2016 Florida Gators football team

2016 Florida Gators football
SEC Eastern Division champion Outback Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 16–54 vs. Alabama
Outback Bowl, W 30–3 vs. Iowa
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 14
2016 record	9–4 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jim McElwain (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Nussmeier (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Geoff Collins (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Capacity: 88,548)[1]
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 SEC football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 14 Florida x		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 22 Tennessee		4	–	4					9	–	4
Georgia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	7
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					6	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 24 Auburn		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 13 LSU		5	–	3					8	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	5					7	–	6
Mississippi State		3	–	5					6	–	7
Ole Miss		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Jim McElwain. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SEC play to be champions of the Eastern Division. They represented the Eastern Division in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Alabama. They were invited to the Outback Bowl where they defeated Iowa.

Contents

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  1 Previous season
  


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  2 Schedule
  


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  3 Game summaries
  
  
  
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    3.1 UMass
    
  
  
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    3.2 Kentucky
    
  
  
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    3.3 North Texas
    
  
  
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    3.4 Tennessee
    
  
  
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    3.5 Vanderbilt
    
  
  
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    3.6 Missouri
    
  
  
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    3.7 Georgia
    
  
  
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    3.8 Arkansas
    
  
  
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    3.9 South Carolina
    
  
  
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    3.10 LSU
    
    
    
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      3.10.1 Postponement and rescheduling
      
    
    
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      3.10.2 The game
      
    
    
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      3.10.3 Statistics
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.11 Florida State
    
  
  
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    3.12 Alabama
    
  
  
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    3.13 Iowa
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Personnel
  
  
  
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    4.1 Roster
    
  
  
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    4.2 Coaching staff
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Rankings
  


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  6 References
  

Previous season

Main article: 2015 Florida Gators football team

Going into the season, the Florida football program, under the new leadership of Jim McElwain, was largely thought of as undergoing a rebuilding process. However, the team raced to a 6–0 start to the season, including an upset win versus then-no. 3 Ole Miss 38–10. The following game at Missouri was the last game of 2015 for Will Grier, who was suspended the following week for taking a banned substance. Treon Harris was called to lead the offense for the rest of the season. With Harris as quarterback, the Gators won four out of their next five games, including 27–3 over rival Georgia and losing only to Western Division rival LSU 28–35. With a 9–7 win against Vanderbilt, the Gators captured their first SEC Eastern Division championship since 2012, and earned a berth in the SEC Championship Game for the first time since 2009.
Florida's reenergized offense began to struggle toward the end of the season, as did the special teams. The Gators needed overtime to defeat Florida Atlantic, who finished 3–9 on the season. The Gators lost their final three games against rival Florida State, Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, and Michigan in the Citrus Bowl respectively, ending the season with a 10–4 record.^[2]

Florida's turnaround season earned McElwain the 2015 SEC Coach of the Year award. McElwain was also in contention for the 2015 AFCA Coach of the Year award by virtue of winning the regional AFCA award.^[3]

Schedule

Florida announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of seven home, five away, and one neutral site games in the regular season. The Gators were to host SEC foes Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, and South Carolina, and travel to Arkansas, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. Florida played Georgia in Jacksonville, Florida.^[4]

The Gators traveled to Arkansas for the first time since 2008. The team hosted two of its three non–conference games, including Massachusetts and North Texas from Conference USA. They were set to play Presbyterian, from the Big South Conference, but the game was cancelled to make room for the makeup game against LSU. Florida traveled to Tallahassee for their final regular season game to play in–state rival Florida State from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	UMass*	No. 25	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	SECN	W 24–7	88,121
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Kentucky		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	CBS	W 45–7	85,821
September 17	7:30 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 23	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	ESPNU	W 32–0	86,848
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Tennessee	No. 19	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Rivalry)	CBS	L 28–38	102,455
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 23	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee	SECN	W 13–6	30,565
October 15	4:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 18	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	SECN	W 40–14	88,825
October 29	3:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia	No. 14	EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida (Rivalry)	CBS	W 24–10	84,681
November 5	3:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 10	D.W.R. Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas	CBS	L 10–31	74,432
November 12	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 22	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	CBS	W 20–7	89,614
November 19[a]	1:00 p.m.	at No. 16 LSU	No. 21	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry)	SECN	W 16–10	102,043
November 26	8:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Florida State*	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida (Rivalry)	ABC	L 13–31	78,342
December 3	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Alabama	No. 15	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia (SEC Championship Game)	CBS	L 16–54	74,632
January 2, 2017	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 21 Iowa*	No. 20	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida (Outback Bowl)	ABC	W 30–3	51,119
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^{^[a]} The game between Florida and LSU was postponed in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew. It was originally scheduled for October 8 at Florida Field in Gainesville but was moved to November 19 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, replacing the previously scheduled game against Presbyterian.

