2020 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

2020 Florida Gators football
Florida Gators logo
SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game,
L 46–52 vs. Alabama
Cotton Bowl Classic,
L 20–55 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record8–4 (8–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Dan Mullen (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorBrian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Grantham (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 13 Florida x   8 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 7 Georgia   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Missouri   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Tennessee   3 – 7     3 – 7  
South Carolina   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Vanderbilt   0 – 9     0 – 9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   10 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 4 Texas A&M   8 – 1     9 – 1  
Auburn   6 – 4     6 – 5  
LSU*   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Ole Miss   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Mississippi State   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Dan Mullen.

Preseason

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Florida was predicted to win the East Division. Florida received the fourth-most votes to win the SEC Championship Game.[1]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Florida 624 (53)
2 Georgia 613 (43)
3 Tennessee 434
4 Kentucky 405
5 South Carolina 287
6 Missouri 224
7 Vanderbilt 101
Media poll (SEC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Alabama 77
T2 Georgia 7
T2 LSU 7
4 Florida 5

Schedule

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 college football season was postponed, and there was some question if the season would be played at all. On July 31, the Southeastern Conference announced that its teams would play a ten-game conference-only season beginning in late September. Florida's previously scheduled games against non-conference opponents Eastern Washington, New Mexico State, and South Alabama were all canceled due to the scheduling change, as was the annual rivalry game against Florida State, breaking a streak of annual meetings that began in 1957. Conference games against Texas A&M and Arkansas were added to increase the usual eight-game SEC schedule to ten.[2][3]

Attendance at all college football games was restricted during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 social distancing considerations. The University of Florida limited home attendance to 20% of capacity at Florida Field. All road games along with the SEC Championship Game and the Cotton Bowl Classic were played with similar attendance caps.[4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2612:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 5ESPNW 51–3513,926
October 312:00 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 3ESPNW 38–2415,120
October 1012:00 p.m.at No. 21 Texas A&MNo. 4ESPNL 38–4124,709
October 31[a]7:30 p.m.MissouridaggerNo. 10
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
SECN Alt.W 41–1712,049
November 73:30 p.m.vs. No. 5 GeorgiaNo. 8CBSW 44–2819,210
November 147:00 p.m.ArkansasNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNW 63–3516,116
November 2112:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 6ABCW 38–171,147
November 2812:00 p.m.KentuckyNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ESPNW 34–1014,453
December 53:30 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 6CBSW 31–1922,943
December 12[b]7:00 p.m.LSUNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ESPNL 34–3716,610
December 198:00 p.m.vs. No. 1 AlabamaNo. 7CBSL 46–5216,520
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Oklahoma*No. 7ESPNL 20–5517,323
^[a] Due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida program, the Missouri game was moved from October 24 to 31.[5]
^[b] Due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida program, the LSU game was moved from October 17 to December 12.[6]

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP88*5534101010866666111013
Coaches88*6633т989855555111012
CFPNot released66677Not released

Game summaries

Ole Miss

Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Florida 14 14 131051
Ole Miss 7 7 71435

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

  • Date: September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 13,926
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Marty Smith[8]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First Quarter
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 1 yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 5:48
  • Ole Miss – Dontario Drummond 46-yard pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan kick), 3:43
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 22-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:50
Second quarter
  • Ole Miss – Dontario Drummond 14-yard pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan kick), 12:04
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 16-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:10
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 16-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:05
Third quarter
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 71-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 14:19
  • Ole Miss – Jerrion Ealy 18-yard run (Luke Logan kick), 13:43
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 55-yard field goal, 9:30
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 37-yard field goal, 5:11
Fourth quarter
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 23-yard field goal, 12:54
  • Ole Miss – Kenny Yeboah 8-yard run (Matt Corral pass to Jonathan Mingo), 11:00
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 17-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 5:14
  • Ole Miss – Snoop Conner 1 yard run, 0:58
Passing leaders
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 30/42, 416 yards, 6 touchdowns
  • MISS – Matt Corral – 22/31, 395 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
Receiving leaders
  • FLA – Kyle Pitts – 8 receptions, 170 yards, 4 touchdowns
  • MISS – Elijah Moore – 10 receptions, 227 yards
Tackling leaders
  • FLA – Ventrell Miller – 15 tackles
  • MISS – Keidron Smith – 12 tackles

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South Carolina

South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
South Carolina 7 7 3724
No. 3 Florida 14 10 14038

