​Florida football is about to embark on a nine-game SEC schedule for the first time in program history.It just happens to coincide with the first season under Florida Gators head coach Jon Sumrall. But don’t expect any complaints from Sumrall about his challenging slate, which includes five teams ranked in the preseason US LBM Top 25 coaches’ poll. “We’re gonna play anybody, anywhere, anytime,” Sumrall said. “Whoever they put on our schedule, we’re gonna play. I’m not gonna whine and complain about being an SEC head football coach.”Per ESPN’s power index, Florida’s schedule ranks as the seventh toughest in the country. Sumrall has preached the same physical and mental toughness to his players throughout fall camp to prepare for the challenges to come.”I don’t worry about our record though right now,” Sumrall said. “I worry about getting better. Like, I’m so worried about just us getting better every day. And then when we get to next week, we’ll focus on trying to be 1-0 next week.”Here’s our game-by-game predictions for Florida football in 2025:Game 1: Florida football 49, Florida Atlantic 21Florida’s debut game under Jon Sumrall will include a few shaky moments defensively. Florida Atlantic, which led the nation in pass offense at 340.7 yards per game in 2025, will make a few big plays with returning quarterback Caden Veltkamp making a few big plays due to communication breakdowns in UF’s secondary.But Florida will more than make it up offensively as new offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner will take shots against a suspect FAU defense. Quarterback Aaron Philo and Tramell Jones will combine to throw for five TD passes and Jadan Baugh will begin his quest to become the SEC’s leading rusher with a 100-yard game.Game 2: Florida football 56, Campbell 3Florida will score 21 points in the first quarter and not let up against an overmatched FCS opponent, improving to 2-0 for the first time since 2021.Again, Philo will throw the ball well early before giving way to Jones, who won’t miss a beat. The duo will combine for six TD pass and Florida will return a punt for a TD for the first time since 2020.Defensively, Florida will clean up its issues in the back end and put forth a dominant effort.Game 3: Florida football 21, Auburn 16Florida will pick up its first signature win under Sumrall, rallying from down 10 points at halftime to pick up its first win at Auburn since 1999.UF’s defensive will force two turnovers, and Philo will lead the Gators on a late touchdown drive to seal the win. Eric Singleton Jr. will finish the game with more than 100 yards receiving and a TD to burn his former team. Game 4: Ole Miss 28, Florida football 24Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss will lead a late touchdown that will spoil UF’s home SEC opener. Lapses in the secondary will again hurt the Gators defensively. Offensively, Florida will start fast before stalling in the second half.Game 5: Florida football 28, Missouri 17In a matchup between two of the SEC’s t