Schedule source:^[5]

Game summaries

UMass

See also: 2016 UMass Minutemen football team

UMass Minutemen at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
UMass	0	7	0	0	7
No. 25 Florida	7	3	0	14	24

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

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  Date: September 3, 2016


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  Game time: 7:40 p.m. EDT
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Light rain, 87% humidity


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  Game attendance: 88,121


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  Referee: James Carter


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  TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart and Andre Ware^[6]
  


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Game information

First Quarter Florida – Antonio Callaway 12-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Pineiro kick), 3:57 Second Quarter UMass – Ross Comis 5-yard run (Mike Caggiano kick), 14:18 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 40-yard field goal, 0:08 Fourth Quarter Florida – Eddy Pineiro 49-yard field goal, 11:14 Florida – Brandon Powell 26-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Luke Del Rio pass to Freddie Swain), 8:04 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 48-yard field goal, 2:26 Passing leaders MASS – Ross Comis – 9/17, 141 yards FLA – Luke Del Rio – 29/44, 256 yards, 2 touchdowns Rushing leaders MASS – Marquis Young – 19 carries, 59 yards FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 13 carries, 70 yards Receiving leaders MASS – Andy Isabella – 3 receptions, 95 yards FLA – Brandon Powell – 7 receptions, 73 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders MASS – Tedrick Lowery – 11 tackles FLA – Jarrad Davis – 9 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

The 2016 season kicked off with a prime time game against the UMass Minutemen, and was the first contest ever between the two schools.^[7] Before the game, the Gators conducted a ceremony to honor Steve Spurrier, Florida's winningest football coach, by renaming the playing surface to Steve Spurrier–Florida Field.^[8]

Kentucky

See also: 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	0	0	0	7	7
Florida	14	10	14	7	45

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

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  Date: September 10, 2016


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  Game time: 3:39 p.m. EDT
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy, 50% humidity


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  Game attendance: 85,821


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  Referee: Matt Austin


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  TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson^[9]
  


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Game information

First Quarter Florida – Mark Thompson 3-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 2:34 Florida – Antonio Callaway 78-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Pineiro kick), 0:37 Second Quarter Florida – Eddy Pineiro 54-yard field goal, 5:57 Florida – Brandon Powell 5-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Pineiro kick), 0:18 Third Quarter Florida – Freddie Swain 26-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Pineiro kick), 12:25 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 4-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 3:40 Fourth Quarter Florida – Lamical Perine 28-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Pineiro kick), 14:19 Kentucky – Jojo Kemp 2-yard run (Austin MacGinnis kick), 4:27 Passing leaders KEN – Stephen Johnson – 1/3, 45 yards FLA – Luke Del Rio – 19/32, 320 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders KEN – Stanley Williams – 12 carries, 66 yards FLA – Lamical Perine – 17 carries, 105 yards Receiving leaders KEN – Jeff Badet – 1 reception, 45 yards FLA – Antonio Callaway – 5 receptions, 129 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders KEN – Jordan Jones and Blake McClain – 9 tackles FLA – Alex Anzalone – 6 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
49–17	September 19, 2015	Florida, 14–9

Florida's last loss to Kentucky came in 1986. Since then, Florida has defeated the Wildcats 29 years in a row, the longest active winning streak over an annual opponent. The all-time record is Notre Dame's 43-game winning streak against Navy from 1964 to 2006. Last year's game at Commonwealth Stadium was closely contested. Florida did lead 14–3 at halftime, although Kentucky was able to narrow the Gators' lead to 5 with two fourth quarter field goals before time expired.^[10]

North Texas

See also: 2016 North Texas Mean Green football team

North Texas Mean Green at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Texas	0	0	0	0	0
No. 23 Florida	5	14	0	13	32

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

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  Date: September 17, 2016


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  Game time: 7:32 p.m. EDT
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: E at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy, 73% humidity


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  Game attendance: 86,848


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  Referee: David Smith


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  TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick and Dusty Dvoracek^[11]
  


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Game information

First Quarter Florida – Team safety, 13:04 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 22-yard field goal, 8:49 Second Quarter Florida – Jordan Cronkrite 6-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 12:32 Florida – Lamical Perine 2-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 3:00 Fourth Quarter Florida – Mark Thompson 20-yard run, 13:46 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 7:15 Passing leaders NT – Mason Fine – 6/22, 66 yards, 1 interception FLA – Luke Del Rio – 14/25, 186 yards, 1 interception Rushing leaders NT – Jeffrey Wilson – 10 carries, 26 yards FLA – Mark Thompson – 11 carries, 85 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders NT – Thaddeous Thompson – 3 receptions, 50 yards FLA – Josh Hammond – 2 receptions, 72 yards Tackling leaders NT – Nate Brooks – 8 tackles FLA – Jarrad Davis and Marcus Maye – 6 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
0–1	October 4, 1947	North Texas State, 20–12

