2021 Florida Gators football team

2021 Florida Gators football
Gasparilla Bowl, L 17–29 vs. UCF
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	6–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (4th season; first 11 games) Greg Knox (interim)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (4th season; first 9 games) Christian Robinson (interim)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Georgia x#^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 18 Kentucky		5	–	3					10	–	3
Tennessee		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					6	–	7
South Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Florida		2	–	6					6	–	7
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 11 Ole Miss		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Arkansas		4	–	4					9	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Auburn		3	–	5					6	–	7
LSU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2021 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 fourth-year head coach Dan Mullen, who was fired on November 21, and were then led by interim head coach Greg Knox. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic *	No. 13	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 35–14	86,840
September 11	1:00 p.m.	at South Florida *	No. 13	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ABC	W 42–20	66,646
September 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	No. 11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry, SEC Nation )	CBS	L 29–31	90,887
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Tennessee	No. 11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–14	88,478
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 10	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–20	61,632
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 20	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 42–0	86,258
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at LSU	No. 20	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 42–49	96,012
October 30	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Georgia		TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry, SEC Nation)	CBS	L 7–34	76,141
November 6	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 17–40	70,131
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Samford *		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN+/SECN+	W 70–52	70,098
November 20	4:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 23–24 OT	47,818
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Florida State *		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–21	88,491
December 23	7:00 p.m.	vs. UCF *		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Gasparilla Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–29	63,669
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	13	13	11	11	10	20	20	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	11	9	9	11	9	18	17	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Florida Atlantic at No. 13 Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic	0	0	0	14	14
No. 13 Florida	14	0	7	14	35

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 4, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE at 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 86,840
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter) ^[3]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 11:27 Florida – Rick Wells 9-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 1:52 Third quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 3-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 6:47 Fourth quarter Florida – Malik Davis 1-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 7:42 Florida atlantic – Johnny Ford 2-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 4:27 Florida – Anthony Richardson 73-yard run (Jace Christmann kick), 3:43 Florida atlantic – Brandon Robinson 13-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 1:37 Passing leaders FAU – N'Kosi Perry – 19/33, 261 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Emory Jones – 17/27, 113 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions Rushing leaders FAU – Johnny Ford – 10 carries, 52 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Anthony Richardson – 7 carries, 160 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders FAU – D'Marcus Adams – 2 receptions, 85 yards FLA – Ja'Markis Weston – 3 receptions, 44 yards Tackling leaders FAU – Jordan Helm – 11 tackles FLA – Ventrell Miller – 7 tackles

South Florida

See also: 2021 South Florida Bulls football team

No. 13 Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Florida	14	21	0	7	42
South Florida	3	0	10	7	20

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: September 11, 2021
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 66,646
• Referee: Hank Johns
• TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color) and Kris Budden (sideline reporter) ^[4]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 7-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 11:06 South florida – Spencer Shrader 25-yard field goal, 4:45 Florida – Jacob Copeland 75-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, (Chris Howard kick), 4:34 Second quarter Florida – Xzavier Henderson 35-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Chris Howard kick), 12:36 Florida – Jacob Copeland 41-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, (Chris Howard kick), 9:18 Florida – Emory Jones 33-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 6:41 Third quarter South florida – Spencer Shrader 32-yard field goal, 9:18 South florida – Jaren Mangham 1-yard run, (Spencer Shrader kick), 4:41 Fourth quarter Florida – Anthony Richardson 80-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 10:29 South florida – Jaren Mangham 2-yard run, (Spencer Shrader kick), 4:22 Passing leaders FLA – Anthony Richardson – 3/3, 152 yards, 2 touchdowns USF – Cade Fortin – 12/18, 91 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders FLA – Anthony Richardson – 4 carries, 115 yards, 1 touchdown USF – Darrian Felix – 13 carries, 40 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Jacob Copeland – 5 receptions, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns USF – Xavier Weaver – 2 receptions, 68 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Mohamoud Diabate – 7 tackles USF – Vincent Davis – 8 tackles

No. 1 Alabama

See also: 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–Florida football rivalry

No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 11 Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Alabama	21	0	7	3	31
No. 11 Florida	3	6	14	6	29

