2018 Florida Gators football team

2018 Florida Gators football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 41–15 vs. Michigan
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
Record	10–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Billy Gonzales (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Hevesy (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 7т Georgia x		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Kentucky		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 7т Florida		5	–	3					10	–	3
South Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					6	–	7
Tennessee		2	–	6					5	–	7
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 16 Texas A&M		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 6 LSU		5	–	3					10	–	3
Mississippi State*		4	–	4					8	–	5
Auburn		3	–	5					8	–	5
Ole Miss		1	–	7					5	–	7
Arkansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations. [1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Dan Mullen.

Florida, coming off a 4–7 season in 2017, began the year unranked. In the second game of the season, not only did the team lose to Kentucky for the first time since 1986, but they also lost to them at home for the first time since 1979, snapping a 31-game winning streak in the series. ^[2] Florida won its next five games, including on the road against No. 23 Mississippi State and at home against No. 5 LSU, rising to ninth in the AP Poll. They then lost two games to No. 7 Georgia and Missouri and ended the conference regular season tied for second in the SEC East Division at 5–3. After closing the regular season by defeating rival Florida State, they were invited to the Peach Bowl, where they defeated No. 8 Michigan by a score of 41–15. The team finished with an overall record of 10–3, and in the season's final AP Poll, the team was ranked in a tie for seventh, the highest finish for the school since 2009.

The team was led on offense by redshirt sophomore quarterback Feleipe Franks, who finished with 2,457 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns, and 7 rushing touchdowns. His 31 total touchdowns was tied for third in the Southeastern Conference. ^[3] Running backs La'Mical Perine and Jordan Scarlett finished with 826 and 776 yards, respectively. Defensively, the team was led by defensive end Jachai Polite, who finished with 20 tackles for loss and was named first-team All-SEC.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy [4]	C. J. Gardner-Johnson	DB	JR
Rimington Trophy [5]	T. J. McCoy	C	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award [6]	David Reese	LB	JR
Butkus Award [7]	David Reese	LB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [8]	Cece Jefferson	DE	SR
	David Reese	LB	JR
Outland Trophy [9]	Martez Ivey	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy [10]	Fred Johnson	OL	SR
Ted Hendricks Award [11]	Cece Jefferson	DE	SR
	Jabari Zuniga	DE	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [12]	Tyrie Cleveland	WR	JR

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Gators predicted to finish third in the East Division. ^[13]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Georgia	1,977 (271)
2	South Carolina	1,535 (8)
3	Florida	1,441 (4)
4	Missouri	1,057
5	Kentucky	874 (1)
6	Tennessee	704 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	392

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Gators had eight players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Offense 1st team Martez Ivey – OL 3rd team Jordan Scarlett – RB

Defense 1st team CeCe Jefferson – DL 2nd team C. J. Gardner-Johnson – DB C. J. Henderson – DB 3rd team David Reese – LB Marco Wilson – DB

Specialists 3rd team Kadarius Toney – all purpose player

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern *		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 53–6	81,164
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 25	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	SECN	L 16–27	80,651
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Colorado State *		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 48–10	80,021
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 47–21	100,027
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (SEC Nation)	ESPN	W 13–6	61,406
October 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 LSU	No. 22	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	W 27–19	90,283
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 14	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN	W 37–27	31,118
October 27	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Georgia	No. 9	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry/College GameDay / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 17–36	84,463
November 3	4:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 13	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 17–38	80,017
November 10	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 19	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 35–31	82,696
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Idaho *	No. 15	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	W 63–10	81,467
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at Florida State *	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 41–14	71,953
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Michigan *	No. 10	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–15	74,006
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	25	—	—	RV	22	14	11	9	13	19	15	13	11	10	7т
Coaches	RV	25	—	RV	RV	RV	16	12	11	14	21	16	13	10	10	6
CFP	Not released									11	15	13	11	9	10	Not released

Game summaries

Charleston Southern

See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	6	6
Florida	10	28	13	2	53

