2010 Florida Gators football team

The 2010 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2010 college football season. The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The season was the sixth and final campaign for coach Urban Meyer, who led the Gators to a 37–24 Outback Bowl victory over coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions, and an overall win-loss record of 8–5 (.615).

2010 Florida Gators football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 37–24 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2010 record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Addazio (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorTeryl Austin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainAhmad Black
A.J. Jones
Duke Lemmens
Mike Pouncey
Justin Trattou
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 88,548)[1]
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x  5 –3     9 –5  
Florida  4 –4     8 –5  
Georgia  3 –5     6 –7  
Tennessee  3 –5     6 –7  
Kentucky  2 –6     6 –7  
Vanderbilt  1 –7     2 –10  
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#  8 –0     14 –0  
No. 12 Arkansas %  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 8 LSU  6 –2     11 –2  
No. 10 Alabama  5 –3     10 –3  
No. 15 Mississippi State  4 –4     9 –4  
Ole Miss*  0 –7     0 –8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
    1. – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

In the 2009 season, the Gators went 12–0 in the regular season, but lost to Alabama in the SEC Championship game. The Gators concluded their season with a win over the Cincinnati Bearcats in the 2010 Sugar Bowl.

Pre-season

In the annual Orange and Blue Spring Game, the blue team won 27–24. Quarterback John Brantley was 15/19 and threw for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns. Trey Burton was 12/18 for 120 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD, 123 yards on 10 carries with 2 TDs.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4Miami (OH)*No. 4
ESPNW 34–1290,178
September 11South Florida*No. 8
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
SECNW 38–1490,612
September 18at TennesseeNo. 10
CBSW 31–17102,455
September 25KentuckyNo. 9
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNUW 48–1490,547
October 2at No. 1 AlabamaNo. 7
CBSL 6–31101,821
October 9No. 12 LSUNo. 14
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
ESPNL 29–3390,721
October 16Mississippi StateNo. 22
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNUL 7–1090,517
October 30vs. Georgia
CBSW 34–31 OT84,444
November 6at Vanderbilt
SECNW 55–1433,848
November 13No. 22 South CarolinaNo. 24
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNL 14–3690,885
November 20Appalachian State*
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPN3W 48–1090,119
November 27at No. 22 Florida State*
ABCL 7–3182,324
January 1, 2011vs. Penn State*
ABCW 37–2460,574
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[3] and GatorZone.com.[4]

Rankings
See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=receiving votes.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Final
AP 4 8 10 9 7 14 22 -- RV RV 24 -- -- --
Coaches 3 6 7 8 7 12 22 -- -- RV 24 -- -- --
Harris Not released 22 RV RV RV 23 -- -- -- N/A
BCS Not released -- -- -- 22 -- -- -- N/A

Game summaries

Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 3 3 3 12
#4 Gators 0 21 0 13 34

South Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 0 7 0 14
#8 Gators 0 7 21 10 38

Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Gators 0 7 17 7 31
Volunteers 3 0 7 7 17

Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 0 14
#9 Gators 14 7 13 14 48

Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Gators 0 3 3 0 6
#1 Crimson Tide 3 21 7 0 31

LSU
1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Tigers 3 17 0 13 33
#14 Gators 0 14 0 15 29

Mississippi State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 0 0 0 10
#22 Gators 0 0 7 0 7

Georgia

First College Football overtime game in Jacksonville, Florida

1 2 3 4OT Total
Gators 0 21 0 103 34
Bulldogs 0 7 3 210 31

Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 7 34 14 0 55
Commodores 0 0 7 7 14

South Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Gamecocks 9 6 7 14 36
#24 Gators 7 0 0 7 14

Appalachian State
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 3 7 10
Gators 21 7 14 6 48

Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
Gators 7 0 0 0 7
#22 Seminoles 3 21 7 0 31

Personnel

Depth chart

(revised 10–30–10)

Roster
2010 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

  • 12 John Brantley – Junior
  • 8 Trey Burton – Freshman
  • 10 Tyler Murphy – Freshman
  • 18 Ryan Parrish – Freshman
  • 14 Chandler Carr – Freshman

Running Backs

  • 2 Jeff Demps – Junior
  • 21 Emmanuel Moody – Senior
  • 23 Mike Gillislee – Sophomore
  • 33 Mack Brown – Freshman
  • 44 Ean McQuay – Junior
  • 86 Phillip Bellino – Freshman
  • 28 Deandre Goins – Freshman
  • 37 Ben Sams – Freshman
  • 20 Malcolm Jones – Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 42 Steven Wilks – Junior
  • 45 T. J. Pridemore – Sophomore

Wide Receivers

  • 3 Chris Rainey – Junior
  • 2 Cameron Parker – Freshman
  • 5 Chris Dunkley – Freshman
  • 6 Deonte Thompson – Junior
  • 7 Justin Williams – Senior
  • 9 Carl Moore – Senior
  • 18 T. J. Lawrence – Sophomore
  • 81 Robert Clark – Freshman
  • 82 Omarius Hines – Sophomore
  • 83 Solomon Patton – Freshman
  • 84 Quinton Dunbar – Freshman
  • 85 Frankie Hammond Jr. – Sophomore
  • 87 Josh Postell – Sophomore
  • 89 Stephen Alli – Freshman

