2019 Florida Gators football team

2019 Florida Gators football
2019 Florida Gators football
Florida Cup champion; Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 36–28 vs. Virginia
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Billy Gonzales (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Hevesy (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 4 Georgia x	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 6 Florida	6	–	2	11	–	2
Tennessee	5	–	3	8	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	8	–	5
Missouri *	3	–	5	6	–	6
South Carolina	3	–	5	4	–	8
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 14 Auburn	5	–	3	9	–	4
Texas A&M	4	–	4	8	–	5
Mississippi State	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ole Miss	2	–	6	4	–	8
Arkansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2019 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 second-year head coach Dan Mullen.

Coming off a 10-win season that ended in a victory in the

Orlando, winning 24–20. The Gators won their first six games, including a win over then-No. 7 Auburn, before falling on the road to then-No. 5 LSU. Three weeks later, they fell again to Georgia in Jacksonville. Florida ended the regular season in second in the East Division behind Georgia at 10–2 (6–2 SEC), and were invited to the Orange Bowl to play ACC runner-up Virginia

. The Gators won the bowl game, 36–28, to end the season with 11 wins, and were ranked sixth in the final AP Poll.

Feleipe Franks began the year as the Gators' starting quarterback, but he suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the third game of the season against Kentucky. He was replaced by Kyle Trask, who finished the year with 2,941 yards and 25 touchdowns, and had the conference's second best passer rating (156.1). Tight end Kyle Pitts was named first-team all-conference. Florida's defense ranked second in the SEC in points and yards allowed, and was led by first-team all-conference defensive end Jonathan Greenard, who led the conference in sacks (10) and tackles for loss (16). Cornerback C. J. Henderson was also named first-team all-conference by the coaches.

Preseason

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Gators signed a total of 25 recruits in the 2019 recruiting class.

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trent Whittemore S	Gainesville, Florida	Buchholz High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 28, 2017
Trent Whittemore S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Wardrick Wilson OT	Miami, Florida	Carol City High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Jul 21, 2017
Wardrick Wilson OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ja'markis Weston WR	Clewiston, Florida	Clewiston High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 28, 2017
Ja'markis Weston WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dionte Marks WR	DeLand, Florida	DeLand High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Feb 24, 2018
Dionte Marks WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ethan White OT	Clearwater, Florida	Clearwater High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	390 lb (180 kg)	Mar 23, 2018
Ethan White OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jalon Jones QB	Richmond, Virginia	Henrico High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 7, 2018
Jalon Jones QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyron Hopper LB	Roswell, Georgia	Roswell High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 26, 2018
Tyron Hopper LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaelin Humphries DT	Lawrenceville, GA	Mountain View High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	Jun 5, 2018
Jaelin Humphries DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Riley Simonds OG	Buford, Georgia	Buford High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jun 20, 2018
Riley Simonds OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jesiah Pierre LB	Mount Dora, Florida	Mount Dora Christian Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 1, 2018
Jesiah Pierre LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chester Kimbrough CB	New Orleans, Louisiana	Warren Easton High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Aug 13, 2018
Chester Kimbrough CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mohamoud Diabate LB	Auburn, Alabama	Auburn High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 22, 2018
Mohamoud Diabate LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
William Harrod OT	Fort Washington, Maryland	National Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	Sep 3, 2018
William Harrod OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaydon Hill CB	Madison, Alabama	Bob Jones High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Sep 6, 2018
Jaydon Hill CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nay'Quan Wright RB	Miami, Florida	Carol City High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Nov 24, 2018
Nay'Quan Wright RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kingsley Eguakun OG	Jacksonville, Florida	Sandalwood High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Dec 2, 2018
Kingsley Eguakun OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Tarquin OT	Citra, Florida	North Marion High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 3, 2018
Michael Tarquin OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keon Zipperer TE	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Keon Zipperer TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lloyd Summerall DE	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Lloyd Summerall DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Deyavie Hammond OG	Lakeland, Florida	Lakeland High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	353 lb (160 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Deyavie Hammond OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Steele CB	Bellflower, California	St. John Bosco High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Jan 5, 2019
Chris Steele CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Diwun Black ILB	Kissimmee, Florida	Osceola High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Aug 2, 2018
Diwun Black ILB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Arjei Henderson WR	Richmond, Texas	Fort Bend Travis High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jan 3, 2019
Arjei Henderson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Khris Bogle DE	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Cardinal Gibbons High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
Khris Bogle DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kaiir Elam CB	North Palm Beach, Florida	The Benjamin School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
Kaiir Elam CB	Recruiting 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 December 21, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

