2012 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2012 Florida Gators football Florida Gators script logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 10 9 11–2 7–1 Will Muschamp 2nd Brent Pease 1st Dan Quinn 2nd Multiple Multiple 4–3 Ben Hill Griffin StadiumUniversity of Florida Sports Information Department Florida 2012 Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gatorzone.com/documents/2012/7/20/media_guide.pdf floridagators.com University Athletic Association, Inc. 15 March 2018 Sugar Bowl L Lost 23–33 vs. Louisville SEC Eastern Division co-champion The 2012 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2012 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 2012 season was the Gators' second under head coach Will Muschamp. They finished the season with 11–2 overall, 7–1 SEC. The team was invited to the 2013 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to the Louisville Cardinals, 33–23. Schedule The 2012 Orange and Blue Debut game was played on April 7 at 1 p.m. and was televised on Sun Sports.Orange & Blue Debut, Presented by Sunniland, Set for April 7 http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22146 gatorzone.com January 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120127201910/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22146 January 27, 2012 dead Blue defeated Orange 21–20 in front of 38,100 fans.Gator Football Boxscores http://www.gatorzone.com/football/boxscore.php?gameid=10641 gatorzone.com October 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121008074353/http://www.gatorzone.com/football/boxscore.php?gameid=10641 October 8, 2012 dead The October 20 game against South Carolina hosted ESPN's College Gameday.ESPN College Football https://www.espn.com/college-football/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090126203301/http://espn.go.com/college-football/ live January 26, 2009 ESPN October 20, 2012 In addition, their road games against Texas A&M and Tennessee were also hosted by College GameDay. thumb|right|290px|Image from Florida–Vanderbilt game. 2012 AP Poll released before game time Eastern September 1 w y 23 Bowling Green Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN 27–14 84,704 September 8 w y 24 Texas A&M College GameDay Kyle Field College Station, TX ESPN 20–17 87,114 September 15 w y 18 Tennessee 23 College GameDay) (rivalry Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN ESPN 37–20 102,455 September 22 w 14 Kentucky rivalry Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN 38–0 87,102 October 6 w 10 LSU 4 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL rivalry CBS 14–6 90,824 October 13 w y 4 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ESPNU 31–17 40,350 October 20 w 3 South Carolina 9 College GameDay Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL CBS 44–11 90,833 October 27 l y 3 Georgia 12 EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL rivalry CBS 9–17 84,644 November 3 w 8 Missouri Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN2 14–7 90,496 November 10 w y y 7 Louisiana–Lafayette Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN 27–20 86,482 November 17 w y 7 Jacksonville State Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV 23–0 82,691 November 24 w y y 6 Florida State 10 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL rivalry ABC 37–26 83,429 January 2, 2013 l y y 4 Louisville 22 Sugar Bowl) (College GameDay Superdome New Orleans, LA ESPN 23–33 54,178 Source:http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=footb Gator Football Schedule/Results - GatorZone.com 2011-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20110428194328/http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=footb 2011-04-28 dead Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 23 23 24 23 18 17 14 14 11 12 10 11 4 6 6 3 4 3 2 3 (1) 3 3 (1) 2 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 9 10 Roster 2012 Florida Gators rosterQuarterbacks 6 Jeff Driskel – sophomore 9 Jacob Guy – freshman 10 Tyler Murphy – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 12 Jacoby Brissett – sophomore 13 Christian Provancha – sophomore 17 Skyler Mornhinweg – freshman 19 Ryan McGriff – 10px|Redshirt freshman Running backs 16 Scott Peek – 10px|Redshirt senior 23 Mike Gillislee – senior 24 Matt Jones – freshman 32 Chris Johnson – sophomore 33 Mack Brown – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 35 Jessie Schmitt – 10px|Redshirt freshman 37 Mark Herndon – freshman 41 Hunter Joyer – sophomore Wide receivers 1 Quinton Dunbar – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 4 Eric Rumph – 10px|Redshirt