With the 2017 college football season in the books, what better way to commemorate it with the best GIFs and videos from the season?
First, we start with you all, the fans.
The first Thursday night game of the season gave us this glorious middle finger/surrender cobra combo, from Indiana fans watching their team lose to Ohio State.
These unsuspecting Auburn fans got stuck in the hedges while attempting to celebrate the Tigers’ Iron Bowl win over Alabama.
LSU’s band began playing during a Florida Tom Petty tribute, and this Gator fan was not having it:
THE TERPS SHOWED UP FOR GAME DAY
— SB Nation (@SBNation) September 23, 2017
( : @totalfratmove) pic.twitter.com/BKL9SJvFqA
Down. go. the. goal. post #MissionPossible #BeAGovBeAChampion pic.twitter.com/5egzzA93B0
— Austin Peay Football (@AustinPeayFB) September 17, 2017
Stay until the end of this one:
Tennessee gets its own special section, because well, it was a hell of a season.
The Vols fired Butch Jones and hired Jeremy Pruitt, but the season had some, uh, highlights. First! The video that sums up the Florida-Tennessee rivalry, filled with deep-seated hatred and debauchery.
I hate that we lost but at least our players don't represent our team like this. I love a rivalry but be classy about it EDIT: I know our fans have done questionable things. They shouldn't have peed on the tebow statue but I'm not saying this over and over again: players are supposed to be controlled by coaches and fans are not. This is a representation of the control Jim Mcelwain and staff has on its players. If this was a Tennessee player I would be embarrassed. Athletes are held to a higher standard.
Posted by Chandler Cox on Saturday, September 16, 2017
Vols fighting Vols, an annual tradition:
When someone tries to tell you that Butch Jones is actually a good coach pic.twitter.com/9fOLIwkCFb
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 30, 2017
And during Tennessee’s home game against LSU, its damn stadium decided to fall apart.
Football fans vs Wind in Neyland pic.twitter.com/XhiD3RXDXJ
— CFB Gif'er (@CFBgifer) November 19, 2017
In a nutshell:
Aaaand the Vols lost to Florida on a last-second pass, too.
The Vols also had a turnover trash can on their sideline, which gave us this missed celebration dunk:
Moving on! Some of the best sideline moments of the season
Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin caught a football with one hand, and one of his players was blown away.
On a related Lane note:
Yep, that's a real life Lane Kiffin Train at FAU.
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) November 3, 2017
Watch Kiffin and @FAU_Football take on Marshall tonight at 6 PM ET on CBS Sports Network! pic.twitter.com/lt3iEHfQdw
Kudos to USC’s cheerleaders, some of whom were extremely into the fighting going on behind them ...
... and some of whom just ignored it to keep right on cheering:
Mississippi State players dancing while their head coach is incensed is my aesthetic:
NSFW:
Look at Mark Richt’s ups!
Sour Patch Kids = game day fuel.
82-Year-old Lee Corso still got moves pic.twitter.com/LS3o9wjDKF
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) October 1, 2017
This reporter is lucky to still be breathing pic.twitter.com/k0RJcePc8n
— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) September 1, 2017
Florida State’s 2017 season was incredibly weird, and this angry Jimbo Fisher GIF sums up the year pretty well:
Trouble in Paradise - Get back coach edition. #BetrayalOfTrust pic.twitter.com/TYlTSaXTCO
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) October 1, 2017
Miami had the year’s most beloved turnover prop, but Kennesaw State had the most lovable ...
The Kennesaw State Turnover Plank is the best trophy in footballThis is the Kennesaw State Owls turnover plank, college football's BEST turnover trophy. The full story: https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/11/16/16652786/kennesaw-state-turnover-plank-ed-edd-eddy
Posted by SB Nation College Football on Friday, November 17, 2017
... Texas A&M had the weirdest ...
