2020 Florida Gators season

2020 Florida Gators
Conference	Southeastern Conference East Division
2020 record	7-5 (3-5 SEC)
Head coach	Soluna (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	3-4
MVP	Ethan Newby, RB
Captain	Ethan Newby, RB Timothy Key, DE Jeremy Holland, K
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Capacity: 91,916)
Seasons « 2019 2021 »

2020 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
#16 Georgia		5	–	4					9	–	4
Tennessee		5	–	3					8	–	4
Missouri		5	–	3					7	–	5
#19 Vanderbilt		4	–	4					8	–	3
Florida		3	–	5					7	–	5
South Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	5
Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	9
West
#1 LSU		8	–	1					12	–	1
#4 Auburn		7	–	1					11	–	1
#25 Mississippi State		5	–	3					8	–	4
#12 Alabama		5	–	3					9	–	3
Ole Miss		2	–	6					6	–	6
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Arkansas		1	–	7					3	–	9
SEC Championship Game:
x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1	Sat. Morning	North Dakota State*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 41-28
3	TNF	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 16-10
4	Sat. Evening	at Temple*		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 20-17
5	Sat. Evening	#9 Vanderbilt		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 20-31
7	Sat. Afternoon	at Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	W 26-20
8	Sat. Morning	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 34-23
9	Sat. Morning	FIU*	#22	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 35-7
10	Sat. Evening	at Florida State*	#19	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 27-17
12	Sat. Evening	#21 Tennessee	#16	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 31-38
13	Sat. Evening	at Georgia	#19	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL	L 20-35
15	Sat. Morning	Texas A&M		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 28-31
16	Sat. Evening	at #1 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 13-17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Bowls #7	Tue. Evening	vs. Louisville*		Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	W 17-13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Florida	Season in current role
Soluna	Head Coach	1st	1st
Kristian Barfield	Quarterback	3rd	1st
Ethan Newby	Running Back	4th	2nd
Benjamin Cary	Wide Receiver	3rd	3rd
Timothy Key	Defensive End	3rd	2nd
Abdoul Ridley	Inside Linebacker	3rd	2nd
Jeremy Holland	Kicker	3rd	2nd

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2020 Florida Gators football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB McDowell, OmariOmari McDowell 57.0 !Sr QB Barfield, KristianKristian Barfield 5.0 !Jr QB Brandt, RoccoRocco Brandt 5.0 !Jr QB Platt, ParkerParker Platt 1.0 !Fr QB Ogle, ConnorConnor Ogle 1.0 !Fr RB Newby, EthanEthan Newby  3.5 !Jr RB Cutler, MaximMaxim Cutler  2.5 !So RB Blakely, SamirSamir Blakely 3.0 !So FB Brinson, MohamedMohamed Brinson 5.0 !Jr FB Perales, CharlieCharlie Perales  1.5 !Fr WR Brady, ShiaShia Brady 57.0 !Sr WR Givens, RaymondRaymond Givens 57.0 !Sr WR Cary, BenjaminBenjamin Cary 5.0 !Jr WR Phillips, NicholasNicholas Phillips 5.0 !Jr WR Mackey, NasirNasir Mackey 5.0 !Jr WR Doran, AaronAaron Doran 3.0 !So WR Lassiter, AydenAyden Lassiter 1.0 !Fr TE Pressley, AveryAvery Pressley 3.0 !So TE Sparks, SebastianSebastian Sparks 1.0 !Fr OT Iverson, NathanNathan Iverson  3.5 !Jr OT McElroy, MichaelMichael McElroy  2.5 !So OT Cochran, AhmedAhmed Cochran  2.5 !So OT Cervantes, SaulSaul Cervantes  2.5 !So OT Lambert, PatPat Lambert 1.0 !Fr OG Clancy, RafaelRafael Clancy  3.5 !Jr OG Parker, MartinMartin Parker 5.0 !Jr ATH Morrison, RyanRyan Morrison 3.0 !So OG Naylor, CyrusCyrus Naylor  1.5 !Fr C Cuellar, XavierXavier Cuellar  3.5 !Jr C Reed, FrancescoFrancesco Reed  2.5 !So C Starnes, NathanielNathaniel Starnes 57.0 !Sr C McMillan, NazirNazir McMillan 57.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Key, TimothyTimothy Key 5.0 !Jr DE Sousa, BraydenBrayden Sousa 5.0 !Jr DE Campos, RomeoRomeo Campos 3.0 !So DE Buckner, AboubacarAboubacar Buckner 3.0 !So DE Leary, JoaquinJoaquin Leary 1.0 !Fr DT Moore, EmmanuelEmmanuel Moore 5.0 !Jr DT Hogue, AveryAvery Hogue 3.0 !So DT Cyr, GeorgeGeorge Cyr 3.0 !So DT Hollis, NathanielNathaniel Hollis 1.0 !Fr DT Early, CurtisCurtis Early  4.5 !Sr ILB Bridges, JadenJaden Bridges  3.5 !Jr ILB Vera, NikolasNikolas Vera 5.0 !Jr ILB Ridley, AbdoulAbdoul Ridley  2.5 !So ILB Stock, VictorVictor Stock 3.0 !So OLB Qualls, ElliotElliot Qualls  3.5 !Jr OLB Brinson-Darden, WilliamWilliam Brinson-Darden 3.0 !So CB Willis, CurtisCurtis Willis  2.5 !So CB O'Neal, JamariJamari O'Neal  2.5 !So CB Lott, NigelNigel Lott 5.0 !Jr CB Forbes, JustinJustin Forbes 5.0 !Jr CB Bynum, GiovanniGiovanni Bynum 57.0 !Sr CB Foy, TroyTroy Foy 1.0 !Fr FS Logan, LawrenceLawrence Logan  3.5 !Jr FS Grace, SincereSincere Grace  3.5 !Jr FS Gibson-Lipscomb, JasonJason Gibson-Lipscomb  3.5 !Jr FS Gibson, AndrewAndrew Gibson  2.5 !So FS Monahan, BlaineBlaine Monahan 1.0 !Fr SS Key, NicholasNicholas Key  3.5 !Jr SS Mays, LoganLogan Mays 57.0 !Sr SS Sterling, DevinDevin Sterling  2.5 !So SS Rawls, AndreAndre Rawls 5.0 !Jr SS Barkley, MarquiseMarquise Barkley  2.5 !So SS Lattimore, CaydenCayden Lattimore 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Holland, JeremyJeremy Holland 57.0 !Sr K Deal, WyattWyatt Deal 5.0 !Jr K Higginbotham, LeviLevi Higginbotham 5.0 !Jr K Brink, ChaseChase Brink  2.5 !So P McCracken, SeanSean McCracken  4.5 !Sr P Pelletier, RalphRalph Pelletier 57.0 !Sr P Phillips, SawyerSawyer Phillips 3.0 !So P Sisk, LukaLuka Sisk  1.5 !Fr LS Franco, DariusDarius Franco 1.0 !Fr	Head coach Soluna Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 9/30/2017

