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2021 Florida

6–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dan Mullen, then Greg Knox (interim).

Schedule and results

Florida in 2021, game by game: won vs. Florida Atlantic 35–14; won at South Florida 42–20; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 29–31; won vs. Tennessee 38–14; lost at Kentucky 13–20; won vs. Vanderbilt 42–0; lost at LSU 42–49; lost vs. No. 1 Georgia 7–34; lost at South Carolina 17–40; won vs. Samford 70–52; lost at Missouri 23–24; won vs. Florida State 24–21; lost vs. UCF 17–29+42−27Won 35–14 vs. Florida Atlantic+21Florida AtlanticWon 42–20 at South Florida+22South FloridaLost 29–31 vs. No. 1 Alabama-2No. 1 AlabamaWon 38–14 vs. Tennessee+24TennesseeLost 13–20 at Kentucky-7KentuckyWon 42–0 vs. Vanderbilt+42VanderbiltLost 42–49 at LSU-7LSULost 7–34 vs. No. 1 Georgia-27No. 1 GeorgiaLost 17–40 at South Carolina-23South CarolinaWon 70–52 vs. Samford+18SamfordLost 23–24 at Missouri-1MissouriWon 24–21 vs. Florida State+3Florida StateLost 17–29 vs. UCF-12UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsFlorida AtlanticW 35–⁠1471%
Sep 11atSouth FloridaW 42–⁠2078%
Sep 18vs1AlabamaL 29–⁠3138%
Sep 25vsTennesseeW 38–⁠1478%
Oct 2atKentuckyL 13–⁠2052%
Oct 9vsVanderbiltW 42–⁠090%
Oct 16atLSUL 42–⁠4952%
Oct 30vs1GeorgiaL 7–⁠3428%
Nov 6atSouth CarolinaL 17–⁠4066%
Nov 13vsSamfordW 70–⁠5286%
Nov 20atMissouriL 23–⁠2456%
Nov 27vsFlorida StateW 24–⁠2169%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsUCFGasparilla BowlL 17–⁠2946%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 29–⁠17 in the Gasparilla Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 20
  7. Wk 7: 20
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 13th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
399–⁠348
Coach
Dan Mullen, then Greg Knox (interim)
Elo
1545 −80 this season
SP+ rating
11.0 No. 29 of 130; offense No. 22, defense No. 39
SRS
4.3 No. 50 of 130 in FBS
Returning
27% of last season’s EPA, No. 124 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 13 roster talent No. 9 in FBS
Defensive coordinators
Todd Grantham and Christian Robinson
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 130
  • Defense39th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted28th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1345%1.2674th of 130
Defense0.0941%1.2539th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.15 off
0.09 def		46% off
40% def		—62nd off
28th 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
Offense4.1own 2816% allowed
Defense3.7own 2916% caused

CORE rating 8.3, 38th of 130 (offense 4.4, defense -3.9).

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 yardsEmory Jones QB2,734 yds
Passing touchdownsEmory Jones QB19 TD
Rushing yardsEmory Jones QB759 yds
Rushing touchdownsDameon Pierce RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJacob Copeland WR642 yds
Receiving touchdownsJacob Copeland WR4 TD
TacklesMohamoud Diabate LB89 tkl
SacksBrenton Cox LB8.5 sacks
InterceptionsRashad Torrence II S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Jason Marshall Jr. CB★★★★★No. 29
Scooby Williams DE★★★★No. 74
Tyreak Sapp DL★★★★No. 100
Corey Collier S★★★★No. 106
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson QB★★★★No. 148
Marcus Burke WR★★★★No. 185
Donovan McMillon S★★★★No. 187
Yousef Mugharbil OL★★★★No. 282

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.900
Receivers53.60.886
Offensive line33.30.884
Defensive line53.80.921
Linebackers14.00.899
Defensive backs54.00.927
Whole class213.70.906

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 2022

The 2022 draft
Rd 1Kaiir Elam CBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Zachary Carter DTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Dameon Pierce RBHouston Texans

Roster 122

The 2021 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2021 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2021 portal
Demarkcus Bowman RB★★★★from Clemson
Daquan Newkirk DT★★★from Auburn
Antonio Valentino DL★★★from Penn State
Elijah Blades CB★★★from Texas A&M
Jadarrius Perkins CB★★★from Missouri
Kaleb Boateng OT★★★from Clemson
Jace Christmann Kfrom Mississippi State

Transfers out 10

Chester Kimbrough CB★★★to Michigan State
Jesiah Pierre LB★★★to Texas Tech
Iverson Clement RB★★★to Temple
Jahari Rogers CB★★★★to SMU
T.J. Moore OL★★★★to Charlotte
C.J. McWilliams CB★★★to Purdue
James Houston LB★★★to Jackson State
Quincy Lenton S★★★returned to Florida
Jaylin Jackson WR★★no new school on file
Zack Sessa K★★no new school on file

2021 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠014–⁠11
Alabama7–⁠113–⁠22
Ole Miss6–⁠210–⁠311
Kentucky5–⁠310–⁠318
Arkansas4–⁠49–⁠421
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠4
Tennessee4–⁠47–⁠6
Mississippi State4–⁠47–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
LSU3–⁠56–⁠7
Auburn3–⁠56–⁠7
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠7
Florida2–⁠66–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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