.. and Wisconsin mocked Miami’s chain mercilessly in the Orange Bowl:
Put that chain on and rip it off! @BadgerFootball pic.twitter.com/b0IUL88pXW
— Trent Keitel (@TrentKeitel) December 31, 2017
"Turnover chain my f***in ass" - Paul Chryst pic.twitter.com/acd7wx3lxp
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) December 31, 2017
Refs greatest hits, 2017
When the mic’s broke:
DOINK!
These are just hilarious, and there’s no other way to categorize them, folks.
This extra point THAT WAS GOOD makes me laugh out loud every time.
best extra point ever? pic.twitter.com/L6xgtdB9Qi
— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) October 8, 2017
Have you ever seen a punter get sacked?
TFW the turf legit splits in the middle of the Big Ten Championship.
Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy and quarterback Mason Rudolph both went shirtless during a pep rally:
BYU’s mascot went viral for its dance moves, so Mississippi State’s accepted the challenge.
What did the five fingers say to the face?
Having some trouble on defense? Just throw a towel like UCLA did! (Yes, this could’ve been a penalty.)
A UCLA DL just threw a towel at a pass. Isn't that a penalty? pic.twitter.com/BdXtVV73CE
— Sam Spangler (@SamSpanglerKHON) September 9, 2017
Ohio state QB coach Ryan Day was caught digging for gold:
NC State poked fun at Louisville basketball’s FBI investigation pretty cleverly:
OK, onto more serious on-field matters here: Catches!
Awesome catch by player on football team you didn’t know existed alert: pic.twitter.com/elToudDNZQ
— Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) September 1, 2017
Florida’s offensive highlight of the year, tbh:
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 23, 2017
Wanna see a 6’2, 308-pound defensive lineman score a touchdown? Enter Da’Ron Payne:
Some running backs did merciless things to defenders this season, too.
Bolu Olorunfunmi! Just WOW. #UOvsUCLA@UCLAFootball with the lead.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 21, 2017
Watch: https://t.co/ZLABag9Ytt pic.twitter.com/8Xmi2PDINl
Hawai'i is only down 14; still getting dragged pic.twitter.com/m5GnW046to
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) October 29, 2017
The Baker Mayfield experience
Baker Mayfield on his Johnny Manziel bullshit pic.twitter.com/BnTvhCaNiW
— 5th Year (@5thYear) November 18, 2017
Baker Mayfield plants the OU flag in the Ohio State logo at midfield pic.twitter.com/Ovas203PqP
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 10, 2017
There were some unfortunate moments, too.
This Boise State pick-six ended up being a Troy fumble that turned into a Boise touchback.
Fireworks and a celebration for an incomplete pass?!?! pic.twitter.com/bSjRAIVY7m
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) September 3, 2017
UConn hadn’t won in so long that its quarterback had to practice a kneeldown!
It's been awhile for UCONN pic.twitter.com/ndQD013k61
— Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) September 1, 2017
Another summation of Florida State’s 2017 season:
One of Sam Darnold’s many turnovers, but this one wasn’t his fault!
Tackled into a damn marimba:
This dang 87-yard fumble gets its own section, because it was extra special.
This play resulted in a loss of almost 90 yards.
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 10, 2017
HOW IS THIS EVEN REAL? pic.twitter.com/gsD9GulNaF
Animals made for some interesting moments this season, as always.
— FOX Sports South (@FOXSportsSouth) September 23, 2017
SQUIRREL TOUCHDOWN
REPEAT: SQUIRREL TOUCHDOWN
pic.twitter.com/IHFJdqEP6b
Ole Miss changed its sideline mascot from a Rebel to Landshark, and Auburn’s band wasted no time poking fun at them for it. A shark mascot is an animal, don’t @ me.
So the landshark did make an appearance at Auburn today. Or maybe Left Shark, possibly Right Shark. Anyway, Aubie is wearing the costume. pic.twitter.com/6pZ8MckOFD
— Tyler Greever (@Tyler_Greever) October 7, 2017
Big 12 fox back:
ASU's FG try is no good! We're scoreless after the Sun Devils' first drive. #WreckEm #WhatDoesTheFoxSay pic.twitter.com/5c5VMEt9s3
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) September 17, 2017
More hilarity!
