The 2025 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. For the first 7 games, they were led by fourth-year head coach Billy Napier, who was fired on October 19. The Gators played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.

The Florida Gators drew an average home attendance of 90,125, the 10th-highest of all American football teams in the world.

After a lot of offseason hype stemming from the previous season’s four-game winning streak to conclude an 8–5 season that showed progress, the 2025 season quickly went south for Billy Napier and the Gators. In the second game of the year, Florida blew a second-half lead and lost 18–16 to USF— which entered the game as an 18.5 point underdog. The Gators showed little, if any improvement from then on and Napier was fired after an error-prone 23–21 win over Mississippi State. Billy Gonzales took over as the interim coach after the ensuing bye week, and though things looked promising in a 24–20 loss to a top-five Georgia team, things spiraled out of control from there, with Florida losing its next three games by an average of 17 points.

However, the season did end on a high note, with Jadan Baugh racking up 266 yards on the ground against FSU (the second most in a game in Florida history) in a 40–21 rout of archrival FSU. Having salvaged the finale, Florida finished the season 4–8. In doing so, Florida avoided its worst record since 1979.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries LIU (FCS)

Statistics LIUFLA First downs 2 27 Plays–yards 43–86 74–451 Rushes–yards 32–37 38–200 Passing yards 49 251 Passing: comp–att–int 4–11–0 27–36–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 25:33 34:27 Team Category Player Statistics LIU Passing Luca Stanzani 1/3, 28 yards Rushing Kam Ingram 4 carries, 14 yards Receiving Deion Richardson 2 receptions, 37 yards Florida Passing Tramell Jones Jr. 12/18, 131 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jadan Baugh 9 carries, 104 yards, TD Receiving Vernell Brown III 3 receptions, 79 yards

South Florida

Statistics USFFLA First downs 20 19 Plays–yards 65–391 64–355 Rushes–yards 29–128 31–133 Passing yards 263 222 Passing: comp–att–int 23–36–0 23–33–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 24:56 32:23 Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 23/36, 263 yards, TD Rushing Byrum Brown 17 carries, 66 yards Receiving Keshaun Singleton 2 receptions, 75 yards, TD Florida Passing DJ Lagway 23/33, 222 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jadan Baugh 18 carries, 93 yards Receiving Eugene Wilson III 7 receptions, 60 yards, TD

at No. 3 LSU

Statistics FLALSU First downs 23 10 Plays–yards 76–366 52–316 Rushes–yards 27–79 25–96 Passing yards 287 220 Passing: comp–att–int 33–49–5 15–27–1 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 37:46 22:14 Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing DJ Lagway 33/49, 287 yards, TD, 5 INT Rushing Jadan Baugh 10 carries, 46 yards Receiving Vernell Brown III 8 receptions, 62 yards LSU Passing Garrett Nussmeier 15/27, 220 yards, TD, INT Rushing Caden Durham 15 carries, 93 yards Receiving Aaron Anderson 4 receptions, 75 yards

at No. 4 Miami (FL) (rivalry)

Statistics FLAMIA First downs 7 21 Plays–yards 52–141 76–344 Rushes–yards 29–80 46–184 Passing yards 61 160 Passing: comp–att–int 12–23–0 17–30–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 23:30 36:30 Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing DJ Lagway 12/23, 61 yards Rushing Jadan Baugh 12 carries, 46 yards, TD Receiving Vernell Brown III 2 receptions, 22 yards Miami (FL) Passing Carson Beck 17/30, 160 yards, INT Rushing Mark Fletcher Jr. 24 carries, 124 yards, TD Receiving CharMar Brown 4 receptions, 53 yards

No. 9 Texas

Statistics TEXFLA First downs 16 22 Plays–yards 58–341 65–457 Rushes–yards 26–58 37–159 Passing yards 289 298 Passing: comp–att–int 17–32–2 21–28–2 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 25:53 34:07 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Arch Manning 16–29, 263 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Arch Manning 15 carries, 37 yards Receiving DeAndre Moore Jr. 3 receptions, 75 yards Florida Passing DJ Lagway 21–28, 298 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jadan Baugh 27 carries, 107 yards, TD Receiving Dallas Wilson 6 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD

at No. 5 Texas A&M

Statistics FLATA&M First downs 15 19 Plays–yards 61–319 68–417 Rushes–yards 24–74 42–183 Passing yards 245 234 Passing: comp–att–int 21–37–0 16–26–1 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 26:18 33:42 Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing DJ Lagway 21/37, 245 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jadan Baugh 18 carries, 65 yards Receiving Vernell Brown III 6 receptions, 77 yards Texas A&M Passing Marcel Reed 16/26, 234 yards, TD, INT Rushing Rueben Owens II 17 carries, 51 yards, TD Receiving Mario Craver 2 receptions, 77 yards

