American college football season
2023 Florida Gators football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 5–7 (3–5 SEC) |
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Head coach | - Billy Napier (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Rob Sale (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
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Defensive coordinator | Austin Armstrong (1st season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Sean Spencer (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–2–5 |
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Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2023 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Billy Napier, the Gators played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Utah* | | | ESPN | L 11–24 | 53,644 |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | McNeese* | | | ESPNU | W 49–7 | 88,163 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 Tennessee | | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 29–16 | 90,751 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte* | No. 25 | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL
| SECN+/ESPN+ | W 22–7 | 89,053 |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 22 | | ESPN | L 14–33 | 61,699 |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL
| SECN | W 38–14 | 89,432 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | | | SECN | W 41–39 | 79,247 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Georgia | | | CBS | L 20–43 | 76,251 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Arkansas | | - Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Gainesville, FL
| ESPN2 | L 36–39 OT | 89,782 |
November 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 19 LSU | | | SECN | L 35–52 | 102,321 |
November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Missouri | | | ESPN | L 31–33 | 62,621 |
November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Florida State* | | | ESPN | L 15–24 | 90,341 |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | | |
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Coaches | RV | — | — | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | | |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | | Not released |
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Game summaries
No. 14 Utah
The season-opening matchup against Utah was notable for it being the Gators' first non-conference true road game outside the state of Florida since a 38–21 loss to Syracuse in the 1991 season.[2][3] With the loss, the Gators' most recent non-conference road win outside the state of Florida remains a 38–13 win at Memphis State on September 23, 1989. They also had not played a road game west of the Rocky Mountains since a 1983 game at USC.[4]
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
2–0 | September 3, 2022 | Florida | 29–26 |
Uniform combination |
Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
Game one – Florida Gators at No. 14 Utah Utes – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
No. 14 Utah | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: August 31
- Game time: 6:05 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: W at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 53,644
- Referee: David Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)[5]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Utah – Money Parks 70-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Cole Becker kick), 13:10
- Florida – Adam Mihalek 32-yard field goal, 2:27
- Second quarter
- Utah – Nate Johnson 27-yard run (Cole Becker kick), 7:50
- Utah – Cole Becker 51-yard field goal, 2:52
- Third quarter
- Utah – Bryson Barnes 5-yard run (Cole Becker kick), 11:06
- Fourth quarter
- Florida – Caleb Douglas 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Eugene Wilson III pass), 9:22
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Statistics | Florida | Utah |
First downs | 17 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 65–346 | 53–270 |
Rushes–yards | 21–13 | 30–105 |
Passing yards | 333 | 165 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 31–44–1 | 15–23–0 |
Time of possession | 31:56 | 28:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 31/44, 333 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 7 carries, 25 yards |
Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 8 receptions, 92 yards |
Utah | Passing | Bryson Barnes | 12/18, 159 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Micah Bernard Nate Johnson | 45 yards 45 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Money Parks | 1 reception, 70 yards, 1 TD |
Pregame line[6] | Over/under |
Utah −5.5 | 44.5 |
McNeese
Previous meeting |
First Meeting |
Game two – McNeese Cowboys (FCS) (0–1) at Florida Gators (0–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
McNeese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Florida | 13 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 49 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 88,163
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)[7]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Florida – Treyaun Webb 2-yard run, 7:04
- Florida – Trevor Etienne 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 0:34
- Third quarter
- Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:27
- Florida – Ricky Pearsall 50-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:45
- Florida – Jamari Lyons 0-yard safety, 2:54
- Fourth quarter
- Florida – Treyaun Webb 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 13:00
- McNeese – Coleby Hamm 8-yard run (Garrison Smith kick), 2:24
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Statistics | McNeese | Florida |
First downs | 6 | 33 |
Plays–yards | 40–112 | 74–560 |
Rushes–yards | 26–46 | 51–327 |
