2010 Florida Gators football team

2010 Florida Gators football
2010 Florida Gators football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 37–24 vs. Penn State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	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
Captains	Ahmad Black; A. J. Jones; Duke Lemmens; Mike Pouncey; Justin Trattou;
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

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).

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

Eastern Division

Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)

Headcoach

Urban Meyer (6th season)

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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

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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	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 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

	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

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

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

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

2010 Florida Gators football team

Preseason

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

South Florida

Tennessee

Kentucky

Alabama

LSU

Mississippi State

Georgia

Vanderbilt

South Carolina

Appalachian State

Florida State

Personnel

Depth chart

Roster

Coaching staff

Players drafted into the NFL

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

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

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

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

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

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

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