2018 Florida Gators football team

2018 Southeastern Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
	^ – College Football Playoff participant; $ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.; Rankings from AP Poll

2018 Florida Gators football
2018 Florida Gators football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 41–15 vs. Michigan
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7 (tie)
2018 record	10–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Dan Mullen (1st season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Billy Gonzales (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Hevesy (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Grantham (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium; (Capacity: 88,548)
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by first-year head coach Dan Mullen.

Florida, coming off a 4–7 season in 2017, began the year unranked. In the second game of the season, not only did the team lose to Kentucky for the first time since 1986, but they also lost to them at home for the first time since 1979, snapping a 31-game winning streak in the series.^[2] Florida won its next five games, including on the road against No. 23 Mississippi State and at home against No. 5 LSU, rising to ninth in the AP Poll. They then lost two games to No. 7 Georgia and Missouri and ended the conference regular season tied for second in the SEC East Division at 5–3. After closing the regular season by defeating rival Florida State, they were invited to the Peach Bowl, where they defeated No. 8 Michigan by a score of 41–15. The team finished with an overall record of 10–3, and in the season's final AP Poll, the team was ranked in a tie for seventh, the highest finish for the school since 2009.

The team was led on offense by redshirt sophomore quarterback Feleipe Franks, who finished with 2,457 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns, and 7 rushing touchdowns. His 31 total touchdowns was tied for third in the Southeastern Conference.^[3] Running backs La'Mical Perine and Jordan Scarlett finished with 826 and 776 yards, respectively. Defensively, the team was led by defensive end Jachai Polite, who finished with 20 tackles for loss and was named first-team All-SEC.

Previous season[]

The Gators in 2017 were led by third-year head coach Jim McElwain through the end of October until his firing. Randy Shannon was named the interim head coach on October 29.^[4] They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in SEC play to finish in fifth place in the Eastern Division.

Preseason[]

Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy^[5]	C. J. Gardner-Johnson	DB	JR
Rimington Trophy^[6]	T. J. McCoy	C	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[7]	David Reese	LB	JR
Butkus Award^[8]	David Reese	LB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[9]	Cece Jefferson	DE	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[9]	David Reese	LB	JR
Outland Trophy^[10]	Martez Ivey	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[11]	Fred Johnson	OL	SR
Ted Hendricks Award^[12]	Cece Jefferson	DE	SR
Ted Hendricks Award^[12]	Jabari Zuniga	DE	JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[13]	Tyrie Cleveland	WR	JR

SEC media poll[]

The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018 with the Gators predicted to finish third in the East Division.^[14]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East)
1	Georgia	1,977 (271)
2	South Carolina	1,535 (8)
3	Florida	1,441 (4)
4	Missouri	1,057
5	Kentucky	874 (1)
6	Tennessee	704 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	392

Preseason All-SEC teams[]

The Gators had eight players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Offense

1st team

Martez Ivey – OL

3rd team

Jordan Scarlett – RB

Defense

1st team

CeCe Jefferson – DL

2nd team

C. J. Gardner-Johnson – DB

C. J. Henderson – DB

3rd team

David Reese – LB

Marco Wilson – DB

Specialists

3rd team

Kadarius Toney – all purpose player

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 53–6	81,164
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 25	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 16–27	80,651
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Colorado State*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 48–10	80,021
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	ESPN	W 47–21	100,027
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Mississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (SEC Nation)	ESPN	W 13–6	61,406
October 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 LSU	No. 22	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry / SEC Nation)	CBS	W 27–19	90,283
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 14	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN	W 37–27	31,118
October 27	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Georgia	No. 9	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry/College GameDay / SEC Nation)	CBS	L 17–36	84,463
November 3	4:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 13	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 17–38	80,017
November 10	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 19	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 35–31	82,696
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Idaho*	No. 15	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	W 63–10	81,467
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at Florida State*	No. 13	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 41–14	71,953
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Michigan*	No. 10	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–15	74,006
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 30 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	25	NR	NR	RV	22	14	11	9	13	19	15	13	11	10	7т
Coaches	RV	25	NR	RV	RV	RV	16	12	11	14	21	16	13	10	10	6
CFP	Not released									11	15	13	11	9	10	Not released

