# 2021 Florida Gators football team

The 2021 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2021 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 fourth-year head coach Dan Mullen, who was fired on November 21, and were then led by interim head coach Greg Knox.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | No. 13 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 35–14 | 86,840 |
| September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at South Florida* | No. 13 | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ABC | W 42–20 | 66,646 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | No. 11 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry, SEC Nation) | CBS | L 29–31 | 90,887 |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee | No. 11 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 38–14 | 88,478 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kentucky | No. 10 | Kroger FieldLexington, KY (rivalry) | ESPN | L 13–20 | 61,632 |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 20 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 42–0 | 86,258 |
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at LSU | No. 20 | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | ESPN | L 42–49 | 96,012 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Georgia | | TIAA Bank FieldJacksonville, FL (rivalry, SEC Nation) | CBS | L 7–34 | 76,141 |
| November 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | SECN | L 17–40 | 70,131 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Samford* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN+/SECN+ | W 70–52 | 70,098 |
| November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Missouri | | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | L 23–24 $^{OT}$ | 47,818 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida State* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 24–21 | 88,491 |
| December 23 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. UCF* | | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Gasparilla Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–29 | 63,669 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 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
### Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| No. 13 Florida | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 4, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE at 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 86,840
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 11:27
Florida – Rick Wells 9-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 1:52
Third quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 3-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 6:47
Fourth quarter
Florida – Malik Davis 1-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 7:42
Florida atlantic – Johnny Ford 2-yard run (Aaron Shahriari kick), 4:27
Florida – Anthony Richardson 73-yard run (Jace Christmann kick), 3:43
Florida atlantic – Brandon Robinson 13-yard pass from N'Kosi Perry (Aaron Shahriari kick), 1:37
Passing leaders
FAU – N'Kosi Perry – 19/33, 261 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Emory Jones – 17/27, 113 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
Rushing leaders
FAU – Johnny Ford – 10 carries, 52 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Anthony Richardson – 7 carries, 160 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
FAU – D'Marcus Adams – 2 receptions, 85 yards
FLA – Ja'Markis Weston – 3 receptions, 44 yards
Tackling leaders
FAU – Jordan Helm – 11 tackles
FLA – Ventrell Miller – 7 tackles :

### South Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Florida | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| South Florida | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: September 11, 2021
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 66,646
* Referee: Hank Johns
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color) and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 7-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 11:06
South florida – Spencer Shrader 25-yard field goal, 4:45
Florida – Jacob Copeland 75-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, (Chris Howard kick), 4:34
Second quarter
Florida – Xzavier Henderson 35-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Chris Howard kick), 12:36
Florida – Jacob Copeland 41-yard pass from Anthony Richardson, (Chris Howard kick), 9:18
Florida – Emory Jones 33-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 6:41
Third quarter
South florida – Spencer Shrader 32-yard field goal, 9:18
South florida – Jaren Mangham 1-yard run, (Spencer Shrader kick), 4:41
Fourth quarter
Florida – Anthony Richardson 80-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 10:29
South florida – Jaren Mangham 2-yard run, (Spencer Shrader kick), 4:22
Passing leaders
FLA – Anthony Richardson – 3/3, 152 yards, 2 touchdowns
USF – Cade Fortin – 12/18, 91 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
FLA – Anthony Richardson – 4 carries, 115 yards, 1 touchdown
USF – Darrian Felix – 13 carries, 40 yards
Receiving leaders
FLA – Jacob Copeland – 5 receptions, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns
USF – Xavier Weaver – 2 receptions, 68 yards
Tackling leaders
FLA – Mohamoud Diabate – 7 tackles
USF – Vincent Davis – 8 tackles :