SEC Media Days

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Florida was projected to finish in second behind Georgia in the East Division.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
1	Georgia	1789 (233)
2	Florida	1499 (21)
3	Missouri	1149 (3)
4	South Carolina	883 (1)
5	Tennessee	804 (1)
6	Kentucky	798 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	358

Place	Team	Votes
Media poll (SEC Championship)
1	Alabama	209
2	Georgia	49
3	LSU	3
4	Auburn	1
	Florida	1
	Mississippi State	1
	South Carolina	1
	Tennessee	1

Preseason All-SEC teams

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

Offense

2nd team

La'Mical Perine – RB

Defense

1st team

Jabari Zuniga– DL

C. J. Henderson – DB

2nd team

David Reese II – LB

Specialists

2nd team

Tommy Townsend – P

Kadarius Toney – All-purpose

3rd team

Evan McPherson – K

Schedule

Florida announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.^[2] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home, 4 away, and 2 neutral games in the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	7:00 p.m.	vs. ESPN	W 24–20	66,543
September 7	7:30 p.m.	UT Martin*	No. 11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	W 45–0	80,007
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 9	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (SEC Nation) (rivalry)	ESPN	W 29–21	63,076
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Tennessee	No. 9	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–3	82,276
September 28	4:00 p.m.	No. 10 (FCS) Towson*	No. 9	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 38–0	79,126
October 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 CBS	W 24–13	90,584
October 12	8:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry / College GameDay)	ESPN	L 28–42	102,321
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 9	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 38–27	78,883
November 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Jacksonville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation )	CBS	L 17–24	84,789
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 56–0	86,201
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Missouri	No. 11	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	CBS	W 23–6	57,280
November 30	7:30 p.m.	Florida State*	No. 11	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (Florida Cup / rivalry)	SECN	W 40–17	89,409
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Virginia*	No. 9	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ESPN	W 36–28	65,157
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	8	11	9	9	9	10	7	9	7	6	10	11	10	8	7	6	6
Coaches	8	10	8	8	8	8	7	9	8	6	11	12	10	8	7	7	7
CFP	Not released										10	11	11	11	9	9	Not released

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	3	10	0	7	20
No. 8 Florida	7	0	10	7	24

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Miami	Florida
1	9:37	9	56	5:23	Miami	36-yard field goal by Bubba Baxa	3	0
1	7:37	5	79	2:00	Florida	Kadarius Toney 66-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good	3	7
2	8:26	5	27	2:20	Miami	42-yard field goal by Bubba Baxa	6	7
2	0:45	12	90	6:08	Miami	Brevin Jordan 25-yard touchdown reception from Jarren Williams, Bubba Baxa kick good	13	7
3	6:30	9	33	3:25	Florida	27-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	13	10
3	0:30	3	11	0:43	Florida	La'Mical Perine 8-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good	13	17
4	14:15	3	75	1:15	Miami	DeeJay Dallas 50-yard touchdown run, Bubba Baxa kick good	20	17
4	8:18	4	80	1:30	Florida	Feleipe Franks 3-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	20	24
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							20	24

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
UT Martin	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Florida	3	14	14	14	45

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UT-Martin	Florida
1	8:45	9	37	4:01	Florida	32-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	0	3
2	8:35	5	92	2:15	Florida	Van Jefferson 69-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good	0	10
2	5:00	4	55	1:51	Florida	Tyrie Cleveland 35-yard touchdown reception from Felepie Franks, Evan McPherson kick good	0	17
3	11:52	7	51	3:08	Florida	Malik Davis 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	0	24
3	4:49	11	66	5:33	Florida	La'Mical Perine 5-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	0	31
4	14:55	6	43	2:17	Florida	Jacob Copeland 9-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	38
4	3:55	6	78	2:13	Florida	Emory Jones 16-yard touchdown run, Chris Howard kick good	0	45
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							0	45

