Florida — SEC
HC
Jon Sumrall · Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, FL · 88,548 cap
PPA off / def
0.14 / 0.17
2025
Class rank
#17
class of 2026
Returning PPA
69%
returning production
| 2011 |
OSU L 17–24 | away |
| 2006 |
OSU L 14–41 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
2025 results (4–8)
Statistical comps — 2025 Florida's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (27 in / 36 out)
| Outgoing |
|---|
| Jayden Woods | EDGE | → uncommitted |
| DJ Lagway | QB | → Baylor |
| Eugene Wilson III | WR | → LSU |
| Michai Boireau | DL | → Ole Miss |
| Aidan Mizell | WR | → UCLA |
| Ja'Kobi Jackson | RB | → Ohio State |
| Hayden Hansen | TE | → Oklahoma |
| Amir Jackson | TE | → uncommitted |
| + 28 more |
Origins
Spurrier won the Heisman as a Gator in 1966, came back to coach, and installed the Fun 'n' Gun in a conference that ran the football on principle. Three national titles since 1996 in a state that grows more talent than anywhere.
Founded 1853 · Consolidated into the state university in 1905 · first football 1906 · defined by Steve Spurrier
All-time record
All-time
746–450–37
1910–2025
Win %
62.0%
114 seasons played
Winning seasons
78
68% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2009 | 13 | 1 | SEC |
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | SEC |
| 2006 | 13 | 1 | SEC |
| 1996 | 12 | 1 | SEC |
| 1995 | 12 | 1 | SEC |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1910 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 294 | 53% |
45% | 39 of 136 | 6.4 | 16% |
| 2nd down | 221 | 47% |
43% | 46 of 136 | 5.9 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 32 | 75% |
53% | — | 2.3 | 3% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 48 | 25% |
38% | — | 4.0 | 4% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 50 | 16% |
14% | — | 4.1 | 6% |
| 4th down | 17 | 41% |
47% | — | 3.0 | 12% |
133 drives · 34% ended in points · 6.9 plays and 39.3 yards per drive · 0.77 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 12 | Ole Miss |
(07:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Lagway pass complete deep left to #9 J.Sturdivant caught at… |
57 | 4.65 |
| 6 | Texas |
DJ Lagway pass complete to Vernell Brown III for 60 yds to the TEX 25 for a 1ST down |
60 | 4.28 |
| 10 | Georgia |
(07:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Lagway rush middle for 26 yards gain to the UGA39 (#6 D.Eve… |
26 | 3.80 |
| 6 | Texas |
DJ Lagway pass complete to Dallas Wilson for 55 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK) |
55 | 3.77 |
| 11 | Kentucky |
(11:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Lagway pass complete short middle to #8 V.Brown III caught … |
22 | 3.52 |
| 8 | Mississippi State |
DJ Lagway pass complete to Vernell Brown III for 50 yds to the MSST 28 for a 1ST down |
50 | 3.51 |
| 13 | Tennessee |
(08:17) Shotgun #2 D.Lagway pass complete deep right to #13 J.Baugh caught at UT 09, for 3… |
33 | 3.44 |
| 7 | Texas A&M |
DJ Lagway pass complete to Eugene Wilson III for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down |
25 | 3.32 |