Passing yards | 66 | 233 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 7–14–0 | 18–23–0 |
Time of possession | 23:51 | 36:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
McNeese | Passing | Nate Glantz | 6/13, 62 yards |
Rushing | D'Angelo Durham | 11 carries, 45 yards |
Receiving | Jon McCall | 1 reception, 18 yards |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 14/17, 193 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 6 receptions, 123 yards |
Pregame line[8] | Over/under |
Florida −47.5 | 55.5 |
No. 11 Tennessee
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
31–21 | September 24, 2022 | Tennessee | 38–33 |
Game three – No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) at Florida Gators (1–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Tennessee | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Florida | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
- Date: September 16
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 90,751
- Referee: Scott Walker
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)[9]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 4-yard run, 9:28
- Florida – Graham Mertz 1 yard run (Trey Smack kick), 7:20
- Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 18-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 2:22
- Third quarter
- Tennessee – Charles Campbell 42-yard field goal, 9:31
- Fourth quarter
- Florida – Trey Smack 27-yard field goal, 9:55
- Tennessee – Bru McCoy 55-yard pass from Joe Milton III, 8:41
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Statistics | Tennessee | Florida |
First downs | 17 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 64–387 | 67–349 |
Rushes–yards | 30–100 | 43–183 |
Passing yards | 287 | 166 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–34–1 | 19–24–0 |
Time of possession | 22:32 | 37:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Tennessee | Passing | Joe Milton III | 20/34, 287 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Wright | 16 carries, 63 yards |
Receiving | Bru McCoy | 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 19/24, 166 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 23 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Eugene Wilson III | 6 receptions, 44 yards |
Pregame line[10] | Over/under |
Tennessee −5.5 | 55.5 |
Charlotte
Previous meeting |
First Meeting |
Game four – Charlotte 49ers (1–2) at No. 25 Florida Gators (2–1) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Charlotte | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 25 Florida | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 7:02 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: cloudy
- Game attendance: 89,053
- Referee: Lee Hedrick
- TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Aaron Murray (analyst)[11]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Florida – Arlis Boardingham 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 8:26
- Florida – Trey Smack 27-yard field goal, 4:14
- Second quarter
- Florida – Trey Smack 23-yard field goal, 12:50
- Florida – Trey Smack 54-yard field goal, 8:21
- Charlotte – Jalon Jones 7-yard run (Kyle Cunanan kick), 2:30
- Third quarter
- Florida – Trey Smack 36-yard field goal, 7:27
- Fourth quarter
- Florida – Trey Smack 23-yard field goal, 2:28
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Statistics | Charlotte | Florida |
First downs | 10 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 53–210 | 59–395 |
Rushes–yards | 28–77 | 36–136 |
Passing yards | 133 | 259 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–25–0 | 20–23–0 |
Time of possession | 28:25 | 31:35 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Charlotte | Passing | Jalon Jones | 11/16, 111 yards |
Rushing | Jalon Jones | 20 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Colin Weber | 4 receptions, 54 yards |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 20/23, 259 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 16 carries, 63 yards |
Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 6 receptions, 104 yards |
Pregame line[12] | Over/under |
Florida −28.5 | 48.5 |
Kentucky
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
53–20 | September 10, 2022 | Kentucky | 26–16 |
Game five – No. 22 Florida Gators (3–1) at Kentucky Wildcats (4–0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 22 Florida | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Kentucky | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
- Date: September 30
- Game time: 12:07 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 61,699
- Referee: Matt Loeffler
- TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)[13]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Kentucky – Alex Raynor 24-yard field goal, 7:13
- Kentucky – Ray Davis 9-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick), 5:37
- Kentucky – Ray Davis 75-yard run, 0:23
- Second quarter
- Kentucky – Ray Davis 3-yard run (Alex Raynor kick), 8:54
- Florida – Hayden Hansen 4-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 0:34
- Third quarter
- Kentucky – Ray Davis 2-yard run (Alex Raynor kick), 10:54
- Florida – Ricky Pearsall 33-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 7:17
- Fourth quarter
- Kentucky – Alex Raynor 50-yard field goal, 7:44
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Statistics | Florida | Kentucky |
First downs | 15 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 59–313 | 56–398 |
Rushes–yards | 29–69 | 36–329 |
Passing yards | 244 | 69 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 25–30–1 | 9–20–0 |
Time of possession | 31:14 | 28:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 25/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 10 carries, 42 yards |
Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 3 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD |
Kentucky | Passing | Devin Leary | 9/20, 69 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Ray Davis | 26 carries, 280 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Barion Brown | 4 receptions, 37 yards |
Pregame line[14] | Over/under |
Kentucky −1.5 | 43.5 |
Vanderbilt
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
43–11–2 | November 19, 2022 | Vanderbilt | 31–24 |
Game six – Vanderbilt Commodores (2–4) at Florida Gators (3–2) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vanderbilt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Florida | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 4:01 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 89,432
- Referee: David Smith
- TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline reporter)[15]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Florida – Ricky Pearsall 14-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 9:05
- Vanderbilt – Will Sheppard 85-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick), 6:15
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- Florida – Eugene Wilson III 9-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 3:16
- Vanderbilt – Richie Hoskins 21-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick), 0:44
- Fourth quarter
- Florida – Trey Smack 40-yard field goal, 12:12
- Vanderbilt – Arlis Boardingham 15-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 7:19
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Statistics | Vanderbilt | Florida |
First downs | 13 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 53–340 | 71–495 |
Rushes–yards | 19–64 | 30–215 |
Passing yards | 276 | 280 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–34–0 | 34–41–1 |
Time of possession | 23:02 | 36:58 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 19/34, 276 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Sedrick Alexander | 8 carries, 27 yards |
Receiving | Will Sheppard | 3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 30/36, 254 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 18 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Arlis Boardingham | 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD |
Pregame line[16] | Over/under |
Florida −18.5 | 51.5 |
South Carolina
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
30–10–3 | November 12, 2022 | Florida | 38–6 |
Game seven – Florida Gators (4–2) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2–3) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 10 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
South Carolina | 14 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 39 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 3:35 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: W at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 79,247
- Referee: Steve Marlowe
- TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)[17]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Florida – Trevor Etienne 3-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 10:47
- South Carolina – Trey Knox 6-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick), 7:49
- Florida – Trey Smack 48-yard field goal, 4:08
- South Carolina – Juju McDowell 17-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick), 2:02
- Second quarter
- Florida – Trey Smack 44-yard field goal, 13:39
- Florida – Kahleil Jackson 7-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Hayden Hansen pass), 8:13
- South Carolina – Mario Anderson 20-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick), 4:57
- Florida – Trey Smack 28-yard field goal, 0:03
- Third quarter
- South Carolina – Mitch Jeter 27-yard field goal, 10:26
- Florida – Trey Smack 54-yard field goal, 7:24
- Fourth quarter
- South Carolina – Juju McDowell 3-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick), 14:55
- South Carolina – Joshua Simon 33-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, 9:11
- Florida – Arlis Boardingham 4-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 4:40
- Florida – Ricky Pearsall 21-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 0:47
- South Carolina – 0-yard safety
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Statistics | Florida | South Carolina |
First downs | 28 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 81–494 | 63–465 |
Rushes–yards | 33–71 | 33–152 |
Passing yards | 423 | 313 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 30–48–0 | 23–30–1 |
Time of possession | 32:44 | 27:16 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 30/48, 423 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 11 carries, 50 yards |
Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 10 receptions, 166 yards, 1 TD |
South Carolina | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 23/30, 313 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Mario Anderson | 20 carries, 98 yards |
Receiving | Xavier Legette | 5 receptions, 110 yards |
Pregame line[18] | Over/under |
South Carolina −1.5 | 50.5 |
No. 1 Georgia
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
44–54–2 | October 29, 2022 | Georgia | 42–20 |
Game eight – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (7–0) vs. Florida Gators (5–2) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 1 Georgia | 10 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
Florida | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at EverBank Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
Game information |
- First quarter
- Florida – Eugene Wilson III 25-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 11:19
- Georgia – Peyton Woodring 22-yard field goal, 6:16
- Georgia – Ladd McConkey 41-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick), 1:23
- Second quarter
