2017 Florida Gators football team

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) Randy Shannon (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Nussmeier (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Rumph (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium [1]
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern 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
Western 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

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]

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. ^[3]

Spring Game

The spring game, dubbed the Orange and Blue Debut, took place on April 7, in Gainesville.

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
April 7 [4]	7:30 p.m.	Orange vs. Blue	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	Orange 31–0	48,000

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.

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

^{^[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. ^[5]

Schedule Source ^[6]

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	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

Game summaries

No.11 Michigan

See also: 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team and Advocare Classic

No.11 Michigan Wolverines vs. No. 17 Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Michigan	10	3	13	7	33
No. 17 Florida	3	14	0	0	17

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

• Date: September 2, 2017
• Game time: 3:41 p.m.
• Game weather: Game indoors
• Game attendance: 75,802
• Referee: Brad Van Vark
• TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe ^[7]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 46-yard field goal, 12:26 Michigan – Quinn Nordin 25-yard field goal, 5:27 Michigan – Tarik Black 46-yard pass from Wilton Speight (Quinn Nordin kick), 3:01 Second Quarter Florida – Duke Dawson 48-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 12:19 Florida – C. J. Henderson 41-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 10:50 Michigan – Nordin Quinn 55-yard field goal, 4:20 Third Quarter Michigan – Karan Higdon 3-yard run (Quinn Nordin kick), 11:53 Michigan – Quinn Nordin 30-yard field goal, 11:05 Michigan – Quinn Nordin 50-yard field goal, 9:00 Fourth Quarter Michigan – Noah Forbush 0-yard fumble recovery (Quinn Nordin kick), 1:37 Passing leaders MICH – Wilton Speight – 11/25, 181 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions FLA – Malik Zaire – 9/17, 106 yards Rushing leaders MICH – Ty Isaac – 11 carries, 114 yards FLA – Mark Thompson – 5 carries, 13 yards Receiving leaders MICH – Tarik Black – 2 receptions, 83 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 touchdowns, 71 yards Tackling leaders MICH – Devin Bush Jr. – 7 tackles FLA – David Reese – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
0–3	January 1, 2016	Michigan, 41–7

Uniform Combination*
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Special "color rush" uniforms

No.23 Tennessee

See also: 2017 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

No.23 Tennessee Volunteers at No.24 Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Tennessee	0	3	0	17	20
No. 24 Florida	3	3	0	20	26

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 16, 2017
• Game time: 3:40 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy, 70% humidity
• Game attendance: 87,736
• Referee: John McDaid
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce ^[8]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 26-yard field goal, 7:39 Second Quarter Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 41-yard field goal, 8:11 Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia – 51-yard field goal, 2:58 Fourth Quarter Florida – C. J. Henderson 16-yard interception return (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:23 Tennessee – John Kelly 34-yard run (Aaron Medley kick), 8:36 Florida – Brandon Powell 5-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 5:13 Tennessee – Ethan Wolf 28-yard pass from Quinten Dormady (Aaron Medley kick), 4:43 Tennessee – Aaron Medley 27-yard field goal, 0:50 Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 63-yard pass from Feleipe Franks, 0:00 Passing leaders TENN – Quinten Dormady – 21/39, 259 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions FLA – Feleipe Franks – 18/28, 212 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders TENN – John Kelly – 19 carries, 141 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Malik Davis – 4 carries, 94 yards Receiving leaders TENN – John Kelly – 6 receptions, 96 yards FLA – Tyrie Cleveland – 5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders TENN – Rashaan Gaulden – 10 tackles FLA – David Reese and Marco Wilson – 7 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
26–20	September 24, 2016	Tennessee, 38–28

With 0:09 seconds left in the fourth quarter quarterback Feleipe Franks threw a 63-yard hail mary to wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland for the win.

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Kentucky

See also: 2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team

No.20 Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Florida	0	14	0	14	28
Kentucky	7	7	10	3	27

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: September 23, 2017
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 62,945
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic ^[9]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Kentucky – Blake Bone 14-yard pass from Stephen Johnson (Austin MacGinnis kick), 5:06 Second Quarter Florida – Kadarius Toney 36-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:16 Kentucky – Garrett Johnson 9-yard pass from Stephen Johnson (Austin MacGinnis kick), 7:24 Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 45-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 3:16 Third Quarter Kentucky – C. J. Conrad 23-yard pass from Stephen Johnson (Austin MacGinnis kick), 12:11 Kentucky – Austin MacGinnis 42-yard field goal, 5:54 Fourth Quarter Kentucky – Austin MacGinnis 50-yard field goal, 11:33 Florida – Brandon Powell 6-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 7:58 Florida – Freddie Swain 5-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 0:43 Passing leaders FLA – Feleipe Franks – 7/12, 85 yards, 1 touchdown KEN – Stephen Johnson – 17/25, 196 yards, 3 touchdowns Rushing leaders FLA – Malik Davis – 21 carries, 93 yards KEN – Sihiem King – 5 carries, 63 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Tyrie Cleveland – 4 receptions, 110 yards, 1 touchdown KEN – Garrett Johnson – 4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – David Reese – 8 tackles KEN – Mike Edwards – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
50–17	September 10, 2016	Florida, 45–7

