Yesterday, head football coach Dan Mullen was fired by the University of Florida. Here is a look at the Florida
football program since 2008 (the
first year that of complete data I have).
This time period only covers the last three seasons of head football
coach Urban Meyer (2008-2010), head coach Will Muschamp (2011-2014), head coach Jim McElwain (2015-2017) and Dan Mullen (2018-2021*). After the figure below is a more
detailed look at
the Florida Gators football program during head coach Mullen's
tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Dan Mullen [contract]
2018
Florida finished the regular season at 9-3, and were bowl eligible
where they defeated by #17 ranked Michigan (41-15) to finish 10-3 overall. The Gators
played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS), meaning that the Gators SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the "leagues" average SOS. Florida's best
regular season victory was against #5 ranked Mississippi State (13-6)
and their worst
loss was to #34 ranked Missouri (17-38).
Florida was the
#10 ranked team overall, with the #15 ranked
offense and the #13 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2019 Florida finished the regular season at 10-2, and were bowl eligible where
they defeated #84 ranked Virginia by a score of (36-28) to
finish at 11-2 overall. The Gators
played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Florida's best
regular season victory was against #22 ranked Auburn (24-13)
and their worst
loss was to #7 ranked Georgia (17-24).
Florida was the #14 ranked team overall, with the #26 ranked
offense and the
#10 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2020 [SEC Runner Up]
Florida finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 8-2, but lost both the SEC championship game to #1 ranked Alabama (46-52) and their bowl game against #6 ranked Oklahoma (20-55) to finish 8-4 overall. The Gators played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Florida's
best regular season victory was against #27 ranked Georgia
(44-28) and their worst
loss was to #71 ranked LSU (34-37).
Florida was the #16 ranked team overall, with
the #5 ranked
offense and the #121 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2021*
After
a 5-6 start to the 2021 season Mullen was fired. Florida played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS) up to this point in the season. The Gators' best win was against currently ranked #28 Tennessee by a
score of (38-14) and their current worst loss was to #99 ranked South Carolina by a score of (17-40).
Florida is currently the #29 ranked team overall, with the #21 ranked
offense and the #54 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2021 FBS Head Coaching Changes
