2020 Florida Gators football team

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.

2020 Florida Gators football
SEC Eastern Division champion
Cotton Bowl,
L 20–55 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
CFPNo. 7
2020 record8–4 (8–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Johnson (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Grantham (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 88,548)
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 13 Florida x  8 –2     8 –4  
No. 7 Georgia  7 –2     8 –2  
Missouri  5 –5     5 –5  
Kentucky  4 –6     5 –6  
Tennessee  3 –7     3 –7  
South Carolina  2 –8     2 –8  
Vanderbilt  0 –9     0 –9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#  10 –0     13 –0  
No. 4 Texas A&M  8 –1     9 –1  
Auburn  6 –4     6 –5  
LSU*  5 –5     5 –5  
Ole Miss  4 –5     5 –5  
Mississippi State  3 –7     4 –7  
Arkansas  3 –7     3 –7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC will play a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from 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.[1]

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 Eastern Washington, Florida State, New Mexico State, and South Alabama were all canceled due to the scheduling change, marking the first season since 1957 that the Gators did not play Florida State. To complete the 10-game slate, conference games against Texas A&M and Arkansas were added.[2][3]

Due to COVID-19 social distancing considerations, attendance at all college football games was restricted. The University of Florida capped home attendance at 20% of capacity at Florida Field, and most SEC schools set similar caps for their home games.[4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26Noonat Ole MissNo. 5
ESPNW 51–3513,926
October 3NoonSouth CarolinaNo. 3
ESPNW 38–2415,120
October 10Noonat No. 21 Texas A&MNo. 4
ESPNL 38–4124,709
October 31[a]7:30 pmMissouriNo. 10
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
SECN Alt.W 41–1712,049
November 73:30 pmvs. No. 5 GeorgiaNo. 8
CBSW 44–2819,210
November 147:00 pmArkansasNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNW 63–3516,116
November 21Noonat VanderbiltNo. 6
ABCW 38–171,147
November 28NoonKentuckyNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNW 34–1014,453
December 53:30 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 6
CBSW 31–1922,943
December 12[b]7:00 p.m.LSUNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ESPNL 34–3716,610
December 198:00 pmvs. No. 1 AlabamaNo. 7
CBSL 46–5216,520
December 308:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Oklahoma*No. 7
ESPNL 20–5517,323
^[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 October 31.[5]
^[b] Due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida program, the LSU game was moved from October 17 to December 12.[6]

[7]

Rankings
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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
1 2 34Total
No. 5 Florida 14 14 131051
Ole Miss 7 7 71435

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

Game information
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
12–12–1[9] 6–4 October 3, 2015 Florida, 38–10
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

South Carolina
See also: 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
South Carolina 7 7 3724
No. 3 Florida 14 10 14038

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Game time: Noon
  • 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
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
28–9–3[11] 5–5 October 19, 2019 Florida, 38–27
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
1 2 34Total
No. 4 Florida 14 7 71038
No. 21 Texas A&M 7 10 71741

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

Game information
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
2–2[13] October 14, 2017 Texas A&M, 19–17
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Missouri
See also: 2020 Missouri Tigers football team
Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Missouri 0 7 01017
No. 10 Florida 6 14 14741

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30 pm
  • 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[14]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
4–5[15] November 16, 2019 Florida, 23–6
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.[16]

Georgia
See also: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry
Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 8 Florida 14 24 3344
No. 5 Georgia 14 7 7028

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[17]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
44–52–2[18] 4–6 November 2, 2019 Georgia, 24–17
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Arkansas
See also: 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Arkansas 7 7 7728
No. 6 Florida 7 28 72163

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Game information
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
9–2[20] 9–1 November 5, 2016 Arkansas, 31–10
Uniform Combination*
Helmet Jersey Pants

Vanderbilt
See also: 2020 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 6 Florida 7 10 14738
Vanderbilt 10 0 7017

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: Noon
  • 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[21]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
41–10–2[22] 9–1 November 9, 2019 Florida, 56–0
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Kentucky
See also: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Kentucky 0 10 0010
No. 6 Florida 7 7 17334

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: November 28, 2020
  • Game time: Noon
  • 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[23]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
52–18[24] 9–1 September 14, 2019 Florida, 29–21
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
1 2 34Total
No. 6 Florida 3 14 7731
Tennessee 0 7 01219

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 3:30 pm
  • 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[25]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
29–20[26] 9–1 September 21, 2019 Florida, 34–3
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
1 2 34Total
LSU 7 17 31037
No. 6 Florida 7 10 14334

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 pm
  • 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[27]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
33–30–3[28] 3–7 October 12, 2019 LSU, 42–28
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Alabama
See also: 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2020 SEC Championship Game
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 1 Alabama 14 21 01752
No. 7 Florida 10 7 141546

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA

Game information
Overall record Last ten meetings Previous meeting Previous winner
14–27[30] 2–8 December 3, 2016 Alabama, 54–16
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
1 2 34Total
No. 7 Florida 3 10 0720
No. 6 Oklahoma 17 14 101455

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

Game information
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner
1–0[32] January 8, 2009 Florida, 24–14

Personnel

Roster
As of 24 January 2021[33]
2019 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
  • 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 IV – Junior
  • 48 Noah Keeter – Freshman
  • 51 Ventrell Miller – Junior
  • 52 Antwaun Powell – Freshman
  • 99 Lloyd Summerall III – Freshman

Defensive Backs

  •  0 Trey Dean III – 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
  • 45 Clifford Taylor IV – Sophomore
  • 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
NamePositionJoined Staff
Dan MullenHead Coach2018
Todd GranthamDefensive Coordinator2018
Brian JohnsonOffensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks2018
Tim BrewsterAssistant Head Coach / Tight Ends2019
John HevesyRunning Game Coordinator / Offensive Line2018
Billy GonzalesPassing Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers2018
Greg KnoxRunning Backs / Special Teams Coordinator2018
Ron EnglishSafeties2018
Torrian GrayCornerbacks2019
David TurnerDefensive Line2019
Christian RobinsonLinebackers2018
Nick SavageDirector of Strength & Conditioning2018

References
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  2. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. Cobb, David; Sallee, Barrett (September 11, 2020). "SEC football stadium attendance: All 14 league schools establish caps on capacity for 2020 season". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. SEC Announces Football Schedule Changes
  6. LSU at Florida Football Game Postponed
  7. "2020 Football Schedule". floridagators.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  8. MISS Pregame
  9. Ole Miss head-to-head
  10. SCAR Pregame
  11. South Carolina head-to-head
  12. TAMU Pregame
  13. Texas A&M head-to-head
  14. MIZZ Pregame
  15. Missouri head-to-head
  16. "Gators to wear 1960s Throwback Uniforms vs. Missouri". gatorsports.com. Gainesville Sun. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  17. UGA Pregame
  18. 2020 University of Florida Football Media Guide (pg. 131)
  19. ARK Pregame
  20. Arkansas head-to-head
  21. VAN Pregame
  22. Vanderbilt head-to-head
  23. KEN Pregame
  24. Kentucky head-to-head
  25. TENN Pregame
  26. Tennessee head-to-head
  27. LSU Pregame
  28. LSU head-to-head
  29. ALA Pregame
  30. Alabama head-to-head
  31. ESPN Commentators Set for New Year’s Six, College Football Playoff Semifinals
  32. Oklahoma head-to-head
  33. "2020 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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