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Vanderbilt

See also: 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Vanderbilt Commodores at No.21 Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	7	10	0	7	24
No. 21 Florida	7	10	7	14	38

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 30, 2017
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: Northeast at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Showers, 90% humidity
• Game attendance: 84,478
• Referee: Matt Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy and Tom Luginbill ^[10]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 1 yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 6:12 Vanderbilt – Kalija Lipscomb 13-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick), 2:27 Second Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 13-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 10:03 Vanderbilt – Caleb Scott 12-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick), 6:51 Vanderbilt – Tommy Openshaw 42-yard field goal, 0:43 Florida – Eddy Piñeiro 21-yard field goal, 0:00 Third Quarter Florida – Malik Davis 1 yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 6:56 Fourth Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 1 yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 14:18 Vanderbilt – Nathan Marcus 7-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Tommy Openshaw kick), 3:14 Florida – Malik Davis 39-yard run (Eddy Piñeiro kick), 1:42 Passing leaders VAN – Kyle Shurmur – 18/40, 264 yards, 3 touchdowns FLA – Feleipe Franks – 10/14, 185 yards Rushing leaders VAN – Ralph Webb – 11 carries, 29 yards FLA – Malik Davis – 17 carries, 124 yards, 2 touchdowns Receiving leaders VAN – C. J. Duncan – 5 receptions, 75 yards FLA – Tyrie Cleveland – 2 receptions, 67 yards Tackling leaders VAN – Oren Burks – 15 tackles FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson, David Reese, Nick Washington – 6 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
38–10–2	October 10, 2016	Florida, 13–6

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

LSU

See also: 2017 LSU Tigers football team and Florida–LSU football rivalry

LSU Tigers at No.21 Florida Gators – Game summary

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

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: October 7, 2017
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 88,247
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
32–28–3	November 19, 2016	Florida, 16–10

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Texas A&M

See also: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	3	0	7	9	19
Florida	3	7	0	7	17

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: October 14, 2017
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 86,114
• Referee: Hubert Owens
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht & Rocky Boiman

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
2–1	September 8, 2012	Florida, 20–17

Uniform Combination*
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• Special "alligator skin" uniforms

No.3 Georgia

See also: 2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry

No.3 Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Georgia	21	0	14	7	42
Florida	0	0	0	7	7

at EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: October 28, 2017
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 84,107
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
43–49–2 (per Florida) 43–50–2 (per Georgia)	October 29, 2016	Florida, 24–10

Following the game, it was announced that Florida and Head Coach Jim McElwain would be parting ways and Defensive coordinator Randy Shannon was to be promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Missouri

See also: 2017 Missouri Tigers football team

Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	0	6	3	7	16
Missouri	7	21	7	10	45

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

• Date: November 4, 2017
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 49,154
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer & Kris Budden

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
3–3	October 15, 2016	Florida, 40–14

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

South Carolina

See also: 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	0	13	0	7	20
South Carolina	14	7	7	0	28

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

• Date: November 11, 2017
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 79,727

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
26–8–3	November 12, 2017	Florida, 20–7

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

UAB

See also: 2017 UAB Blazers football team

UAB Blazers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	7	7
Florida	6	13	14	3	36

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 18, 2017
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 84,649

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
2–0	September 10, 2010	Florida, 39–0

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Florida State

See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	7	17	0	14	38
Florida	7	6	3	6	22

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 25, 2017
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 89,066

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
34–25–2	November 26, 2016	Florida State, 31–13

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Personnel

Roster

As of November 8, 2017 ^[11]

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 – SUSJunior 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 – SUSJunior 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 – SUSFreshman 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 – SUSJunior 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 – SUSFreshman 43 Cristian Garcia – senior 44 Rayshad Jackson – sophomore 45 R.J. Raymond – junior 46 Will Thomas – freshman 50 Jeremiah Moon – sophomore 51 Ventrell Miller – SUSFreshman 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

Coaching staff

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

Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:      ESPN:
Donovan Stiner CB	Bellaire, Texas	Bellaire HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:      ESPN:
Ventrell Miller LB	Lakeland, Florida	Kathleen HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:      ESPN:
Zachary Carter DE	Tampa, Florida	Hillsborough HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:      ESPN:
Elijah Conliffe DT	Hampton, Virginia	Hampton HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:      ESPN:
Brian Edwards CB	Hollywood, Florida	Miramar HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: 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
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:      ESPN:
Adarius Lemons TB	Clearwater, Florida	Clearwater HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	—	Signed February 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:      ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 10    ESPN: 13
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2018 NFL draft

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

References

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