Game notes: Florida at Kentucky
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Kroger Field.The game page.
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The matchup
- Florida (5–2, 3–2 in conference) at Kentucky (6–1, 4–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Kroger Field.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 77th meeting; Florida leads the series 54–22 as played. Officially, Florida leads 54–21; as played, 54–22. The NCAA vacated Kentucky’s win (2021); it doesn’t count officially.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 8, 2025: Kentucky 38, Florida 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1917: Kentucky 52, Florida 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Kentucky is 13–22 at home against Florida.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Kentucky 38–7 (at Kentucky); 2024: Florida 48–20 (at Florida); 2023: Kentucky 33–14 (at Kentucky); 2022: Kentucky 26–16 (at Florida); 2021: Kentucky 20–13 (at Kentucky).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 faces Kentucky 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.
- 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 1953, Florida lost to No. 18 Tennessee 9–7.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.
Kentucky
- Kentucky is 6–1 (4–1 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 45–13 vs. Youngstown State; L 17–45 vs. No. 12 Alabama; W 31–21 at No. 9 Texas A&M; W 45–21 vs. South Alabama; W 35–34 at South Carolina; W 35–34 vs. No. 10 LSU; W 21–13 at Oklahoma.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kentucky has won five straight, since losing 45–17 to Alabama (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kentucky is No. 31 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Will Stein is 6–1 in his first season at Kentucky.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Will Stein 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.
- Kenny Minchey (QB): 1,552 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- C.J. Baxter Jr. (RB): 484 rushing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Grant Godfrey (LB): 67 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT, No. 8 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 38–35.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
- It is the first meeting of Jon Sumrall and Will Stein as head coaches.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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