It’s not just another week in college football; it’s rivalry week. Florida and Florida State are set to match up for the 68th time in the 30th all-time meeting between the two teams in Tallahassee. The all-time series dates back to 1958 with the Gators owning a 37-28-2 lead and wins in three of the last five. This is the third meeting between UF HC Billy Napier and FSU HC Mike Norvell as head coaches. Norvell holds a 2-0 series lead over Napier.
FSU enters the final week of the regular season holding a 2-9 (1-7 ACC) record, with their only two wins against California and Charleston Southern. The Gators enter the contest holding a 6-5 (4-4 SEC) record while coming off back-to-back wins over top 25 opponents.
Florida is currently a 14.5-point road favorite over the Seminoles, according to Hard Rock.
Let’s see how these two teams match up statistically.
Total offense
UF: 375.7 YPG (79th)
FSU: 273.1 YPG (131st)
Scoring offense
UF: 27.6 PPG (71st)
FSU: 15.8 PPG (130th)
Passing offense
UF: 226.9 YPG (67th)
FSU: 184.0 YPG (115th)
Rushing offense
UF: 148.8 YPG (79th)
FSU: 89.1 YPG (128th)
Total defense
UF: 406.1 YPG (104st)
FSU: 387.5 YPG (88th)
Scoring defense
UF: 25.55 PPG (75th)
FSU: 27.73 PPG (T-87th)
Passing defense
UF: 244.7 YPG (106th)
FSU: 207.5 YPG (49th)
Rushing defense
UF: 161.1 YPG (T-87th)
FSU: 180.1 YPG (T-101st)
Turnovers lost
UF: 16 (T-77th)
FSU: 18 (T-84th)
Turnovers gained
UF: 18 (T-40th)
FSU: 5 (T-131st)
Team sacks
UF: 30 (T-23rd)
FSU: 24 (T-52nd)
Sacks allowed
UF: 16 (T-37th)
FSU: 41 (129th)
3rd down conversion percentage
UF: .379% (90th)
FSU: .272% (130th)
3rd down defense
UF: .405% (81st)
FSU: .449% (114th)
Red zone offense
UF: .854% (T-65th)
FSU: .875% (T-45th)
Red zone defense
UF: .743% (12th)
FSU: .787% (36th)