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

At Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	7	0	3	19	29
Kentucky	0	14	7	0	21

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Florida	Kentucky
1	6:27	8	31	5:03	Florida	Freddie Swain 15-yard touchdown reception from Feleipe Franks, Evan McPherson kick good	7	0
2	14:16	12	79	7:11	Kentucky	Ahmad Wagner 26-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Smith, Chance Poore kick good	7	7
2	7:46	11	54	5:57	Kentucky	Sawyer Smith 1-yard touchdown run, Chance Poore kick good	7	14
3	7:50	4	6	2:02	Florida	32-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	10	14
3	5:39	6	75	2:11	Kentucky	Keaton Upshaw 13-yard touchdown reception from Sawyer Smith, Chance Poore kick good	10	21
4	12:41	6	62	2:15	Florida	La'Mical Perine 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point {{{2pt type}}} {{{2pt result}}}	16	21
4	4:11	4	66	1:54	Florida	Kyle Trask 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point {{{2pt type}}} {{{2pt result}}}	22	21
4	0:33	3	80	0:21	Florida	Josh Hammond 76-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	29	21
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							29	21

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tennessee	0	0	3	0	3
No. 9 Florida	7	10	7	10	34

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Tennessee	Florida
1	12:44	5	75	2:16	Florida	Kyle Pitts 19-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	7
2	10:02	6	41	2:08	Florida	22-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	0	10
2	0:00	9	61	4:56	Florida	La'Mical Perine 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	0	17
3	11:24	11	52	3:36	Tennessee	40-yard field goal by Brent Cimaglia	3	17
3	9:11	6	75	2:13	Florida	Freddie Swain 29-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	3	24
4	11:31	8	64	3:20	Florida	Dameon Pierce 10-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	3	31
4	2:21	14	46	7:03	Florida	37-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	3	34
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							3	34

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 (FCS) Towson	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 Florida	7	10	14	7	38

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Towson	Florida
1	9:28	12	82	5:32	Florida	Kyle Pitts 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	7
2	14:55	8	50	3:44	Florida	42-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	0	10
2	3:46	8	80	4:08	Florida	Kyle Trask 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	0	17
3	9:19	2	7	0:12	Florida	Kyle Pitts 7-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	24
3	4:50	6	66	2:28	Florida	Dameon Pierce 37-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	0	31
4	9:47	7	69	4:21	Florida	Keon Zipperer 2-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Chris Howard kick good	0	38
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							0	38

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Auburn	6	7	0	0	13
No. 10 Florida	7	10	0	7	24

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Auburn	Florida
1	13:12	2	64	0:40	Florida	Freddie Swain 64-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	7
1	7:11	4	9	1:37	Auburn	48-yard field goal by Anders Carlson	3	7
1	3:01	7	23	3:13	Auburn	39-yard field goal by Anders Carlson	6	7
2	13:28	2	18	0:45	Florida	Josh Hammond 13-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	6	14
2	10:23	1	32	0:07	Auburn	Seth Williams 32-yard touchdown reception from Bo Nix, Anders Carlson kick good	13	14
2	5:49	10	51	4:34	Florida	41-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	13	17
4	9:04	1	88	0:15	Florida	La'Mical Perine 88-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	13	24
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							13	24

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination*

Special throwback uniform

At LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Florida	7	14	7	0	28
No. 5 LSU	7	14	14	7	42