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 18, 2021
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: E at 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 90,887
• Referee: Alex Moore
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter) ^[5]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Alabama – Jase McClellan 7-yard pass from Bryce Young, (Will Reichard kick), 11:21 Florida – Chris Howard 25-yard field goal, 7:08 Alabama – Jahleel Billingsley 26-yard pass from Bryce Young, (Will Reichard kick), 4:14 Alabama – Brian Robinson Jr. 7-yard pass from Bryce Young, (Will Reichard kick), 0:48 Second quarter Florida – Malik Davis 26-yard run, 6:34 Third quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 3-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 10:20 Alabama – Brian Robinson Jr. 3-yard run, (Will Reichard kick), 4:33 Florida – Emory Jones 5-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 00:29 Fourth quarter Alabama – Will Reichard 24-yard field goal, 9:30 Florida – Dameon Pierce 17-yard run, 3:10 Passing leaders ALA – Bryce Young – 22/35, 233 yards, 3 touchdowns FLA – Emory Jones – 17/27, 181 yards, 1 interception Rushing leaders ALA – Brian Robinson Jr. – 14 carries, 76 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Malik Davis – 10 attempts, 99 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders ALA – Jameson Williams – 4 receptions, 61 yards FLA – Keon Zipperer – 4 receptions, 51 yards Tackling leaders ALA – DeMarcco Hellams, 11 tackles FLA – Trey Dean, Gervon Dexter, Mohamoud Diabate, Rashad Torrence – 8 tackles

Tennessee

See also: 2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

Tennessee Volunteers at No. 11 Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	7	7	0	0	14
No. 11 Florida	10	7	14	7	38

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 25, 2021
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: N at 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 88,478
• Referee: Matt Loeffler
• TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Katie George (sideline) ^[6]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Malik Davis 4-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 9:20 Tennessee – Tiyon Evans 47-yard pass from Hendon Hooker, (Chase McGrath kick), 7:05 Florida – Jace Christmann 47-yard field goal, 1:07 Second quarter Tennessee – JaVonta Payton 75-yard pass from Hendon Hooker, (Chase McGrath kick), 11:31 Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 23-yard run, (Jace Christmann kick), 4:15 Third quarter Florida – Kemore Gamble 13-yard pass from Trent Whittemore, (Jace Christmann kick), 12:21 Florida – Rick Wells 9-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick), 2:04 Fourth quarter Florida – Malik Davis 9-yard run, (Jace Christmann kick), 1:39 Passing leaders TEN – Hendon Hooker – 13/23, 221 yards, 2 touchdowns FLA – Emory Jones – 21/27, 209 yards, 2 touchdowns Rushing leaders TEN – Jabari Smith – 11 carries, 60 yards FLA – Emory Jones – 15 carries, 147 yards Receiving leaders TEN – JaVonta Payton – 2 receptions, 82 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Justin Shorter – 3 receptions, 54 yards Tackling leaders TEN – Trevon Flowers, 15 tackles FLA – Trey Dean, 11 tackles

Kentucky

See also: 2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team

No. 10 Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Florida	7	3	0	3	13
Kentucky	7	0	6	7	20

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: October 2, 2021
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 61,632
• Referee: Marc Curles
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color) and Kris Budden (sideline reporter) ^[7]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Ja'Quavion Fraziars 7-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 7:57 Kentucky – Wan'Dale Robinson 41-yard pass from Will Levis, (Matt Ruffolo kick) 5:19 Second quarter Florida – Jace Christmann 51-yard field goal, 5:32 Third quarter Kentucky – Trevin Wallace 76-yard blocked field goal return, 6:36 Fourth quarter Kentucky – Chris Rodriguez Jr. 9-yard run, (Matt Ruffolo kick) 11:32 Florida – Jace Christmann 33-yard field goal, 6:23 Passing leaders FLA – Emory Jones – 23/31, 203 yards, 1 touchdown KEN – Will Levis – 7/17, 87 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders FLA – Emory Jones – 13 carries, 63 yards KEN – Chris Rodriguez Jr. – 19 carries, 99 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders FLA – Jacob Copeland – 6 receptions, 59 yards KEN – Wan'Dale Robinson – 4 receptions, 65 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – Mohamoud Diabate, 11 tackles KEN – DeAndre Square, 13 tackles

Vanderbilt

See also: 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Vanderbilt Commodores at No. 20 Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	0	0
No. 20 Florida	14	7	21	0	42

