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2019 Florida

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dan Mullen, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2019, game by game: won vs. Miami 24–20; won vs. UT Martin 45–0; won at Kentucky 29–21; won vs. Tennessee 34–3; won vs. Towson 38–0; won vs. No. 7 Auburn 24–13; lost at No. 5 LSU 28–42; won at South Carolina 38–27; lost vs. No. 8 Georgia 17–24; won vs. Vanderbilt 56–0; won at Missouri 23–6; won vs. Florida State 40–17; won vs. Virginia 36–28+56−14Won 24–20 vs. Miami+4MiamiWon 45–0 vs. UT Martin+45UT MartinWon 29–21 at Kentucky+8KentuckyWon 34–3 vs. Tennessee+31TennesseeWon 38–0 vs. Towson+38TowsonWon 24–13 vs. No. 7 Auburn+11No. 7 AuburnLost 28–42 at No. 5 LSU-14No. 5 LSUWon 38–27 at South Carolina+11South CarolinaLost 17–24 vs. No. 8 Georgia-7No. 8 GeorgiaWon 56–0 vs. Vanderbilt+56VanderbiltWon 23–6 at Missouri+17MissouriWon 40–17 vs. Florida State+23Florida StateWon 36–28 vs. Virginia+8Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vsMiamiW 24–⁠2057%
Sep 7vsUT MartinW 45–⁠091%
Sep 14atKentuckyW 29–⁠2145%
Sep 21vsTennesseeW 34–⁠383%
Sep 28vsTowsonW 38–⁠086%
Oct 5vs7AuburnW 24–⁠1355%
Oct 12at5LSUL 28–⁠4238%
Oct 19atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠2761%
Nov 2vs8GeorgiaL 17–⁠2446%
Nov 9vsVanderbiltW 56–⁠087%
Nov 16atMissouriW 23–⁠659%
Nov 30vsFlorida StateW 40–⁠1778%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsVirginiaOrange BowlW 36–⁠2864%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 36–⁠28 in the Orange Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 8
  15. Wk 15: 7
  16. Wk 16: 6
  17. Final: 6
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
432–⁠201
Coach
Dan Mullen
Elo
1741 +126 this season
SP+ rating
24.0 No. 7 of 130; offense No. 11, defense No. 7, special teams No. 17
SRS
19.6 No. 5 of 130 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 10 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 9 roster talent No. 15 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Billy Gonzales and John Hevesy
Defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 130
  • Defense18th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted20th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1744%1.3530th of 130
Defense0.0039%1.1818th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.02 def		47% off
38% def		—20th off
22nd 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 3017% allowed
Defense2.6own 2823% caused

CORE rating 16.4, 11th of 130 (offense 7.2, defense -9.3).

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 yardsKyle Trask QB2,941 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Trask QB25 TD
Rushing yardsLamical Perine RB676 yds
Rushing touchdownsLamical Perine RB6 TD
Receiving yardsVan Jefferson WR657 yds
Receiving touchdownsFreddie Swain WR7 TD
TacklesDavid Reese LB88 tkl
SacksJonathan Greenard LB10 sacks
InterceptionsDonovan Stiner DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Chris Steele CB★★★★No. 42
Kaiir Elam CB★★★★No. 48
Khris Bogle WDE★★★★No. 71
Ty’Ron Hopper OLB★★★★No. 88
Keon Zipperer TE★★★★No. 105
Mohamoud Diabate OLB★★★★No. 109
Diwun Black ILB★★★★No. 140
Deyavie Hammond OG★★★★No. 251

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.900
Running backs14.00.910
Receivers43.30.897
Offensive line73.60.890
Defensive line34.00.928
Linebackers53.40.902
Defensive backs43.80.936
Whole class253.60.907

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 1C.J. Henderson CBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 2Van Jefferson WRLos Angeles Rams
Rd 3Jabari Zuniga DENew York Jets
Rd 3Jonathan Greenard OLBHouston Texans
Rd 4La’Mical Perine RBNew York Jets
Rd 6Freddie Swain WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Tyrie Cleveland WRDenver Broncos

Roster 115

The 2019 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • David ReeseLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠015–⁠01
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠24
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠28
Florida6–⁠211–⁠26
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠9
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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