- Georgia – Daijun Edwards 20-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 13:25
- Georgia – Daijun Edwards 2-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 10:34
- Georgia – 0-yard safety
- Third quarter
- Georgia – Peyton Woodring 32-yard field goal, 7:05
- Georgia – Dillon Bell 17-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick), 0:18
- Fourth quarter
- Florida – Hayden Hansen 5-yard pass from Graham Mertz, 12:29
- Georgia – Kendall Milton 1 yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 5:57
- Florida – Graham Mertz 1 yard run (Trey Smack kick), 1:20
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Statistics | Georgia | Florida |
First downs | 23 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 66–486 | 59–339 |
Rushes–yards | 38–171 | 25–109 |
Passing yards | 315 | 230 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–28–0 | 25–34–0 |
Time of possession | 33:29 | 26:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Georgia | Passing | Carson Beck | 19/28, 315 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Daijun Edwards | 16 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Ladd McConkey | 6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 25/34, 230 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 9 carries, 82 yards |
Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 6 receptions, 99 yards |
Pregame line[20] | Over/under |
Georgia −14.5 | 50.5 |
Arkansas
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
10–2 | November 14, 2020 | Florida | 63–35 |
Game nine – Arkansas Razorbacks (2–6) at Florida Gators (5–3) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Arkansas | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
Florida | 14 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 12:01 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 89,782
- Referee: Lee Hedrick
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)[21]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Arkansas – AJ Green 8-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (Cam Little kick), 12:06
- Arkansas – Jaylon Braxton 33-yard fumble recovery (Cam Little kick), 11:54
- Florida – Eugene Wilson III 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 5:33
- Florida – Eugene Wilson III 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 2:04
- Second quarter
- Arkansas – Cam Little 37-yard field goal, 4:39
- Florida – Trey Smack 47-yard field goal, 0:29
- Third quarter
- Arkansas – Cam Little 41-yard field goal, 10:34
- Florida – Ricky Pearsall 32-yard pass from Graham Mertz, 1:38
- Fourth quarter
- Arkansas – Cam Little 22-yard field goal, 12:54
- Florida – Trey Smack 34-yard field goal, 7:58
- Arkansas – KJ Jefferson 25-yard run (Cam Little kick), 4:26
- Florida – Trevor Etienne 26-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 3:02
- Arkansas – Cam Little 49-yard field goal, 0:44
- Overtime
- Florida – Trey Smack 39-yard field goal
- Arkansas – Tyrone Broden 4-yard pass from KJ Jefferson
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Statistics | Arkansas | Florida |
First downs | 23 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 78–481 | 70–394 |
Rushes–yards | 47–226 | 28–112 |
Passing yards | 255 | 282 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–31–1 | 26–42–0 |
Time of possession | 29:46 | 30:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Arkansas | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 20/31, 255 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Raheim Sanders | 18 carries, 103 yards |
Receiving | Andrew Armstrong | 3 receptions, 103 yards |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 26/42, 282 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 12 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Eugene Wilson III | 8 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD |
Pregame line[22] | Over/under |
Florida −2.5 | 49.5 |
No. 19 LSU
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
33–30–3 | October 15, 2022 | LSU | 45–35 |
Game ten – Florida Gators (5–4) at No. 19 LSU Tigers (6–3) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
No. 19 LSU | 7 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Date: November 11
- Game time: 6:39 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: cloudy
- Game attendance: 102,321
- Referee: Steve Marlowe
- TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)[23]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- LSU – Damian Ramos 28-yard field goal, 11:52
- LSU – Jayden Daniels 85-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 8:21
- Florida – Trevor Etienne 7-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 4:30
- Third quarter
- LSU – Kaleb Jackson 5-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 11:05
- Florida – Trevor Etienne 21-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 9:37
- Florida – Graham Mertz 1 yard run (Trey Smack kick), 7:16
- LSU – Jayden Daniels 51-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 6:09
- LSU – Noah Cain 6-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 2:18
- Fourth quarter
- Florida – Trevor Etienne 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 10:27
- LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 37-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 9:14
- LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 7-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 2:25
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Statistics | Florida | LSU |
First downs | 27 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 488 | 701 |
Rushes–yards | 177 | 329 |
Passing yards | 311 | 372 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 23–38–0 | 17–26–0 |
Time of possession | 34:24 | 25:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 26/38, 311 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Trevor Etienne | 18 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 7 receptions, 103 yards |