Game summaries[]

Charleston Southern[]

Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	6	6
Florida	10	28	13	2	53

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: September 1, 2018
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: 67% humidity, clear
Game attendance: 81,164
Referee: John McDaid
TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic^[15]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – Trevon Grimes 34-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 12:40
Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 8:10

Second Quarter

Florida – Van Jefferson 6-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:19
Florida – Josh Hammond 6-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 9:51
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:49
Florida – Van Jefferson 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:39

Third Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 31-yard field goal, 10:58
Florida – Kyle Trask 12-yard run (Jorge Powell kick), 7:28
Florida – Jorge Powell 39-yard field goal, 4:48

Fourth Quarter

Charleston Southern – Terrence Wilson 22-yard run, 13:40
Florida – Austin Perry 98-yard PAT return, 13:40

Passing leaders

CHSO – London Johnson – 3/12, 2 yards
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 16/24, 219 yards, 5 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

CHSO – Ronnie Harris – 8 carries, 83 yards
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 9 carries, 73 yards

Receiving leaders

CHSO – Taz Lindsey and Geoffrey Wall – 1 reception, 5 yards
FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 57 yards

Tackling leaders

CHSO – Solomon Brown – 8 tackles
FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson and Rayshad Jackson – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
1–0	September 5, 2009	Florida, 62–3

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Kentucky[]

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	7	0	14	6	27
No. 25 Florida	0	10	0	6	16

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: September 8, 2018
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: ESE at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: 81% humidity, partly cloudy
Game attendance: 80,651
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic^[16]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Kentucky – David Bouvier 29-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Miles Butler kick), 5:07

Second Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 29-yard field goal, 14:03
Florida – Moral Stephens 18-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:27

Third Quarter

Kentucky – Terry Wilson 24-yard run (Miles Butler kick), 9:49
Kentucky – Lynn Bowden 54-yard pass from Terry Wilson (Miles Butler kick), 4:11

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Freddie Swain 4-yard pass from Feleipe Franks, 3:34
Kentucky – Davonte Robinson 30-yard fumble recovery, 0:00

Passing leaders

KEN – Terry Wilson – 11/16, 151 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 17/38, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

KEN – Benny Snell – 175 yards
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 44 yards

Receiving leaders

KEN – Lynn Bowden – 4 receptions, 79 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 35 yards

Tackling leaders

KEN – Kash Daniel – 11 tackles
FLA – Rayshad Jackson – 9 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
51–17	September 23, 2017	Florida, 28–27

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
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Colorado State[]

Colorado State Rams at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado State	0	3	7	0	10
Florida	6	21	0	21	48

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: September 15, 2018
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 96 °F (36 °C) • Wind: SW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) • Weather: 45% humidity, partly cloudy
Game attendance: 80,021
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (SEC Network): , Matt Stinchcomb, and Kris Budden^[17]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 24-yard field goal, 10:48
Florida – Evan McPherson 48-yard field goal, 2:14

Second Quarter

Florida – Jordan Scarlett 30-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 11:49
Florida – Freddie Swain 18-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:24
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 0-yard punt return, 4:02
Colorado State – Wyatt Bryan 53-yard field goal, 0:00

Third Quarter

Colorado State – Trey McBride 48-yard pass from K.J. Carta-Samuels (Wyatt Bryan kick), 11:27

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Freddie Swain 85-yard punt return (Evan McPherson kick), 13:25
Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 9:21
Florida – Daemon Pierce 68-yard run (Jorge Powell kick), 6:17

Passing leaders

CSU – K. J. Carta-Samuels – 21/33, 217 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 8/15, 119 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

CSU – Marvin Kinsey Jr. – 15 carries, 79 yards
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 5 carries, 87 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

CSU – Preston Williams – 9 receptions, 106 yards
FLA – Van Jefferson – 2 receptions, 62 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

CSU – Josh Watson – 5 tackles
FLA – James Houston IV – 8 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
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Tennessee[]

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	14	12	7	14	47
Tennessee	0	3	10	8	21

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

Date: September 22, 2018
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 100,027
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Rod Gilmore, and Quint Kessenich^[18]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – R.J. Raymond 1 yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:50
Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:52

