Former Gators coach Urban Meyer selected for College Football Hall of Fame

Urban Meyer, who as coach of the Florida Gators led the program to two national titles, has been selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation announced on Wednesday.

Meyer coached the Gators from 2005-10 and won national titles in 2006 and 2008. His Florida teams went 65–15 overall, and 36–12 in the SEC. He later won another national championship at Ohio State. Meyer becomes the 14th overall Florida Gator and fifth Florida coach to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.

Meanwhile, two former Florida players who also were on the ballot — defensive linemen Alex Brown and Brad Culpepper — did not make the final cut. Both were All-Americans in Gainesville.

Meyer will go into the Hall with another coaching legend, Nick Saban, who led Alabama to six national titles in 17 seasons — and also won a national championship with LSU.

Per a Florida Gators release, here are some of Meyer’s other notable achievements:

–He was named the All-American Football Foundation Coach of the Year in 2008 and his overall winning percentage of .813 ranks second all-time in program history. Also during his time in Gainesville, Gators earned 57 All-America honors and 113 All-SEC accolades. Tim Tebow also won the Heisman Trophy under Meyer in 2007.

–Meyer became the first coach in the history of the Football Bowl Subdivision to post consecutive 13-win seasons (2008 and 2009). He guided the 2008 and 2009 team to a school-record 22 game winning streak, the fourth-longest in the history of the SEC and the longest in the league in 15 years. Between Oct. 4, 2008 and Oct. 2, 2010, his teams won 16-straight SEC games, the second-longest in school history.

-Meyer was 11-4 (.733) against top-10 teams at UF and his Gator teams were ranked at one point in 89-consecutive polls, including 67 weeks in the top 10 and 16 weeks at No. 1. At the Swamp under Meyer, the Gators posted a record of 36-5 (.878). Against rivals Georgia, LSU and Florida State, the Gators earned a mark of 13-5 in six seasons under Meyer.

2025 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS

PLAYERS:

• Montee Ball, RB (2009-12) – University of Wisconsin
• Gregg Carr, LB (1981-84) – Auburn University
• Blake Elliott, WR (2000-03) – Saint John’s University (MN)
• Greg Eslinger, C (2002-05) – University of Minnesota
• Terry Hanratty, QB (1966-68) – University of Notre Dame
• Graham Harrell, QB (2005-08) – Texas Tech University
• John Henderson, DT (1999-2001) – University of Tennessee
• Michael Huff, DB (2002-05) – University of Texas
• Jim Kleinsasser, TE (1995-98) – University of North Dakota
• Alex Mack, OL (2005-08) – University of California
• Terrence Metcalf, OL (1997, 1999-2001) – University of Mississippi
• Haloti Ngata, DT (2002, 2004-05) – University of Oregon
• Steve Slaton, RB (2005-07) – West Virginia University
• Darrin Smith, LB (1989-92) – University of Miami
• Michael Strahan, DL (1989-92) – Texas Southern University
• Dennis Thurman, DB (1974-77) – University of Southern California
• Michael Vick, QB (1999-2000) – Virginia Tech
• Ryan Yarborough, WR (1990-93) – University of Wyoming

COACHES:

• Larry Blakeney – 178-113-1 (61.1%): Troy University (1991-2014)
• Larry Korver – 212-77-6 (72.9%): Northwestern College [IA] (1967-94)
• Urban Meyer – 187-32-0 (85.4%): Bowling Green State University (2001-02): University of Utah (2003-04); University of Florida (2005-10); Ohio State University (2012-18)
• Nick Saban – 292-71-1 (80.4%): University of Toledo (1990); Michigan State University (1995-99); LSU (2000-04); University of Alabama (2007-23)

The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will officially be inducted during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 9, 2025.