Jadan Baugh delivered the 12th 1,000-yard rushing season for the Florida Gators on Saturday against FSU. He entered the game needing 96 yards and reached it by halftime.
The historic moment came just after the six-minute mark in the second quarter on second-and-5. Baugh is the first Gator since Kelvin Taylor did it in 2015 (1,035). He’s the first Florida underclassman to hit 1,000 yards under 200 carries since Emmitt Smith.
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Baugh had his eyes on the record at the very start of the game, and Florida was more than willing to feed it to him. He opened the Gators’ first offensive drive with a 21-yard gain and added 10 more on three carries, including a direct snap inside the FSU 10.
From there, his reps were steady — three yards here, four yards there. He broke an 18-yarder in the second quarter to all but guarantee history. Three rushes later, and he had it.
Retaining Baugh should be priority No. 1 for whoever takes over the Florida coaching job. He’s perhaps the only silver lining in what’s been a brutal season.
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Jadan Baugh’s 2025 rushing log
Date
Opponent
Carries
Yards
Average
TD
Long
Aug. 30
vs. LIU
9
104
11.6
1
26
Sept. 6
vs. USF
18
93
5.2
0
15
Sept. 13
at LSU
10
46
4.6
0
13
Sept. 20
at Miami
12
46
3.8
1
11
Oct. 4
vs. Texas
27
107
4.0
1
16
Oct. 11
at Texas A&M
18
65
3.6
0
15
Oct. 18
vs. Miss. St.
23
150
6.5
1
19
Nov. 1
vs. Georgia
15
72
4.8
1
22
Nov. 8
at Kentucky
17
64
3.8
0
13
Nov. 15
at Ole Miss
15
61
4.1
1
17
Nov. 22
vs. Tennessee
18
96
5.3
0
16
Nov. 29
vs. FSU
17
98
5.8
0
21
*Baugh’s halftime stats for FSU are included. Gators Wire will update at the end of the game.
Florida Gators 1,000-yard rushers
Player
Year
Yards
Kelvin Taylor
2015
1,035
Mike Gillislee
2012
1,152
Ciatrick Fason
2004
1,267
Earnest Graham
2002
1,085
Fred Taylor
1997
1,292
Errict Rhett
1993
1,289
Errict Rhett
1991
1,109
Emmitt Smith
1989
1,599
Emmitt Smith
1987
1,341
Neal Anderson
1985
1,034
Jimmy Dubose
1975
1,402
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