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Florida	LSU
1	9:55	2	66	0:32	LSU	Ja'Marr Chase 9-yard touchdown reception from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick good	0	7
1	3:34	12	75	6:21	Florida	Trevon Grimes 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	7	7
2	12:44	5	82	2:09	LSU	Justin Jefferson 7-yard touchdown reception from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick good	7	14
2	5:48	13	75	6:56	Florida	La'Mical Perine 1-yard touchdown reception from Emory Jones, Evan McPherson kick good	14	14
2	3:55	4	75	1:53	LSU	Clyde Edwards-Helaire 39-yard touchdown run, Cade York kick good	14	21
2	0:04	11	75	3:51	Florida	Van Jefferson 6-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	21	21
3	10:54	8	76	4:06	Florida	Van Jefferson 2-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	28	21
3	7:12	8	75	3:42	LSU	Clyde Edwards-Helaire 5-yard touchdown run, Cade York kick good	28	28
3	3:15	3	52	1:41	LSU	Tyrion Davis-Price 33-yard touchdown run, Cade York kick good	28	35
4	5:43	4	80	1:43	LSU	Ja'Marr Chase 54-yard touchdown reception from Joe Burrow, Cade York kick good	28	42
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							28	42

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

At South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	3	7	7	21	38
South Carolina	7	3	10	7	27

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Florida	South Carolina
1	9:59	8	75	5:01	South Carolina	Mon Denson 1-yard touchdown run, Parker White kick good	0	7
1	4:06	6	44	2:16	Florida	48-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	3	7
2	14:06	6	45	2:03	South Carolina	49-yard field goal by Parker White	3	10
2	10:08	8	75	3:58	Florida	Jacob Copeland 37-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	10	10
3	13:57	3	20	0:45	South Carolina	Tavien Feaster 21-yard touchdown run, Parker White kick good	10	17
3	13:43	1	75	0:14	Florida	Dameon Pierce 75-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	17	17
3	3:16	12	72	6:22	South Carolina	31-yard field goal by Parker White	17	20
4	9:54	7	52	3:35	Florida	Freddie Swain 25-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	24	20
4	7:53	3	29	0:51	Florida	Kyle Pitts 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick goo	31	20
4	4:02	6	37	3:10	Florida	Trevon Grimes 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	38	20
4	1:53	8	75	2:09	South Carolina	OrTre Smith 4-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Hilinski, Parker White kick good	38	27
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							38	27

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Georgia	3	10	3	8	24
No. 6 Florida	0	3	0	14	17

at

TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

Date: November 2, 2019

Game time: 3:30 p.m.

Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C), Cloudy, NW 11 MPH

Game attendance: 84,789

Referee: David Smith

TV announcers (
CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl

Game information

First Quarter

Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 31-yard field goal, 3:58

Second Quarter

Georgia – Dominick Blaylock 3-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 4:43
Florida – Evan McPherson 38-yard field goal, 2:40
Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 37-yard field goal, 0:14

Third Quarter

Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 27-yard field goal, 9:45

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Van Jefferson 23-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 13:51
Georgia – Lawrence Cager 52-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Lawrence Cager pass), 10:01
Florida – Freddie Swain 2-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 3:11

Sources:[3]^[4]

After its road victory against South Carolina, Florida faced Georgia in the 97th iteration of their

TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville.^[5] Georgia won 24–17 to extend its series winning streak to three games.^[6]

Georgia won the opening coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. On the opening drive, Florida converted a third down, but Georgia took over at their own 40-yard line after an incomplete pass by Kyle Trask on fourth and inches. On their sixteen-play drive, Georgia made four third down conversions and scored first with a field goal by

three-and-out, with Trask being sacked once, but Georgia's next drive was stopped by the Florida defense and they were forced to punt. After another three-and-out by Florida, Georgia marched down the field with three third down conversions, ending their drive with a touchdown pass from Jake Fromm to Dominick Blaylock to bring the score to 10–0 with under five minutes left in the first half. Florida answered with an Evan McPherson field goal, but this was negated by another Blankenship field goal near the end of the half, bringing the score to 13–3 in favor of Georgia.^[6]^[4]

