Wk 7 · 2026
Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
· ABC
#16 Florida Gators
SEC · 4-2
at
12:00pET
TEX -10 · total 53.5 DraftKings opened -9.5 · 0.5 toward TEX
Ratings differential TEX by 11.1
SEC · 4-1
What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Florida is ranked #16 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04). Texas is ranked #1 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Florida form
L 19-38vs SCL 17-45at MIZW 52-28vs MISSW 44-39at AUBW 52-3vs CAM
2026 season
Texas form
L 24-27at OUW 20-17at TENNW 30-6vs UTSAW 24-23vs OSUW 59-7vs TXST
2026 season
Florida this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Texas this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Florida | Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss SEC | vs W 52-28 preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Missouri SEC | at L 17-45 preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Oklahoma SEC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | N L 24-27 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 1–1 · Florida won the last one
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
12.0 points toward Texas
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-04 | Texas 21 — 29 Florida | at FLA | Florida |
| 2024 | 2024-11-09 | Florida 17 — 49 Texas | at TEX | Texas |
Florida leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Aaron Philo QB #12 | 84/121, 1114 YDS, 8 TD, 2 INT |
| Tramell Jones Jr. QB #9 | 17/21, 212 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jadan Baugh RB #13 | 95 CAR, 613 YDS, 11 TD |
| Duke Clark RB #20 | 33 CAR, 260 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Aaron Philo QB #12 | 31 CAR, 72 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Dallas Wilson WR #6 | 18 REC, 302 YDS, 3 TD |
| Vernell Brown III WR #1 | 17 REC, 271 YDS, 2 TD | |
| TJ Abrams WR #4 | 8 REC, 166 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Bailey Stockton WR #3 | 15 REC, 131 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Myles Graham LB #5 | 34 |
| Aaron Chiles LB #8 | 22 | |
| Jayden Woods LB #0 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Jayden Woods LB #0 | 4 |
| Emmanuel Oyebadejo DL #99 | 3.5 | |
| Kamran James DL #24 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | DJ Coleman S #33 | 2 |
| Cormani McClain CB #25 | 1 | |
| Dijon Johnson CB #27 | 1 |
Texas leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Arch Manning QB #16 | 73/115, 862 YDS, 7 TD, 3 INT |
| Karle Lacey Jr. QB #9 | 7/8, 63 YDS | |
| Rushing | Hollywood Smothers RB #2 | 41 CAR, 198 YDS, 2 TD |
| Raleek Brown RB #0 | 48 CAR, 196 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Arch Manning QB #16 | 32 CAR, 82 YDS | |
| Receiving | Ryan Wingo WR #1 | 19 REC, 239 YDS, 2 TD |
| Cam Coleman WR #8 | 12 REC, 208 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Emmett Mosley V WR #3 | 12 REC, 173 YDS | |
| Jermaine Bishop Jr. WR #4 | 6 REC, 81 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Rasheem Biles LB #3 | 29 |
| Jelani McDonald DB #4 | 26 | |
| Justin Cryer LB #28 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Colin Simmons EDGE #1 | 7.5 |
| Maraad Watson DL #88 | 2 | |
| Rasheem Biles LB #3 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Rasheem Biles LB #3 | 2 |
| Graceson Littleton DB #29 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.