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 1, 2018
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: 67% humidity, clear
• Game attendance: 81,164
• Referee: John McDaid
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic ^[14]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Trevon Grimes 34-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 12:40 Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 8:10 Second Quarter Florida – Van Jefferson 6-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:19 Florida – Josh Hammond 6-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 9:51 Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:49 Florida – Van Jefferson 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:39 Third Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 31-yard field goal, 10:58 Florida – Kyle Trask 12-yard run (Jorge Powell kick), 7:28 Florida – Jorge Powell 39-yard field goal, 4:48 Fourth Quarter Charleston Southern – Terrence Wilson 22-yard run, 13:40 Florida – Austin Perry 98-yard PAT return, 13:40 Passing leaders CHSO – London Johnson – 3/12, 2 yards FLA – Feleipe Franks – 16/24, 219 yards, 5 touchdowns Rushing leaders CHSO – Ronnie Harris – 8 carries, 83 yards FLA – Dameon Pierce – 9 carries, 73 yards Receiving leaders CHSO – Taz Lindsey and Geoffrey Wall – 1 reception, 5 yards FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 57 yards Tackling leaders CHSO – Solomon Brown – 8 tackles FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson and Rayshad Jackson – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
1–0	September 5, 2009	Florida, 62–3

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Kentucky

See also: 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	7	0	14	6	27
No. 25 Florida	0	10	0	6	16

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 8, 2018
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ESE at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: 81% humidity, partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 80,651
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic ^[15]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Kentucky – David Bouvier 29-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Miles Butler kick), 5:07 Second Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 29-yard field goal, 14:03 Florida – Moral Stephens 18-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:27 Third Quarter Kentucky – Terry Wilson 24-yard run (Miles Butler kick), 9:49 Kentucky – Lynn Bowden 54-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Miles Butler kick), 4:11 Fourth Quarter Florida – Freddie Swain 4-yard pass from Feleipe Franks, 3:34 Kentucky – Davonte Robinson 30-yard fumble recovery, 0:00 Passing leaders KEN – Terry Wilson – 11/16, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception FLA – Feleipe Franks – 17/38, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders KEN – Benny Snell – 175 yards FLA – Feleipe Franks – 44 yards Receiving leaders KEN – Lynn Bowden – 4 receptions, 79 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 35 yards Tackling leaders KEN – Kash Daniel – 11 tackles FLA – Rayshad Jackson – 9 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
51–17	September 23, 2017	Florida, 28–27

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Colorado State

See also: 2018 Colorado State Rams football team

Colorado State Rams at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado State	0	3	7	0	10
Florida	6	21	0	21	48

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 15, 2018
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 96 °F (36 °C) • Wind: SW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: 45% humidity, partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 80,021
• Referee: Marc Curles
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Kris Budden ^[16]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 24-yard field goal, 10:48 Florida – Evan McPherson 48-yard field goal, 2:14 Second Quarter Florida – Jordan Scarlett 30-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 11:49 Florida – Freddie Swain 18-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:24 Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 0-yard punt return, 4:02 Colorado State – Wyatt Bryan 53-yard field goal, 0:00 Third Quarter Colorado State – Trey McBride 48-yard pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan kick), 11:27 Fourth Quarter Florida – Freddie Swain 85-yard punt return (Evan McPherson kick), 13:25 Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 9:21 Florida – Daemon Pierce 68-yard run (Jorge Powell kick), 6:17 Passing leaders CSU – K. J. Carta-Samuels – 21/33, 217 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Feleipe Franks – 8/15, 119 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. – 15 carries, 79 yards FLA – Dameon Pierce – 5 carries, 87 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders CSU – Preston Williams – 9 receptions, 106 yards FLA – Van Jefferson – 2 receptions, 62 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders CSU – Josh Watson – 5 tackles FLA – James Houston IV – 8 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

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Tennessee

See also: 2018 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	14	12	7	14	47
Tennessee	0	3	10	8	21