Second Quarter

Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia 32-yard field goal, 13:13
Florida – Cece Jefferson safety, 11:03
Florida – Freddie Swain 65-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 10:42
Florida – Evan McPherson 25-yard field goal, 0:15

Third Quarter

Florida – Jordan Scarlett 19-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 14:44
Tennessee – Brent Cimaglia 41-yard field goal, 12:38
Tennessee – Madre London 1 yard run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 1:22

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:17
Tennessee – Jeremy Banks 2-yard run (Jauan Jennings pass from Keller Chryst), 5:04
Florida – Dameon Pierce 47-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:54

Passing leaders

FLA – Feleipe Franks – 9/18, 172 yards, 3 touchdowns
TEN – Jarrett Guarantano – 7/18, 164 yards, 2 interceptions

Rushing leaders

FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 11 carries, 77 yards
TEN – Ty Chandler – 11 carries, 66 yards; Madre London – 11 carries, 66 yards

Receiving leaders

FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 88 yards, 1 touchdown
TEN – Jauan Jennings – 4 receptions, 60 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – David Reese II – 11 tackles
TEN – Baylen Buchanan – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
27–20	September 16, 2017	Florida, 26–20

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
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Mississippi State[]

Florida Gators at Mississippi State Bulldogs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	0	3	7	3	13
No. 23 Mississippi State	3	3	0	0	6

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi

Date: September 29, 2018
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Partly cloudy
Game attendance: 61,406
Referee: Matt Austin
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill^[19]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Mississippi State – Jace Christmann 34-yard field goal, 3:28

Second Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 39-yard field goal, 10:24
Mississippi State – Jace Christmann 39-yard field goal, 3:30

Third Quarter

Florida – Moral Stephens 20-yard pass from Kadarius Toney (Evan McPherson kick), 8:26

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal 5:22

Passing leaders

FLA – Feleipe Franks – 22/31, 219 yards, 1 interception
MSU – Nick Fitzgerald – 11/26, 98 yards

Rushing leaders

FLA – La'Mical Perine – 10 carries, 55 yards
MSU – Kylin Hill – 9 carries, 41 yards

Receiving leaders

FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 47 yards
MSU – Osirus Mitchell – 3 receptions, 35 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – C. J. Gardner-Johnson and Vosean Joseph – 7 tackles
MSU – Erroll Thompson – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
33–19–2	October 16, 2010	Mississippi State, 10–7

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
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LSU[]

LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 LSU	7	3	3	6	19
No. 22 Florida	0	14	0	13	27

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: October 6, 2018
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: ENE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: 51% humidity, sunny
Game attendance: 90,283
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl^[20]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

LSU – Nick Brossette 4-yard run (Cole Tracy kick), 11:43

Second Quarter

Florida – La'Mical Perine 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 12:30
LSU – Cole Tracy 33-yard field goal, 3:10
Florida – Moral Stephens 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:09

Third Quarter

LSU – Cole Tracy 42-yard field goal, 4:16

Fourth Quarter

LSU – Nick Brossette 1 yard run, 11:14
Florida – La'Mical Perine 2-yard run, 8:48
Florida – Brad Stewart, Jr. 25-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 1:45

Passing leaders

LSU – Joe Burrow – 19/34, 191 yards, 2 interceptions
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 12/27, 161 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

LSU – Nick Brossette – 15 carries, 95 yards, 2 touchdowns
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 17 carries, 85 yards, 2 touchdowns

Receiving leaders

LSU – Justin Jefferson – 3 receptions, 50 yards
FLA – Josh Hammond – 3 receptions, 85 yards

Tackling leaders

LSU – Micah Baskerville – 11 tackles
FLA – Vosean Joseph – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
32–29–3	October 7, 2017	LSU, 17–16

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
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Vanderbilt[]

Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Florida	0	13	7	17	37
Vanderbilt	7	14	0	6	27

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 13, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 31,118
Referee: Lee Hedrick
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill^[21]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Vanderbilt – Jared Pinkney 1 yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick), 6:23