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: October 9, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 86,258
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline) ^[8]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 1-yard run, (Jace Christmann kick) 11:16 Florida – Ja'Quavion Fraziars 5-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 5:23 Second quarter Florida – Trent Whittemore 9-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 3:55 Third quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 61-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 12:07 Florida – Jacob Copeland 25-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 10:26 Florida – Dameon Pierce 1-yard run, (Jace Christmann kick) 8:46 Passing leaders VAN – Ken Seals – 22/43, 192 yards FLA – Emory Jones – 14/22, 273 yards, 4 touchdowns Rushing leaders VAN – Patrick Smith – 17 carries, 76 yards FLA – Nay'Quan Wright – 7 carries, 46 yards Receiving leaders VAN – Cam Johnson – 4 receptions, 49 yards FLA – Jacob Copeland – 5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders VAN – Anfernee Orji, 7 tackles FLA – Rashad Torrence, 15 tackles

LSU

See also: 2021 LSU Tigers football team and Florida–LSU football rivalry

No. 20 Florida Gators at LSU Tigers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Florida	6	7	22	7	42
LSU	0	21	14	14	49

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Date: October 16, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE at 14 mph (23 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 96,012
• Referee: Alex Moore
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline) ^[9]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 7-yard run, 7:55 Second quarter LSU – Tyrion Davis-Price 18-yard run (Cade York kick), 14:29 LSU – Jaray Jenkins 27-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 8:31 LSU – Jaray Jenkins 5-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 6:51 Florida – Justin Shorter 42-yard pass from Emory Jones (Jace Christmann kick), 0:00 Third quarter LSU – Dwight McGlothern 37-yard interception return (Cade York kick), 14:12 Florida – Anthony Richardson 5-yard run (Anthony Richardson rush), 11:01 LSU – Tyrion Davis-Price 40-yard run (Cade York kick), 10:08 Florida – Justin Shorter 5-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Jace Christmann kick), 7:59 Florida – Dameon Pierce 11-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Jace Christmann kick), 3:45 Fourth quarter LSU – Tyrion Davis-Price 25-yard run (Cade York kick), 14:27 Florida – Jacob Copeland 33-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Jace Christmann kick), 9:14 LSU – Jaray Jenkins 1 yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 3:30 Passing leaders FLA – Anthony Richardson – 10/19, 167 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions LSU – Max Johnson – 14/24, 133 yards, 3 touchdowns Rushing leaders FLA – Anthony Richardson – 7 carries, 37 yards, 1 touchdown LSU – Tyrion Davis-Price – 36 carries, 287 yards, 3 touchdowns Receiving leaders FLA – Justin Shorter – 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 touchdowns LSU – Jaray Jenkins – 4 receptions, 50 yards, 3 touchdowns Tackling leaders FLA – Mohamoud Diabate – 9 tackles LSU – Damone Clark – 11 tackles

No. 1 Georgia

See also: 2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry

No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Georgia	0	24	3	7	34
Florida	0	0	0	7	7

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: October 30, 2021
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: W at 16 mph (26 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 76,141
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter) ^[10]
• Boxscore

Game information

Second quarter Georgia – Jack Podlesny 21-yard field goal, 8:38 Georgia – James Cook 11-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 2:16 Georgia – Kearis Jackson 36-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick), 1:35 Georgia – Nakobe Dean 50-yard interception return (Jack Podlesny kick), 0:07 Third quarter Georgia – Jack Podlesny 42-yard field goal, 1:15 Fourth quarter Florida – Emory Jones 2-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 2:49 Georgia – Zamir White 42-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 1:57 Passing leaders UGA – Stetson Bennett – 10/19, 161 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions FLA – Emory Jones – 10/14, 112 yards Rushing leaders UGA – Zamir White – 14 carries, 105 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Dameon Pierce – 9 carries, 69 yards Receiving leaders UGA – Kearis Jackson – 3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Justin Shorter – 4 receptions, 50 yards Tackling leaders UGA – Quay Walker – 13 tackles FLA – Trey Dean – 8 tackles

South Carolina

See also: 2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	7	3	0	7	17
South Carolina	10	20	10	0	40