This was the second meeting between the two schools, with North Texas having won the only prior game, 20–12, in 1947.^[12]

Tennessee

See also: 2016 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Florida	7	14	0	7	28
No. 14 Tennessee	0	3	14	21	38

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

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  Date: September 24, 2016


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  Game time: 3:39 p.m. EDT
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NNE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny


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  Game attendance: 102,455


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  Referee: Matt Loeffler


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  TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson^[13]
  


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Game information

First Quarter Florida – DeAndre Goolsby 3-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 13:35 Second Quarter Florida – Jordan Cronkrite 15-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 14:10 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 5:12 Tennessee – Aaron Medley 28-yard field goal, 2:39 Third Quarter Tennessee – Jalen Hurd 23-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick), 7:29 Tennessee – Ethan Wolf 20-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick), 0:59 Fourth Quarter Tennessee – Jauan Jennings 67-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick), 12:45 Tennessee – Josh Malone 42-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick), 11:48 Tennessee – Joshua Dobbs 5-yard run (Aaron Medley kick), 8:27 Florida – Freddie Swain 10-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 4:17 Passing leaders FLA – Austin Appleby – 23/39, 296 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception TENN – Joshua Dobbs – 16/32, 319 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 10 carries, 44 yards TENN – Jalen Hurd – 26 carries, 95 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Antonio Callaway – 4 receptions, 134 yards TENN – Jauan Jennings – 3 receptions, 111 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – Alex Anzalone – 12 tackles TENN – Colton Jumper – 8 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
26–19	September 26, 2015	Florida, 28–27

Florida engineered a thrilling fourth quarter comeback in last year's contest. Tennessee led 27–14 with 10:19 remaining in the game. The Gators scored a touchdown with 4:09 remaining, and forced Tennessee to punt on the following possession. The next drive ended when Will Grier, facing 4th-and-14 at their own 37-yard line, completed a pass to Antonio Callaway who raced to the end zone to tie the game at 27. Jorge Powell made the extra point to give the Gators a one-point lead with 1:26 remaining. On the ensuing drive, Tennessee's Aaron Medley was able to attempt a game-winning 55-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining, but missed wide right.^[14]

Vanderbilt

See also: 2016 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Florida	0	10	0	3	13
Vanderbilt	0	3	3	0	6

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

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  Date: October 1, 2016


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  Game time: 12:01 p.m. EDT
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: W at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy


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  Game attendance: 30,565


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  Referee: James Carter


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  TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart and Andre Ware^[15]
  


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Game information

Second Quarter Florida – Jordan Scarlett 4-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 6:27 Vanderbilt – Tommy Openshaw 38-yard field goal, 2:13 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 42-yard field goal, 0:00 Third Quarter Vanderbilt – Tommy Openshaw 27-yard field goal, 2:54 Fourth Quarter Florida – Eddy Pineiro 26-yard field goal, 8:17 Passing leaders FLA – Austin Appleby – 19/28, 144 yards VAN – Kyle Shurmur – 9/25, 82 yards, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 12 carries, 55 yards, 1 touchdown VAN – Ralph Webb – 24 carries, 110 yards Receiving leaders FLA – C'yontai Lewis – 2 receptions, 39 yards VAN – Kalija Lipscomb – 3 receptions, 43 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Jarrad Davis – 15 tackles VAN – Zach Cunningham – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
37–10–2	November 7, 2015	Florida, 9–7

Florida scored a touchdown in the first quarter of last year's game, but the extra point was missed. Vanderbilt's rush leader, Ralph Webb, ran 74-yards for a game-tying touchdown, and Hayden Lekacz made the extra point to put the Commodores ahead 7–6 to go into halftime. Every drive of the third quarter for both teams ended with a punt. Finally with 3:10 remaining in the fourth quarter, Austin Hardin made a 43-yard field goal to put the Gators ahead 9–7. The defense was able to hold off Vanderbilt on the ensuing drive, and the Gators were able to run off the final seconds to earn a 9–7 escape.^[16]

Missouri

See also: 2016 Missouri Tigers football team

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	0	0	7	7	14
No. 18 Florida	0	20	6	14	40

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

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  Date: October 15, 2016


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  Game time: 4:01 p.m. EDT
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: E at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) • Weather: Light rain, 75% humidity