Second Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 14:14
Vanderbilt – Ke'Shawn Vaughn 75-yard pass from Kyle Shurmur (Ryley Guay kick), 13:59
Vanderbilt – Jamauri Wakefield 7-yard run (Ryley Guay kick), 6:42
Florida – La'Mical Perine 7-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:30
Florida – Evan McPherson 25-yard field goal, 0:00

Third Quarter

Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:23

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Jordan Scarlett 48-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 14:52
Vanderbilt – Ryley Guay 42-yard field goal, 12:10
Florida – Freddie Swain 11-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:07
Vanderbilt – Ryley Guay 53-yard field goal, 3:55
Florida – Evan McPherson 43-yard field goal, 0:37

Passing leaders

FLA – Feleipe Franks – 19/29, 284 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
VAN – Kyle Shurmur – 18/36, 229 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception

Rushing leaders

FLA – La'Mical Perine – 23 carries, 121 yards, 1 touchdown
VAN – Ke'Shawn Vaughn – 7 carries, 56 yards

Receiving leaders

FLA – La'Mical Perine – 4 receptions, 93 yards
VAN – Ke'Shawn Vaughn – 1 reception, 75 yards, 1 touchdown

Tackling leaders

FLA – David Reese II – 6 tackles
VAN – Jordan Griffin – 18 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
39–10–2	September 30, 2017	Florida, 38–24

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Georgia[]

Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Florida	0	7	7	3	17
No. 7 Georgia	10	3	10	13	36

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

Date: October 27, 2018
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: W at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) • Weather: Mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 84,463
Referee: Matt Loeffler
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, and Jamie Erdahl^[22]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 21-yard field goal, 8:11
Georgia – Jeremiah Holloman 16-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 6:07

Second Quarter

Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 9:57
Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 22-yard field goal, 0:02

Third Quarter

Florida – Freddie Swain 36-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 13:35
Georgia – Jeremiah Holloman 12-yard pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 10:33
Georgia – Rodrigo Blankenship 18-yard field goal, 0:07

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 42-yard field goal, 11:12
Georgia – Terry Godwin 24-yard pass from Jake Fromm, 8:39
Georgia – D'Andre Swift 33-yard run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), 4:29

Passing leaders

FLA – Feleipe Franks – 13/21, 105 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
UGA – Jake Fromm – 17/24, 240 yards, 3 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

FLA – La'Mical Perine – 14 carries, 62 yards
UGA – D'Andre Swift – 12 carries, 104 yards, 1 touchdown

Receiving leaders

FLA – Freddie Swain – 2 receptions, 38 yards, 1 touchdown
UGA – Isaac Nauta – 5 receptions, 73 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – Vosean Joseph – 13 tackles
UGA – Monty Rice – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
43–50–2 (per Florida) 43–51–2 (per Georgia)	October 28, 2017	Georgia, 42–7

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
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Missouri[]

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	7	14	14	3	38
No. 13 Florida	3	7	7	0	17

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: November 3, 2018
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NNE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 80,017
Referee: John McDaid
TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic^[23]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 32-yard field goal, 7:18
Missouri – Larry Rountree III 27-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 3:46

Second Quarter

Missouri – Albert Okwuegbunam 22-yard pass from Drew Lock (Tucker McCann kick), 13:12
Missouri – Damarea Crockett 4-yard run (Tucker McCann kick), 6:06
Florida – Feleipe Franks 3-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 1:42

Third Quarter

Missouri – Kam Scott 41-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 10:02
Missouri – Emanuel Hall 4-yard pass from Drew Lock (Evan McPherson kick), 5:00
Florida – Josh Hammond 7-yard pass from Kyle Trask (Evan McPherson kick), 0:20

Fourth Quarter

Missouri – Tucker McCann 40-yard field goal, 9:08

Passing leaders

MIZZ – Drew Lock – 24/32, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns
FLA – Kyle Trask – 10/18, 126 yards, 1 touchdown

Rushing leaders

MIZZ – Damarea Crockett – 21 carries, 114 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – La'Mical Perine – 10 carries, 42 yards

Receiving leaders

MIZZ – Emanuel Hall – 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – Kadarius Toney – 2 receptions, 72 yards

Tackling leaders

MIZZ – Cale Garrett – 12 tackles
FLA – David Reese II – 14 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
3–4	November 4, 2017	Missouri, 45–16