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: September 22, 2018
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 100,027
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich ^[17]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – R.J. Raymond 1 yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:50 Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:52 Second Quarter Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia 32-yard field goal, 13:13 Florida – Cece Jefferson safety, 11:03 Florida – Freddie Swain 65-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 10:42 Florida – Evan McPherson 25-yard field goal, 0:15 Third Quarter Florida – Jordan Scarlett 19-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 14:44 Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia 41-yard field goal, 12:38 Tennessee – Madre London 1 yard run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 1:22 Fourth Quarter Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:17 Tennessee – Jeremy Banks 2-yard run (Jauan Jennings pass from Keller Chryst), 5:04 Florida – Dameon Pierce 47-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:54 Passing leaders FLA – Feleipe Franks – 9/18, 172 yards, 3 touchdowns TEN – Jarrett Guarantano – 7/18, 164 yards, 2 interceptions Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 11 carries, 77 yards TEN – Ty Chandler – 11 carries, 66 yards; Madre London – 11 carries, 66 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 88 yards, 1 touchdown TEN – Jauan Jennings – 4 receptions, 60 yards Tackling leaders FLA – David Reese II – 11 tackles TEN – Baylen Buchanan – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
27–20	September 16, 2017	Florida, 26–20

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Mississippi State

See also: 2018 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	0	3	7	3	13
No. 23 Mississippi State	3	3	0	0	6

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

• Date: September 29, 2018
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 61,406
• Referee: Matt Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill ^[18]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Mississippi State – Jace Christmann 34-yard field goal, 3:28 Second Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 39-yard field goal, 10:24 Mississippi State – Jace Christmann 39-yard field goal, 3:30 Third Quarter Florida – Moral Stephens 20-yard pass from Kadarius Toney (Evan McPherson kick), 8:26 Fourth Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal 5:22 Passing leaders FLA – Feleipe Franks – 22/31, 219 yards, 1 interception MSU – Nick Fitzgerald – 11/26, 98 yards Rushing leaders FLA – La'Mical Perine – 10 carries, 55 yards MSU – Kylin Hill – 9 carries, 41 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 47 yards MSU – Osirus Mitchell – 3 receptions, 35 yards Tackling leaders FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson and Vosean Joseph – 7 tackles MSU – Erroll Thompson – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
33–19–2	October 16, 2010	Mississippi State, 10–7

Uniform Combination
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LSU

See also: 2018 LSU Tigers football team and Florida–LSU football rivalry

LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 LSU	7	3	3	6	19
No. 22 Florida	0	14	0	13	27

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: October 6, 2018
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: ENE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: 51% humidity, sunny
• Game attendance: 90,283
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl ^[19]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter LSU – Nick Brossette 4-yard run (Cole Tracy kick), 11:43 Second Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 12:30 LSU – Cole Tracy 33-yard field goal, 3:10 Florida – Moral Stephens 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:09 Third Quarter LSU – Cole Tracy 42-yard field goal, 4:16 Fourth Quarter LSU – Nick Brossette 1 yard run, 11:14 Florida – La'Mical Perine 2-yard run, 8:48 Florida – Brad Stewart, Jr. 25-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 1:45 Passing leaders LSU – Joe Burrow – 19/34, 191 yards, 2 interceptions FLA – Feleipe Franks – 12/27, 161 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing leaders LSU – Nick Brossette – 15 carries, 95 yards, 2 touchdowns FLA – La'Mical Perine – 17 carries, 85 yards, 2 touchdowns Receiving leaders LSU – Justin Jefferson – 3 receptions, 50 yards FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 85 yards Tackling leaders LSU – Micah Baskerville – 11 tackles FLA – Vosean Joseph – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
32–29–3	October 7, 2017	LSU, 17–16

Uniform Combination
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Vanderbilt

See also: 2018 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Florida	0	13	7	17	37
Vanderbilt	7	14	0	6	27

