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Jadan Baugh rushes 1st Florida Gator to run for 1,000 yards since 2015

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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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Florida Gators RB Jadan Baugh reaches 1,000 yards

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