Florida Gators Football - National Championships

National Championships

Year Coach Selector Record Bowl Result
1996 Steve Spurrier AP, Coaches 12–1 Sugar Bowl Florida 52, Florida State 20
2006 Urban Meyer BCS, AP 13–1 BCS National Championship Game Florida 41, Ohio State 14
2008 Urban Meyer BCS, AP 13–1 BCS National Championship Game Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
Total national championships: 3

The 1996 Gators, 2006 Gators and 2008 Gators were ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll and Coaches Poll, and were recognized as consensus national champions after winning national championship games following their respective regular seasons. The 1984 Gators finished No. 3 in the final AP Poll and No. 7 in the final UPI Coaches Poll, but were recognized as the national champions by The Sporting News, The New York Times, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Matthews, and Jeff Sagarin rankings. The 1984 Brigham Young Cougars were ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll and UPI Poll Coaches Poll, and were recognized as the consensus national champions. The 1985 Gators were ranked No. 5 in the final AP poll, but were also recognized as the national champions by one other minor selector.

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