Florida Gators
SEC
6-7 (2-6 conf)
SP+ #29AP #10
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- 11.0 (#29)
- SP+ Offense
- 35.0
- SP+ Defense
- 23.2
- SRS
- 7.2
- FPI
- 7.6
- Elo
- 1609
- Talent
- 886
- Recruiting
- 262 (#13)
Schedule
record 6–7
Schedule
41st
toughest of 130
Offenses faced
49th
toughest of 130
Defenses faced
44th
toughest of 130
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 130 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsFlorida Atlantic | -5.2 | 35-14 | +21 | W |
| 2 | @South Florida | -12.1 | 42-20 | +22 | W |
| 3 | vsAlabama | +26 | 29-31 | -2 | L |
| 4 | vsTennessee | +17.5 | 38-14 | +24 | W |
| 5 | @Kentucky | +13.4 | 13-20 | -7 | L |
| 6 | vsVanderbilt | -19.4 | 42-0 | +42 | W |
| 7 | @LSU | +4.1 | 42-49 | -7 | L |
| 9 | NGeorgia | +32 | 7-34 | -27 | L |
| 10 | @South Carolina | +3.9 | 17-40 | -23 | L |
| 11 | vsSamford | FCS | 70-52 | +18 | W |
| 12 | @Missouri | +3.1 | 23-24 | -1 | L |
| 13 | vsFlorida State | +7.6 | 24-21 | +3 | W |
| 1 ·P | NUCF | +4.8 | 17-29 | -12 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2021 · 62
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Emory Jones | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Anthony Richardson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Malik Davis | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Dameon Pierce | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Nay'Quan Wright | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Demarkcus Bowman | — | — | — | ★★★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Lorenzo Lingard | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Jacob Copeland | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Justin Shorter | — | — | — | ★★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Xzavier Henderson | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Rick Wells | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Trent Whittemore | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Marcus Burke | SR | 6'3" | 197 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Ja'Quavion Fraziars | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Fenley Graham | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Daejon Reynolds | JR | 6'2" | 210 | ★★★★ |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Kemore Gamble | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Keon Zipperer | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Dante Zanders | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Ethan White | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Princely Umanmielen | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Diwun Black | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Gervon Dexter | — | — | — | ★★★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Zachary Carter | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Antonio Shelton | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Daquan Newkirk | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Desmond Watson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Lloyd Summerall III | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Jalen Lee | SR | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| DL | 8th | Antwuan Powell | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 9th | Justus Boone | SR | 6'4" | 266 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 10th | David Reese | SR | 6'2" | 250 | — |
| DL | 11th | Lamar Goods | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | Tyrone Truesdell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Khris Bogle | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
Linebackers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Mohamoud Diabate | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Ty'Ron Hopper | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Jeremiah Moon | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Brenton Cox | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Amari Burney | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Ja'Markis Weston | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Lacedrick Brunson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Derek Wingo | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Ventrell Miller | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 10th | Scooby Williams | SR | 6'2" | 230 | — |
Defensive Backs · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Kaiir Elam | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Avery Helm | SR | 6'1" | 185 | ★★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Jadarrius Perkins | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 4th | Elijah Blades | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | Jason Marshall Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Donovan McMillon | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Ethan Pouncey | SR | 6'1" | 180 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Corey Collier Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Jordan Young | SR | 6'0" | 203 | ★★★★ |
| S | 1st | Trey Dean III | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Rashad Torrence II | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Tre'Vez Johnson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 4th | Mordecai McDaniel | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Marco Ortiz | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Jeremy Crawshaw | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| PK | 1st | Christopher Howard | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Jace Christmann | — | — | — | — |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
35.084
Off PPA
+0.2568
Pass PPA
+0.3572
Rush PPA
+0.2481
Success
47%81
Explosive
1.2858
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.25 | +0.15 |
| Passing | +0.35 | +0.18 |
| Rushing | +0.24 | +0.14 |
| 1st Down | +0.12 | +0.05 |
| 2nd Down | +0.28 | +0.21 |
| 3rd Down | +0.57 | +0.33 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
31.8
PPG Against
26.6
Differential
+5.3
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 6-6
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 1-4
- Neutral
- 0-1
- Conference
- 2-6
- Non-Conference
- 4-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-4
- Avg Margin
- +5.3
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 39.7 | 22.0 |
| Away | 1-4 | 27.4 | 30.6 |
| Neutral | 0-2 | 12.0 | 31.5 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 1-3 | 21.8 | 24.8 |
| Conference | 2-6 | 26.4 | 26.5 |
| Non-conference | 4-1 | 37.6 | 27.2 |
Season History · last 12
1 AP top-10 · 9 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #63 | #13 | — |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 4-4 | #20 | — | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #41 | #22 | — |
| 2022 | 6-6 | 3-5 | #34 | #12 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 6-6 | 2-6 | #29 | #10 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 8-3 | 8-3 | #6 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 10-2 | 6-2 | #7 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 9-3 | 5-3 | #9 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 4-7 | 3-5 | #34 | — | — |
| 2016 | 8-4 | 6-3 | #20 | — | 1-0 |
| 2015 | 10-3 | 7-2 | #25 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 6-5 | 4-4 | #21 | — | 1-0 |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 0-4 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2021 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 6-7 |
| ATS | 3-925% |
| Over / Under | 4-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-8 |
| As underdog | 1-1 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 0-5 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #12 · 144 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★212 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7 | 288 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | #13 | 268 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 2023 | #13 | 271 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2022 | #17 | 233 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | #13 | 262 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8 | 273 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 2019 | #9 | 277 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | #14 | 260 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 | #11 | 251 | 0 | 11 | 10 |
| 2016 | #12 | 261 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #9
Returning prod 27%Departed 73%
Talent composite885.7 #9 / 224
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)7 / 79 / 48
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
20 items
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