To open the second half, Georgia made a nine-play drive that included a one-handed catch by Brian Herrien of a pass from Fromm, capping it with Blankenship's third field goal of the game to extend their lead to 13 points. Both teams punted on their next drives, but Florida rallied with a nine-play drive that resulted in their first touchdown, made by Van Jefferson off a 23-yard pass by Trask. This narrowed the score differential to a touchdown with just under fourteen minutes left in the game, but on the next drive Georgia pulled away when Lawrence Cager completed a 52-yard pass from Jake Fromm for a touchdown. Together with a successful 2-point attempt, also from Fromm to Cager, this extended the Georgia lead to fourteen points. A 75-yard Florida drive ended with a Trask 2-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Swain with just over three minutes remaining in the game. Returning Florida's punt to their own 32-yard line, Georgia ran out the clock to seal their victory.[6]^[4]

After the game, Florida dropped from sixth to tenth in the

AP Top 25, while Georgia rose by two spots.^[7] Their victory gave Georgia uncontested first place in the SEC East, with now two-loss Florida in second.^[6]

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Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Florida	0	14	28	14	56

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Vanderbilt	Florida
2	14:54	15	82	5:18	Florida	La'Mical Perine 1-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	7
2	10:59	4	23	2:03	Florida	Kyle Trask 9-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	0	14
3	13:16	1	66	0:13	Florida	Trevon Grimes 66-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	21
3	10:52	2	51	0:27	Florida	Kyle Pitts 15-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	28
3	5:22	–	–	–	Florida	Fumble recovery returned 80 yards for touchdown by Jonathan Greenard, Evan McPherson kick good	0	35
3	2:08	5	79	2:04	Florida	Emory Jones 13-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	0	42
4	10:10	4	25	2:26	Florida	Emory Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Howard kick good	0	49
4	1:06	7	68	2:48	Florida	Emory Jones 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Howard kick good	0	56
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							0	56

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At Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Florida	3	3	14	3	23
Missouri	0	3	3	0	6

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Florida	Missouri
1	12:11	7	45	2:49	Florida	47-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	3	0
2	9:36	6	71	2:33	Missouri	37-yard field goal by Tucker McCann	3	3
2	7:34	6	53	2:02	Florida	39-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	6	3
3	11:56	3	60	1:06	Florida	Josh Hammond 34-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	13	3
3	6:49	7	36	2:22	Missouri	28-yard field goal by Tucker McCann	13	6
3	2:58	8	75	3:51	Florida	La'Mical Perine 15-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	20	6
4	10:37	8	61	3:03	Florida	22-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	23	6
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							23	6

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Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	7	0	10	0	17
No. 11 Florida	7	23	7	3	40

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Florida State	Florida
1	10:19	11	75	4:41	Florida	Freddie Swain 19-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	0	7
1	5:59	10	75	4:20	Florida State	Ricky Aguayo kick good	7	7
2	13:46	13	75	7:13	Florida	Dameon Pierce 1-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick no good	7	13
2	10:55	3	85	1:30	Florida	Freddie Swain 23-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	7	20
2	5:06	5	40	1:23	Florida	Van Jefferson 13-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	7	27
2	0:10	8	51	1:32	Florida	50-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	7	30
3	12:13	10	44	2:47	Florida State	48-yard field goal by Ricky Aguayo	10	30
3	6:34	11	75	5:39	Florida	Van Jefferson 6-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	10	37
3	4:53	5	75	1:36	Florida State	Cam Akers 50-yard touchdown run, Ricky Aguayo kick good	17	37
4	14:56	11	52	4:51	Florida	21-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	17	40
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							17	40

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Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	14	10	3	9	36
No. 24 Virginia	7	7	0	14	28

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Florida	Virginia
1	14:20	3	75	:40	Florida	La'Mical Perine 61-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	7	0
1	11:27	2	34	:07	Virginia	Terrell Jana 34-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good	7	7
1	6:26	13	75	5:01	Florida	La'Mical Perine 16-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Trask, Evan McPherson kick good	14	7
2	14:53	14	88	6:33	Virginia	Hasise Dubois 9-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good	14	14
2	9:39	14	73	5:14	Florida	23-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	17	14
2	2:13	9	74	5:07	Florida	La'Mical Perine 10-yard touchdown run, Evan McPherson kick good	24	14
3	0:16	8	58	2:56	Florida	49-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	27	14
4	13:05	6	75	2:11	Virginia	Joe Reed 7-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good	27	21
4	9:33	7	65	3:32	Florida	Kyle Trask 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass no good	33	21
4	2:32	7	72	2:39	Florida	42-yard field goal by Evan McPherson	36	21
4	0:38	8	75	1:54	Virginia	Hasise Dubois 2-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Perkins, Brian Delaney kick good	36	28
"TOP" = Glossary of American football .							36	28

