0 4 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I - A ▁football ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁G ators ▁competed ▁in ▁Division ▁I - A ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N CAA ) ▁and ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁( SE C ), ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Ben ▁Hill ▁Griff in ▁Stadium ▁on ▁the ▁university ' s ▁G aines ville , ▁Florida ▁campus . ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁last ▁for ▁head ▁coach ▁Ron ▁Z ook , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁G ators ▁to ▁a ▁regular ▁season ▁record ▁of ▁ 7 – 4 ▁(. 6 3 6 ). ▁ ▁Pre - season ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁fifth ▁time ▁in ▁school ▁history , ▁Florida ▁played ▁five ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁six ▁games ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁games ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁Florida ' s ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁prior ▁seasons ▁under ▁Z ook ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁in ▁conference ▁play ▁was ▁an ▁SE C ▁league ▁best ▁ 7 – 1 . ▁ ▁E ight ▁star ters ▁returned ▁and ▁true ▁s oph om ore ▁Chris ▁Le ak ▁would ▁start ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁G ators ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁Eastern ▁Michigan ▁from ▁the ▁Mid - American ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Florida ▁Football ▁Media ▁Guide , ▁and ▁G ator Zone . com . ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Michigan ▁ ▁Tennessee