| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Florida Gators |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Division: | Eastern Division |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 6 |
| Aprank: | 4 |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Spurrier |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Carl Franks |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Bob Stoops |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Fun and gun |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Capacity: 83,000)[1] |
| Bowl: | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 21–6 vs. Penn State |
| Champion: | Florida Citrus Bowl champion |
The 1997 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the eighth for Steve Spurrier as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Spurrier's 1997 Florida Gators finished with a 10–2 overall record and a 6–2 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), tying for second place among the six SEC Eastern Division teams.[2]
See also: 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.