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: October 13, 2018
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 31,118
• Referee: Lee Hedrick
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill ^[20]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Vanderbilt – Jared Pinkney 1 yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick), 6:23 Second Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 14:14 Vanderbilt – Ke'Shawn Vaughn 75-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick), 13:59 Vanderbilt – Jamauri Wakefield 7-yard run (Ryley Guay kick), 6:42 Florida – La'Mical Perine 7-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:30 Florida – Evan McPherson 25-yard field goal, 0:00 Third Quarter Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:23 Fourth Quarter Florida – Jordan Scarlett 48-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 14:52 Vanderbilt – Ryley Guay 42-yard field goal, 12:10 Florida – Freddie Swain 11-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:07 Vanderbilt – Ryley Guay 53-yard field goal, 3:55 Florida – Evan McPherson 43-yard field goal, 0:37 Passing leaders FLA – Feleipe Franks – 19/29, 284 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception VAN – Kyle Shurmur – 18/36, 229 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – La'Mical Perine – 23 carries, 121 yards, 1 touchdown VAN – Ke'Shawn Vaughn – 7 carries, 56 yards Receiving leaders FLA – La'Mical Perine – 4 receptions, 93 yards VAN – Ke'Shawn Vaughn – 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – David Reese II – 6 tackles VAN – Jordan Griffin – 18 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
39–10–2	September 30, 2017	Florida, 38–24

Uniform Combination
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Georgia

See also: 2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry

Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	0	7	7	3	17
No. 7 Georgia	10	3	10	13	36

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: October 27, 2018
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: W at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) • Weather: Mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 84,463
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl ^[21]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 21-yard field goal, 8:11 Georgia – Jeremiah Holloman 16-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 6:07 Second Quarter Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 9:57 Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 22-yard field goal, 0:02 Third Quarter Florida – Freddie Swain 36-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:35 Georgia – Jeremiah Holloman 12-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 10:33 Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 18-yard field goal, 0:07 Fourth Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 42-yard field goal, 11:12 Georgia – Terry Godwin 24-yard pass from Jake Fromm, 8:39 Georgia – D'Andre Swift 33-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 4:29 Passing leaders FLA – Feleipe Franks – 13/21, 105 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception UGA – Jake Fromm – 17/24, 240 yards, 3 touchdowns Rushing leaders FLA – La'Mical Perine – 14 carries, 62 yards UGA – D'Andre Swift – 12 carries, 104 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 38 yards, 1 touchdown UGA – Isaac Nauta – 5 receptions, 73 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Vosean Joseph – 13 tackles UGA – Monty Rice – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
43–50–2 (per Florida) 43–51–2 (per Georgia)	October 28, 2017	Georgia, 42–7

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Missouri

See also: 2018 Missouri Tigers football team

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	7	14	14	3	38
No. 13 Florida	3	7	7	0	17

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 3, 2018
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NNE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 80,017
• Referee: John McDaid
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic ^[22]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 32-yard field goal, 7:18 Missouri – Larry Rountree III 27-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 3:46 Second Quarter Missouri – Albert Okwuegbunam 22-yard pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick), 13:12 Missouri – Damarea Crockett 4-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 6:06 Florida – Feleipe Franks 3-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:42 Third Quarter Missouri – Kam Scott 41-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 10:02 Missouri – Emanuel Hall 4-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 5:00 Florida – Josh Hammond 7-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:20 Fourth Quarter Missouri – Tucker McCann 40-yard field goal, 9:08 Passing leaders MIZZ – Drew Lock – 24/32, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns FLA – Kyle Trask – 10/18, 126 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders MIZZ – Damarea Crockett – 21 carries, 114 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – La'Mical Perine – 10 carries, 42 yards Receiving leaders MIZZ – Emanuel Hall – 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 72 yards Tackling leaders MIZZ – Cale Garrett – 12 tackles FLA – David Reese II – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
3–4	November 4, 2017	Missouri, 45–16

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South Carolina

See also: 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	14	7	10	0	31
No. 19 Florida	0	14	7	14	35

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 10, 2018
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: N at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: 83% humidity, cloudy
• Game attendance: 82,696
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill ^[23]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter South Carolina – Jacob Austin 2-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick), 9:17 South Carolina – Kyle Markway 19-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick), 4:51 Second Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 2-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 13:46 Florida – Feleipe Franks 10-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:58 South carolina – Jake Bentley 1 yard run (Parker White kick), 4:21 Third Quarter South Carolina – Parker White 34-yard field goal, 9:19 South carolina – Rico Dowdle 4-yard run (Parker White kick), 4:41 Florida – Kadarius Toney 8-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 0:56 Fourth Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 23-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 11:03 Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:09 Passing leaders SCAR – Jake Bentley – 18/28, 239 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception FLA – Feleipe Franks – 15/21, 161 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders SCAR – A. J. Turner – 12 carries, 81 yards FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 18 carries, 159 yards Receiving leaders SCAR – Deebo Samuel – 4 receptions, 120 yards FLA – Josh Hammond – 5 receptions, 35 yards Tackling leaders SCAR – T. J. Brunson – 16 tackles FLA – David Reese II – 10 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
26–9–3	November 11, 2017	South Carolina, 28–20

