2020 Florida Gators football team

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
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern 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
Western 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 * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was 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 and quarterback Kyle Trask.

Florida reached No. 3 in the AP Poll, their highest ranking since 2012, and won the SEC East for the first time since 2016. ^[1] They lost to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game and to Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, finishing the season with a 8–4 record and ranked No. 13 in the AP Poll.

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. ^[2]

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

Media poll (SEC Championship) Rank Team Votes 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. ^{[3] [4]}

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. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

^{^[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. ^[7]

^[8]

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football 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

See also: 2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[9]
• 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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

South Carolina

See also: 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[10]
• 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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Texas A&M

See also: 2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[11]
• 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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Missouri

See also: 2020 Missouri Tigers football team

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[12]
• 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

Uniform Combination*
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

• For homecoming, the Gators wore throwback uniforms featuring blue helmets and jerseys based on those worn in the mid-1960s. ^[13]

Georgia

See also: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry

Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[14]
• 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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Arkansas

See also: 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[15]
• 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

Uniform Combination*
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Vanderbilt

See also: 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[16]
• 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

See also: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[17]
• 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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Tennessee

See also: 2020 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[18]
• 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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

LSU

See also: 2020 LSU Tigers football team and Florida–LSU football rivalry

LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[19]
• 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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Alabama

See also: 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 2020 SEC Championship Game, and Alabama–Florida football rivalry

Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Florida Gators – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[20]
• 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 - Najee Harris 1-yard run (Will Reichard kick), 11:29 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

Uniform Combination
Helmet	Jersey	Pants

Oklahoma

See also: 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team and 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic

Florida Gators vs. Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary

Quarter	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 ^[21]
• 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 ^[22]
• 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 ^[23]

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

See also: 2021 NFL draft

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

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