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2023 Florida Gators football team


2023 Florida Gators football
Southeastern Conference
Eastern Division
5–7 (3–5 SEC)
Billy Napier (2nd season)
Rob Sale (2nd season)
Pro-style
Austin Armstrong (1st season)
Sean Spencer (2nd season)
4–2–5
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

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. The Florida Gators football team drew an average home attendance of 89,587 in 2023, the 10th highest of all college football teams.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 318:00 p.m.at No. 14 Utah*Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UTESPNL 11–2453,644
September 97:30 p.m.McNeese*Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FLESPNUW 49–788,163
September 167:00 p.m.No. 11 TennesseeBen Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry)ESPNW 29–1690,751
September 237:00 p.m.Charlotte*No. 25Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FLSECN+, ESPN+W 22–789,053
September 3012:00 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 22Kroger FieldLexington, KY (rivalry, SEC Nation)ESPNL 14–3361,699
October 74:00 p.m.VanderbiltBen Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FLSECNW 38–1489,432
October 143:30 p.m.at South CarolinaWilliams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SCSECNW 41–3979,247
October 283:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 GeorgiaEverBank StadiumJacksonville, FL (rivalry, SEC Nation)CBSL 20–4376,251
November 412:00 p.m.ArkansasBen Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FLESPN2L 36–39 OT89,782
November 117:30 p.m.at No. 19 LSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry)SECNL 35–52102,321
November 187:30 p.m.at No. 9 MissouriFaurot FieldColumbia, MOESPNL 31–3362,621
November 257:00 p.m.No. 5 Florida State*Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (Sunshine Showdown)ESPNL 15–2490,341
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time

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. 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.

Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
2–0September 3, 2022Florida29–26
Column 1
Uniform combination
StatisticsFloridaUtah
First downs1713
Plays–yards65–34653–270
Rushes–yards21–1330–105
Passing yards333165
Passing: comp–att–int31–44–115–23–0
Time of possession31:5628:04
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingGraham Mertz31/44, 333 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingTrevor Etienne7 carries, 25 yards
ReceivingRicky Pearsall8 receptions, 92 yards
PassingBryson Barnes12/18, 159 yards, 1 TD
RushingMicah BernardNate Johnson45 yards45 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingMoney Parks1 reception, 70 yards, 1 TD
Previous meeting
First Meeting
StatisticsMcNeeseFlorida
First downs633
Plays–yards40–11274–560
Rushes–yards26–4651–327
Passing yards66233
Passing: comp–att–int7–14–018–23–0
Time of possession23:5136:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingNate Glantz6/13, 62 yards
RushingD'Angelo Durham11 carries, 45 yards
ReceivingJon McCall1 reception, 18 yards
PassingGraham Mertz14/17, 193 yards, 1 TD
RushingMontrell Johnson Jr.15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingRicky Pearsall6 receptions, 123 yards
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
31–21September 24, 2022Tennessee38–33
StatisticsTennesseeFlorida
First downs1722
Plays–yards64–38767–349
Rushes–yards30–10043–183
Passing yards287166
Passing: comp–att–int20–34–119–24–0
Time of possession22:3237:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingJoe Milton III20/34, 287 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingJaylen Wright16 carries, 63 yards
ReceivingBru McCoy5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD
PassingGraham Mertz19/24, 166 yards, 1 TD
RushingTrevor Etienne23 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingEugene Wilson III6 receptions, 44 yards
Previous meeting
First Meeting
StatisticsCharlotteFlorida
First downs1021
Plays–yards53–21059–395
Rushes–yards28–7736–136
Passing yards133259
Passing: comp–att–int14–25–020–23–0
Time of possession28:2531:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingJalon Jones11/16, 111 yards
RushingJalon Jones20 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingColin Weber4 receptions, 54 yards
PassingGraham Mertz20/23, 259 yards, 1 TD
RushingMontrell Johnson Jr.16 carries, 63 yards
ReceivingRicky Pearsall6 receptions, 104 yards
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
53–20September 10, 2022Kentucky26–16
StatisticsFloridaKentucky
First downs1523
Plays–yards59–31356–398
Rushes–yards29–6936–329
Passing yards24469
Passing: comp–att–int25–30–19–20–0
Time of possession31:1428:46
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingGraham Mertz25/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingMontrell Johnson Jr.10 carries, 42 yards
ReceivingRicky Pearsall3 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD
PassingDevin Leary9/20, 69 yards, 1 TD
RushingRay Davis26 carries, 280 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingBarion Brown4 receptions, 37 yards
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
43–11–2November 19, 2022Vanderbilt31–24
StatisticsVanderbiltFlorida
First downs1325
Plays–yards53–34071–495
Rushes–yards19–6430–215
Passing yards276280
Passing: comp–att–int19–34–034–41–1
Time of possession23:0236:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingKen Seals19/34, 276 yards, 2 TD
RushingSedrick Alexander8 carries, 27 yards
ReceivingWill Sheppard3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD
PassingGraham Mertz30/36, 254 yards, 3 TD
RushingMontrell Johnson Jr.18 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingArlis Boardingham7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
30–10–3November 12, 2022Florida38–6
StatisticsFloridaSouth Carolina
First downs2823
Plays–yards81–49463–465
Rushes–yards33–7133–152
Passing yards423313
Passing: comp–att–int30–48–023–30–1
Time of possession32:4427:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingGraham Mertz30/48, 423 yards, 3 TD
RushingMontrell Johnson Jr.11 carries, 50 yards
ReceivingRicky Pearsall10 receptions, 166 yards, 1 TD
PassingSpencer Rattler23/30, 313 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingMario Anderson20 carries, 98 yards
ReceivingXavier Legette5 receptions, 110 yards
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
44–54–2October 29, 2022Georgia42–20
StatisticsGeorgiaFlorida
First downs2316
Plays–yards66–48659–339
Rushes–yards38–17125–109
Passing yards315230
Passing: comp–att–int19–28–025–34–0
Time of possession33:2926:31
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingCarson Beck19/28, 315 yards, 2 TD
RushingDaijun Edwards16 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingLadd McConkey6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD
PassingGraham Mertz25/34, 230 yards, 2 TD
RushingMontrell Johnson Jr.9 carries, 82 yards
ReceivingRicky Pearsall6 receptions, 99 yards
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
10–2November 14, 2020Florida63–35
StatisticsArkansasFlorida
First downs2320
Plays–yards78–48170–394
Rushes–yards47–22628–112
Passing yards255282
Passing: comp–att–int20–31–126–42–0
Time of possession29:4630:14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingKJ Jefferson20/31, 255 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingRaheim Sanders18 carries, 103 yards
ReceivingAndrew Armstrong3 receptions, 103 yards
PassingGraham Mertz26/42, 282 yards, 3 TD
RushingTrevor Etienne12 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingEugene Wilson III8 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
33–30–3October 15, 2022LSU45–35
StatisticsFloridaLSU
First downs2725
Plays–yards488701
Rushes–yards177329
Passing yards311372
Passing: comp–att–int23–38–017–26–0
Time of possession34:2425:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingGraham Mertz26/38, 311 yards, 1 TD
RushingTrevor Etienne18 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingRicky Pearsall7 receptions, 103 yards
PassingJayden Daniels17/26, 372 yards, 3 TD
RushingJayden Daniels12 carries, 234 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBrian Thomas Jr.6 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
6–6October 5, 2022Florida24–17
StatisticsFloridaMissouri
First downs2321
Plays–yards66–50067–508
Rushes–yards40–26132–177
Passing yards239331
Passing: comp–att–int18–26–120–35–0
Time of possession33:0826:52
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingGraham Mertz14/21, 183 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingMontrell Johnson Jr.12 carries, 85 yards
ReceivingRicky Pearsall2 receptions, 72 yards
PassingBrady Cook20/34, 331 yards, 1 TD
RushingCody Schrader23 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingLuther Burden III9 receptions, 158 yards
Overall recordPrevious meetingPrevious winnerScore
37–27–2November 25, 2022Florida State45–38
StatisticsFlorida StateFlorida
First downs1613
Plays–yards57–22460–232
Rushes–yards31–9044–146
Passing yards13486
Passing: comp–att–int12–26–09–16–1
Time of possession25:0834:52
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PassingTate Rodemaker12/25, 134 yards
RushingTrey Benson19 carries, 95 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingJohnny Wilson6 receptions, 64 yards
PassingMax Brown9/16, 86 yards, 1 INT
RushingMontrell Johnson Jr.18 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingEugene Wilson III3 receptions, 36 yards

As of August 24, 2023

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
2023 Florida Gators Roster
Quarterbacks

10 Jack Miller III – Sophomore 12 Micah Leon – Graduate 14 Parker Leise – Freshman 15 Graham Mertz – Junior 17 Max Brown – Freshman Running backs

 2 Montrell Johnson Jr. – Junior  7 Trevor Etienne – Sophomore 20 Treyaun Webb – Freshman 24 Ja'Kobi Jackson – Junior 25 Anthony Rubio – Freshman 27 Cam Carroll – Senior 28 Eddie Battle – Senior 38 Carlson Joseph – Sophomore Wide receivers