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Idaho

See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team

Idaho Vandals at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho	0	0	3	7	10
No. 15 Florida	28	21	7	7	63

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 17, 2018
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 81,467
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Andre Ware ^[24]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – C. J. Gardner-Johnson 26-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 14:54 Florida – Feleipe Franks 17-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 12:46 Florida – Kyle Pitts 52-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:30 Florida – Van Jefferson 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:44 Second Quarter Florida – Josh Hammond 21-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 10:29 Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 34-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:22 Florida – Josh Hammond 8-yard pass from Emory Jones (Jorge Powell kick), 1:50 Third Quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 4-yard pass from Emory Jones (Jorge Powell kick), 6:50 Idaho – Cade Coffey 38-yard field goal, 1:02 Fourth Quarter Florida – Ventrell Miller 82-yard interception return (Jorge Powell kick), 6:43 Idaho – Jeff Cotton 12-yard pass from Mason Petrino (Cade Coffey kick), 1:47 Passing leaders IDA – Mason Petrino – 12/31, 70 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions FLA – Feleipe Franks – 19/27, 274 yards, 3 touchdowns Rushing leaders IDA – Mason Petrino – 12 carries, 87 yards FLA – Dameon Pierce – 13 carries, 77 yards Receiving leaders IDA – Jeff Cotton – 3 receptions, 38 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – C'yontai Lewis – 3 receptions, 57 yards Tackling leaders IDA – Christian Elliss – 13 tackles FLA – James Houston IV – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

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Florida State

See also: 2018 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Florida	3	10	14	14	41
Florida State	0	7	7	0	14

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

• Date: November 24, 2018
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: 94% humidity, 30% chance of rain
• Game attendance: 71,953
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill ^[25]
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 27-yard field goal, 0:00 Second Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 74-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 13:24 Florida – Evan McPherson 23-yard field goal, 7:35 Florida State – Cam Akers 15-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo kick), 5:25 Third Quarter Florida – Josh Hammond 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 10:53 Florida – Trevon Grimes – 22-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:20 Florida State – Deondre Francois 4-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick), 4:16 Fourth Quarter Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 14:53 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 9-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:56 Passing leaders FLA – Feleipe Franks – 16/26, 254 yards, 3 touchdowns FSU – Deondre Francois – 14/29, 154 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions Rushing leaders FLA – La'Mical Perine – 13 carries, 129 yards, 1 touchdown FSU – Jacques Patrick – 10 carries, 52 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Trevon Grimes – 5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 touchdown FSU – Tamorrion Terry – 3 receptions, 78 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Vosean Joseph – 8 tackles FSU – Jaiden Woodbey – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
34–26–2	November 25, 2017	Florida State, 38–22

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Michigan (Peach Bowl)

See also: 2018 Michigan Wolverines football team and 2018 Peach Bowl (December)

Florida Gators vs. Michigan Wolverines – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Florida	3	10	14	14	41
No. 8 Michigan	7	3	0	5	15

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA

• Date: December 29, 2018
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 74,006
• Referee: Mike Defee
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 5:37 Michigan – Donovan Peoples-Jones 9-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Jake Moody kick), 2:03 Second Quarter Florida – Evan McPherson 26-yard field goal, 12:22 Michigan – Jake Moody 48-yard field goal, 5:56 Florida – Feleipe Franks 20-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:41 Third Quarter Florida – La'Mical Perine 5-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:06 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:34 Fourth Quarter Michigan – Jake Moody 26-yard field goal, 12:16 Florida – La'Mical Perine 53-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 9:21 Michigan – Team 20-yard safety, 4:58 Florida – C. J. Gardner-Johnson 30-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 4:43 Passing leaders FLA – Feleipe Franks – 13/23, 173 yards, 1 touchdown MICH – Shea Patterson – 22/36, 236 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions Rushing leaders FLA – La'Mical Perine – 6 carries, 76 yards, 1 touchdown MICH – Christian Turner – 7 carries, 32 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Van Jefferson – 4 receptions, 64 yards MICH – Nico Collins – 5 receptions, 80 yards Tackling leaders FLA – C. J. Henderson & Jaewon Taylor – 8 tackles MICH – Josh Ross – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
0–4	September 2, 2017	Michigan, 33–17