Michigan kicker Quinn Nordin had a crotch grab during the Outback Bowl against South Carolina. Yes — Michigan’s kicker!
When Kentucky double teams the punter all game...61 yard bomb topped off with a pancake pic.twitter.com/bG6bwdEbdP
— Johnny Townsend (@johnnytownsend1) September 25, 2017
Greatest flop ever tbh right here from NC State’s Bradley Chubb:
Chubb also blatantly spat on FSU’s logo ...
... and broke out the celebration of the year:
This guy is a treasure pic.twitter.com/V5UUw4tDXY
— Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) November 11, 2017
That time Deontay Burnett celebrated a TD by shaking former USC quarterback Matt Leinart’s hand in the end zone.
Michigan QB John O’Korn randomly slipped or flopped (we don’t really know, either) unexpectedly on the sideline:
Breeland Speaks recovered a fumble, and says “hi.” pic.twitter.com/Ee4i7Pb0wM
— Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) November 24, 2017
Boise State scored two touchdowns via this pirouette:
James Franklin after WINNING the Fiesta Bowl:
Iowa State-West Virginia was interrupted by LASERS briefly, and it was amazing.
Remember this moment between Boise and Oregon from 2009?
The two met in this year’s Las Vegas Bowl, and decided to recreate that moment, but the best part is that the Oregon player retaliated against the wrong Bronco.
Mike Leach is a national treasure, part 1,000.
Mike Leach. Goths. #Pac12AfterDark pic.twitter.com/cFpBLzpEMY
— Stephen Osentoski (@StephenToski) October 22, 2017
Mike Leach with the catch of the year pic.twitter.com/3GlGlkwXFW
— Jack McGuire (@JackMacCFB) November 26, 2017
There were some pretty awesome moments, too.
Here’s UCF star linebacker Shaquem Griffin, who has only one hand, battling for a Memphis fumble. He makes a ton of plays, but this one sums him up pretty well.
This is anything but a regular PAT.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) September 3, 2017
Jake Olson, blind since age 12, just snapped for the first time in a live game. https://t.co/amyHcFoVue
Ever seen a walk-off pick-six hurdle? Here ya go!
What a finish! Alize Ward takes the interception back 67 yards as time expires to give @SFA_Football the win! #AxeEm #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/0X0q8bR7Ng
— SFA Athletics (@SFA_Athletics) September 17, 2017
Crowd rocks to Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” Very, very cool. pic.twitter.com/f93LTJl2fZ
— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) October 7, 2017
Bowling Green got its first win of the season on this incredible play:
Wow.
— #MACtion (@MACSports) October 7, 2017
Brandon Harris picks up the fumble and takes it 99-yards for a @BG_Football TD! #AyZiggy #MACtion pic.twitter.com/pjfAiBK5p5
Iowa started a new amazing tradition of waving the the nearby children’s hospital at the start of the fourth quarter:
Iowa's "Kinnick Wave" is the best new college football traditionIowa's "Kinnick Wave" is the best new tradition in college football.
Posted by SB Nation College Football on Wednesday, September 20, 2017
And Alabama true freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa played hero and won the Tide the national championship over Georgia:
Piesman Trophy finalists!
Brock Riggs from Heidelberg won it, thanks to this front-flip TD:
THEE Brock Riggs for #Piesman2017 @BergAthletics @BergFootball @SportsCenter @SBNation @Morgan_Moriarty @piesmantrophy pic.twitter.com/Df6YJKJSC8
— HeidelbergWHEI (@Berg_WHEI) November 16, 2017
The other finalists were St. Francis’ Louie Gartner:
What a play by Louie Gartner! 96-yard pick-six for the big guy! #RedFlash pic.twitter.com/H6LNfXBHKy
— Saint Francis U FB (@RedFlashFB) October 28, 2017
And Wyoming’s Carl Granderson:
And last but certainly not least ...
Our very own #FRYINNANNI achieved his lifelong goal of being the Outback Bowl Bloomin’ Onion mascot:
What else?
Add ’em in the comments!