The 2023 Florida Gators football team represented the

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in the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC) during the

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. Led by second-year head coach

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, the Gators played home games at

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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

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. 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,

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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

References

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