Tight Ends

  • 11 Jordan Reed – Freshman
  • 32 Gerald Christian – Freshman
  • 86 Will Hiler – Freshman
  • 80 Desmond Parks – Freshman
  • 88 Micheal McFarland – Freshman

Offensive Line

  • 50 Sam Robey – Sophomore
  • 55 Mike Pouncey – Senior
  • 57 Carl Johnson – Senior
  • 58 Nick Alajajian – Sophomore
  • 60 William Steinmann – Junior
  • 63 Cole Gilliam – Freshman
  • 64 Kyle Koehne – Freshman
  • 66 James Wilson – Junior
  • 67 Jon Halapio – Freshman
  • 71 Matt Patchan – Junior
  • 72 Jonotthan Harrison – Freshman
  • 73 Xavier Nixon – Sophomore
  • 74 Maurice Hurt – Senior
  • 75 Chaz Green – Freshman
  • 76 Marcus Gilbert – Senior
  • 77 Ian Silberman – Freshman
  • 78 David Young – Sophomore

Defensive Line

  • 6 Jaye Howard – Junior
  • 7 Ronald Powell – Freshman
  • 34 Lerentee McCray – Junior
  • 44 Duke Lemmens – Senior
  • 47 Brandon Antwine – Senior
  • 48 Neiron Ball – Freshman
  • 57 Samuel Johnson – Sophomore
  • 65 Glen Watson – Sophomore
  • 58 Dominique Easley – Freshman
  • 61 Gary Beemer – Senior
  • 68 Leon Orr – Freshman
  • 70 Shawn Schmeider – Senior
  • 73 Sharrif Floyd – Freshman
  • 85 Lynden Trail – Freshman
  • 90 Lawrence Marsh – Senior
  • 91 Earl Okine – Sophomore
  • 92 Terron Sanders – Senior
  • 93 Kedric Johnson – Freshman
  • 94 Justin Trattou – Senior
  • 96 William Green – Junior
  • 99 Omar Hunter – Sophomore

Linebackers

  • 13 Dee Finley – Sophomore
  • 16 A. J. Jones – Senior
  • 23 Chris Martin - Freshman
  • 25 Gideon Ajagbe – Freshman
  • 26 Lorenzo Edwards – Senior
  • 33 Scott Peek – Sophomore
  • 40 Brandon Hicks – Senior
  • 43 Jelani Jenkins – Freshman
  • 46 Michael Ross – Sophomore
  • 49 Darrin Kitchens – Freshman
  • 51 Micheal Taylor – Freshman
  • 95 Hygens Succes – Sophomore
  • 45 Christian Estevez – Freshman
  • 59 Osmanny Gomez – Freshman
  • 52 Jon Bostic – Sophomore

Cornerbacks

  • 1 Janoris Jenkins – Junior
  • 14 Jaylen Watkins – Freshman
  • 23 Corey Henderson – Junior
  • 8 Jeremy Brown – Sophomore
  • 29 Joshua Shaw – Freshman
  • 31 Brian Biada – Freshman
  • 31 Cody Riggs – Freshman
  • 36 Moses Jenkins – Senior
  • 37 Brandon Sanders – Freshman

Safeties

Punters

  • 17 Chas Henry – Senior
  • 40 David Lerner – Sophomore

Kickers

  • 19 Caleb Sturgis – Junior
  • 47 John Crofoot – Freshman
  • 86 Eric Strack – Freshman
  • 98 Zack Brust –Junior

Long Snappers

  • 50 Cody Hampton – Sophomore
  • 59 Christopher Guido – Freshman
  • 59 John Fairbanks – Senior

Coaching staff
NameCurrent ResponsibilitiesJoined StaffAlma mater
Urban MeyerHead Coach2005Cincinnati
Steve AddazioOffensive Coordinator
Offensive Line		2005Central Connecticut State
Zach AzzanniWide Receivers2010Central Michigan
Stan DraytonRunning backs2010Allegheny
D. J. DurkinOutside Linebackers
Special Teams		2010Bowling Green
Teryl AustinDefensive Coordinator2010Pittsburgh
Chuck HeaterCo-Defensive Coordinator
Defensive Backs		2005Michigan
Scot LoefflerQuarterbacks2009Michigan
Dan McCarneyAssistant Head Coach
Defensive Line		2008Iowa
Brian WhiteTight Ends2009Harvard


Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2011 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
115Mike PounceyCMiami Dolphins
263Marcus GilbertOTPittsburgh Steelers
5151Ahmad BlackSTampa Bay Buccaneers
7217Maurice HurtOTWashington Redskins

See also

References
  1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. "2010 Orange & Blue Game Recap: All My Quarterbacks". alligatorarmy.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  3. 2012 Florida Football Media Guide Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  4. GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2010 Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

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