# 2022 Florida Gators football team

The 2022 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2022 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 first-year head coach Billy Napier.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 7 Utah* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN | W 29–26 | 90,799 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Kentucky | No. 12 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 16–26 | 89,993 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida* | No. 18 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 31–28 | 88,496 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Tennessee | No. 20 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry, College GameDay) | CBS | L 33–38 | 101,915 |
| October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Washington* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN+/SECN+ | W 52–17 | 72,462 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Missouri | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPNU | W 24–17 | 88,471 |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | LSU | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 35–45 | 90,585 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Georgia | | TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | L 20–42 | 75,868 |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ESPN | W 41–24 | 97,797 |
| November 12 | 4:00 p.m. | South Carolina | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 38–6 | 89,454 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | L 24–31 | 30,136 |
| November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Florida State* | | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 38–45 | 79,560 |
| December 17 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Oregon State* | | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) | ESPN | L 3–30 | 29,750 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | 12 | 18 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | 19 | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### No. 7 Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Utah | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Florida | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 90,799
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Utah – Brant Kuithe 7-yard pass from Cameron Rising (Jordan Noyes kick), 11:23
Florida – Anthony Richardson 2-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 0:39
Second quarter
Utah – Jordan Noyes 43-yard field goal, 10:26
Utah – Jordan Noyes 31-yard field goal, 3:18
Florida – Anthony Richardson 45-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:42
Third quarter
Utah – Micah Bernard 7-yard run, 0:12
Fourth quarter
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 14-yard run (Anthony Richardson pass to Ja'Quavion Fraziers), 12:48
Utah – Tavion Thomas 4-yard run (Jordan Noyes kick), 6:26
Florida – Anthony Richardson 2-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:25
Passing leaders
Utah – Cameron Rising – 22/32, 316 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 17/24, 168 yards
Rushing leaders
Utah – Tavion Thomas – 23 carries, 115 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 11 carries, 106 yards, 3 touchdowns
Receiving leaders
Utah – Brant Kuithe – 9 receptions, 105 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 4 receptions, 67 yards
Tackling leaders
Utah – Cole Bishop – 12 tackles
Florida – Trey Dean – 12 tackles :

### No. 20 Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Kentucky | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| No. 12 Florida | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 89,993
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Katie George (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Adam Mihalek 39-yard field goal, 10:51
Second quarter
Kentucky – Dane Key 55-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 11:36
Florida – Adam Mihalek 50-yard field goal, 10:01
Florida – Trevor Etienne 12-yard rush (Anthony Richardson pass to Trevor Etienne), 5:49
Florida – Team safety, 4:12
Kentucky – Will Levis 1-yard rush, 1:25
Third quarter
Kentucky – Matt Ruffolo 24-yard field goal, 6:35
Kentucky – Keidron Smith 65-yard interception return (Matt Ruffolo kick), 3:25
Fourth quarter
Kentucky – Mark Ruffolo 25-yard field goal, 1:24
Passing leaders
Kentucky – Will Levis – 13/24, 202 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 14/35, 143 yards, 2 interceptions
Rushing leaders
Kentucky – Kavosiey Smoke – 14 carries, 80 yards
Florida – Montrell Johnson, Jr – 7 carries, 62 yards
Receiving leaders
Kentucky – Dane Key – 3 receptions, 81 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida – Xzavier Henderson – 6 receptions, 50 yards
Tackling leaders
Kentucky – J. J. Weaver – 9 tackles
Florida – Trey Dean, 9 tackles :

### South Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Florida | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 18 Florida | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 88,496
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Adam Mihalek 31-yard field goal, 8:12
South Florida – Brian Battie 10-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 1:21
Second quarter
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 62-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 14:49
South florida – Spencer Shrader 22-yard field goal, 10:45
Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 7-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 4:45
Florida – Jalen Kimber 39-yard interception return (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:10
South Florida – Spencer Shrader 49-yard field goal, 0:10
Third quarter
South Florida – Gerry Bohanon 6-yard run (Gerry Bohannon pass to Xavier Weaver), 10:27
Fourth quarter
South Florida – Michel Dukes 1 yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 11:14
Florida – Trevor Etienne 3-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 5:05
Passing leaders
South Florida – Gerry Bohanon – 12/28, 116 yards, 2 interceptions
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 10/18, 112 yards, 2 interceptions
Rushing leaders
South Florida – Brian Battie – 17 carries, 150 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. – 6 carries, 103 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
South Florida – Xavier Weaver – 8 receptions, 82 yards
Florida – Justin Shorter – 2 receptions, 33 yards; Trent Whittemore – 1 reception, 33 yards
Tackling leaders
South Florida – Antonio Grier – 10 tackles
Florida – Trey Dean & Brenton Cox Jr. – 9 tackles :

