Florida hosts rival Florida State on Saturday in Gainesville. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.
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TEAM SCHEDULES/RESULTS
Florida State
| 3-Sep | vs. LSU | W 45 – 24 |
| 9-Sep | vs. Southern Miss | W 66 – 13 |
| 16-Sep | at Boston College | W 31 – 29 |
| 23-Sep | at Clemson | W 31 – 24 |
| 7-Oct | vs. Virginia Tech | W 39 – 17 |
| 14-Oct | vs. Syracuse | W 41 – 3 |
| 21-Oct | vs. Duke | W 38 – 20 |
| 28-Oct | at Wake Forest | W 41 – 16 |
| 4-Nov | at Pittsburgh | W 24 – 7 |
| 11-Nov | vs. Miami (FL) | W 27 – 20 |
| 18-Nov | vs. North Alabama | W 58 – 13 |
| 25-Nov | at Florida | |
| 2-Dec | vs. Louisville |
Florida
| 31-Aug | at Utah | L 11 – 24 |
| 9-Sep | vs. McNeese | W 49 – 7 |
| 16-Sep | vs. Tennessee | W 29 – 16 |
| 23-Sep | vs. Charlotte | W 22 – 7 |
| 30-Sep | at Kentucky | L 14 – 33 |
| 7-Oct | vs. Vanderbilt | W 38 – 14 |
| 14-Oct | at South Carolina | W 41 – 39 |
| 28-Oct | vs. Georgia | L 20 – 43 |
| 4-Nov | vs. Arkansas | L 36 – 39 |
| 11-Nov | at LSU | L 35 – 52 |
| 18-Nov | at Missouri | L 31 – 33 |
| 25-Nov | vs. Florida State |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RATINGS
| Rating | Florida State | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN FPI | 9 | 38 |
| Sagarin | 13 | 43 |
| Massey Composite | 7 | 57 |
| PiRate Ratings | 8 | 31 |
KEY STATS
| Statistic | Team | National Rank |
Conference Rank |
Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct | Florida St. Florida |
48 94 |
4 10 |
0.414 0.361 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense | Florida St. Florida |
3 46 |
2 6 |
0.269 0.366 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct | Florida St. Florida |
83 98 |
10 8 |
0.471 0.429 |
| 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense | Florida Florida St. |
4 55 |
2 8 |
0.250 0.500 |
| Blocked Kicks | Florida Florida St. |
22 22 |
4 4 |
2 2 |
| Blocked Kicks Allowed | Florida St. Florida |
45 124 |
7 13 |
1 4 |
| Blocked Punts | Florida | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Blocked Punts Allowed | Florida Florida St. |
73 73 |
10 11 |
1 1 |
| Completion Percentage | Florida Florida St. |
3 39 |
1 3 |
0.730 0.641 |
| Defensive TDs | Florida St. | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| Fewest Penalties | Florida Florida St. |
86 93 |
7 9 |
71 74 |
| Fewest Penalties Per Game | Florida Florida St. |
88 94 |
7 9 |
6.45 6.73 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards | Florida Florida St. |
40 112 |
3 14 |
505 706 |
| Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game | Florida Florida St. |
40 114 |
3 14 |
45.91 64.18 |
| First Downs Defense | Florida St. Florida |
24 31 |
5 5 |
190 196 |
| First Downs Offense | Florida Florida St. |
29 51 |
4 7 |
247 235 |
| Fumbles Lost | Florida St. Florida |
12 76 |
1 13 |
3 7 |
| Fumbles Recovered | Florida St. Florida |
37 97 |
6 7 |
7 4 |
| Kickoff Return Defense | Florida Florida St. |
7 104 |
2 9 |
14.93 22.60 |
| Kickoff Returns | Florida St. Florida |
4 66 |
1 9 |
27.92 20.13 |
| Net Punting | Florida St. Florida |
2 11 |
1 2 |
44.06 42.45 |
| Passes Had Intercepted | Florida St. Florida |
2 4 |
1 1 |
2 4 |
| Passes Intercepted | Florida St. Florida |
79 127 |
8 14 |
8 3 |
| Passing Offense | Florida St. Florida |
17 28 |
2 6 |
289.5 275.0 |
| Passing Yards Allowed | Florida St. Florida |
15 85 |
3 9 |
183.5 235.1 |
