instaGATOR'S 2015 Season in Review:
UF fires HC Will Muschamp and hires new HC Jim McElwain.
UF goes 6-0 SECe, 1-1 SECw for the 7-1 SECe-C before losing to NC UA in the SEC-C.
McElwain became just the 3rd SEC HC to go to the SEC-C game in his 1st season.
McElwain is the 1st HC in UF history to win 10 games in his 1st season.
McElwain finishes his 1st season as a Gator at 10-4 and as the AP and SEC CoY.
McElwain currently has the #1 2016 Recruiting Class according to Scout.com
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~ 25. Florida 10-4, 7-2 -- Finishes Ranked in the AP Top 25 for the 1st time since 2012.
1. Alabama 14-1, 8-1 -- 29 - 15 UF (-14) - SEC-C (UA 45 - 40 Clem -5) (Coaches #1)
10. Ole Miss 10-3, 6-2 -- 10 - 38 UF (+28) - (Ms 48 - 20 OkSt -28) (Coaches #9)
16. LSU 9-3, 5-3 -- 35 - 28 UF (-7) (LSU 56 - 27 TxTech -29) (Coaches #17)
22. Tenn 9-4, 5-3 -- 27 - 28 UF (+1) (Tenn 45 - 6 NW -39) (Coaches #23)
NR Georgia 10-3, 5-3 -- 3 - 27 UF (+24) (UGA 24 - 17 PSU -7) (Coaches #24)
25. UF 10-4, 7-2 -- The 1st game was listed as a Harris start but they alternated at QB for the game, 1-0. UF beat 2 of the higher final ranking SEC teams with Grier at QB, then went 1-2 beating UGA with Harris at QB. Grier was 5-0 as the starter, Harris was 4-4 as starter, they were 1-0 when combined.
* UF beat 3 of the 5 'Coaches Poll' higher ranked SEC teams, (Ms, Tenn, UGA).
iG's SEC Finish for 2015:
1. 14-1, 7-1 Alabama SEC-C - 14-1, 8-1 National Champion UA 45 - 40 Clem
2. 10-4, 7-1 Florida SECe-C - UF Finished SEC at 7-2, UA 29 - 15 UF
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3. 10-3, 6-2 Mississippi (lost to UF by -28)
4. 10-3, 5-3 Georgia (lost to UF by -24)
~ Four finished with 10+ wins.
5. 9-3, 5-3 Louisiana St. (rain-out, game canceled)
6. 9-4, 5.3 Tennessee
7. 8-5, 5-3 Arkansas
8. 9-4, 4.4 MsSt
9. 8-5, 4-4 Texas A&M
10. 7-6, 2-6 Auburn
~ Ten finished with overall winning records.
11. 5-7, 2-6 Kentucky
12. 4-8, 2-6 Vanderbilt
13. 5-7, 1-7 Missouri
14. 3-9, 1-7 S. Carolina
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UF sets a new school record in 2016 with 13 Early Enrollees:
QB-PP Feleipe' Franks 6-5 222 **** Fr
QB-PP Kyle Trask 6-6 230 *** Fr
QB-PP Austin Appleby 6-5 228 *** rsSr (Purdue Grad-transfer)
#1 JuCo RB Mark Thompson 6-2 230 4.38/40 ***** Jr
#1 JuCo PK Odell 'Eddy Kickem' Pineiro *** rsFr
Has kicked a 77 Yd FG in practice, he's already kicked a 62 Yd FG at UF's new IPF.
#5 JuCo WR Dre Massey 5-11 185 4.34/40 **** Jr
WR Joshua Hammond 6-1 179 4.5/40 **** Fr
WR Freddie Swain 6-1 185 4.5/40 **** Fr
OT Stone Forsythe 6-7 331 *** Fr
DE Jordan Smith 6-6 220 **** Fr
LB David Reese 6-1 235 **** Fr
CB Chauncey Gardner 5-11 195 **** Fr
CB/RB McArthur Brunett 5-10 180 **** Fr
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Current 2016 Recruit Class Rankings - 1-12-16:
1. Scout -- (20. Tn)
7. ESPN -- (17. Tn)
7. Rivals -- (21. Tn)
6. 247 Composite -- (21. Tn)
(further Mad-Doggie-Dollies proof of his Head-BJ's recruiting prowess over our Mr.Ed) lmao![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Note: DT S.Manuel and JuCo RB M.Thompson are both 5 Stars by at least 1 ranking service.![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Note: Grad-xfer Appleby is not counted as an EE causing a 12 to 13 discrepancy in EE reporting.
Although he counts against UF's class total, he's not counted by most recruiting services as being in the 2016 class. ??? They count the JuCo xfers but not the Purdue Grad-xfer???
Note: With a coaching staff held completely intact for the first time in years. Yee-Haw!!!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Conclusion -- 2016 is Looo-King GUD!![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
UF fires HC Will Muschamp and hires new HC Jim McElwain.
