American college football season
The 2023 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by second-year head coach Billy Napier , the Gators played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. at No. 14 Utah * ESPN L 11–2453,644 September 9 7:30 p.m. McNeese * ESPNU W 49–788,163 September 16 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Tennessee Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) ESPN W 29–1690,751 September 23 7:00 p.m. Charlotte * No. 25 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN+ /ESPN+ W 22–789,053 September 30 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky No. 22 ESPN L 14–3361,699 October 7 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN W 38–1489,432 October 14 3:30 p.m. at South Carolina SECN W 41–3979,247 October 28 3:30 p.m. vs. No. 1 Georgia CBS L 20–4376,251 November 4 12:00 p.m. Arkansas Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN2 L 36–39 OT 89,782 November 11 7:30 p.m. at No. 19 LSU SECN L 35–52102,321 November 18 7:30 p.m. at No. 9 Missouri ESPN L 31–3362,621 November 25 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Florida State * ESPN L 15–2490,341
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The season-opening matchup against Utah was notable for it being the Gators' first non-conference true road game outside the state of Florida since a 38–21 loss to Syracuse in the 1991 season .[2] [3] With the loss, the Gators' most recent non-conference road win outside the state of Florida remains a 38–13 win at Memphis State on September 23, 1989 . They also had not played a road game west of the Rocky Mountains since a 1983 game at USC.[4]
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 2–0 September 3, 2022 Florida 29–26
Uniform combination Helmet Jersey Pants
Game information First quarter (13:10) UTAH – Money Parks 70-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; Utah 7–0 ) (2:27) FLA – Adam Mihalek 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:30; Utah 7–3 ) Second quarter (7:50) UTAH – Nate Johnson 27-yard rush (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:45; Utah 14–3 ) (2:27) UTAH – Cole Becker 51-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:57; Utah 17–3 ) Third quarter (10:51) UTAH – Bryson Barnes 5-yard rush (Cole Becker kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:06; Utah 24–3 ) Fourth quarter (9:22) FLA – Caleb Douglas 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Graham Mertz-Eugene Wilson III pass) (Drive: 13 plays, 98 yards, 6:54; Utah 24–11 )
Statistics FLA UTAH First downs 17 13 Total yards 65–346 53–270 Rushing yards 21–13 30–105 Passing yards 333 165 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–44–1 15–23–0 Time of possession 31:52 28:08
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 31/44, 333 yards, TD, INT Rushing Trevor Etienne 7 carries, 25 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 8 receptions, 92 yards Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 12/18, 159 yards, TD Rushing Nate Johnson 6 carries, 45 yards, TD Receiving Money Parks 1 reception, 70 yards, TD
Previous meeting First Meeting
Game information First quarter (10:59) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 2-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:54; Florida 6-0 ) (0:28) FLA – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 5:28; Florida 13-0 ) Second quarter (7:04) FLA – Treyaun Webb 2-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Florida 19-0 ) (0:34) FLA – Trevor Etienne 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:53; Florida 26-0 ) Third quarter (9:27) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:57; Florida 33-0 ) (3:45) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 50-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:41; Florida 40-0 ) (2:54) FLA – Jamari Lyons 0-yard safety (Florida 42-0 ) Fourth quarter (13:00) FLA – Treyaun Webb 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:54; Florida 49-0 ) (2:24) MCN – Coleby Hamm 8-yard run (Garrison Smith kick) (Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:09; Florida 49-7 )
Statistics MCN FLA First downs 6 33 Total yards 40–112 74–560 Rushing yards 26–46 51–327 Passing yards 66 233 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–14–0 18–23–0 Time of possession 23:51 36:09
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese Passing Nate Glantz 6/13, 62 yards Rushing D'Angelo Durham 11 carries, 45 yards Receiving Jon McCall 1 reception, 18 yards Florida Passing Graham Mertz 14/17, 193 yards, TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ricky Pearsall 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Pregame line[6] Over/under Florida −47.5 55.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 31–21 September 24, 2022 Tennessee 38–33
Game Three: No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) at Florida Gators (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Tennessee 7 0 3 6 16 Florida 6 20 0 3 29
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium , Gainesville, Florida
Date : September 16, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 90,751Referee : Scott WalkerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), and Holly Rowe (sidelines)
Game information First quarter (5:33) TENN – Ramel Keyton 11-yard pass from Joe Milton III (Charles Campbell kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:01; Tennessee 7–0 ) (4:10) FLA – Trevor Etienne 62-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick blocked) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Tennessee 7–6 ) Second quarter (9:28) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 4-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 7:28; Florida 12–7 ) (7:20) FLA – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:32; Florida 19–7 ) (2:22) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 18-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:30; Florida 26–7 ) Third quarter (9:31) TENN – Charles Campbell 42-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 46 yards, 5:29; Florida 26–10 ) Fourth quarter (9:55) FLA – Trey Smack 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:05; Florida 29–10 ) (8:41) TENN – Bru McCoy 55-yard pass from Joe Milton III (pass failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Florida 29–16 )
