# 2018 Florida Gators football team

The 2018 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Dan Mullen.
Florida, coming off a 4–7 season in 2017, began the year unranked. In the second game of the season, not only did the team lose to Kentucky for the first time since 1986, but they also lost to them at home for the first time since 1979, snapping a 31-game winning streak in the series. Florida won its next five games, including on the road against No. 23 Mississippi State and at home against No. 5 LSU, rising to ninth in the AP Poll. They then lost two games to No. 7 Georgia and Missouri and ended the conference regular season tied for second in the SEC East Division at 5–3. After closing the regular season by defeating rival Florida State, they were invited to the Peach Bowl, where they defeated No. 8 Michigan by a score of 41–15. The team finished with an overall record of 10–3, and in the season's final AP Poll, the team was ranked in a tie for seventh, the highest finish for the school since 2009.
The team was led on offense by redshirt sophomore quarterback Feleipe Franks, who finished with 2,457 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns, and 7 rushing touchdowns. His 31 total touchdowns was tied for third in the Southeastern Conference. Running backs La'Mical Perine and Jordan Scarlett finished with 826 and 776 yards, respectively. Defensively, the team was led by defensive end Jachai Polite, who finished with 20 tackles for loss and was named first-team All-SEC.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Lott Trophy | C. J. Gardner-Johnson | DB | JR |
| Rimington Trophy | T. J. McCoy | C | JR |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | David Reese | LB | JR |
| Butkus Award | David Reese | LB | JR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Cece Jefferson | DE | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | David Reese | LB | JR |
| Outland Trophy | Martez Ivey | OL | SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Fred Johnson | OL | SR |
| Ted Hendricks Award | Cece Jefferson | DE | SR |
| Ted Hendricks Award | Jabari Zuniga | DE | JR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Tyrie Cleveland | WR | JR |

### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Gators predicted to finish third in the East Division.
Media poll (East) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Georgia | 1,977 (271) |
| 2 | South Carolina | 1,535 (8) |
| 3 | Florida | 1,441 (4) |
| 4 | Missouri | 1,057 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 874 (1) |
| 6 | Tennessee | 704 (1) |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 392 |