### No. 1 Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Alabama | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| No. 11 Florida | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 18, 2021
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: E at 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 90,887
* Referee: Alex Moore
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Alabama – Jase McClellan 7-yard pass from Bryce Young, (Will Reichard kick), 11:21
Florida – Chris Howard 25-yard field goal, 7:08
Alabama – Jahleel Billingsley 26-yard pass from Bryce Young, (Will Reichard kick), 4:14
Alabama – Brian Robinson Jr. 7-yard pass from Bryce Young, (Will Reichard kick), 0:48
Second quarter
Florida – Malik Davis 26-yard run, 6:34
Third quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 3-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 10:20
Alabama – Brian Robinson Jr. 3-yard run, (Will Reichard kick), 4:33
Florida – Emory Jones 5-yard run, (Chris Howard kick), 00:29
Fourth quarter
Alabama – Will Reichard 24-yard field goal, 9:30
Florida – Dameon Pierce 17-yard run, 3:10
Passing leaders
ALA – Bryce Young – 22/35, 233 yards, 3 touchdowns
FLA – Emory Jones – 17/27, 181 yards, 1 interception
Rushing leaders
ALA – Brian Robinson Jr. – 14 carries, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Malik Davis – 10 attempts, 99 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
ALA – Jameson Williams – 4 receptions, 61 yards
FLA – Keon Zipperer – 4 receptions, 51 yards
Tackling leaders
ALA – DeMarcco Hellams, 11 tackles
FLA – Trey Dean, Gervon Dexter, Mohamoud Diabate, Rashad Torrence – 8 tackles :

### Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 11 Florida | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 25, 2021
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: N at 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 88,478
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Malik Davis 4-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 9:20
Tennessee – Tiyon Evans 47-yard pass from Hendon Hooker, (Chase McGrath kick), 7:05
Florida – Jace Christmann 47-yard field goal, 1:07
Second quarter
Tennessee – JaVonta Payton 75-yard pass from Hendon Hooker, (Chase McGrath kick), 11:31
Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 23-yard run, (Jace Christmann kick), 4:15
Third quarter
Florida – Kemore Gamble 13-yard pass from Trent Whittemore, (Jace Christmann kick), 12:21
Florida – Rick Wells 9-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick), 2:04
Fourth quarter
Florida – Malik Davis 9-yard run, (Jace Christmann kick), 1:39
Passing leaders
TEN – Hendon Hooker – 13/23, 221 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Emory Jones – 21/27, 209 yards, 2 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
TEN – Jabari Smith – 11 carries, 60 yards
FLA – Emory Jones – 15 carries, 147 yards
Receiving leaders
TEN – JaVonta Payton – 2 receptions, 82 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Justin Shorter – 3 receptions, 54 yards
Tackling leaders
TEN – Trevon Flowers, 15 tackles
FLA – Trey Dean, 11 tackles :

### Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Florida | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
* Date: October 2, 2021
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 61,632
* Referee: Marc Curles
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color) and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Ja'Quavion Fraziars 7-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 7:57
Kentucky – Wan'Dale Robinson 41-yard pass from Will Levis, (Matt Ruffolo kick) 5:19
Second quarter
Florida – Jace Christmann 51-yard field goal, 5:32
Third quarter
Kentucky – Trevin Wallace 76-yard blocked field goal return, 6:36
Fourth quarter
Kentucky – Chris Rodriguez Jr. 9-yard run, (Matt Ruffolo kick) 11:32
Florida – Jace Christmann 33-yard field goal, 6:23
Passing leaders
FLA – Emory Jones – 23/31, 203 yards, 1 touchdown
KEN – Will Levis – 7/17, 87 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
FLA – Emory Jones – 13 carries, 63 yards
KEN – Chris Rodriguez Jr. – 19 carries, 99 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
FLA – Jacob Copeland – 6 receptions, 59 yards
KEN – Wan'Dale Robinson – 4 receptions, 65 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
FLA – Mohamoud Diabate, 11 tackles
KEN – DeAndre Square, 13 tackles :