### No. 11 Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Florida | 0 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| No. 11 Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 101,915
* Referee: Scott Walker
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Tennessee – Chase McGrath 32-yard field goal, 1:11
Second quarter
Florida – Keon Zipperer 44-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 12:41
Tennessee – Hendon Hooker 4-yard run (Chase McGrath kick), 11:59
Florida – Anthony Richardson 7-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 8:28
Tennessee – Bru McCoy 1 yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Chase McGrath kick), 0:07
Third quarter
Tennessee – Jabari Small 16-yard pass from Hendon Hooker (Chase McGrath kick), 12:08
Florida – Anthony Richardson 1 yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 5:55
Tennessee – Jabari Small 1 yard run (Chase McGrath kick), 3:58
Fourth quarter
Tennessee – Jaylen Wright 5-yard run (Chase McGrath kick), 7:55
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 5-yard run, 4:49
Florida – Ricky Pearsall 3-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, 0:17
Passing leaders
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 24/44, 453 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Tennessee – Hendon Hooker – 22/28, 349 yards, 2 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 17 carries, 67 yards, 2 touchdowns
Tennessee – Hendon Hooker – 13 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
Florida – Justin Shorter – 7 receptions, 155 yards
Tennessee – Bru McCoy – 5 receptions, 102 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
Florida – Rashad Torrence II – 13 tackles
Tennessee – Jeremy Banks & Kamal Hadden – 7 tackles :

### No. 20 Eastern Washington (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Florida | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
* Date: October 2, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 72,462
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Drew Carter (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (color), Monica Uber (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Eastern Washington – Seth Harrison 44-yard field goal, 8:04
Florida – Justin Shorter 75-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 7:53
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:13
Second quarter
Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 4-yard (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:22
Florida – Ricky Pearsall 76-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 5:48
Florida – Xzavier Henderson 21-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:02
Third quarter
Florida – Adam Mihalek 36-yard field goal, 7:47
Florida – Caleb Douglas 62-yard pass from Jalen Kitna (Adam Mihalek kick), 4:25
Fourth quarter
Florida – Lorenzo Lingard 11-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 11:53
Eastern Washington – Jakobie James 28-yard pass from Gunner Talkington (Seth Harrison kick), 8:35
Eastern Washington – Kekoa Visperas 25-yard run (Seth Harrison kick), 3:17
Passing leaders
Eastern Washington – Gunner Talkington – 24/37, 250 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 8/10, 240 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
Eastern Washington – Tuna Altahir – 15 carries, 48 yards
Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 1 carry, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
Eastern Washington – Freddie Roberson – 4 receptions, 62 yards
Florida – Justin Shorter – 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
Eastern Washington – Sherwin King Jr. – 6 tackles
Florida – Rashad Torrence II – 10 tackles :

### Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Missouri | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Florida | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 88,471
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (color), Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Adam Mihalek 37-yard field goal, 2:58
Florida – Jaydon Hill 49-yard interception return (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:01
Second quarter
Missouri – Cody Schrader 6-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 3:55
Missouri – Harrison Mevis 28-yard field goal, 0:20
Third quarter
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 6:55
Fourth quarter
Florida – Ricky Pearsall 9-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 11:10
Missouri – Nathaniel Peat 18-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 5:58
Passing leaders
Missouri – Brady Cook – 22/30, 220 yards, 2 interceptions
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 8/14, 66 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
Missouri – Nathaniel Peat – 20 carries, 117 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. – 8 carries, 86 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
Missouri – Mookie Cooper – 4 receptions, 58 yards
Florida – Justin Shorter – 1 reception, 20 yards
Tackling leaders
Missouri – Isaiah McGuire – 7 tackles
Florida – Ventral Miller – 11 tackles :

### LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| LSU | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
| Florida | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 90,585
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Katie George (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Justin Shorter 51-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 14:01
LSU – John Emery Jr. 7-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 7:46
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 39-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 2:00
Second quarter
LSU – Jayden Daniels 1 yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 11:55
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 3-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 8:13
LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 24-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 5:55
LSU – Jaray Jenkins 54-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 2:24
Third quarter
LSU – Jayden Daniels 12-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 13:17
LSU – Jayden Daniels 9-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 1:07
Fourth quarter
Florida – Anthony Richardson 81-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 14:46
Florida – Trevor Etienne 1 yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 7:39
LSU – Damian Ramos 46-yard field goal, 1:52
Passing leaders
LSU – Jayden Daniels – 23/32, 349 yards, 3 touchdowns
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 15/25, 185 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
LSU – Josh Williams – 14 carries, 106 yards
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 9 carries, 109 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
LSU – Kayshon Boutte – 6 receptions, 115 yards
Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 2 receptions, 49 yards
Tackling leaders
LSU – Micah Baskerville – 11 tackles
Florida – Ventrell Miller – 10 tackles :