UF goes 6-0 SECe, 1-1 SECw for the 7-1 SECe-C before losing to NC UA in the SEC-C.
McElwain became just the 3rd SEC HC to go to the SEC-C game in his 1st season.
McElwain is the 1st HC in UF history to win 10 games in his 1st season.
McElwain finishes his 1st season as a Gator at 10-4 and as the AP and SEC CoY.
McElwain currently has the #1 2016 Recruiting Class according to Scout.com
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~ 25. Florida 10-4, 7-2 -- Finishes Ranked in the AP Top 25 for the 1st time since 2012.
1. Alabama 14-1, 8-1 -- 29 - 15 UF (-14) - SEC-C (UA 45 - 40 Clem -5) (Coaches #1)
10. Ole Miss 10-3, 6-2 -- 10 - 38 UF (+28) - (Ms 48 - 20 OkSt -28) (Coaches #9)
16. LSU 9-3, 5-3 -- 35 - 28 UF (-7) (LSU 56 - 27 TxTech -29) (Coaches #17)
22. Tenn 9-4, 5-3 -- 27 - 28 UF (+1) (Tenn 45 - 6 NW -39) (Coaches #23)
NR Georgia 10-3, 5-3 -- 3 - 27 UF (+24) (UGA 24 - 17 PSU -7) (Coaches #24)
25. UF 10-4, 7-2 -- The 1st game was listed as a Harris start but they alternated at QB for the game, 1-0. UF beat 2 of the higher final ranking SEC teams with Grier at QB, then went 1-2 beating UGA with Harris at QB. Grier was 5-0 as the starter, Harris was 4-4 as starter, they were 1-0 when combined.
* UF beat 3 of the 5 'Coaches Poll' higher ranked SEC teams, (Ms, Tenn, UGA).
iG's SEC Finish for 2015:
1. 14-1, 7-1 Alabama SEC-C - 14-1, 8-1 National Champion UA 45 - 40 Clem
2. 10-4, 7-1 Florida SECe-C - UF Finished SEC at 7-2, UA 29 - 15 UF
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3. 10-3, 6-2 Mississippi (lost to UF by -28)
4. 10-3, 5-3 Georgia (lost to UF by -24)
~ Four finished with 10+ wins.
5. 9-3, 5-3 Louisiana St. (rain-out, game canceled)
6. 9-4, 5.3 Tennessee
7. 8-5, 5-3 Arkansas
8. 9-4, 4.4 MsSt
9. 8-5, 4-4 Texas A&M
10. 7-6, 2-6 Auburn
~ Ten finished with overall winning records.
11. 5-7, 2-6 Kentucky
12. 4-8, 2-6 Vanderbilt
13. 5-7, 1-7 Missouri
14. 3-9, 1-7 S. Carolina
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UF sets a new school record in 2016 with 13 Early Enrollees:
QB-PP Feleipe' Franks 6-5 222 **** Fr
QB-PP Kyle Trask 6-6 230 *** Fr
QB-PP Austin Appleby 6-5 228 *** rsSr (Purdue Grad-transfer)
#1 JuCo RB Mark Thompson 6-2 230 4.38/40 ***** Jr
#1 JuCo PK Odell 'Eddy Kickem' Pineiro *** rsFr
Has kicked a 77 Yd FG in practice, he's already kicked a 62 Yd FG at UF's new IPF.
#5 JuCo WR Dre Massey 5-11 185 4.34/40 **** Jr
WR Joshua Hammond 6-1 179 4.5/40 **** Fr
WR Freddie Swain 6-1 185 4.5/40 **** Fr
OT Stone Forsythe 6-7 331 *** Fr
DE Jordan Smith 6-6 220 **** Fr
LB David Reese 6-1 235 **** Fr
CB Chauncey Gardner 5-11 195 **** Fr
CB/RB McArthur Brunett 5-10 180 **** Fr
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Current 2016 Recruit Class Rankings - 1-12-16:
1. Scout -- (20. Tn)
7. ESPN -- (17. Tn)
7. Rivals -- (21. Tn)
6. 247 Composite -- (21. Tn)
(further Mad-Doggie-Dollies proof of his Head-BJ's recruiting prowess over our Mr.Ed) lmao
Note: DT S.Manuel and JuCo RB M.Thompson are both 5 Stars by at least 1 ranking service.
Note: Grad-xfer Appleby is not counted as an EE causing a 12 to 13 discrepancy in EE reporting.
Although he counts against UF's class total, he's not counted by most recruiting services as being in the 2016 class. ??? They count the JuCo xfers but not the Purdue Grad-xfer???
Note: With a coaching staff held completely intact for the first time in years. Yee-Haw!!!
Conclusion -- 2016 is Looo-King GUD!
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