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Florida's Graham Mertz stays in school, gives the Gators QB consistency heading into 2024 | |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida quarterback Graham Mertz is coming back for his final year of college eligibility and giving coach Billy Napier some offensive consistency heading into 2024. Mertz, a three-year starter at Wisconsin who transferred to Florida in January, made the announcement on social media Thursday with a short video titled “Unfinished Business.” Mertz completed 72.9% of his passes this season for 2,903 yards, with 20 touchdown passes and just three interceptions. He broke his left collarbone during a Nov. 18 loss at Missouri and missed the team's regular-season finale against rival Florida State. MORE | |
Gators Headlines
- Florida's Graham Mertz stays in school, gives the Gators QB consistency heading into 2024
- Florida coach Billy Napier fires two assistants to begin defensive overhaul, AP source says
- Benson scores 3 times, No. 5 Florida State beats rival Florida 24-15 for 18th consecutive win
- Florida will turn to Tim Tebow for motivational help before facing rival and No. 5 Florida State
- No. 5 Florida State and rival Florida turn to backup QBs with plenty at stake in the Swamp
- Ricky Pearsall nears a receiving milestone that has eluded Florida for more than 2 decades
- Cook drives No. 11 Missouri to winning field goal with 5 seconds left for 33-31 victory over Florida
- No. 11 Mizzou faces Florida in home finale with New Year's Six bowl still in play
- Daniels' record-breaking day leads No. 18 LSU to 52-35 win over Florida
- No. 18 LSU and unranked Florida seek strong finishes under their second-year coaches
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | G. Mertz | 2903 | |||
| Passing TDs: | G. Mertz | 20 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | M. Johnson Jr. | 817 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | T. Etienne | 8 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | R. Pearsall | 965 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | E. Wilson III | 6 | |||
| Interceptions: | J. Castell | 1 | |||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/31 | at 14 Utah | L 11 - 24 | ||
| 9/9 | vs. McNeese | W 49 - 7 | ||
| 9/16 | vs. 11 Tennessee | W 29 - 16 | ||
| 9/23 | vs. Charlotte | W 22 - 7 | ||
| 9/30 | at Kentucky | L 14 - 33 | ||
| 10/7 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 38 - 14 | ||
| 10/14 | at South Carolina | W 41 - 39 | ||
| 10/28 | vs. 1 Georgia | L 20 - 43 | ||
| 11/4 | vs. Arkansas | L 36 - 39 | ||
| 11/11 | at 19 LSU | L 35 - 52 | ||
| 11/18 | at 9 Missouri | L 31 - 33 | ||
| 11/25 | vs. 5 Florida State | L 15 - 24 | ||
| Southeastern | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 6 Georgia | 8-0 | 12-1 | ||||||||||
| 9 Missouri | 6-2 | 10-2 | ||||||||||
| 21 Tennessee | 4-4 | 8-4 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 3-5 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3-5 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3-5 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0-8 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 4 Alabama | 8-0 | 12-1 | ||||||||||
| 11 Mississippi | 6-2 | 10-2 | ||||||||||
| 13 LSU | 6-2 | 9-3 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4-4 | 7-5 | ||||||||||
| Auburn | 3-5 | 6-6 | ||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1-7 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1-7 | 4-8 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4905 (52) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3111 (46) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1794 (78) | ||||
| Points per game: | 28.4 (60) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 408.8 (49) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 41 (56) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 18 (28) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4586 (68) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2720 (66) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1866 (76) | ||||
| Points per game: | 27.6 (79) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 382.2 (70) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 39 (80) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 17 (106) | ||||
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