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2007 Florida

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Urban Meyer, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2007, game by game: won vs. Western Kentucky 49–3; won vs. Troy 59–31; won vs. No. 22 Tennessee 59–20; won at Ole Miss 30–24; lost vs. Auburn 17–20; lost at No. 1 LSU 24–28; won at No. 8 Kentucky 45–37; lost vs. No. 20 Georgia 30–42; won vs. Vanderbilt 49–22; won at South Carolina 51–31; won vs. Florida Atlantic 59–20; won vs. Florida State 45–12; lost vs. Michigan 35–41+46−12Won 49–3 vs. Western Kentucky+46Western KentuckyWon 59–31 vs. Troy+28TroyWon 59–20 vs. No. 22 Tennessee+39No. 22 TennesseeWon 30–24 at Ole Miss+6Ole MissLost 17–20 vs. Auburn-3AuburnLost 24–28 at No. 1 LSU-4No. 1 LSUWon 45–37 at No. 8 Kentucky+8No. 8 KentuckyLost 30–42 vs. No. 20 Georgia-12No. 20 GeorgiaWon 49–22 vs. Vanderbilt+27VanderbiltWon 51–31 at South Carolina+20South CarolinaWon 59–20 vs. Florida Atlantic+39Florida AtlanticWon 45–12 vs. Florida State+33Florida StateLost 35–41 vs. Michigan-6Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsWestern KentuckyW 49–⁠392%
Sep 8vsTroyW 59–⁠3184%
Sep 15vs22TennesseeW 59–⁠2072%
Sep 22atOle MissW 30–⁠2483%
Sep 29vsAuburnL 17–⁠2075%
Oct 6at1LSUL 24–⁠2836%
Oct 20at8KentuckyW 45–⁠3753%
Oct 27vs20GeorgiaL 30–⁠4263%
Nov 3vsVanderbiltW 49–⁠2280%
Nov 10atSouth CarolinaW 51–⁠3160%
Nov 17vsFlorida AtlanticW 59–⁠2088%
Nov 24vsFlorida StateW 45–⁠1274%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsMichiganCapital One BowlL 35–⁠4163%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 41–⁠35 in the Capital One Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 14
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Wk 10: 18
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 14
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 10
  15. Final: 13

Led the nationPercy Harvin: yards per carry (9.2)

Heisman TrophyTim Tebow, QB; also the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien

Consensus All-AmericanTim Tebow, QB

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 3
Points
552–⁠331
Coach
Urban Meyer
Elo
1722 +28 this season
SP+ rating
28.8 No. 5 of 120; offense No. 1, defense No. 44, special teams No. 38
SRS
19.3 No. 2 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 1
Offensive coordinator
Dan Mullen
Defensive coordinators
Greg Mattison and Charlie Strong
Captains
Andre Caldwell, Derrick Harvey, Tony Joiner, Drew Miller and Phil Trautwein
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense1st of 119
  • Defense78th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1950%0.901st of 119
Defense0.0642%0.9478th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 362% allowed
Defense-0.1own 312% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Carlos Dunlap SDE★★★★★No. 14
James Wilson OT★★★★★No. 18
Torrey Davis DT★★★★★No. 20
Deonte Thompson WR★★★★★No. 23
Cam Newton DUAL★★★★★No. 26
John Brantley PRO★★★★★No. 30
Aaron Hernandez TE★★★★No. 35
Major Wright S★★★★No. 43

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks25.00.985
Running backs24.00.956
Receivers34.00.938
Offensive line15.00.990
Defensive line54.40.966
Linebackers23.50.903
Defensive backs24.00.979
Athletes and specialists14.00.935
Whole class184.20.956

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Derrick Harvey DEJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 3Andre Caldwell WRCincinnati Bengals

All-SEC

3 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠212–⁠21
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠22
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠412
Florida5–⁠39–⁠413
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠415
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
Alabama4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠56–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠7
Ole Miss0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.