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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
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Florida Gators football, Outback Bowl champion ...
2010 Florida Gators football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 37–24 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Addazio (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorTeryl Austin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
Seasons
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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* 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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Preseason

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.[1]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
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 (rivalry)
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 StatedaggerNo. 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[2] and GatorZone.com.[3]

Rankings

See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP4810971422—RVRV24———
Coaches367871222——RV24———
HarrisNot released22RVRVRV23———Not released
BCSNot released———22———Not released
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Game summaries

Miami (OH)

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

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

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

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

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

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

First College Football overtime game in Jacksonville, Florida

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

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

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

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

Depth chart

(revised 10–30–10)

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Roster

2010 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

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

Defensive line

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

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

More information Name, Current Responsibilities ...
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
Coleman HutzlerSpecial teams coordinator
Linebackers		2010Middlebury
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Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2011 NFL draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
115Mike PounceyCMiami Dolphins
263Marcus GilbertOTPittsburgh Steelers
5151Ahmad BlackSTampa Bay Buccaneers
7217Maurice HurtOTWashington Redskins
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