Statistics TENN FLA First downs 17 21 Total yards 64–387 67–349 Rushing yards 30–100 43–183 Passing yards 287 166 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–34–1 19–24–0 Time of possession 22:32 37:28
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 20/34, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jaylen Wright 16 carries, 63 yards Receiving Bru McCoy 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD Florida Passing Graham Mertz 19/24, 166 yards, TD Rushing Trevor Etienne 23 carries, 172 yards, TD Receiving Eugene Wilson III 6 receptions, 44 yards
Pregame line[7] Over/under Tennessee −5.5 55.5
Previous meeting First Meeting
Game Four – Charlotte 49ers (1–2) at No. 25 Florida Gators (2–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Charlotte 0 7 0 0 7 No. 25 Florida 10 6 3 3 22
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Date : September 23Game time : 7:02 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: cloudyGame attendance : 89,053Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (ESPN+ /SECN+ ) : Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Aaron Murray (analyst)[8] Boxscore
Game information First quarter (8:26) FLA – Arlis Boardingham 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:27; Florida 7-0 ) (4:14) FLA – Trey Smack 27-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:25; Florida 10-0 ) Second quarter (12:50) FLA – Trey Smack 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:27; Florida 13-0 ) (8:21) FLA – Trey Smack 54-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 2:49; Florida 16-0 ) (2:30) CLT – Jalon Jones 7-yard run (Kyle Cunanan kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:51; Florida 16-7 ) Third quarter (7:27) FLA – Trey Smack 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:12; Florida 19-7 ) Fourth quarter (2:28) FLA – Trey Smack 23-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:43; Florida 22-7 )
Statistics CLT FLA First downs 10 21 Total yards 53–210 59–395 Rushing yards 28–77 36–136 Passing yards 133 259 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–25–0 20–23–0 Time of possession 28:25 31:35
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Jalon Jones 11/16, 111 yards Rushing Jalon Jones 20 carries, 65 yards, TD Receiving Colin Weber 4 receptions, 54 yards Florida Passing Graham Mertz 20/23, 259 yards, TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 16 carries, 63 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 6 receptions, 104 yards
Pregame line[9] Over/under Florida −28.5 48.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 53–20 September 10, 2022 Kentucky 26–16
Game Five – No. 22 Florida Gators (3–1) at Kentucky Wildcats (4–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Florida 0 7 7 0 14 Kentucky 16 7 7 3 33
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
Date : Saturday, September 30, 2023Game time : 12:07 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 61,699Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)[10] Pregame line : UK −1.5 Over/Under : 43.5
Game information First quarter (7:13) UK – Alex Raynor 24-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:02; Kentucky 3-0 ) (5:37) UK – Ray Davis 9-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:40; Kentucky 10-0 ) (0:23) UK – Ray Davis 75-yard run (Alex Raynor PAT blocked) (Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 0:35; Kentucky 16-0 ) Second quarter (8:54) UK – Ray Davis 3-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:56; Kentucky 23-0 ) (0:34) FLA – Hayden Hansen 4-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:15; Kentucky 23-7 ) Third quarter (10:54) UK – Ray Davis 2-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:56; Kentucky 30-7 ) (7:17) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 33-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:17; Kentucky 30-14 ) Fourth quarter (7:44) UK – Alex Raynor 50-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:40; Kentucky 33-14 )
Statistics FLA UK First downs 15 23 Total yards 59–313 56–398 Rushing yards 29–69 36–329 Passing yards 244 69 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–30–1 9–20–0 Time of possession 31:14 28:46
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 25/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 10 carries, 42 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD Kentucky Passing Devin Leary 9/20, 69 yards, TD Rushing Ray Davis 26 carries, 280 yards, 3 TD Receiving Barion Brown 4 receptions, 37 yards
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 43–11–2 November 19, 2022 Vanderbilt 31–24
Game Six: Vanderbilt Commodores (2–4) at Florida Gators (3–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 7 0 7 0 14 Florida 7 14 7 10 38
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Date : Saturday, October 7, 2023Game time : 4:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: cloudyGame attendance : 88,163Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (SECN ) : Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Tori Petry (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (9:05) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 14-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 3:27; Florida 7–0 ) (6:15) VAN – Will Sheppard 85-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 89 yards, 0:39; Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (10:51) FLA – Arlis Boardingham 2-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:53; Florida 14–7 ) (0:41) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 7-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:01; Florida 21–7 ) Third quarter (3:16) FLA – Eugene Wilson III 9-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, 6:25; Florida 28–7 ) (0:44) VAN – Richie Hoskins 21-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:32; Florida 28–14 ) Fourth quarter (12:12) FLA – Trey Smack 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:24; Florida 31–14 ) (7:19) FLA – Arlis Boardingham 15-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 2:07; Florida 38–14 )
