2020_Florida_Gators_football_team References

2020 Florida Gators football
2020 Florida Gators football
SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, ; L 46–52 vs. Alabama
Cotton Bowl Classic, ; L 20–55 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	8–4 (8–2 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 13 Florida x	8	–	2	8	–	4
No. 7 Georgia	7	–	2	8	–	2
Missouri	5	–	5	5	–	5
Kentucky	4	–	6	5	–	6
Tennessee	3	–	7	3	–	7
South Carolina	2	–	8	2	–	8
Vanderbilt	0	–	9	0	–	9
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^	10	–	0	13	–	0
No. 4 Texas A&M	8	–	1	9	–	1
Auburn	6	–	4	6	–	5
LSU*	5	–	5	5	–	5
Ole Miss	4	–	5	5	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	7	3	–	7
Mississippi State	3	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule. Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Dan Mullen.

Preseason

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Florida was predicted to win the East Division. Florida received the fourth-most votes to win the SEC Championship Game.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
1	Florida	624 (53)
2	Georgia	613 (43)
3	Tennessee	434
4	Kentucky	405
5	South Carolina	287
6	Missouri	224
7	Vanderbilt	101

Rank	Team	Votes
Media poll (SEC Championship)
1	Alabama	77
T2	Georgia	7
T2	LSU	7
4	Florida	5

Schedule

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 college football season was postponed, and there was some question if the season would be played at all. On July 31, the Southeastern Conference announced that its teams would play a ten-game conference-only season beginning in late September. Florida's previously scheduled games against non-conference opponents Eastern Washington, New Mexico State, and South Alabama were all canceled due to the scheduling change, as was the annual rivalry game against Florida State, breaking a streak of annual meetings that began in 1957. Conference games against Texas A&M and Arkansas were added to increase the usual eight-game SEC schedule to ten.^[2]^[3]

Attendance at all college football games was restricted during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 social distancing considerations. The University of Florida limited home attendance to 20% of capacity at Florida Field. All road games along with the SEC Championship Game and the Cotton Bowl Classic were played with similar attendance caps.^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	12:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 5	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN	W 51–35	13,926
October 3	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 3	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 38–24	15,120
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Texas A&M	No. 4	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	L 38–41	24,709
October 31^[a]	7:30 p.m.	Missouri	No. 10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN Alt.	W 41–17	12,049
November 7	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Georgia	No. 8	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL ( rivalry)	CBS	W 44–28	19,210
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 6	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 63–35	16,116
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 6	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ABC	W 38–17	1,147
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 6	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ( rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–10	14,453
December 5	3:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 6	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ( rivalry)	CBS	W 31–19	22,943
December 12^[b]	7:00 p.m.	LSU	No. 6	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ( rivalry)	ESPN	L 34–37	16,610
December 19	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Alabama	No. 7	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA ( SEC Championship Game / rivalry)	CBS	L 46–52	16,520
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Oklahoma*	No. 7	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX ( Cotton Bowl Classic)	ESPN	L 20–55	17,323
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^{^[a]}Due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida program, the Missouri game was moved from October 24 to 31.^[5]

^{^[b]}Due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida program, the LSU game was moved from October 17 to December 12.^[6]

^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	8	8*	5	5	3	4	10	10	10	8	6	6	6	6	6	11	10	13
Coaches	8	8*	6	6	3	3т	9	8	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	11	10	12
CFP	Not released												6	6	6	7	7	Not released

Game summaries

Ole Miss

Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Florida	14	14	13	10	51
Ole Miss	7	7	7	14	35

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

Date: September 26, 2020
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 13,926
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers ( ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy and Marty Smith^[8]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – Kyle Pitts 1 yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 5:48
Ole Miss – Dontario Drummond 46-yard pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan kick), 3:43
Florida – Trevon Grimes 22-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:50

Second quarter

Ole Miss – Dontario Drummond 14-yard pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan kick), 12:04
Florida – Kadarius Toney 16-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:10
Florida – Kyle Pitts 16-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:05

Third quarter

Florida – Kyle Pitts 71-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 14:19
Ole Miss – Jerrion Ealy 18-yard run (Luke Logan kick), 13:43
Florida – Evan McPherson 55-yard field goal, 9:30
Florida – Evan McPherson 37-yard field goal, 5:11

