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The Florida Gators\u2019<\/a> big win over the Texas Longhorns was not enough to salvage the rest of Billy Napier\u2019s tenure as the head coach of the football team.<\/p>\n

Florida fired Napier on Sunday following the team\u2019s 23-21 victory over Mississippi State<\/a>, according to multiple reports. Florida committed two turnovers and was penalized seven times for 60 yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Gators\u2019 performance didn\u2019t appear to spark confidence in athletic director Scott Stricklin. Gators fans booed Napier as he sprinted off the field.<\/p>\n

Napier was 22-23 in four seasons as the Gators\u2019 head coach, including 12-16 against SEC opponents. He was 5-17 against ranked opponents, including 0-14 away from home. He declined to give up his play-calling duties despite calls to do so.<\/p>\n

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Florida hired Napier after he revived the Louisiana Ragin\u2019 Cajuns<\/a> program. He led Louisiana to three seasons of at least 10 wins. The team was 12-1 in 2021.<\/p>\n

He joined the Gators in 2022 after the Dan Mullen era came to an end. He was 6-7 in his first season and never won more than eight games.<\/p>\n

The Gators started the 2025 season with a 55-0 win over Long Island. But they followed that up with a two-point loss to South Florida and blowouts against LSU and Miami. The Gators topped Texas and Arch Manning but fell to Texas A&M last week.<\/p>\n

Receivers coach Billy Gonzales is expected to be named the interim head coach.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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