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Personnel

Roster

As of 23 September 2018 ^[26]

2018 Florida Gators roster
Quarterbacks 5 Emory Jones – Freshman 11 Kyle Trask – Sophomore 13 Feleipe Franks – Sophomore Running backs 20 Malik Davis – Sophomore 22 La'Mical Perine – Junior 24 Iverson Clement – Freshman 25 Jordan Scarlett – Junior 27 Dameon Pierce – Freshman Wide receivers  8 Trevon Grimes – Sophomore  9 Dre Massey – Senior 10 Josh Hammond – Junior 12 Van Jefferson – Junior 15 Jacob Copeland – Freshman 16 Freddie Swain – Junior 18 Daquon Green – Sophomore 83 Rick Wells – Sophomore 89 Tyrie Cleveland – Junior Tight ends 14 Lucas Krull – Sophomore 80 C'yontai Lewis – Senior 81 Dante Lang – Freshman 82 Moral Stephens – Senior 84 Kyle Pitts – Freshman 88 Kemore Gamble – Freshman Offensive line 53 Kavaris Harkless – Senior 55 Noah Banks – Junior 56 Jean DeLance – Sophomore 59 T.J. McCoy – Junior 61 Brett Heggie – Sophomore 62 Griffin McDowell – Freshman 64 Tyler Jordan – Senior 65 Jawaan Taylor – Junior 66 Nick Buchanan – Junior 67 Christopher Bleich – Freshman 70 Tanner Rowell – Sophomore 71 Nick Villano – Junior 72 Stone Forsythe – Sophomore 73 Martez Ivey – Senior 74 Fred Johnson – Senior 75 T.J. Moore – Freshman 76 Richard Gouraige – Freshman		Defensive line 17 Zachary Carter – Freshman 35 Malik Langham – Freshman 54 Khairi Clark – Senior 55 Kyree Campbell – Sophomore 56 Tedarrell Slaton – Sophomore 77 Antonneous Clayton Sr. – Junior 91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Junior 92 Jabari Zuniga – Junior 93 Elijah Conliffe – Sophomore 95 Adam Shuler – Graduate 96 CeCe Jefferson – Senior 98 Luke Ancrum – Junior 99 Jachai Polite – Junior Linebackers 7 Jeremiah Moon – Sophomore 11 Vosean Joseph – Junior 28 Kylan Johnson – Junior 33 David Reese – Junior 34 Lacedrick Brunson – Freshman 40 Nick Smith – Freshman 41 James Houston – Freshman 44 Rayshad Jackson – Junior 51 Ventrell Miller – Freshman 58 Jahim Lawrence – Junior 90 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Freshman Defensive backs  2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Sophomore  3 Marco Wilson – Sophomore  4 David Reese – Freshman  5 C. J. Henderson – Sophomore  6 Brian Edwards – Sophomore 12 C.J. McWilliams – Sophomore 13 Donovan Stiner – Sophomore 21 Trey Dean – Freshman 23 C. J. Gardner-Johnson – Junior 26 John Huggins – Freshman 27 Quincy Lenton – Sophomore 29 Jeawon Taylor – Junior 31 Shawn Davis – Sophomore		Punters 43 Tommy Townsend – Junior 86 Jacob Finn – Sophomore 97 Jon Gould – Junior Placekickers 19 Evan McPherson – Freshman 71 Chris Howard – Freshman 98 Jorge Powell – Senior Long snappers 41 Ryan Farr – Senior 48 Brett DioGuardi – Sophomore 49 Jacob Tilghman – Junior 50 Marco Ortiz – Freshman Athletes  4 Kadarius Toney – Sophomore 17 Nick Sproles – Sophomore 19 Jack Ruskell – Freshman 25 Erik Askeland – Freshman 27 Joshua Tse – Freshman 30 Amari Burney – Freshman 33 Daniel Cross – Freshman 36 Robert Clay – Junior 37 Patrick Moorer – Freshman 37 Brandon Reddick – Graduate 38 Anthony Giglia – Senior 38 Nick Oelrich – Sophomore 39 Brady Walters – Junior 42 Jaylin Jackson – Freshman 42 Umstead Sanders – Junior 43 Glenn Jarriel – Junior 43 Nicolas Sutton – Sophomore 44 Garrett Conner – Junior 45 R.J. Raymond – Senior 46 Harry Gornto V – Junior 46 Will Thomas – Sophomore 47 Austin Perry – Freshman 47 Isaac Ricks – Freshman 52 Quaylin Crum – Freshman 57 Coleman Crozier – Freshman 59 Danny Weldon – Junior 60 Houston Underwood – Junior 63 James Washington - Freshman 85 Trey Thompson – Freshman 86 Andres Saldivar – Junior 87 Dennis Gross – Junior 93 Moses Gordon III – Junior

