American college football season
The 2023 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by second-year head coach Billy Napier , the Gators played home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. at No. 14 Utah * ESPN L 11–2453,644 September 9 7:30 p.m. McNeese * ESPNU W 49–788,163 September 16 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Tennessee Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) ESPN W 29–1690,751 September 23 7:00 p.m. Charlotte * No. 25 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN+ , ESPN+ W 22–789,053 September 30 12:00 p.m. at Kentucky No. 22 ESPN L 14–3361,699 October 7 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN W 38–1489,432 October 14 3:30 p.m. at South Carolina SECN W 41–3979,247 October 28 3:30 p.m. vs. No. 1 Georgia CBS L 20–4376,251 November 4 12:00 p.m. Arkansas Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN2 L 36–39 OT 89,782 November 11 7:30 p.m. at No. 19 LSU SECN L 35–52102,321 November 18 7:30 p.m. at No. 9 Missouri ESPN L 31–3362,621 November 25 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Florida State * ESPN L 15–2490,341
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The season-opening matchup against Utah was notable for it being the Gators' first non-conference true road game outside the state of Florida since a 38–21 loss to Syracuse in the 1991 season .[ 2] [ 3] 1989 . They also had not played a road game west of the Rocky Mountains since a 1983 game at USC.[ 4]
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 2–0 September 3, 2022 Florida 29–26
Uniform combination Helmet Jersey Pants
Game information First quarter Utah – Money Parks 70-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Cole Becker kick), 13:10 Florida – Adam Mihalek 32-yard field goal, 2:27 Second quarter Utah – Nate Johnson 27-yard run (Cole Becker kick), 7:50 Utah – Cole Becker 51-yard field goal, 2:52 Third quarter Utah – Bryson Barnes 5-yard run (Cole Becker kick), 11:06 Fourth quarter Florida – Caleb Douglas 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Eugene Wilson III pass), 9:22
Statistics Florida Utah First downs 17 13 Plays–yards 65–346 53–270 Rushes–yards 21–13 30–105 Passing yards 333 165 Passing: comp –att –int 31–44–1 15–23–0 Time of possession 31:56 28:04
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 31/44, 333 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Trevor Etienne 7 carries, 25 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 8 receptions, 92 yards Utah Passing Bryson Barnes 12/18, 159 yards, 1 TD Rushing Micah BernardNate Johnson 45 yards Receiving Money Parks 1 reception, 70 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line[ 6] Over/under Utah −5.544.5
Previous meeting First Meeting
Game information First quarter Second quarter Florida – Treyaun Webb 2-yard run, 7:04 Florida – Trevor Etienne 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 0:34 Third quarter Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick), 9:27 Florida – Ricky Pearsall 50-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Adam Mihalek kick), 3:45 Florida – Jamari Lyons 0-yard safety, 2:54 Fourth quarter Florida – Treyaun Webb 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 13:00 McNeese – Coleby Hamm 8-yard run (Garrison Smith kick), 2:24
Statistics McNeese Florida First downs 6 33 Plays–yards 40–112 74–560 Rushes–yards 26–46 51–327 Passing yards 66 233 Passing: comp –att –int 7–14–0 18–23–0 Time of possession 23:51 36:09
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese Passing Nate Glantz 6/13, 62 yards Rushing D'Angelo Durham 11 carries, 45 yards Receiving Jon McCall 1 reception, 18 yards Florida Passing Graham Mertz 14/17, 193 yards, 1 TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ricky Pearsall 6 receptions, 123 yards
Pregame line[ 8] Over/under Florida −47.555.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 31–21 September 24, 2022 Tennessee 38–33
Game three – No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0) at Florida Gators (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Tennessee 7 0 3 6 16 Florida 6 20 0 3 29
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Date : September 16Game time : 7:08 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 90,751Referee : Scott WalkerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)[ 9] Boxscore
