EA College Football 25 predicts Florida Gators 2024 football record

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An 11-year wait is over. Monday, the long-awaited EA College Football 25 was released to those who purchased the deluxe edition of the game. The game will allow fans across the country to build dynasties, chase championships and a Heisman Trophy. It will also allow us to see what the Florida Gators will look like

Here are the ground rules that we’re playing by.

We set the difficulty to the highest level and did not intervene in any way. This is a complete simulation based on what the Gators are ranked and how the EA College Football 25 engine and computers simulated each game, week to week. We set the game to auto-recruit and progress players. Injuries and the new “wear and tear” system are also set on.

Here’s how it went.

Preseason

Before the season started, the Gators landed a commitment from 3-star right end Niles Foucha.

Aug. 31 – Miami

Final Score: 27-17 Miami
Season Record: 0-1
Summary: A renewal of a historic in-state rivalry and the kickoff to the 2024 football season. The Hurricanes jumped out to a 3-0 lead but the Gators would score 10 unanswered to go up 10-3. Miami scored twice to make it 17-10 heading into halftime. It would be All Miami in the third quarter, scoring 10 in the third quarter on the way to a 27-17 win in the Swamp.

Not a great start for the playthrough.

Kelby Collins will miss the next four to five games with a shoulder injury he sustained in the game.

Sep. 7 – Samford (FCS Southeast)

Final Score: 24-3 Florida
Season Record: 1-1
Summary: This game looks a little different without Samford the game, replaced by the FCS Southeast Pandas. The Gators were led by Wisconsin transfer Chimere Dike who scored on a 50-yard rush in the first quarter and on an eight-yard pass from Graham Mertz later in first. Dike would make it a hat trick with a three-yard touchdown in the second. Florida opened a 24-0 lead but sat on it and wouldn’t score in the second half.

Tyreak Sapp was also named the SEC Defensive Player of the week for his four tackles, all for a loss.

Sep. 14 – No. 10 Texas A&M

Final Score: 41-28 Florida
Season Record: 2-1 (1-0 SEC)
Summary: The Aggies entered this game ranked No. 10 in the country and as road favorites to beat the Gators. Texas A&M would get on the board first but it was the Graham Mertz show. Mertz completed 25-of-31 passes for 417 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. The Gators would take a 24-17 lead into the locker room at halftime and use a 17-point fourth quarter to hold off the Aggies and win their first SEC game of the season.

Asa Turner was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week with seven tackles against Texas A&M

Chimere Dike was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week with seven receptions for 105 yards and four touchdowns against Texas A&M.

Sep. 21 – AT Mississippi State

Final Score: 24-17 Florida
Season Record: 3-1 (2-0 SEC)
Summary: The Bulldogs would score first and take a 14-10 into the locker room and extend that to 17-10 heading into the fourth quarter. Florida would finish the game strong with a 13-yard rushing touchdown from Treyaun Webb (his second of the game) and a 9-yard touchdown strike from Graham Mertz to Eugene Wilson with 2:07 left in the game to give Florida the win.

Oct. 5 – UCF

Final Score: 28-23 Florida
Season Record: 4-1 (2-0 SEC)
Summary: This one was close. The Knights were first on the board with a field goal as the Gators were held scoreless in the first quarter. Graham Mertz and Chimere Dike connected to give the Gators a lead but UCF would take it right back. Mertz found Elijhah Badger on an 11-yard pass to give Florida a 14-13 halftime lead.

The Gators would score 14 unanswered in the third quarter to start to pull away, including Jadan Baugh’s first career touchdown and an 86-yard pitch and catch between Mertz and Badger again. UCF would score 10 in the final quarter but Florida held on to make it four wins in a row.

One of the new features in the game is hosting recruits. Having a great game or atmosphere can sway a recruit on a visit and that played in Florida’s favor here as four-star defensive tackle Dave Edmond committed to the Gators right after the win over UCF.

Oct. 12 – AT No. 11 Tennessee

Final Score: 30-23 Tennessee
Season Record: 4-2 (2-1 SEC)
Summary: On the heels of a four-game winning streak the Gators jumped into the top-25 with a No. 21 ranking as they Florida got off to an incredible start taking a 16-0 lead at the half and extending that to 23-0. The fourth quarter was a disaster with the Vols scoring 30 (THIRTY) points in the final 15 minutes to steal the win at home.

Oct. 19 – No. 16 Kentucky

Final Score: 42-40 Florida
Season Record: 5-2 (3-1 SEC)
Summary: An overtime thriller in The Swamp! The Gators and Wildcats traded punches early. Florida went up on a 17-yard field goal but Kentucky answered with a touchdown. Chimere Dike’s 11th touchdown of the season gave Florida the lead but Kentucky would answer and go to halftime up 14-10.