### Vanderbilt

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 20 Florida | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: October 9, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 86,258
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 1-yard run, (Jace Christmann kick) 11:16
Florida – Ja'Quavion Fraziars 5-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 5:23
Second quarter
Florida – Trent Whittemore 9-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 3:55
Third quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 61-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 12:07
Florida – Jacob Copeland 25-yard pass from Emory Jones, (Jace Christmann kick) 10:26
Florida – Dameon Pierce 1-yard run, (Jace Christmann kick) 8:46
Passing leaders
VAN – Ken Seals – 22/43, 192 yards
FLA – Emory Jones – 14/22, 273 yards, 4 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
VAN – Patrick Smith – 17 carries, 76 yards
FLA – Nay'Quan Wright – 7 carries, 46 yards
Receiving leaders
VAN – Cam Johnson – 4 receptions, 49 yards
FLA – Jacob Copeland – 5 receptions, 79 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
VAN – Anfernee Orji, 7 tackles
FLA – Rashad Torrence, 15 tackles :

### LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Florida | 6 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 42 |
| LSU | 0 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
* Date: October 16, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE at 14 mph (23 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 96,012
* Referee: Alex Moore
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 7-yard run, 7:55
Second quarter
LSU – Tyrion Davis-Price 18-yard run (Cade York kick), 14:29
LSU – Jaray Jenkins 27-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 8:31
LSU – Jaray Jenkins 5-yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 6:51
Florida – Justin Shorter 42-yard pass from Emory Jones (Jace Christmann kick), 0:00
Third quarter
LSU – Dwight McGlothern 37-yard interception return (Cade York kick), 14:12
Florida – Anthony Richardson 5-yard run (Anthony Richardson rush), 11:01
LSU – Tyrion Davis-Price 40-yard run (Cade York kick), 10:08
Florida – Justin Shorter 5-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Jace Christmann kick), 7:59
Florida – Dameon Pierce 11-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Jace Christmann kick), 3:45
Fourth quarter
LSU – Tyrion Davis-Price 25-yard run (Cade York kick), 14:27
Florida – Jacob Copeland 33-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Jace Christmann kick), 9:14
LSU – Jaray Jenkins 1 yard pass from Max Johnson (Cade York kick), 3:30
Passing leaders
FLA – Anthony Richardson – 10/19, 167 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
LSU – Max Johnson – 14/24, 133 yards, 3 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
FLA – Anthony Richardson – 7 carries, 37 yards, 1 touchdown
LSU – Tyrion Davis-Price – 36 carries, 287 yards, 3 touchdowns
Receiving leaders
FLA – Justin Shorter – 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 touchdowns
LSU – Jaray Jenkins – 4 receptions, 50 yards, 3 touchdowns
Tackling leaders
FLA – Mohamoud Diabate – 9 tackles
LSU – Damone Clark – 11 tackles :

### No. 1 Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Georgia | 0 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 30, 2021
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: W at 16 mph (26 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 76,141
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)
* Boxscore
Game information :
Second quarter
Georgia – Jack Podlesny 21-yard field goal, 8:38
Georgia – James Cook 11-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 2:16
Georgia – Kearis Jackson 36-yard pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny kick), 1:35
Georgia – Nakobe Dean 50-yard interception return (Jack Podlesny kick), 0:07
Third quarter
Georgia – Jack Podlesny 42-yard field goal, 1:15
Fourth quarter
Florida – Emory Jones 2-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 2:49
Georgia – Zamir White 42-yard run (Jack Podlesny kick), 1:57
Passing leaders
UGA – Stetson Bennett – 10/19, 161 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
FLA – Emory Jones – 10/14, 112 yards
Rushing leaders
UGA – Zamir White – 14 carries, 105 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 9 carries, 69 yards
Receiving leaders
UGA – Kearis Jackson – 3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Justin Shorter – 4 receptions, 50 yards
Tackling leaders
UGA – Quay Walker – 13 tackles
FLA – Trey Dean – 8 tackles :