Statistics VAN FLA First downs 13 25 Total yards 53–344 71–495 Rushing yards 19–64 30–215 Passing yards 280 280 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–34–0 34–41–1 Time of possession 23:02 36:58
Team Category Player Statistics Vanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 19/34, 280 yards, 2 TD Rushing Sedrick Alexander 8 carries, 29 yards Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 107 yards, TD Florida Passing Graham Mertz 30/36, 254 yards, 3 TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 18 carries, 135 yards, TD Receiving Arlis Boardingham 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line[11] Over/under Florida −18.5 51.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 30–10–3 November 12, 2022 Florida 38–6
Game Seven – Florida Gators (4–2) at South Carolina Gamecocks (2–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Florida 10 14 3 14 41 South Carolina 14 7 3 15 39
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
Date : Saturday, October 14, 2023Game time : 3:35 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: W at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 79,247Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (SECN ) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)[12] Boxscore
Game information First quarter (10:47) FLA – Trevor Etienne 3-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:07; Florida 7-0 ) (7:49) SC – Trey Knox 6-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Tied 7-7 ) (4:08) FLA – Trey Smack 48-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:41; Florida 10-7 ) (2:02) SC – Juju McDowell 17-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; South Carolina 14-10 ) Second quarter (13:39) FLA – Trey Smack 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:23; South Carolina 14-13 ) (8:13) FLA – Kahleil Jackson 7-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trevor Etienne pass to Hayden Hansen) (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:23; Florida 21-14 ) (4:57) SC – Mario Anderson 20-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:16; Tied 21-21 ) (0:03) FLA – Trey Smack 28-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:21; Florida 24-21 ) Third quarter (10:26) SC – Mitch Jeter 27-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:34; Tied 24-24 ) (7:24) FLA – Trey Smack 54-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:02; Florida 27-24 ) Fourth quarter (14:55) SC – Juju McDowell 3-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:42; South Carolina 31-27 ) (9:11) SC – Joshua Simon 33-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (run failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:21; South Carolina 37-27 ) (4:40) FLA – Arlis Boardingham 4-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:31; South Carolina 37-34 ) (0:47) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 21-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Florida 41-37 ) (0:04) SC – 0-yard safety (Florida 41-39 )
Statistics FLA SC First downs 28 23 Total yards 81–494 63–465 Rushing yards 33–71 33–152 Passing yards 423 313 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–48–0 23–30–1 Time of possession 32:44 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 30/48, 423 yards, 3 TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 11 carries, 50 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 10 receptions, 166 yards, TD South Carolina Passing Spencer Rattler 23/30, 313 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Mario Anderson 20 carries, 98 yards Receiving Xavier Legette 5 receptions, 110 yards
Pregame line[13] Over/under South Carolina −1.5 50.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 44–54–2 October 29, 2022 Georgia 42–20
Game Eight – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (7-0) vs Florida Gators (5-2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Georgia 10 16 10 7 43 Florida 7 0 0 13 20
at EverBank Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
Date : Saturday, October 28, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : -Game attendance : 76,251Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (CBS) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information First quarter (11:19) UF - Eugene Wilson III 25-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:41: Florida 7-0 ) (6:16) UGA - Peyton Woodring 22-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:03; Florida 7-3 ) (1:23) UGA - Ladd McConkey 41-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:14: Georgia 10-7 ) Second quarter (13:25) UGA - Daijun Edwards 20-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:30: Georgia 17-7 ) (10:34) UGA - Daijun Edwards 2-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 2:06: Georgia 24-7 ) (9:26) UGA - Team Safety (Drive 3 plays, -6 yards, 1:08: Georgia 26-7 ) Third quarter (7:05) UGA - Peyton Woodring 32-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:10: Georgia 29-7 ) (0:18) UGA - Dillon Bell 17-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:52: Georgia 36-7 ) Fourth quarter (12:29) UF - Hayden Hansen 5-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Two-point conversion failed) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:49: Georgia 36-13 ) (5:57) UGA - Kendall Milton 1-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:32: Georgia 43-13 ) (1:20) UF - Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:37: Georgia 43-20 )
Statistics UGA FLA First downs 23 16 Total yards 486 339 Rushing yards 171 109 Passing yards 315 230 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19-28-0 25-34-0 Time of possession 33:29 26:31
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Passing Carson Beck 19/28, 315 yards, 2 TD Rushing Daijun Edwards 15 carries, 96 yards, 2TD Receiving Ladd McConkey 6 receptions, 135 yards, TD Florida Passing Graham Mertz 25/34, 230 yeards, 2 TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 9 carries, 82 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 6 receptions, 99 yards
Pregame line[14] Over/under Georgia −14.5 50.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 10–2 November 14, 2020 Florida 63–35