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,120
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, and Marty Smith[9]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • South Carolina – Kevin Harris 2-yard run (Parker White kick), 8:04
  • Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:45
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 13-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:06
Second quarter
  • South Carolina – Shi Smith 4-yard pass from Collin Hill (Parker White kick), 9:31
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 26-yard field goal, 3:31
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 4-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 1:22
Third quarter
  • Florida – Trent Whittemore 4-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:47
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 56-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 4:44
  • South Carolina – Parker White 45-yard field goal, 0:28
Fourth quarter
  • South Carolina – Kevin Harris 9-yard pass from Collin Hill (Parker White kick), 10:21
Passing leaders
  • SCAR – Collin Hill – 28/47, 212 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 21/29, 268 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
  • SCAR – Kevin Harris – 22 carries, 100 yards, 1 touchdown
  • FLA – Dameon Pierce – 9 carries, 51 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
  • SCAR – Shi Smith – 12 receptions, 85 yards, 1 touchdown
  • FLA – Kadarius Toney – 6 receptions, 86 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders

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Texas A&M

Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Florida 14 7 71038
No. 21 Texas A&M 7 10 71741

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

  • Date: October 10, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm
  • Game attendance: 24,709
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe[10]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 5-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:32
  • Texas A&M – Chase Lane 11-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick), 3:59
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 11-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 1:42
Second quarter
  • Texas A&M – Caleb Chapman 2-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick), 9:33
  • Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:14
  • Texas A&M – Seth Small 19-yard field goal, 0:00
Third quarter
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 37-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 9:38
  • Texas A&M – Isaiah Spiller 3-yard run (Seth Small kick), 4:14
Fourth quarter
  • Texas A&M – Isaiah Spiller 19-yard run (Seth Small kick), 12:35
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 53-yard field goal, 9:54
  • Florida – Dameon Pierce 1 yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 6:14
  • Texas A&M – Caleb Chapman 51-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick), 4:30
  • Texas A&M – Seth Small 26-yard field goal, 0:00
Passing leaders
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 23/32, 314 yards, 4 touchdowns
  • TAMU – Kellen Mond – 25/35, 338 yards, 3 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
  • FLA – Nay'Quan Wright – 6 carries, 31 yards, 1 touchdown
  • TAMU – Isaiah Spiller – 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 touchdowns
Receiving leaders
  • FLA – Kadarius Toney – 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • TAMU – Caleb Chapman – 9 receptions, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns
Tackling leaders
  • FLA – Shawn Davis – 12 tackles
  • TAMU – Buddy Johnson – 11 tackles, 1 forced fumble

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Missouri

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 7 01017
No. 10 Florida 6 14 14741

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 12,049
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECN Alt.): Mike Morgan, Hutson Mason, Taylor Davis[11]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • Florida – Chris Howard 28-yard field goal, 9:07
  • Florida – Chris Howard 32-yard field goal, 2:10
Second quarter
  • Missouri – Jarvis Ware 59-yard interception return (Harrison Mevis kick), 12:54
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 18-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 1:41
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 30-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 1:08
Third quarter
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 16-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 10:36
  • Florida – Justin Shorter 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 0:22
Fourth quarter
  • Missouri – Harrison Mevis 29-yard field goal, 10:56
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 18-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 7:50
  • Missouri – Larry Rountree III 5-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 3:18
Passing leaders
  • MIZZ – Connor Bazelak – 26/40, 208 yards
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 21/36, 345 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
  • MIZZ – Larry Rountree III – 14 carries, 36 yards, 1 touchdown
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 6 carries, 47 yards
Receiving leaders
  • MIZZ – Keke Chism – 5 receptions, 68 yards
  • FLA – Kyle Pitts – 5 receptions, 81 yards
Tackling leaders
  • MIZZ – Devin Nicholson – 13 tackles
  • FLA – Jeremiah Moon and Brad Stewart – 6 tackles

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  • For homecoming, the Gators wore throwback uniforms featuring blue helmets and jerseys based on those worn in the mid-1960s.[12]

Georgia

Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Florida 14 24 3344
No. 5 Georgia 14 7 7028

