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3 National Championships // 8 SEC Championships // 741 All-Time Wins // 3 Heisman Trophy Winners 53 First-Round NFL Draft Picks // 70 First-Team All-Americans // 254 First-Team All-SEC Selections 2020 SCHEDULE Sept. 26 at Ole Miss W, 51-35 OCT. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA W, 38-24 Oct. 10 at No. 21 Texas A&M L, 38-41 Oct. 17 Bye #7 Florida Gators (8-2) Oct. 24 Bye vs. OCT. 31 MISSOURI [PPD from 10/24] W, 41-17 Nov. 7 vs. No. 5 Georgia (Jacksonville) W, 44-28 #1 Alabama Crimson Tide (10-0) NOV. 14 ARKANSAS W, 63-35 Nov. 21 at Vanderbilt W, 38-17 December 19 // 8 p.m. // Atlanta, Ga. NOV. 28 KENTUCKY W, 34-10 Mercedes-Benz Stadium (73,000) Dec. 5 at Tennessee W, 31-19 DEC 12 LSU [PPD from 10/17] L, 34-37 CBS Gator IMG Sports Network Dec. 19 vs. No. 1 Alabama (Atlanta) 8 PM Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert Overall: 8-2 // Home: 4-1 // Away: 3-1 // Neutral: 1-0 Analyst: Gary Danielson Analyst: Lee McGriff Reporter: Jamie Erdahl Reporter: Tate Casey TEAM INFORMATION Channel (Cox): 3 / 704 [HD] Station Freq.: Local Affiliates FLORIDA Channel (DirecTV): Local Net. Sirius Channel: 84 / 84 [XM] Head Coach: Dan Mullen Career Record: 98-53 (52-46 SEC) [12th season] THE STORYLINE Record at UF: 29-7 (19-7 SEC) [3rd season] Record vs. UA: 0-9 (0-0 with UF) • Florida is making its 13th SEC Championship Game appearance (tied with Alabama for the most in league history). Rankings: 7 (CFP) / 11 (AP) / 11 (Coach) • UF’s SEC Championship Game appearance next Saturday will be its first since consecutive trips in 2015 and 2016. 2019 Record: 11-2, 6-2 SEC (2nd in East) • Florida is 4-3 against AP top-10 teams under Dan Mullen. From 2010-17, Florida went 5-11 against top-10 opponents. Alabama • Florida is tied for fifth nationally and ranks second in the SEC with 7.44 yards per play -- on pace for a school record. Head Coach: Nick Saban The only teams in school history to average greater than 7.15 yards were the 1995 Gators (7.40) and 2001 Gators (7.36). Career Record: 258-65-1 [25th college season] Record at UA: 167-23 (99-15 SEC) [14th season] KYLES HEADLINE GATORS’ HISTORIC PASSING OFFENSE Rankings: 1 (CFP) / 1 (AP) / 1 (Coach) 2019 Record: 11-2, 6-2 SEC (2nd in West) • Florida’s 386.4 passing yards per game lead the FBS and put the Gators on pace for a historic passing season. The only team in UF history to throw for more than 368 yards per game was the 2001 Gators (405.2), who were also the SERIES HISTORY only team in school history to lead the nation in passing offense. UF’s average currently ranks fourth in SEC history. Overall: Alabama leads, 26-14 • Florida has five games of 400-plus passing yards this season, marking the first time since 2001 and the third time in Last Meeting: #1 Alabama 54, #15 Florida 16 program history it has five such outings in a season. Previously: 2001 (seven times, including bowl), 1998 (five). (Dec. 3, 2016 - Atlanta) • Florida ranks fifth nationally with a 185.4 passer rating and is on pace to shatter the school record of 171.8 set in 1995. Recent History: Alabama has won last six games • Kyle Trask’s 40 touchdown passes lead the nation by 10 and mark the fifth-highest total through 10 games in FBS In SEC Champ.: Alabama leads, 5-4 history. Only Houston’s David Klingler (47 in 1990), Texas Tech’s B.J. Symons (44 in 2003), Hawaii’s Colt Brennan (43 in In Atlanta: Alabama leads, 4-3 2006), and Houston’s Andre Ware (41 in 1989) also reached 40 touchdown passes through 10 games. » Of the five players in FBS history to throw 40 touchdown passes in the first 10 games of a season, the NUMBER OF NOTE only ones to average fewer than 52 attempts per game were: Trask (36.9) and Brennan (38.0). • Trask ranks second nationally in passing yards per game (371.7), putting him on pace for the third-highest season 8 x 3 average in SEC history behind only Kentucky’s Tim Couch (388.6 in 1998) and LSU’s Joe Burrow (378.1 in 2019). Florida is the only team in the nation featuring • Trask also ranks sixth nationally in passer rating (187.87), but he is on pace for the third-highest single-season rating three players -- Kyle Pitts (11), Kadarius Toney (9), in FBS history among passers who averaged at least 30 attempts per game. Trevon Grimes (8) -- with at least eight touchdown • Junior tight end Kyle Pitts returned from a two-game hiatus with 12 receptions for 227 yards and three touchdowns receptions. The 1996 