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3 National Championships // 8 SEC Championships // 720 All-Time Wins // 3 Heisman Trophy Winners 52 First-Round NFL Draft Picks // 70 First-Team All-Americans // 252 First-Team All-SEC Selections 2018 SCHEDULE SEPT. 1 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 53-6 SEPT. 8 KENTUCKY* L, 16-27 SEPT. 15 COLORADO STATE W, 48-10 Sept. 22 at Tennessee* W, 47-21 Sept. 29 at No. 23 Mississippi State* W, 13-6 #13 Florida Gators (8-3, 5-3 SEC) OCT. 6 No. 5 LSU* W, 27-19 at Oct. 13 at Vanderbilt* W, 37-27 Oct. 20 Bye Florida State Seminoles (5-6, 3-5 ACC) Oct. 27 vs. No. 7 Georgia* L, 17-36 NOV. 3 MISSOURI* L, 17-38 November 24 // 12 p.m. // Tallahassee, Fla. NOV. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 35-31 NOV. 17 IDAHO W, 63-10 Doak Campbell Stadium (79,560) Nov. 24 at Florida State 12 p.m. ABC Gator IMG Sports Network Home: 5-2 // Away: 3-0 // Neutral: 0-1 Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert * - SEC Games: 5-3 // Non-Conference: 3-0 Analyst: Greg McElroy Analyst: Lee McGriff Sideline: Tom Luginbill Sideline: Tate Casey TEAM INFORMATION Channel (Cox): 7 / 1007 [HD] Station Freq.: Local Affiliates FLORIDA Channel (DirecTV): Local Net. Sirius Channel: 81 / 81 [XM] Head Coach: Dan Mullen Career Record: 77-49 (38-42 SEC) [10th season] Record at UF: 8-3 (5-3 SEC) [1st season] THE STORYLINE Rankings: 13 (CFP) / 13 (AP) / 13 (Coach) • At Mississippi State, Mullen inherited the 114th-ranked 2017 Record: 4-7, 3-5 SEC Mullen in Coach of the Year Conversation • Dan Mullen is leading the Gators’ impressive turn- total offense (276.0 yards per game) and 106th-ranked Florida State around season, as well as one of the most impressive rushing offense (101.7) in Starkville, but Mississippi Head Coach: Willie Taggart campaigns among the 21 head coaches in their first State finished the 2009 season ranked 69th in total Career Record: 52-56 [9th season] offense (367.7) and 9th in rushing offense (224.58). Record at FSU: 5-6 [1st season] year with an FBS program. Rankings: Unranked • Florida, No. 19 Syracuse, and No. 24 Pittsburgh are the • Mullen’s made an impact at Florida, improving facets 2017 Record: 7-6, 3-5 ACC only teams in the current Associated Press Top 25 Poll of a long-slumping offense (FBS rank in parentheses): SERIES HISTORY that won less than six games last season. Category 2017 2018 Change Overall: Florida leads, 34-26-2 • Mullen, Josh Heupel (No. 8 UCF), and Joe Moorhead Scoring Offense 22.1 (t-108th) 33.9 (t-30th) +78 Scrimmage TDs 25 (t-120th) 42 (t-43rd) +77 Last Meeting: Florida State 38, Florida 22 (No. 22 Miss. State) are the only first-year coaches (Nov. 25, 2017 - Gainesville) with teams in the AP Top 25. Total Offense 335.9 (110th) 418.7 (56th) +54 Recent History: Florida State has won 7 of last 8 Rushing Offense 156.4 (75th) 204.9 (35th) +40 • Mullen is the only first-year coach to beat a top-10 CFP TD-INT Ratio 1.07 (t-111th) 4.00 (21st) +90 In Gainesville: Florida leads, 20-12-1 team, and he’s the only one to top multiple CFP-ranked 3rd Down Pct. 32.5% (117th) 41.6% (48th) +69 In Tallahassee: Tied, 13-13-1 teams. Only five others beat a CFP-ranked team. Passing Efficiency 113.11 (113th) 144.33 (45th) +68 • Mullen, Heupel (10-0), and Georgia Southern’s Chad Sacks Allowed 3.36 (124th) 1.27 (t-20th) +104 NUMBER OF NOTE Lunsford (8-3) are the only first-year head coaches • The Gators have not finished in the top 100 in scoring 1960 with seven wins. Only five others are .500 or better. offense since 2014, have not finished higher than 96th The only other time in history Florida and Florida • Florida, Utah State (10-1), Cincinnati (9-2), Georgia in total offense since 2010 (when they were 83rd), and State both featured head coaches in their first Southern (8-3), and Syracuse (8-3), are the only eight- their only passing offense to rank higher than 85th following the 2009 season checked in at 79th (2016). season was 1960, when Ray Graves began a 10-year win FBS teams that finished below .500 last year. tenure with the Gators, and Bill Peterson started his • This season is just the second time in school history • See Page 7 for a chart with UF’s yearly FBS finishes. 11-year stint with the Seminoles. the Gators bounced back from a sub-.500 season with at least eight wins (1979-80 - 0-10-1 to 8-4). Historic Pair of Comebacks Florida defeated Florida State, 3-0, on Sept. 24, 1960. • Per ESPN Stats & Info, Florida is the fourth SEC team in • Mullen is the first head coach in school history to win the last 15 seasons with multiple 17-point comeback seven games in his debut season after inheriting a wins in a season (at Vanderbilt, South Carolina), join- @GatorsFB // #WeChomp Gators team that finished .500 or worse the year prior. ing 2016 Tennessee, 2011 Arkansas, and 2010 Auburn. GAME DAY INFO GAME DAY FLORIDA-FLORIDA STATE RIVALRY HISTORY Top Florida Performances vs. FSU RANKINGS / Rushing Attempts STANDINGS 31 - Larry Dupree, 1963 30 - Emmitt Smith, 1989 26 - Jimmy DuBose, 1975 24 - Kelvin Taylor, 2015 Mike Gillislee, 2012 Ciatrick Fason, 2004 COACHES Errict Rhett, 1991 Rushing Yards All-Time Series Results 204 - Jimmy DuBose, 1975 Date Site Ranks Result Score 169 - Percy Harvin, 2007 THE LAST TIME... Nov. 22, 1958 Gainesville 12 / - W 21-7 Jan. 2, 1997 New Orleans, La. 3 / 1 W 52-20 162 - Fred Taylor, 1997 SIT. RECORDS / Nov. 21, 1959 Gainesville W 18-8 Sugar Bowl UF won National Championship 153 - Emmitt Smith, 1989 Sept. 24, 1960 Gainesville W 3-0 Nov. 22, 1997 Gainesville 10 / 2 W 32-29 140 - Mike Gillislee, 2014 Sept. 30, 1961 Gainesville T 3-3 Nov. 21, 1998 Tallahassee 4 / 5 L 12-23 Nov. 17, 1962 Gainesville W 20-7 Nov. 18, 1999 Gainesville 3 / 1 L 23-30 Receptions Nov. 30, 1963 Gainesville W 7-0 Nov. 18, 2000 Tallahassee 4 / 3 L 7-30 11 - Reidel Anthony, 1996 Nov. 21, 1964 Tallahassee L 7-16 Nov. 17, 2001 Gainesville 4 / 20 