2019 Florida Gators football team

2019 Florida Gators football
Florida Cup champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 36–28 vs. Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Billy Gonzales (2nd season) John Hevesy (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 4 Georgia x		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Florida		6	–	2					11	–	2
Tennessee *		5	–	3					8	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5					8	–	5
Missouri *		3	–	5					6	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	5					4	–	8
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					3	–	9
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 8 Alabama		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 14 Auburn		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		3	–	5					6	–	7
Ole Miss		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Missouri was ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2019 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 second-year head coach Dan Mullen.

Coming off a 10-win season that ended in a victory in the Peach Bowl in Mullen's first year, Florida began the 2019 season ranked eighth in the preseason AP Poll. They opened the schedule by rekindling their rivalry with Miami in a game played in Orlando, winning 24–20. The Gators won their first six games, including a win over then-No. 7 Auburn, before falling on the road to then-No. 5 LSU. Three weeks later, they fell again to Georgia in Jacksonville. Florida ended the regular season in second in the East Division behind Georgia at 10–2 (6–2 SEC), and were invited to the Orange Bowl to play ACC runner-up Virginia. The Gators won the bowl game, 36–28, to end the season with 11 wins, and were ranked sixth in the final AP Poll.

Feleipe Franks began the year as the Gators' starting quarterback, but he suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the third game of the season against Kentucky. He was replaced by Kyle Trask, who finished the year with 2,941 yards and 25 touchdowns, and had the conference's second best passer rating (156.1). Tight end Kyle Pitts was named first-team all-conference. Florida's defense ranked second in the SEC in points and yards allowed, and was led by first-team all-conference defensive end Jonathan Greenard, who led the conference in sacks (10) and tackles for loss (16). Cornerback C. J. Henderson was also named first-team all-conference by the coaches.

Preseason

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Gators signed a total of 25 recruits in the 2019 recruiting class.

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trent Whittemore S	Gainesville, Florida	Buchholz High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 28, 2017
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Wardrick Wilson OT	Miami, Florida	Carol City High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Jul 21, 2017
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Ja'markis Weston WR	Clewiston, Florida	Clewiston High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 28, 2017
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Dionte Marks WR	DeLand, Florida	DeLand High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Feb 24, 2018
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Ethan White OT	Clearwater, Florida	Clearwater High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	390 lb (180 kg)	Mar 23, 2018
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Jalon Jones QB	Richmond, Virginia	Henrico High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 7, 2018
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Tyron Hopper LB	Roswell, Georgia	Roswell High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 26, 2018
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Jaelin Humphries DT	Lawrenceville, GA	Mountain View High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	Jun 5, 2018
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Riley Simonds OG	Buford, Georgia	Buford High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 20, 2018
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Jesiah Pierre LB	Mount Dora, Florida	Mount Dora Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 1, 2018
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Chester Kimbrough CB	New Orleans, Louisiana	Warren Easton High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Aug 13, 2018
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Mohamoud Diabate LB	Auburn, Alabama	Auburn High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 22, 2018
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William Harrod OT	Fort Washington, Maryland	National Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	Sep 3, 2018
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Jaydon Hill CB	Madison, Alabama	Bob Jones High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Sep 6, 2018
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Nay'Quan Wright RB	Miami, Florida	Carol City High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Nov 24, 2018
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Kingsley Eguakun OG	Jacksonville, Florida	Sandalwood High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Dec 2, 2018
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Michael Tarquin OT	Citra, Florida	North Marion High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 3, 2018
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Keon Zipperer TE	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
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Lloyd Summerall DE	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
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Deyavie Hammond OG	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	353 lb (160 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
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Chris Steele CB	Bellflower, California	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Jan 5, 2019
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Diwun Black ILB	Kissimmee, Florida	Osceola High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Aug 2, 2018
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Arjei Henderson WR	Richmond, Texas	Fort Bend Travis High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jan 3, 2019
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Khris Bogle DE	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Cardinal Gibbons High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
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Kaiir Elam CB	North Palm Beach, Florida	The Benjamin School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
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Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved December 21, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

SEC Media Days

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Florida was projected to finish in second behind Georgia in the East Division. ^[1]

Preseason All-SEC teams

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

Offense 2nd team La'Mical Perine – RB

Defense 1st team Jabari Zuniga– DL C. J. Henderson – DB 2nd team David Reese II – LB

Specialists 2nd team Tommy Townsend – P Kadarius Toney – All-purpose 3rd team Evan McPherson – K

