Week 11’s matchup marks the fourth meeting between Florida and Texas and the first in 84 years (since 1940). This is the third-ever matchup between the Gators and Longhorns in Austin, with Texas leading at 1-0-1.
Having coached together at Alabama in 2016, this is the second meeting between HC Billy Napier and Texas’ Steve Sarkisian as head coaches. Sark’s Longhorns defeated Napier’s Louisiana, 38-18, in the 2021 opener.
Texas enters the contest holding a 7-1 record (3-1 SEC), with their only loss coming to No.5 Georgia. Florida holds a 4-4 record (2-3 SEC), remaining the only four-loss team in the nation with a perfect record vs. teams ranked outside the current AP Top 10.
No.5 Texas is currently 22.5-point favorites over Florida. Let’s see how these teams match up statistically through ten weeks.
Total offense
UF: 390.1 YPG (69th)
UT: 453.1 YPG (16th)
Scoring offense
UF: 29.5 PPG (57th)
UT: 37.6 PPG (T-16th)
Passing offense
UF: 244.8 YPG (56th)
UT: 294.8 YPG (13th)
Rushing offense
UF: 145.4 YPG (83rd)
UT: 158.4 YPG (58th)
Total defense
UF: 381.4 YPG (81st)
UT: 241.2 YPG (1st)
Scoring defense
UF: 24.88 PPG (72nd)
UT: 11.50 PPG (2nd)
Passing defense
UF: 219.4 YPG (68th)
UT: 135.8 YPG (1st)
Rushing defense
UF: 162.0 YPG (88th)
UT: 105.5 YPG (16th)
Turnovers lost
UF: 12 (T-67th)
UT: 14 (T-94th)
Turnovers gained
UF: 12 (T-54th)
UT: 17 (T-14th)
Team sacks
UF: 19 (T-37th)
UT: 20 (T-28th)
Sacks allowed
UF: 12 (T-46th)
UT: 17 (T-82nd)
3rd down conversion percentage
UF: .362 (103rd)
UT: .465% (20th)
3rd down conversion defense
UF: .394% (76th)
UT: .284% (7th)
Red zone offense
UF: .853% (T-67th)
UT: .872% (T-53rd)
Red zone defense
UF: .852% (72nd)
UT: .733% (T-19th)
Punt returns
UF: 17.33 YPR (8th)
UT: 8.95 YPR (56th)
Kickoff returns
UF: 21.33 YPR (46th)
UT: 21.11 YPR (48th)