Game information First quarter Second quarter Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 4-yard run, 9:28 Florida – Graham Mertz 1 yard run (Trey Smack kick), 7:20 Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 18-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 2:22 Third quarter Tennessee – Charles Campbell 42-yard field goal, 9:31 Fourth quarter Florida – Trey Smack 27-yard field goal, 9:55 Tennessee – Bru McCoy 55-yard pass from Joe Milton III, 8:41
Statistics Tennessee Florida First downs 17 22 Plays–yards 64–387 67–349 Rushes–yards 30–100 43–183 Passing yards 287 166 Passing: comp –att –int 20–34–1 19–24–0 Time of possession 22:32 37:28
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Joe Milton III 20/34, 287 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jaylen Wright 16 carries, 63 yards Receiving Bru McCoy 5 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD Florida Passing Graham Mertz 19/24, 166 yards, 1 TD Rushing Trevor Etienne 23 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD Receiving Eugene Wilson III 6 receptions, 44 yards
Pregame line[ 10] Over/under Tennessee −5.555.5
Previous meeting First Meeting
Game four – Charlotte 49ers (1–2) at No. 25 Florida Gators (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Charlotte 0 7 0 0 7 No. 25 Florida 10 6 3 3 22
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Date : September 23Game time : 7:02 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: cloudyGame attendance : 89,053Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (ESPN+ /SECN+ ) : Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Aaron Murray (analyst)[ 11] Boxscore
Game information First quarter Florida – Arlis Boardingham 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 8:26 Florida – Trey Smack 27-yard field goal, 4:14 Second quarter Florida – Trey Smack 23-yard field goal, 12:50 Florida – Trey Smack 54-yard field goal, 8:21 Charlotte – Jalon Jones 7-yard run (Kyle Cunanan kick), 2:30 Third quarter Florida – Trey Smack 36-yard field goal, 7:27 Fourth quarter Florida – Trey Smack 23-yard field goal, 2:28
Statistics Charlotte Florida First downs 10 21 Plays–yards 53–210 59–395 Rushes–yards 28–77 36–136 Passing yards 133 259 Passing: comp –att –int 14–25–0 20–23–0 Time of possession 28:25 31:35
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Jalon Jones 11/16, 111 yards Rushing Jalon Jones 20 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD Receiving Colin Weber 4 receptions, 54 yards Florida Passing Graham Mertz 20/23, 259 yards, 1 TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 16 carries, 63 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 6 receptions, 104 yards
Pregame line[ 12] Over/under Florida −28.548.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 53–20 September 10, 2022 Kentucky 26–16
Game five – No. 22 Florida Gators (3–1) at Kentucky Wildcats (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Florida 0 7 7 0 14 Kentucky 16 7 7 3 33
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
Date : September 30Game time : 12:07 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 61,699Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)[ 13] Boxscore
Game information First quarter Kentucky – Alex Raynor 24-yard field goal, 7:13 Kentucky – Ray Davis 9-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick), 5:37 Kentucky – Ray Davis 75-yard run, 0:23 Second quarter Kentucky – Ray Davis 3-yard run (Alex Raynor kick), 8:54 Florida – Hayden Hansen 4-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 0:34 Third quarter Kentucky – Ray Davis 2-yard run (Alex Raynor kick), 10:54 Florida – Ricky Pearsall 33-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 7:17 Fourth quarter Kentucky – Alex Raynor 50-yard field goal, 7:44
Statistics Florida Kentucky First downs 15 23 Plays–yards 59–313 56–398 Rushes–yards 29–69 36–329 Passing yards 244 69 Passing: comp –att –int 25–30–1 9–20–0 Time of possession 31:14 28:46
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 25/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 10 carries, 42 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 3 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD Kentucky Passing Devin Leary 9/20, 69 yards, 1 TD Rushing Ray Davis 26 carries, 280 yards, 3 TD Receiving Barion Brown 4 receptions, 37 yards
Pregame line[ 14] Over/under Kentucky −1.543.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 43–11–2 November 19, 2022 Vanderbilt 31–24
Game six – Vanderbilt Commodores (2–4) at Florida Gators (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 7 0 7 0 14 Florida 7 14 7 10 38