junior 8 Trey Burton – junior 13 Latroy Pittman – freshman 15 Ryan Parrish – junior 30 Michael McNeely – sophomore 33 Chris Maignan – 10px|Redshirt junior 81 Darius Masline – freshman 83 Solomon Patton – junior 85 Frankie Hammond – 10px|Redshirt senior 86 Raphael Andrades – freshman 87 A. J. Mobley – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 89 Stephen Alli – 10px|Redshirt junior Tight ends 11 Jordan Reed – 10px|Redshirt junior 18 Kent Taylor – freshman 20 Omarius Hines – 10px|Redshirt senior 80 Tevin Westbrook – sophomore 82 Bair Diamond – freshman 84 Colin Thompson – freshman 88 Clay Burton – sophomore Offensive line 50 Sam Robey – 10px|Redshirt senior 62 Cole Gilliam – 10px|Redshirt junior 63 Trip Thurman – 10px|Redshirt freshman 64 Kyle Koehne – 10px|Redshirt junior 65 Tommy Jordan – 10px|Redshirt freshman 66 James Wilson – 10px|Redshirt senior 67 Jon Halapio – 10px|Redshirt junior 68 John Reichardt – senior 70 D. J. Humphries – freshman 71 Matt Patchan – 10px|Redshirt junior 72 Jonotthan Harrison – 10px|Redshirt junior 73 Xavier Nixon – senior 74 Jessamen Dunker – freshman 75 Chaz Green – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 76 Max Garcia – Incoming Transfer 77 Ian Silberman – 10px|Redshirt sophomore Defensive line 2 Dominique Easley – junior 4 Damien Jacobs – junior 6 Dante Fowler – freshman 7 Ronald Powell – junior 44 Leon Orr – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 57 Dakota Wilson – freshman 58 Nick Alajajian – senior 68 John Reichardt – 10px|Redshirt junior 73 Sharrif Floyd – junior 90 Jonathan Bullard – freshman 91 Earl Okine – 10px|Redshirt senior 93 Kedric Johnson – 10px|Redshirt junior 94 Bryan Cox Jr. – freshman 95 Alex McCallister – freshman 98 Quinteze Williams – freshman 99 Omar Hunter – 10px|Redshirt senior Linebackers 1 Jon Bostic – senior 3 Jelani Jenkins – 10px|Redshirt junior 11 Neiron Ball – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 12 Antonio Morrison – freshman 25 Gideon Ajagbe – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 28 Jeremi Powell – freshman 34 Lerentee McCray – 10px|Redshirt senior 36 David Campbell – 10px|Redshirt junior 48 Wes Owings – freshman 49 Darrin Kitchens – junior 51 Michael Taylor – 10px|Redshirt sophomore 53 Cody Adams – 10px|Redshirt freshman Cornerbacks 5 Marcus Roberson – sophomore 8 Jeremy Brown – 10px|Redshirt junior 14 Jaylen Watkins – junior 15 Loucheiz Purifoy – sophomore 22 Hugh Miles – 10px|Redshirt freshman 24 Brian Poole – freshman 27 Willie Bailey – freshman 31 Cody Riggs – junior Safeties 9 Josh Evans – senior 10 Valdez Showers – 10px|Redshirt freshman 20 Marcus Maye – freshman 21 Jabari Gorman – sophomore 21 Evan Schroeder – 10px|Redshirt freshman 22 Matt Elam – junior 26 De'Ante Saunders – sophomore 27 Ben Peacock – 10px|Redshirt freshman 29 Rhaheim Ledbetter – freshman 30 Tim Clark – 10px|Redshirt junior Punters 0 Grant Van Aman – freshman 4 Kyle Christy – sophomore 39 Todd Fennell – 10px|Redshirt freshman 40 Justin Vogel – freshman Kickers 16 Austin Hardin – freshman 19 Caleb Sturgis – 10px|Redshirt senior 47 John Crofoot – 10px|Redshirt junior 95 Francisco Velez – junior 97 Brad Phillips – junior Long snappers 43 Kyle Crofoot – 10px|Redshirt freshman 46 Drew Ferris – junior 54 Christopher Guido – senior Coaching staff Wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill resigned during the offseason, so Pease and graduate assistant Bush Hamdan coached wide receivers. Name Current responsibilities Joined staffWill MuschampHead coach 2011Brent PeaseOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks* 2012Dan QuinnDefensive coordinator 2011D.J. DurkinLinebackers/Special Teams 2010Tim Davisoffensive line/Running game coordinator 2012Brian WhiteRunning Backs 2009Derek LewisTight Ends 2011Travaris RobinsonDefensive Backs 2011Bryant YoungDefensive line 2011 Recruiting class no 2012 Raphael Andrades WR Tallahassee, Florida Lincoln 6 1 180 2/1/2012 3 3 3 3 Willie Bailey CB Hallandale, Florida Hallandale 6 1 165 4/6/2011 3 3 3 3 Jonathan Bullard DE Shelby, North Carolina Crest 6 4 255 1/7/2012 5 5 5 4 Bryan Cox Jr. DE Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas 6 3 230 1/21/2012 3 3 3 3 Jessamen Dunker OL Boynton Beach, Florida Boynton Beach 6 6 315 3/21/2011 4 4 4 4 Dante Fowler DE St. Petersburg, Florida Lakewood 6 3 235 2/1/2012 4 5 4 4 Austin Hardin K Atlanta, Georgia Marist Brothers 5 11 200 6/22/2011 3 2 3 3 D.J. Humphries OL Charlotte, North Carolina Mallard Creek 6 6 270 8/5/2011 5 5 5 5 Damien Jacobs DT Scooba, Mississippi East Mississippi C.C. 6 3 295 12/21/2011 4 4 4 NR Matt Jones RB Seffner, Florida Armwood 6 3 220 2/15/2011 4 4 