Game Nine – Arkansas Razorbacks (2–6) at Florida Gators (5–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total Arkansas 14 3 3 13 6 39 Florida 14 3 6 10 3 36
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Date : Saturday, November 4, 2023Game time : 12:01 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 89,782Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)[15] Boxscore
Game information First quarter (12:06) ARK – AJ Green 8-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (Cam Little kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Arkansas 7-0 ) (11:54) ARK – Jaylon Braxton 33-yard fumble recovery (Cam Little kick) (Arkansas 14-0 ) (5:33) FLA – Eugene Wilson III 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:49; Arkansas 14-7 ) (2:04) FLA – Eugene Wilson III 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:13; Tied 14-14 ) Second quarter (4:39) ARK – Cam Little 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:55; Arkansas 17-14 ) (0:29) FLA – Trey Smack 47-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 4:10; Tied 17-17 ) Third quarter (10:34) ARK – Cam Little 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:15; Arkansas 20-17 ) (1:38) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 32-yard pass from Graham Mertz (run failed) (Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:08; Florida 23-20 ) Fourth quarter (12:54) ARK – Cam Little 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:36; Tied 23-23 ) (7:58) FLA – Trey Smack 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:56; Florida 26-23 ) (4:26) ARK – KJ Jefferson 25-yard run (Cam Little kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:27; Arkansas 30-26 ) (3:02) FLA – Trevor Etienne 26-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:17; Florida 33-30 ) (0:44) ARK – Cam Little 49-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:18; Tied 33-33 ) Overtime FLA – Trey Smack 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards; Florida 36-33 ) ARK – Tyrone Broden 4-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; Arkansas 39-36 )
Statistics ARK FLA First downs 23 20 Total yards 78–481 70–394 Rushing yards 47–226 28–112 Passing yards 255 282 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–1 26–42–0 Time of possession 29:46 30:14
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 20/31, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 18 carries, 103 yards Receiving Andrew Armstrong 3 receptions, 103 yards Florida Passing Graham Mertz 26/42, 282 yards, 3 TD Rushing Trevor Etienne 12 carries, 80 yards, TD Receiving Eugene Wilson III 8 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line[16] Over/under Florida −2.5 49.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 33–30–3 October 15, 2022 LSU 45–35
Game Ten – Florida Gators (5–4) at No. 19 LSU Tigers (6–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Florida 7 7 14 7 35 No. 19 LSU 7 10 21 14 52
at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date : Saturday, November 11, 2023Game time : 6:39 p.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: cloudyGame attendance : 102,321Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (SECN ) : Tom Hart (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)[17] Boxscore
Game information First quarter (11:59) LSU – Josh Williams 1-yard run (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; LSU 7-0 ) (8:58) FLA – Eugene Wilson III 9-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; Tied 7-7 ) Second quarter (11:52) LSU – Damian Ramos 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:48; LSU 10-7 ) (8:21) LSU – Jayden Daniels 85-yard run (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:13; LSU 17-7 ) (4:30) FLA – Trevor Etienne 7-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; LSU 17-14 ) Third quarter (11:05) LSU – Kaleb Jackson 5-yard run (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:32; LSU 24-14 ) (9:37) FLA – Trevor Etienne 21-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:28; LSU 24-21 ) (7:16) FLA – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:16; Florida 28-24 ) (6:09) LSU – Jayden Daniels 51-yard run (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:07; LSU 31-28 ) (2:18) LSU – Noah Cain 6-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:01; LSU 38-28 ) Fourth quarter (10:27) FLA – Trevor Etienne 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:51; LSU 38-35 ) (9:14) LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 37-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:13; LSU 45-35 ) (2:25) LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 7-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 4:09; LSU 52-35 )
Statistics FLA LSU First downs 27 25 Total yards 80–488 61–701 Rushing yards 42–177 35–329 Passing yards 311 372 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–38–0 17–26–0 Time of possession 34:24 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 26/38, 311 yards, TD Rushing Trevor Etienne 18 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ricky Pearsall 7 receptions, 103 yards LSU Passing Jayden Daniels 17/26, 372 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jayden Daniels 12 carries, 234 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brian Thomas Jr. 6 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line[18] Over/under LSU −15.5 67.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 6–6 October 5, 2022 Florida 24–17
Game Eleven – Florida Gators (5–5) at No. 9 Missouri Tigers (8–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Florida 7 0 14 10 31 No. 9 Missouri 3 10 10 10 33
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
Date : Saturday, November 18, 2023Game time : 6:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear skies, 50 degrees, light windsGame attendance : 62,621Referee : Scott WalkerTV announcers (ESPN) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)Pregame line : MIZ −12.5 Over/Under : 56.5 Notes : Missouri converted on 4th and 17 from their own 33 yard line with 38 seconds left in the game to keep their hopes alive. They would eventually drive to the Florida 13 yard line, where Harrison Mevis would connect on a game-winning 30 yard field goal.