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Personnel

Roster

As of 9 November 2019^[8]

2019 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

5 Emory Jones – Freshman
9 Luke Matthews – Freshman
11 Kyle Trask – Junior
13 Feleipe Franks – Junior

Running backs

2
La’Mical Perine
– Senior
6 Nay'Quan Wright – Freshman
20 Malik Davis – Sophomore
24 Iverson Clement – Freshman
27 Dameon Pierce – Sophomore

Wide receivers

8 Trevon Grimes – Junior
10 Josh Hammond – Senior
12 Van Jefferson – Senior
15 Jacob Copeland – Freshman
16 Freddie Swain – Senior
22 Dionte Marks – Freshman
82 Ja'Markis Weston – Freshman
83 Rick Wells – Junior
89 Tyrie Cleveland – Senior

Tight ends

7 Lucas Krull – Junior
9 Keon Zipperer – Freshman
45 Clifford Taylor IV – Junior
81 Dante Lang – Freshman
84 Kyle Pitts – Sophomore
88 Kemore Gamble – Sophomore

Offensive line

50 Tanner Rowell – Junior
56 Jean DeLance – Junior
60 Da'Quan Thomas – Freshman
61 Brett Heggie – Junior
62 Griffin McDowell – Freshman
64 Riley Simonds – Freshman
65 Kingsley Eguakun – Freshman
66 Nick Buchanan – Senior
67 Christopher Bleich – Freshman
70 Michael Tarquin – Freshman
72 Stone Forsythe – Junior
74 Will Harrod – Freshman
75 T.J. Moore – Sophomore
76 Richard Gouraige – Freshman
77 Ethan White – Freshman

Defensive line

17 Zachary Carter – Sophomore
55 Kyree Campbell – Junior
56 Tedarrell Slaton – Junior
66 Jaelin Humphries – Freshman
88 Adam Shuler – Graduate
91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Junior
92 Jabari Zuniga – Senior
93 Elijah Conliffe – Junior
98 Luke Ancrum – Senior

Linebackers

4 David Reese – Freshman
6 Brenton Cox Jr. – Sophomore
7 Jeremiah Moon – Junior
11 Mohamoud Diabate – Freshman
28 Ty'Ron Hopper – Freshman
32 Jesiah Pierre – Freshman
33 David Reese II – Senior
34 Lacedrick Brunson – Sophomore
41 James Houston – Sophomore
51 Ventrell Miller – Sophomore
58 Jonathan Greenard – Graduate
90 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Freshman
97 Khris Bogle – Freshman
99 Lloyd Summerall III – Freshman

Defensive backs

1 C. J. Henderson– Junior
2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Junior
3 Marco Wilson – Sophomore
5 Kaiir Elam – Freshman
12 C.J. McWilliams – Junior
13 Donovan Stiner – Junior
14 Quincy Lenton – Junior
21 Trey Dean – Sophomore
23 Jaydon Hill – Freshman
25 Chester Kimbrough – Freshman
29 Jeawon Taylor – Senior
31 Shawn Davis – Junior