W 37-13 9 - Brandon Powell, 2017 CAREER HIGHS Nov. 27, 1965 Gainesville W 30-17 Nov. 30, 2002 Tallahassee 15 / 23 L 14-31 Chad Jackson, 2005 Oct. 8, 1966 Tallahassee 10 / - W 22-19 Nov. 30, 2003 Gainesville 11 / 9 L 34-38 Charles Casey, 1964 Nov. 25, 1967 Gainesville L 16-21 Nov. 20, 2004 Tallahassee - / 10 W 20-13 Receiving Yards Sept. 28, 1968 Tallahassee 5 / - W 9-3 Nov. 26, 2005 Gainesville 19 / 23 W 34-7 193 - Reidel Anthony, 1996 Oct. 4, 1969 Gainesville 12 / - W 21-6 Nov. 25, 2006 Tallahassee 4 / - W 21-14 192 - Ike Hilliard, 1995 Nov. 24, 2007 Gainesville 12 / - W 45-12 Oct. 10, 1970 Tallahassee W 38-27 161 - Ricky Nattiel, 1985 GAME RECAPS Oct. 16, 1971 Gainesville - / 19 W 17-15 Nov. 29, 2008 Tallahassee 2 / 23 W 45-15 150 - Ike Hilliard, 1997 Sugar Bowl Oct. 7, 1972 Tallahassee - / 13 W 42-13 Nov. 28, 2009 Gainesville 1 / - W 37-10 145 - Jacquez Green, 1997 Dec. 1, 1973 Gainesville W 49-0 Nov. 27, 2010 Tallahassee - / 22 L 7-31 Oct. 19, 1974 Tallahassee 14 / - W 24-14 Nov. 26, 2011 Gainesville L 7-21 Passing Attempts Oct. 18, 1975 Gainesville 14 / - W 34-8 Nov. 24, 2012 Tallahassee 6 / 10 W 37-26 54 - Larry Ochab, 1979 Oct. 16, 1976 Tallahassee 12 / - W 33-26 Nov. 30, 2013 Gainesville - / 2 L 7-37 48 - Danny Wuerffel, 1995 MISC. STATS Dec. 3, 1977 Gainesville - / 19 L 9-37 Nov. 29, 2014 Tallahassee - / 3 L 19-24 Shane Matthews, 1990 / STARTERS Nov. 25, 1978 Tallahassee L 21-38 Nov. 28, 2015 Gainesville 10 / 14 L 2-27 47 - Rex Grossman, 2002 Nov. 26, 2016 Tallahassee 13 / 15 L 13-31 Nov. 24, 1979 Gainesville - / 5 L 16-27 Passing Completions Nov. 25, 2017 Gainesville L 22-38 Nov. 29, 1980 Tallahassee - / 3 L 13-17 29 - Shane Matthews, 1990 Nov. 28, 1981 Gainesville W 35-3 28 - Danny Wuerffel, 1995 Sugar Bowl Dec. 4, 1982 Tallahassee - / 15 W 13-10 27 - Rex Grossman, 2001 GBG INDIVIDUAL Dec. 3, 1983 Gainesville 12 / - W 53-14 Dec. 1, 1984 Tallahassee 3 / 12 W 27-17 Series Information Passing Yards 443 - Danny Wuerffel, 1995 Nov. 30, 1985 Gainesville 6 / 12 W 38-14 Series Record .....................................Florida leads, 34-26-2 394 - Danny Wuerffel, 1995 Sugar Bowl Nov. 29, 1986 Tallahassee W 17-13 In Gainesville ......................................Florida leads, 20-12-1 362 - Danny Wuerffel, 1996 Nov. 28, 1987 Gainesville - / 3 L 14-28 In Tallahassee .....................................................Tied, 13-13-1 Nov. 26, 1988 Tallahassee - / 5 L 17-52 351 - Shane Matthews, 1990 When Both are Ranked ............Florida State leads, 12-10-1 DEPTH CHART Dec. 2, 1989 Gainesville - / 6 L 17-24 343 - Kerwin Bell, 1985 ROSTER / ROSTER Dec. 1, 1990 Tallahassee 6 / 8 L 30-45 When Both are Top-10 Teams .....Florida State leads, 8-5-1 Passing Touchdowns Nov. 30, 1991 Gainesville 5 / 3 W 14-9 Games Decided by 3 Points or Less .........Florida leads, 5-1 4 - Danny Wuerffel, 1995 Nov. 28, 1992 Tallahassee 6 / 3 L 24-45 Games Decided by 7 Points or Less .......Florida leads, 12-8 Wayne Peace, 1981 Nov.