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Ranking
APNo. 1
CFPNo. 1
2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 25 Florida x   7 1     10 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   5 3     9 4  
Georgia   5 3     10 3  
Vanderbilt   2 6     4 8  
Kentucky   2 6     5 7  
Missouri*   1 7     5 7  
South Carolina   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   7 1     14 1  
No. 10 Ole Miss   6 2     10 3  
Arkansas   5 3     8 5  
No. 16 LSU *   5 3     9 3  
Texas A&M   4 4     8 5  
Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Auburn   2 6     7 6  
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * LSU and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Florida Gators football team will represent the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2015 college football season. The Gators will compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will play their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's campus in Gainesville, Florida. The 2015 season is the Gators' first under head coach Jim McElwain.

Previous season

Last year's team finished the regular season 6–5, with an upset win against No. 9 Georgia. The Gators became bowl eligible for the first time since the 2012 season after their win against Eastern Kentucky. Florida was invited to play in the Birmingham Bowl against the East Carolina Pirates of the American Athletic Conference, where they won 28–20.

On November 16, 2014, head coach Will Muschamp would be replaced after the 2014 football season[1] with Colorado State head coach Jim McElwain.

Schedule

Florida announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral game in the regular season. The Gators will host SEC foes Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt, and will travel to Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, and South Carolina. Florida will meet for the 93rd meeting with Georgia in their annual neutral site rivalry in Jacksonville, Florida.[2]

The 2015 season will be the first season since the winning national champion 2008 season which Ole Miss returns to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium after an upset and the only Gator loss of the season. The Gators will host all four non–conference foes New Mexico State, East Carolina, and in–state rivals Florida Atlantic and Florida State.

September 5New Mexico State*

Fox Sports 1   September 12East Carolina*

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

Fox   September 19at Kentucky

CBS/TNT/TBS/TruTV   September 26Tennessee

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)

NBC   October 3Ole Miss

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

Fox   October 10at Missouri

CBS/TNT/TBS/TruTV   October 17at LSU

Fox Sports 1   October 31vs. Georgia

Fox   November 7Vanderbilt

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

NBC   November 14at South Carolina

Fox Sports 1   November 21Florida Atlantic*

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

NBC   November 28Florida State*

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)

Fox  

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Schedule Source:[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
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CFPNot released1111111Not released

References

  1. ^ McMurphy, Brett (November 16, 2014). "Florida's Will Muschamp won't return". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "2015 Florida Football Schedule Released" (Press release). Florida Athletics. October 14, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". University Athletic Association. Retrieved January 4, 2015.