2022_Florida_Gators_football

2022 Florida Gators football
2022 Florida Gators football
Las Vegas Bowl, L 3–30 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	6–7 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Napier (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Sale (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Co-defensive coordinator	Patrick Toney (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Sean Spencer (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

The 2022 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2022 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 first-year head coach Billy Napier.^[1]

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Game summaries

Personnel

Roster

As of 2 December 2022^[17]

2022 Florida Gators Roster

Quarterbacks

10 Jack Miller III – Freshman
13 Kyle Engel – Sophomore
15 Anthony Richardson – Sophomore
17 Max Brown – Freshman
18 Jack Anders – Sophomore

Running backs

2 Montrell Johnson Jr. – Sophomore
5 Nay'Quan Wright – Sophomore
7 Trevor Etienne – Freshman
21 Lorenzo Lingard – Junior
29 Isaac Ricks – Senior
36 Corneilus Barnes – Freshman
38 Carlson Joseph – Freshman
40 Gabriel Ortiz – Freshman
45 Eddie Battle – Senior

Wide receivers

0 Ja'Quavion Fraziars – Sophomore
1 Ricky Pearsall – Junior
3 Xzavier Henderson – Sophomore
4 Justin Shorter – Junior
8 Daejon Reynolds – Sophomore
12 Caleb Douglas – Freshman
14 Trent Whittemore – Sophomore
16 Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman – Sophomore
19 Alex Gonzalez – Freshman
22 Kahleil Jackson – Freshman
30 Taylor Spierto – Freshman
33 Daniel Cross – Junior
35 William Sawyer – Sophomore
41 Justin Curtis – Senior
80 Zak Sedaros – Freshman
82 Ja'Markis Weston – Sophomore
86 Jordan Pouncey – Senior
88 Marcus Burke – Freshman

Tight ends

9 Keon Zipperer – Junior
18 Dante Zanders – Junior
48 Noah Keeter – Sophomore
81 Arlis Boardingham – Freshman
84 Nick Elksnis – Freshman
85 Scott Isacks III – Freshman
87 Jonathan Odom – Sophomore
89 Hayden Hansen – Freshman
97 Griffin McDowell – Junior

Offensive line

52 Jalen Farmer – Freshman
54 O'Cyrus Torrence – Junior
56 Christian Williams – Freshman
57 David Conner – Freshman
58 Austin Barber – Freshman
59 Hayden Clem – Freshman
60 Jackson Crozier – Freshman
61 Nicolas Flynn – Freshman
64 Riley Simonds – Sophomore
65 Kingsley Eguakun – Sophomore
66 Jake Slaughter – Freshman
67 Richie Leonard – Sophomore
70 Michael Tarquin – Sophomore
72 Josh Braun – Sophomore
73 Mark Pitts – Freshman
74 Will Harrod – Sophomore
75 Kamryn Waites – Freshman
76 Richard Gouraige – Junior
77 Ethan White – Junior
78 Yousef Mugharbil – Freshman
79 Jordan Herman – Sophomore

Defensive line

7 Chris McClellan – Freshman
9 Gervon Dexter Sr. – Sophomore
12 Justus Boone – Freshman
21 Desmond Watson – Sophomore
33 Princely Umanmielen – Sophomore
66 Jaelin Humphries – Sophomore
90 Chris Thomas Jr. – Freshman
92 Jalen Lee – Sophomore
93 Keenan Landry – Sophomore
94 Tyreak Sapp – Freshman
95 Jamari Lyons – Freshman
98 TJ Murphy – Freshman

Outside linebackers

1 Brenton Cox Jr. – Junior
4 David Reese – Junior
14 Chief Borders – Freshman
34 Andrew Savaiinaea – Freshman
36 Bryce Capers – Freshman
44 Jack Pyburn – Freshman
52 Antwaun Powell-Ryland Jr. – Sophomore
99 Lloyd Summerall III – Sophomore

Inside linebackers

2 Amari Burney – Senior
6 Shemar James – Freshman
15 Derek Wingo – Sophomore
17 Scooby Williams – Freshman
30 Diwun Black – Junior
42 Kenny Anyaehie – Junior
47 Justin Pelic – Sophomore
51 Ventrell Miller – Senior

