2013 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2013 Florida Gators football Florida Gators script logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 4–8 3–5 Will Muschamp 3rd Brent Pease 2nd D. J. Durkin 1st Pro-style Multiple 4–3 Ben Hill Griffin StadiumUniversity of Florida Sports Information Department Florida 2013 Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2013/7/8/media_guide.pdf floridagators.com University Athletic Association, Inc. 15 March 2018 The 2013 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS 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). They played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus, and the 2013 season was the Gators' third under head coach Will Muschamp. The Gators finished the season with a 4–8 overall win–loss record and finished 3–5 in the SEC and in fifth place in the SEC Eastern Division. The Gators suffered their first losing season since 1979 and did not play in a bowl game for the first time since 1990, when the program was on NCAA probation. 2013 recap Following their success in 2012, the Gators were ranked No. 10 in both major polls coming into the 2013 season. They opened with a 24–6 home win over Toledo, then fell 21–16 to in-state rival Miami in a game in which the Gators gained almost twice as many yards as the Hurricanes but committed 5 turnovers, including a crucial late interception in the red zone. The Gators next beat the SEC rival Tennessee Volunteers at home but lost starting quarterback Jeff Driskel for the rest of the season with a broken leg. Tyler Murphy finished the Tennessee game at quarterback and garnered praise for his play in consecutive wins over Kentucky and Arkansas, at which point the team's record was 4–1. The offense was held to just two field goals in the next game, a 17–6 loss at No. 10 LSU. This contest would start several negative trends, as the Gators ended the season on a seven-game losing streak in which the offense struggled mightily while major injuries ended the season for a dozen starting players, including Tyler Murphy and defensive leader Dominique Easley. For the first time since the winless 1979 team, the Gators finished the 2013 season with a losing record. Several other streaks were broken, including 22 consecutive seasons going to a bowl game and a 22-game win streak against Vanderbilt. With a November loss to Georgia Southern, Florida suffered its first-ever defeat to a lower division teamGSU Recap and its first loss to a current FCS team since the winless 1946 Gators lost to Villanova.GSU story The Gator offense was ranked 112th nationally.2013-12-01 Florida fires embattled O-coordinator Pease https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10063632/florida-gators-fire-embattled-brent-pease 2024-11-26 ESPN.com Associated Press en Despite calls from the fanbase to fire Will Muschamp for the team's performance, UF athletic director Jeremy Foley repeated several times that he would remain the Gators head coach through 2014. However, offensive coordinator Brent Pease and offensive line coach Tim Davis were fired on the day after the season finale. Muschamp hired Kurt Roper as the new offensive coordinator.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2013/12/26/kurt-roper-florida-gators-offensive-coordinator/4206047/ Florida hires Kurt Roper as offensive coordinator 26 December 2013 USA TODAY Schedule 2013 AP August 31 w y 10 Toledo Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECTV 24–6 83,604 September 7 l y y 12 Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL rivalry ESPN 16–21 76,968 September 21 w 19 Tennessee Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry CBS 31–17 90,074 September 28 w y 20 Kentucky rivalry Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY ESPNU 24–7 62,076 October 5 w 18 Arkansas Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN2 30–10 90,043 October 12 l y 17 LSU 10 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry CBS 6–17 92,980 October 19 l y 22 Missouri 14 Faurot Field Columbia, MO SECTV 17–36 67,124 November 2 l y Georgia EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL rivalry CBS 20–23 84,693 November 9 l y Vanderbilt Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL FSN/Sun 17–34 88,004 November 16 l y South Carolina 11 