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Frustrated fans update Billy Napier Wikipedia entry after Florida's stunning loss to USF

FaceProfileby: Thomas Goldkamp09/07/25
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Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier looks on against the LSU Tigers during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images)

Florida fans’ frustrations are boiling over on Saturday night following a stunning loss in The Swamp to in-state foe USF. And they’re taking it out on the Wikipedia page for coach Billy Napier.

On Saturday night around 9:45 p.m. ET, the main snippet for Napier had been updated (sloppily). It read as follows:

“William Hall Napier (born July 21, 1979)[2] is, unfortunately a American football coach currently trying to single handily destroy the University of Florida,” the entry read. “From 2017 until 2021, he was head coach at the University of Louisiana, amassing a 40–12 record in four seasons with three consecutive 10+ win seasons and two seasons finishing in the AP Poll, both firsts in the program’s history. Prior to Louisiana, he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arizona State University in 2017.”

Florida fans were irate following the loss on Saturday. Fans chanted “Fire Billy” as they exited the stadium.

For his part, Napier dodged a question about whether he’s the right person to lead the program, instead falling back on a “bigger-picture” answer. That won’t particularly satisfy the fans, who watched the program drop to 20-20 overall since Billy Napier took charge.

Billy Napier the right man for the job?

Following the shocking upset, Billy Napier was asked if he believes that he is the right man for the job in Gainesville. Instead of completely shutting it down, he didn’t really answer the question.

“Yeah I think I’m more concerned with doing my job to help lead these young men,” Napier said. “I think that’s a big picture question and I think right now it’s more about today. It’s more about what we do tomorrow and that’s what we’ve got to get consumed with. So I think I’m consumed with doing the best job I can do for the players and leading the staff and getting the football fixed. Ultimately, that’s gonna decide how far we go around here.”

Florida led 16-15 late in the game and looked to have forced a potential 3rd & 10 from the USF 24-yard line with just 2:04 remaining, but the Bulls got a fresh set of downs when Florida DL Brendan Bett was ejected for spitting on a USF player. That 15-yard penalty kept the drive going, and USF eventually got down to the 2-yard line with two seconds to go.

Nico Gramatica was called upon to kick a field goal virtually equivalent to a PAT. He made it, and time expired as the ball went through the uprights. Just like that, USF got the upset – and Florida and Billy Napier both are facing more questions.

On3’s Daniel Hager also contributed to this report.