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

• Date: November 6, 2021
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 70,131
• Referee: Alex Moore
• TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline) ^[11]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter South Carolina – Parker White 39-yard field goal, 6:19 Florida – Xzavier Henderson 12-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 4:47 South Carolina – Juju McDowell 2-yard run (Parker White kick), 2:39 Second quarter Florida – Chris Howard 30-yard field goal, 14:52 South Carolina – Parker White 35-yard field goal, 11:31 South Carolina – Josh Vann 24-yard pass from Jason Brown (Parker White kick), 8:02 South Carolina – Parker White 40-yard field goal, 1:13 South Carolina – Jabari Ellis 18-yard fumble recovery (Parker White kick), 0:46 Third quarter South Carolina – Parker White 39-yard field goal, 8:04 South Carolina – Jaheim Bell 8-yard pass from Jason Brown (Parker White kick), 2:53 Fourth quarter Florida – Rick Wells 9-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 14:14 Passing leaders FLA – Emory Jones – 17/30, 258 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception SCAR – Jason Brown – 14/24, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns Rushing leaders FLA – Dameon Pierce – 6 carries, 39 yards SCAR – Kevin Harris – 16 carries, 128 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Justin Shorter – 5 receptions, 92 yards SCAR – Josh Vann – 7 receptions, 111 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – Mohamoud Diabate – 12 tackles SCAR – Jaylan Foster – 8 tackles

Samford

See also: 2021 Samford Bulldogs football team

Samford Bulldogs at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Samford	21	21	0	10	52
Florida	14	21	21	14	70

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 13, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 70,098
• Referee: Lee Hedrick
• TV announcers (ESPN+ and SECN+): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) ^[12]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Samford – Montrell Washington 1 yard pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams kick), 10:26 Florida – Malik Davis 6-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 6:56 Samford – Michael Vice 58-yard pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams kick), 4:53 Florida – Ja'Markis Weston 9-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 4:02 Samford – Jay Stanton 40-yard pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams kick), 1:25 Second quarter Florida – Emory Jones 31-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 14:19 Samford – Liam Welch 4-yard run (Zach Williams kick), 10:02 Florida – Dameon Pierce 1 yard run (Chris Howard kick), 8:10 Samford – Montrell Washington 98-yard kickoff return (Zach Williams kick), 7:55 Samford – Liam Welch 10-yard run (Zach Williams kick), 3:17 Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 45-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 1:03 Third quarter Florida – Malik Davis 48-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 12:34 Florida – Kemore Gamble 7-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 6:12 Florida – Dameon Pierce 13-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 1:24 Fourth quarter Samford – Montrell Washington 23-yard pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams kick), 13:59 Samford – Zach Williams 33-yard field goal, 11:59 Florida – Kemore Gamble 18-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 9:03 Florida – Dameon Pierce 24-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 5:37 Passing leaders SAM – Liam Welch – 33/52, 400 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception FLA – Emory Jones – 28/34, 464 yards, 6 touchdowns Rushing leaders SAM – Liam Welch – 16 carries, 65 yards, 2 touchdowns FLA – Emory Jones – 10 carries, 86 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders SAM – Montrell Washington – 10 receptions, 124 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Kemore Gamble – 6 receptions, 122 yards, 2 touchdowns Tackling leaders SAM – Nathan East – 9 tackles FLA – Rashad Torrance – 12 tackles

Missouri

See also: 2021 Missouri Tigers football team

Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Florida	3	3	7	3	7	23
Missouri	3	6	0	7	8	24

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

• Date: November 20, 2021
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 47,818
• Referee: James Carter
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), Andraya Carter (sideline) ^[13]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Chris Howard 42-yard field goal, 9:49 Missouri – Harrison Mevis 39-yard field goal, 2:40 Second quarter Florida – Chris Howard 26-yard field goal, 9:35 Missouri – Harrison Mevis 46-yard field goal, 6:56 Missouri – Harrison Mevis 31-yard field goal, 1:34 Third quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 12:52 Fourth quarter Missouri – Niko Hea 41-yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Harrison Mevis kick), 11:53 Florida – Chris Howard 33-yard field goal, 8:30 Overtime Florida – Emory Jones 6-yard pass from Trent Whittemore (Chris Howard kick) Missouri – Tyler Badie 13-yard run (Connor Bazelak pass to Daniel Parker, Jr.) Passing leaders FLA – Emory Jones – 20/32, 261 yards MIZZ – Connor Bazelak – 15/26, 165 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders FLA – Emory Jones – 17 carries, 45 yards MIZZ – Tyler Badie – 27 carries, 146 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders FLA – Jacob Copeland – 8 receptions, 102 yards MIZZ – Tauskie Dove – 2 receptions, 72 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Ty'Ron Hopper – 12 tackles MIZZ – Chad Bailey – 9 tackles

