On Saturday, December 19th at 8:00 PM Eastern, the #6 Florida Gators and the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide will face off for the 10th time in the SEC Championship Game. The Tide hold a 5-4 lead over the Gators in the championship matches and are 4-3 in Atlanta. Alabama also leads the all-time series 26-14. The Tide will be 17-point favorites, and the over/under is 74.5. The Gators have an outside shot at playing into the CFP by defeating the Tide and becoming the SEC champions. Kyle Trask also has one last opportunity to show the Heisman committee that he should be the selection this year.
Florida leads the nation with 386.4 passing yards per game, mostly out of necessity due to the lack of a running game. Kyle Trask leads the nation with 40 TD passes and is #5 in FBS history through 10 games. Trask's 42 total TDs (40 passing, 2 rushing) only trails Tim Tebow's record of 55 (32 passing, 23 rushing). Trask is the only player in SEC history and in the FBS to throw at least 3 TD passes in nine consecutive games. The Gators spread the ball around better than most other teams, as they are the only team that features 6 players with 20+ receptions and 225 receiving yards, and are one of 5 teams with 7 players with multiple TD receptions. The Gators will need to spread the ball around in order to dethrone the Tide. On the other side of the ball, the only positive news I can report about the defense is that they lead the SEC in sacks. Sophomore DB Kaiir Elam is a Jim Thorpe semifinalist, and he will need to step up in order to limit the Alabama's prolific offense. Also on the good news front: the Gators finished with fewer than 10 penalties in 30 consecutive games after being consistently among the most penalized teams since 2010.
The following shows the results of these teams facing off in the SEC Championship Game:
- 2016 Florida 16, Alabama 54
- 2015 Florida 15, Alabama 29
- 2009 Florida 13, Alabama 32
- 2008 Florida 31, Alabama 20
- 1999 Florida 7, Alabama 34
- 1996 Florida 45, Alabama 30
- 1994 Florida 24, Alabama 23
- 1993 Florida 28, Alabama 13
- 1992 Florida 21, Alabama 28
- WR-X 6 Devonta Smith SR
- WR-Z 8 John Metchie III SO
- WR-H 18 Slade Bolden RSO / 17 Jaylen Waddle JR
- LT 70 Alex Leatherwood SR
- LG 65 Deonte Brown RSR
- OC 69 Landon Dickerson GR
- RG 55 Emil Ekiyor RSO
- RT 73 Evan Neal SO
- TE 87 Miller Forristall RSR
- QB 10 Mac Jones RJR
- RB 22 Najee Harris SR
- DE 18 LaBryan Ray RJR
- NG 94 DJ Dale SO
- DE 92 Justin Eboigbe SO
- JACK 31 Will Anderson FR
- WILL 8 Christian Hill SO
- MIKE 32 Dylan Moses RJR
- SAM 4 Christopher Allen RJR
- CB 28 Josh Jobe JR
- FS 3 Daniel Wright RJR
- SS 9 Jordan Battle SO
- CB 2 Patrick Surtain II JR
- STAR 13 Malachi Moore FR
- PT 85 Charlie Scott GR
- PK 16 Will Reichard SO
- QB
- RSR QB Kyle Trask 6-6 212 Manvel HS, Manvel TX. 2-star
- JR RB Dameon Pierce 5-11 210 Bainbridge HS. Bainbridge, GA. 4-star
- TR-SO. WR Justin Shorter 6-4 226 of Penn State University by way of South Brunswick High School, Monmouth Junction, NJ. Former 5*.
- RSO WR Jacob Copeland 6-1 181 Escambia HS, Pensacola, FL 4-star.
- TR-SR WR Trevon Grimes 6-3 202 Ohio State University by way of St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL 4-star.
- RSR WR Rick Wells 6-1 185 Raines HS, Jacksonville FL. 3-star.
- SR WR/ATH Kadarius Toney 6'1" 185 Blount Prichard AL. 4-star.
- JR TE Kyle Pitts 6-5 235 of Archbishop Wood High School, Warminster PA. 4-star.
- SO TE Keon Zipperer. 6-2 240. Lakeland HS. Lakeland, FL 4-star.
- RJR TE Kemore Gamble 6'4" 220 Miami Southridge Miami FL. 4-star.
- OT Stone Forsythe 6-6 315 West Orange HS, Winter Garden FL. 3-star.
- OL Richard Gouraige 6-5 250 Cambridge HS. Tampa, FL 4-star.
- OL Richard Gouraige 6-5 250 Cambridge HS. Tampa, FL 4-star.
- C OL Griffin McDowell 6-4 280 Lee County HS. Leesburg, GA. 3-star.
- C/OL Brett Heggie 6-4 290 Mount Dora HS, Mount Dora FL. 3-star.
- OT Ethan White 6-5 315. Superior Collegiate Academy, Clearwater, FL 4-star.
- OT TJ Moore 6'5" 290 Mallard Creek Charlotte NC. 4-star.