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPN2 14–19 83,853 November 23 l y Georgia Southern Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV 20–26 82,459 November 30 l y Florida State 2 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry ESPN 7–37 90,454 Source:http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=footb&year=2013 Gator Football Schedule/Results - GatorZone.com 2013-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20130103032231/http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=footb&year=2013 2013-01-03 dead Rankings 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings The Gators fell out of the AP Top 25 on October 20 for the first time since the final rankings of the 2011 season, when they won the Gator Bowl, following their third loss of the season to Missouri on October 19. 16 7 8 10 10 12 9 18 20 19 18 20 19 18 19 17 17 22 22 21 RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Roster 2013 Florida Gators rosterQuarterbacks 6 Jeff Driskel – junior 3 Tyler Murphy – 10px|Redshirt junior 17 Skyler Mornhinweg – 10px|Redshirt freshman 14 Chris Wilkes – Freshman 9 Jacob Guy – 10px|Redshirt freshman 19 Ryan McGriff – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 12 Max Staver – freshman 13 Christian Provancha – 10px|Redshirt junior 15 Ryan Parrish – 10px|Redshirt junior Running backs 24 Matt Jones – sophomore (6'2, 228) 33 Mack Brown – 10px|Redshirt junior (5'11, 215) 21 Kelvin Taylor – freshman (5'10, 214) 22 Adam Lane – freshman (5'7, 205) 37 Mark Herndon – sophomore 10 Valdez Showers – 10px|Redshirt sophomore Full backs 41 Hunter Joyer – junior (5'11, 233) 25 Gideon Ajagbe – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'2, 243) 29 Rhaheim Ledbetter – 10px|Redshirt freshman Wide receivers 1 Quinton Dunbar – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'2, 194) 8 Trey Burton – senior (6'2, 224) 9 Latroy Pittman – sophomore (6'0, 207) 11 Demarcus Robinson – Freshman (6'2, 204) 4 Andre Debose – 10px|Redshirt senior (6'0, 187) 81 Marqui Hawkins – freshman (6'1, 179) 89 Alvin Bailey – Freshman (6'0, 170) 5 Ahmad Fulwood – Freshman (6'4, 200) 85 Chris Thompson – Freshman (6'0, 167) 30 Michael McNeely – 10px|Redshirt junior 33 Chris Maignan – 10px|Redshirt senior 45 Braxton Skinner – 10px|Redshirt senior 81 Darius Masline – 10px|Redshirt freshman 83 Solomon Patton – senior 86 Raphael Andrades – sophomore 87 A. J. Mobley – 10px|Redshirt junior Tight ends 18 Kent Taylor – sophomore 82 Bair Diamond – 10px|Redshirt freshman 84 Colin Thompson – 10px|Redshirt freshman 87 Tevin Westbrook – junior 88 Clay Burton – junior Offensive line 67 Jon Halapio – 10px|Redshirt senior 70 D. J. Humphries – sophomore 72 Jonotthan Harrison – 10px|Redshirt senior 76 Max Garcia – 10px|Redshirt junior 75 Chaz Green – 10px|Redshirt junior 73 Tyler Moore – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 74 Trenton Brown – Junior 64 Kyle Koehne – 10px|Redshirt senior 63 Trip Thurman – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 50 Octavius Jackson – Freshman 71 Cameron Dillard – Freshman 55 Rod Johnson – Freshman 78 Quinteze Williams – 10px|Redshirt freshman 77 Ian Silberman – 10px|Redshirt junior 79 Matthew Fuchs – 10px|Redshirt freshman Defensive Line (NT)(DT) 2 Dominique Easley – senior (6'3, 286) 55 Darious Cummings – Junior (6'1, 309) 4 Damien Jacobs – senior (6'2, 286) 44 Leon Orr – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'5, 310) 57 Caleb Brantley – Freshman (6'3, 304) 99 Jay-nard Bostwick – Freshman (6'4 291) Defensive Line (DE) 90 Jonathan Bullard – Sophomore (6'3, 270) 94 Bryan Cox Jr. – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'3 260) 95 Alex McCallister – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'6 238) 91 Joey Ivie – freshman (6'3 263) 17 Jordan Sherit – Freshman (6'5 234) 45 Antonio Riles – Freshman (6'4 286) 57 Dakota Wilson – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 97 Evan Holmes – 10px|Redshirt sophomore Buck 6 Dante Fowler Jr. – sophomore (6'3 265) 7 Ronald Powell – 10px|Redshirt junior (6'4 240) 95 Alex McCallister – 10px|Redshirt freshman (6'6 238) Linebackers 3 Antonio Morrison – sophomore 7 Ronald Powell – 10px|Redshirt junior 11 Neiron Ball – 10px|Redshirt junior 49 Darrin Kitchens – senior 51 Michael Taylor – 10px|Redshirt