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The 2007 Florida Gators football team will represent the University of Florida in the 2007 college football season. This is the team's third season under head coach Urban Meyer. They will play their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida where they are currently undefeated under Meyer's tenure.

Previous season

The Gators won the BCS Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona to cap off the 2006 season, the second national championship in school history. In addition, they won a school-record 13 games and the school's seventh official SEC title.

Pre-season

Two highly-rated recruiting classes from 2006 and 2007 are expected to fill up most of the depth chart, as few upperclassmen remain from last year's title team. Nine of 11 starters have to be replaced from their championship defense. While the offense lost fewer starters—only 6—from last season, the Gators will have to replace their former leader, Chris Leak, at quarterback. Leak will most likely be replaced by sophomore Tim Tebow, who shared quarterback duties with him last season but has zero career starts.

The coaching staff remained, surprisingly, intact after 2006, which gives Meyer a third straight season at Florida with the same coaching staff.

The schedule for the Gators plays in their favor this season, as they face their toughest opponents—such as Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida State—at home in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Despite the challenges of youth, the Gators are ranked in the top 5 in some preseason polls.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	(Rank^#)Opponent	Stadium · City
September 1, 2007*	6:00PM	Western Kentucky	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
September 8, 2007*	6:00PM	Troy	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
September 15, 2007	3:30PM	Tennessee	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
September 22, 2007		@ Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium · Oxford, MS
September 29, 2007		Auburn	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
October 6, 2007	8:00PM	@ LSU	Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA
October 20, 2007		@ Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium · Lexington, KY
October 27, 2007		Georgia	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium · Jacksonville, FL
November 3, 2007^†		Vanderbilt	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
November 10, 2007		@ South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC
November 17, 2007*		Florida Atlantic	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
November 24, 2007*		Florida State	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL
*Non-Conference Game ^†Homecoming ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are Eastern Time (UTC-5) and subject to change.

Game notes

Western Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers					0
Gators					0

Western Kentucky fills the void left by Central Florida, who backed out of being the Gators' opener in December 2006. This will be the first game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium since before the Gators won their 2006 SEC and national championships.

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans					0
Gators					0

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Volunteers					0
Gators					0

The Tennessee Volunteers travel to Gainesville in the annual meeting of the two bitter rivals. The Gators won last year's contest, 21-20, en route to their SEC Championship.

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators					0
Rebels					0

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers					0
Gators					0

The Gators will look for revenge for last year's loss as the Auburn Tigers travel to The Swamp.

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators					0
Tigers					0

In one of the most anticipated games of the season, the Florida Gators will travel to Tiger Stadium to face the LSU Tigers.^{[citation needed]}

Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators					0
Wildcats					0

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Gators					0

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores					0
Gators					0

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gators					0
Gamecocks					0

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls					0
Gators					0

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles					0
Gators					0

Personnel

Depth Chart

Roster

Coaching Staff

Urban Meyer - Head Coach - 2 years at UF
Steve Addazio - Tackles/Tight Ends - 2 years
Stan Drayton - Running Backs - 2 years
Billy Gonzales - Wide Receivers - 2 years
Chuck Heater - Recruiting Coordinator/Cornerbacks - 2 years
John Hevesy - Centers/Guards - 2 years
John "Doc" Holliday - Associate Head Coach/Safeties - 2 years
Greg Mattison - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line - 2 years
Dan Mullen - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks - 2 years
Charlie Strong - Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers - 7 years

Sources

1. Schedule/Results - http://gatorzone.com/sched.php?sport=footb

2. Coaching Staff - http://gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2007

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-The '''2007 [[Florida Gators football]] team''' will represent the [[University of Florida]] in the [[2007 NCAA Division I-A football season|2007 college football season]].  This is the team's third season under head coach [[Urban Meyer]].  They will play their home games at [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]].
+The '''2007 [[Florida Gators football]] team''' will represent the [[University of Florida]] in the [[2007 NCAA Division I-A football season|2007 college football season]].  This is the team's third season under head coach [[Urban Meyer]].  They will play their home games at [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]] where they are currently undefeated under Meyer's tenure.
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