Fourth quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 23-yard field goal, 12:54
Ole Miss – Kenny Yeboah 8-yard run (Matt Corral pass to Jonathan Mingo), 11:00
Florida – Kyle Pitts 17-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 5:14
Ole Miss – Snoop Conner 1 yard run, 0:58

Passing leaders

FLA – Kyle Trask – 30/42, 416 yards, 6 touchdowns
MISS – Matt Corral – 22/31, 395 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 carries, 55 yards
MISS – Jerrion Ealy – 16 carries, 79 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

FLA – Kyle Pitts – 8 receptions, 170 yards, 4 touchdowns
MISS – Elijah Moore – 10 receptions, 227 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – Ventrell Miller – 15 tackles
MISS – Keidron Smith – 12 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

South Carolina

South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	7	7	3	7	24
No. 3 Florida	14	10	14	0	38

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Date: October 3, 2020
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 15,120
Referee: Lee Hedrick
TV announcers ( ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, and Marty Smith^[9]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

South Carolina – Kevin Harris 2-yard run (Parker White kick), 8:04
Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:45
Florida – Kyle Pitts 13-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:06

Second quarter

South Carolina – Shi Smith 4-yard pass from Collin Hill (Parker White kick), 9:31
Florida – Evan McPherson 26-yard field goal, 3:31
Florida – Kyle Pitts 4-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 1:22

Third quarter

Florida – Trent Whittemore 4-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:47
Florida – Kadarius Toney 56-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 4:44
South Carolina – Parker White 45-yard field goal, 0:28

Fourth quarter

South Carolina – Kevin Harris 9-yard pass from Collin Hill (Parker White kick), 10:21

Passing leaders

SCAR – Collin Hill – 28/47, 212 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Kyle Trask – 21/29, 268 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

SCAR – Kevin Harris – 22 carries, 100 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 9 carries, 51 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

SCAR – Shi Smith – 12 receptions, 85 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kadarius Toney – 6 receptions, 86 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

SCAR – Jammie Robinson and Keir Thomas – 6 tackles
FLA – Zachary Carter, Shawn Davis, and Kaiir Elam – 8 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Texas A&M

Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Florida	14	7	7	10	38
No. 21 Texas A&M	7	10	7	17	41

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

Date: October 10, 2020
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm
Game attendance: 24,709
Referee: Steve Marlowe
TV announcers ( ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe^[10]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Florida – Kyle Pitts 5-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:32
Texas A&M – Chase Lane 11-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick), 3:59
Florida – Kadarius Toney 11-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 1:42

Second quarter

Texas A&M – Caleb Chapman 2-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick), 9:33
Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:14
Texas A&M – Seth Small 19-yard field goal, 0:00

Third quarter

Florida – Kadarius Toney 37-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 9:38
Texas A&M – Isaiah Spiller 3-yard run (Seth Small kick), 4:14

Fourth quarter

Texas A&M – Isaiah Spiller 19-yard run (Seth Small kick), 12:35
Florida – Evan McPherson 53-yard field goal, 9:54
Florida – Dameon Pierce 1 yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 6:14
Texas A&M – Caleb Chapman 51-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick), 4:30
Texas A&M – Seth Small 26-yard field goal, 0:00

Passing leaders

FLA – Kyle Trask – 23/32, 314 yards, 4 touchdowns
TAMU – Kellen Mond – 25/35, 338 yards, 3 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

FLA – Nay'Quan Wright – 6 carries, 31 yards, 1 touchdown
TAMU – Isaiah Spiller – 27 carries, 174 yards, 2 touchdowns

Receiving leaders

FLA – Kadarius Toney – 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 touchdowns
TAMU – Caleb Chapman – 9 receptions, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns

Tackling leaders

FLA – Shawn Davis – 12 tackles
TAMU – Buddy Johnson – 11 tackles, 1 forced fumble

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Missouri

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	0	7	0	10	17
No. 10 Florida	6	14	14	7	41

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Date: October 31, 2020
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 12,049
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers ( SECN Alt.): Mike Morgan, Hutson Mason, Taylor Davis^[11]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Florida – Chris Howard 28-yard field goal, 9:07
Florida – Chris Howard 32-yard field goal, 2:10