Cornerbacks

3 Jason Marshall Jr. – Sophomore
8 Jalen Kimber – Sophomore
11 Jordan Young – Freshman
23 Jaydon Hill – Sophomore
24 Avery Helm – Sophomore
25 Ethan Pouncey – Sophomore
28 Devin Moore – Freshman

Safeties

0 Trey Dean – Senior
5 Kamari Wilson – Freshman
10 Miguel Mitchell – Freshman
13 Donovan McMillon – Sophomore
16 Tre'Vez Johnson – Sophomore
20 Corey Collier Jr. – Freshman
22 Rashad Torrence II – Sophomore
26 Kamar Wilcoxson – Freshman
27 Jadarrius Perkins – Junior
31 Cruz Rushing – Freshman
35 Dakota Mitchell – Freshman
37 Javion Toombs – Freshman
38 Cahron Rackley – Freshman

Kickers

29 Trey Smack – Freshman
49 Adam Mihalek – Freshman
96 Travis Freeman – Sophomore

Punters

26 Jeremy Crawshaw – Sophomore
37 Tyler Waxman – Sophomore
40 Jacob Watkins – Senior
46 Jack Brady – Sophomore

Long snappers

42 Rocco Underwood – Freshman
45 Marco Ortiz – Junior
53 Chase Whitfield – Sophomore

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Utah*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 29–26	90,799
September 10	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Kentucky	No. 12	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 16–26	89,993
September 17	7:30 p.m.	South Florida*	No. 18	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 31–28	88,496
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Tennessee	No. 20	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	L 33–38	101,915
October 2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Washington*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN+/SECN+	W 52–17	72,462
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Missouri		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	W 24–17	88,471
October 15	7:00 p.m.	LSU		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 35–45	90,585
October 29	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Georgia		TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 20–42	75,868
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 41–24	97,797
November 12	4:00 p.m.	South Carolina		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 38–6	89,454
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	L 24–31	30,136
November 25	7:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 38–45	79,560
December 17	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Oregon State*		Allegiant Stadium Paradise, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	ESPN	L 3–30	29,750
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Utah	7	6	6	7	26
Florida	7	7	0	15	29

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
South Florida	7	6	8	7	28
No. 18 Florida	3	21	0	7	31

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	0	6	0	0	6
Florida	21	3	7	7	38

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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	12	18	20	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	19	21	22	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

2022_Florida_Gators_football

2022 Florida Gators football team

Schedule

Game summaries

No. 7 Utah

No. 20 Kentucky

South Florida

No. 11 Tennessee

No. 20 Eastern Washington (FCS)

Missouri

LSU

No. 1 Georgia

Texas A&M

South Carolina

Vanderbilt

No. 16 Florida State

No. 14 Oregon State

Rankings

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Players drafted into the NFL

Notes and references

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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 6 Tennessee	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 23 South Carolina	4	–	4	8	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	5	7	–	6
Florida	3	–	5	6	–	7
Missouri	3	–	5	6	–	7
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	5	–	7
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 5 Alabama x	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 20 Mississippi State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Ole Miss	4	–	4	8	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	5	7	–	6
Auburn	2	–	6	5	–	7
Texas A&M	2	–	6	5	–	7
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Name	Position	Joined staff
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	Associate head coach (Offense) / Running backs	2022
Corey Raymond	Assistant head coach (Defense) / Cornerbacks	2022
Keary Colbert	Wide Receivers	2022
Darnell Stapleton	Offensive line	2022
William Peagler	Tight ends	2022
Mike Peterson	Outside Linebackers	2022
Jay Bateman	Inside Linebackers	2022
Mark Hocke	Associate head coach / Director of strength and conditioning	2022
Russ Callaway	Defensive intern	2022

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	4	Anthony Richardson	QB	Indianapolis Colts
2	53	Gervon Dexter	DT	Chicago Bears
2	59	O'Cyrus Torrence	OG	Buffalo Bills
4	121	Ventrell Miller	ILB	Jacksonville Jaguars
5	150	Justin Shorter	WR	Buffalo Bills
6	203	Amari Burney	LB	Las Vegas Raiders