Florida football takes huge tumble in The Athletic’s Week 3 re-rank

Florida football suffered a heartbreaking 33-20 defeat on Saturday to the Texas A&M Aggies in the Swamp — a loss that could lead to the dismissal of head coach [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] but has also demoralized the Gator Nation.

In a season where hope sprung eternal coming into the opener against the Miami Hurricanes back in August, reality has crashed down hard on the Orange and Blue, leaving very few believers where once there was vociferous support for the program.

As one might imagine, a 1-2 start with only a victory over an FCS school — and even that game did not look great other than DJ Lagway‘s breakout performance — has Florida sitting well outside the major polls and sinking in many of the rankings.

On the topic of ranking, The Athletic’s Chris Vannini updated his weekly re-ranking of college football’s 134 FBS schools and sent Napier and Co. tumbling in his standings.

Florida’s re-rank after Week 3

Following the home loss to the Aggies, the Gators find themselves ranked No. 67 in the nation on Vannini’s re-rank, bookended by the No. 66 Wisconsin Badgers and No. 68 Colorado Buffaloes. Florida was previously ranked No. 48, representing a precipitous 19-spot fall after Week 3.