The 2020 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2020 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 third-year head coach Dan Mullen and quarterback Kyle Trask.

Florida reached No. 3 in the AP Poll, their highest ranking since 2012, and won the SEC East for the first time since 2016. They lost to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game and to Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, finishing the season with a 8–4 record and ranked No. 13 in the AP Poll.

Preseason

SEC Media Days In the preseason media poll, Florida was predicted to win the East Division. Florida received the fourth-most votes to win the SEC Championship Game.

Schedule Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 college football season was postponed, and there was some question if the season would be played at all. On July 31, the Southeastern Conference announced that its teams would play a ten-game conference-only season beginning in late September. Florida's previously scheduled games against non-conference opponents Eastern Washington, New Mexico State, and South Alabama were all canceled due to the scheduling change, as was the annual rivalry game against Florida State, breaking a streak of annual meetings that began in 1957. Conference games against Texas A&M and Arkansas were added to increase the usual eight-game SEC schedule to ten. On March 24, 2021, the game against Eastern Washington was rescheduled for 2022.

Attendance at all college football games was restricted during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 social distancing considerations. The University of Florida limited home attendance to 20% of capacity at Florida Field. All road games along with the SEC Championship Game and the Cotton Bowl Classic were played with similar attendance caps.

Due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida program, the Missouri game was moved from October 24 to 31.SEC Announces Football Schedule Changes Due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida program, the LSU game was moved from October 17 to December 12.LSU at Florida Football Game Postponed

Rankings

Game summaries

Ole Miss

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South Carolina

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Texas A&M

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Missouri

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Georgia

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Arkansas

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Vanderbilt

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Kentucky

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Tennessee

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LSU

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Alabama

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Oklahoma

Personnel

Roster

2020 Florida Gators rosterQuarterbacks  2 Anthony Richardson – Freshman  5 Emory Jones – Sophomore  7 Luke Matthews – Freshman 11 Kyle Trask – Senior

Running backs  6 Nay'Quan Wright – Freshman 20 Malik Davis – Junior 21 Lorenzo Lingard – Sophomore 24 Iverson Clement – Sophomore 27 Dameon Pierce – Junior 39 Michael Weir – Senior

Wide receivers  0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Freshman  1 Kadarius Toney – Senior  3 Xzavier Henderson – Freshman  8 Trevon Grimes – Junior 12 Rick Wells – Senior 15 Jacob Copeland – Sophomore 80 Trent Whittemore – Freshman 82 Ja'Markis Weston – Freshman 86 Jordan Pouncey – Junior 89 Justin Shorter – Sophomore

Tight ends  9 Keon Zipperer – Sophomore 45 Clifford Taylor IV – Senior 84 Kyle Pitts – Junior 87 Jonathan Odom – Freshman 88 Kemore Gamble – Junior

Offensive line 51 Stewart Reese – Senior 54 Gerald Mincey – Freshman 55 Hayden Knighton – Freshman 56 Jean DeLance – Senior 61 Brett Heggie – Senior 62 Griffin McDowell – Sophomore 64 Riley Simonds – Freshman 65 Kingsley Eguakun – Freshman 67 Richie Leonard – Freshman 70 Michael Tarquin – Freshman 72 Stone Forsythe – Senior 73 Mark Pitts – Freshman 74 Will Harrod – Freshman 75 T.J. Moore – Junior 76 Richard Gouraige – Sophomore 77 Ethan White – Sophomore 78 Josh Braun – Freshman Defensive line  9 Gervon Dexter – Freshman 17 Zachary Carter – Junior 33 Princely Umanmielen – Freshman 54 Lamar Goods – Freshman 55 Kyree Campbell – Senior 56 Tedarrell Slaton – Senior 66 Jaelin Humphries – Sophomore 81 Dante Lang – Sophomore 91 Marlon Dunlap Jr. – Senior 92 Jalen Lee – Freshman 95 Lucas Alonso – Freshman

