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2015 Florida

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jim McElwain, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2015, game by game: won vs. New Mexico State 61–13; won vs. East Carolina 31–24; won at Kentucky 14–9; won vs. Tennessee 28–27; won vs. No. 3 Ole Miss 38–10; won at Missouri 21–3; lost at No. 6 LSU 28–35; won vs. Georgia 27–3; won vs. Vanderbilt 9–7; won at South Carolina 24–14; won vs. Florida Atlantic 20–14; lost vs. No. 14 Florida State 2–27; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 15–29; lost vs. No. 17 Michigan 7–41+48−34Won 61–13 vs. New Mexico State+48New Mexico StateWon 31–24 vs. East Carolina+7East CarolinaWon 14–9 at Kentucky+5KentuckyWon 28–27 vs. Tennessee+1TennesseeWon 38–10 vs. No. 3 Ole Miss+28No. 3 Ole MissWon 21–3 at Missouri+18MissouriLost 28–35 at No. 6 LSU-7No. 6 LSUWon 27–3 vs. Georgia+24GeorgiaWon 9–7 vs. Vanderbilt+2VanderbiltWon 24–14 at South Carolina+10South CarolinaWon 20–14 vs. Florida Atlantic+6Florida AtlanticLost 2–27 vs. No. 14 Florida State-25No. 14 Florida StateLost 15–29 vs. No. 2 Alabama-14No. 2 AlabamaLost 7–41 vs. No. 17 Michigan-34No. 17 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNew Mexico StateW 61–⁠1387%
Sep 12vsEast CarolinaW 31–⁠2461%
Sep 19atKentuckyW 14–⁠955%
Sep 26vsTennesseeW 28–⁠2763%
Oct 3vs3Ole MissW 38–⁠1050%
Oct 10atMissouriW 21–⁠341%
Oct 17at6LSUL 28–⁠3543%
Oct 31vsGeorgiaW 27–⁠352%
Nov 7vsVanderbiltW 9–⁠786%
Nov 14atSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠1465%
Nov 21vsFlorida AtlanticW 20–⁠1492%
Nov 28vs14Florida StateL 2–⁠2754%
Dec 5vs2AlabamaSEC Championship GameL 15–⁠2927%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs17MichiganCitrus BowlL 7–⁠4153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 41–⁠7 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25
  2. Wk 6: 11
  3. Wk 7: 8
  4. Wk 8: 13
  5. Wk 9: 11
  6. Wk 10: 11
  7. Wk 11: 11
  8. Wk 12: 8
  9. Wk 13: 10
  10. Wk 14: 18
  11. Wk 15: 19
  12. Final: 25

SEC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanVernon Hargreaves, DB

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 8
Points
325–⁠256
Coach
Jim McElwain
Elo
1631 +62 this season
SP+ rating
13.8 No. 25 of 128; offense No. 81, defense No. 9, special teams No. 2
SRS
9.0 No. 30 of 128 in FBS
Returning
52% of last season’s EPA, No. 80 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 21 roster talent No. 15 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Doug Nussmeier
Defensive coordinators
Geoff Collins and Randy Shannon
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense67th of 128
  • Defense10th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted5th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0740%1.2767th of 128
Defense-0.0537%1.1110th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
-0.04 def		42% off
37% def		—53rd off
5th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.1own 332% allowed
Defense2.9own 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsTreon Harris QB1,676 yds
Passing touchdownsWill Grier QB10 TD
Rushing yardsKelvin Taylor RB1,035 yds
Rushing touchdownsKelvin Taylor RB13 TD
Receiving yardsAntonio Callaway WR678 yds
Receiving touchdownsAntonio Callaway WR4 TD
InterceptionsTeez Tabor DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Martez Ivey OT★★★★★No. 2
CeCe Jefferson SDE★★★★★No. 7
Jordan Scarlett RB★★★★No. 117
D’Anfernee McGriff RB★★★★No. 267
Antonio Callaway WR★★★★No. 351

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.00.926
Receivers23.50.874
Offensive line53.40.872
Defensive line24.00.905
Linebackers13.00.817
Athletes and specialists13.00.888
Whole class133.50.883

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 1Vernon Hargreaves III CBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 1Keanu Neal SAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Jonathan Bullard DEChicago Bears
Rd 4Antonio Morrison OLBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 4Demarcus Robinson WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Kelvin Taylor RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Alex McCalister DEPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 118

The 2015 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠114–⁠11
Florida7–⁠110–⁠425
Ole Miss6–⁠210–⁠310
Georgia5–⁠310–⁠3
LSU5–⁠39–⁠316
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠422
Arkansas5–⁠38–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠4
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Auburn2–⁠67–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠8
Missouri1–⁠75–⁠7
South Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9

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