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2017 Florida

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jim McElwain, then Randy Shannon (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Florida in 2017, game by game: lost vs. No. 11 Michigan 17–33; won vs. No. 23 Tennessee 26–20; won at Kentucky 28–27; won vs. Vanderbilt 38–24; lost vs. LSU 16–17; lost vs. Texas A&M 17–19; lost vs. No. 3 Georgia 7–42; lost at Missouri 16–45; lost at South Carolina 20–28; won vs. UAB 36–7; lost vs. Florida State 22–38+29−35Lost 17–33 vs. No. 11 Michigan-16No. 11 MichiganWon 26–20 vs. No. 23 Tennessee+6No. 23 TennesseeWon 28–27 at Kentucky+1KentuckyWon 38–24 vs. Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltLost 16–17 vs. LSU-1LSULost 17–19 vs. Texas A&M-2Texas A&MLost 7–42 vs. No. 3 Georgia-35No. 3 GeorgiaLost 16–45 at Missouri-29MissouriLost 20–28 at South Carolina-8South CarolinaWon 36–7 vs. UAB+29UABLost 22–38 vs. Florida State-16Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vs11MichiganL 17–⁠3345%
Sep 16vs23TennesseeW 26–⁠2054%
Sep 23atKentuckyW 28–⁠2749%
Sep 30vsVanderbiltW 38–⁠2468%
Oct 7vsLSUL 16–⁠1756%
Oct 14vsTexas A&ML 17–⁠1960%
Oct 28vs3GeorgiaL 7–⁠4233%
Nov 4atMissouriL 16–⁠4562%
Nov 11atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠2839%
Nov 18vsUABW 36–⁠760%
Nov 25vsFlorida StateL 22–⁠3854%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 38–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 22
  3. Wk 3: 24
  4. Wk 4: 20
  5. Wk 5: 21
  6. Wk 6: 21
Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
243–⁠300
Coach
Jim McElwain, then Randy Shannon (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1520 −93 this season
SP+ rating
10.1 No. 34 of 128; offense No. 51, defense No. 33, special teams No. 14
SRS
−1.1 No. 72 of 130 in FBS
Returning
80% of last season’s EPA, No. 26 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 11 roster talent No. 18 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Doug Nussmeier
Defensive coordinators
Randy Shannon and Chris Rumph
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense73rd of 130
  • Defense61st of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted60th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted65th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0740%1.2073rd of 130
Defense0.0939%1.3561st of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.08 def		42% off
39% def		—60th off
65th 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
Offense3.9own 2920% allowed
Defense2.9own 3619% caused

CORE rating 1.1, 60th of 130 (offense -3.2, defense -4.2).

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 yardsFeleipe Franks QB1,438 yds
Passing touchdownsFeleipe Franks QB9 TD
Rushing yardsLamical Perine RB562 yds
Rushing touchdownsLamical Perine RB8 TD
Receiving yardsTyrie Cleveland WR410 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrandon Powell WR3 TD
TacklesDavid Reese LB102 tkl
SacksCece Jefferson DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsC.J. Henderson DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Tedarrell Slaton OG★★★★No. 69
James Robinson WR★★★★No. 115
Zachary Carter SDE★★★★No. 130
C.J. Henderson CB★★★★No. 139
Brad Stewart CB★★★★No. 150
Marco Wilson CB★★★★No. 185
Kadeem Telfort OT★★★★No. 231
Daquon Green WR★★★★No. 244

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.868
Running backs23.00.879
Receivers34.00.918
Offensive line43.50.892
Defensive line33.70.904
Linebackers42.80.840
Defensive backs63.50.901
Athletes and specialists13.00.882
Whole class243.40.888

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 1Taven Bryan DTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Duke Dawson CBNew England Patriots
Rd 4Antonio Callaway WRCleveland Browns
Rd 5Johnny Townsend POakland Raiders
Rd 6Marcell Harris SSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 122

The 2017 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 52 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠11
Georgia7–⁠113–⁠22
Auburn7–⁠110–⁠410
LSU6–⁠29–⁠418
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠4
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠419
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Missouri4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠6
Florida3–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Tennessee0–⁠84–⁠8

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