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
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South Carolina[]

South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	14	7	10	0	31
No. 19 Florida	0	14	7	14	35

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: November 10, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: N at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: 83% humidity, cloudy
Game attendance: 82,696
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill^[24]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

South Carolina – Jacob Austin 2-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick), 9:17
South Carolina – Kyle Markway 19-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick), 4:51

Second Quarter

Florida – La'Mical Perine 2-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 13:46
Florida – Feleipe Franks 10-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 8:58
South Carolina – Jake Bentley 1 yard run (Parker White kick), 4:21

Third Quarter

South Carolina – Parker White 34-yard field goal, 9:19
South Carolina – Rico Dowdle 4-yard run (Parker White kick), 4:41
Florida – Kadarius Toney 8-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 0:56

Fourth Quarter

Florida – La'Mical Perine 23-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 11:03
Florida – Feleipe Franks 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 4:09

Passing leaders

SCAR – Jake Bentley – 18/28, 239 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 15/21, 161 yards, 1 touchdown

Rushing leaders

SCAR – A. J. Turner – 12 carries, 81 yards
FLA – Jordan Scarlett – 18 carries, 159 yards

Receiving leaders

SCAR – Deebo Samuel – 4 receptions, 120 yards
FLA – Josh Hammond – 5 receptions, 35 yards

Tackling leaders

SCAR – T. J. Brunson – 16 tackles
FLA – David Reese II – 10 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
26–9–3	November 11, 2017	South Carolina, 28–20

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
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Idaho[]

Idaho Vandals at Florida Gators – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho	0	0	3	7	10
No. 15 Florida	28	21	7	7	63

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: November 17, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 81,467
Referee: James Carter
TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Andre Ware^[25]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – C. J. Gardner-Johnson 26-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 14:54
Florida – Feleipe Franks 17-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 12:46
Florida – Kyle Pitts 52-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:30
Florida – Van Jefferson 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 1:44

Second Quarter

Florida – Josh Hammond 21-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 10:29
Florida – Tyrie Cleveland 34-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 5:22
Florida – Josh Hammond 8-yard pass from Emory Jones (Jorge Powell kick), 1:50

Third Quarter

Florida – Dameon Pierce 4-yard pass from Emory Jones (Jorge Powell kick), 6:50
Idaho – Cade Coffey 38-yard field goal, 1:02

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Ventrell Miller 82-yard interception return (Jorge Powell kick), 6:43
Idaho – Jeff Cotton 12-yard pass from Mason Petrino (Cade Coffey kick), 1:47

Passing leaders

IDA – Mason Petrino – 12/31, 70 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
FLA – Feleipe Franks – 19/27, 274 yards, 3 touchdowns

Rushing leaders

IDA – Mason Petrino – 12 carries, 87 yards
FLA – Dameon Pierce – 13 carries, 77 yards

Receiving leaders

IDA – Jeff Cotton – 3 receptions, 38 yards, 1 touchdown
FLA – C'yontai Lewis – 3 receptions, 57 yards

Tackling leaders

IDA – Christian Elliss – 13 tackles
FLA – James Houston IV – 5 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Florida State[]

Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Florida	3	10	14	14	41
Florida State	0	7	7	0	14

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: November 24, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: 94% humidity, 30% chance of rain
Game attendance: 71,953
Referee: Gary Patterson
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill^[26]
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 27-yard field goal, 0:00

Second Quarter

Florida – La'Mical Perine 74-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 13:24
Florida – Evan McPherson 23-yard field goal, 7:35
Florida State – Cam Akers 15-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo kick), 5:25

Third Quarter

Florida – Josh Hammond 3-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 10:53
Florida – Trevon Grimes – 22-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 6:20
Florida State – Deondre Francois 4-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick), 4:16

Fourth Quarter

Florida – Van Jefferson 38-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 14:53
Florida – Jordan Scarlett 9-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:56

Passing leaders

FLA – Feleipe Franks – 16/26, 254 yards, 3 touchdowns
FSU – Deondre Francois – 14/29, 154 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions

Rushing leaders

FLA – La'Mical Perine – 13 carries, 129 yards, 1 touchdown
FSU – Jacques Patrick – 10 carries, 52 yards