Second quarter

Missouri – Jarvis Ware 59-yard interception return (Harrison Mevis kick), 12:54
Florida – Kadarius Toney 18-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 1:41
Florida – Kadarius Toney 30-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 1:08

Third quarter

Florida – Kadarius Toney 16-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 10:36
Florida – Justin Shorter 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 0:22

Fourth quarter

Missouri – Harrison Mevis 29-yard field goal, 10:56
Florida – Trevon Grimes 18-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Chris Howard kick), 7:50
Missouri – Larry Rountree III 5-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 3:18

Passing leaders

MIZZ – Connor Bazelak – 26/40, 208 yards
FLA – Kyle Trask – 21/36, 345 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

MIZZ – Larry Rountree III – 14 carries, 36 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kyle Trask – 6 carries, 47 yards

Receiving leaders

MIZZ – Keke Chism – 5 receptions, 68 yards
FLA – Kyle Pitts – 5 receptions, 81 yards

Tackling leaders

MIZZ – Devin Nicholson – 13 tackles
FLA – Jeremiah Moon and Brad Stewart – 6 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination*

For homecoming, the Gators wore throwback uniforms featuring blue helmets and jerseys based on those worn in the mid-1960s.^[12]

Georgia

Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Florida	14	24	3	3	44
No. 5 Georgia	14	7	7	0	28

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL

Date: November 7, 2020
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ENE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 19,210
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers ( CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl^[13]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Georgia – Zamir White 75-yard run ( Jack Podlesny kick), 14:48
Georgia – Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint 32-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick), 11:44
Florida – Justin Shorter 14-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 8:20
Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:43

Second quarter

Georgia – Eric Stokes 37-yard interception return (Jack Podlesny kick), 12:17
Florida – Kyle Pitts 25-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 11:38
Florida – Kemore Gamble 24-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:44
Florida – Evan McPherson 50-yard field goal, 1:44
Florida – Trevon Grimes 14-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:11

Third quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 51-yard field goal, 11:48
Georgia – Kearis Jackson 25-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Jack Podlesny kick), 0:41

Fourth quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 34-yard field goal, 1:19

Passing leaders

FLA – Kyle Trask – 30/43, 474 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception
UGA – Stetson Bennett – 5/16, 78 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

FLA – Dameon Pierce – 15 carries, 52 yards, 1 touchdown
UGA – Zamir White – 7 carries, 107 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

FLA – Malik Davis – 5 receptions, 100 yards, 1 touchdown
UGA – Kearis Jackson – 3 receptions, 48 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

FLA – Tedarrell Slaton – 5 tackles
UGA – Nakobe Dean – 15 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	7	7	7	14	35
No. 6 Florida	7	28	7	21	63

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Date: November 14, 2020
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: ESE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Pleasant
Game attendance: 16,116
Referee: Steve Marlowe
TV announcers ( ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams^[14]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Florida – Trevon Grimes 9-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:36
Arkansas – Michael Woods II 47-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (AJ Reed kick), 6:03

Second quarter

Florida – Trevon Grimes 23-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 10:03
Florida – Justin Shorter 21-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:17
Arkansas – Trelon Smith 83-yard run (AJ Reed kick), 6:55
Florida – Jacob Copeland 33-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 4:33
Florida – Keon Zipperer 5-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:17

Third quarter

Arkansas – Rakeem Boyd 12-yard run (AJ Reed kick), 12:00
Florida – Emory Jones 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:01

Fourth quarter

Florida – Keon Zipperer 11-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:08
Florida – Zachary Carter 35-yard fumble recovery (Evan McPherson kick), 12:17
Arkansas – Michael Woods II 82-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (AJ Reed kick), 11:51
Florida – Xzavier Henderson 9-yard pass from Emory Jones (Evan McPherson kick), 5:41
Arkansas – KJ Jefferson 12-yard run (AJ Reed kick), 0:40

Passing leaders

ARK – Feleipe Franks – 15/19, 250 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Kyle Trask – 23/29, 356 yards, 6 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

ARK – Trelon Smith – 8 carries, 118 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 12 carries, 69 yards

Receiving leaders

ARK – Michael Woods II – 2 receptions, 129 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Trevon Grimes – 6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 touchdowns

Tackling leaders

ARK – Grant Morgan – 15 tackles
FLA – Mohamoud Diabate – 7 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination*