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Game information First quarter Florida – Ricky Pearsall 14-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 9:05 Vanderbilt – Will Sheppard 85-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick), 6:15 Second quarter Third quarter Florida – Eugene Wilson III 9-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 3:16 Vanderbilt – Richie Hoskins 21-yard pass from Ken Seals (Jacob Borcila kick), 0:44 Fourth quarter Florida – Trey Smack 40-yard field goal, 12:12 Vanderbilt – Arlis Boardingham 15-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 7:19
Statistics Vanderbilt Florida First downs 13 25 Plays–yards 53–340 71–495 Rushes–yards 19–64 30–215 Passing yards 276 280 Passing: comp –att –int 19–34–0 34–41–1 Time of possession 23:02 36:58
Team Category Player Statistics Vanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 19/34, 276 yards, 2 TD Rushing Sedrick Alexander 8 carries, 27 yards Receiving Will Sheppard 3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD Florida Passing Graham Mertz 30/36, 254 yards, 3 TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 18 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD Receiving Arlis Boardingham 7 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line[ 16] Over/under Florida −18.551.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 30–10–3 November 12, 2022 Florida 38–6
Game information First quarter Florida – Trevor Etienne 3-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 10:47 South Carolina – Trey Knox 6-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick), 7:49 Florida – Trey Smack 48-yard field goal, 4:08 South Carolina – Juju McDowell 17-yard run (Mitch Jeter kick), 2:02 Second quarter Florida – Trey Smack 44-yard field goal, 13:39 Florida – Kahleil Jackson 7-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Hayden Hansen pass), 8:13 South Carolina – Mario Anderson 20-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick), 4:57 Florida – Trey Smack 28-yard field goal, 0:03 Third quarter South Carolina – Mitch Jeter 27-yard field goal, 10:26 Florida – Trey Smack 54-yard field goal, 7:24 Fourth quarter South Carolina – Juju McDowell 3-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Mitch Jeter kick), 14:55 South Carolina – Joshua Simon 33-yard pass from Spencer Rattler, 9:11 Florida – Arlis Boardingham 4-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 4:40 Florida – Ricky Pearsall 21-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 0:47 South Carolina – 0-yard safety
Statistics Florida South Carolina First downs 28 23 Plays–yards 81–494 63–465 Rushes–yards 33–71 33–152 Passing yards 423 313 Passing: comp –att –int 30–48–0 23–30–1 Time of possession 32:44 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 30/48, 423 yards, 3 TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 11 carries, 50 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 10 receptions, 166 yards, 1 TD South Carolina Passing Spencer Rattler 23/30, 313 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Mario Anderson 20 carries, 98 yards Receiving Xavier Legette 5 receptions, 110 yards
Pregame line[ 18] Over/under South Carolina −1.550.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 44–54–2 October 29, 2022 Georgia 42–20
Game eight – No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (7–0) vs. Florida Gators (5–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Georgia 10 16 10 7 43 Florida 7 0 0 13 20
at EverBank Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
Game information First quarter Florida – Eugene Wilson III 25-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 11:19 Georgia – Peyton Woodring 22-yard field goal, 6:16 Georgia – Ladd McConkey 41-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick), 1:23 Second quarter Georgia – Daijun Edwards 20-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 13:25 Georgia – Daijun Edwards 2-yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 10:34 Georgia – 0-yard safety Third quarter Georgia – Peyton Woodring 32-yard field goal, 7:05 Georgia – Dillon Bell 17-yard pass from Carson Beck (Peyton Woodring kick), 0:18 Fourth quarter Florida – Hayden Hansen 5-yard pass from Graham Mertz, 12:29 Georgia – Kendall Milton 1 yard run (Peyton Woodring kick), 5:57 Florida – Graham Mertz 1 yard run (Trey Smack kick), 1:20
Statistics Georgia Florida First downs 23 16 Plays–yards 66–486 59–339 Rushes–yards 38–171 25–109 Passing yards 315 230 Passing: comp –att –int 19–28–0 25–34–0 Time of possession 33:29 26:31