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ENE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 19,210
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl[13]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • Georgia – Zamir White 75-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 14:48
  • Georgia – Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 32-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick), 11:44
  • Florida – Justin Shorter 14-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 8:20
  • Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:43
Second quarter
  • Georgia – Eric Stokes 37-yard interception return (Jack Podlesny kick), 12:17
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 25-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 11:38
  • Florida – Kemore Gamble 24-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:44
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 50-yard field goal, 1:44
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 14-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:11
Third quarter
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 51-yard field goal, 11:48
  • Georgia – Kearis Jackson 25-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Jack Podlesny kick), 0:41
Fourth quarter
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 34-yard field goal, 1:19
Passing leaders
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 30/43, 474 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception
  • UGA – Stetson Bennett – 5/16, 78 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
  • FLA – Dameon Pierce – 15 carries, 52 yards, 1 touchdown
  • UGA – Zamir White – 7 carries, 107 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
  • FLA – Malik Davis – 5 receptions, 100 yards, 1 touchdown
  • UGA – Kearis Jackson – 3 receptions, 48 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders

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Arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Arkansas 7 7 71435
No. 6 Florida 7 28 72163

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: ESE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Pleasant
  • Game attendance: 16,116
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams[14]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 9-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:36
  • Arkansas – Michael Woods II 47-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (AJ Reed kick), 6:03
Second quarter
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 23-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 10:03
  • Florida – Justin Shorter 21-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:17
  • Arkansas – Trelon Smith 83-yard run (AJ Reed kick), 6:55
  • Florida – Jacob Copeland 33-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 4:33
  • Florida – Keon Zipperer 5-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:17
Third quarter
  • Arkansas – Rakeem Boyd 12-yard run (AJ Reed kick), 12:00
  • Florida – Emory Jones 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:01
Fourth quarter
  • Florida – Keon Zipperer 11-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:08
  • Florida – Zachary Carter 35-yard fumble recovery (Evan McPherson kick), 12:17
  • Arkansas – Michael Woods II 82-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (AJ Reed kick), 11:51
  • Florida – Xzavier Henderson 9-yard pass from Emory Jones (Evan McPherson kick), 5:41
  • Arkansas – KJ Jefferson 12-yard run (AJ Reed kick), 0:40
Passing leaders
  • ARK – Feleipe Franks – 15/19, 250 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 23/29, 356 yards, 6 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
  • ARK – Trelon Smith – 8 carries, 118 yards, 1 touchdown
  • FLA – Dameon Pierce – 12 carries, 69 yards
Receiving leaders
Tackling leaders

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Vanderbilt

Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Florida 7 10 14738
Vanderbilt 10 0 7017

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SSE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 1,147
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra[15]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • Vanderbilt – Chris Pierce Jr. 16-yard pass from Ken Seals (Pierson Cooke kick), 10:50
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 27-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:47
  • Vanderbilt – Pierson Cooke 25-yard field goal, 2:45
Second quarter
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 33-yard field goal, 4:12
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 34-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:49
Third quarter
  • Florida – Dameon Pierce 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 9:47
  • Florida – Kemore Gamble 1 yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 2:55
  • Vanderbilt – Chris Pierce Jr. 58-yard pass from Ken Seals (Pierson Cooke kick), 2:01
Fourth quarter
  • Florida – Kemore Gamble 30-yard pass from Emory Jones (Evan McPherson kick), 6:46
Passing leaders
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 26/35, 383 yards, 3 touchdowns
  • VAN – Ken Seals – 22/34, 319 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
  • FLA – Dameon Pierce – 11 carries, 55 yards, 1 touchdown
  • VAN – Mitchell Pryor – 13 carries, 44 yards
Receiving leaders
  • FLA – Kadarius Toney – 6 receptions, 107 yards, 1 touchdown
  • VAN – Chris Pierce Jr. – 4 receptions, 97 yards, 2 touchdowns
Tackling leaders
  • FLA – Kyree Campbell – 9 tackles
  • VAN – Anfernee Orji – 9 tackles

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Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Kentucky 0 10 0010
No. 6 Florida 7 7 17334

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: November 28, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 14,453
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, and Marty Smith[16]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 56-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 6:03
Second quarter
  • Kentucky – Keaton Upshaw 4-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Matt Ruffolo kick), 11:18
  • Kentucky – Matt Ruffolo 22-yard field goal, 2:13
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 50-yard punt return (Evan McPherson kick), 0:42
Third quarter
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 12:35
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 34-yard field goal, 5:58
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 7-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:36
Fourth quarter
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 40-yard field goal, 8:18
Passing leaders
  • KEN – Terry Wilson – 10/18, 62 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 21/27, 256 yards, 3 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
  • KEN – A. J. Rose – 15 carries, 58 yards
  • FLA – Dameon Pierce – 8 carries, 67 yards
Receiving leaders
  • KEN – Josh Ali – 6 receptions, 32 yards
  • FLA – Kyle Pitts – 5 receptions, 99 yards, 3 touchdowns
Tackling leaders
  • KEN – Yusuf Corker – 8 tackles, 1 forced fumble
  • FLA – James Houston – 8 tackles