4 4 Rhaheim Ledbetter S Boiling Springs, North Carolina Crest 5 11 190 7/15/2011 4 3 4 4 Jafar Mann DT Stone Mountain, Georgia Stephenson 6 4 275 3/25/2011 3 3 3 3 Marcus Maye S Melbourne, Florida Holy Trinity 6 1 195 7/18/2011 4 4 4 4 Alex McCalister DE Clemmons, North Carolina West Forsyth 6 6 220 1/23/2012 3 3 3 4 Skyler Mornhinweg QB Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Joseph's 6 3 215 1/27/2012 3 3 3 4 Antonio Morrison LB Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook 6 3 220 8/3/2011 3 4 4 3 Latroy Pittman WR Citra, Florida North Marion 6 1 190 8/18/2010 3 4 4 4 Brian Poole CB Bradenton, Florida Southeast 5 11 185 6/14/2011 4 4 4 4 Jeremi Powell MLB Largo, Florida Pinellas Park 6 2 200 2/19/2011 4 4 4 4 Kent Taylor TE Land O' Lakes, Florida Land O' Lakes 6 5 220 10/27/2011 4 4 4 4 Colin Thompson TE Warminster, Pennsylvania Archbishop Wood Catholic 6 5 255 5/5/2011 4 4 4 4 Quinteze Williams DE Tyrone, Georgia Sandy Creek 6 4 290 3/30/2011 3 3 3 4 2012 5 3 4 4 no Season summary Bowling Green Bowling Green 7 0 7 0 Florida 0 14 3 10 September 1 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Texas A&M Florida 7 3 3 7 Texas A&M 3 14 0 0 September 8 Kyle Field Tennessee Florida 7 3 17 10 Tennessee 7 7 6 0 September 15 Neyland Stadium Kentucky Kentucky 0 0 0 0 Florida 3 21 7 7 September 22 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium LSU LSU 3 3 0 0 Florida 0 0 7 7 October 6 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Vanderbilt Florida 0 11 7 13 Vanderbilt 7 0 0 10 October 13 Vanderbilt Stadium South Carolina South Carolina 3 3 2 3 Florida 7 14 16 7 October 20 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Georgia Florida 0 6 0 3 Georgia 7 0 3 7 October 27 Everbank Field Missouri Missouri 0 7 0 0 Florida 0 0 7 7 November 3 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana 3 0 14 3 Florida 3 7 3 14 November 10 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Jacksonville State Jacksonville St 0 0 0 0 Florida 10 0 7 6 November 17 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Florida State 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team Florida–Florida State football rivalry Florida Gators 2; text-align:center collapsed #6 Florida Gators (10–1) at #10 Florida State Seminoles (10–1) November 24 Kallestad Brent Associated Press No. 6 Florida rolls to 37-26 win over No. 10 FSU Jefferson City News Tribune 2012-11-24 https://www.newstribune.com/news/2012/nov/24/no-6-florida-rolls-37-26-win-over-no-10-fsu/ 2024-11-26 3:30 p.m. EDT Florida 3 10 0 24 Florida State 0 3 17 6 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 83,429 Sunny • 66 F C • Wind N/NW 10 mph km/h knot Brad Allen Automated ScoreBook Florida Jeff Driskel15/23, 147 Yds, TD Mike Gillislee24 Rush, 140 Yds, 2 TD Jordan Reed4 Rec, 54 Yds Florida State EJ Manuel18/33, 182 Yds, TD, 3 INT12 Rush, 54 Yds, 2 TD Rashad Greene5 Rec, 65 Yds FLA FSU collapsed 1 9:13 Florida 14 54 5:47 FG 39 Caleb Sturgis 3 0 2 6:53 Florida 10 54 4:59 FG 45 Caleb Sturgis 6 0 2 5:26 Florida 3 21 1:20 RushTD Mike Gillislee 9 good Caleb Sturgis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 0 2 0:00 Florida State 9 56 2:10 FG 50 Dustin Hopkins 13 3 3 10:27 Florida State 4 25 1:06 RecTD Nick O'Leary EJ Manuel 6 good Dustin Hopkins run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 10 3 8:30 Florida State 2 26 1:49 RushTD EJ Manuel 1 good Dustin Hopkins run/pass good/failed/incomplete 13 17 3 4:24 Florida State 4 13 1:15 FG 53 Dustin Hopkins 13 20 4 13:27 Florida 13 64 5:53 FG 32 Caleb Sturgis 16 20 4 11:01 Florida 1 37 0:08 RushTD Mike Gillislee 37 good Caleb Sturgis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 23 20 4 7:00 Florida 5 32 2:23 RecTD Quinton Dunbar Jeff Driskel 14 good Caleb Sturgis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 30 20 4 2:33 Florida 4 56 1:25 RushTD Matt Jones 32 good Caleb Sturgis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 37 20 4 0:00 Florida State 11 77 2:28 Other EJ Manuel 22-yard touchdown run 37 26 37 26 Sugar Bowl Louisville 14 10 6 3 Florida 0 10 0 13 January 2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Indoors (dome) Players drafted into the NFL 2013 NFL draft Florida Gators Round Pick Player Position NFL club 1 23 Sharrif Floyd DT Minnesota Vikings 1 32 Matt Elam S Baltimore Ravens 2 50 Jon Bostic LB Chicago Bears 3 85 Jordan Reed TE Washington Redskins 4 104 Jelani Jenkins LB Miami Dolphins 5 164 Mike Gillislee RB Miami Dolphins 5 166 Caleb Sturgis K Miami Dolphins 6 169 Josh Evans S Jacksonville Jaguars References Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Florida Gators football