Florida State

See also: 2021 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	7	0	14	21
Florida	7	0	10	7	24

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: November 27, 2021
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 88,491
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline) ^[14]
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Kemore Gamble 47-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 10:54 Second quarter Florida State – Jordan Travis 9-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 6:45 Third quarter Florida – Chris Howard 36-yard field goal, 11:09 Florida – Justin Shorter 5-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Chris Howard kick), 2:09 Fourth quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 3-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 12:36 Florida State – Treshaun Ward 19-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 9:46 Florida state – Ontaria Wilson 8-yard pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 0:49 Passing leaders FSU – Jordan Travis – 18/29, 202 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Emory Jones – 16/24, 163 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders FSU – Jordan Travis – 17 carries, 133 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Dameon Pierce – 12 carries, 62 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders FSU – Andrew Parchment – 5 receptions, 53 yards FLA – Kemore Gamble – 3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FSU – Jammie Robinson – 18 tackles FLA – Trey Dean, Ty'Ron Hopper – 9 tackles

UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

See also: 2021 UCF Knights football team and 2021 Gasparilla Bowl

UCF Knights vs. Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
UCF	0	9	17	3	29
Florida	7	3	7	0	17

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: December 23, 2021
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 63,669
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
• Boxscore

Game information

First quarter Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 1:22 Second quarter UCF – Isaiah Bowser 3-yard run, 12:29 UCF – Daniel Obarski 34-yard field goal, 6:16 Florida – Chris Howard 26-yard field goal, 1:36 Third quarter UCF – Isaiah Bowser 4-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 10:00 Florida – Malik Davis 19-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 7:57 UCF – Daniel Obarski 21-yard field goal, 3:04 UCF – Ryan O'Keefe 54-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Daniel Obarski kick), 1:08 Fourth quarter UCF – Daniel Obarski 33-yard field goal, 2:41 Passing leaders UCF – Mikey Keene – 14/22, 144 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Emory Jones – 14/36, 171 yards Rushing leaders UCF – Isaiah Bowser – 35 carries, 155 yards, 2 touchdowns FLA – Malik Davis – 7 carries, 86 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders UCF – Ryan O'Keefe – 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Justin Shorter – 3 receptions, 54 yards Tackling leaders UCF – Tatum Bethune and Divaad Wilson – 7 tackles FLA – Gervon Dexter – 9 tackles

Personnel

Roster

As of September 11, 2021 ^[15]