### Preseason All-SEC teams

The Gators had eight players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 53–6 | 81,164 |
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 25 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | SECN | L 16–27 | 80,651 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Colorado State* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 48–10 | 80,021 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tennessee | | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | ESPN | W 47–21 | 100,027 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Mississippi State | | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS (SEC Nation) | ESPN | W 13–6 | 61,406 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 LSU | No. 22 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation) | CBS | W 27–19 | 90,283 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 14 | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN | W 37–27 | 31,118 |
| October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Georgia | No. 9 | TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, FL (rivalry/College GameDay / SEC Nation) | CBS | L 17–36 | 84,463 |
| November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri | No. 13 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | L 17–38 | 80,017 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 19 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN | W 35–31 | 82,696 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Idaho* | No. 15 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPNU | W 63–10 | 81,467 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Florida State* | No. 13 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | W 41–14 | 71,953 |
| December 29 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Michigan* | No. 10 | Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) | ESPN | W 41–15 | 74,006 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | 25 | — | — | RV | 22 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7т |
| Coaches | RV | 25 | — | RV | RV | RV | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Charleston Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Charleston Southern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Florida | 10 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 53 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 1, 2018
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: 67% humidity, clear
* Game attendance: 81,164
* Referee: John McDaid
* TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – Trevon Grimes 34-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 12:40
Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 8:10
Second Quarter
Florida – Van Jefferson 6-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:19
Florida – Josh Hammond 6-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 9:51
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:49
Florida – Van Jefferson 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:39
Third Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 31-yard field goal, 10:58
Florida – Kyle Trask 12-yard run (Jorge Powell kick), 7:28
Florida – Jorge Powell 39-yard field goal, 4:48
Fourth Quarter
Charleston Southern – Terrence Wilson 22-yard run, 13:40
Florida – Austin Perry 98-yard PAT return, 13:40
Passing leaders
CHSO – London Johnson – 3/12, 2 yards
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 16/24, 219 yards, 5 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
CHSO – Ronnie Harris – 8 carries, 83 yards
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 9 carries, 73 yards
Receiving leaders
CHSO – Taz Lindsey and Geoffrey Wall – 1 reception, 5 yards
FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 57 yards
Tackling leaders
CHSO – Solomon Brown – 8 tackles
FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson and Rayshad Jackson – 5 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 1–0 | September 5, 2009 | Florida, 62–3 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| No. 25 Florida | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 8, 2018
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ESE at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: 81% humidity, partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 80,651
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Kentucky – David Bouvier 29-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Miles Butler kick), 5:07
Second Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 29-yard field goal, 14:03
Florida – Moral Stephens 18-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:27
Third Quarter
Kentucky – Terry Wilson 24-yard run (Miles Butler kick), 9:49
Kentucky – Lynn Bowden 54-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Miles Butler kick), 4:11
Fourth Quarter
Florida – Freddie Swain 4-yard pass from Feleipe Franks, 3:34
Kentucky – Davonte Robinson 30-yard fumble recovery, 0:00
Passing leaders
KEN – Terry Wilson – 11/16, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 17/38, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
KEN – Benny Snell – 175 yards
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 44 yards
Receiving leaders
KEN – Lynn Bowden – 4 receptions, 79 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 35 yards
Tackling leaders
KEN – Kash Daniel – 11 tackles
FLA – Rayshad Jackson – 9 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 51–17 | September 23, 2017 | Florida, 28–27 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Colorado State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado State | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Florida | 6 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 48 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 15, 2018
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 96 °F (36 °C) • Wind: SW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: 45% humidity, partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 80,021
* Referee: Marc Curles
* TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Kris Budden
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 24-yard field goal, 10:48
Florida – Evan McPherson 48-yard field goal, 2:14
Second Quarter
Florida – Jordan Scarlett 30-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 11:49
Florida – Freddie Swain 18-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:24
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 0-yard punt return, 4:02
Colorado State – Wyatt Bryan 53-yard field goal, 0:00
Third Quarter
Colorado State – Trey McBride 48-yard pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan kick), 11:27
Fourth Quarter
Florida – Freddie Swain 85-yard punt return (Evan McPherson kick), 13:25
Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 9:21
Florida – Daemon Pierce 68-yard run (Jorge Powell kick), 6:17
Passing leaders
CSU – K. J. Carta-Samuels – 21/33, 217 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 8/15, 119 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. – 15 carries, 79 yards
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 5 carries, 87 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
CSU – Preston Williams – 9 receptions, 106 yards
FLA – Van Jefferson – 2 receptions, 62 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
CSU – Josh Watson – 5 tackles
FLA – James Houston IV – 8 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| First meeting |||
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 14 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 47 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee
* Date: September 22, 2018
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 100,027
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – R.J. Raymond 1 yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:50
Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:52
Second Quarter
Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia 32-yard field goal, 13:13
Florida – Cece Jefferson safety, 11:03
Florida – Freddie Swain 65-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 10:42
Florida – Evan McPherson 25-yard field goal, 0:15
Third Quarter
Florida – Jordan Scarlett 19-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 14:44
Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia 41-yard field goal, 12:38
Tennessee – Madre London 1 yard run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 1:22
Fourth Quarter
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:17
Tennessee – Jeremy Banks 2-yard run (Jauan Jennings pass from Keller Chryst), 5:04
Florida – Dameon Pierce 47-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:54
Passing leaders
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 9/18, 172 yards, 3 touchdowns
TEN – Jarrett Guarantano – 7/18, 164 yards, 2 interceptions
Rushing leaders
FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 11 carries, 77 yards
TEN – Ty Chandler – 11 carries, 66 yards; Madre London – 11 carries, 66 yards
Receiving leaders
FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 88 yards, 1 touchdown
TEN – Jauan Jennings – 4 receptions, 60 yards
Tackling leaders
FLA – David Reese II – 11 tackles
TEN – Baylen Buchanan – 5 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 27–20 | September 16, 2017 | Florida, 26–20 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Mississippi State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| No. 23 Mississippi State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi
* Date: September 29, 2018
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 61,406
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Mississippi State – Jace Christmann 34-yard field goal, 3:28
Second Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 39-yard field goal, 10:24
Mississippi State – Jace Christmann 39-yard field goal, 3:30
Third Quarter
Florida – Moral Stephens 20-yard pass from Kadarius Toney (Evan McPherson kick), 8:26
Fourth Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal 5:22
Passing leaders
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 22/31, 219 yards, 1 interception
MSU – Nick Fitzgerald – 11/26, 98 yards
Rushing leaders
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 10 carries, 55 yards
MSU – Kylin Hill – 9 carries, 41 yards
Receiving leaders
FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 47 yards
MSU – Osirus Mitchell – 3 receptions, 35 yards
Tackling leaders
FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson and Vosean Joseph – 7 tackles
MSU – Erroll Thompson – 14 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 33–19–2 | October 16, 2010 | Mississippi State, 10–7 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 LSU | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| No. 22 Florida | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: October 6, 2018
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: ENE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: 51% humidity, sunny
* Game attendance: 90,283
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
LSU – Nick Brossette 4-yard run (Cole Tracy kick), 11:43
Second Quarter
Florida – La'Mical Perine 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 12:30
LSU – Cole Tracy 33-yard field goal, 3:10
Florida – Moral Stephens 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:09
Third Quarter
LSU – Cole Tracy 42-yard field goal, 4:16
Fourth Quarter
LSU – Nick Brossette 1 yard run, 11:14
Florida – La'Mical Perine 2-yard run, 8:48
Florida – Brad Stewart, Jr. 25-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 1:45
Passing leaders
LSU – Joe Burrow – 19/34, 191 yards, 2 interceptions
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 12/27, 161 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
LSU – Nick Brossette – 15 carries, 95 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 17 carries, 85 yards, 2 touchdowns
Receiving leaders
LSU – Justin Jefferson – 3 receptions, 50 yards
FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 85 yards
Tackling leaders
LSU – Micah Baskerville – 11 tackles
FLA – Vosean Joseph – 14 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 32–29–3 | October 7, 2017 | LSU, 17–16 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Vanderbilt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Florida | 0 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 13, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 31,118
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Vanderbilt – Jared Pinkney 1 yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick), 6:23
Second Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 14:14
Vanderbilt – Ke'Shawn Vaughn 75-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick), 13:59
Vanderbilt – Jamauri Wakefield 7-yard run (Ryley Guay kick), 6:42
Florida – La'Mical Perine 7-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:30
Florida – Evan McPherson 25-yard field goal, 0:00
Third Quarter
Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:23
Fourth Quarter
Florida – Jordan Scarlett 48-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 14:52
Vanderbilt – Ryley Guay 42-yard field goal, 12:10
Florida – Freddie Swain 11-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:07
Vanderbilt – Ryley Guay 53-yard field goal, 3:55
Florida – Evan McPherson 43-yard field goal, 0:37
Passing leaders
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 19/29, 284 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
VAN – Kyle Shurmur – 18/36, 229 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 23 carries, 121 yards, 1 touchdown
VAN – Ke'Shawn Vaughn – 7 carries, 56 yards
Receiving leaders
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 4 receptions, 93 yards
VAN – Ke'Shawn Vaughn – 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
FLA – David Reese II – 6 tackles
VAN – Jordan Griffin – 18 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 39–10–2 | September 30, 2017 | Florida, 38–24 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Florida | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| No. 7 Georgia | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 27, 2018
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: W at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) • Weather: Mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 84,463
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 21-yard field goal, 8:11
Georgia – Jeremiah Holloman 16-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 6:07
Second Quarter
Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 9:57
Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 22-yard field goal, 0:02
Third Quarter
Florida – Freddie Swain 36-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:35
Georgia – Jeremiah Holloman 12-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 10:33
Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 18-yard field goal, 0:07
Fourth Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 42-yard field goal, 11:12
Georgia – Terry Godwin 24-yard pass from Jake Fromm, 8:39
Georgia – D'Andre Swift 33-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 4:29
Passing leaders
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 13/21, 105 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
UGA – Jake Fromm – 17/24, 240 yards, 3 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 14 carries, 62 yards
UGA – D'Andre Swift – 12 carries, 104 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 38 yards, 1 touchdown
UGA – Isaac Nauta – 5 receptions, 73 yards
Tackling leaders
FLA – Vosean Joseph – 13 tackles
UGA – Monty Rice – 11 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 43–50–2 (per Florida) 43–51–2 (per Georgia) | October 28, 2017 | Georgia, 42–7 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| No. 13 Florida | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 3, 2018
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NNE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 80,017
* Referee: John McDaid
* TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 32-yard field goal, 7:18
Missouri – Larry Rountree III 27-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 3:46
Second Quarter
Missouri – Albert Okwuegbunam 22-yard pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick), 13:12
Missouri – Damarea Crockett 4-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 6:06
Florida – Feleipe Franks 3-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:42
Third Quarter
Missouri – Kam Scott 41-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 10:02
Missouri – Emanuel Hall 4-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 5:00
Florida – Josh Hammond 7-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:20
Fourth Quarter
Missouri – Tucker McCann 40-yard field goal, 9:08
Passing leaders
MIZZ – Drew Lock – 24/32, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns
FLA – Kyle Trask – 10/18, 126 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
MIZZ – Damarea Crockett – 21 carries, 114 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 10 carries, 42 yards
Receiving leaders
MIZZ – Emanuel Hall – 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 72 yards
Tackling leaders
MIZZ – Cale Garrett – 12 tackles
FLA – David Reese II – 14 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 3–4 | November 4, 2017 | Missouri, 45–16 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Carolina | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 19 Florida | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 10, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: N at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: 83% humidity, cloudy
* Game attendance: 82,696
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
South Carolina – Jacob Austin 2-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick), 9:17
South Carolina – Kyle Markway 19-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick), 4:51
Second Quarter
Florida – La'Mical Perine 2-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 13:46
Florida – Feleipe Franks 10-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:58
South carolina – Jake Bentley 1 yard run (Parker White kick), 4:21
Third Quarter
South Carolina – Parker White 34-yard field goal, 9:19
South carolina – Rico Dowdle 4-yard run (Parker White kick), 4:41
Florida – Kadarius Toney 8-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 0:56
Fourth Quarter
Florida – La'Mical Perine 23-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 11:03
Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:09
Passing leaders
SCAR – Jake Bentley – 18/28, 239 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 15/21, 161 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
SCAR – A. J. Turner – 12 carries, 81 yards
FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 18 carries, 159 yards
Receiving leaders
SCAR – Deebo Samuel – 4 receptions, 120 yards
FLA – Josh Hammond – 5 receptions, 35 yards
Tackling leaders
SCAR – T. J. Brunson – 16 tackles
FLA – David Reese II – 10 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 26–9–3 | November 11, 2017 | South Carolina, 28–20 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Idaho

