2020 Florida Gators football
Florida Gators logo
SEC Eastern Division champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
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
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
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  
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
  • * – 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.

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 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.[2][3]

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.[4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2612:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 5
ESPNW 51–3513,926
October 312:00 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 3
ESPNW 38–2415,120
October 1012:00 p.m.at No. 21 Texas A&MNo. 4
ESPNL 38–4124,709
October 31[a]7:30 p.m.MissouridaggerNo. 10
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
SECN Alt.W 41–1712,049
November 73:30 p.m.vs. No. 5 GeorgiaNo. 8
CBSW 44–2819,210
November 147:00 p.m.ArkansasNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNW 63–3516,116
November 2112:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 6
ABCW 38–171,147
November 2812:00 p.m.KentuckyNo. 6
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
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 p.m.vs. 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 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
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP88*5534101010866666111013
Coaches88*6633т989855555111012
CFPNot released66677Not released

Game summaries

Ole Miss

See also: 2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Florida 14 14 131051
Ole Miss 7 7 71435

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

Game information
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

South Carolina

See also: 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 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: 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[9]
  • Boxscore
Game information
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
Period 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
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Missouri

See also: 2020 Missouri Tigers football team
Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 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 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[11]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Uniform Combination*
Helmet Jersey Pants

Georgia

See also: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry
Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
Period 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[13]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Arkansas

See also: 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Arkansas 7 7 71435
No. 6 Florida 7 28 72163

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Game information
Uniform Combination*
Helmet Jersey Pants

Vanderbilt

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

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[15]
  • Boxscore
Game information
Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants

Kentucky

See also: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary
Period 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: 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[16]
  • Boxscore
Game information
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
Period 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 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[17]
  • Boxscore
Game information
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
Period 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 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[18]
  • Boxscore
Game information
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
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Alabama 14 21 01752
No. 7 Florida 10 7 141546

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA

Game information
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
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Florida 3 10 0720
No. 6 Oklahoma 17 14 101455

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

Game information

Personnel

Roster

As of January 24, 2021[21]
2020 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

  •  6 Nay'Quan Wright – Redshirt Freshman
  • 20 Malik Davis – Redshirt Junior
  • 21 Lorenzo Lingard – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Iverson Clement – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 27 Dameon Pierce – Junior
  • 39 Michael Weir – Redshirt Senior

Wide receivers

  •  0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Freshman
  •  1 Kadarius Toney – Senior
  •  3 Xzavier Henderson – Freshman
  •  8 Trevon Grimes – Junior
  • 12 Rick Wells – Redshirt Senior
  • 15 Jacob Copeland – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 80 Trent Whittemore – Redshirt Freshman
  • 82 Ja'Markis Weston – Redshirt Freshman
  • 86 Jordan Pouncey – Redshirt Junior
  • 89 Justin Shorter – Redshirt Sophomore

Tight ends

  •  9 Keon Zipperer – Sophomore
  • 45 Clifford Taylor IV – Senior
  • 84 Kyle Pitts – Junior
  • 87 Jonathan Odom – Freshman
  • 88 Kemore Gamble – Redshirt Junior

Offensive line

  • 51 Stewart Reese – Redshirt Senior
  • 54 Gerald Mincey – Freshman
  • 55 Hayden Knighton – Freshman
  • 56 Jean DeLance – Redshirt Senior
  • 61 Brett Heggie – Redshirt Senior
  • 62 Griffin McDowell – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 64 Riley Simonds – Redshirt Freshman
  • 65 Kingsley Eguakun – Redshirt Freshman
  • 67 Richie Leonard – Freshman
  • 70 Michael Tarquin – Redshirt Freshman
  • 72 Stone Forsythe – Redshirt Senior
  • 73 Mark Pitts – Freshman
  • 74 Will Harrod – Redshirt Freshman
  • 75 T.J. Moore – Redshirt Junior
  • 76 Richard Gouraige – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 77 Ethan White – Sophomore
  • 78 Josh Braun – Freshman

Defensive line

  •  9 Gervon Dexter – Freshman
  • 17 Zachary Carter – Redshirt Junior
  • 33 Princely Umanmielen – Freshman
  • 54 Lamar Goods – Freshman
  • 55 Kyree Campbell – Senior
  • 56 Tedarrell Slaton – Senior
  • 66 Jaelin Humphries – Sophomore
  • 81 Dante Lang – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Redshirt Senior
  • 92 Jalen Lee – Freshman
  • 95 Lucas Alonso – Freshman

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  •  0 Trey Dean – Junior
  •  2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Senior
  •  3 Marco Wilson – Redshirt Junior
  •  5 Kaiir Elam – Sophomore
  •  6 Shawn Davis – Senior
  • 12 C.J. McWilliams – Redshirt Senior
  • 13 Donovan Stiner – Senior
  • 14 Quincy Lenton – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Senior
  • 39 Fenley Graham – Freshman
  • 43 Nicolas Sutton – Redshirt Senior

Punters

  • 18 Jacob Finn – Redshirt Senior
  • 26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Freshman

Placekickers

  • 19 Evan McPherson – Junior
  • 36 Zack Sessa – Freshman
  • 71 Chris Howard – Redshirt Junior

Long snappers

  • 44 Brandon Becar – Graduate
  • 45 Marco Ortiz – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 48 Brett DioGuardi – Redshirt Senior

Athletes

  • 13 Kyle Engel – Redshirt Freshman
  • 17 Kahleil Jackson – Freshman
  • 18 Jack Anders – Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Jack Ruskell – Redshirt Junior
  • 25 Erik Askeland – Redshirt Junior
  • 29 Khamal Ellison – Redshirt Junior
  • 29 Isaac Ricks – Redshirt Junior
  • 31 Chase DeMichele – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 N'Jhari Jackson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 33 Daniel Cross – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 William Sawyer – Redshirt Freshman
  • 36 Trey Thompson – Redshirt Junior
  • 37 Patrick Moorer – Redshirt Junior
  • 37 Tyler Waxman – Redshirt Freshman
  • 42 Quaylin Crum – Redshirt Junior
  • 42 Jaylin Jackson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 43 Nicolas Sutton – Redshirt Junior
  • 46 John Brady – Redshirt Freshman
  • 47 Justin Pelic – Redshirt Freshman
  • 47 Austin Perry – Redshirt Junior
  • 53 Chase Whitfield – Redshirt Freshman
  • 57 Coleman Crozier – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 83 Joshua Tse – Redshirt Junior
  • 85 Kevin Johnson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 96 Travis Freeman – Redshirt Freshman

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

References

  1. ^ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 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. ^ SCAR Pregame
  10. ^ TAMU Pregame
  11. ^ MIZZ Pregame
  12. ^ "Gators to wear 1960s Throwback Uniforms vs. Missouri". gatorsports.com. Gainesville Sun. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  13. ^ UGA Pregame
  14. ^ ARK Pregame
  15. ^ VAN Pregame
  16. ^ KEN Pregame
  17. ^ TENN Pregame
  18. ^ LSU Pregame
  19. ^ ALA Pregame
  20. ^ ESPN Commentators Set for New Year’s Six, College Football Playoff Semifinals
  21. ^ "2020 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
Categories