The Gators competed in Division I-A of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

They were led by second-year coach Ron Zook, who coached the Gators to a first-place tie in the SEC East, an Outback Bowl berth, and an overall win–loss record of 8–5 (.615).

Consensus All-American Keiwan Ratliff set the school single-season interception mark in 2003 with 9.

Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[2] and GatorZone.com.

[3] Roster Last update: 27 January 2018 [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] at Ben Hill Griffith Stadium • Gainesville, Florida