# 2010 Florida Gators football team

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).

## 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | Miami (OH)* | No. 4 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN | W 34–12 | 90,178 |
| September 11 | South Florida* | No. 8 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | SECN | W 38–14 | 90,612 |
| September 18 | at Tennessee | No. 10 | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | CBS | W 31–17 | 102,455 |
| September 25 | Kentucky | No. 9 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 48–14 | 90,547 |
| October 2 | at No. 1 Alabama | No. 7 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | CBS | L 6–31 | 101,821 |
| October 9 | No. 12 LSU | No. 14 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 29–33 | 90,721 |
| October 16 | Mississippi State | No. 22 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPNU | L 7–10 | 90,517 |
| October 30 | vs. Georgia | | EverBank FieldJacksonville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | W 34–31 $^{OT}$ | 84,444 |
| November 6 | at Vanderbilt | | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | W 55–14 | 33,848 |
| November 13 | No. 22 South Carolina | No. 24 | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN | L 14–36 | 90,885 |
| November 20 | Appalachian State* | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL | ESPN3 | W 48–10 | 90,119 |
| November 27 | at No. 22 Florida State* | | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 7–31 | 82,324 |
| January 1, 2011 | vs. Penn State* | | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Outback Bowl) | ABC | W 37–24 | 60,574 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, and GatorZone.com.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | — | RV | RV | 24 | — | — | — | | |
| Coaches | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 | — | — | RV | 24 | — | — | — | | |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | — | — | — | | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | | Not released |

## Game summaries
### Miami (OH)

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

### South Florida

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

### Tennessee

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

### Kentucky

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

### Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Gators | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| #1 Crimson Tide | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### LSU

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

### Mississippi State

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

### Georgia

First College Football overtime game in Jacksonville, Florida
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Gators | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 31 |

### Vanderbilt

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

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Gamecocks | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 36 |
| #24 Gators | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Appalachian State

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

### Florida State

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

## Personnel
### Depth chart

(revised 10–30–10)
Defense :
* FS
* Will Hill
* Josh Evans
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Jon Bostic | ⋅ |
| Brandon Hicks | Jelani Jenkins | ⋅ |
* SS
* Ahmad Black
* Matt Elam
* CB
* Janoris Jenkins
* Joshua Shaw
* Jaylen Watkins
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Duke Lemmens | Terron Sanders | Omar Hunter | Justin Trattou |
| William Green | Jaye Howard | Lawrence Marsh | Earl Okine |
| Ronald Powell | Dominique Easley | Sharrif Floyd | Lerentee McCray |
* CB
* Jeremy Brown
* Moses Jenkins
* Cody Riggs
Offense :
* WR
* Deonte Thompson
* Carl Moore
* WR
* Omarius Hines
* Andre Debose
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Xavier Nixon | Carl Johnson | Mike Pouncey | Maurice Hurt | Marcus Gilbert |
| Matt Patchan | Maurice Hurt | Sam Robey | Jon Halapio | David Young |
* TE
* Jordan Reed
* Desmond Parks
* Gerald Christian
* WR
* Carl Moore
* Frankie Hammond Jr.
* QB
* John Brantley
* Trey Burton
* Jordan Reed
* RB
* Jeffery Demps
* Emmanuel Moody
* Mike Gillislee
* Special teams
* PK Caleb Sturgis
* PK Chas Henry
* P Chas Henry
* P David Lerner
* KR Jeffery Demps
* PR Janoris Jenkins
* LS John Fairbanks
* H Chas Henry

### Coaching staff

| Name | Current Responsibilities | Joined Staff | Alma mater |
| Urban Meyer | Head Coach | 2005 | Cincinnati |
| Steve Addazio | Offensive coordinator Offensive line | 2005 | Central Connecticut State |
| Zach Azzanni | Wide Receivers | 2010 | Central Michigan |
| Stan Drayton | Running backs | 2010 | Allegheny |
| D. J. Durkin | Outside linebackers Special Teams | 2010 | Bowling Green |
| Teryl Austin | Defensive Coordinator | 2010 | Pittsburgh |
| Chuck Heater | Co-defensive coordinator Defensive backs | 2005 | Michigan |
| Scot Loeffler | Quarterbacks | 2009 | Michigan |
| Dan McCarney | Assistant head coach Defensive line | 2008 | Iowa |
| Brian White | Tight ends | 2009 | Harvard |
| Coleman Hutzler | Special teams coordinator Linebackers | 2010 | Middlebury |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| 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 |