If you scan the stat sheet, it’s hard not to reach the following conclusion about the Gators’ defense at the midway point of the regular season: They are much improved over the 2020 unit.
Sure, that’s a bit like saying that the architects who designed the Titanic did a much better job of building their next ship given how horrible the 2020 UF defense was, but the numbers are still astounding.
Through six games in 2020, the Gators were giving up 30 points per game. Through the first six games of 2021, they’re surrendering just 16.5 points per game, the second-best mark in the SEC.