Punters

18 Jacob Finn – Junior
43 Tommy Townsend – Senior

Placekickers

19 Evan McPherson – Sophomore
71 Chris Howard – Sophomore

Long snappers

40 Marco Ortiz – Freshman
48 Brett DioGuardi – Junior
49 Jacob Tilghman – Senior

Athletes

1 Kadarius Toney – Junior
17 Nick Sproles – Junior
18 Jack Anders – Freshman
19 Jack Ruskell – Sophomore
25 Erik Askeland – Sophomore
26 Michael Hart – Senior
27 Joshua Tse – Sophomore
29 Isaac Ricks – Sophomore
30 Amari Burney – Sophomore
32 Brayton Hundley – Senior
33 Daniel Cross – Freshman
35 Kyle Engel – Freshman
35 William Sawyer – Freshman
36 Robert Clay – Senior
36 Trey Thompson – Sophomore
37 Patrick Moorer – Sophomore
37 Tyler Waxman – Freshman
38 Nick Oelrich – Junior
39 Michael Weir – Junior
42 Jaylin Jackson – Freshman
42 Umstead Sanders – Junior
43 Nicolas Sutton – Junior
44 Garrett Conner – Senior
46 John Brady – Freshman
46 Will Thomas – Senior
47 Justin Pelic – Freshman
47 Austin Perry – Sophomore
52 Quaylin Crum – Sophomore
53 Chase Whitfield – Freshman
57 Coleman Crozier – Freshman
80 Trent Whittemore – Freshman
86 Andres Saldivar – Senior
87 Dennis Gross – Senior
94 Moses Gordon III – Senior
96 Travis Freeman – Freshman

Redshirt
Injury

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined staff
Dan Mullen	Head coach	2018
John Hevesy	offensive line	2018
Billy Gonzales	Co-offensive Coordinator / Wide receivers	2018
Todd Grantham	Defensive coordinator	2018
Brian Johnson	Quarterbacks	2018
Greg Knox	Special teams coordinator	2018
Larry Scott	Tight ends	2018
David Turner	Defensive line	2019
Christian Robinson	Linebackers	2018
Torrian Gray	Cornerbacks	2019
Ron English	Safeties	2018
Nick Savage	Director of strength and conditioning	2018
Stephen Adegoke	Graduate assistant	2019

Awards and honors

All-SEC
Player	Position	Coaches	Media
Kyle Pitts	TE	1	1
Jonathan Greenard	DE	1	1
C. J. Henderson	CB	1	–
David Reese	LB	–	2
References:^[9]^[10]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
1	9	C. J. Henderson	CB	Jacksonville Jaguars
2	57	Van Jefferson	WR	Los Angeles Rams
3	79	Jabari Zuniga	DE	New York Jets
3	90	Jonathan Greenard	OLB	Houston Texans
4	120	La’Mical Perine	RB	New York Jets
6	214	Freddie Swain	WR	Seattle Seahawks
7	252	Tyrie Cleveland	WR	Denver Broncos

References

^ "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Gators Release 2019 Football Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
^ "Georgia Pregame Notes" (PDF). Florida Gators. October 27, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Football vs Georgia on 11/2/2019 - Box Score". floridagators.com. Sidearm Sports. November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
^ Harry, Chris (November 2, 2019). "Game Day: Florida vs Georgia, 3:30 pm (CBS)". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Harry, Chris (November 2, 2019). "Third-Down Letdown: Georgia Takes Control of SEC East". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ "Navy moves into Top 25 as American Athletic Conference has four teams in AP poll". ESPN. Associated Press. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "2019 All-SEC Football Team announced". Southeastern Conference. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
^ Megargee, Steve (December 9, 2019). "LSU's Burrow, Auburn's Brown Named AP SEC Players Of Year". Associated Press. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[1] "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.

[floridagators-2] "Gators Release 2019 Football Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

[3] "Georgia Pregame Notes" (PDF). Florida Gators. October 27, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[GeorgiaNov2BoxScore-4] "Football vs Georgia on 11/2/2019 - Box Score". floridagators.com. Sidearm Sports. November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[5] Harry, Chris (November 2, 2019). "Game Day: Florida vs Georgia, 3:30 pm (CBS)". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[:0-6] Harry, Chris (November 2, 2019). "Third-Down Letdown: Georgia Takes Control of SEC East". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[7] "Navy moves into Top 25 as American Athletic Conference has four teams in AP poll". ESPN. Associated Press. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[8] "2019 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[9] "2019 All-SEC Football Team announced". Southeastern Conference. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

[10] Megargee, Steve (December 9, 2019). "LSU's Burrow, Auburn's Brown Named AP SEC Players Of Year". Associated Press. Retrieved December 14, 2019.

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