LSU | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 17/26, 372 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jayden Daniels | 12 carries, 234 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Brian Thomas Jr. | 6 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD |
Pregame line[24] | Over/under |
LSU −15.5 | 67.5 |
No. 9 Missouri
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
6–6 | October 5, 2022 | Florida | 24–17 |
Game eleven – Florida Gators (5–5) at No. 9 Missouri Tigers (8–2) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
No. 9 Missouri | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
- Date: November 18
- Game time: 6:36 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: W at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 62,621
- Referee: Scott Walker
- TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter)[25]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Missouri – Cody Schrader 42-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 14:29
- Missouri – Harrison Mevis 39-yard field goal, 1:21
- Third quarter
- Florida – Trevor Etienne 37-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 11:54
- Missouri – Brady Cook 1 yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 8:53
- Florida – Ricky Pearsall 39-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 7:16
- Missouri – Harrison Mevis 24-yard field goal, 3:53
- Fourth quarter
- Missouri – Theo Wease 77-yard pass from Brady Cook, 13:14
- Florida – Trevor Etienne 9-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 7:49
- Florida – Trey Smack 35-yard field goal, 1:36
- Missouri – Harrison Mevis 30-yard field goal, 0:05
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Statistics | Florida | Missouri |
First downs | 23 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 66–500 | 67–508 |
Rushes–yards | 40–261 | 32–177 |
Passing yards | 239 | 331 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–26–1 | 20–35–0 |
Time of possession | 33:08 | 26:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 14/21, 183 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 12 carries, 85 yards |
Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 2 receptions, 72 yards |
Missouri | Passing | Brady Cook | 20/34, 331 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Cody Schrader | 23 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Luther Burden III | 9 receptions, 158 yards |
Pregame line[26] | Over/under |
Missouri −12.5 | 55.5 |
No. 5 Florida State
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
37–27–2 | November 25, 2022 | Florida State | 45–38 |
Game twelve – No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (11–0) at Florida Gators (5–6) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Florida State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Florida | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 7:13 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: cloudy
- Game attendance: 90,341
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)[27]
- Boxscore
Game information |
- Second quarter
- Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 14:31
- Florida – Trey Smack 35-yard field goal, 10:21
- Florida – 0-yard safety, 5:08
- Florida State – Trey Benson 1 yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 0:26
- Third quarter
- Florida State – Trey Benson 36-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 12:31
- Florida – Trey Smack 37-yard field goal, 5:58
- Fourth quarter
- Florida State – Ryan Fitzgerald 17-yard field goal, 7:17
- Florida State – Trey Benson 26-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 2:48
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Statistics | Florida State | Florida |
First downs | 16 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 57–224 | 60–232 |
Rushes–yards | 31–90 | 44–146 |
Passing yards | 134 | 86 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 12–26–0 | 9–16–1 |
Time of possession | 25:08 | 34:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Florida State | Passing | Tate Rodemaker | 12/25, 134 yards |
Rushing | Trey Benson | 19 carries, 95 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Johnny Wilson | 6 receptions, 64 yards |
Florida | Passing | Max Brown | 9/16, 86 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 18 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Eugene Wilson III | 3 receptions, 36 yards |
Pregame line[28] | Over/under |
FSU −6.5 | 49.5 |
Personnel
Roster
- As of 24 August 2023[29]
Coaching staff
Players drafted into the NFL
References
- ^ "2023 Florida Football Schedule". FBschedules.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Florida falls to Utah in familiar, dispiriting season-opening loss – Sports Illustrated". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Game Day: Florida at No. 14 Utah (ESPN, 8 pm)". Florida Gators. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Kamrani, Christopher. "Florida falls at Utah, but rare trip shows SEC teams are (finally) coming out West". The Athletic. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ Utah Pregame
- ^ Utah betting
- ^ McNeese Pregame|
- ^ McNeese betting
- ^ Tennessee pregame
- ^ Tennessee betting
- ^ Charlotte pregame
- ^ Charlotte betting
- ^ Kentucky pregame
- ^ Kentucky betting
- ^ Vanderbilt Pregame
- ^ Vanderbilt betting
- ^ South Carolina Pregame
- ^ South Carolina betting
- ^ Georgia Pregame
- ^ Georgia betting
- ^ Arkansas Pregame
- ^ Arkansas betting
- ^ LSU Pregame
- ^ LSU betting
- ^ Missouri Pregame
- ^ Missouri betting
- ^ Florida State pregame
- ^ FSU betting
- ^ "2023 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
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