Receiving leaders

FLA – Trevon Grimes – 5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 touchdown
FSU – Tamorrion Terry – 3 receptions, 78 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – Vosean Joseph – 8 tackles
FSU – Jaiden Woodbey – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
34–26–2	November 25, 2017	Florida State, 38–22

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Michigan (Peach Bowl)[]

Florida Gators vs. Michigan Wolverines – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Florida	3	10	14	14	41
No. 8 Michigan	7	3	0	5	15

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA

Date: December 29, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoors
Game attendance: 74,006
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, Allison Williams
Boxscore

Game information

First Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 21-yard field goal, 5:37
Michigan – Donovan Peoples-Jones 9-yard pass from Shea Patterson (Jake Moody kick), 2:03

Second Quarter

Florida – Evan McPherson 26-yard field goal, 12:22
Michigan – Jake Moody 48-yard field goal, 5:56
Florida – Feleipe Franks 20-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:41

Third Quarter

Florida – La'Mical Perine 5-yard pass from Feleipe Franks (Evan McPherson kick), 8:06
Florida – Jordan Scarlett 1 yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 2:34

Fourth Quarter

Michigan – Jake Moody 26-yard field goal, 12:16
Florida – La'Mical Perine 53-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 9:21
Michigan – Team 20-yard safety, 4:58
Florida – C. J. Gardner-Johnson 30-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 4:43

Passing leaders

FLA – Feleipe Franks – 13/23, 173 yards, 1 touchdown
MICH – Shea Patterson – 22/36, 236 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions

Rushing leaders

FLA – La'Mical Perine – 6 carries, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
MICH – Christian Turner – 7 carries, 32 yards

Receiving leaders

FLA – Van Jefferson – 4 receptions, 64 yards
MICH – Nico Collins – 5 receptions, 80 yards

Tackling leaders

FLA – C. J. Henderson & Jaewon Taylor – 8 tackles
MICH – Josh Ross – 11 tackles

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
0–4	September 2, 2017	Michigan, 33–17

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Personnel[]

Roster[]

As of 23 September 2018^[27]

2018 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

5 Emory Jones – Freshman
11 Kyle Trask – Sophomore
13 Feleipe Franks – Sophomore

Running Backs

20 Malik Davis – Sophomore
22 La'Mical Perine – Junior
24 Iverson Clement – Freshman
25 Jordan Scarlett – Junior
27 Dameon Pierce – Freshman

Wide Receivers

8 Trevon Grimes – Sophomore
9 Dre Massey – Senior
10 Josh Hammond – Junior
12 Van Jefferson – Junior
15 Jacob Copeland – Freshman
16 Freddie Swain – Junior
18 Daquon Green – Sophomore
83 Rick Wells – Sophomore
89 Tyrie Cleveland – Junior

Tight Ends

14 Lucas Krull – Sophomore
80 C'yontai Lewis – Senior
81 Dante Lang – Freshman
82 Moral Stephens – Senior
84 Kyle Pitts – Freshman
88 Kemore Gamble – Freshman

Offensive Line

53 Kavaris Harkless – Senior
55 Noah Banks – Junior
56 Jean DeLance – Sophomore
59 T.J. McCoy – Junior
61 Brett Heggie – Sophomore
62 Griffin McDowell – Freshman
64 Tyler Jordan – Senior
65 Jawaan Taylor – Junior
66 Nick Buchanan – Junior
67 Christopher Bleich – Freshman
70 Tanner Rowell – Sophomore
71 Nick Villano – Junior
72 Stone Forsythe – Sophomore
73 Martez Ivey – Senior
74 Fred Johnson – Senior
75 T.J. Moore – Freshman
76 Richard Gouraige – Freshman

Defensive Line

17 Zachary Carter – Freshman
35 Malik Langham – Freshman
54 Khairi Clark – Senior
55 Kyree Campbell – Sophomore
56 Tedarrell Slaton – Sophomore
77 Antonneous Clayton Sr. – Junior
91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Junior
92 Jabari Zuniga – Junior
93 Elijah Conliffe – Sophomore
95 Adam Shuler – Graduate
96 CeCe Jefferson – Senior
98 Luke Ancrum – Junior
99 Jachai Polite – Junior