Vanderbilt

Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Florida	7	10	14	7	38
Vanderbilt	10	0	7	0	17

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

Date: November 21, 2020
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SSE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,147
Referee: Lee Hedrick
TV announcers ( ABC): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Paul Carcaterra^[15]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Vanderbilt – Chris Pierce Jr. 16-yard pass from Ken Seals (Pierson Cooke kick), 10:50
Florida – Kadarius Toney 27-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:47
Vanderbilt – Pierson Cooke 25-yard field goal, 2:45

Second quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 33-yard field goal, 4:12
Florida – Trevon Grimes 34-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:49

Third quarter

Florida – Dameon Pierce 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 9:47
Florida – Kemore Gamble 1 yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 2:55
Vanderbilt – Chris Pierce Jr. 58-yard pass from Ken Seals (Pierson Cooke kick), 2:01

Fourth quarter

Florida – Kemore Gamble 30-yard pass from Emory Jones (Evan McPherson kick), 6:46

Passing leaders

FLA – Kyle Trask – 26/35, 383 yards, 3 touchdowns
VAN – Ken Seals – 22/34, 319 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

FLA – Dameon Pierce – 11 carries, 55 yards, 1 touchdown
VAN – Mitchell Pryor – 13 carries, 44 yards

Receiving leaders

FLA – Kadarius Toney – 6 receptions, 107 yards, 1 touchdown
VAN – Chris Pierce Jr. – 4 receptions, 97 yards, 2 touchdowns

Tackling leaders

FLA – Kyree Campbell – 9 tackles
VAN – Anfernee Orji – 9 tackles

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	0	10	0	0	10
No. 6 Florida	7	7	17	3	34

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Date: November 28, 2020
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 14,453
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers ( ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, and Marty Smith^[16]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Florida – Kyle Pitts 56-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 6:03

Second quarter

Kentucky – Keaton Upshaw 4-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Matt Ruffolo kick), 11:18
Kentucky – Matt Ruffolo 22-yard field goal, 2:13
Florida – Kadarius Toney 50-yard punt return (Evan McPherson kick), 0:42

Third quarter

Florida – Kyle Pitts 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 12:35
Florida – Evan McPherson 34-yard field goal, 5:58
Florida – Kyle Pitts 7-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:36

Fourth quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 40-yard field goal, 8:18

Passing leaders

KEN – Terry Wilson – 10/18, 62 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
FLA – Kyle Trask – 21/27, 256 yards, 3 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

KEN – A. J. Rose – 15 carries, 58 yards
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 8 carries, 67 yards

Receiving leaders

KEN – Josh Ali – 6 receptions, 32 yards
FLA – Kyle Pitts – 5 receptions, 99 yards, 3 touchdowns

Tackling leaders

KEN – Yusuf Corker – 8 tackles, 1 forced fumble
FLA – James Houston – 8 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Tennessee

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Florida	3	14	7	7	31
Tennessee	0	7	0	12	19

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN

Date: December 5, 2020
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: W at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Sunny and clear
Game attendance: 22,943
Referee: Steve Marlowe
TV announcers ( CBS): Carter Blackburn, Aaron Murray, Jenny Dell^[17]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 30-yard field goal, 9:19

Second quarter

Tennessee – Eric Gray 15-yard pass from Harrison Bailey (Brent Cimaglia kick), 9:59
Florida – Trevon Grimes 4-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 7:53
Florida – Kadarius Toney 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:33

Third quarter

Florida – Trevon Grimes 8-yard from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:31

Fourth quarter

Florida – Jacob Copeland 12-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 11:21
Tennessee – Ty Chandler 7-yard run, 5:33
Tennessee – Velus Jones Jr. 22-yard pass from J.T. Shrout, 0:27

Passing leaders

FLA – Kyle Trask – 35/49, 433 yards, 4 touchdowns
TEN – J. T. Shrout – 12/14, 121 yards, 1 touchdown

Rushing leaders

FLA – Jacob Copeland – 1 carry, 17 yards
TEN – Ty Chandler – 12 carries, 49 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

FLA – Kyle Pitts – 7 receptions, 128 yards
TEN – Velus Jones Jr. – 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

FLA – Ventrell Miller – 12 tackles
TEN – Warren Burrell and Henry To'oTo'o – 8 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