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 15 Florida | 28 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 17, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 81,467
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Andre Ware
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – C. J. Gardner-Johnson 26-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 14:54
Florida – Feleipe Franks 17-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 12:46
Florida – Kyle Pitts 52-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:30
Florida – Van Jefferson 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:44
Second Quarter
Florida – Josh Hammond 21-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 10:29
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 34-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:22
Florida – Josh Hammond 8-yard pass from Emory Jones (Jorge Powell kick), 1:50
Third Quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 4-yard pass from Emory Jones (Jorge Powell kick), 6:50
Idaho – Cade Coffey 38-yard field goal, 1:02
Fourth Quarter
Florida – Ventrell Miller 82-yard interception return (Jorge Powell kick), 6:43
Idaho – Jeff Cotton 12-yard pass from Mason Petrino (Cade Coffey kick), 1:47
Passing leaders
IDA – Mason Petrino – 12/31, 70 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 19/27, 274 yards, 3 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
IDA – Mason Petrino – 12 carries, 87 yards
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 13 carries, 77 yards
Receiving leaders
IDA – Jeff Cotton – 3 receptions, 38 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – C'yontai Lewis – 3 receptions, 57 yards
Tackling leaders
IDA – Christian Elliss – 13 tackles
FLA – James Houston IV – 5 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| First meeting |||
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Florida | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| Florida State | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
* Date: November 24, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: 94% humidity, 30% chance of rain
* Game attendance: 71,953
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 27-yard field goal, 0:00
Second Quarter
Florida – La'Mical Perine 74-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 13:24
Florida – Evan McPherson 23-yard field goal, 7:35
Florida State – Cam Akers 15-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo kick), 5:25
Third Quarter
Florida – Josh Hammond 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 10:53
Florida – Trevon Grimes – 22-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:20
Florida State – Deondre Francois 4-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick), 4:16
Fourth Quarter
Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 14:53
Florida – Jordan Scarlett 9-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:56
Passing leaders
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 16/26, 254 yards, 3 touchdowns
FSU – Deondre Francois – 14/29, 154 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
Rushing leaders
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 13 carries, 129 yards, 1 touchdown
FSU – Jacques Patrick – 10 carries, 52 yards
Receiving leaders
FLA – Trevon Grimes – 5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 touchdown
FSU – Tamorrion Terry – 3 receptions, 78 yards
Tackling leaders
FLA – Vosean Joseph – 8 tackles
FSU – Jaiden Woodbey – 11 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 34–26–2 | November 25, 2017 | Florida State, 38–22 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

