The 2023 Florida Gators football team represented the
University of Florida
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in the Eastern Division of the
Southeastern Conference
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(SEC) during the
2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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. Led by second-year head coach
Billy Napier
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, the Gators played home games at
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (in full Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium),[Gainesville, Florida
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. The Florida Gators football team drew an average home attendance of 89,587 in 2023, the 10th highest of all college football teams.
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries
No. 14 Utah
The season-opening matchup against Utah was notable for it being the Gators' first non-conference true road game outside the state of Florida since a 38–21 loss to Syracuse in the
1991 season.
With the loss, the Gators' most recent non-conference road win outside the state of Florida remains a 38–13 win at Memphis State on September 23,
1989
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. They also had not played a road game west of the Rocky Mountains since a 1983 game at USC.
McNeese
No. 11 Tennessee
Charlotte
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
No. 1 Georgia
Arkansas
No. 19 LSU
No. 9 Missouri
No. 5 Florida State
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
Players drafted into the NFL
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References
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Florida Gators football seasons
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The Florida Gators football program represents the University of Florida (UF) in American football, American college football. Florida competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the ...