2021 Florida Gators roster
Quarterbacks  5 Emory Jones – Junior  8 Carlos Del Rio-Wilson – Freshman 11 Jalen Kitna – Freshman 15 Anthony Richardson – Freshman Running backs  6 Nay'Quan Wright – Sophomore 20 Malik Davis – Senior 21 Lorenzo Lingard – Junior 23 Demarkcus Bowman – Freshman 27 Dameon Pierce – Senior 38 Carlson Joseph – Freshman Wide receivers  0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Sophomore  1 Jacob Copeland – Junior  3 Xzavier Henderson – Sophomore  4 Justin Shorter – Junior 12 Rick Wells – Senior 14 Trent Whittemore – Sophomore 81 Daejon Reynolds – Freshman 82 Ja'Markis Weston – Sophomore 86 Jordan Pouncey – Senior 88 Marcus Burke – Freshman Tight ends  2 Kemore Gamble – Senior  9 Keon Zipperer – Junior 80 Gage Wilcox – Freshman 84 Nick Elksnis – Freshman 87 Jonathan Odom – Freshman Offensive line 50 Kaleb Boateng – Sophomore 51 Stewart Reese – Graduate 54 Gerald Mincey – Freshman 56 Jean DeLance – Senior 58 Austin Barber – Freshman 64 Riley Simonds – Sophomore 65 Kingsley Eguakun – Sophomore 66 Jake Slaughter – Freshman 67 Richie Leonard – Freshman 70 Michael Tarquin – Sophomore 72 Josh Braun – Sophomore 73 Mark Pitts – Freshman 74 Will Harrod – Sophomore 76 Richard Gouraige – Junior 77 Ethan White – Junior 78 Yousef Mugharbil – Freshman 79 Hayden Clem – Freshman		Defensive line  6 Zachary Carter – Senior  9 Gervon Dexter – Sophomore 18 Dante Zanders – Junior 21 Desmond Watson – Freshman 33 Princely Umanmielen – Sophomore 44 Daquan Newkirk – Senior 54 Lamar Goods – Freshman 55 Antonio Valentino – Senior 66 Jaelin Humphries – Sophomore 90 Chris Thomas Jr. – Freshman 91 Justus Boone – Freshman 92 Jalen Lee – Sophomore 94 Tyreak Sapp – Freshman 95 Tyrone Truesdell – Graduate 97 Griffin McDowell – Junior Outside linebackers  1 Brenton Cox Jr. – Junior  4 David Reese – Junior  7 Jeremiah Moon – Senior  8 Khris Bogle – Junior 10 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Junior 48 Noah Keeter – Sophomore 52 Antwaun Powell – Freshman 93 Dylan Meeks – Senior 99 Lloyd Summerall III – Sophomore Linebackers  2 Amari Burney – Senior 11 Mohamoud Diabate – Junior 15 Derek Wingo – Sophomore 17 Scooby Williams – Freshman 28 Ty'Ron Hopper – Sophomore 30 Diwun Black – Junior 34 Lacedrick Brunson – Senior 36 Chief Borders – Freshman 51 Ventrell Miller – Senior Cornerbacks  3 Jason Marshall Jr. – Freshman  5 Kaiir Elam – Junior 23 Jaydon Hill – Junior 24 Avery Helm – Freshman 25 Ethan Pouncey – Freshman 27 Jadarrius Perkins – Junior 31 Jordan Young – Freshman 37 Patrick Moorer – Senior Safeties  0 Trey Dean – Senior 13 Donovan McMillon – Freshman 16 Tre'Vez Johnson – Sophomore 20 Corey Collier Jr. – Freshman 22 Rashad Torrence II – Sophomore 26 Kamar Wilcoxson – Freshman 32 Mordecai McDaniel – Sophomore 39 Fenley Graham – Freshman Defensive backs 19 Elijah Blades – Graduate 35 Dakota Mitchell – Freshman 43 Nicolas Sutton – Senior		Kickers 47 Jace Christmann – Graduate 71 Chris Howard – Senior Punters 26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Freshman 40 Jacob Watkins – Senior Long snappers 42 Rocco Underwood – Freshman 45 Marco Ortiz – Junior Athletes 13 Kyle Engel – Sophomore 18 Jack Anders – Sophomore 22 Kahleil Jackson – Freshman 29 Khamal Ellison – Senior 29 Isaac Ricks – Senior 30 Taylor Spierto – Freshman 31 Chase DeMichele – Junior 33 Daniel Cross – Junior 35 William Sawyer – Sophomore 36 Cornelius Barnes – Freshman 37 Tyler Waxman – Sophomore 38 Cahron Rackley – Freshman 44 Brandon Becar – Senior 46 John Brady – Sophomore 47 Justin Pelic – Sophomore 49 Adam Mihalek – Freshman 53 Chase Whitfield – Sophomore 57 Coleman Crozier – Junior 83 Joshua Tse – Senior 85 Kevin Johnson – Junior 96 Travis Freeman – Sophomore

• Redshirt
• Injury

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined staff
Dan Mullen	Head coach (until Nov. 21)	2018
Greg Knox	Interim head coach (after Nov. 21) / Running backs / special teams coordinator	2018
Todd Grantham	Defensive coordinator (until Nov. 7)	2018
Christian Robinson	Interim defensive coordinator (after Nov. 7) / linebackers	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
Garrick McGee	Quarterbacks	2020
Wesley McGriff	Secondary	2021
Jules Montinar	Cornerbacks	2021
David Turner	Defensive line	2019
Nick Savage	Director of strength and conditioning	2018

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	23	Kaiir Elam	CB	Buffalo Bills
3	95	Zachary Carter	DT	Cincinnati Bengals
4	107	Dameon Pierce	RB	Houston Texans

References

1. Low, Chris (November 21, 2021). "Sources: Mullen out at Florida; Knox interim". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
2. "2021 Florida Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
3. FAU Pregame
4. USF Pregame
5. ALA Pregame
6. TEN Pregame
7. KEN Pregame
8. VAN Pregame
9. LSU Pregame
10. UGA Pregame
11. SCAR Pregame
12. SAM Pregame
13. MIZZ Pregame
14. FSU Pregame
15. "2021 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved September 11, 2021.