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  Game attendance: 88,825


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  Referee: Brad Rogers


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  TV announcers (SEC Network): Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmer^[17]
  


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Game information

Second Quarter Florida – Eddy Pineiro 53-yard field goal, 11:56 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 24-yard field goal, 5:45 Florida – Jalen Tabor 39-yard interception return (Eddy Pineiro kick), 3:25 Florida – Quincy Wilson 78-yard interception return (Eddy Pineiro kick), 1:14 Third Quarter Missouri – Josh Augusta 1 yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 12:32 Florida – Tyree Cleveland 20-yard pass from Luke Del Rio, 3:47 Fourth Quarter Florida – Jordan Scarlett 33-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 11:43 Missouri – Ish Witter 1 yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 1:23 Florida – Antonio Callaway 44-yard kick return (Eddy Pineiro kick), 1:17 Passing leaders MIZZ – Marvin Zanders – 3/4, 59 yards FLA – Luke Del Rio – 18/38, 236 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions Rushing leaders MIZZ – Damarea Crockett – 14 carries, 145 yards FLA – Lamical Perine – 11 carries, 106 yards Receiving leaders MIZZ – Richaud Floyd – 1 reception, 34 yards FLA – Tyrie Cleveland – 3 receptions, 79 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders MIZZ – Michael Scherer – 10 tackles FLA – Alex Anzalone and Jarrad Davis – 8 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
2–2	October 10, 2015	Florida, 21–3

Last year's game saw both teams score on their opening drives – Florida with a touchdown, Missouri with a field goal. Florida scored a second touchdown in the first quarter, which after a scoreless second quarter gave the Gators a 14–3 lead over the Tigers. The Gators scored again with their third and final touchdown of the game in the third quarter, and held the Tigers scoreless through the second half, earning the Gators a 21–3 victory and 6–0 start to the season.^[18]

Georgia

See also: 2016 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry

Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary

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No. 14 Florida	7	7	7	3	24
Georgia	3	7	0	0	10

at EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

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  Date: October 29, 2016


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  Game time: 3:39 p.m. EDT
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy, 67% humidity


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  Game attendance: 84,681


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  Referee: Hubert Owens


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  TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson^[19]
  


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Game information

First Quarter Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 25-yard field goal, 9:59 Florida – C'yontai Lewis 19-yard pass from Luke Del Rio (Eddy Pineiro kick), 0:17 Second Quarter Georgia – Riley Ridley 14-yard pass from Jacob Eason (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 12:02 Florida – Jordan Scarlett 2-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 1:37 Third Quarter Florida – Antonio Callaway 4-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 3:11 Fourth Quarter Florida – Eddy Pineiro 38-yard field goal, 4:24 Passing leaders FLA – Luke Del Rio – 15/25, 135 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception UGA – Jacob Eason – 15/33, 143 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 26 carries, 93 yards, 1 touchdown UGA – Nick Chubb – 9 carries, 20 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Antonio Callaway – 4 receptions, 42 yards UGA – Terry Godwin – 5 receptions, 57 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Jarrad Davis – 7 tackles UGA – Deandre Baker – 10 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
42–49–2 (per Florida) 42–50–2 (per Georgia)	October 31, 2015	Florida, 27–3

One of only two neutral-site SEC series (Arkansas–Texas A&M), Florida and Georgia have played a storied series since 1906 (though Georgia contends that they first met in 1904). The game has been held in Jacksonville since 1933, only playing a home-and-home in 1994 and 1995 due to construction of Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
Florida drew first blood in last year's game when a muffed punt was recovered by Florida in Georgia's end zone at the end of the first quarter. Florida entered the second quarter leading 6–0 after a muffed punt in the end zone, despite a blocked extra point. The Gators added to their lead in the second quarter with two touchdowns, one from Harris–Callaway touchdown pass, the other from a 3-yard run by Kelvin Taylor following Georgia quarterback Faton Bauta's second interception and went to the locker room with a 20–0 lead. Georgia scored the only points of the third quarter with Marshall Morgan's 26-yard field goal. Georgia's Faton Bauta threw his third interception of the game in the fourth quarter, and Florida answered with a 3-minute touchdown drive. Georgia's final drive of the game ended with a fifth interception for Faton Bauta, and Jim McElwain earned his first victory over the Gators' bitter rival in his first year.^[20]

Arkansas

See also: 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

Florida Gators at Arkansas Razorbacks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Florida	7	0	0	3	10
Arkansas	14	7	0	10	31

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

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  Date: November 5, 2016


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  Game time: 3:37 p.m. EDT
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Scattered clouds