### No. 1 Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 1 Georgia | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL
* Date: October 29, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 75,868
* Referee: Scott Walker
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Georgia – Daijun Edwards 1 yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 7:15
Georgia – Kenny McIntosh 2-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 1:30
Second quarter
Georgia – Brock Bowers 73-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick), 12:36
Florida – Adam Mihalek 52-yard field goal, 5:35
Georgia – Ladd McConkey 7-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick), 0:17
Third quarter
Florida – Trevor Etienne 3-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 9:38
Florida – Adam Mihalek 26-yard field goal, 6:07
Florida – Xzavier Henderson 78-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:31
Georgia – Daijun Edwards 22-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 0:35
Fourth quarter
Georgia – Kenny McIntosh 4-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 11:44
Passing leaders
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 18/37, 271 yards, 1 touchdown
Georgia – Stetson Bennett – 19/38, 316 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
Rushing leaders
Florida – Trevor Etienne – 11 carries, 53 yards, 1 touchdown
Georgia – Daijun Edwards – 12 carries, 106 yards, 2 touchdowns
Receiving leaders
Florida – Xzavier Henderson – 5 receptions, 110 yards, 1 touchdown
Georgia – Brock Bowers – 5 receptions, 154 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
Florida – Rashad Torrance – 11 tackles
Georgia – Javon Bullard – 8 tackles :

### Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 17 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Texas A&M | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Kyle Field • College Station, TX
* Date: November 5, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: E at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 97,797
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Adam Mihalek 50-yard field goal, 10:41
Texas A&M – De'Von Achane 5-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 9:21
Florida – Anthony Richardson 10-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 6:01
Texas A&M – De'Von Achane 5-yard pass from Haynes King (Randy Bond kick), 1:47
Florida – Anthony Richardson 60-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 0:33
Second quarter
Texas A&M – Randy Bond 24-yard field goal, 11:58
Florida – Adam Mihalek 24-yard field goal, 4:49
Texas A&M – De'Von Achane 2-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 1:00
Third quarter
Florida – Ja'Quavion Fraziers 19-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 13:32
Florida – Caleb Douglas 12-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:58
Fourth quarter
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 5-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:21
Passing leaders
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 17/28, 201 yards, 2 touchdowns
Texas A&M – Haynes King – 23/45 – 279 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. – 22 carries, 100 yards, 1 touchdown
Texas A&M – De'Von Achane – 16 carries, 122 yards, 2 touchdowns
Receiving leaders
Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 3 receptions, 65 yards
Texas A&M – Evan Stewart – 8 receptions, 120 yards
Tackling leaders
Florida – Trey Dean – 7 tackles
Texas A&M – Jacoby Matthews – 15 tackles :

### South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Carolina | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Florida | 21 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 89,454
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Anthony Richardson 3-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:17
Florida – Ricky Pearsall 15-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 4:31
Florida – Trevor Etienne 85-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 1:59
Second quarter
Florida – Adam Mihalek 28-yard field goal, 6:24
South Carolina – Dakereon Joyner 48-yard pass from Kai Kroeger, 1:52
Third quarter
Florida – Jonathan Odom 4-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:43
Fourth quarter
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 6:02
Passing leaders
South Carolina – Spencer Rattler – 18/26, 145 yards
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 11/23, 112 yards, 2 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
South Carolina – Jaheim Bell – 12 carries, 30 yards
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. – 24 carries, 161 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
South Carolina – Dakereon Joyner – 2 receptions, 73 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida – Caleb Douglas – 3 receptions, 53 yards
Tackling leaders
South Carolina – Sherrod Greene – 10 tackles
Florida – Amari Burney and Ventrell Miller – 4 tackles :

### Vanderbilt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 38 °F (3 °C) • Wind: W at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 30,136
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Adam Mihalek 26-yard field goal, 8:21
Second quarter
Vanderbilt – Jayden McGowan 10-yard pass from Mike Wright (Joseph Bulovas kick), 11:04
Florida – Adam Mihalek 44-yard field goal, 4:38
Vanderbilt – Wesley Schelling 0-yard fumble recovery (Joseph Bulovas kick), 3:22
Third quarter
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr 3-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, 10:17
Vanderbilt – Gavin Schoenwald 7-yard pass from Mike Wright (Joseph Bulovas kick), 3:23
Vanderbilt – Ben Bresnahan 28-yard pass from Mike Wright (Joseph Bulovas kick), 2:06
Fourth quarter
Florida – Daejon Reynolds 74-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, 12:03
Vanderbilt – Joseph Bulovas 27-yard field goal, 4:38
Florida – Daejon Reynolds 16-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, 3:13
Passing leaders
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 25/42, 400 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
Vanderbilt – Mike Wright – 10/16, 108 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. – 11 carries, 32 yards
Vanderbilt – Ray Davis – 30 carries, 122 yards
Receiving leaders
Florida – Daejon Reynolds – 8 receptions, 165 yards, 2 touchdowns
Vanderbilt – Jayden McGowan – 3 receptions, 23 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
Florida – Ventrell Miller – 11 tackles
Vanderbilt – CJ Taylor – 10 tackles :