Schedule

Florida announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. ^[2] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home, 4 away, and 2 neutral games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	7:00 p.m.	vs. Miami (FL) *	No. 8	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff / Florida Cup / rivalry / College GameDay / SEC Nation)	ESPN	W 24–20	66,543
September 7	7:30 p.m.	UT Martin *	No. 11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	W 45–0	80,007
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 9	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (SEC Nation) (rivalry)	ESPN	W 29–21	63,076
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Tennessee	No. 9	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–3	82,276
September 28	4:00 p.m.	No. 10 (FCS) Towson *	No. 9	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 38–0	79,126
October 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 Auburn	No. 10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry / College GameDay)	CBS	W 24–13	90,584
October 12	8:00 p.m.	at No. 5 LSU	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry / College GameDay)	ESPN	L 28–42	102,321
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 9	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 38–27	78,883
November 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Georgia	No. 6	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 17–24	84,789
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 56–0	86,201
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Missouri	No. 11	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	CBS	W 23–6	57,280
November 30	7:30 p.m.	Florida State *	No. 11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (Florida Cup / rivalry)	SECN	W 40–17	89,409
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Virginia *	No. 9	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ESPN	W 36–28	65,157
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source: ^[2]

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	8	11	9	9	9	10	7	9	7	6	10	11	10	8	7	6	6
Coaches	8	10	8	8	8	8	7	9	8	6	11	12	10	8	7	7	7
CFP	Not released										10	11	11	11	9	9	Not released

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	3	10	0	7	20
No. 8 Florida	7	0	10	7	24

See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Miami Florida 1 9:37 9 56 5:23 Miami 36-yard field goal by Bubba Baxa 3 0 1 7:37 5 79 2:00 Florida Kadarius Toney 66-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good 3 7 2 8:26 5 27 2:20 Miami 42-yard field goal by Bubba Baxa 6 7 2 0:45 12 90 6:08 Miami Brevin Jordan 25-yard touchdown reception from Jarren Williams, Bubba Baxa kick good 13 7 3 6:30 9 33 3:25 Florida 27-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 13 10 3 0:30 3 11 0:43 Florida La'Mical Perine 8-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good 13 17 4 14:15 3 75 1:15 Miami DeeJay Dallas 50-yard touchdown run, Bubba Baxa kick good 20 17 4 8:18 4 80 1:30 Florida Feleipe Franks 3-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 20 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 24

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UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
UT Martin	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Florida	3	14	14	14	45

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UT-Martin Florida 1 8:45 9 37 4:01 Florida 32-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 0 3 2 8:35 5 92 2:15 Florida Van Jefferson 69-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good 0 10 2 5:00 4 55 1:51 Florida Tyrie Cleveland 35-yard touchdown reception from Felepie Franks, Evan McPherson kick good 0 17 3 11:52 7 51 3:08 Florida Malik Davis 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 0 24 3 4:49 11 66 5:33 Florida La'Mical Perine 5-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 0 31 4 14:55 6 43 2:17 Florida Jacob Copeland 9-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 38 4 3:55 6 78 2:13 Florida Emory Jones 16-yard touchdown run, Chris Howard kick good 0 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 45

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At Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	7	0	3	19	29
Kentucky	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida Kentucky 1 6:27 8 31 5:03 Florida Freddie Swain 15-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good 7 0 2 14:16 12 79 7:11 Kentucky Ahmad Wagner 26-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Smith, Chance Poore kick good 7 7 2 7:46 11 54 5:57 Kentucky Sawyer Smith 1-yard touchdown run, Chance Poore kick good 7 14 3 7:50 4 6 2:02 Florida 32-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 10 14 3 5:39 6 75 2:11 Kentucky Keaton Upshaw 13-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Smith, Chance Poore kick good 10 21 4 12:41 6 62 2:15 Florida La'Mical Perine 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point {{{2pt type}}} {{{2pt result}}} 16 21 4 4:11 4 66 1:54 Florida Kyle Trask 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point {{{2pt type}}} {{{2pt result}}} 22 21 4 0:33 3 80 0:21 Florida Josh Hammond 76-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 29 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 29 21

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Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	0	0	3	0	3
No. 9 Florida	7	10	7	10	34