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Passing Carson Beck 19/28, 315 yards, 2 TD Rushing Daijun Edwards 16 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ladd McConkey 6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD Florida Passing Graham Mertz 25/34, 230 yards, 2 TD Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 9 carries, 82 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 6 receptions, 99 yards
Pregame line[ 20] Over/under Georgia −14.550.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 10–2 November 14, 2020 Florida 63–35
Game nine – Arkansas Razorbacks (2–6) at Florida Gators (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Arkansas 14 3 3 13 6 39 Florida 14 3 6 10 3 36
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Date : November 4Game time : 12:01 p.m. EDT Game weather : Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 89,782Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)[ 21] Boxscore
Game information First quarter Arkansas – AJ Green 8-yard pass from KJ Jefferson (Cam Little kick), 12:06 Arkansas – Jaylon Braxton 33-yard fumble recovery (Cam Little kick), 11:54 Florida – Eugene Wilson III 19-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 5:33 Florida – Eugene Wilson III 6-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 2:04 Second quarter Arkansas – Cam Little 37-yard field goal, 4:39 Florida – Trey Smack 47-yard field goal, 0:29 Third quarter Arkansas – Cam Little 41-yard field goal, 10:34 Florida – Ricky Pearsall 32-yard pass from Graham Mertz, 1:38 Fourth quarter Arkansas – Cam Little 22-yard field goal, 12:54 Florida – Trey Smack 34-yard field goal, 7:58 Arkansas – KJ Jefferson 25-yard run (Cam Little kick), 4:26 Florida – Trevor Etienne 26-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 3:02 Arkansas – Cam Little 49-yard field goal, 0:44 Overtime Florida – Trey Smack 39-yard field goal Arkansas – Tyrone Broden 4-yard pass from KJ Jefferson
Statistics Arkansas Florida First downs 23 20 Plays–yards 78–481 70–394 Rushes–yards 47–226 28–112 Passing yards 255 282 Passing: comp –att –int 20–31–1 26–42–0 Time of possession 29:46 30:14
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 20/31, 255 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Raheim Sanders 18 carries, 103 yards Receiving Andrew Armstrong 3 receptions, 103 yards Florida Passing Graham Mertz 26/42, 282 yards, 3 TD Rushing Trevor Etienne 12 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD Receiving Eugene Wilson III 8 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line[ 22] Over/under Florida −2.549.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 33–30–3 October 15, 2022 LSU 45–35
Game ten – Florida Gators (5–4) at No. 19 LSU Tigers (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Florida 7 7 14 7 35 No. 19 LSU 7 10 21 14 52
at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date : November 11Game time : 6:39 p.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: cloudyGame attendance : 102,321Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (SECN ) : Tom Hart (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)[ 23] Boxscore
Game information First quarter Second quarter LSU – Damian Ramos 28-yard field goal, 11:52 LSU – Jayden Daniels 85-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 8:21 Florida – Trevor Etienne 7-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 4:30 Third quarter LSU – Kaleb Jackson 5-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 11:05 Florida – Trevor Etienne 21-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 9:37 Florida – Graham Mertz 1 yard run (Trey Smack kick), 7:16 LSU – Jayden Daniels 51-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 6:09 LSU – Noah Cain 6-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 2:18 Fourth quarter Florida – Trevor Etienne 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 10:27 LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 37-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 9:14 LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 7-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 2:25
Statistics Florida LSU First downs 27 25 Plays–yards 488 701 Rushes–yards 177 329 Passing yards 311 372 Passing: comp –att –int 23–38–0 17–26–0 Time of possession 34:24 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 26/38, 311 yards, 1 TD Rushing Trevor Etienne 18 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ricky Pearsall 7 receptions, 103 yards LSU Passing Jayden Daniels 17/26, 372 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jayden Daniels 12 carries, 234 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brian Thomas Jr. 6 receptions, 150 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line[ 24] Over/under LSU −15.567.5
Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 6–6 October 5, 2022 Florida 24–17
Game eleven – Florida Gators (5–5) at No. 9 Missouri Tigers (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Florida 7 0 14 10 31 No. 9 Missouri 3 10 10 10 33
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
Date : November 18Game time : 6:36 p.m. CST Game weather : Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: W at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: sunnyGame attendance : 62,621Referee : Scott WalkerTV announcers (ESPN ) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Katie George (sideline reporter)[ 25] Boxscore
Game information First quarter Second quarter Missouri – Cody Schrader 42-yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 14:29 Missouri – Harrison Mevis 39-yard field goal, 1:21 Third quarter Florida – Trevor Etienne 37-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Trey Smack kick), 11:54 Missouri – Brady Cook 1 yard run (Harrison Mevis kick), 8:53 Florida – Ricky Pearsall 39-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 7:16 Missouri – Harrison Mevis 24-yard field goal, 3:53 Fourth quarter Missouri – Theo Wease 77-yard pass from Brady Cook, 13:14 Florida – Trevor Etienne 9-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 7:49 Florida – Trey Smack 35-yard field goal, 1:36 Missouri – Harrison Mevis 30-yard field goal, 0:05
Statistics Florida Missouri First downs 23 21 Plays–yards 66–500 67–508 Rushes–yards 40–261 32–177 Passing yards 239 331 Passing: comp –att –int 18–26–1 20–35–0 Time of possession 33:08 26:52
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Graham Mertz 14/21, 183 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 12 carries, 85 yards Receiving Ricky Pearsall 2 receptions, 72 yards Missouri Passing Brady Cook 20/34, 331 yards, 1 TD Rushing Cody Schrader 23 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD Receiving Luther Burden III 9 receptions, 158 yards
Pregame line[ 26] Over/under Missouri −12.555.5
No. 5 Florida State [ edit ] Overall record Previous meeting Previous winner Score 37–27–2 November 25, 2022 Florida State 45–38
Game twelve – No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (11–0) at Florida Gators (5–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Florida State 0 7 7 10 24 Florida 0 12 3 0 15
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida
Game information Second quarter Florida – Montrell Johnson Jr. 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick), 14:31 Florida – Trey Smack 35-yard field goal, 10:21 Florida – 0-yard safety, 5:08 Florida State – Trey Benson 1 yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 0:26 Third quarter Florida State – Trey Benson 36-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 12:31 Florida – Trey Smack 37-yard field goal, 5:58 Fourth quarter Florida State – Ryan Fitzgerald 17-yard field goal, 7:17 Florida State – Trey Benson 26-yard run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 2:48
Statistics Florida State Florida First downs 16 13 Plays–yards 57–224 60–232 Rushes–yards 31–90 44–146 Passing yards 134 86 Passing: comp –att –int 12–26–0 9–16–1 Time of possession 25:08 34:52
Pregame line[ 28] Over/under FSU −6.549.5
As of August 24, 2023 [ 29] Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] ^ "2023 Florida Football Schedule" . FBschedules.com . Retrieved April 18, 2023 .^ Johnson, Richard (September 1, 2023). "Florida Can't Get Out of Its Own Way in Season-Opening Dud" . SI.com . Retrieved November 11, 2024 . ^ "Game Day: Florida at No. 14 Utah (ESPN, 8 pm)" . Florida Gators . Retrieved September 21, 2023 .^ Kamrani, Christopher. "Florida falls at Utah, but rare trip shows SEC teams are (finally) coming out West" . The Athletic . Retrieved September 21, 2023 . ^ Utah Pregame ^ Utah betting ^ McNeese Pregame |^ McNeese betting ^ Tennessee pregame ^ Tennessee betting ^ Charlotte pregame ^ Charlotte betting ^ Kentucky pregame ^ Kentucky betting ^ Vanderbilt Pregame ^ Vanderbilt betting ^ South Carolina Pregame ^ South Carolina betting ^ Georgia Pregame ^ Georgia betting ^ Arkansas Pregame ^ Arkansas betting ^ LSU Pregame ^ LSU betting ^ Missouri Pregame ^ Missouri betting ^ Florida State pregame ^ FSU betting ^ "2023 Football Roster" . Florida Gators. Retrieved July 31, 2023 .
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