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2022 Florida

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Billy Napier.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2022, game by game: won vs. No. 7 Utah 29–26; lost vs. No. 20 Kentucky 16–26; won vs. South Florida 31–28; lost at No. 11 Tennessee 33–38; won vs. Eastern Washington 52–17; won vs. Missouri 24–17; lost vs. LSU 35–45; lost vs. No. 1 Georgia 20–42; won at Texas A&M 41–24; won vs. South Carolina 38–6; lost at Vanderbilt 24–31; lost at No. 16 Florida State 38–45; lost vs. No. 17 Oregon State 3–30+35−27Won 29–26 vs. No. 7 Utah+3No. 7 UtahLost 16–26 vs. No. 20 Kentucky-10No. 20 KentuckyWon 31–28 vs. South Florida+3South FloridaLost 33–38 at No. 11 Tennessee-5No. 11 TennesseeWon 52–17 vs. Eastern Washington+35Eastern Washing…Won 24–17 vs. Missouri+7MissouriLost 35–45 vs. LSU-10LSULost 20–42 vs. No. 1 Georgia-22No. 1 GeorgiaWon 41–24 at Texas A&M+17Texas A&MWon 38–6 vs. South Carolina+32South CarolinaLost 24–31 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltLost 38–45 at No. 16 Florida State-7No. 16 Florida StateLost 3–30 vs. No. 17 Oregon State-27No. 17 Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs7UtahW 29–⁠2641%
Sep 10vs20KentuckyL 16–⁠2648%
Sep 17vsSouth FloridaW 31–⁠2876%
Sep 24at11TennesseeL 33–⁠3833%
Oct 2vsEastern WashingtonMoved from Oct 1W 52–⁠1772%
Oct 8vsMissouriW 24–⁠1767%
Oct 15vsLSUL 35–⁠4558%
Oct 29vs1GeorgiaL 20–⁠4216%
Nov 5atTexas A&MW 41–⁠2435%
Nov 12vsSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠657%
Nov 19atVanderbiltL 24–⁠3167%
Nov 25at16Florida StateL 38–⁠4532%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvs17Oregon StateLas Vegas BowlL 3–⁠3037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 30–⁠3 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 12
  2. Wk 3: 18
  3. Wk 4: 20

Consensus All-AmericanO’Cyrus Torrence, OL

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
384–⁠375
Coach
Billy Napier
Elo
1516 −14 this season
SP+ rating
10.4 No. 34 of 131; offense No. 15, defense No. 78, special teams No. 54
SRS
6.5 No. 34 of 131 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 107 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 17 roster talent No. 12 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Rob Sale
Defensive coordinators
Patrick Toney and Sean Spencer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 131
  • Defense101st of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted28th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted68th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1339%1.5049th of 131
Defense0.1745%1.25101st of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.10 def		42% off
41% def		—28th off
68th 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
Offense3.6own 2813% allowed
Defense4.4own 3214% caused

CORE rating 7.0, 40th of 131 (offense 8.3, defense 1.3).

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 yardsAnthony Richardson QB2,549 yds
Passing touchdownsAnthony Richardson QB17 TD
Rushing yardsMontrell Johnson RB841 yds
Rushing touchdownsMontrell Johnson RB10 TD
Receiving yardsRicky Pearsall WR661 yds
Receiving touchdownsRicky Pearsall WR5 TD
TacklesTrey Dean III S77 tkl
SacksPrincely Umanmielen DE4.5 sacks
InterceptionsAmari Burney LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Kamari Wilson S★★★★No. 44
Shemar James LB★★★★No. 67
Chris McClellan DL★★★★No. 113
Trevor Etienne RB★★★★No. 190
Devin Moore S★★★★No. 251
Tony Livingston OT★★★★No. 338
Jamari Lyons DL★★★★No. 371

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.837
Running backs14.00.926
Receivers23.00.854
Offensive line63.00.844
Defensive line43.50.903
Linebackers23.50.906
Defensive backs33.70.897
Athletes and specialists33.00.857
Whole class223.30.874

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 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 1Anthony Richardson QBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 2Gervon Dexter DTChicago Bears
Rd 2O’Cyrus Torrence OGBuffalo Bills
Rd 4Ventrell Miller ILBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5Justin Shorter WRBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Amari Burney OLBLas Vegas Raiders

Roster 122

The 2022 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 7

The 2022 portal
O’Cyrus Torrence OL★★★★from Louisiana
Jalen Kimber CB★★★★from Georgia
Kamryn Waites OT★★★★from Louisiana
Montrell Johnson RB★★★★from Louisiana
Ricky Pearsall WR★★★from Arizona State
Jack Miller III QB★★★from Ohio State
Tyrone Truesdell DL★★★from Auburn

Transfers out 16

Mohamoud Diabate LB★★★★to Utah
Jacob Copeland WR★★★★to Maryland
Khris Bogle DE★★★★to Michigan State
Ty’Ron Hopper LB★★★★to Missouri
Kemore Gamble TE★★★to UCF
Demarkcus Bowman RB★★★to UCF
Gerald Mincey OT★★★to Tennessee
Mordecai McDaniel S★★★no new school on file
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson QB★★★to Syracuse
Chris Thomas Jr. DL★★★no new school on file
Emory Jones QB★★★to Arizona State
Elijah Blades CB★★★to Buffalo

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2022 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠015–⁠01
Tennessee6–⁠211–⁠26
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠25
LSU6–⁠210–⁠416
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠420
Ole Miss4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠48–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
Florida3–⁠56–⁠7
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠65–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7

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