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2024 Florida

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Billy Napier.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2024, game by game: lost vs. No. 19 Miami 17–41; won vs. Samford 45–7; lost vs. Texas A&M 20–33; won at Mississippi State 45–28; won vs. UCF 24–13; lost at No. 8 Tennessee 17–23; won vs. Kentucky 48–20; lost vs. No. 2 Georgia 20–34; lost at No. 5 Texas 17–49; won vs. No. 21 LSU 27–16; won vs. No. 9 Ole Miss 24–17; won at Florida State 31–11; won vs. Tulane 33–8+38−32Lost 17–41 vs. No. 19 Miami-24No. 19 MiamiWon 45–7 vs. Samford+38SamfordLost 20–33 vs. Texas A&M-13Texas A&MWon 45–28 at Mississippi State+17Mississippi Sta…Won 24–13 vs. UCF+11UCFLost 17–23 at No. 8 Tennessee-6No. 8 TennesseeWon 48–20 vs. Kentucky+28KentuckyLost 20–34 vs. No. 2 Georgia-14No. 2 GeorgiaLost 17–49 at No. 5 Texas-32No. 5 TexasWon 27–16 vs. No. 21 LSU+11No. 21 LSUWon 24–17 vs. No. 9 Ole Miss+7No. 9 Ole MissWon 31–11 at Florida State+20Florida StateWon 33–8 vs. Tulane+25Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs19MiamiL 17–⁠4156%
Sep 7vsSamfordW 45–⁠775%
Sep 14vsTexas A&ML 20–⁠3351%
Sep 21atMississippi StateW 45–⁠2842%
Oct 5vsUCFW 24–⁠1354%
Oct 12at8TennesseeL 17–⁠2323%
Oct 19vsKentuckyW 48–⁠2052%
Nov 2vs2GeorgiaL 20–⁠3417%
Nov 9at5TexasL 17–⁠4916%
Nov 16vs21LSUW 27–⁠1640%
Nov 23vs9Ole MissW 24–⁠1729%
Nov 30atFlorida StateW 31–⁠1158%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsTulaneGasparilla BowlW 33–⁠846%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 33–⁠8 in the Gasparilla Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
368–⁠300
Coach
Billy Napier
Elo
1639 +139 this season
SP+ rating
13.8 No. 20 of 134; offense No. 37, defense No. 23, special teams No. 1
SRS
11.7 No. 25 of 134 in FBS
Returning
72% of last season’s EPA, No. 20 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 13 roster talent No. 12 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Rob Sale and Russ Callaway
Defensive coordinators
Austin Armstrong and Ron Roberts
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense78th of 134
  • Defense48th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted25th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%1.2278th of 134
Defense0.0743%1.2048th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.03 def		47% off
40% def		—53rd off
25th 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
Offense4.2own 3016% allowed
Defense3.1own 2918% caused

CORE rating 10.0, 35th of 134 (offense 2.2, defense -7.8).

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 yardsD.J. Lagway QB1,915 yds
Passing touchdownsD.J. Lagway QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJadan Baugh RB673 yds
Rushing touchdownsJa’Kobi Jackson RB7 TD
Receiving yardsElijhah Badger WR806 yds
Receiving touchdownsElijhah Badger WR4 TD
TacklesTrikweze Bridges DB68 tkl
SacksTyreak Sapp DE7 sacks
InterceptionsBryce Thornton S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

D.J. Lagway QB★★★★★No. 7
L.J. McCray DL★★★★★No. 20
Myles Graham LB★★★★No. 51
Aaron Chiles LB★★★★No. 61
Amir Jackson TE★★★★No. 87
K.D. Daniels RB★★★★No. 203
Fletcher Westphal OT★★★★No. 214
D’Antre Robinson DL★★★★No. 262

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.996
Running backs14.00.921
Receivers34.00.922
Offensive line53.40.881
Defensive line34.00.926
Linebackers24.00.973
Defensive backs23.00.880
Athletes and specialists24.00.902
Whole class193.80.915

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 4Chimere Dike WRTennessee Titans
Rd 5Cam Jackson DTCarolina Panthers
Rd 5Jason Marshall Jr. CBMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Shemar James LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Graham Mertz QBHouston Texans
Rd 6Jeremy Crawshaw PDenver Broncos
Rd 7Trikweze Bridges SLos Angeles Chargers

Roster 132

The 2024 roster

132 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 72 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 15

The 2024 portal
Jason Zandamela OL★★★★from USC
Cormani McClain CB★★★★from Colorado
Joey Slackman DL★★★★from Pennsylvania
Grayson Howard LB★★★★from South Carolina
Jameer Grimsley CB★★★★from Alabama
Elijhah Badger WR★★★★from Arizona State
Asa Turner S★★★from Washington
D.J. Douglas S★★★from Tulane
Trikweze Bridges CB★★★from Oregon
Chimere Dike WR★★★from Wisconsin
Devon Manuel OT★★★from Arkansas
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson OT★★★from San Diego State

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 23

Princely Umanmielen DE★★★★to Ole Miss
Trevor Etienne RB★★★★to Georgia
Scooby Williams LB★★★★to Texas A&M
Chris McClellan DL★★★to Missouri
Jaydon Hill CB★★★to Texas A&M
Caleb Douglas WR★★★to Texas Tech
Jalen Farmer OL★★★to Kentucky
Kamari Wilson S★★★to Arizona State
Micah Mazzccua OL★★★to Nebraska
Jalen Kimber CB★★★to Penn State
Max Brown QB★★★to Charlotte
Miguel Mitchell S★★★to Arkansas

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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