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Tennessee

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Florida 3 14 7731
Tennessee 0 7 01219

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: W at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Sunny and clear
  • Game attendance: 22,943
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (CBS): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Murray, Jenny Dell[17]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 30-yard field goal, 9:19
Second quarter
  • Tennessee – Eric Gray 15-yard pass from Harrison Bailey (Brent Cimaglia kick), 9:59
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 4-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:53
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:33
Third quarter
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 8-yard from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:31
Fourth quarter
  • Florida – Jacob Copeland 12-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 11:21
  • Tennessee – Ty Chandler 7-yard run, 5:33
  • Tennessee – Velus Jones Jr. 22-yard pass from J.T. Shrout, 0:27
Passing leaders
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 35/49, 433 yards, 4 touchdowns
  • TEN – J. T. Shrout – 12/14, 121 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
  • FLA – Jacob Copeland – 1 carry, 17 yards
  • TEN – Ty Chandler – 12 carries, 49 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
  • FLA – Kyle Pitts – 7 receptions, 128 yards
  • TEN – Velus Jones Jr. – 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
  • FLA – Ventrell Miller – 12 tackles
  • TEN – Warren Burrell and Henry To'oTo'o – 8 tackles

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LSU

LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
LSU 7 17 31037
No. 6 Florida 7 10 14334

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: cloudy, 97% humidity
  • Game attendance: 16,610
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay[18]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • Florida – Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:01
  • LSU – Jaray Jenkins 5-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 4:21
Second quarter
  • LSU – Eli Ricks 68-yard interception return (Cade York kick), 12:59
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 23-yard field goal, 6:25
  • Florida – Jacob Copeland 19-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 2:25
  • LSU – Kayshon Boutte 34-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 0:33
  • LSU – Cade York 39-yard field goal, 0:00
Third quarter
  • LSU – Cade York 30-yard field goal, 8:29
  • Florida – Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 6:52
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 9-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:11
Fourth quarter
  • LSU – Tre Bradford 4-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 13:14
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 31-yard field goal, 2:51
  • LSU – Cade York 57-yard field goal, 0:23
Passing leaders
  • LSU – Max Johnson – 21/36, 239 yards, 3 touchdowns
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 29/47, 474 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
Rushing leaders
  • LSU – Chris Curry – 17 carries, 64 yards
  • FLA – Malik Davis – 7 carries, 81 yards
Receiving leaders
  • LSU – Kayshon Boutte – 5 receptions, 108 yards, 1 touchdown
  • FLA – Kadarius Toney – 9 receptions, 182 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
  • LSU – Damone Clark – 9 tackles
  • FLA – Ventrell Miller – 16 tackles

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Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Alabama 14 21 01752
No. 7 Florida 10 7 141546

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA

Game information
First quarter
  • Alabama – Najee Harris 8-yard run (Will Reichard kick), 12:20
  • Florida – Kadarius Toney 51-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 10:05
  • Alabama – DeVonta Smith 31-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 6:07
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 40-yard field goal, 1:57
Second quarter
  • Alabama – Najee Harris 7-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 11:27
  • Alabama – Najee Harris 23-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 2:28
  • Florida – Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:09
  • Alabama – Najee Harris 17-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 0:06
Third quarter
  • Florida – Trevon Grimes 50-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:25
  • Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 3-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 0:18
Fourth quarter
  • Alabama – Will Reichard 20-yard field goal, 9:53
  • Florida – Dameon Pierce 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 6:33
  • Alabama – DeVonta Smith 15-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 4:59
  • Florida – Kyle Pitts 22-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Kyle Trask rush), 2:07
Passing leaders
  • ALA – Mac Jones – 33/43, 418 yards, 5 touchdowns, 1 interception
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 26/40, 408 yards, 3 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
Receiving leaders
  • ALA – DeVonta Smith – 15 receptions, 184 yards, 2 touchdowns
  • FLA – Kadarius Toney – 8 receptions, 153 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders

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Oklahoma

Florida Gators vs. Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Florida 3 10 0720
No. 6 Oklahoma 17 14 101455