Depth chart

Defense FS Lawrence Logan Andrew Gibson WLB MLB SLB William Brinson-Darden Abdoul Ridley Elliot Qualls Victor Stock Nikolas Vera Victor Stock SS Andre Rawls Marquise Barkley CB Giovanni Bynum Nigel Lott DE DT DT DE Brayden Sousa Curtis Early Emmanuel Moore Timothy Key Aboubacar Buckner Avery Hogue George Cyr Romeo Campos CB Justin Forbes Jamari O'Neal Offense WR Benjamin Cary Nasir Mackey LT LG C RG RT Nathan Iverson Martin Parker Xavier Cuellar Cyrus Naylor Saul Cervantes Michael McElroy Rafael Clancy Francesco Reed Rafael Clancy Ahmed Cochran TE Avery Pressley Sebastian Sparks WR Shia Brady Aaron Doran QB Kristian Barfield Rocco Brandt FB Mohamed Brinson Charlie Perales Special Teams PK Jeremy Holland P Sean McCracken KR Shia Brady PR Shia Brady LS Xavier Cuellar H Rocco Brandt RB Ethan Newby Maxim Cutler

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darion Harrison QB	DeLand, FL	DeLand HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Brody Kowalski QB	Marks, MS	Delta Academy HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Jeremiah Lott QB	Jessup, GA	Wayne County HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Ayden Braun QB	Chester, SC	Chester HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Raphael Groves FB	Boca Raton, FL	Pope John Paul II HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Week 6
	Skill:   Potential:
Adrian Bulaga FB	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Landon Scott WR	Bratt, FL	Northview HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Week 8
	Skill:   Potential:
Danny Brantley Jr. WR	Hialeah, FL	American HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Sebastian DeLeon WR	Deerfield Beach, FL	Deerfield Beach HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Week 6
	Skill:   Potential:
Afasa Aiga TE	Tampa, FL	Gaither HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Week 5
	Skill:   Potential:
Robert Segura TE	Pelham, GA	Pelham HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Akamai Tupa'i TE	St. Cloud, FL	St. Cloud HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Caleb Tucker OT	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	Week 4
	Skill:   Potential:
Dillon Hardy OT	Marietta, FL	Pope HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	329 lb (149 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Aoloa Iosefo OT	Deerfield Beach, FL	Deerfield Beach HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	289 lb (131 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Alexander Bush OT	Melbourne, FL	Brevard Christian HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Andre Laird OT	Eatonton, GA	Putnam County HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	307 lb (139 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Julian Ridley OG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Fort Lauderdale HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	Week 14
	Skill:   Potential:
Dean Stock OG	Eatonton, GA	Putnam County HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	311 lb (141 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Leonard Lincoln C	Stuart, FL	Martin County HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Week 7
	Skill:   Potential:
Nasir Chatman DE	Jacksonville, FL	Paxon HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	Week 6
	Skill:   Potential:
Mason Maldonado DE	Eatonton, GA	Putnam County HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Calvin Fuller DE	Wesley Chapel, FL	Wesley Chapel HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Javon Henry DE	Gainesville, GA	North Hall HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Finn Jeffers DT	Boca Raton, FL	Olympic Heights HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	Week 11
	Skill:   Potential:
Ryan Reid OLB	Largo, FL	Largo HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Week 5
	Skill:   Potential:
Kamari Oates OLB	Riviera Beach, FL	Inlet Grove HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Aaron Wesley CB	Chipley, FL	Chipley HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Week 8
	Skill:   Potential:
Darrelle Linton CB	Montgomery, AL	R.E. Lee HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Week 10
	Skill:   Potential:
DeSean Riley CB	DeLand, FL	DeLand HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Jaiden Stanley FS	St. Cloud, FL	St. Cloud HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Justin Bush SS	Jacksonville, FL	Episcopal HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Simon Swenson P	Port St. Lucie, FL	Port St. Lucie HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Week 16
	Skill:   Potential:
Fabian Alvarez LS	Lakeland, FL	Lakeland HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Week 5
	Skill:   Potential:
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.

Junior College

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Bailey OLB	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Broward CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Week 15
	Skill:   Potential:
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.