LSU

LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
LSU	7	17	3	10	37
No. 6 Florida	7	10	14	3	34

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Date: December 12, 2020
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: cloudy, 97% humidity
Game attendance: 16,610
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers ( ESPN): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Todd McShay^[18]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Florida – Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:01
LSU – Jaray Jenkins 5-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 4:21

Second quarter

LSU – Eli Ricks 68-yard interception return (Cade York kick), 12:59
Florida – Evan McPherson 23-yard field goal, 6:25
Florida – Jacob Copeland 19-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 2:25
LSU – Kayshon Boutte 34-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 0:33
LSU – Cade York 39-yard field goal, 0:00

Third quarter

LSU – Cade York 30-yard field goal, 8:29
Florida – Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 6:52
Florida – Kadarius Toney 9-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:11

Fourth quarter

LSU – Tre Bradford 4-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 13:14
Florida – Evan McPherson 31-yard field goal, 2:51
LSU – Cade York 57-yard field goal, 0:23

Passing leaders

LSU – Max Johnson – 21/36, 239 yards, 3 touchdowns
FLA – Kyle Trask – 29/47, 474 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions

Rushing leaders

LSU – Chris Curry – 17 carries, 64 yards
FLA – Malik Davis – 7 carries, 81 yards

Receiving leaders

LSU – Kayshon Boutte – 5 receptions, 108 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kadarius Toney – 9 receptions, 182 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

LSU – Damone Clark – 9 tackles
FLA – Ventrell Miller – 16 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Alabama	14	21	0	17	52
No. 7 Florida	10	7	14	15	46

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA

Date: December 19, 2020
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Game indoors
Game attendance: 16,520
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers ( CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Jamie Erdahl^[19]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Alabama – Najee Harris 8-yard run (Will Reichard kick), 12:20
Florida – Kadarius Toney 51-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 10:05
Alabama – DeVonta Smith 31-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 6:07
Florida – Evan McPherson 40-yard field goal, 1:57

Second quarter

Alabama – Najee Harris 7-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 11:27
Alabama – Najee Harris 23-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 2:28
Florida – Kyle Trask 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:09
Alabama – Najee Harris 17-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 0:06

Third quarter

Florida – Trevon Grimes 50-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:25
Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 3-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 0:18

Fourth quarter

Alabama – Will Reichard 20-yard field goal, 9:53
Florida – Dameon Pierce 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 6:33
Alabama – DeVonta Smith 15-yard pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 4:59
Florida – Kyle Pitts 22-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Kyle Trask rush), 2:07

Passing leaders

ALA – Mac Jones – 33/43, 418 yards, 5 touchdowns, 1 interception
FLA – Kyle Trask – 26/40, 408 yards, 3 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

ALA – Najee Harris – 31 carries, 178 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Emory Jones – 2 carries, 24 yards

Receiving leaders

ALA – DeVonta Smith – 15 receptions, 184 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Kadarius Toney – 8 receptions, 153 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

ALA – Will Anderson Jr., Jordan Battle, Dylan Moses, Daniel Wright – 6 tackles
FLA – Amari Burney and Mohamoud Diabate – 10 tackles

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Oklahoma

Florida Gators vs. Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Florida	3	10	0	7	20
No. 6 Oklahoma	17	14	10	14	55

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

Date: December 30, 2020
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Game indoors
Game attendance: 17,323
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers ( ESPN): Joe Tessitore, Dusty Dvoracek, Holly Rowe^[20]
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

Oklahoma – Marvin Mims 27-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick), 12:59
Oklahoma – Tre Norwood 45-yard interception return (Gabe Brkic kick), 12:22
Oklahoma – Gabe Brkic 43-yard field goal
Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal

Second quarter

Florida – Emory Jones 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:08
Florida – Evan McPherson 35-yard field goal, 6:05
Oklahoma – Theo Wease 36-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick), 4:08
Oklahoma – Spencer Rattler 1 yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 0:16

Third quarter

Oklahoma – Gabe Brkic 20-yard field goal, 7:51
Oklahoma – Rhamondre Stevenson 15-yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 7:51

Fourth quarter

Oklahoma – Charleston Rambo 20-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Gabe Brkic kick), 10:30
Oklahoma – Marcus Major 46-yard run (Gabe Brkic kick), 6:11
Florida – Jordan Pouncey 27-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Chris Howard kick), 3:18

