2022 Florida Gators football team
The 2022 Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators play their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by first-year head coach Billy Napier.[1]
| 2022 Florida Gators football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Eastern Division | |
| 2022 record | 0–0 (0–0 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rob Sale (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Patrick Toney (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Sean Spencer (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (capacity: 88,548) |
| 2022 Southeastern Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 3, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of May 2, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
After a 2020 season in which Florida spent most of year ranked in the AP top 10, the Gators began the 2021 season with a #13 ranking and expectations of again being a serious contender for a conference championship. However, a series of upset losses, historically poor defensive showings, and apparent discontent within the program resulted in a losing record and the dismissal of fourth year head coach Dan Mullen with one game remaining in the regular season.[2] Assistant Greg Knox led the Gators on an interim basis in their win over rival Florida State and their loss against UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl to wrap up a disappointing 6-7 campaign. Louisiana head coach Billy Napier was named Florida's new head coach on November 28, 2021.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 3 | Utah* | ||
| September 10 | Kentucky |
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| September 17 | South Florida* |
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| September 24 | at Tennessee | ||
| October 1 | Eastern Washington* |
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| October 8 | Missouri |
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| October 15 | LSU |
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| October 29 | vs. Georgia | ||
| November 5 | at Texas A&M | ||
| November 12 | South Carolina |
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| November 19 | at Vanderbilt | ||
| November 25 | at Florida State* | ||
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Game summaries
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Joined Staff |
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| Billy Napier | Head Coach | 2022 |
| Rob Sale | Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line | 2022 |
| Patrick Toney | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | 2022 |
| Sean Spencer | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line | 2022 |
| Jabbar Juluke | Running Backs/Associate Head Coach (Offense) | 2022 |
| Corey Raymond | Cornerbacks/Assistant Head Coach (Defense) | 2022 |
| Keary Colbert | Wide Receivers | 2022 |
| William Peagler | Tight Ends | 2022 |
| Darnell Stapleton | Offensive Line | 2022 |
| Jay Bateman | Inside Linebackers | 2022 |
| Mike Peterson | Outside Linebackers | 2022 |
- Support Staff[5]
- Mark Hocke- Associate Head Coach/Director of Strength & Conditioning
- Tiger Jones - Director of Speed Improvement and Skill Development
- Joe Danos - Director of Player Athletic Development
- Paul Silvestri - Director of Sports Health, Football
- Tony Hill - Associate Director, Sports Health for Football
- Andrew Burkett - Director of Research & Evaluation
- Jacob LaFrance - Director of Player Personnel
- Bird Sherrill - Director of College Personnel
- Doug Domingue - Director of Recruiting Innovation
- Kelsee Gomes - Director of Sports Nutrition-Football
- Savannah Bailey - Senior Director of Player Relations and GatorMade
- Vernell Brown - Senior Director of Player Development & Alumni Relations
- Marcus Castro-Walker - Director of Player Engagement & NIL
- Bri Wade - Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Football Events
- Ty Darlington - Quality Control, Tight Ends
- Cheston Blackshear - Quality Control, Offensive Line
- CJ Wilford - Quality Control, Defense
- Braxton Morris - Quality Control, Defense
- Kareen Reid - Quality Control, Defensive Line
- Assistants
- Karmichael Dunbar - Assistant Strength and Conditioning
- Edward Thompson - Assistant Strength and Conditioning
- Alex Watkins - Assistant Strength and Conditioning
- Frank Ogas- Assistant for Player Development
- Katie Turner - Assistant Athletic Director of Recruiting Strategy
- Ashour Peera - Assistant Director of Football Operations, Logistics and Analytics
- Kyle Kazakevicius - Assistant DFO for Quality Control & Assistant to the Head Coach
- David Doeker - Graduate Assistant, Wide Receivers
- Analysts
- Ryan O'Hara - Offensive Analyst, QBs
- Joe Hamilton - Personnel Analyst, Offense
- Nick McDonald - Personnel Analyst, Offense
- Jamar Chaney - Defensive Analyst, ILB/OLB
- Russ Callaway
References
- "Gators Release 2022 Football Schedule". FloridaGators.com. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- Sutelan, Edward (November 22, 2021). "Why did Florida fire Dan Mullen? Explaining Gators' coaching change following Missouri loss". MSN. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- "Gators Hire Billy Napier as Head Coach". Florida Gators. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- "2022 Florida Football Schedule". FBschedules.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- "Florida hires Oklahoma's Ty Darlington in quality control role". 247sports.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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