### No. 16 Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| No. 16 Florida State | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
* Date: November 25, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: S at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 79,560
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (ABC): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (color), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida State – Trey Benson 9-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 11:30
Florida – Ricky Pearsall 52-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 11:14
Florida – Jonathan Odom 12-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 4:06
Florida State – Jordan Travis 29-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 1:28
Second quarter
Florida – Ricky Pearsall 43-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:25
Florida State – Jordan Travis 1 yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 5:44
Florida – Adam Mihalek 41-yard field goal, 0:42
Third quarter
Florida State – Ryan Fitzgerald 46-yard field goal, 8:53
Florida State – Trey Benson 1 yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 4:21
Florida State – Kentron Poitier 6-yard pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 2:28
Fourth quarter
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 1 yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 10:35
Florida – Trevor Etienne 45-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 7:41
Florida State – Trey Benson 17-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 4:06
Passing leaders
Florida – Anthony Richardson – 9/27, 198 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
Florida State – Jordan Travis – 13/30, 270 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
Florida – Trevor Etienne – 17 carries, 129 yards, 1 touchdown
Florida State – Trey Benson – 20 carries, 111 yards, 3 touchdowns
Receiving leaders
Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 5 receptions, 148 yards, 3 touchdowns
Florida State – Trey Benson – 2 receptions, 51 yards
Tackling leaders
Florida – Trey Dean – 9 tackles
Florida State – Tatum Bethune – 11 tackles :

### No. 14 Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 14 Oregon State | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV
* Date: December 17, 2022
* Game time: 11:30 a.m. PST
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 29,750
* Referee: Riley Johnson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Pat McAfee (analyst), Laura Rutledge (sideline reporter)
Game information :
First quarter
Oregon State – Tyjon Lindsey 11-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 2:10
Second quarter
Oregon State – Everett Hayes 27-yard field goal, 4:32
Third quarter
Oregon State – Silas Bolden 15-yard pass from Ben Gulbranson (Everett Hayes kick), 10:20
Oregon State – Ben Gulbranson 7-yard run, 8:44
Fourth quarter
Oregon State – Jam Griffin 2-yard run (Atticus Sappington kick), 13:02
Florida – Adam Mihalek 40-yard field goal, 0:37
Passing leaders
Florida – Jack Miller – 13/22, 180 yards
Oregon State – Ben Gulbranson – 12/19, 165 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. – 11 carries, 14 yards; Trevor Etienne – 8 carries, 14 yards
Oregon State – Deshaun Fenwick – 21 carries, 107 yards
Receiving leaders
Florida – Ricky Pearsall – 4 receptions, 65 yards
Oregon State – Silas Bolden – 6 receptions, 99 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
Florida – Amari Burney, Rashad Torrence II, Derek Wingo – 8 tackles
Oregon State – Kyrei Fisher-Morris – 11 tackles :

## Personnel
### Roster

    As of December 2, 2022

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Joined staff |
| Billy Napier | Head coach | 2022 |
| Rob Sale | Offensive coordinator / offensive line | 2022 |
| Patrick Toney | Co-Defensive coordinator / Safeties | 2022 |
| Sean Spencer | Co-defensive coordinator / Defensive line | 2022 |
| Jabbar Juluke | Associate head coach (Offense) / Running backs | 2022 |
| Corey Raymond | Assistant head coach (Defense) / Cornerbacks | 2022 |
| Keary Colbert | Wide Receivers | 2022 |
| Darnell Stapleton | Offensive line | 2022 |
| William Peagler | Tight ends | 2022 |
| Mike Peterson | Outside Linebackers | 2022 |
| Jay Bateman | Inside Linebackers | 2022 |
| Mark Hocke | Associate head coach / Director of strength and conditioning | 2022 |
| Russ Callaway | Defensive intern | 2022 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 1 | 4 | Anthony Richardson | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2 | 53 | Gervon Dexter | DT | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | 59 | O'Cyrus Torrence | OG | Buffalo Bills |
| 4 | 121 | Ventrell Miller | ILB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 5 | 150 | Justin Shorter | WR | Buffalo Bills |
| 6 | 203 | Amari Burney | LB | Las Vegas Raiders |
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