2020 Florida Gators football team
American college football season
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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.
| 2020 Florida Gators football | |
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SEC Eastern Division champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Eastern Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 8–4 (8–2 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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] On March 24, 2021, the game against Eastern Washington was rescheduled for 2022.[5]
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.[6]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 5 | ESPN | W 51–35 | 13,926 | |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 3 | ESPN | W 38–24 | 15,120 | |
| October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Texas A&M | No. 4 | ESPN | L 38–41 | 24,709 | |
| October 31[a] | 7:30 p.m. | Missouri | No. 10 |
| SECN Alt. | W 41–17 | 12,049 |
| November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Georgia | No. 8 | CBS | W 44–28 | 19,210 | |
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 6 |
| ESPN | W 63–35 | 16,116 |
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 6 | ABC | W 38–17 | 1,147 | |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 6 |
| ESPN | W 34–10 | 14,453 |
| December 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Tennessee | No. 6 | CBS | W 31–19 | 22,943 | |
| December 12[b] | 7:00 p.m. | LSU | No. 6 |
| ESPN | L 34–37 | 16,610 |
| December 19 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama | No. 7 | CBS | L 46–52 | 16,520 | |
| December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma* | No. 7 | ESPN | L 20–55 | 17,323 | |
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- ^[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.[7]
- ^[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.[8]
Rankings
Game summaries
Ole Miss
Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[10]
- Boxscore
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South Carolina
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[11]
- Boxscore
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Texas A&M
Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[12]
- Boxscore
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Missouri
Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[13]
- Boxscore
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| Uniform Combination* | ||
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- For homecoming, the Gators wore throwback uniforms featuring blue helmets and jerseys based on those worn in the mid-1960s.[14]
Georgia
Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[15]
- Boxscore
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Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[16]
- Boxscore
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Vanderbilt
Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[17]
- Boxscore
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Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[18]
- Boxscore
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Tennessee
Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[19]
- Boxscore
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LSU
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[20]
- Boxscore
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Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Florida Gators – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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[21]
- Boxscore
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Oklahoma
Florida Gators vs. Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 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 [22]
- 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[23]
- Boxscore
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Personnel
Roster
- As of January 24, 2021[24]
| 2020 Florida Gators roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive line
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Defensive line
Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Punters
Placekickers
Long snappers
Athletes
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Redshirt
Injury
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Joined staff |
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| 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
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 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 |