Linebackers  1 Brenton Cox Jr. – Sophomore  4 David Reese – Sophomore  7 Jeremiah Moon – Senior  8 Khris Bogle – Sophomore 10 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Sophomore 11 Mohamoud Diabate – Sophomore 15 Derek Wingo – Freshman 28 Ty'Ron Hopper – Freshman 30 Amari Burney – Junior 34 Lacedrick Brunson – Junior 40 Jesiah Pierre – Freshman 41 James Houston – Junior 48 Noah Keeter – Freshman 51 Ventrell Miller – Junior 52 Antwaun Powell – Freshman 99 Lloyd Summerall III – Freshman

Defensive backs  0 Trey Dean – Junior  2 Brad Stewart Jr. – Senior  3 Marco Wilson – Junior  5 Kaiir Elam – Sophomore  6 Shawn Davis – Senior 12 C.J. McWilliams – Senior 13 Donovan Stiner – Senior 14 Quincy Lenton – Senior 16 Tre'Vez Johnson – Freshman 21 Ethan Pouncey – Freshman 22 Rashad Torrence II – Freshman 23 Jaydon Hill – Sophomore 24 Avery Helm – Freshman 25 Chester Kimbrough – Sophomore 26 Kamar Wilcoxson – Freshman 27 Jahari Rogers – Freshman 32 Mordecai McDaniel – Freshman 38 Nick Oelrich – Senior 39 Fenley Graham – Freshman 43 Nicolas Sutton – Senior Punters 18 Jacob Finn – Senior 26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Freshman

Placekickers 19 Evan McPherson – Junior 36 Zack Sessa – Freshman 71 Chris Howard – Junior

Long snappers 44 Brandon Becar – Graduate 45 Marco Ortiz – Sophomore 48 Brett DioGuardi – Senior

Athletes 13 Kyle Engel – Freshman 17 Kahleil Jackson – Freshman 18 Jack Anders – Freshman 19 Jack Ruskell – Junior 25 Erik Askeland – Junior 29 Khamal Ellison – Junior 29 Isaac Ricks – Junior 31 Chase DeMichele – Sophomore 32 N'Jhari Jackson – Freshman 33 Daniel Cross – Sophomore 35 William Sawyer – Freshman 36 Trey Thompson – Junior 37 Patrick Moorer – Junior 37 Tyler Waxman – Freshman 42 Quaylin Crum – Junior 42 Jaylin Jackson – Sophomore 43 Nicolas Sutton – Junior 46 John Brady – Freshman 47 Justin Pelic – Freshman 47 Austin Perry – Junior 53 Chase Whitfield – Freshman 57 Coleman Crozier – Sophomore 83 Joshua Tse – Junior 85 Kevin Johnson – Sophomore 96 Travis Freeman – Freshman Redshirt Injury

Coaching staff Name Position Joined staffDan Mullen Head coach 2018Todd Grantham Defensive coordinator 2018Brian Johnson Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 2018Tim Brewster Assistant head coach / Tight ends 2020John Hevesy Running game coordinator / offensive line 2018Billy Gonzales Passing game coordinator / Wide receivers 2018Greg Knox Running backs / Special teams coordinator 2018Ron English Safeties 2018Torrian Gray Cornerbacks 2019David Turner Defensive line 2019Christian Robinson Linebackers 2018Nick Savage Director of strength and conditioning 2018Stephen Adegoke Graduate assistant 2019

Players drafted into the NFL

1 4 Kyle Pitts TE Atlanta Falcons 1 20 Kadarius Toney WR New York Giants 2 64 Kyle Trask QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 136 Marco Wilson CB Arizona Cardinals 5 149 Evan McPherson K Cincinnati Bengals 5 165 Shawn Davis S Indianapolis Colts 5 173 Tedarrell Slaton DT Green Bay Packers 6 208 Stone Forsythe OT Seattle Seahawks

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