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2018 Florida

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dan Mullen, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2018, game by game: won vs. Charleston Southern 53–6; lost vs. Kentucky 16–27; won vs. Colorado State 48–10; won at Tennessee 47–21; won at No. 23 Mississippi State 13–6; won vs. No. 5 LSU 27–19; won at Vanderbilt 37–27; lost vs. No. 7 Georgia 17–36; lost vs. Missouri 17–38; won vs. South Carolina 35–31; won vs. Idaho 63–10; won at Florida State 41–14; won vs. No. 8 Michigan 41–15+53−21Won 53–6 vs. Charleston Southern+47Charleston Sout…Lost 16–27 vs. Kentucky-11KentuckyWon 48–10 vs. Colorado State+38Colorado StateWon 47–21 at Tennessee+26TennesseeWon 13–6 at No. 23 Mississippi State+7No. 23 Mississippi Sta…Won 27–19 vs. No. 5 LSU+8No. 5 LSUWon 37–27 at Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltLost 17–36 vs. No. 7 Georgia-19No. 7 GeorgiaLost 17–38 vs. Missouri-21MissouriWon 35–31 vs. South Carolina+4South CarolinaWon 63–10 vs. Idaho+53IdahoWon 41–14 at Florida State+27Florida StateWon 41–15 vs. No. 8 Michigan+26No. 8 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsCharleston SouthernW 53–⁠678%
Sep 8vsKentuckyL 16–⁠2758%
Sep 15vsColorado StateW 48–⁠1064%
Sep 22atTennesseeW 47–⁠2151%
Sep 29at23Mississippi StateW 13–⁠633%
Oct 6vs5LSUW 27–⁠1941%
Oct 13atVanderbiltW 37–⁠2760%
Oct 27vs7GeorgiaL 17–⁠3635%
Nov 3vsMissouriL 17–⁠3864%
Nov 10vsSouth CarolinaW 35–⁠3156%
Nov 17vsIdahoW 63–⁠1086%
Nov 24atFlorida StateW 41–⁠1449%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs8MichiganPeach BowlW 41–⁠1536%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 41–⁠15 in the Peach Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 25
  2. Wk 6: 22
  3. Wk 7: 14
  4. Wk 8: 11
  5. Wk 9: 9
  6. Wk 10: 13
  7. Wk 11: 19
  8. Wk 12: 15
  9. Wk 13: 13
  10. Wk 14: 11
  11. Wk 15: 10
  12. Final: 7
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 7
Points
455–⁠260
Coach
Dan Mullen
Elo
1673 +160 this season
SP+ rating
23.0 No. 9 of 130; offense No. 15, defense No. 17, special teams No. 11
SRS
16.0 No. 8 of 130 in FBS
Returning
70% of last season’s EPA, No. 52 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 14 roster talent No. 13 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Billy Gonzales and John Hevesy
Defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense29th of 130
  • Defense52nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted15th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted29th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1746%1.1629th of 130
Defense0.0640%1.1752nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.04 def		48% off
38% def		—15th off
29th 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
Offense4.5own 3113% allowed
Defense2.9own 2619% caused

CORE rating 16.6, 9th of 130 (offense 9.2, defense -7.4).

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 yardsFeleipe Franks QB2,457 yds
Passing touchdownsFeleipe Franks QB24 TD
Rushing yardsLamical Perine RB826 yds
Rushing touchdownsFeleipe Franks QB7 TD
Receiving yardsVan Jefferson WR503 yds
Receiving touchdownsVan Jefferson WR6 TD
TacklesVosean Joseph LB93 tkl
SacksJachai Polite DL11 sacks
InterceptionsChauncey Gardner Jr. DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Jacob Copeland WR★★★★No. 69
Richard Gouraige OT★★★★No. 81
Emory Jones DUAL★★★★No. 85
Justin Watkins WR★★★★No. 89
Kyle Pitts TE★★★★No. 162
Amari Burney S★★★★No. 178
Trey Dean S★★★★No. 195
Dameon Pierce RB★★★★No. 201

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.872
Running backs14.00.921
Receivers43.80.931
Offensive line33.30.892
Defensive line24.00.908
Linebackers14.00.900
Defensive backs43.50.904
Athletes and specialists23.50.865
Whole class193.60.902

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 2Jawaan Taylor OTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 3Jachai Polite DENew York Jets
Rd 4Chauncey Gardner-Johnson SNew Orleans Saints
Rd 5Vosean Joseph OLBBuffalo Bills
Rd 5Jordan Scarlett RBCarolina Panthers

Roster 115

The 2018 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 75 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2018 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2018 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠12
Georgia7–⁠111–⁠37
Kentucky5–⁠310–⁠312
Florida5–⁠310–⁠37
LSU5–⁠310–⁠36
Texas A&M5–⁠39–⁠416
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Mississippi State4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠47–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠7
Tennessee2–⁠65–⁠7
Ole Miss1–⁠75–⁠7
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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