2021 Florida Gators football team

The 2021 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2021 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 fourth-year head coach Dan Mullen, who was fired on November 21, and were then led by interim head coach Greg Knox.[1]

2021 Florida Gators football
Gasparilla Bowl, L 17–29 vs. UCF
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2021 record6–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Grantham
Christian Robinson (interim)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(capacity: 88,548)
2021 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 1 Georgia x#^  8 –0   14 –1  
No. 18 Kentucky  5 –3   10 –3  
Tennessee  4 –4   7 –6  
Missouri  3 –5   6 –7  
South Carolina  3 –5   7 –6  
Florida  2 –6   6 –7  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   2 –10  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 11 Ole Miss  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 21 Arkansas  4 –4   9 –4  
Mississippi State  4 –4   7 –6  
Texas A&M  4 –4   8 –4  
Auburn  3 –5   6 –7  
LSU  3 –5   6 –7  
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
See also: 2020 Florida Gators football team

In the 2020 season, the Gators posted an 8–2 record in the all-SEC schedule, winning the Eastern Division. They played No. 1 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, narrowly losing 52–46. They received an invitation to play in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, playing against Oklahoma, which they lost 55–20.

Schedule

[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:30 p.m.Florida Atlantic*No. 13
SECNW 35–1486,840
September 111:00 p.m.at South Florida*No. 13
ABCW 42–2066,646
September 183:30 p.m.No. 1 AlabamaNo. 11
CBSL 29–3190,887
September 257:00 p.m.TennesseeNo. 11
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)
ESPNW 38–1488,478
October 26:00 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 10
ESPNL 13–2061,632
October 912:00 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 20
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, Florida
SECNW 42–086,258
October 1612:00 p.m.at LSUNo. 20
ESPNL 42–4996,012
October 303:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Georgia
CBSL 7–3476,141
November 67:30 p.m.at South Carolina
SECNL 17–4070,131
November 1312:00 p.m.Samford*
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, Florida
ESPN+/SECN+W 70–5270,098
November 204:00 p.m.at Missouri
SECNL 23–24 OT47,818
November 2712:00 p.m.Florida State*
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, Florida (rivalry)
ESPNW 24–2188,491
December 237:00 p.mvs. UCF*
ESPNL 17–2963,669
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings
Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP13131111102020RVRV———————
Coaches11991191817RVRV———————
CFPNot released——————Not released

Game summaries

Florida Atlantic
See also: 2021 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Florida Atlantic at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Florida Atlantic 0 0 01414
No. 13 Florida 14 0 71435

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE at 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 86,840
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color) and Cole Cubelic (sideline reporter)[3]
  • Boxscore
Game information

South Florida
See also: 2021 South Florida Bulls football team
Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 13 Florida 14 21 0742
South Florida 3 0 10720

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 66,646
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color) and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)[4]
  • Boxscore
Game information

No. 1 Alabama
See also: 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Alabama–Florida football rivalry
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 1 Alabama 21 0 7331
No. 11 Florida 3 6 14629

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: E at 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 90,887
  • Referee: Alex Moore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) and Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)[5]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Tennessee
See also: 2021 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Tennessee 7 7 0014
No. 11 Florida 10 7 14738

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: N at 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 88,478
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Katie George (sideline)[6]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Kentucky
See also: 2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 10 Florida 7 3 0313
Kentucky 7 0 6720

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 61,632
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color) and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)[7]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Vanderbilt
See also: 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Vanderbilt Commodores at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Vanderbilt 0 0 000
No. 20 Florida 14 7 21042

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: October 9, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NW at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 86,258
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)[8]
  • Boxscore
Game information

LSU
See also: 2021 LSU Tigers football team and Florida–LSU football rivalry
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 20 Florida 6 7 22742
LSU 0 21 141449

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE at 14 mph (23 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 96,012
  • Referee: Alex Moore
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline)[9]
  • Boxscore
Game information

No. 1 Georgia
See also: 2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Florida–Georgia football rivalry
Georgia Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 1 Georgia 0 24 3734
Florida 0 0 077

at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: W at 16 mph (26 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,141
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline reporter)[10]
  • Boxscore
Game information