junior 13 Daniel McMillian – Freshman 34 Alex Anzalone – freshman 9 Matt Rolin – freshman 40 Jarrad Davis – Freshman 28 Jeremi Powell – 10px|Redshirt freshman 36 David Campbell – 10px|Redshirt senior 38 Samuel Nowakowski – 10px|Redshirt freshman 53 Cody Adams – 10px|Redshirt sophomore Defensive backs 5 Marcus Roberson – junior 15 Loucheiz Purifoy – junior 14 Jaylen Watkins – senior 1 Vernon Hargreaves III – Freshman 24 Brian Poole – sophomore 8 Jeremy Brown – 10px|Redshirt senior Safety 31 Cody Riggs – 10px|Redshirt junior 20 Marcus Maye – 10px|Redshirt freshman 21 Jabari Gorman – junior 22 Nick Washington – Freshman 42 Keanu Neal – Freshman 26 Marcell Harris – Freshman 21 Evan Schroeder – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 22 Hugh Miles – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 27 Ben Peacock – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 30 Tim Clark – 10px|Redshirt seniorPunters 4 Kyle Christy – junior 39 Todd Fennell – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 40 Justin Vogel – 10px|Redshirt freshman 42 Grant Van Aman – 10px|Redshirt freshman 19 Johnny Townsend – freshman Kickers 16 Austin Hardin – 10px|Redshirt freshman 95 Francisco Velez – 10px|Redshirt junior 97 Brad Phillips – senior Long snappers 43 Kyle Crofoot – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 46 Drew Ferris – 10px|Redshirt junior Coaching staff Name Current responsibilities Joined staffWill MuschampHead coach 2011Brent PeaseOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks 2012D. J. DurkinDefensive coordinator/linebackers 2010Jeff ChoateAssistant head coach, outside linebackers/special teams2013Joker PhillipsWide receivers/recruiting coordinator 2013Brad LawingAssistant head coach/defensive line2013Tim DavisOffensive line/running game coordinator 2012Travaris RobinsonDefensive backs 2011Brian WhiteRunning backs 2009Derek LewisTight ends 2011 Game summaries Georgia Southern 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles football team Florida Gators white;text-align:center autocollapse Georgia Southern Eagles at Florida Gators – Game summary November 23 1:00 p.m. EST Eagles 0 7 13 6 Gators 3 7 0 10 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida 82,459 Sunny, 81 F C Marc Curles PPV Box score, Recap First quarter FLA – Francisco Velez 27-yard field goal, 8:34. Gators 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:26. Second quarter FLA – Solomon Patton 3-yard pass from Skyler Mornhinweg (Francisco Velez kick), 13:31. Gators 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:39. GASO – Kevin Ellison 45-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 2:01. Gators 10–7. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:10. Third quarter GASO – Kevin Ellison 1-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 12:24. Eagles 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:36. GASO – William Banks 3-yard run (kick failed), 0:32. Eagles 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:02. Fourth quarter FLA – Francisco Velez 22-yard field goal, 12:02. Eagles 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:30. FLA – Solomon Patton 46-yard pass from Skyler Mornhinweg (Francisco Velez kick), 5:41. Tied 20–20. Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 1:04. GASO – Jerick McKinnon 14-yard run (kick failed), 2:57. Eagles 26–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:44. Statistics GASOFLA First downs 16 15 Total yards 429 279 Rushing yards 429 157 Passing yards 0 122 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 30:23 29:37 Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia Southern Passing Kevin Ellison 0/3, 0 yards Rushing Jerick McKinnon 9 rushes, 125 yards, TD Receiving None Florida Passing Skyler Mornhinweg 14/25, 122 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kelvin Taylor 22 rushes, 92 yards Receiving Solomon Patton 4 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD Players drafted into the NFL 2014 NFL draft Florida Gators Round Pick Player Position NFL club 1 29 Dominique Easley DT New England Patriots 4 101 Jaylen Watkins CB Philadelphia Eagles 5 169 Ronald Powell OLB New Orleans Saints 6 179 Jon Halapio G New England Patriots References Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Florida Gators football