Passing leaders

FLA – Kyle Trask – 16/28, 158 yards, 3 interceptions
OKLA – Spencer Rattler – 14/23, 247 yards, 3 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

FLA – Emory Jones – 10 carries, 60 yards, 1 touchdown
OKLA – Rhamondre Stevenson – 18 carries, 186 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

FLA – Trent Whittemore – 2 receptions, 47 yards
OKLA – Seth McGowan – 3 receptions, 70 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – Amari Burney – 7 tackles
OKLA – Pat Fields – 7 tackles

Personnel

Roster

As of January 24, 2021^[21]

2020 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

2 Anthony Richardson – Freshman
5 Emory Jones – Sophomore
7 Luke Matthews – Freshman
11 Kyle Trask – Senior

Running backs

6 Nay'Quan Wright – Freshman
20 Malik Davis – Junior
21 Lorenzo Lingard – Sophomore
24 Iverson Clement – Sophomore
27 Dameon Pierce – Junior
39 Michael Weir – Senior

Wide receivers

0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Freshman
1 Kadarius Toney – Senior
3 Xzavier Henderson – Freshman
8 Trevon Grimes – Junior
12 Rick Wells – Senior
15 Jacob Copeland – Sophomore
80 Trent Whittemore – Freshman
82 Ja'Markis Weston – Freshman
86 Jordan Pouncey – Junior
89 Justin Shorter – Sophomore

Tight ends

9 Keon Zipperer – Sophomore
45 Clifford Taylor IV – Senior
84 Kyle Pitts – Junior
87 Jonathan Odom – Freshman
88 Kemore Gamble – Junior

Offensive line

51 Stewart Reese – Senior
54 Gerald Mincey – Freshman
55 Hayden Knighton – Freshman
56 Jean DeLance – Senior
61 Brett Heggie – Senior
62 Griffin McDowell – Sophomore
64 Riley Simonds – Freshman
65 Kingsley Eguakun – Freshman
67 Richie Leonard – Freshman
70 Michael Tarquin – Freshman
72 Stone Forsythe – Senior
73 Mark Pitts – Freshman
74 Will Harrod – Freshman
75 T.J. Moore – Junior
76 Richard Gouraige – Sophomore
77 Ethan White – Sophomore
78 Josh Braun – Freshman

Defensive line

9 Gervon Dexter – Freshman
17 Zachary Carter – Junior
33 Princely Umanmielen – Freshman
54 Lamar Goods – Freshman
55 Kyree Campbell – Senior
56 Tedarrell Slaton – Senior
66 Jaelin Humphries – Sophomore
81 Dante Lang – Sophomore
91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Senior
92 Jalen Lee – Freshman
95 Lucas Alonso – Freshman

Linebackers

1 Brenton Cox Jr. – Sophomore
4 David Reese – Sophomore
7 Jeremiah Moon – Senior
8 Khris Bogle – Sophomore
10 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Sophomore
11 Mohamoud Diabate – Sophomore
15 Derek Wingo – Freshman
28 Ty'Ron Hopper – Freshman
30 Amari Burney – Junior
34 Lacedrick Brunson – Junior
40 Jesiah Pierre – Freshman
41 James Houston – Junior
48 Noah Keeter – Freshman
51 Ventrell Miller – Junior
52 Antwaun Powell – Freshman
99 Lloyd Summerall III – Freshman

Defensive backs

0 Trey Dean – Junior
2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Senior
3 Marco Wilson – Junior
5 Kaiir Elam – Sophomore
6 Shawn Davis – Senior
12 C.J. McWilliams – Senior
13 Donovan Stiner – Senior
14 Quincy Lenton – Senior
16 Tre'Vez Johnson – Freshman
21 Ethan Pouncey – Freshman
22 Rashad Torrence II – Freshman
23 Jaydon Hill – Sophomore
24 Avery Helm – Freshman
25 Chester Kimbrough – Sophomore
26 Kamar Wilcoxson – Freshman
27 Jahari Rogers – Freshman
32 Mordecai McDaniel – Freshman
38 Nick Oelrich – Senior
39 Fenley Graham – Freshman
43 Nicolas Sutton – Senior

