By the numbers: Florida vs Ole Miss preview

Week 13 marks the 26th meeting between Florida and Ole Miss including the 12th matchup in Gainesville. While the all-time series is tied at 12-12-1 after Florida’s 2020 win, the Rebels own a slim 6-4-1 edge in The Swamp. UF won just one of the first nine meetings (1-7-1) from 1926-1958, but Florida is 11-5 vs. Ole Miss since. Florida vs Ole Miss will kick off at noon eastern.

Ole Miss enters the contest ranked No.9 in the country, holding an 8-2 (4-2 SEC) record on the 2024 season. The Rebels are coming off a dominant 28-10 victory over Georgia in week 12. Both of Ole Miss losses have come to teams Florida beat: Kentucky and LSU.

Florida is searching for bowl eligibility with a 5-5 (3-4 SEC) record. The Gators have won three-straight games in The Swamp by double-digits, outscoring opponents by 50 total points.

Ole Miss is currently 10.5-point favorites over Florida in week 13. Let’s take a look at how these schools match up statically through ten games.

Total offense

UF: 378.9 YPG (79th)

UM: 539.5 YPG (2nd)

Scoring offense

UF: 28.0 PPG (T-64th)

UM: 40.7 PPG (4th)

Passing offense

UF: 231.6 YPG (64th)

UM: 365.7 YPG (2nd)

Rushing offense

UF: 147.3 YPG (T-80th)

UM: 173.8 YPG (51st)

Total defense

UF: 400.3 YPG (98th)

UM: 309.2 YPG (16th)

Scoring defense

UF: 26.40 PPG (80th)

UM: 12.9 PPG (5th)

Passing defense

UF: 236.9 YPG (93rd)

UM: 229.3 YPG (T-82nd)

Rushing defense

UF: 163.4 YPG (93rd)

UM: 79.9 YPG (2nd)

Turnovers lost

UF: 15 (T-81st)

UM: 9 (T-20th)

Turnovers gained

UF: 14 (T-54th)

UM: 18 (T-21st)

Team sacks

UF: 26 (T-30th)

UM: 46 (1st)

Sacks allowed

UF: 13 (T-28th)

UM: 20 (T-66th)

3rd down conversion PCT

UF: .368% (99th)

UM: .432% (45th)

3rd down conversion defense

UF: .424% (94th)

UM: .306% (12th)

Red zone offense

UF: .846% (T-71st)

UM: .840% (76th)

Red zone defense

UF: .812% (T-47th)

UM: .692% (T-6th)

 

Nick Marcinko
Nick is a recent graduate from the University of Florida with a degree in Telecommunications. He is passionate about all sports but specifically baseball and football. Nick interned at Inside the Gators and worked part time with Knights247 before joining the Gator Country family. Nick enjoys spending his free time golfing and at the beach.