Gator football games 2018
Running backs La'Mical Perine and Jordan Scarlett finished with 826 and 776 yards, respectively. His 31 total touchdowns was tied for third in the Southeastern Conference. 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. 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. After closing the regular season by defeating rival Florida State, they were invited to the Peach Bowl, where they defeated No. 7 Georgia and Missouri and ended the conference regular season tied for second in the SEC East Division at 5–3. 23 Mississippi State and at home against No. Florida won its next five games, including on the road against No. 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. They were led by first-year head coach Dan Mullen.įlorida, coming off a 4–7 season in 2017, began the year unranked. Florida played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. The 2018 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.