Mississippi State

Statistics MSSTFLA First downs 22 25 Plays–yards 80–468 68–452 Rushes–yards 44–144 33–172 Passing yards 324 280 Passing: –– 24–36–1 20–34–2Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 30:05 29:55 Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi State Passing Blake Shapen 24/36, 324 yards, INT Rushing Davon Booth 22 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brenen Thompson 7 receptions, 155 yards Florida Passing DJ Lagway 20/34, 280 yards, 2 INT Rushing Jadan Baugh 23 carries, 150 yards, TD Receiving Vernell Brown III 5 receptions, 95 yards

vs. No. 5 Georgia (rivalry)

Statistics UGAFLA First downs 21 16 Plays–yards 68–361 56–281 Rushes–yards 39–138 32–115 Passing yards 223 166 Passing: comp–att–int 20–29–1 15–24–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 32:25 27:35 Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Passing Gunner Stockton20/29, 223 yards, 2 TD, INT RushingChauncey Bowens9 carries, 70 yards, TD Receiving Zachariah Branch10 receptions, 112 yards Florida Passing DJ Lagway15/24, 166 yards, TD Rushing Jadan Baugh 15 carries, 72 yards, TD Receiving Eugene Wilson III 9 receptions, 121 yards, TD

at Kentucky (rivalry)

Statistics FLAUK First downs 13 22 Plays–yards 52–189 57–379 Rushes–yards 32–104 44–233 Passing yards 143 168 Passing: comp–att–int 20–37–3 18–23–1 Turnovers 4 4 Time of possession 28:27 31:33 Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing DJ Lagway 11/19, 83 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Jadan Baugh 17 carries, 64 yards Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 3 receptions, 29 yards Kentucky Passing Cutter Boley 18/23, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Dante Dowdell 7 carries, 104 yards, TD Receiving Kendrick Law 6 receptions, 44 yards

at No. 7 Ole Miss

Statistics FLAMISS First downs 14 27 Plays–yards 57–326 83–538 Rushes–yards 25–108 48–237 Passing yards 218 301 Passing: comp–att–int 16–31–1 26–35–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 22:03 37:57 Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing DJ Lagway 16/31, 218 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jadan Baugh 15 carries, 61 yards, TD Receiving TJ Abrams 3 receptions, 76 yards Ole Miss Passing Trinidad Chambliss 26/35, 301 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kewan Lacy 31 carries, 224 yards, 3 TD Receiving De'Zhaun Stribling 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD

No. 20 Tennessee (rivalry)

Statistics TENNFLA First downs 28 15 Plays–yards 73–452 47–261 Rushes–yards 51–248 30–145 Passing yards 204 116 Passing: comp–att–int 17-22-0 11-17-0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 35:42 24:18 Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 17/22, 204 yards, TD Rushing DeSean Bishop 24 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ethan Davis 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD Florida Passing DJ Lagway 11/17, 116 yards, TD Rushing Jadan Baugh 18 carries, 96 yards Receiving Jadan Baugh 2 receptions, 35 yards, TD

Florida State (rivalry)

Statistics FSUFLA First downs 24 26 Plays–yards 65–407 69–440 Rushes–yards 37–167 45–272 Passing yards 240 168 Passing: comp–att–int 17–28–1 15–24–1 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 25:18 34:42 Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Tommy Castellanos 17/28, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Tommy Castellanos 19 carries, 77 yards, TD Receiving Lawayne McCoy 6 receptions, 110 yards, TD Florida Passing DJ Lagway 15/24, 168 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Jadan Baugh 38 carries, 266 yards, 2 TD Receiving J. Michael Sturdivant 3 receptions, 58 yards, TD

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