| Passing Yards per Completion | Florida St. Florida |
21 97 |
2 13 |
13.84 11.08 |
| Punt Return Defense | Florida St. Florida |
45 57 |
5 8 |
6.20 7.00 |
| Punt Returns | Florida Florida St. |
36 43 |
7 6 |
10.79 10.15 |
| Red Zone Defense | Florida St. Florida |
16 108 |
4 10 |
0.750 0.892 |
| Red Zone Offense | Florida St. Florida |
17 19 |
1 5 |
0.913 0.911 |
| Rushing Defense | Florida St. Florida |
43 86 |
5 12 |
139.6 161.5 |
| Rushing Offense | Florida St. Florida |
62 77 |
10 9 |
162.3 150.2 |
| Sacks Allowed | Florida St. Florida |
36 110 |
4 11 |
1.55 3.00 |
| Scoring Defense | Florida St. Florida |
12 85 |
1 13 |
16.9 27.9 |
| Scoring Offense | Florida St. Florida |
7 49 |
1 8 |
40.1 29.6 |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed | Florida St. Florida |
41 100 |
5 11 |
5.00 6.45 |
| Team Passing Efficiency | Florida St. Florida |
17 20 |
1 6 |
160.43 156.44 |
| Team Passing Efficiency Defense | Florida St. Florida |
5 121 |
1 14 |
100.87 151.71 |
| Team Sacks | Florida St. Florida |
12 98 |
2 14 |
2.91 1.73 |
| Team Tackles for Loss | Florida St. Florida |
27 111 |
5 13 |
6.5 4.6 |
| Time of Possession | Florida Florida St. |
8 63 |
2 8 |
32:56 30:03 |
| Total Defense | Florida St. Florida |
24 91 |
4 11 |
323.1 396.6 |
| Total Offense | Florida St. Florida |
17 40 |
2 6 |
451.7 425.2 |
| Turnover Margin | Florida St. Florida |
7 97 |
1 13 |
0.91 -0.36 |
| Turnovers Gained | Florida St. Florida |
60 127 |
8 14 |
15 7 |
| Turnovers Lost | Florida St. Florida |
1 19 |
1 5 |
5 11 |
| Winning Percentage | Florida St. Florida |
1 69 |
1 10 |
1.000 0.455 |
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Florida State
QB Jordan Travis, WR Johnny Wilson, RB Trey Benson, OL Maurice Smith, TE Kyle Morlock, Akeem Dent, LB DJ Lundy, DL Patrick Payton, DB Tatum Bethune, DB Renardo Green.
Florida
QB Graham Mertz, RB Trevor Etienne, WR Ricky Pearsall, OL Kingsley Eguakan, OL Austin Barber, DE Princely Umanmielen, DB Jason Marshall, P Jeremy Crawshaw.
INJURIES
Florida State
Player POS Status
H. Williams WR Ques Sat – Foot
D. Williamson WR Ques Sat – Undisclosed
J. Travis QB out for season – Leg
D. Jackson Jr. DL out for season – Eligibility
Florida
Player POS Status
J. Pyburn LB Ques Sat – Lower Body
G. Mertz QB out for season – Collarbone
A. Jean WR Out indefinitely – Lower Body
J. Odom TE Out indefinitely – Concussion
C. Douglas WR Late Nov – Leg
K. Wilson S Out indefinitely – Undisclosed
S. James LB out for season – Knee
C. Jones OL out for season – Redshirt
K. Zipperer TE Out indefinitely – Knee
J. Miller III QB Out indefinitely – Shoulder
C. Carroll RB out for season – Knee
J. Boone DL out for season – Knee
Source: Covers.com
Florida State vs. Florida Football Series History
Florida leads 37-27-2
COMMENTS
Florida State is 11-0 and on a roll. They may very well make it to the playoff if they win this game and then the ACC Championship game. Florida has been up and down. I don’t see the Gators being able to knock off FSU but they are playing in Gainesville. The Seminoles should win by at least 10.
PREDICTIONS
14Powers Preseason Prediction
Florida St 28, Florida 35
14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction
Florida State 35, Florida 24
14Powers Preseason Prediction
Florida St 28, Florida 35
14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction
Florida State 35, Florida 24
Saturday‘s game kicks off at 7:00 PM ET. Watch this SEC football game on the ESPN Network.