### Michigan (Peach Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Florida | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| No. 8 Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
* Date: December 29, 2018
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 74,006
* Referee: Mike Defee
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
* Boxscore
Game information :
First Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 5:37
Michigan – Donovan Peoples-Jones 9-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Jake Moody kick), 2:03
Second Quarter
Florida – Evan McPherson 26-yard field goal, 12:22
Michigan – Jake Moody 48-yard field goal, 5:56
Florida – Feleipe Franks 20-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:41
Third Quarter
Florida – La'Mical Perine 5-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:06
Florida – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:34
Fourth Quarter
Michigan – Jake Moody 26-yard field goal, 12:16
Florida – La'Mical Perine 53-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 9:21
Michigan – Team 20-yard safety, 4:58
Florida – C. J. Gardner-Johnson 30-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 4:43
Passing leaders
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 13/23, 173 yards, 1 touchdown
MICH – Shea Patterson – 22/36, 236 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
Rushing leaders
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 6 carries, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
MICH – Christian Turner – 7 carries, 32 yards
Receiving leaders
FLA – Van Jefferson – 4 receptions, 64 yards
MICH – Nico Collins – 5 receptions, 80 yards
Tackling leaders
FLA – C. J. Henderson & Jaewon Taylor – 8 tackles
MICH – Josh Ross – 11 tackles :
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 0–4 | September 2, 2017 | Michigan, 33–17 |
Uniform Combination :
| Helmet | Jersey | Pants |