Linebackers

7 Jeremiah Moon – Sophomore
11 Vosean Joseph – Junior
28 Kylan Johnson – Junior
33 David Reese – Junior
34 Lacedrick Brunson – Freshman
40 Nick Smith – Freshman
41 James Houston IV – Freshman
44 Rayshad Jackson – Junior
51 Ventrell Miller – Freshman
58 Jahim Lawrence – Junior
90 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Freshman

Defensive Backs

2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Sophomore
3 Marco Wilson – Sophomore
4 David Reese – Freshman
5 C. J. Henderson – Sophomore
6 Brian Edwards – Sophomore
12 C.J. McWilliams – Sophomore
13 Donovan Stiner – Sophomore
21 Trey Dean III – Freshman
23 C. J. Gardner-Johnson – Junior
26 John Huggins – Freshman
27 Quincy Lenton – Sophomore
29 Jeawon Taylor – Junior
31 Shawn Davis – Sophomore

Punters

43 Tommy Townsend – Junior
86 Jacob Finn – Sophomore
97 Jon Gould – Junior

Placekickers

19 Evan McPherson – Freshman
71 Chris Howard – Freshman
98 Jorge Powell – Senior

Long Snappers

41 Ryan Farr – Senior
48 Brett DioGuardi – Sophomore
49 Jacob Tilghman – Junior
50 Marco Ortiz – Freshman

Athletes

4 Kadarius Toney – Sophomore
17 Nick Sproles – Sophomore
19 Jack Ruskell – Freshman
25 Erik Askeland – Freshman
27 Joshua Tse – Freshman
30 Amari Burney – Freshman
33 Daniel Cross – Freshman
36 Robert Clay – Junior
37 Patrick Moorer – Freshman
37 Brandon Reddick – Graduate
38 Anthony Giglia – Senior
38 Nick Oelrich – Sophomore
39 Brady Walters – Junior
42 Jaylin Jackson – Freshman
42 Umstead Sanders – Junior
43 Glenn Jarriel – Junior
43 Nicolas Sutton – Sophomore
44 Garrett Conner – Junior
45 R.J. Raymond – Senior
46 Harry Gornto V – Junior
46 Will Thomas – Sophomore
47 Austin Perry – Freshman
47 Isaac Ricks – Freshman
52 Quaylin Crum – Freshman
57 Coleman Crozier – Freshman
59 Danny Weldon – Junior
60 Houston Underwood – Junior
63 James Washington - Freshman
85 Trey Thompson – Freshman
86 Andres Saldivar – Junior
87 Dennis Gross – Junior
93 Moses Gordon III – Junior

Redshirt
Injury

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Joined Staff
Dan Mullen	Head Coach	2018
Todd Grantham	Defensive Coordinator	2018
John Hevesy	Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line	2018
Billy Gonzales	Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers	2018
Greg Knox	Running Backs / Special Teams Coordinator	2018
Sal Sunseri	Defensive Line	2018
Ron English	Safeties	2018
Brian Johnson	Quarterbacks	2018
Larry Scott	Tight Ends	2018
Charlton Warren	Cornerbacks	2018
Christian Robinson	Linebackers	2018
Nick Savage	Director of Strength & Conditioning	2018

Recruits[]

