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2016 Florida

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jim McElwain, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2016, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 24–7; won vs. Kentucky 45–7; won vs. North Texas 32–0; lost at No. 14 Tennessee 28–38; won at Vanderbilt 13–6; won vs. Missouri 40–14; won vs. Georgia 24–10; lost at Arkansas 10–31; won vs. South Carolina 20–7; won at No. 16 LSU 16–10; lost at No. 15 Florida State 13–31; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 16–54; won vs. No. 21 Iowa 30–3+38−38Won 24–7 vs. Massachusetts+17MassachusettsWon 45–7 vs. Kentucky+38KentuckyWon 32–0 vs. North Texas+32North TexasLost 28–38 at No. 14 Tennessee-10No. 14 TennesseeWon 13–6 at Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 40–14 vs. Missouri+26MissouriWon 24–10 vs. Georgia+14GeorgiaLost 10–31 at Arkansas-21ArkansasWon 20–7 vs. South Carolina+13South CarolinaWon 16–10 at No. 16 LSU+6No. 16 LSULost 13–31 at No. 15 Florida State-18No. 15 Florida StateLost 16–54 vs. No. 1 Alabama-38No. 1 AlabamaWon 30–3 vs. No. 21 Iowa+27No. 21 Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMassachusettsW 24–⁠782%
Sep 10vsKentuckyW 45–⁠778%
Sep 17vsNorth TexasW 32–⁠087%
Sep 24at14TennesseeL 28–⁠3835%
Oct 1atVanderbiltW 13–⁠663%
Oct 15vsMissouriW 40–⁠1474%
Oct 29vsGeorgiaW 24–⁠1052%
Nov 5atArkansasL 10–⁠3152%
Nov 12vsSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠774%
Nov 19at16LSUW 16–⁠1034%
Nov 26at15Florida StateL 13–⁠3136%
Dec 3vs1AlabamaSEC Championship GameL 16–⁠5418%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs21IowaOutback BowlW 30–⁠348%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 30–⁠3 in the Outback Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 3: 23
  3. Wk 4: 19
  4. Wk 5: 23
  5. Wk 6: 18
  6. Wk 7: 18
  7. Wk 8: 15
  8. Wk 9: 14
  9. Wk 10: 10
  10. Wk 11: 22
  11. Wk 12: 21
  12. Wk 13: 13
  13. Wk 14: 15
  14. Wk 15: 20
  15. Final: 14

SEC East champions6–⁠2 in the conference

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 10
Points
311–⁠218
Coach
Jim McElwain
Elo
1670 +82 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 20 of 128; offense No. 84, defense No. 5, special teams No. 2
SRS
11.0 No. 23 of 128 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 119 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 12 roster talent No. 16 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Doug Nussmeier
Defensive coordinators
Geoff Collins and Randy Shannon
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 128
  • Defense4th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted94th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0142%1.08101st of 128
Defense-0.1136%1.174th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
-0.08 def		43% off
36% def		—94th off
3rd 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
Offense2.8own 3117% allowed
Defense2.5own 2719% caused

CORE rating 14.9, 10th of 128 (offense -6.5, defense -21.4).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsAustin Appleby QB1,447 yds
Passing touchdownsAustin Appleby QB10 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Scarlett RB889 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Scarlett RB6 TD
Receiving yardsAntonio Callaway WR721 yds
Receiving touchdownsAntonio Callaway WR3 TD
TacklesMarcell Harris DB73 tkl
SacksJabari Zuniga DL5 sacks
InterceptionsTeez Tabor DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Antonneous Clayton WDE★★★★No. 27
Tyrie Cleveland WR★★★★No. 34
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson CB★★★★No. 42
Feleipe Franks PRO★★★★No. 54
Freddie Swain WR★★★★No. 126
Joshua Hammond WR★★★★No. 166
Jeremiah Moon OLB★★★★No. 301
Jordan Smith WDE★★★★No. 331

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.887
Running backs23.00.873
Receivers43.80.932
Offensive line33.00.854
Defensive line33.70.911
Linebackers33.30.881
Defensive backs43.30.891
Whole class213.40.893

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1Jarrad Davis ILBDetroit Lions
Rd 2Marcus Maye SNew York Jets
Rd 2Quincy Wilson CBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 2Teez Tabor CBDetroit Lions
Rd 3Alex Anzalone ILBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4David Sharpe OGOakland Raiders
Rd 6Caleb Brantley DTCleveland Browns
Rd 7Joey Ivie DTDallas Cowboys

Roster 117

The 2016 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠12
Florida6–⁠29–⁠414
LSU5–⁠38–⁠413
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠524
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠422
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠7
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠65–⁠7
Missouri2–⁠64–⁠8

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