See also: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Tennessee Florida 1 12:44 5 75 2:16 Florida Kyle Pitts 19-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 7 2 10:02 6 41 2:08 Florida 22-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 0 10 2 0:00 9 61 4:56 Florida La'Mical Perine 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 0 17 3 11:24 11 52 3:36 Tennessee 40-yard field goal by Brent Cimaglia 3 17 3 9:11 6 75 2:13 Florida Freddie Swain 29-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 3 24 4 11:31 8 64 3:20 Florida Dameon Pierce 10-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 3 31 4 2:21 14 46 7:03 Florida 37-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 3 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 34

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Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 (FCS) Towson	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 Florida	7	10	14	7	38

See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Towson Florida 1 9:28 12 82 5:32 Florida Kyle Pitts 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 7 2 14:55 8 50 3:44 Florida 42-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 0 10 2 3:46 8 80 4:08 Florida Kyle Trask 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 0 17 3 9:19 2 7 0:12 Florida Kyle Pitts 7-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 24 3 4:50 6 66 2:28 Florida Dameon Pierce 37-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 0 31 4 9:47 7 69 4:21 Florida Keon Zipperer 2-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Chris Howard kick good 0 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 38

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Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Auburn	6	7	0	0	13
No. 10 Florida	7	10	0	7	24

See also: 2019 Auburn Tigers football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Auburn Florida 1 13:12 2 64 0:40 Florida Freddie Swain 64-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 7 1 7:11 4 9 1:37 Auburn 48-yard field goal by Anders Carlson 3 7 1 3:01 7 23 3:13 Auburn 39-yard field goal by Anders Carlson 6 7 2 13:28 2 18 0:45 Florida Josh Hammond 13-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 6 14 2 10:23 1 32 0:07 Auburn Seth Williams 32-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick good 13 14 2 5:49 10 51 4:34 Florida 41-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 13 17 4 9:04 1 88 0:15 Florida La'Mical Perine 88-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 13 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 24

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• Special throwback uniform

At LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Florida	7	14	7	0	28
No. 5 LSU	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2019 LSU Tigers football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida LSU 1 9:55 2 66 0:32 LSU Ja'Marr Chase 9-yard touchdown reception from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick good 0 7 1 3:34 12 75 6:21 Florida Trevon Grimes 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 7 7 2 12:44 5 82 2:09 LSU Justin Jefferson 7-yard touchdown reception from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick good 7 14 2 5:48 13 75 6:56 Florida La'Mical Perine 1-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Evan McPherson kick good 14 14 2 3:55 4 75 1:53 LSU Clyde Edwards-Helaire 39-yard touchdown run, Cade York kick good 14 21 2 0:04 11 75 3:51 Florida Van Jefferson 6-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 21 21 3 10:54 8 76 4:06 Florida Van Jefferson 2-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 28 21 3 7:12 8 75 3:42 LSU Clyde Edwards-Helaire 5-yard touchdown run, Cade York kick good 28 28 3 3:15 3 52 1:41 LSU Tyrion Davis-Price 33-yard touchdown run, Cade York kick good 28 35 4 5:43 4 80 1:43 LSU Ja'Marr Chase 54-yard touchdown reception from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick good 28 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 42

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At South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	3	7	7	21	38
South Carolina	7	3	10	7	27

See also: 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida South Carolina 1 9:59 8 75 5:01 South Carolina Mon Denson 1-yard touchdown run, Parker White kick good 0 7 1 4:06 6 44 2:16 Florida 48-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 3 7 2 14:06 6 45 2:03 South Carolina 49-yard field goal by Parker White 3 10 2 10:08 8 75 3:58 Florida Jacob Copeland 37-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 10 10 3 13:57 3 20 0:45 South Carolina Tavien Feaster 21-yard touchdown run, Parker White kick good 10 17 3 13:43 1 75 0:14 Florida Dameon Pierce 75-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 17 17 3 3:16 12 72 6:22 South Carolina 31-yard field goal by Parker White 17 20 4 9:54 7 52 3:35 Florida Freddie Swain 25-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 24 20 4 7:53 3 29 0:51 Florida Kyle Pitts 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick goo 31 20 4 4:02 6 37 3:10 Florida Trevon Grimes 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 38 20 4 1:53 8 75 2:09 South Carolina OrTre Smith 4-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Hilinski, Parker White kick good 38 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 27

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Georgia

See also: 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry

Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Georgia	3	10	3	8	24
No. 6 Florida	0	3	0	14	17

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: November 2, 2019
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C), Cloudy, NW 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 84,789
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl

Game information

First Quarter Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 31-yard field goal, 3:58 Second Quarter Georgia – Dominick Blaylock 3-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 4:43 Florida – Evan McPherson 38-yard field goal, 2:40 Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 37-yard field goal, 0:14 Third Quarter Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 27-yard field goal, 9:45 Fourth Quarter Florida – Van Jefferson 23-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:51 Georgia – Lawrence Cager 52-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Lawrence Cager pass), 10:01 Florida – Freddie Swain 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:11

• Sources: ^{[3] [4]}

After its road victory against South Carolina, Florida faced Georgia in the 97th iteration of their rivalry game, played at the neutral site TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. ^[5] Georgia won 24–17 to extend its series winning streak to three games. ^[6]

Georgia won the opening coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. On the opening drive, Florida converted a third down, but Georgia took over at their own 40-yard line after an incomplete pass by Kyle Trask on fourth and inches. On their sixteen-play drive, Georgia made four third down conversions and scored first with a field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship. The next Florida drive was a three-and-out, with Trask being sacked once, but Georgia's next drive was stopped by the Florida defense and they were forced to punt. After another three-and-out by Florida, Georgia marched down the field with three third down conversions, ending their drive with a touchdown pass from Jake Fromm to Dominick Blaylock to bring the score to 10–0 with under five minutes left in the first half. Florida answered with an Evan McPherson field goal, but this was negated by another Blankenship field goal near the end of the half, bringing the score to 13–3 in favor of Georgia. ^{[6] [4]}

To open the second half, Georgia made a nine-play drive that included a one-handed catch by Brian Herrien of a pass from Fromm, capping it with Blankenship's third field goal of the game to extend their lead to 13 points. Both teams punted on their next drives, but Florida rallied with a nine-play drive that resulted in their first touchdown, made by Van Jefferson off a 23-yard pass by Trask. This narrowed the score differential to a touchdown with just under fourteen minutes left in the game, but on the next drive Georgia pulled away when Lawrence Cager completed a 52-yard pass from Jake Fromm for a touchdown. Together with a successful 2-point attempt, also from Fromm to Cager, this extended the Georgia lead to fourteen points. A 75-yard Florida drive ended with a Trask 2-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Swain with just over three minutes remaining in the game. Returning Florida's punt to their own 32-yard line, Georgia ran out the clock to seal their victory. ^{[6] [4]}

After the game, Florida dropped from sixth to tenth in the AP Top 25, while Georgia rose by two spots. ^[7] Their victory gave Georgia uncontested first place in the SEC East, with now two-loss Florida in second. ^[6]

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Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Florida	0	14	28	14	56

See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Vanderbilt Florida 2 14:54 15 82 5:18 Florida La'Mical Perine 1-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 7 2 10:59 4 23 2:03 Florida Kyle Trask 9-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 0 14 3 13:16 1 66 0:13 Florida Trevon Grimes 66-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 21 3 10:52 2 51 0:27 Florida Kyle Pitts 15-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 28 3 5:22 – – – Florida Fumble recovery returned 80 yards for touchdown by Jonathan Greenard, Evan McPherson kick good 0 35 3 2:08 5 79 2:04 Florida Emory Jones 13-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 0 42 4 10:10 4 25 2:26 Florida Emory Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Howard kick good 0 49 4 1:06 7 68 2:48 Florida Emory Jones 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Howard kick good 0 56 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 56

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At Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Florida	3	3	14	3	23
Missouri	0	3	3	0	6

See also: 2019 Missouri Tigers football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida Missouri 1 12:11 7 45 2:49 Florida 47-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 3 0 2 9:36 6 71 2:33 Missouri 37-yard field goal by Tucker McCann 3 3 2 7:34 6 53 2:02 Florida 39-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 6 3 3 11:56 3 60 1:06 Florida Josh Hammond 34-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 13 3 3 6:49 7 36 2:22 Missouri 28-yard field goal by Tucker McCann 13 6 3 2:58 8 75 3:51 Florida La'Mical Perine 15-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 20 6 4 10:37 8 61 3:03 Florida 22-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 23 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 6

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Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	7	0	10	0	17
No. 11 Florida	7	23	7	3	40