Game information First quarter (10:33) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 22-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 4:27; Missouri 3-0 ) (7:49) FLA – Eugene Wilson III 8-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:39; Florida 7-3 ) Second quarter (14:29) MIZ – Cody Schrader 42-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:58; Missouri 10-7 ) (1:21) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 2:42; Missouri 13-7 ) Third quarter (11:54) FLA – Trevor Etienne 37-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 3:06; Florida 14-13 ) (8:53) MIZ – Brady Cook 1-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; Missouri 20-14 ) (7:16) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 39-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:30; Florida 21-20 ) (3:53) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 24-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:23; Missouri 23-21 ) Fourth quarter (13:14) MIZ – Theo Wease Jr. 77-yard pass from Brady Cook (Harrison Mevis kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:47; Missouri 30-21 ) (7:49) FLA – Trevor Etienne 9-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:25; Missouri 30-28 ) (1:36) FLA – Trey Smack 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:08; Florida 31-30 ) (0:05) MIZ – Harrison Mevis 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 1:29; Missouri 33-31 )
Statistics FLA MIZZ First downs 23 21 Total yards 500 508 Rushing yards 261 177 Passing yards 239 331 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–26–1 20–35–0 Time of possession 33:08 26:52
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 14–21, 183 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 12 carries, 85 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 2 receptions, 72 yards Missouri Passing Brady Cook 20–34, 331 yards, 1 TD Rushing Cody Schrader 23 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD Receiving Luther Burden III 9 receptions, 158 yards
Pregame line[19] Over/under Missouri −12.5 55.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 37–27–2 November 25, 2022 Florida State 45–38
Game Twelve – No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (11–0) at Florida Gators (5–6) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Florida State 0 7 7 10 24 Florida 0 12 3 0 15
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Date : Saturday, November 25, 2023Game time : 7:13 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: cloudyGame attendance : 90,341Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (ESPN ) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)[20] Boxscore
Game information First quarter Second quarter (14:31) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:04; Florida 7-0 ) (10:21) FLA – Trey Smack 35-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:39; Florida 10-0 ) (5:08) FLA – 0-yard safety (Florida 12-0 ) (0:26) FSU – Trey Benson 1-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:36; Florida 12-7 ) Third quarter (12:31) FSU – Trey Benson 36-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:29; Florida State 14-12 ) (5:58) FLA – Trey Smack 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 6:33; Florida 15-14 ) Fourth quarter (7:17) FSU – Ryan Fitzgerald 19-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:58; Florida State 17-15 ) (2:48) FSU – Trey Benson 26-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:49; Florida State 24-15 )
Statistics FSU FLA First downs 16 13 Total yards 57–224 60–232 Rushing yards 31–90 44–146 Passing yards 134 86 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–26–0 9–16–1 Time of possession 25:08 34:52
Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Tate Rodemaker 12/25, 134 yards Rushing Trey Benson 19 carries, 95 yards, 3 TD Receiving Johnny Wilson 6 receptions, 64 yards Florida Passing Graham Mertz 9/16, 86 yards, INT Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 18 carries, 107 yards, TD Receiving Eugene Wilson III 3 receptions, 36 yards
Pregame line[21] Over/under FSU −6.5 49.5
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