Florida Gators

How the Gators play under each referee

Every Gators game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Gators are 37-38 (49.3%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Aug 22, 2026, 9:10 p.m.·2020-2026 (2020-09-26 – 2025-11-29)

Gators record: 37-38 (49.3%)

Qualified refs in this table account for 9 of 75 team matches (12%) in this sample. Table lists refs with 8+ games.

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Chad Lorance
-27.1 pts vs team-0.8

Close-game proxy

How Florida Gators compares in close-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores.

Close games (≤7 pt margin)

22 of 75 games match this window

Avg combined points
Close-game avg
59.5
Season avg
56.5
Pressure impact
+3.0
Avg flags
Close-game avg
13.5
Season avg
11.9
Pressure impact
+1.6
Over rate
Close-game avg
50.0%
Season avg
44.0%
Pressure impact
+6.0 pp

Over benchmark: 55.3 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 75 total games in sample

Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)

7 of 75 games match this window

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Gators games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Gators went 37-38 (49.3%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: flag differential. A positive number means opponents are flagged more often than the Gators.

Scores and penalties from ESPN (1426 live-conference games, 474 with Sidearm officials). Coverage: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. 692 officials with game-level crew assignments. Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.