See also: 2019 Florida State Seminoles football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida State Florida 1 10:19 11 75 4:41 Florida Freddie Swain 19-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 0 7 1 5:59 10 75 4:20 Florida State Jordan Travis 1-yard touchdown run, Ricky Aguayo kick good 7 7 2 13:46 13 75 7:13 Florida Dameon Pierce 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick no good 7 13 2 10:55 3 85 1:30 Florida Freddie Swain 23-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 7 20 2 5:06 5 40 1:23 Florida Van Jefferson 13-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 7 27 2 0:10 8 51 1:32 Florida 50-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 7 30 3 12:13 10 44 2:47 Florida State 48-yard field goal by Ricky Aguayo 10 30 3 6:34 11 75 5:39 Florida Van Jefferson 6-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 10 37 3 4:53 5 75 1:36 Florida State Cam Akers 50-yard touchdown run, Ricky Aguayo kick good 17 37 4 14:56 11 52 4:51 Florida 21-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 17 40 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 40

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Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	14	10	3	9	36
No. 24 Virginia	7	7	0	14	28

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team and 2019 Orange Bowl

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida Virginia 1 14:20 3 75 :40 Florida La'Mical Perine 61-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 7 0 1 11:27 2 34 :07 Virginia Terrell Jana 34-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good 7 7 1 6:26 13 75 5:01 Florida La'Mical Perine 16-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good 14 7 2 14:53 14 88 6:33 Virginia Hasise Dubois 9-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good 14 14 2 9:39 14 73 5:14 Florida 23-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 17 14 2 2:13 9 74 5:07 Florida La'Mical Perine 10-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good 24 14 3 0:16 8 58 2:56 Florida 49-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 27 14 4 13:05 6 75 2:11 Virginia Joe Reed 7-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good 27 21 4 9:33 7 65 3:32 Florida Kyle Trask 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass no good 33 21 4 2:32 7 72 2:39 Florida 42-yard field goal by Evan McPherson 36 21 4 0:38 8 75 1:54 Virginia Hasise Dubois 2-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good 36 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 36 28

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Personnel

Roster

As of 9 November 2019 ^[8]

2019 Florida Gators roster
Quarterbacks  5 Emory Jones – Freshman  9 Luke Matthews – Freshman 11 Kyle Trask – Junior 13 Feleipe Franks – Junior Running backs  2 La’Mical Perine – Senior  6 Nay'Quan Wright – Freshman 20 Malik Davis – Sophomore 24 Iverson Clement – Freshman 27 Dameon Pierce – Sophomore Wide receivers  8 Trevon Grimes – Junior 10 Josh Hammond – Senior 12 Van Jefferson – Senior 15 Jacob Copeland – Freshman 16 Freddie Swain – Senior 22 Dionte Marks – Freshman 82 Ja'Markis Weston – Freshman 83 Rick Wells – Junior 89 Tyrie Cleveland – Senior Tight ends  7 Lucas Krull – Junior  9 Keon Zipperer – Freshman 45 Clifford Taylor IV – Junior 81 Dante Lang – Freshman 84 Kyle Pitts – Sophomore 88 Kemore Gamble – Sophomore Offensive line 50 Tanner Rowell – Junior 56 Jean DeLance – Junior 60 Da'Quan Thomas – Freshman 61 Brett Heggie – Junior 62 Griffin McDowell – Freshman 64 Riley Simonds – Freshman 65 Kingsley Eguakun – Freshman 66 Nick Buchanan – Senior 67 Christopher Bleich – Freshman 70 Michael Tarquin – Freshman 72 Stone Forsythe – Junior 74 Will Harrod – Freshman 75 T.J. Moore – Sophomore 76 Richard Gouraige – Freshman 77 Ethan White – Freshman		Defensive line 17 Zachary Carter – Sophomore 55 Kyree Campbell – Junior 56 Tedarrell Slaton – Junior 66 Jaelin Humphries – Freshman 88 Adam Shuler – Graduate 91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Junior 92 Jabari Zuniga – Senior 93 Elijah Conliffe – Junior 98 Luke Ancrum – Senior Linebackers  4 David Reese – Freshman  6 Brenton Cox Jr. – Sophomore  7 Jeremiah Moon – Junior 11 Mohamoud Diabate – Freshman 28 Ty'Ron Hopper – Freshman 32 Jesiah Pierre – Freshman 33 David Reese II – Senior 34 Lacedrick Brunson – Sophomore 41 James Houston – Sophomore 51 Ventrell Miller – Sophomore 58 Jonathan Greenard – Graduate 90 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Freshman 97 Khris Bogle – Freshman 99 Lloyd Summerall III – Freshman Defensive backs  1 C. J. Henderson– Junior  2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Junior  3 Marco Wilson – Sophomore  5 Kaiir Elam – Freshman 12 C.J. McWilliams – Junior 13 Donovan Stiner – Junior 14 Quincy Lenton – Junior 21 Trey Dean – Sophomore 23 Jaydon Hill – Freshman 25 Chester Kimbrough – Freshman 29 Jeawon Taylor – Senior 31 Shawn Davis – Junior		Punters 18 Jacob Finn – Junior 43 Tommy Townsend – Senior Placekickers 19 Evan McPherson – Sophomore 71 Chris Howard – Sophomore Long snappers 40 Marco Ortiz – Freshman 48 Brett DioGuardi – Junior 49 Jacob Tilghman – Senior Athletes  1 Kadarius Toney – Junior 17 Nick Sproles – Junior 18 Jack Anders – Freshman 19 Jack Ruskell – Sophomore 25 Erik Askeland – Sophomore 26 Michael Hart – Senior 27 Joshua Tse – Sophomore 29 Isaac Ricks – Sophomore 30 Amari Burney – Sophomore 32 Brayton Hundley – Senior 33 Daniel Cross – Freshman 35 Kyle Engel – Freshman 35 William Sawyer – Freshman 36 Robert Clay – Senior 36 Trey Thompson – Sophomore 37 Patrick Moorer – Sophomore 37 Tyler Waxman – Freshman 38 Nick Oelrich – Junior 39 Michael Weir – Junior 42 Jaylin Jackson – Freshman 42 Umstead Sanders – Junior 43 Nicolas Sutton – Junior 44 Garrett Conner – Senior 46 John Brady – Freshman 46 Will Thomas – Senior 47 Justin Pelic – Freshman 47 Austin Perry – Sophomore 52 Quaylin Crum – Sophomore 53 Chase Whitfield – Freshman 57 Coleman Crozier – Freshman 80 Trent Whittemore – Freshman 86 Andres Saldivar – Senior 87 Dennis Gross – Senior 94 Moses Gordon III – Senior 96 Travis Freeman – Freshman

