The 2024 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators were led by third-year head coach Billy Napier and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium located in Gainesville, Florida.
The Gators entered the season with one of the most difficult schedules in the history of college football. After opening the season with a loss to Miami and a win over Samford, conference play began with a 33-20 home loss to the Texas A&M Aggies, calling into question the future of head coach Billy Napier. Florida would win their next 2 games, on the road at Mississippi State and a home game against UCF, before losing a close game to No. 8 Tennessee, amplifying the discussion around a potential coaching change. Florida proceeded to win its next game against Kentucky, before losses to No. 2 Georgia and No. 5 Texas. However, the team would rallied towards the end of the season, upsetting No. 22 LSU and No. 9 Ole Miss in back to back games. The Florida Gators would finish on a three-game winning streak, beating their in-state rival, the Florida State Seminoles on the road in Tallahassee, their first win in this rivalry since 2021 and their first at Doak Campbell Stadium since 2018. This also marked Florida's first regular-season winning record since 2020. With a win over Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl, Florida would win their first bowl game since 2019.
Overall, thirty-seven Florida players left the program during or after the 2023 season. 6 players graduated, 1 medically retired, 6 players declared for the NFL draft, while the other 24 players entered the transfer portal. Of those twenty-four, 22 have found new teams while 2 have not.
Twenty-one Florida players will be playing for new teams in the 2024 season after entering the NCAA Transfer Portal. Over the off-season, Florida added thirteen players from the transfer portal.
Additionally, the following players are currently in the transfer portal and have not committed to a new school for the 2024 season.
<small>*Jameer Grimsley originally signed to Alabama, but left the program following the departure of head coach Nick Saban.</small>
Florida and the SEC announced the 2024 football schedule on December 13, 2023.
Florida head coach Billy Napier entered his third year as the Gator's head coach for the 2024 season. During his previous two years with Florida, Napier led the Gators to an overall record of 11 wins and 14 losses (.440) and an SEC record of 6 wins and 10 losses (0.375), with one bowl appearance.
Source: 2024 Florida Coaching Staff