## Personnel
### Roster

    As of September 23, 2018
* Redshirt
* Injury

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Joined staff |
| Dan Mullen | Head coach | 2018 |
| Todd Grantham | Defensive coordinator | 2018 |
| John Hevesy | Co-offensive Coordinator / offensive line | 2018 |
| Billy Gonzales | Co-offensive Coordinator / Wide receivers | 2018 |
| Greg Knox | Running backs / Special teams coordinator | 2018 |
| Sal Sunseri | Defensive line | 2018 |
| Ron English | Safeties | 2018 |
| Brian Johnson | Quarterbacks | 2018 |
| Larry Scott | Tight ends | 2018 |
| Charlton Warren | Cornerbacks | 2018 |
| Christian Robinson | Linebackers | 2018 |
| Nick Savage | Director of strength and conditioning | 2018 |

### Recruits

The Gators signed a total of 19 recruits.
College recruiting information (2018) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Iverson Clement RB | Mount Holly, New Jersey | Rancocas Valley Regional High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | Apr 13, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Amari Burney S | Clearwater, Florida | Calvary Christian High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 1, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Kyle Pitts TE | Warminster, Pennsylvania | Archbishop Wood High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 224 lb (102 kg) | Jul 20, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Dante Lang TE | Boca Raton, Florida | Boca Raton Community High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Randy Russell S | Miami, Florida | Miami Carol City High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 22, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| David Reese LB | Fort Pierce, Florida | Vero Beach High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | Jul 29, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Dameon Pierce RB | Bainbridge, Georgia | Bainbridge High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 6, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Richard Gouraige OT | Tampa, Florida | Cambridge Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 271 lb (123 kg) | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Chris Bleich OT | Plymouth, Pennsylvania | Wyoming Valley West High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | Nov 29, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Evan McPherson K | Fort Payne, Alabama | Fort Payne High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Dec 10, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| John Huggins S | Daytona Beach, Florida | Mainland High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Dec 17, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Noah Banks OT | Pensacola, Florida | Iowa Western Community College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Trey Dean S | Hampton, Georgia | Dutchtown High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Emory Jones QB | Franklin, Georgia | Heard County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Justin Watkins WR | Clermont, Florida | East Ridge High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Jan 20, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Griffin McDowell C | Leesburg, Georgia | Lee County High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| Andrew Chatfield LB | Plantation, Florida | American Heritage School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Malik Langham DE | Huntsville, Alabama | Lee High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jacob Copeland WR | Pensacola, Florida | Escambia High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018. |||||||

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 2 | 35 | Jawaan Taylor | OT | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 3 | 68 | Jachai Polite | OLB | New York Jets |
| 4 | 105 | C. J. Gardner-Johnson | S | New Orleans Saints |
| 5 | 147 | Vosean Joseph | LB | Buffalo Bills |
| 5 | 154 | Jordan Scarlett | RB | Carolina Panthers |
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