• Redshirt
• Injury

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined staff
Dan Mullen	Head coach	2018
John Hevesy	Co-offensive Coordinator / offensive line	2018
Billy Gonzales	Co-offensive Coordinator / Wide receivers	2018
Todd Grantham	Defensive coordinator	2018
Brian Johnson	Quarterbacks	2018
Greg Knox	Running backs / Special teams coordinator	2018
Larry Scott	Tight ends	2018
David Turner	Defensive line	2019
Christian Robinson	Linebackers	2018
Torrian Gray	Cornerbacks	2019
Ron English	Safeties	2018
Nick Savage	Director of strength and conditioning	2018
Stephen Adegoke	Graduate assistant	2019

Awards and honors

All-SEC

Player	Position	Coaches	Media
Kyle Pitts	TE	1	1
Jonathan Greenard	DE	1	1
C. J. Henderson	CB	1	–
David Reese	LB	–	2
References: [9] [10]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
1	9	C. J. Henderson	CB	Jacksonville Jaguars
2	57	Van Jefferson	WR	Los Angeles Rams
3	79	Jabari Zuniga	DE	New York Jets
3	90	Jonathan Greenard	OLB	Houston Texans
4	120	La’Mical Perine	RB	New York Jets
6	214	Freddie Swain	WR	Seattle Seahawks
7	252	Tyrie Cleveland	WR	Denver Broncos

Source: ^[11]

References

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2. "Gators Release 2019 Football Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
3. "Georgia Pregame Notes" (PDF). Florida Gators. October 27, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
4. "Football vs Georgia on 11/2/2019 - Box Score". floridagators.com. Sidearm Sports. November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
5. Harry, Chris (November 2, 2019). "Game Day: Florida vs Georgia, 3:30 pm (CBS)". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
6. Harry, Chris (November 2, 2019). "Third-Down Letdown: Georgia Takes Control of SEC East". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
7. "Navy moves into Top 25 as American Athletic Conference has four teams in AP poll". ESPN. Associated Press. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
8. "2019 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
9. "2019 All-SEC Football Team announced". Southeastern Conference . December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
10. Megargee, Steve (December 9, 2019). "LSU's Burrow, Auburn's Brown Named AP SEC Players Of Year". Associated Press . Retrieved December 14, 2019.
11. "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.