Game notes: Oklahoma at Florida
Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Oklahoma (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Florida (5–2, 3–2 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their third meeting; the series is even at 1–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Wednesday, December 30, 2020: Oklahoma 55, Florida 20.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2020: Oklahoma 55–20 (neutral site); 2008: Florida 24–14 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 1–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 51–0 vs. UTEP; L 10–17 at Michigan; W 14–6 vs. New Mexico; L 13–41 at No. 2 Georgia; W 27–24 vs. No. 1 Texas; L 13–21 vs. No. 15 Kentucky.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Oklahoma is No. 36 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Venables is 35–23 in his fifth season at Oklahoma.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Venables faces Florida as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- John Mateer (QB): 1,308 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Sategna (WR): 33 catches, 414 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Owen Heinecke (LB): 45 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2013, Oklahoma lost to No. 5 Baylor 41–12.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Florida
- Florida is 5–2 (3–2 in conference games), 2–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 66–21 vs. Florida Atlantic; W 52–3 vs. Campbell; W 44–39 at Auburn; W 52–28 vs. No. 4 Ole Miss; L 17–45 at No. 25 Missouri; L 19–38 vs. South Carolina; W 27–24 at No. 7 Texas.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida is No. 51 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jon Sumrall is 5–2 in his first season at Florida and 48–14 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jon Sumrall is 0–1 against Oklahoma.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jadan Baugh (RB): 763 rushing yards, 13 TD, No. 3 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aaron Philo (QB): 1,341 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Myles Graham (LB): 49 tackles, 3.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jadan Baugh needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Neal Anderson (30, 1982–85) for sixth on Florida’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 28 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Florida beat No. 5 Georgia 44–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Jon Sumrall is 0–1 against Brent Venables’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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