2010 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

2010 Florida Gators football

Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 37–24 vs. Penn State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Urban Meyer (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Addazio (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Teryl Austin (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Ahmad Black A.J. Jones Duke Lemmens Mike Pouncey Justin Trattou
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium ^[1]
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
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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*	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
# – 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

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).

Preseason

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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 two touchdowns. Trey Burton was 12/18 for 120 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD, 123 yards on 10 carries with 2 TDs.^[2]

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	Miami (OH) *	No. 4	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 34–12	90,178
September 11	South Florida *	No. 8	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 38–14	90,612
September 18	at Tennessee	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–17	102,455
September 25	Kentucky	No. 9	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 48–14	90,547
October 2	at No. 1 Alabama	No. 7	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	CBS	L 6–31	101,821
October 9	No. 12 LSU	No. 14	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 29–33	90,721
October 16	Mississippi State ^dagger	No. 22	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	L 7–10	90,517
October 30	vs. Georgia	EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 34–31 ^OT	84,444
November 6	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 55–14	33,848
November 13	No. 22 South Carolina	No. 24	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 14–36	90,885
November 20	Appalachian State *	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN3	W 48–10	90,119
November 27	at No. 22 Florida State *	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–31	82,324
January 1, 2011	vs. Penn State *	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ABC	W 37–24	60,574
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
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	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	22	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

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Miami (OH)

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1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	3	3	3	12
#4 Gators	0	21	0	13	34

South Florida

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

Tennessee

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

Kentucky

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

Alabama

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

LSU

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

Mississippi State

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

Georgia

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First College Football overtime game in Jacksonville, Florida

1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Gators	0	21	0	10	3	34
Bulldogs	0	7	3	21	0	31

Vanderbilt

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

South Carolina

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

Appalachian State

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

Florida State

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

Personnel

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Depth chart

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(revised 10–30–10)

Defense

FS
Will Hill
Josh Evans
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WLB	MLB	SLB
⋅	Jon Bostic	⋅
Brandon Hicks	Jelani Jenkins	⋅
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SS
Ahmad Black
Matt Elam
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CB
Janoris Jenkins
Joshua Shaw
Jaylen Watkins

DE	DT	DT	DE
Duke Lemmens	Terron Sanders	Omar Hunter	Justin Trattou
William Green	Jaye Howard	Lawrence Marsh	Earl Okine
Ronald Powell	Dominique Easley	Sharrif Floyd	Lerentee McCray

CB
Jeremy Brown
Moses Jenkins
Cody Riggs

Offense

WR
Deonte Thompson
Carl Moore
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WR
Omarius Hines
Andre Debose
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LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Xavier Nixon	Carl Johnson	Mike Pouncey	Maurice Hurt	Marcus Gilbert
Matt Patchan	Maurice Hurt	Sam Robey	Jon Halapio	David Young
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TE
Jordan Reed
Desmond Parks
Gerald Christian

WR
Carl Moore
Frankie Hammond Jr.
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QB
John Brantley
Trey Burton
Jordan Reed

RB
Jeffery Demps
Emmanuel Moody
Mike Gillislee

Special teams
PK Caleb Sturgis
PK Chas Henry
P Chas Henry
P David Lerner
KR Jeffery Demps
PR Janoris Jenkins
LS John Fairbanks
H Chas Henry

Roster

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2010 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

12 John Brantley – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Senior
23 Mike Gillislee – Sophomore
33 Mack Brown – Freshman
44 Ean McQuay – Redshirt Junior
86 Phillip Bellino – Freshman
28 Deandre Goins – Freshman
37 Ben Sams – Freshman
20 Malcolm Jones – Freshman

Fullbacks

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

Wide receivers

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

Tight ends

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

Offensive line

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

Defensive line

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

Linebackers

13 Dee Finley – Sophomore
16 A. J. Jones – Redshirt Senior
23 Chris Martin – Redshirt Freshman
25 Gideon Ajagbe – Freshman
26 Lorenzo Edwards – Senior
33 Scott Peek – Redshirt Sophomore
40 Brandon Hicks – Senior
43 Jelani Jenkins – Redshirt Freshman
46 Michael Ross – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Junior
8 Jeremy Brown – Redshirt Sophomore
29 Joshua Shaw – Freshman
31 Brian Biada – Redshirt Freshman
31 Cody Riggs – Freshman
36 Moses Jenkins – Senior
37 Brandon Sanders – Freshman

Safeties

10 Will Hill – Junior
22 Matt Elam – Freshman
24 Josh Evans – Redshirt Freshman
35 Ahmad Black – Senior
21 Brenden Bice – Junior
34 Tim Clark – Redshirt Freshman
42 Miguel Carodine – Redshirt Senior

Punters

17 Chas Henry – Senior
40 David Lerner – Redshirt Sophomore

Kickers

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

Long snappers

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

Coaching staff

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Name	Current Responsibilities	Joined Staff	Alma mater
Urban Meyer	Head Coach	2005	Cincinnati
Steve Addazio	Offensive coordinator Offensive line	2005	Central Connecticut State
Zach Azzanni	Wide Receivers	2010	Central Michigan
Stan Drayton	Running backs	2010	Allegheny
D. J. Durkin	Outside linebackers Special Teams	2010	Bowling Green
Teryl Austin	Defensive Coordinator	2010	Pittsburgh
Chuck Heater	Co-defensive coordinator Defensive backs	2005	Michigan
Scot Loeffler	Quarterbacks	2009	Michigan
Dan McCarney	Assistant head coach Defensive line	2008	Iowa
Brian White	Tight ends	2009	Harvard
Coleman Hutzler	Special teams coordinator Linebackers	2010	Middlebury

Players drafted into the NFL

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References

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^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
^ "2010 Orange & Blue Game Recap: All My Quarterbacks". alligatorarmy.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
^ 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.
^ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2010 Archived 2015年01月22日 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2011.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	15	Mike Pouncey	C	Miami Dolphins
2	63	Marcus Gilbert	OT	Pittsburgh Steelers
5	151	Ahmad Black	S	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7	217	Maurice Hurt	OT	Washington Redskins