Like I did ahead of the Florida State game, I am using Bill Connelly’s advanced stats profiles to break down the Gators’ bowl matchup with Michigan. There are some good things in there to use to compare the teams that you might not get in a normal bowl game preview.
Field Position
Dan Mullen’s renewed emphasis on special teams really paid off in the field position game. Florida is 39th nationally with an average starting field position for its offense of its own 31.1-yard-line. It’s also sixth in the country by virtue of opponents only getting it on average on their own 25.