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  Game attendance: 74,432


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  Referee: David Smith


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  TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler and Aaron Taylor^[21]
  


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Game information

First Quarter Arkansas – Santos Ramirez 24-yard interception return (Adam McFain kick), 12:20 Arkansas – Rawleigh Williams III 6-yard run (Adam McFain kick), 5:56 Florida – Duke Dawson 37-yard interception return (Eddy Pineiro kick), 2:44 Second Quarter Arkansas – Drew Morgan 7-yard pass from Austin Allen (Adam McFain kick), 0:16 Fourth Quarter Arkansas – Adam McFain 36-yard field goal, 9:14 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 49-yard field goal, 6:41 Arkansas – Rawleigh Williams III 41-yard run (Adam McFain kick), 5:40 Passing leaders FLA – Luke Del Rio – 19/37, 229 yards, 2 interceptions ARK – Austin Allen – 15/26, 243 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – Mark Thompson – 3 carries, 19 yards ARK – Rawleigh Williams III – 26 carries, 148 yards, 2 touchdowns Receiving leaders FLA – Antonio Callaway 4 receptions, 44 yards ARK – Drew Morgan – 7 receptions, 95 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – Marcus Maye – 11 tackles ARK – Brooks Ellis, Dwayne Eugene, and Santos Ramirez – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
9–1	October 5, 2013	Florida, 30–10

South Carolina

See also: 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	0	0	0	7	7
No. 22 Florida	7	7	6	0	20

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

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  Date: November 12, 2016


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  Game time: 12:08 p.m. EST
  


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  Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: ENE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny, 51% humidity


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  Game attendance: 89,614


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  Referee: Brad Rogers


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  TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler & Aaron Taylor^[22]
  


• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – C'yontai Lewis 6-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 11:17 Second Quarter Florida – Ahmad Fulwood 18-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 9:37 Third Quarter Florida – Eddy Pineiro 54-yard field goal, 7:28 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 36-yard field goal, 0:52 Fourth Quarter South Carolina – David Williams 1 yard run (Elliott Fry kick), 6:53 Passing leaders SCAR – Jake Bentley – 18/33, 213 yards, 1 interception FLA – Austin Appleby – 17/21, 201 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Rushing leaders SCAR – David Williams – 7 carries, 20 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 20 carries, 134 yards Receiving leaders SCAR – Hayden Hurst – 3 receptions, 63 yards FLA – Ahmad Fulwood – 2 receptions, 48 yards, 1 touchdown; Antonio Callaway – 4 receptions, 48 yards Tackling leaders SCAR – Darius English – 10 tackles FLA – David Reese – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
25–8–3	November 14, 2015	Florida, 24–14

Jim McElwain's predecessor Will Muschamp, in his first year as Steve Spurrier's full-time successor at South Carolina, returned to The Swamp for the first time since his 2014 firing from Florida.
Last year, Florida 17–0 lead to enter the fourth quarter before Pharoh Cooper and Perry Orth caught touchdown passes from each other on consecutive drives. On the ensuing drive, however, Florida was able to consolidate their squandered lead, and earned the game's final score as the Gamecocks were unable to answer.^[23]

LSU

See also: 2016 LSU Tigers football team and Florida–LSU football rivalry

Postponement and rescheduling

The 2016 Florida-LSU game was originally scheduled to be played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, on October 8. However, it was postponed on the Thursday before the contest due to the approach of Hurricane Matthew, which forced over one million Floridians to evacuate and caused almost $3 billion in damage as it moved up Florida's Atlantic coast on October 6 and 7.^[24][25]
Administrators at the two schools had difficulty coming to agreement on when and where to reschedule the game. The most likely date appeared to be November 19, when both schools were scheduled to play home games against non-conference opponents. However, LSU athletic director Joe Alleva refused to buy out the school's contract with South Alabama and play Florida in Gainesville as originally scheduled, stating that "We are going to have a home game on November 19th."^[26] The reluctance of Florida officials to agree to move the game to Baton Rouge cast doubt on whether the contest would be played at all, and led to accusations that the Gators were "scared" to play LSU, comments that head coach Jim McElwain and Gator players strongly refuted.^[27]

Eventually, the SEC ruled that neither LSU nor Florida could to compete in the SEC Championship Game if they did not play eight regular season conference games as originally scheduled.^[28] With Florida vying for the SEC East title at the time, the school agreed to play LSU in Baton Rouge on November 19. In exchange, the 2017 LSU – Florida game was to be moved from Baton Rouge to Gainesville. Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley was displeased with both the process and the outcome, which resulted in the loss of two home games from the Gators' seven game home slate in 2016. "The conference office asked us to find a solution in working with LSU, yet LSU was never a true partner in our discussions", Foley said in a written statement. "The Southeastern Conference offered some other solutions and the LSU administration made it clear that they were unwilling to consider other reasonable options."^[29]

