| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Interim head coach &wide receivers coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 0–4 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1971-07-18)July 18, 1971 (age 54) Thornton, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1992 | Colorado State |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994 | MacMurray (WR) |
| 1995–2001 | Kent State (WR/RB) |
| 2001–2002 | Bowling Green (WR) |
| 2003–2004 | Utah (STC/WR) |
| 2005–2007 | Florida (WR) |
| 2008–2009 | Florida (RC/WR) |
| 2010–2011 | LSU (PGC/WR) |
| 2012 | Illinois (co-OC/WR) |
| 2013 | Mississippi State (WR) |
| 2014–2017 | Mississippi State (co-OC/WR) |
| 2018–2019 | Florida (co-OC/WR) |
| 2020–2021 | Florida (PGC/WR) |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic (WR) |
| 2023–2025 | Florida (WR) |
| 2025–present | Florida (interim HC/WR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–4 |
Billy Gonzales (born July 18, 1971) is an former Americancollege football coach and former player who was theinterim head coach andwide receivers coach at theUniversity of Florida. He playedwide receiver atColorado State University from 1990 to 1994.
In 1989, Gonzales joined theColorado State football team. He played for formerOhio State coachEarle Bruce. While he was there, he was mainly a returner, returning 24 punts for 265 yards in 1990 and 16 punts for 330 yards in 1991.[1]
After his playing career, Gonzales started his coaching career at small Division-IIIMacMurray as their wide receivers coach, which he has coached his entire career. He moved on toKent State in the same role.
Gonzales stayed in theMid-American Conference for his next role atBowling Green underUrban Meyer, where he metDan Mullen andJohn Hevesy, two assistant coaches who Gonzales would coach with many times throughout his career.[2] He moved on toUtah in 2003 with Meyer, Mullen, and Hevesy. He moved with them again toFlorida in 2005. After three years as the wide receivers coach, he was promoted to recruiting coordinator in 2008.
Gonzales moved on from Florida in 2010 to serve as LSU's passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach underLes Miles. Under his guidance,Rueben Randle had 53 catches for 917 yards in 2011.[3]
In 2012, Gonzales became the co-offensive coordinator atIllinois. His offense was an abysmal 122nd out of 124th in total offense, which led to him leaving for Mississippi State, reuniting with Mullen and Hevesy.[4] He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator prior to the 2014. His offense was 17th, 33rd, 56th, and 41st in total offense from 2014–2017. He went with Mullen and Hevesy to Florida in 2018 in the same role.[5]
In 2022, afterFlorida head coachDan Mullen was fired, Gonzales joinedWillie Taggart's staff atFlorida Atlantic University (FAU) as a wide receivers coach. He returned to Florida before the2023 season.[6]
Gonzales was named interim head coach of the Gators during the 2025 season after Billy Napier was fired.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida(Southeastern Conference)(2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Florida | 0–3 | 0–3 | [a] | |||||
| Florida: | 0–3 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–3 | ||||||||