South Carolina
See also: 2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Florida 7 3 0717
South Carolina 10 20 10040

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 mph (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 70,131
  • Referee: Alex Moore
  • TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)[11]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Samford
See also: 2021 Samford Bulldogs football team
Samford Bulldogs at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Samford 21 21 01052
Florida 14 21 211470

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 70,098
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (ESPN+ and SECN+): Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst)[12]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Missouri
See also: 2021 Missouri Tigers football team
Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Florida 3 3 73723
Missouri 3 6 07824

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: S at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 47,818
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (analyst), Andraya Carter (sideline)[13]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Florida State
See also: 2021 Florida State Seminoles football team and Florida–Florida State football rivalry
Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Florida State 0 7 01421
Florida 7 0 10724

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Game information

UCF (Gasparilla Bowl)
See also: 2021 UCF Knights football team and 2021 Gasparilla Bowl
UCF Knights vs. Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
UCF 0 9 17329
Florida 7 3 7017

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

  • Date: December 23, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 63,669
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
  • Boxscore
Game information

Personnel

Roster
As of 11 September 2021[15]
2021 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  •  6 Nay'Quan Wright – Sophomore
  • 20 Malik Davis – Senior
  • 21 Lorenzo Lingard – Junior
  • 23 Demarkcus Bowman – Freshman
  • 27 Dameon Pierce – Senior
  • 38 Carlson Joseph – Freshman

Wide Receivers

  •  0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Sophomore
  •  1 Jacob Copeland – Junior
  •  3 Xzavier Henderson – Sophomore
  •  4 Justin Shorter – Junior
  • 12 Rick Wells – Senior
  • 14 Trent Whittemore – Sophomore
  • 81 Daejon Reynolds – Freshman
  • 82 Ja'Markis Weston – Sophomore
  • 86 Jordan Pouncey – Senior
  • 88 Marcus Burke – Freshman

Tight Ends

  •  2 Kemore Gamble – Senior
  •  9 Keon Zipperer – Junior
  • 80 Gage Wilcox – Freshman
  • 84 Nick Elksnis – Freshman
  • 87 Jonathan Odom – Freshman

Offensive Line

  • 50 Kaleb Boateng – Sophomore
  • 51 Stewart Reese – Graduate
  • 54 Gerald Mincey – Freshman
  • 56 Jean DeLance – Senior
  • 58 Austin Barber – Freshman
  • 64 Riley Simonds – Sophomore
  • 65 Kingsley Eguakun – Sophomore
  • 66 Jake Slaughter – Freshman
  • 67 Richie Leonard – Freshman
  • 70 Michael Tarquin – Sophomore
  • 72 Josh Braun – Sophomore
  • 73 Mark Pitts – Freshman
  • 74 Will Harrod – Sophomore
  • 76 Richard Gouraige – Junior
  • 77 Ethan White – Junior
  • 78 Yousef Mugharbil – Freshman
  • 79 Hayden Clem – Freshman

Defensive Line

  •  6 Zachary Carter – Senior
  •  9 Gervon Dexter – Sophomore
  • 18 Dante Zanders – Junior
  • 21 Desmond Watson – Freshman
  • 33 Princely Umanmielen – Sophomore
  • 44 Daquan Newkirk – Senior
  • 54 Lamar Goods – Freshman
  • 55 Antonio Valentino – Senior
  • 66 Jaelin Humphries – Sophomore
  • 90 Chris Thomas Jr. – Freshman
  • 91 Justus Boone – Freshman
  • 92 Jalen Lee – Sophomore
  • 94 Tyreak Sapp – Freshman
  • 95 Tyrone Truesdell – Graduate
  • 97 Griffin McDowell – Junior

Outside Linebackers

  •  1 Brenton Cox Jr. – Junior
  •  4 David Reese – Junior
  •  7 Jeremiah Moon – Senior
  •  8 Khris Bogle – Junior
  • 10 Andrew Chatfield Jr. – Junior
  • 48 Noah Keeter – Sophomore
  • 52 Antwaun Powell – Freshman
  • 93 Dylan Meeks – Senior
  • 99 Lloyd Summerall III – Sophomore