The game

The first half was a defensive struggle, with LSU leading 7–3. The Tigers drove the ball inside the Florida 5-yard line to start the second half but came away with zero points after a fumbled snap on a field goal attempt passed incomplete. The Gators took advantage of that LSU miscue by scoring a 98-yard touchdown pass from graduate quarterback Austin Appleby to freshman receiver Tyrie Cleveland down the sideline to take a 10–7 lead. After an exchange of punts, LSU scored a field goal to tie the game at 10. Florida then made a pair of field goals to take a 16–10 lead, the second field goal being set up by an LSU lost fumble on a kickoff return. After driving down the field with less than a minute left, LSU had first-and-goal at UF's 7–yard line with 50 seconds left. The Tigers picked up 6 yards on the first two plays, but nothing on their next two. Gators defensive back Marcell Harris and defensive lineman Jordan Sherit helped stop running back Derrius Guice at the goal line on the last play of the game, sealing the victory and setting off a Gator celebration in the end zone. Florida head coach Jim McElwain became the first coach in conference history to lead his team to the SEC Championship Game in his first two seasons.

Statistics

Florida Gators at LSU Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Florida	0	3	7	6	16
No. 16 Louisiana State	7	0	0	3	10

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• 
  Date: November 19, 2016


• 
  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  


• 
  Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N at 16 miles per hour (26 km/h) • Weather: Sunny, 36% humidity


• 
  Game attendance: 102,043


• 
  Referee: Matt Austin


• 
  TV: SECN
  


• Play-by-play

Game information

First quarter LSU Darrius Guice 1 yard run (Colby Delahoussaye Kick) 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:03 Second quarter UF Eddy Pineiro 36 yard field goal 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:17 Third quarter UF Tyrie Cleveland 98 Yd pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro Kick) 1 play, 98 yards, 0:13 Fourth quarter LSU Colby Delahoussaye 22 Yd Field Goal 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:43 UF Eddy Pineiro 26 Yd Field Goal 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:41 UF Eddy Pineiro 34 Yd Field Goal 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:13 Top passers UF – Austin Appleby – 7/17, 144 Yards, TD LSU – Danny Etling – 14/25, 204 Yards Top rushers UF – Jordan Scarlett – 22 Carries, 108 Yards LSU – Derrius Guice – 19 Carries, 83 Yards, TD Top receivers UF – Tyrie Cleveland – 3 Receptions, 124 Yards, TD LSU – D.J. Chark – 2 Receptions, 46 Yards

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
31–28–3	October 17, 2015	LSU, 35–28

Florida State

See also: 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry

Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Florida	0	3	3	7	13
No. 15 Florida State	7	3	7	14	31

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

• 
  Date: November 26, 2016


• 
  Game time: 8:14 p.m. EST
  


• 
  Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: N at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Clear skies


• 
  Game attendance: 78,342


• 
  Referee: Jeff Flanagan


• 
  TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore and Todd Blackledge^[30]
  


• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter FSU – Dalvin Cook 17-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick), 4:46 Second Quarter FSU – Ricky Aguayo 22-yard field goal, 14:47 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 38-yard field goal, 7:19 Third Quarter Florida – Eddy Pineiro 41-yard field goal, 10:26 FSU – Travis Rudolph 46-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Logan Tyler kick), 5:38 Fourth Quarter FSU – Freddie Stevenson 27-yard run (Logan Tyler kick), 12:51 Florida – Marcell Harris 12-yard fumble return (Eddy Pineiro kick), 10:45 FSU – Deondre Francois 8-yard run (Logan Tyler kick), 1:00 Passing leaders FLA – Austin Appleby – 19/35, 149 yards FSU – Deondre Francois – 15/26, 138 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 14 carries, 53 yards FSU – Dalvin Cook – 26 carries, 153 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving leaders FLA – Antonio Callaway – 6 receptions, 58 yards FSU – Travis Rudolph – 4 receptions, 63 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders FLA – Marcell Harris – 11 tackles FSU – Josh Sweat and Matthew Thomas – 7 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
34–24–2	November 28, 2015	Florida State, 27–2

The record-breaking^[31] crowd at The Swamp witnessed the lowest score Florida has ever attained in the Florida–Florida State series. After a scoreless first quarter, Roberto Aguayo made a 45-yard field goal to give the Seminoles a 3–0 lead. Sean Maguire connected with Jeremy Kerr to extend the lead to ten before the halftime break. 9:39 into the third quarter, Roberto Aguayo made his second field goal, this time from 51 yards to extend the Seminole lead to 13. Florida's offense continued to be ineffective, and it took a safety midway through the fourth quarter to put the Gators on the board, trailing by 11. However, Dalvin Cook ran for 15 and 29 yards for two touchdowns, the latter coming with twenty seconds remaining in the game, and the no. 14 Seminoles embarrassed the no. 10 Gators at home 27–2.^[32]

