Florida
Florida is 5-4 and No. 15 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 15.3 points better than an average FBS team. Last game: lost 23-7 vs Oklahoma in Week 10. The machine gives Florida a 6% chance to make the playoff.
Week 11: at Kentucky, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Florida is No. 15
- Florida's rating is 15.3: the machine's estimate that Florida is 15.3 points better than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 15 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at 13.6, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 1.7.
- The biggest weekly moves: −4.8 after Week 5 (L 17-45 at Missouri) and +3.4 after Week 4 (W 52-28 vs Ole Miss).
- Its record is 5-4. The 4 losses were to No. 1 Georgia, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 16 Oklahoma, No. 20 Missouri, by 20.5 points on average. The 5 wins came by 25.2 points on average; the best was over No. 4 Texas. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 25 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 14 Texas A&M (16.5); just below is No. 16 Oklahoma (15.1).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Jon Sumrall is in his 1st season at Florida. This season: 5-4.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 184-268 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2127 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 13-10 |
| Yards per attempt* | 8.0No. 39 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 10.6%No. 67 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 5.3%No. 68 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 339-1484 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 4.4No. 63 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 13.1%No. 82 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 19.9%No. 106 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 32.4No. 39 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 5.99No. 50 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 42.0%No. 49 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 70.3%No. 26 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 13No. 93 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 27.6No. 97 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.50No. 68 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.0No. 62 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.0No. 64 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 6.2%No. 53 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 10No. 77 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 45.2%No. 124 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Aaron Philo110-156, 1367 yds, 9 TD, 5 INT
- Tramell Jones Jr.73-111, 712 yds, 4 TD, 5 INT
Rushing
- Jadan Baugh160 carries, 836 yds, 14 TD
- Duke Clark42 carries, 293 yds, 3 TD
- Aaron Philo44 carries, 104 yds, 3 TD
Receiving
- Dallas Wilson35 catches, 465 yds, 3 TD
- Bailey Stockton36 catches, 373 yds, 2 TD
- Vernell Brown III17 catches, 271 yds, 2 TD
Tackles
- Myles Graham71
- Aaron Chiles52
- DJ Coleman39
Sacks
- Emmanuel Oybadejo4.5
- Jayden Woods4.5
- Myles Graham4
Interceptions
- DJ Coleman2
- Cormani Mcclain1
- Dijon Johnson1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Aaron Philo7 games156 attempts58%
- Tramell Jones Jr.Most passes in the last game7 games111 attempts41%
Carrying
- Jadan Baugh9 games160 carries63%
- Duke Clark7 games42 carries17%
- Evan Pryor7 games19 carries7%
- London Montgomery6 games13 carries5%
Catching
- Bailey Stockton9 games36 catches20%
- Dallas Wilson9 games35 catches19%
- Vernell Brown III4 games17 catches9%
- Eric Singleton Jr.5 games14 catches8%
Tackling
- Myles Graham9 games71 tackles12%
- Aaron Chiles9 games52 tackles9%
- DJ Coleman8 games39 tackles7%
- Jayden Woods9 games36 tackles6%
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 66–21 vs Florida Atlantic. The passing game was the strength: 13.2 yards an attempt, 5.2 more than Florida Atlantic usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 2 W 52–3 vs Campbell. Campbell is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 3 W 44–39 at Auburn. The passing game was the strength: 11.0 yards an attempt, 4.2 more than Auburn usually allows. The defense had 7 sacks.
- Week 4 W 52–28 vs Ole Miss. The run game was the strength: 5.7 yards a carry, 1.7 more than Ole Miss usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 5 L 17–45 at Missouri. The pass defense gave ground: Missouri got 11.3 yards an attempt, 4.5 over what it usually gains. The machine had Florida by 8.6 (70%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 6 L 19–38 vs South Carolina. The run defense was the strength: South Carolina got 3.1 yards a carry, 2.1 under what it usually gains. The machine had Florida by 5.4 (64%), so this was a loss it did not see coming; Florida lost the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 7 W 27–24 at Texas. The passing game struggled: 4.4 yards an attempt, 1.2 less than Texas usually allows. The machine had Texas by 14.2 (81%), so this was a win it did not see coming.
- Week 9 L 8–27 vs Georgia (neutral site). The pass defense was the strength: Georgia got 4.5 yards an attempt, 5.1 under what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 10 L 7–23 vs Oklahoma. The run game struggled: 2.8 yards a carry, 0.9 less than Oklahoma usually allows. The machine had Florida by 5.3 (64%), so this was a loss it did not see coming; Florida lost the turnover battle by 2.