The Gators signed a total of 19 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Iverson Clement RB	Mount Holly, New Jersey	Rancocas Valley Regional High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Apr 13, 2017
Iverson Clement RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Amari Burney S	Clearwater, Florida	Calvary Christian High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
Amari Burney S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Pitts TE	Warminster, Pennsylvania	Archbishop Wood High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Jul 20, 2017
Kyle Pitts TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dante Lang TE	Boca Raton, Florida	Boca Raton Community High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 21, 2017
Dante Lang TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Randy Russell S	Miami, Florida	Miami Carol City High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 22, 2017
Randy Russell S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
David Reese LB	Fort Pierce, Florida	Vero Beach High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
David Reese LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dameon Pierce RB	Bainbridge, Georgia	Bainbridge High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 6, 2017
Dameon Pierce RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Richard Gouriage OT	Tampa, Florida	Cambridge Christian School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	Oct 20, 2017
Richard Gouriage OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chris Bleich OT	Plymouth, Pennsylvania	Wyoming Valley West High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Nov 29, 2017
Chris Bleich OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Evan McPherson K	Fort Payne, Alabama	Fort Payne High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
Evan McPherson K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
John Huggins S	Daytona Beach, Florida	Mainland High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 17, 2017
John Huggins S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Noah Banks OT	Pensacola, Florida	Iowa Western Community College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Dec 19, 2017
Noah Banks OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Trey Dean S	Hampton, Georgia	Dutchtown High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Trey Dean S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Emory Jones QB	Franklin, Georgia	Heard County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
Emory Jones QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Justin Watkins WR	Clermont, Florida	East Ridge High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jan 20, 2018
Justin Watkins WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Griffin McDowell C	Leesburg, Georgia	Lee County High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jan 30, 2018
Griffin McDowell C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Andrew Chatfield LB	Plantation, Florida	American Heritage School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Andrew Chatfield LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Langham DE	Huntsville, Alabama	Lee High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Malik Langham DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jacob Copeland WR	Pensacola, Florida	Escambia High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
Jacob Copeland WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

Players drafted into the NFL[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	35	Jawaan Taylor	OT	Jacksonville Jaguars
3	68	Jachai Polite	OLB	New York Jets
4	105	C. J. Gardner-Johnson	S	New Orleans Saints
5	147	Vosean Joseph	LB	Buffalo Bills
5	154	Jordan Scarlett	RB	Carolina Panthers

References[]

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^ "Kentucky stns No. 25 Florida; first win over Gators since '86". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 8, 2018.
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^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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^ http://www.secsports.com/article/24148392/media-predicts-alabama-win-2018-sec-championship
^ Charleston Southern Pregame Notes
^ Kentucky Pregame Notes
^ Colorado State Pregame Notes
^ Tennessee Pregame Notes
^ Mississippi State Pregame Notes
^ LSU Pregame Notes
^ Vanderbilt Pregame Notes
^ Georgia Pregame Notes
^ Missouri Pregame Notes
^ South Carolina Pregame Notes
^ Idaho Pregame Notes
^ Florida State Pregame Notes
^ "2018 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[vacated2-1] Journal, Logan Lowery Daily. "MSU fires Moorhead after two seasons". Daily Journal. All eight of Moorhead's victories in 2018 had to be vacated after 10 football players were reprimanded by the NCAA for academic misconduct involving a former part-time tutor and an online chemistry class.

[2] "Kentucky stns No. 25 Florida; first win over Gators since '86". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 8, 2018.

[3] "2018 Southeastern Conference Year Summary". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

[4] "McElwain, UAA Mutually Agree to Part Ways". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

[5] "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.

[6] "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[7] "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.

[8] "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[9] "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[10] "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[11] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

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[13] "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

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[16] Kentucky Pregame Notes

[17] Colorado State Pregame Notes

[18] Tennessee Pregame Notes

[19] Mississippi State Pregame Notes

[20] LSU Pregame Notes

[21] Vanderbilt Pregame Notes

[22] Georgia Pregame Notes

[23] Missouri Pregame Notes

[24] South Carolina Pregame Notes

[25] Idaho Pregame Notes

[26] Florida State Pregame Notes

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People	Head coaches Ring of Honor All-Americans UF Athletic Hall of Fame Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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2018 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 7т Georgia x		7	–	1		11	–	3
No. 12 Kentucky		5	–	3		10	–	3
No. 7т Florida		5	–	3		10	–	3
South Carolina		4	–	4		7	–	6
Missouri		4	–	4		8	–	5
Vanderbilt		3	–	5		6	–	7
Tennessee		2	–	6		5	–	7
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^		8	–	0		14	–	1
No. 16 Texas A&M		5	–	3		9	–	4
No. 6 LSU		5	–	3		10	–	3
Auburn		3	–	5		8	–	5
Ole Miss		1	–	7		5	–	7
Arkansas		0	–	8		2	–	10
Mississippi State*		0	–	4		0	–	5
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Mississippi State vacated four conference and eight total wins due to NCAA violations.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll