2017_Florida_Gators_football_season

2017 Florida Gators football
2017 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (3rd season: First 7 games (3–4 record), fired); Randy Shannon (1st season: Last 4 games (1–3 record), interim);
Offensive coordinator	Doug Nussmeier (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Rumph (1st as co-DC; 3rd overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

The 2017 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain until his dismissal on October 28, after which defensive coordinator Randy Shannon served as the interim head coach until the end of the season.^[2]

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Florida finished with a 4–7 record overall and were 3–5 in SEC play, good for fifth place in the Eastern Division. It was the program's second losing season since 1979.

Schedule

The Gators' 2017 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 3 away games, and 2 neutral site games in the regular season. The Gators hosted SEC opponents Tennessee, Vanderbilt, LSU, and Texas A&M. They traveled to Kentucky, Missouri, and South Carolina. They faced Georgia at a neutral site.

Florida's non-conference schedule consisted of two home games: UAB and their rival Florida State. A third was scheduled for Sep 9 vs Northern Colorado, but was canceled due to inclement weather caused by Hurricane Irma. The season was opened against Michigan in the Advocare Classic.

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^{^[a]}The game between Florida and Northern Colorado was originally scheduled for September 9 at 7:30 p.m. On the Wednesday before the game, the kickoff time was moved up to noon, as forecasts for Hurricane Irma had the storm approaching the east coast of Florida on Sunday. On Thursday, updated forecast tracks (correctly) predicted that Irma would move up the middle of the Florida peninsula as a major hurricane, prompting both schools to agree to cancel the game altogether due to safety and traffic concerns. This cancellation marked the third time in four seasons that Florida had to cancel or move a home game due to inclement weather and the second season in a row in which a scheduled home game was affected by the threat of a hurricane.^[4]

Schedule Source^[5]

Game summaries

Personnel

Roster

As of November 8, 2017^[10]

2017 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

8 Malik Zaire – senior
11 Kyle Trask – Freshman
12 Jake Allen – Freshman
13 Feleipe Franks – freshman
14 Luke Del Rio – Junior
29 Jack Ruskell – freshman
42 Nick Sproles – freshman

Running backs

20 Malik Davis – Freshman
22 La'Mical Perine – Sophomore
24 Mark Thompson– senior
25 Jordan Scarlett – ^SUS Junior
32 Adarius Lemons – freshman
33 Tyriek Hopkins – sophomore

Wide receivers

4 Brandon Powell – senior
9 Dre Massey – senior
10 Josh Hammond – sophomore
16 Freddie Swain – sophomore
18 Daquon Green – freshman
31 Anthony Gigla – sophomore
39 Jacob Mesenger – freshman
43 Glenn Jarriel – sophomore
44 Tucker Nordman – sophomore
45 Charles Nordman – sophomore
81 Antonio Callaway – ^SUS Junior
83 Rick Wells – ^SUS Freshman
85 James Robinson – Freshman
87 Kalif Jackson – sophomore
89 Tyrie Cleveland – sophomore

Tight ends

16 Brian Fallace – junior
30 DeAndre Goolsby – senior
39 Ryan Ferguson – junior
46 Harry Gornto V – sophomore
80 C'yontai Lewis – junior
82 Moral Stephens – junior
88 Kemore Gamble – freshman

Punters

19 Johnny Townsend – senior
86 Jacob Finn – freshman
88 Tommy Townsend – freshman
97 Jon Gould – sophomore

Offensive line

51 Antonio Riles – senior
53 Kavaris Harkless – junior
59 T.J. McCoy – sophomore
61 Brett Heggie – Freshman
64 Tyler Jordan – junior
65 Jawaan Taylor – sophomore
66 Nick Buchanan – sophomore
69 Marcus Givens – sophomore
70 Tanner Rowell – freshman
71 Nick Villano – sophomore
72 Stone Forsythe – freshman
73 Martez Ivey – junior
74 Fred Johnson – sophomore
75 TJ Moore – freshman
76 Kadeem Telfort – ^SUS Freshman
77 Andrew Mike – junior
78 Ricardo Benalcazar – senior
79 Dallas Bruch – freshman

Defensive line

17 Jordan Sherit – senior
42 Jordan Smith – ^SUS Freshman
54 Khairi Clark – junior
55 Kyree Campbell – freshman
56 Tedarrell Slaton – freshman
57 Elijah Conliffe – freshman
68 Richerd Desir-Jones – ^SUS Sophomore
90 Antonneous Clayton – sophomore
92 Jabari Zuniga – sophomore
93 Taven Bryan – junior
94 Zachary Carter – freshman
95 Keivonnis Davis – ^SUS Junior
96 CeCe Jefferson – junior
97 Justus Reed – sophomore
98 Luke Ancrum – sophomore
99 Jachai Polite – Sophomore

Placekickers

15 Eddy Piñeiro – junior
79 Daniel Justino – freshman
98 Jorge Powell – junior

Linebackers

11 Vosean Joseph – sophomore
28 Kylan Johnson – Sophomore
33 David Reese – sophomore
34 Lacedrick Brunson – freshman
40 Nick Smith – Freshman
41 James Houston – ^SUS Freshman
43 Cristian Garcia – senior
44 Rayshad Jackson – sophomore
45 R.J. Raymond – junior
46 Will Thomas – freshman
50 Jeremiah Moon – sophomore
51 Ventrell Miller – ^SUS Freshman
53 Brendan Ackerman – freshman
58 Jahim Lawrence – sophomore
59 Danny Weldon – freshman
84 Camrin Knight – sophomore

Defensive backs

2 Brad Stewart – freshman
3 Marco Wilson – freshman
5 C. J. Henderson – freshman
6 Brian Edwards – freshman
7 Duke Dawson – senior
8 Nick Washington – Senior
12 Christopher McWilliams – Freshman
13 Donovan Stiner – freshman
14 Chris Williamson – junior
21 McArthur Burnett – freshman
23 C. J. Gardner-Johnson – sophomore
25 Brady Walters – junior
26 Marcell Harris – Senior
27 Quincy Lenton – Freshman
29 Jeawon Taylor – sophomore
30 Garrett Stephens – Senior
31 Shawn Davis – freshman
35 Joseph Putu – senior
36 Eddie Giles – junior
38 Nick Oelrich – freshman
47 Austin Perry – freshman
48 Edwitch Merisier – freshman
49 Cameron Town – junior

Long snappers

41 Ryan Farr – junior
48 Brett DioGuardi – freshman
49 Jacob Tilghman – sophomore

Athlete

17 Kadarius Toney – Freshman

Redshirt
Injury
^SUS Suspension

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University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

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"McElwain, UAA Mutually Agree to Part Ways". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

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2017 Football Schedule (FloridaGators.com)

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Andreu, Robbie (September 7, 2017). "Northern Colorado at Florida game cancelled". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved September 8, 2017.

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"2017 Football Schedule".

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Michigan*	No. 17	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic / SEC Nation)	ABC	L 17–33	75,802
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Tennessee	No. 24	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 26–20	87,736
September 23	7:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 20	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	SECN	W 28–27	62,945
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 21	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 38–24	84,478
October 7	3:30 p.m.	LSU	No. 21	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 16–17	88,247
October 14	7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	L 17–19	86,114
October 28	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Georgia		EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 7–42	84,107
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN2	L 16–45	49,154
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	CBS	L 20–28	79,727
November 18	4:00 p.m.	UAB*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 36–7	84,649
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Florida State*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 22–38	89,066
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	17	22	24	20	21	21	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	16	24	25	22	20	20	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
LSU	7	3	7	0	17
No. 21 Florida	0	3	13	0	16

Name	Position	Joined staff
Jim McElwain	Head coach (dismissed Oct 29)	2015
Randy Shannon	Defensive coordinator / Interim head coach (after Oct 29)	2015
Doug Nussmeier	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	2015
Chris Rumph	Defensive line / Interim defensive coordinator (after Oct 29)	2015
Robb Akey	Defensive line (after Oct 29)	2017
Greg Nord	Special teams coordinator / Tight Ends	2015
Brad Davis	offensive line	2017
Ja'Juan Seider	Running Backs	2017
Kerry Dixon II	Wide receivers	2015
Tim Skipper	Linebackers	2015
Corey Bell	Defensive Backs	2017
Mike Kent	Director of Strength & Conditioning	2015

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Kadarius Toney ATH	Eight Mile, Alabama	Blount HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	—	Enrolled January 4, 2017
Kadarius Toney ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Kadeem Telfort OT	Miami, Florida	Booker T. Washington HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	—	Enrolled January 5, 2017
Kadeem Telfort OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
James Houston IV OLB	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	American Heritage HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	—	Enrolled January 8, 2017
James Houston IV OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Kemore Gamble TE	Miami, Florida	Miami Southridge HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	—	Enrolled January 4, 2017
Kemore Gamble TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyree Campbell DT	Kingston, Pennsylvania	Wyoming Seminary Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	—	Enrolled January 4, 2017
Kyree Campbell DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Marco Wilson CB	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	American Heritage HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Marco Wilson CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Jake Allen QB	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Jake Allen QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Daquon Green WR	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Bay Tech HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Daquon Green WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Donovan Stiner CB	Bellaire, Texas	Bellaire HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Donovan Stiner CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Ventrell Miller LB	Lakeland, Florida	Kathleen HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Ventrell Miller LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Zachary Carter DE	Tampa, Florida	Hillsborough HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Zachary Carter DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Davis TB	Tampa, Florida	Jesuit Tech HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Malik Davis TB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Brad Stewart CB	New Orleans, Louisiana	McDonogh 35 HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Brad Stewart CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
T.J. Moore OT	Charlotte, North Carolina	Mallard Creek HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
T.J. Moore OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Lacedrick Brunson OLB	Miami, Florida	Miami Jackson HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	—	Commit February 1, 2017
Lacedrick Brunson OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Tedarrell Slaton OG	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	American Heritage HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	360 lb (160 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Tedarrell Slaton OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Elijah Conliffe DT	Hampton, Virginia	Hampton HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Elijah Conliffe DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
C. J. Henderson CB	Miami, Florida	Columbus HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
C. J. Henderson CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Nick Smith LB	Orlando, Florida	Dr. Phillips HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Nick Smith LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Brian Edwards CB	Hollywood, Florida	Miramar HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Brian Edwards CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
James Robinson IV WR	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
James Robinson IV WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Adarius Lemons TB	Clearwater, Florida	Clearwater HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
Adarius Lemons TB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 10 ESPN: 13
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

2017_Florida_Gators_football_season

2017 Florida Gators football team

Spring Game

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

No.11 Michigan

No.23 Tennessee

Kentucky

Vanderbilt

LSU

Texas A&M

No.3 Georgia

Missouri

South Carolina

UAB

Florida State

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Recruiting class

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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2017 Florida Gators football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (3rd season: First 7 games (3–4 record), fired) Randy Shannon (1st season: Last 4 games (1–3 record), interim)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Nussmeier (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon (1st as DC; 3rd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Rumph (1st as co-DC; 3rd overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium^[1]
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^	7	–	1	13	–	2
South Carolina	5	–	3	9	–	4
Kentucky	4	–	4	7	–	6
Missouri	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida	3	–	5	4	–	7
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	5	–	7
Tennessee	0	–	8	4	–	8
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 1 Alabama x#^	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 18 LSU	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 19 Mississippi State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Texas A&M	4	–	4	7	–	6
Ole Miss*	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arkansas	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
1	29	Taven Bryan	DT	Jacksonville Jaguars
2	56	Duke Dawson	CB	New England Patriots
4	105	Antonio Callaway	WR	Cleveland Browns
5	173	Johnny Townsend	P	Oakland Raiders
6	184	Marcell Harris	S	San Francisco 49ers