 0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Junior  1 Ricky Pearsall – Senior  3 Eugene Wilson III – Freshman  4 Caleb Douglas – Sophomore  6 Andy Jean – Freshman 11 Aidan Mizell – Freshman 16 Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman – Sophomore 19 Alex Gonzalez – Freshman 22 Kahleil Jackson – Sophomore 30 Taylor Spierto – Sophomore 33 Daniel Cross – Senior 80 Zak Sedaros – Freshman 83 Jackson Wade – Freshman 84 Brian Green Jr. – Freshman 88 Marcus Burke – Sophomore Tight ends

 8 Arlis Boardingham – Freshman  9 Keon Zipperer – Senior 18 Dante Zanders – Senior 34 Andrew Savaiinaea – Freshman 85 Scott Isacks – Freshman 86 Tony Livingston – Freshman 87 Jonathan Odom – Junior 89 Hayden Hansen – Freshman Offensive line

52 Jalen Farmer – Freshman 53 Bryce Lovett – Freshman 54 Micah Mazzccua – Junior 56 Christian Williams – Freshman 58 Austin Barber – Sophomore 59 Hayden Clem – Sophomore 63 Caden Jones – Freshman 64 Riley Simonds – Junior 65 Kingsley Eguakun – Junior 66 Jake Slaughter – Sophomore 67 Richie Leonard IV – Junior 71 Roderick Kearney – Freshman 72 Bryan Rosenberg – Freshman 73 Mark Pitts – Sophomore 74 Lyndell Hudson II – Senior 75 Kamryn Waites – Sophomore 76 Damieon George Jr. – Sophomore 77 Knijeah Harris – Freshman 79 Jordan Herman – Sophomore | | Defensive line

 7 Chris McClellan – Sophomore  9 Will Norman – Freshman 21 Desmond Watson – Junior 61 Nicolas Flynn – Freshman 66 Jaelin Humphries – Junior 88 Caleb Banks – Freshman 90 Connor Homa – Freshman 91 Tyreik Norwood – Senior 92 Sebastian Scott – Freshman 93 Keenan Landry – Sophomore 94 Tyreak Sapp – Sophomore 95 Jamari Lyons – Freshman 96 Gavin Hill – Freshman 97 Andre Morris – Freshman 99 Cam Jackson – Junior Edge rushers

 1 Princely Umanmielen – Junior 11 Kelby Collins – Freshman 12 Justus Boone – Sophomore 19 T.J. Searcy – Freshman 24 Kamran James – Freshman 36 Bryce Capers – Freshman 44 Jack Pyburn – Sophomore 45 Layne Swafford – Freshman 48 Quincy Ivory – Sophomore Inside linebackers

 6 Shemar James – Sophomore 15 Derek Wingo – Junior 17 Scooby Williams – Sophomore 20 Teradja Mitchell – Senior 22 Deuce Spurlock II – Freshman 29 Jaden Robinson – Freshman 34 Mannie Nunnery – Junior 42 Kenny Anyaehie – Senior 47 Justin Pelic – Junior Cornerbacks

 0 Sharif Denson – Freshman  2 Ja'Keem Jackson – Freshman  3 Jason Marshall Jr. – Junior  8 Jalen Kimber – Junior 13 Aaron Gates – Freshman 23 Jaydon Hill – Junior 25 Ethan Pouncey – Sophomore 26 Dijon Johnson – Freshman 28 Devin Moore – Sophomore 37 Javion Toombs – Freshman 38 Sebastian Vargas – Sophomore Safeties

 5 Kamari Wilson – Sophomore 10 Miguel Mitchell – Sophomore 14 Jordan Castell – Freshman 16 R.J. Moten – Junior 18 Bryce Thornton – Freshman 27 Jadarrius Perkins – Senior 31 Ahman Covington – Freshman 32 Cahron Rackley – Sophomore 35 Dakota Mitchell – Sophomore 39 Brayden Slade – Freshman 82 Ja'Markis Weston – Junior | | Kickers

29 Trey Smack – Sophomore 49 Adam Mihalek – Sophomore Punters

26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Junior 40 Jacob Watkins – Senior 41 Ara Emerzian – Senior Long snappers

42 Rocco Underwood – Sophomore 48 Gannon Burt – Freshman | | Redshirt | Injury | | | | |

NamePositionJoined staff
Billy NapierHead coach2022
Rob SaleOffensive coordinator / offensive line2022
Austin ArmstrongDefensive coordinator2023
Sean SpencerCo-defensive coordinator / defensive line2022
Jabbar JulukeAssociate head coach (offense) / running backs2022
Corey RaymondAssistant head coach / secondary2022
Jay BatemanInside linebackers2022
Russ CallawayTight ends2022
Billy GonzalesWide receivers2023
Mike PetersonEdge2022
Darnell StapletonOffensive line2022
Mark HockeAssociate head coach / director of strength and conditioning2022
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
131Ricky PearsallWRSan Francisco 49ers

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