• Redshirt
• Injury

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined staff
Dan Mullen	Head coach	2018
Todd Grantham	Defensive coordinator	2018
John Hevesy	Co-offensive Coordinator / offensive line	2018
Billy Gonzales	Co-offensive Coordinator / Wide receivers	2018
Greg Knox	Running backs / Special teams coordinator	2018
Sal Sunseri	Defensive line	2018
Ron English	Safeties	2018
Brian Johnson	Quarterbacks	2018
Larry Scott	Tight ends	2018
Charlton Warren	Cornerbacks	2018
Christian Robinson	Linebackers	2018
Nick Savage	Director of strength and conditioning	2018

Recruits

The Gators signed a total of 19 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Iverson Clement RB	Mount Holly, New Jersey	Rancocas Valley Regional High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Apr 13, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Amari Burney S	Clearwater, Florida	Calvary Christian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Kyle Pitts TE	Warminster, Pennsylvania	Archbishop Wood High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jul 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Dante Lang TE	Boca Raton, Florida	Boca Raton Community High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Randy Russell S	Miami, Florida	Miami Carol City High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 22, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
David Reese LB	Fort Pierce, Florida	Vero Beach High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Dameon Pierce RB	Bainbridge, Georgia	Bainbridge High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 6, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Richard Gouraige OT	Tampa, Florida	Cambridge Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	Oct 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Chris Bleich OT	Plymouth, Pennsylvania	Wyoming Valley West High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Nov 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Evan McPherson K	Fort Payne, Alabama	Fort Payne High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
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John Huggins S	Daytona Beach, Florida	Mainland High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 17, 2017
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Noah Banks OT	Pensacola, Florida	Iowa Western Community College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Dec 19, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals: N/A    247Sports:     ESPN:
Trey Dean S	Hampton, Georgia	Dutchtown High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
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Emory Jones QB	Franklin, Georgia	Heard County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Justin Watkins WR	Clermont, Florida	East Ridge High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jan 20, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Griffin McDowell C	Leesburg, Georgia	Lee County High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jan 30, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:
Andrew Chatfield LB	Plantation, Florida	American Heritage School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Malik Langham DE	Huntsville, Alabama	Lee High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Jacob Copeland WR	Pensacola, Florida	Escambia High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	35	Jawaan Taylor	OT	Jacksonville Jaguars
3	68	Jachai Polite	OLB	New York Jets
4	105	C. J. Gardner-Johnson	S	New Orleans Saints
5	147	Vosean Joseph	LB	Buffalo Bills
5	154	Jordan Scarlett	RB	Carolina Panthers

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16. Colorado State Pregame Notes
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19. LSU Pregame Notes
20. Vanderbilt Pregame Notes
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23. South Carolina Pregame Notes
24. Idaho Pregame Notes
25. Florida State Pregame Notes
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