2010 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2010 Florida Gators football Florida Gators script logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 8–5 4–4 Urban Meyer 6th Steve Addazio 2nd Spread option Teryl Austin 1st 4–3 Ahmad Black A. J. Jones Duke Lemmens Mike Pouncey Justin Trattou Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Outback Bowl champion Outback Bowl W Won 37–24 vs. Penn State 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). 2 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.http://www.alligatorarmy.com/2010/4/10/1414559/2010-orange-blue-game-recap-all-my 2010 Orange & Blue Game Recap: All My Quarterbacks alligatorarmy.com 2010-10-20 Schedule 2010 AP September 4 w y 4 Miami (OH) Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN 34–12 90,178 September 11 w y 8 South Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN 38–14 90,612 September 18 w y 10 Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN rivalry CBS 31–17 102,455 September 25 w 9 Kentucky rivalry Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPNU 48–14 90,547 October 2 l y 7 Alabama 1 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL rivalry CBS 6–31 101,821 October 9 l 14 LSU 12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry ESPN 29–33 90,721 October 16 l y 22 Mississippi State Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPNU 7–10 90,517 October 30 w y Georgia EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL rivalry CBS 34–31 OT 84,444 November 6 w y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 55–14 33,848 November 13 l 24 South Carolina 22 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN 14–36 90,885 November 20 w y Appalachian State Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN3 48–10 90,119 November 27 l y y Florida State 22 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ABC 7–31 82,324 January 1, 2011 w y y Penn State Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ABC 37–24 60,574 Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, 2012 Florida Football Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20130527130648/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2012/media_guide.pdf May 27, 2013 , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012. and GatorZone.com.GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122024819/http://www.gatorzone.com/football/history/2010/team.pdf 2015-01-22 . Retrieved December 4, 2011. Rankings November 2009 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 4 8 10 9 7 14 22 NR RV RV 24 NR NR NR 3 6 7 8 7 12 22 NR NR RV 24 NR NR NR 6 22 RV RV RV 23 NR NR NR 7 NR NR NR 22 NR NR NR Game summaries September 2010 Miami (OH) RedHawks 3 3 3 3 12 #4 Gators 0 21 0 13 34 South Florida Bulls 7 0 7 0 15 #8 Gators 0 7 21 10 38 Tennessee #10 Gators 0 7 17 7 31 Volunteers 3 0 7 7 17 Kentucky Wildcats 0 7 7 0 14 #9 Gators 14 7 13 14 48 Alabama #7 Gators 0 3 3 0 14 #1 Crimson Tide 3 21 7 0 31 LSU #12 Tigers 3 17 0 13 33 #14 Gators 0 14 0 15 29 Mississippi State Bulldogs 10 0 0 0 10 #22 Gators 0 0 7 0 7 Georgia First College Football overtime game in Jacksonville, Florida 34 Gators 0 21 0 10 3 34 31 Bulldogs 0 7 3 21 0 31 Vanderbilt Gators 7 34 14 0 Commodores 0 0 7 7 South Carolina #22 Gamecocks 9 6 7 14 #24 Gators 7 0 0 7 Appalachian State Mountaineers 0 0 3 7 Gators 21 7 14 6 Florida State Gators 7 0 0 0 7 #22 Seminoles 3 21 7 0 31 Personnel January 2010 Depth chart (revised 10–30–10) Spread Option 4-3 Yes No Yes John Brantley Trey Burton Jordan Reed Jeffery Demps Emmanuel Moody Mike Gillislee Chris Rainey T.J Pridemore Steven Wilks Deonte Thompson Carl Moore Carl Moore Frankie Hammond Jr. Omarius Hines Andre Debose Jordan Reed Desmond Parks Gerald Christian Xavier Nixon Matt Patchan Carl Johnson Maurice Hurt Mike Pouncey Sam Robey Maurice Hurt Jon Halapio Marcus Gilbert David Young Jelani Jenkins Brandon Hicks Jon Bostic Jelani Jenkins A.J. Jones Ronald Powell Lorenzo Edwards Will Hill Josh Evans Ahmad Black Matt Elam SS Janoris Jenkins Joshua Shaw Jaylen Watkins Jeremy Brown Moses Jenkins Cody Riggs Duke Lemmens William Green Ronald Powell Terron Sanders Jaye Howard Dominique Easley Omar Hunter Lawrence Marsh Sharrif Floyd Justin Trattou Earl Okine Lerentee McCray Caleb Sturgis Chas Henry Chas Henry David Lerner Jeffery Demps Janoris Jenkins John Fairbanks Chas Henry 100 100 No Roster 2010 Florida Gators rosterQuarterbacks 12 John Brantley – 10px|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 – 10px|Redshirt Senior 23 Mike Gillislee – Sophomore 33 Mack Brown – Freshman 44 Ean McQuay – 10px|Redshirt Junior 86 Phillip Bellino – Freshman 28 Deandre Goins – Freshman 37 Ben Sams – Freshman 20 Malcolm Jones – Freshman Fullbacks 42 Steven Wilks – 10px|Redshirt Junior 45 T. J. Pridemore – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Wide receivers 3 Chris Rainey – 10px|Redshirt Junior 2 Cameron Parker – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 5 Chris Dunkley – Freshman 6 Deonte Thompson – 10px|Redshirt Junior 7 Justin Williams – 10px|Redshirt Senior 9 Carl Moore – 10px|Redshirt Senior 18 T. J. Lawrence – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 81 Robert Clark – Freshman 82 Omarius Hines – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 83 Solomon Patton – Freshman 84 Quinton Dunbar – Freshman 85 Frankie Hammond Jr. – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 87 Josh Postell – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 89 Stephen Alli – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Tight ends 11 Jordan Reed – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 32 Gerald Christian – Freshman 86 Will Hiler – Freshman 80 Desmond Parks – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 88 Micheal McFarland – Freshman Offensive line 50 Sam Robey – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 55 Mike Pouncey – Senior 57 Carl Johnson – 10px|Redshirt Senior 58 Nick Alajajian – Sophomore 60 William Steinmann – Junior 62 Tucker Blanton – Freshman 63 Cole Gilliam – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 64 Kyle Koehne – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 66 James Wilson – 10px|Redshirt Junior 67 Jon Halapio – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 71 Matt Patchan – Junior 72 Jonotthan Harrison – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 73 Xavier Nixon – Sophomore 74 Maurice Hurt – 10px|Redshirt Senior 75 Chaz Green – Freshman 76 Marcus Gilbert – 10px|Redshirt Senior 77 Ian Silberman – Freshman 78 David Young – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Defensive line 6 Jaye Howard – 10px|Redshirt Junior 7 Ronald Powell – Freshman 34 Lerentee McCray – Junior 44 Duke Lemmens – Senior 47 Brandon Antwine – 10px|Redshirt Senior 48 Neiron Ball – Freshman 57 Samuel Johnson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 65 Glen Watson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 58 Dominique Easley – Freshman 61 Gary Beemer – 10px|Redshirt Senior 68 Leon Orr – Freshman 70 Shawn Schmeider – 10px|Redshirt Senior 73 Sharrif Floyd – Freshman 85 Lynden Trail – Freshman 90 Lawrence Marsh – 10px|Redshirt Senior 91 Earl Okine – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 92 Terron Sanders – 10px|Redshirt Senior 93 Kedric Johnson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 94 Justin Trattou – Senior 96 William Green – Junior 99 Omar Hunter – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Linebackers 13 Dee Finley – Sophomore 16 A. J. Jones – 10px|Redshirt Senior 23 Chris Martin – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 25 Gideon Ajagbe – Freshman 26 Lorenzo Edwards – Senior 33 Scott Peek – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 40 Brandon Hicks – Senior 43 Jelani Jenkins – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 46 Michael Ross – 10px|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 – 10px|Redshirt Junior 8 Jeremy Brown – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 29 Joshua Shaw – Freshman 31 Brian Biada – 10px|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 – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 35 Ahmad Black – Senior 21 Brenden Bice – Junior 34 Tim Clark – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 42 Miguel Carodine – 10px|Redshirt Senior Punters 17 Chas Henry – Senior 40 David Lerner – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Kickers 19 Caleb Sturgis – Junior 47 John Crofoot – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 86 Eric Strack – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 98 Zack Brust –Junior Long snappers 50 Cody Hampton – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 59 Christopher Guido – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 59 John Fairbanks – 10px|Redshirt Senior Coaching staff Name Current Responsibilities Joined Staff Alma mater Urban Meyer Head Coach 2005 Cincinnati Steve Addazio Offensive coordinatorOffensive line 2005 Central Connecticut State Zach Azzanni Wide Receivers 2010 Central Michigan Stan Drayton Running backs 2010 Allegheny D. J. Durkin Outside linebackersSpecial Teams 2010 Bowling Green Teryl Austin Defensive coordinator 2010 Pittsburgh Chuck Heater Co-defensive coordinatorDefensive backs 2005 Michigan Scot Loeffler Quarterbacks 2009 Michigan Dan McCarney Assistant head coachDefensive line 2008 Iowa Brian White Tight ends 2009 Harvard Coleman Hutzler Special teams coordinatorLinebackers 2010 Middlebury Players drafted into the NFL April 2019 2011 NFL draft Florida Gators 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 References Florida Gators football Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Category:ReliaQuest Bowl champion seasons