2012 Gator Bowl

August 2023 Gator Bowl 67th Gator Bowl TaxSlayer.com January 2 2012 2011 EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida Ohio State Buckeyes 6–6 Luke Fickell(interim) Big Ten 0 10 0 7 Florida Gators 6–6 Will Muschamp SEC 7 7 7 3 Florida by 2Bowl Schedule, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2011 Andre Debose (WR, Florida) & Etienne Sabino (LB, Ohio State)https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/2011-2/ 2011 December 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171231155446/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/2011-2/ December 31, 2017 dead Cooper Castleberry (MWC) 61,312 2.5 million per team ESPN2 Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play)Ed Cunningham (Analyst)Jeannine Edwards (Sidelines) 1.85 The 2012 TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, the 67th edition of the game, was a post-season American college football bowl game, held on January 2, 2012 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida as part of the 2011–12 NCAA Bowl season. TaxSlayer.com was named the corporate title sponsor on September 1, 2011.http://www.gatorbowl.com/?p=1496 TaxSlayer.com Named Title Sponsor https://web.archive.org/web/20111016125739/http://www.gatorbowl.com/?p=1496 October 16, 2011 Gatorbowl.com September 1, 2011 The game, which was telecasted at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2, featured the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference versus the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference.https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-xpm-2011-06-17-os-college-football-bowl-schedule-20110617-story.html 2011–12 college football bowl schedule released Orlando Sentinel Murschel Matt June 17, 2011 August 31, 2022 subscriptionhttps://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-xpm-2012-01-03-os-feature-gator-bowl-florida-ohio-state-0103-20120102-story.html Florida's defense shines in physical Gator Bowl Orlando Sentinel Green Tom January 3, 2012 August 31, 2022 subscription The game was a rematch of the 2007 BCS National Championship Game, where Florida emerged victorious. Florida's head coach for the 2007 game, Urban Meyer, was named head coach at Ohio State in November 2011 and took over the Buckeye football program in the 2012 season.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/12/04/gator.bowl.ap/index.html Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes in Urban Meyer Gator Bowl - NCAA Football - SI.com 2011-12-04 2012-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120107201155/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/12/04/gator.bowl.ap/index.html dead As such, this game is sometimes referred to as the Urban Meyer Bowl.http://www.espn.com/colleges/florida/story/_/id/7416634/florida-gators-inspired-urban-meyer Notebook: Inspired by Meyer Jeff Barlis ESPN January 2, 2012 November 25, 2018 Teams The Buckeyes finished fourth in the Big Ten Leaders Division, while the Gators finished the season third in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division. The two teams have played once before, in the 2007 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game. In that game, No. 2 Florida defeated No. 1 Ohio State 41–14 to claim the 2006 national title. Some referred to the game as the “Urban Bowl” or “Traitor Bowl” by Gators fans because Urban Meyer had been hired as the new Ohio State head coach less than a year after leaving Florida. Luke Fickell served as the interim head coach for Ohio State, while Brian White served as the interim offensive coordinator for Florida and called the plays, since offensive coordinator Charlie Weis had left to take the head coaching job at Kansas. Ohio State and Florida were tied 7–7 in the first half, but dominant special teams play - including a kickoff return and blocked punt return for a touchdown - led the Gators (7–6) to a 24–17 victory over the struggling Buckeyes (6–7). It is the first time since 1999 that Ohio State has had a non-winning record, and the first time since 1988 that Ohio State had a losing season. It was Florida's 32nd consecutive winning season dating back to 1979. The Buckeyes will not be eligible for a 2012 bowl game or the Big Ten title. The Gators would return in 2012 with a new offensive coordinator, Brent Pease, and a new starting quarterback. Ohio State 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Florida 2011 Florida Gators football team References Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football bowl games Category:Florida Gators football bowl games Gator Bowl Category:21st century in Jacksonville, Florida Category:January 2012 sports events in the United States