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2020 Florida

8–⁠4 (8–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dan Mullen, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2020, game by game: won at Ole Miss 51–35; won vs. South Carolina 38–24; lost at No. 21 Texas A&M 38–41; won vs. Missouri 41–17; won vs. No. 5 Georgia 44–28; won vs. Arkansas 63–35; won at Vanderbilt 38–17; won vs. Kentucky 34–10; won at Tennessee 31–19; lost vs. LSU 34–37; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 46–52; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma 20–55+28−35Won 51–35 at Ole Miss+16Ole MissWon 38–24 vs. South Carolina+14South CarolinaLost 38–41 at No. 21 Texas A&M-3No. 21 Texas A&MWon 41–17 vs. Missouri+24MissouriWon 44–28 vs. No. 5 Georgia+16No. 5 GeorgiaWon 63–35 vs. Arkansas+28ArkansasWon 38–17 at Vanderbilt+21VanderbiltWon 34–10 vs. Kentucky+24KentuckyWon 31–19 at Tennessee+12TennesseeLost 34–37 vs. LSU-3LSULost 46–52 vs. No. 1 Alabama-6No. 1 AlabamaLost 20–55 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma-35No. 12 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atOle MissW 51–⁠3568%
Oct 3vsSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠2482%
Oct 10at21Texas A&ML 38–⁠4157%
Oct 31vsMissouriW 41–⁠1773%
Nov 7vs5GeorgiaW 44–⁠2843%
Nov 14vsArkansasW 63–⁠3587%
Nov 21atVanderbiltW 38–⁠1789%
Nov 28vsKentuckyW 34–⁠1079%
Dec 5atTennesseeW 31–⁠1977%
Dec 12vsLSUL 34–⁠3773%
Dec 19vs1AlabamaSEC Championship GameL 46–⁠5232%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs12OklahomaCotton BowlL 20–⁠5547%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 55–⁠20 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-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 3: 5
  3. Wk 4: 5
  4. Wk 5: 3
  5. Wk 6: 4
  6. Wk 7: 10
  7. Wk 8: 10
  8. Wk 9: 10
  9. Wk 10: 8
  10. Wk 11: 6
  11. Wk 12: 6
  12. Wk 13: 6
  13. Wk 14: 6
  14. Wk 15: 6
  15. Wk 16: 11
  16. Final: 13

SEC East champions8–⁠2 in the conference

Heisman voteKyle Trask, fourth

Led the nationKyle Trask: passing touchdowns (43 TD)

John Mackey AwardKyle Pitts, TE

Consensus All-AmericanKyle Pitts, TE

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
8–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 3
Points
478–⁠370
Coach
Dan Mullen
Elo
1688 +28 this season
SP+ rating
19.8 No. 6 of 130; offense No. 4, defense No. 34
SRS
16.2 No. 6 of 77 in FBS
Returning
57% of last season’s EPA, No. 82 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 8 roster talent No. 19 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Todd Grantham
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense8th of 127
  • Defense94th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2851%1.308th of 127
Defense0.1947%1.2594th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.13 def		49% off
44% def		—8th off
79th 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 2815% allowed
Defense4.0own 2616% caused

CORE rating 14.9, 14th of 127 (offense 14.6, defense -0.3).

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 QB4,283 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Trask QB43 TD
Rushing yardsDameon Pierce RB503 yds
Rushing touchdownsDameon Pierce RB4 TD
Receiving yardsKadarius Toney WR984 yds
Receiving touchdownsKyle Pitts TE12 TD
TacklesVentrell Miller LB86 tkl
SacksZachary Carter DL5 sacks
InterceptionsKaiir Elam CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Gervon Dexter DT★★★★★No. 12
Derek Wingo OLB★★★★No. 64
Xzavier Henderson WR★★★★No. 68
Jahari Rogers CB★★★★No. 87
Jaquavion Fraziars WR★★★★No. 157
Issiah Walker Jr. OT★★★★No. 158
Ethan Pouncey CB★★★★No. 176
Antwaun Powell-Ryland WDE★★★★No. 185

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.920
Receivers33.70.923
Offensive line53.40.883
Defensive line64.20.923
Linebackers14.00.970
Defensive backs83.80.907
Athletes and specialists13.00.798
Whole class253.80.907

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 1Kyle Pitts TEAtlanta Falcons
Rd 1Kadarius Toney WRNew York Giants
Rd 2Kyle Trask QBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Marco Wilson CBArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Evan McPherson KCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Shawn Davis SIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Tedarrell Slaton DTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Stone Forsythe OTSeattle Seahawks

Roster 140

The 2020 roster

140 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 69 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama10–⁠013–⁠01
Texas A&M8–⁠19–⁠14
Florida8–⁠28–⁠413
Georgia7–⁠28–⁠27
Auburn6–⁠46–⁠5
LSU5–⁠55–⁠5
Missouri5–⁠55–⁠5
Ole Miss4–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠65–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠74–⁠7
Arkansas3–⁠73–⁠7
Tennessee3–⁠73–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠82–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠90–⁠9

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