- TR-SR Stewart Reese OL 6/6" 345 of Mississippi State University by way of Fort Pierce Central HS, Fort Pierce, FL 4-star.
- RSR Jean Delance OT 6’5” 309 North Mesquite HS, Mesquite, TX 4-star.
- RFR OT Michael Tarquin 6-5 290. North Marion HS, Citra, FL 4-star.
- FR OT Joshua Braun 6-6 335 Suwannee HS, Live Oak, FL 4-star.
- TR-RSO OLB Brenton Cox 6-4 245 of University of Georgia by way of Stockbridge High School, Stockbridge, GA. 5-star.
- SO OLB Mohamoud Diabate 6-4 215. Auburn HS. Auburn, Alabama. 4-star.
- SR WDE Antwaun Powell 6-3 235 I.C. Norcrom, Portsmouth, Virginia. 4-star.
- RFR DT Jaelin Humphries 6-3 303. Mountainview HS. Lawrenceville, GA. 4-star.
- SR DT Jaelin Humphries 6-3 303. Mountainview HS. Lawrenceville, GA. 4-star.
- RJR DT Lamar Goods 6-4 290 St Thomas Moore HS, Oakdale, Connecticut. 4-star.
- RFR OLB Tyron Hopper 6-2 205. Roswell HS. Roswell, GA. 4-star.
- RJR OLB Tyron Hopper 6-2 205. Roswell HS. Roswell, GA. 4-star.
- RJR Lacedrick Brunson LB 6'2" 210 Jackson Miami, FL. 2-star.
- RFR OLB Jesiah Pierre 6-2 220. Christian Home Bible School. Mount Dora, FL 3-star.
- RJR CB Marco Wilson CB 6'0" 180 American Heritage Plantation FL. 4-star.
- SO CB Kaiir Elam 6-1 185. The Benjamin School. North Palm Beach, FL 4-star.
- SO CB Jaydon Hill 6-0 174. Bob Jones HS. Madison, AL. 4-star.
- FR CB Jahari Rodgers 6-0 170 Arlington HS, Arlington, TX. 4-star.
- JR CB Jahari Rodgers 6-0 170 Arlington HS, Arlington, TX. 4-star.
- SO CB Chester Kimbrough 5-11 170. Warren Easton HS. New Orleans, LA. 4-star.
- RSR CB Christopher McWilliams 6-0 170 Southwest Miami Senior HS, Miami FL. 3-star.
- SR CB Brad Stewart 6'0" 194 McDonogh New Orleans, LA. 4-star.
- JR DB Trey Dean 6-2 180 Dutchtown HS, Hampton, GA. 4-star.
- RSR DB Quincy Lenton 6-0 195 Meridan HS, Meridian MS. 3-star.
- SR DB Shawn Davis 6'0" 185 Southridge Miami FL. 4-star.
- SR DB Donovan Stiner 6'2" 185 Bellaire Bellaire, TX. 3-star.
- FR S Rashad Torrence 6-1 195. Marietta HS. Marietta, GA. 4-star.
- K SO Evan McPherson 5'10" 177 Fort Payne HS, Fort Payne, AL.
- K RS SO Chris Howard 6'1" 214 Ponte Vedra HS, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
- K TR SO Zack Sessa 6'0" 175 Georgia Southern by way of Venice HS, Venice, FL. (walk-on)
- P JR Jacob Finn 6'3" 210 Paxon HS, Jacksonville, FL.
- LS RS FR Marco Ortiz 6'4" Benedictine HS, Richmond, VA.
- LS RS JR Brett DioGuardi 6'4" 226 Windmere Prep, Windmere, FL.
Alabama has laid waste to SEC competition this year:
- 38-19 @ Missouri
- 52-24 vs #13 Texas A&M
- 63-48 @ Ole Miss
- 41-24 vs #3 Georgia
- 48-17 @ Tennessee
- 41-0 vs Mississippi State
- 63-3 vs Kentucky
- 42-13 vs #22 Auburn
- 55-17 @ LSU
- 52-3 @ Arkansas
- 51-35 @ Ole Miss
- 38-24 vs South Carolina
- 38-41 @ #21 Texas A&M
- 41-17 vs Missouri
- 44-28 vs #5 Georgia
- 63-35 vs Arkansas
- 38-17 @ Vanderbilt
- 34-10 vs Kentucky
- 31-19 @ Tennessee
- 34-37 vs LSU
Statistically the Gators and Tide look similar, but the Tide is slightly better in each category.
- Points per game: Alabama 49.5, Florida 41.2
- Points allowed per game: Alabama 16.8, Florida 26.3
- Total yards: Alabama 537.8, Florida 513.5
- Passing yards: Alabama 347.7, Florida 386.4
- Rushing yards: Alabama 190.1, Florida 127.1
- Yards allowed: Alabama 340.1, Florida 384.7
- Passing yards allowed: Alabama 227.1, Florida 241.2
- Rushing yards allowed: Alabama 113.0, Florida 142.4
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