The Florida Gators visit Utah on Thursday in Salt Lake City. Here is your first look at the Utah Utes.
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Utah Season So Far (First game)
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug | vs. Florida | 8:00 PM ET | ESPN |
| 9-Sep | at Baylor | 12:00 PM ET | ESPN |
| 16-Sep | vs. Weber State | 2:00 PM ET | PACN |
| 23-Sep | vs. UCLA | TBA | |
| 29-Sep | at Oregon State | 9:00 PM ET | FS1 |
| 14-Oct | vs. California | TBA | |
| 21-Oct | at USC | TBA | |
| 28-Oct | vs. Oregon | TBA | |
| 4-Nov | vs. Arizona State | TBA | |
| 11-Nov | at Washington | TBA | |
| 18-Nov | at Arizona | TBA | |
| 25-Nov | vs. Colorado | TBA |
KEY STATS (2022, PER GAME)
| Statistic | Team | National Rank |
Conference Rank |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct | Utah Florida |
5 50 |
3 7 |
0.511 0.405 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense | Utah Florida |
14 128 |
1 14 |
0.315 0.497 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct | Utah Florida |
20 90 |
3 12 |
0.621 0.441 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense | Utah Florida |
12 32 |
2 6 |
0.367 0.435 |
| Blocked Kicks | Florida | 72 | 10 | 1 |
| Blocked Kicks Allowed | Utah Florida |
1 103 |
1 12 |
0 3 |
| Blocked Punts | ||||
| Blocked Punts Allowed | Utah Florida |
1 64 |
1 9 |
0 1 |
| Completion Percentage | Utah Florida |
30 114 |
7 13 |
0.646 0.544 |
| Defensive TDs | Utah Florida |
4 33 |
1 4 |
4 2 |
| Fewest Penalties | Utah Florida |
23 104 |
2 8 |
63 89 |
| Fewest Penalties Per Game | Utah Florida |
13 98 |
1 8 |
4.50 6.85 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards | Utah Florida |
29 54 |
3 4 |
563 651 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game | Utah Florida |
16 52 |
1 5 |
40.21 50.08 |
| First Downs Defense | Utah Florida |
17 115 |
1 13 |
221 296 |
| First Downs Offense | Utah Florida |
2 72 |
1 8 |
365 260 |
| Fumbles Lost | Florida Utah |
19 60 |
1 6 |
5 8 |
| Fumbles Recovered | Florida Utah |
2 12 |
1 1 |
15 12 |
| Kickoff Return Defense | Utah Florida |
83 85 |
7 8 |
21.31 21.38 |
| Kickoff Returns | Florida Utah |
34 65 |
4 6 |
21.70 20.00 |
| Net Punting | Florida Utah |
4 77 |
1 7 |
43.39 37.90 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | Florida Utah |
48 66 |
8 8 |
9 10 |
| Passes Intercepted | Utah Florida |
40 78 |
3 7 |
12 9 |
| Passing Offense | Utah Florida |
49 76 |
10 9 |
249.2 223.8 |
| Passing Yards Allowed | Utah Florida |
60 83 |
2 11 |
222.6 235.8 |
| Passing Yards per Completion | Florida Utah |
5 64 |
1 5 |
14.62 12.11 |
| Punt Return Defense | Utah Florida |
2 79 |
1 8 |
1.00 8.00 |
| Punt Returns | Florida Utah |
59 66 |
9 6 |
8.12 7.55 |
| Red Zone Defense | Florida Utah |
71 103 |
9 10 |
0.839 0.884 |
| Red Zone Offense | Utah Florida |
68 118 |
8 14 |
0.836 0.750 |
| Rushing Defense | Utah Florida |
17 99 |
2 12 |
111.4 175.2 |
| Rushing Offense | Utah Florida |
11 24 |
2 5 |
217.6 200.2 |
| Sacks Allowed | Utah Florida |
16 23 |
3 2 |
1.07 1.23 |
| Scoring Defense | Utah Florida |
26 86 |
2 10 |
21.4 28.8 |
| Scoring Offense | Utah Florida |
11 56 |
5 9 |
38.6 29.5 |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed | Utah Florida |
10 29 |
3 4 |
4.00 4.54 |
| Team Passing Efficiency | Utah Florida |
28 69 |
5 10 |
148.74 132.47 |
| Team Passing Efficiency Defense | Utah Florida |
83 86 |
5 12 |
134.83 135.24 |
| Team Sacks | Utah Florida |
13 97 |
1 10 |
2.93 1.77 |
| Team Tackles for Loss | Utah Florida |
41 79 |
1 9 |
6.4 5.4 |
| Time of Possession | Utah Florida |
6 81 |
1 10 |
33:40 29:03 |
| Total Defense | Utah Florida |
26 96 |
2 12 |
334.1 411.0 |
| Total Offense | Utah Florida |
17 36 |
5 7 |
466.9 424.1 |
| Turnover Margin | Florida Utah |
12 31 |
2 4 |
0.77 0.43 |
| Turnovers Gained | Florida Utah |
14 14 |
1 2 |
24 24 |
| Turnovers Lost | Florida Utah |
25 55 |
2 5 |
14 18 |
| Winning Percentage | Utah Florida |
19 73 |
5 10 |
0.714 0.462 |
Utah Injuries and Suspensions
Player POS Status
B. Kuithe TE Probable Knee
B. Rose QB Questionable Undisclosed
C. Rising QB Probable Knee
Source: Covers.com
Challenges for Florida
This is the opener for both teams. Last season the Gators knocked off the Utes in Gainesville and it appeared the Gators were on their way to a fine season. That wasn’t to be, however. On Saturday they’ll be the visitor. A long road trip can be good for team building but also wear on a team. The Gators have the talent to pull out a win this season. They need to show some improvement from 2022 to get back to the level of respect Florida Football is accustomed to. Check back at 14Powers.com in a few days for our full preview of this game along with a gameweek prediction of the final score.
Thursday‘s game kicks off at (8:00 PM ET). Watch this SEC football game on the ESPN Network.