Gators were the only other (all against Kentucky) in Florida’s wins over Kentucky and Tennessee; he missed last week’s game against LSU. 2c 2c PMS 17 team in UF historyPMS 17 with such a trio (Reidel Anthony • Pitts’ 11 touchdown receptions rank fourth among FBS players, and the only three with more than him have all played [18], Ike Hilliard [10], Jacquez Green [9]). LSU was at least nine games compared to Pitts’ seven. PMS 287c PMS 287c CK the only FBSCK team with such a trio last season. • Pitts‘ 11 touchdown receptions combined with senior all-purpose athlete Kadarius Toney‘s nine make them the fifth BLA BLA duo in Gators history (and first since 2001) with at least nine touchdown catches apiece. WHITE WHITE @GatorsFB // #GoGators • Pitts and Trask were both named Maxwell Award semifinalists, Florida’s first since Mike Gillislee in 2012. BRAND BRAND KYLE x KYLE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 4th in FBS this season t-8th in Gators History Most by an FBS Tight End Since 2017 2nd on the SEC Single-Season Record List Among Tight Ends Mackey Award P T Davey O’Brien Semifinalist I Maxwell R National T Award A Quarterback Biletnikoff Award T Semifinalists S Award Semifinalist S K Semifinalist PASSING TOUCHDOWNS t-4th in SEC History School Record . PASS EFFICIENCY 3rd on FBS Single-Season Record List [minimum 30 attempts per game] 3 RECORD WATCH - TRASK FBS Completion Percentage (Career) 300-Yard Passing Games (Career - Includes Bowls) Passing Touchdowns Through 10 Games (All Time) [minimum 400 completions] 1. Rex Grossman, 2000-02 17 1. David Klingler, Houston, 1990 47 1. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama, 2017-19 69.3% 2. Shane Matthews, 1989-92 15 2. B.J. Symons, Texas Tech, 2003 44 2. Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, 2012-13 68.9% 3. Danny Wuerffel, 1993-96 14 3. Kyle Trask, Florida, 2016-20 68.5% 3. Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006 43 4. Kyle Trask, 2016-20 12 Joe Burrow, LSU, 2018-19 68.5% 4. Andre Ware, Houston, 1989 41 5. Chris Leak, 2003-06 7 5. Tim Couch, Kentucky, 1996-98 67.1% Doug Johnson, 1996-99 7 5. Kyle Trask, Florida, 2020 40 6. AJ McCarron, Alabama, 2010-13 66.7% 6. Four Players Tied 39 7. Tim Tebow, Florida, 2006-09 66.4% 300-Yard Passing Games vs. SEC Teams (Season) Passing Efficiency (Career) 8. Greg McElroy, Alabama, 2007-10 66.3% 1. Kyle Trask, 2020 8 [minimum 500 completions] Rex Grossman, 2001 8 Games of 6+ Passing TDs (Season) 3. Eight Times 3 1. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2007-09 175.6 1. Kyle Trask, Florida, 2020 2 2. Baker Mayfield, TTU/Okla., 2013, 15-17 175.4 Joe Burrow, LSU, 2019 2 300-Yard Passing Games vs. SEC Teams (Career) 3. Joe Burrow, Ohio State/LSU, 2016-19 172.4 Drew Lock, Missouri, 2017 2 1. Rex Grossman, 2000-02 12 4. Marcus Mariota, Oregon, 2012-14 171.7 Brandon Allen, Arkansas, 2015 2 2. Kyle Trask, 2016-20 10 5. Kyle Trask, Florida, 2016-20 171.37 Tim Couch, Kentucky, 1997 2 Danny Wuerffel, 1993-96 10 6. Tim Tebow, Florida, 2006-09 170.8 Games of 6+ Passing TDs (Career) 4. Shane Matthews, 1989-92 9 7. Kellen Moore, Boise State, 2008-11 169.0 5. Doug Johnson, 1996-99 6 8. Ryan Dinwiddie, Boise State, 2000-03 168.9 1. Tim Couch, Kentucky, 1996-98 3 2. Kyle Trask, Florida, 2016-20 2 300-Yard Passing Games vs. AP Top 25 (Career) Passing Efficiency (Season) Joe Burrow, LSU, 2018-19 2 1. Rex Grossman, 2000-02 9 [minimum 30 attempts per game] Drew Lock, Missouri, 2015-18 2 Danny Wuerffel, 1993-96 9 1. Joe Burrow, LSU, 2019 202.0 Brandon Allen, Arkansas, 2011-15 2 3. Shane Matthews, 1989-92 5 2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor, 2011 189.5 Danny Wuerffel, Florida, 1993-96 2 4. Kyle Trask, 2016-20 4 3. Kyle Trask, Florida, 2020 187.87 Terry Dean, Florida, 1991-94 2 4. Matt Corral, Ole Miss, 2020 187.33 Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games 5. Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006 186.0 SCHOOL 1. Rex Grossman, 2001 9 Passing Touchdowns (Season) 2. Kyle Trask, 2020 5 Games of 4+ Passing TDs (Season - Since 2000) 1. Kyle Trask, 2020 [9 GP] 40 3. Three Times 3 1. Colt Brennan, Hawaii, 2006 10 2. Danny Wuerffel, 1996 [12 GP] 39 Consecutive 200-Yard Passing Games 2. Joe Burrow, LSU, 2019 9 Passing Touchdowns (Career) 3. Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, 2008 8 1. Kyle Trask, 2019-20 18 1. Danny Wuerffel, 1993-96 114 Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green, 2004 8 2.