Alabama

See also: 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2016 SEC Championship Game

Florida Gators vs. Alabama Crimson Tide – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Alabama	16	17	7	14	54
No. 15 Florida	9	7	0	0	16

at Georgia Dome • Atlanta

• 
  Date: December 3, 2016


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  Game time: 4:11 p.m. EST
  


• 
  Game weather: Indoors


• 
  Game attendance: 74,632


• 
  Referee: Matt Loeffler


• 
  TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson^[33]
  


• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Florida – Antonio Callaway 5-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 9:51 Alabama – Adam Griffith 31-yard field goal, 6:58 Alabama – Minkah Fitzpatrick 44-yard interception return (Adam Griffith kick), 5:06 Alabama – Josh Jacobs 27-yard punt return, 1:42 Florida – David Reese 98-yard PAT return, 1:42 Second Quarter Alabama – Gehrig Dieter 6-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Adam Griffith kick), 11:55 Alabama – Adam Griffith 25-yard field goal, 6:27 Alabama – Josh Jacobs 6-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 3:47 Florida – DeAndre Goolsby 25-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 0:19 Third Quarter Alabama – Bo Scarbrough 2-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 3:32 Fourth Quarter Alabama – Bo Scarbrough 1 yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 9:15 Alabama – Derrick Gore 10-yard run (Andy Pappanastos kick), 3:48 Passing leaders ALA – Jalen Hurts – 11/20, 138 yards, 1 touchdown FLA – Austin Appleby – 26/39, 261 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions Rushing leaders ALA – Bo Scarbrough – 11 carries, 91 yards, 2 touchdowns FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 11 carries, 17 yards Receiving leaders ALA – Calvin Ridley – 4 receptions, 43 yards FLA – DeAndre Goolsby – 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 touchdown Tackling leaders ALA – Reuben Foster – 11 tackles FLA – Chauncey Gardner – 9 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
14–25	December 5, 2015	Alabama, 29–15

Since defeating Alabama in the 2008 SEC Championship Game, Florida has lost the last five games against Alabama. Florida trails 14–26 in the all-time series, but has a 4–4 record when playing the Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game.^[34]

Iowa

See also: 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and 2017 Outback Bowl

Florida Gators vs. Iowa Hawkeyes – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Florida	3	7	7	13	30
No. 21 Iowa	3	0	0	0	3

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• 
  Date: January 2, 2017


• 
  Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  


• 
  Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Sunny


• 
  Game attendance: 51,119


• 
  Referee: Brad Van Vark


• 
  TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham^[35]
  


• Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter Iowa – Keith Duncan 36-yard field goal, 8:56 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 44-yard field goal, 5:42 Second Quarter Florida – Mark Thompson 85-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 1:46 Third Quarter Florida – DeAndre Goolsby 6-yard pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), 0:48 Fourth Quarter Florida – Chauncey Gardner 58-yard interception return (Eddy Pineiro kick), 14:44 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 25-yard field goal, 9:46 Florida – Eddy Pineiro 48-yard field goal, 5:57 Passing leaders FLA – Austin Appleby – 15/25, 222 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Iowa – C. J. Beathard – 7/25, 55 yards, 3 interceptions Rushing leaders FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 14 carries, 94 yards Iowa – Akrum Wadley – 22 carries, 115 yards Receiving leaders FLA – Mark Thompson – 1 reception, 85 yards, 1 touchdown Iowa – Akrum Wadley – 4 receptions, 21 yards Tackling leaders FLA – Marcell Harris – 9 tackles Iowa – Josey Jewell – 10 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
2–1	January 2, 2006	Florida, 31–24

