach of the Florida Gators following their bowl game due to health and family concerns. Through 2010, the following seventeen former Gators football players have been honored as SEC Legends. Since the SEC expanded from ten to twelve universities in 1992, and instituted divisional play in football, the Florida Gators football team has competed in the SEC Eastern Division. The University of Florida All-Time Team was chosen by the The Florida Gator All-Century team was chosen by Gator fans and organized by the The University of Florida Gator 100th Anniversary Team was selected in conjunction with the celebration of 100 Years of Florida Football. But during those seasons, Florida was ineligible for the SEC championship due to NCAA probation arising from rules violations committed by previous coaching staffs. Florida won its first officially recognized SEC football championship in 1991. The Gators defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 27-21. Florida's All-Time Team was chosen by Athlon Sports in 2001.The following former three former Florida Gators football coaches and seven former players are members of the Doug Dickey was also the Gators' quarterback from 1951 to 1952, but was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003 for his record as the head coach of the Starting in 1994, the Southeastern Conference has annually honored one former football player from each of the twelve SEC member schools as an "SEC Legend." Dutch Stanley resigned under fan pressure following the 1935 season, and was replaced by The Gators achieved a measure of respectability under coach Florida achieved its first consistent success in the One of the more colorful moments of the Dickey era was a play known as the "Gator Flop." His first season in While the Gators finished with a relatively disappointing 9–4 record and Number 13 final ranking, Tim Tebow's record-setting season earned him many post-season awards, including the The Gators were voted Number 1 in the preseason Associated Press and Coaches polls. With the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina as new members of the Southeastern Conference in 1992, the SEC split into Eastern and Western Divisions and created a championship game between the division winners to determine the league football champion. The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football.The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Helmet color has alternated between orange and white and (occasionally) blue, and logos have included an interlocking "UF", a simple "F", and the number of the player wearing itSince 1979, the Gators have worn orange helmets with a script "Gators" logo, the only exceptions being three The yearly meeting of Florida State has alternated yearly between Previously known as "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party," the official name of the rivalry with Georgia is the "Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic," although it is most commonly called the "Florida–Georgia Game" among Gator fans. Florida has participated twice in the game. This formerly annual rivalry ended after the 1987 season,Florida has won a total of eight officially recognized Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships. Ticket Office Football Tickets Volleyball Tickets Men's Basketball Tickets Baseball Tickets Student Tickets Gator Boosters Manage My Account (Boosters) Ticket Exchange Questions? Meyer resumed his coaching duties in time for Florida's spring practice in March 2010.On December 8, 2010, Meyer once again announced his resignation, citing many of the same concerns of the family and health issues that he had 12 months beforehandOn December 11, 2010, Florida named Texas defensive coordinator Florida has worn blue jerseys (usually a variation of Since 1990, the Gators have consistently worn blue jerseys with white pants at home, with blue pants an option sometimes worn for night games.