A UK field goal extended that to 17-10 but a 20-yard rushing touchdown from Graham Mertz tied the game. Florida and Kentucky would trade scores until the game hit 00:00 tied at 27. The Gators would come out on top getting a stop on a two-point conversion and a couple of touchdown passes from freshman DJ Lagway.

The Gators got another commitment, this time from three-star quarterback Nick Sosa.

Nov. 2 – No. 5 Georgia (In Jacksonville)

Final Score: 36-27 Florida
Season Record: 6-2 (4-1 SEC)
Summary: Florida jumped back into the top-25 this week coming in at No. 18 and facing No. 5 Georgia. The Bulldogs are 5-2 (3-2 SEC).

The Mertz-Dike connection continues to flourish. Metrz found Dike on a 10-yard strike to open the scoring. Georgia would kick a field goal but Metrz hit Elijhah Badger for a 41-yard touchdown. The Gators would kick a field goal and Georgia would score to make it 17-10 UF at half.

Georgia scored 10 in the third to just three from Florida to make it 20-20 heading into the final 15 minutes.

Trey Smack connected on three straight field goals to give the Gators a 9-point lead, Georgia would score from 68 yards out with just 55 seconds left but Florida was able to recover the onside kick attempt and Dike would score another touchdown with just seven seconds left on a 45-yard run for an upset win over No. 5 Georgia.

Nov. 9 – AT No. 2 Texas

Final Score: 20-13 Texas
Season Record: 6-3 (4-2 SEC)
Summary: A top 10 matchup with No. 9 Florida taking on No. 2 Texas.

An entertaining defensive matchup, the Longhorns eeked out a a 20-13 win over Florida. The Gators got on the board with a first-quarter field goal and took a 10-3 lead into the half. But Texas would outscore the Gators 17-3 in the second half on the way to the win.

HEISMAN WATCH

Heading into week 11, Chimere Dike has made it onto the Heisman Watch list. The senior has 59 receptions for 829 yards and 14 touchdowns on the year. He’s added 128 rushing yards and two more touchdowns on the ground.

Nov. 16 – LSU

Final Score: 24-21 Florida
Season Record: 7-3 (5-2 SEC)
Summary: The Gators are teetering on the playoff bubble ranked No. 14 in the country. Unranked LSU comes to Gainesville looking to play spoiler and the Tigers look like they’re going to do just that, scoring 14 unanswered in the first quarter. Touchdowns from Hayden Hansen and Montrell Johnson would give the Gators a 14-10 lead but LSU kicked a field goal to make it 17-14 at halftime. It all came down to the final quarter where the Gators were able to use a Eugene Wilson touchdown and Trey Smack field goal to edge out a 24-21 win over the visiting Tigers.

The big win at home landed Florida a pair of four-star commitments from defensive end Kevin Camacho and right tackle Eric Schmidt.

Nov. 23 – Ole Miss

Final Score: 14-6 Florida
Season Record: 8-3 (6-2 SEC)
Summary: The Gators are back in the playoff picture at No. 11 in the country facing a 5-5 Ole Miss Rebels. It was a rainy night game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Ole Miss would only manage a pair of field goals to bookend the game while the Gators scored on a 59-yard strike from Mertz to Dike and Jadan Baugh had a 14-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Florida’s playoff dreams remain alive.

The Gators picked up two more commitments after another home win.

Nov. 30 – AT Florida State

Final Score: 27-20 Florida State
Season Record: 8-4 (6-2 SEC)
Summary: The No. 8 Florida Gators travel to Tallahassee to take on the 5-6 Florida State Seminoles. Florida is also a Texas loss to Texas A&M this week from playing Alabama in the SEC Championship game.

This week would see a Florida slip-up as the Gators get upset on the road, losing 27-20.

Florida does pick up two more commitments.

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

The loss to Florida State will keep the Gators out of the playoff, dropping Florida all the way to No. 16 in the country.

Chimere Dike was named a second-team All-American and LJ McCray was named a First Team Freshman All-American

This game was all Florida and Chimere Dike. In his final collegiate game, Dike hauled in eight passes for 128 yards and five touchdowns as the Gators would beat Temple 38-14 and win a lifetime supply of baked cheese snacks, or something like that.

Final Stats/ Record

Record: 9-4 (6-2 SEC – 3rd place in SEC behind Alabama and Texas)
Final Ranking: No. 15

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