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

Game information
First quarter
  • Oklahoma – Marvin Mims 27-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick), 12:59
  • Oklahoma – Tre Norwood 45-yard interception return (Gabe Brkic kick), 12:22
  • Oklahoma – Gabe Brkic 43-yard field goal
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal
Second quarter
  • Florida – Emory Jones 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:08
  • Florida – Evan McPherson 35-yard field goal, 6:05
  • Oklahoma – Theo Wease 36-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick), 4:08
  • Oklahoma – Spencer Rattler 1 yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 0:16
Third quarter
  • Oklahoma – Gabe Brkic 20-yard field goal, 7:51
  • Oklahoma – Rhamondre Stevenson 15-yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 7:51
Fourth quarter
  • Oklahoma – Charleston Rambo 20-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick), 10:30
  • Oklahoma – Marcus Major 46-yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 6:11
  • Florida – Jordan Pouncey 27-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Chris Howard kick), 3:18
Passing leaders
  • FLA – Kyle Trask – 16/28, 158 yards, 3 interceptions
  • OKLA – Spencer Rattler – 14/23, 247 yards, 3 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
  • FLA – Emory Jones – 10 carries, 60 yards, 1 touchdown
  • OKLA – Rhamondre Stevenson – 18 carries, 186 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
  • FLA – Trent Whittemore – 2 receptions, 47 yards
  • OKLA – Seth McGowan – 3 receptions, 70 yards
Tackling leaders
  • FLA – Amari Burney – 7 tackles
  • OKLA – Pat Fields – 7 tackles

Personnel

Roster

As of January 24, 2021[21]
2020 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

  •  2 Anthony Richardson – Freshman
  •  5 Emory Jones – Redshirt Sophomore
  •  7 Luke Matthews – Redshirt Freshman
  • 11 Kyle Trask – Redshirt Senior

Running backs

  •  6 Nay'Quan Wright – Redshirt Freshman
  • 20 Malik Davis – Redshirt Junior
  • 21 Lorenzo Lingard – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Iverson Clement – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 27 Dameon Pierce – Junior
  • 39 Michael Weir – Redshirt Senior

Wide receivers

  •  0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Freshman
  •  1 Kadarius Toney – Senior
  •  3 Xzavier Henderson – Freshman
  •  8 Trevon Grimes – Junior
  • 12 Rick Wells – Redshirt Senior
  • 15 Jacob Copeland – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 80 Trent Whittemore – Redshirt Freshman
  • 82 Ja'Markis Weston – Redshirt Freshman
  • 86 Jordan Pouncey – Redshirt Junior
  • 89 Justin Shorter – Redshirt Sophomore

Tight ends

  •  9 Keon Zipperer – Sophomore
  • 45 Clifford Taylor IV – Senior
  • 84 Kyle Pitts – Junior
  • 87 Jonathan Odom – Freshman
  • 88 Kemore Gamble – Redshirt Junior

Offensive line

  • 51 Stewart Reese – Redshirt Senior
  • 54 Gerald Mincey – Freshman
  • 55 Hayden Knighton – Freshman
  • 56 Jean DeLance – Redshirt Senior
  • 61 Brett Heggie – Redshirt Senior
  • 62 Griffin McDowell – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 64 Riley Simonds – Redshirt Freshman
  • 65 Kingsley Eguakun – Redshirt Freshman
  • 67 Richie Leonard – Freshman
  • 70 Michael Tarquin – Redshirt Freshman
  • 72 Stone Forsythe – Redshirt Senior
  • 73 Mark Pitts – Freshman
  • 74 Will Harrod – Redshirt Freshman
  • 75 T.J. Moore – Redshirt Junior
  • 76 Richard Gouraige – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 77 Ethan White – Sophomore
  • 78 Josh Braun – Freshman

Defensive line

  •  9 Gervon Dexter – Freshman
  • 17 Zachary Carter – Redshirt Junior
  • 33 Princely Umanmielen – Freshman
  • 54 Lamar Goods – Freshman
  • 55 Kyree Campbell – Senior
  • 56 Tedarrell Slaton – Senior
  • 66 Jaelin Humphries – Sophomore
  • 81 Dante Lang – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Redshirt Senior
  • 92 Jalen Lee – Freshman
  • 95 Lucas Alonso – Freshman