### South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| South Carolina | 10 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 40 |
at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: November 6, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 70,131
* Referee: Alex Moore
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
South Carolina – Parker White 39-yard field goal, 6:19
Florida – Xzavier Henderson 12-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 4:47
South Carolina – Juju McDowell 2-yard run (Parker White kick), 2:39
Second quarter
Florida – Chris Howard 30-yard field goal, 14:52
South Carolina – Parker White 35-yard field goal, 11:31
South Carolina – Josh Vann 24-yard pass from Jason Brown (Parker White kick), 8:02
South Carolina – Parker White 40-yard field goal, 1:13
South Carolina – Jabari Ellis 18-yard fumble recovery (Parker White kick), 0:46
Third quarter
South Carolina – Parker White 39-yard field goal, 8:04
South Carolina – Jaheim Bell 8-yard pass from Jason Brown (Parker White kick), 2:53
Fourth quarter
Florida – Rick Wells 9-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 14:14
Passing leaders
FLA – Emory Jones – 17/30, 258 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
SCAR – Jason Brown – 14/24, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 6 carries, 39 yards
SCAR – Kevin Harris – 16 carries, 128 yards
Receiving leaders
FLA – Justin Shorter – 5 receptions, 92 yards
SCAR – Josh Vann – 7 receptions, 111 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
FLA – Mohamoud Diabate – 12 tackles
SCAR – Jaylan Foster – 8 tackles :

### Samford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Samford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 52 |
| Florida | 14 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 13, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 70,098
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (ESPN+ and SECN+): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Samford – Montrell Washington 1 yard pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams kick), 10:26
Florida – Malik Davis 6-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 6:56
Samford – Michael Vice 58-yard pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams kick), 4:53
Florida – Ja'Markis Weston 9-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 4:02
Samford – Jay Stanton 40-yard pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams kick), 1:25
Second quarter
Florida – Emory Jones 31-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 14:19
Samford – Liam Welch 4-yard run (Zach Williams kick), 10:02
Florida – Dameon Pierce 1 yard run (Chris Howard kick), 8:10
Samford – Montrell Washington 98-yard kickoff return (Zach Williams kick), 7:55
Samford – Liam Welch 10-yard run (Zach Williams kick), 3:17
Florida – Nay'Quan Wright 45-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 1:03
Third quarter
Florida – Malik Davis 48-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 12:34
Florida – Kemore Gamble 7-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 6:12
Florida – Dameon Pierce 13-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 1:24
Fourth quarter
Samford – Montrell Washington 23-yard pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams kick), 13:59
Samford – Zach Williams 33-yard field goal, 11:59
Florida – Kemore Gamble 18-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 9:03
Florida – Dameon Pierce 24-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 5:37
Passing leaders
SAM – Liam Welch – 33/52, 400 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
FLA – Emory Jones – 28/34, 464 yards, 6 touchdowns
Rushing leaders
SAM – Liam Welch – 16 carries, 65 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Emory Jones – 10 carries, 86 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
SAM – Montrell Washington – 10 receptions, 124 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kemore Gamble – 6 receptions, 122 yards, 2 touchdowns
Tackling leaders
SAM – Nathan East – 9 tackles
FLA – Rashad Torrance – 12 tackles :

### Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Florida | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Missouri | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: November 20, 2021
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 47,818
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), Andraya Carter (sideline)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Chris Howard 42-yard field goal, 9:49
Missouri – Harrison Mevis 39-yard field goal, 2:40
Second quarter
Florida – Chris Howard 26-yard field goal, 9:35
Missouri – Harrison Mevis 46-yard field goal, 6:56
Missouri – Harrison Mevis 31-yard field goal, 1:34
Third quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 12:52
Fourth quarter
Missouri – Niko Hea 41-yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Harrison Mevis kick), 11:53
Florida – Chris Howard 33-yard field goal, 8:30
Overtime
Florida – Emory Jones 6-yard pass from Trent Whittemore (Chris Howard kick)
Missouri – Tyler Badie 13-yard run (Connor Bazelak pass to Daniel Parker, Jr.)
Passing leaders
FLA – Emory Jones – 20/32, 261 yards
MIZZ – Connor Bazelak – 15/26, 165 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
FLA – Emory Jones – 17 carries, 45 yards
MIZZ – Tyler Badie – 27 carries, 146 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
FLA – Jacob Copeland – 8 receptions, 102 yards
MIZZ – Tauskie Dove – 2 receptions, 72 yards
Tackling leaders
FLA – Ty'Ron Hopper – 12 tackles
MIZZ – Chad Bailey – 9 tackles :

### Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Florida | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
* Date: November 27, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 88,491
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Kemore Gamble 47-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick), 10:54
Second quarter
Florida State – Jordan Travis 9-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 6:45
Third quarter
Florida – Chris Howard 36-yard field goal, 11:09
Florida – Justin Shorter 5-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Chris Howard kick), 2:09
Fourth quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 3-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 12:36
Florida State – Treshaun Ward 19-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 9:46
Florida state – Ontaria Wilson 8-yard pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 0:49
Passing leaders
FSU – Jordan Travis – 18/29, 202 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Emory Jones – 16/24, 163 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing leaders
FSU – Jordan Travis – 17 carries, 133 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 12 carries, 62 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
FSU – Andrew Parchment – 5 receptions, 53 yards
FLA – Kemore Gamble – 3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 touchdown
Tackling leaders
FSU – Jammie Robinson – 18 tackles
FLA – Trey Dean, Ty'Ron Hopper – 9 tackles :

### UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UCF | 0 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| Florida | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: December 23, 2021
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 63,669
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
* Boxscore
Game information :
First quarter
Florida – Dameon Pierce 2-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 1:22
Second quarter
UCF – Isaiah Bowser 3-yard run, 12:29
UCF – Daniel Obarski 34-yard field goal, 6:16
Florida – Chris Howard 26-yard field goal, 1:36
Third quarter
UCF – Isaiah Bowser 4-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick), 10:00
Florida – Malik Davis 19-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 7:57
UCF – Daniel Obarski 21-yard field goal, 3:04
UCF – Ryan O'Keefe 54-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Daniel Obarski kick), 1:08
Fourth quarter
UCF – Daniel Obarski 33-yard field goal, 2:41
Passing leaders
UCF – Mikey Keene – 14/22, 144 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Emory Jones – 14/36, 171 yards
Rushing leaders
UCF – Isaiah Bowser – 35 carries, 155 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – Malik Davis – 7 carries, 86 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving leaders
UCF – Ryan O'Keefe – 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Justin Shorter – 3 receptions, 54 yards
Tackling leaders
UCF – Tatum Bethune and Divaad Wilson – 7 tackles
FLA – Gervon Dexter – 9 tackles :

## Personnel
### Roster

    As of September 11, 2021
* Redshirt
* Injury

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Joined staff |
| Dan Mullen | Head coach (until Nov. 21) | 2018 |
| Greg Knox | Interim head coach (after Nov. 21) / Running backs / special teams coordinator | 2018 |
| Todd Grantham | Defensive coordinator (until Nov. 7) | 2018 |
| Christian Robinson | Interim defensive coordinator (after Nov. 7) / linebackers | 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 |
| Garrick McGee | Quarterbacks | 2020 |
| Wesley McGriff | Secondary | 2021 |
| Jules Montinar | Cornerbacks | 2021 |
| David Turner | Defensive line | 2019 |
| Nick Savage | Director of strength and conditioning | 2018 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 1 | 23 | Kaiir Elam | CB | Buffalo Bills |
| 3 | 95 | Zachary Carter | DT | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 4 | 107 | Dameon Pierce | RB | Houston Texans |
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