Starting Saturday night’s game against No. 8 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium, Billy Napier coached the Florida Gators for 30 games. Today we compared his numbers to those of the program’s previous four head coaches at the same point in their time in Gainesville.

Of course, not every situation was the same.

Some of these men inherited better rosters than others. Some trained when Florida’s rivals were strong. Others were training when they weren’t. Today there is a transfer portal. For most of the time covered in this article, this was not the case. So context is important.

In any case, here’s a 30-game snapshot for Napier and his immediate predecessors: Dan Mullen, Jim McElwain, Will Muschamp And Urban Meyer – which covers the last 20 years of Florida Gators football.

Summary after 30 games with the Gators

Billy Napier: 14-16
Dan Mullen: 24-6 (finished 34-15; was released after 11 games in fourth year – 2021))
Jim McElwain: 21-9 (finished 22-12; was fired after seven games in third year – 2017))
Will Muschamp: 21-9 (finished 28-21; was released in fourth year – 2014)
Urban Meyer: 26-4 (65–15; resigned after 6th grade – 2010)

Best result in the national AP rankings

Billy Napier: Was not counted at the end of the season.
Dan Mullen: #6
Jim McElwain: #14
Will Muschamp: #9
Urban Meyer: No. 1

Best SEC Score (AFTER 30 GAMES COACHED AT UF)

Billy Napier: T–4th (East)
Dan Mullen: 2nd (East) – Note: Mullen won SEC East in third year
Jim McElwain: 1st (East; 2 times)
Will Muschamp: T–1st (East)
Urban Meyer: Champion

Record in SEC games

Billy Napier: 7-11
Dan Mullen: 14-6
Jim McElwain: 15-5
Will Muschamp: 12-6
Urban Meyer: 14-4

Record against all ranked FBS teams

Billy Napier: 2-11
Dan Mullen: 5-4
Jim McElwain: 4-8
Will Muschamp: 4-7
Urban Meyer: 10-3

Record against all unranked FBS teams

Billy Napier: 9-5
Dan Mullen: 15-2
Jim McElwain: 17-1
Will Muschamp: 15-2
Urban Meyer: 14-1

Record against ranked teams at home

Billy Napier: 2-3
Dan Mullen: 2-0
Jim McElwain: 2-1
Will Muschamp: 2-1
Urban Meyer: 4:0

Record against ranked teams away from home

Billy Napier: 0-5
Dan Mullen: 1-2
Jim McElwain: 1-3
Will Muschamp: 2-3
Urban Meyer: 1-3

Home record

Billy Napier: 11-6
Dan Mullen: 13-2
Jim McElwain: 12-1
Will Muschamp: 14-2
Urban Meyer: 16-0

Road record

Billy Napier: 3-7
Dan Mullen: 8-2
Jim McElwain: 6-4
Will Muschamp: 6-4
Urban Meyer: 5-4

Record against rivals

Billy Napier: 1-8 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee)
Dan Mullen: 6-3 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee)
Jim McElwain: 5-4 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee)
Will Muschamp: 5-5 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee)
Urban Meyer: 8-1 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee)

UF’s season record prior to each coach’s arrival in Gainesville

Napier: 6-7
Mullen: 4-7
McElwain: 7-5
Muschamp: 8-5
Meyer: 7-5