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  •  0 Trey Dean – Junior
  •  2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Senior
  •  3 Marco Wilson – Redshirt Junior
  •  5 Kaiir Elam – Sophomore
  •  6 Shawn Davis – Senior
  • 12 C.J. McWilliams – Redshirt Senior
  • 13 Donovan Stiner – Senior
  • 14 Quincy Lenton – Redshirt Senior
  • 16 Tre'Vez Johnson – Freshman
  • 21 Ethan Pouncey – Freshman
  • 22 Rashad Torrence II – Freshman
  • 23 Jaydon Hill – Sophomore
  • 24 Avery Helm – Freshman
  • 25 Chester Kimbrough – Sophomore
  • 26 Kamar Wilcoxson – Freshman
  • 27 Jahari Rogers – Freshman
  • 32 Mordecai McDaniel – Freshman
  • 38 Nick Oelrich – Redshirt Senior
  • 39 Fenley Graham – Freshman
  • 43 Nicolas Sutton – Redshirt Senior

Punters

  • 18 Jacob Finn – Redshirt Senior
  • 26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Freshman

Placekickers

  • 19 Evan McPherson – Junior
  • 36 Zack Sessa – Freshman
  • 71 Chris Howard – Redshirt Junior

Long snappers

  • 44 Brandon Becar – Graduate
  • 45 Marco Ortiz – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 48 Brett DioGuardi – Redshirt Senior

Athletes

  • 13 Kyle Engel – Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 Kahleil Jackson – Freshman
  • 18 Jack Anders – Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Jack Ruskell – Redshirt Junior
  • 25 Erik Askeland – Redshirt Junior
  • 29 Khamal Ellison – Redshirt Junior
  • 29 Isaac Ricks – Redshirt Junior
  • 31 Chase DeMichele – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 N'Jhari Jackson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 33 Daniel Cross – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 William Sawyer – Redshirt Freshman
  • 36 Trey Thompson – Redshirt Junior
  • 37 Patrick Moorer – Redshirt Junior
  • 37 Tyler Waxman – Redshirt Freshman
  • 42 Quaylin Crum – Redshirt Junior
  • 42 Jaylin Jackson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 43 Nicolas Sutton – Redshirt Junior
  • 46 John Brady – Redshirt Freshman
  • 47 Justin Pelic – Redshirt Freshman
  • 47 Austin Perry – Redshirt Junior
  • 53 Chase Whitfield – Redshirt Freshman
  • 57 Coleman Crozier – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 83 Joshua Tse – Redshirt Junior
  • 85 Kevin Johnson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 96 Travis Freeman – Redshirt Freshman
  • Redshirt Redshirt
  • Injury

Coaching staff

Name Position Joined staff
Dan Mullen Head coach 2018
Todd Grantham Defensive coordinator 2018
Brian Johnson Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 2018
Tim Brewster Assistant head coach / Tight ends 2020
John Hevesy Running game coordinator / offensive line 2018
Billy Gonzales Passing game coordinator / Wide receivers 2018
Greg Knox Running backs / Special teams coordinator 2018
Ron English Safeties 2018
Torrian Gray Cornerbacks 2019
David Turner Defensive line 2019
Christian Robinson Linebackers 2018
Nick Savage Director of strength and conditioning 2018
Stephen Adegoke Graduate assistant 2019

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
1 4 Kyle Pitts TE Atlanta Falcons
1 20 Kadarius Toney WR New York Giants
2 64 Kyle Trask QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4 136 Marco Wilson CB Arizona Cardinals
5 149 Evan McPherson K Cincinnati Bengals
5 165 Shawn Davis S Indianapolis Colts
5 173 Tedarrell Slaton DT Green Bay Packers
6 208 Stone Forsythe OT Seattle Seahawks

References

  1. ^ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Cobb, David; Sallee, Barrett (September 11, 2020). "SEC football stadium attendance: All 14 league schools establish caps on capacity for 2020 season". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. ^ SEC Announces Football Schedule Changes
  6. ^ LSU at Florida Football Game Postponed
  7. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". floridagators.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. ^ MISS Pregame
  9. ^ SCAR Pregame
  10. ^ TAMU Pregame
  11. ^ MIZZ Pregame
  12. ^ "Gators to wear 1960s Throwback Uniforms vs. Missouri". gatorsports.com. Gainesville Sun. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  13. ^ UGA Pregame
  14. ^ ARK Pregame
  15. ^ VAN Pregame
  16. ^ KEN Pregame
  17. ^ TENN Pregame
  18. ^ LSU Pregame
  19. ^ ALA Pregame
  20. ^ ESPN Commentators Set for New Year’s Six, College Football Playoff Semifinals
  21. ^ "2020 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
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