Punters

18 Jacob Finn – Senior
26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Freshman

Placekickers

19 Evan McPherson – Junior
36 Zack Sessa – Freshman
71 Chris Howard – Junior

Long snappers

44 Brandon Becar – Graduate
45 Marco Ortiz – Sophomore
48 Brett DioGuardi – Senior

Athletes

13 Kyle Engel – Freshman
17 Kahleil Jackson – Freshman
18 Jack Anders – Freshman
19 Jack Ruskell – Junior
25 Erik Askeland – Junior
29 Khamal Ellison – Junior
29 Isaac Ricks – Junior
31 Chase DeMichele – Sophomore
32 N'Jhari Jackson – Freshman
33 Daniel Cross – Sophomore
35 William Sawyer – Freshman
36 Trey Thompson – Junior
37 Patrick Moorer – Junior
37 Tyler Waxman – Freshman
42 Quaylin Crum – Junior
42 Jaylin Jackson – Sophomore
43 Nicolas Sutton – Junior
46 John Brady – Freshman
47 Justin Pelic – Freshman
47 Austin Perry – Junior
53 Chase Whitfield – Freshman
57 Coleman Crozier – Sophomore
83 Joshua Tse – Junior
85 Kevin Johnson – Sophomore
96 Travis Freeman – Freshman

Redshirt
Injury

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined staff
Dan Mullen	Head coach	2018
Todd Grantham	Defensive coordinator	2018
Brian Johnson	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	2018
Tim Brewster	Assistant head coach / Tight ends	2020
John Hevesy	Running game coordinator / offensive line	2018
Billy Gonzales	Passing game coordinator / Wide receivers	2018
Greg Knox	Running backs / Special teams coordinator	2018
Ron English	Safeties	2018
Torrian Gray	Cornerbacks	2019
David Turner	Defensive line	2019
Christian Robinson	Linebackers	2018
Nick Savage	Director of strength and conditioning	2018
Stephen Adegoke	Graduate assistant	2019

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
1	4	Kyle Pitts	TE	Atlanta Falcons
1	20	Kadarius Toney	WR	New York Giants
2	64	Kyle Trask	QB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4	136	Marco Wilson	CB	Arizona Cardinals
5	149	Evan McPherson	K	Cincinnati Bengals
5	165	Shawn Davis	S	Indianapolis Colts
5	173	Tedarrell Slaton	DT	Green Bay Packers
6	208	Stone Forsythe	OT	Seattle Seahawks

References

^ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ Cobb, David; Sallee, Barrett (September 11, 2020). "SEC football stadium attendance: All 14 league schools establish caps on capacity for 2020 season". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^ SEC Announces Football Schedule Changes
^ LSU at Florida Football Game Postponed
^ "2020 Football Schedule". floridagators.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ MISS Pregame
^ SCAR Pregame
^ TAMU Pregame
^ MIZZ Pregame
^ "Gators to wear 1960s Throwback Uniforms vs. Missouri". gatorsports.com. Gainesville Sun. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ UGA Pregame
^ ARK Pregame
^ VAN Pregame
^ KEN Pregame
^ TENN Pregame
^ LSU Pregame
^ ALA Pregame
^ ESPN Commentators Set for New Year’s Six, College Football Playoff Semifinals
^ "2020 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[1] "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.

[2] Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[3] Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[4] Cobb, David; Sallee, Barrett (September 11, 2020). "SEC football stadium attendance: All 14 league schools establish caps on capacity for 2020 season". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

[5] SEC Announces Football Schedule Changes

[6] LSU at Florida Football Game Postponed

[7] "2020 Football Schedule". floridagators.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[MISS_Pregame-8] MISS Pregame

[SCAR_Pregame-9] SCAR Pregame

[10] TAMU Pregame

[11] MIZZ Pregame

[12] "Gators to wear 1960s Throwback Uniforms vs. Missouri". gatorsports.com. Gainesville Sun. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[13] UGA Pregame

[14] ARK Pregame

[15] VAN Pregame

[16] KEN Pregame

[17] TENN Pregame

[18] LSU Pregame

[19] ALA Pregame

[20] ESPN Commentators Set for New Year’s Six, College Football Playoff Semifinals

[21] "2020 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

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2020 Florida Gators football

SEC Eastern Division champion
SEC Championship Game, L 46–52 vs. Alabama
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 20–55 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	8–4 (8–2 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
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