The Dan Mullen era came to a screeching halt in 2021 after Florida football put up one of its more frustrating efforts in recent memory, earning its first losing record since 2017 resulting in a complete overhaul of the coaching staff. While the program has faced some tough times over the past decade, this season was particularly frustrating given some of the expectations coming out of the summer.
Perhaps reaching a New Year’s Six bowl game in three straight seasons under Mullen gave folks a false impression of what was in store this fall. While there were certainly naysayers out there who saw this year’s campaign as a rebuilding one, off years are not taken kindly to in the Gator Nation, so the warning fell on deaf ears. However, the results on the field do not lie — this was a team with significant flaws that led all the way to the top of its leadership.
On its way to the bottom of the Southeastern Conference standings, Florida made some unpleasant history. Here is a look at five historically bad aspects of the Gators’ embarrassing gridiron campaign in 2021.