Personnel

Roster

2016 Florida Gators roster
Quarterbacks 11 Kyle Trask – Freshman 12 Austin Appleby – Senior 13 Feleipe Franks – Freshman 14 Luke Del Rio – Sophomore 37 Harry Gornto V – Freshman Running Backs 22 Lamical Perine – Freshman 24 Mark Thompson– Junior 25 Jordan Scarlett – Sophomore 32 Jordan Cronkrite – Sophomore 33 Tyriek Hopkins – Freshman 36 Case Harrison – Junior 37 Mark Herndon – Senior Wide Receivers  4 Brandon Powell – Junior  5 Ahmad Fulwood – Senior  9 Dre Massey – Junior 10 Josh Hammond – Freshman 16 Freddie Swain – Freshman 18 C.J. Worton – Junior 43 Glenn Jarriel – Freshman 46 Isaac O'Neal – Freshman 81 Antonio Callaway – Sophomore 83 Rick Wells – Freshman 85 Chris Thompson – Senior 87 Kalif Jackson – Freshman 89 Tyrie Cleveland – Freshman Tight Ends 16 Brian Fallace – Sophomore 30 DeAndre Goolsby – Junior 39 Ryan Ferguson – Sophomore 80 C'yontai Lewis – Sophomore 82 Moral Stephens – Sophomore 84 Camrin Knight – Sophomore Punters 19 Johnny Townsend – Junior 97 Jon Gould – Freshman		Offensive Line 51 Antonio Riles – Junior 53 Kavaris Harkless – Sophomore 54 Cameron Dillard – Junior 59 T.J. McCoy – Freshman 60 Zach Shinn – Sophomore 61 Brett Heggie – Freshman 64 Tyler Jordan – Sophomore 65 Jawaan Taylor – Freshman 66 Nick Buchanan – Freshman 67 Brandon Sandifer – Freshman 68 Richerd Desir-Jones – Freshman 69 Marcus Givens – Freshman 71 Nick Villano – Freshman 72 Stone Forsythe – Freshman 73 Martez Ivey – Sophomore 74 Fredrick Johnson – Sophomore 76 Marcel Benalcazar – Senior 77 Andrew Mike – Sophomore 78 David Sharpe – Junior Defensive Line 17 Jordan Sherit – Junior 42 Jordan Smith – Freshman 54 Khairi Clark – Sophomore 55 Thomas Holley – Sophomore 57 Caleb Brantley – Junior 62 Andrew Ivie – Freshman 70 Forrest Palmore – Sophomore 90 Antonneous Clayton – Freshman 91 Joey Ivie – Senior 92 Jabari Zuniga – Freshman 93 Taven Bryan – Sophomore 94 Bryan Cox Jr. – Senior 95 Keivonnis Davis – Sophomore 96 CeCe Jefferson – Sophomore 97 Justus Reed – Sophomore 98 Luke Ancrum – Freshman 99 Jachai Polite – Freshman Placekickers 15 Eddy Pineiro – Sophomore 34 Neil MacInnes – Senior 79 Daniel Justino – Freshman 98 Jorge Powell – Sophomore		Linebackers 11 Vosean Joseph – Freshman 13 Daniel McMillian – Senior 25 Matt Rolin – Junior 28 Kylan Johnson – Freshman 33 David Reese – Freshman 34 Alex Anzalone – Senior 40 Jarrad Davis – Senior 41 Darius Singletary – Freshman 44 Rayshad Jackson – Freshman 45 R.J. Raymond – Sophomore 46 Will Thomas – Freshman 50 Jeremiah Moon – Freshman 52 Steven Stipe – Junior 56 Cristian Garcia – Junior 58 Jahim Lawrence – Freshman Defensive Backs  6 Quincy Wilson – Junior  7 Duke Dawson – Junior  8 Nick Washington – Junior 12 Christopher McWilliams – Freshman 14 Chris Williamson – Sophomore 20 Marcus Maye – Senior 21 McArthur Burnett – Freshman 23 Chauncey Gardner – Freshman 26 Marcell Harris – Junior 27 Quincy Lenton – Freshman 29 Jeawon Taylor – Freshman 30 Garrett Stephens – Junior 31 Teez Tabor – Junior 35 Joseph Putu – Junior 36 Eddie Giles – Sophomore 39 Michael Iorio – Senior 43 Mark Norvelis – Senior Long snappers 41 Ryan Farr – Sophomore 47 Jonathan Haney – Senior 49 Devin Grimm – Sophomore 49 Jacob Tilghman – Freshman

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Joined Staff
Jim McElwain	Head Coach	2015
Doug Nussmeier	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks	2015
Geoff Collins	Defensive Coordinator	2015
Greg Nord	Tight Ends / Special Teams	2015
Tim Skipper	Running Backs	2015
Kerry Dixon II	Wide Receivers	2015
Mike Summers	Offensive Line	2014
Randy Shannon	Associate Head Coach / Linebackers	2015
Chris Rumph	Defensive Line	2015
Torrian Gray	Defensive Backs	2016
Mike Kent	Director of strength & conditioning	2015

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	25	RV	23	19	23	18	18	15	14	10	22	21	13	15	20	14
Coaches	25	25	23	16	21	18	14	12	12	9	16	18	13	16	18	13
CFP	Not released									11	NR	23	15	15	17	Not released

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