Linebackers

  •  2 Amari Burney – Senior
  • 11 Mohamoud Diabate – Junior
  • 15 Derek Wingo – Sophomore
  • 17 Scooby Williams – Freshman
  • 28 Ty'Ron Hopper – Sophomore
  • 30 Diwun Black – Junior
  • 34 Lacedrick Brunson – Senior
  • 36 Chief Borders – Freshman
  • 51 Ventrell Miller – Senior

Cornerbacks

  •  3 Jason Marshall Jr. – Freshman
  •  5 Kaiir Elam – Junior
  • 23 Jaydon Hill – Junior
  • 24 Avery Helm – Freshman
  • 25 Ethan Pouncey – Freshman
  • 27 Jadarrius Perkins – Junior
  • 31 Jordan Young – Freshman
  • 37 Patrick Moorer – Senior

Safeties

  •  0 Trey Dean III – Senior
  • 13 Donovan McMillon – Freshman
  • 16 Tre'Vez Johnson – Sophomore
  • 20 Corey Collier Jr. – Freshman
  • 22 Rashad Torrence II – Sophomore
  • 26 Kamar Wilcoxson – Freshman
  • 32 Mordecai McDaniel – Sophomore
  • 39 Fenley Graham – Freshman

Defensive Backs

  • 19 Elijah Blades – Graduate
  • 35 Dakota Mitchell – Freshman
  • 43 Nicolas Sutton – Senior

Kickers

  • 47 Jace Christmann – Graduate
  • 71 Chris Howard – Senior

Punters

  • 26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Freshman
  • 40 Jacob Watkins – Senior

Long Snappers

  • 42 Rocco Underwood – Freshman
  • 45 Marco Ortiz – Junior

Athletes

  • 13 Kyle Engel – Sophomore
  • 18 Jack Anders – Sophomore
  • 22 Kahleil Jackson – Freshman
  • 29 Khamal Ellison – Senior
  • 29 Isaac Ricks – Senior
  • 30 Taylor Spierto – Freshman
  • 31 Chase DeMichele – Junior
  • 33 Daniel Cross – Junior
  • 35 William Sawyer – Sophomore
  • 36 Cornelius Barnes – Freshman
  • 37 Tyler Waxman – Sophomore
  • 38 Cahron Rackley – Freshman
  • 44 Brandon Becar – Senior
  • 46 John Brady – Sophomore
  • 47 Justin Pelic – Sophomore
  • 49 Adam Mihalek – Freshman
  • 53 Chase Whitfield – Sophomore
  • 57 Coleman Crozier – Junior
  • 83 Joshua Tse – Senior
  • 85 Kevin Johnson – Junior
  • 96 Travis Freeman – Sophomore
  • Redshirt
  • Injury

Coaching staff
NamePositionJoined Staff
Dan MullenHead Coach (until November 21)2018
Christian RobinsonInterim Defensive Coordinator2021
Tim BrewsterAssistant Head Coach / Tight Ends2020
John HevesyRunning Game Coordinator / Offensive Line2018
Billy GonzalesPassing Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers2018
Garrick McGeeQuarterbacks2020
Greg KnoxRunning Backs / Special Teams Coordinator

Interim Head Coach (November 21 onward)

 2018
Wesley McGriffSecondary2021
Jules MontinarCornerbacks2021
David TurnerDefensive Line2019
Nick SavageDirector of Strength & Conditioning2018

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2022 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
123Kaiir ElamCBBuffalo Bills
395Zachary CarterDTCincinnati Bengals
4107Dameon PierceRBHouston Texans

References
  1. Low, Chris (2021-11-21). "Sources: Mullen out at Florida; Knox interim". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. "2021 Florida Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. FAU Pregame
  4. USF Pregame
  5. ALA Pregame
  6. TEN Pregame
  7. KEN Pregame
  8. VAN Pregame
  9. LSU Pregame
  10. UGA Pregame
  11. SCAR Pregame
  12. SAM Pregame
  13. MIZZ Pregame
  14. FSU Pregame
  15. "2021 Football Roster". Florida Gators. Retrieved 11 September 2021.


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