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2010 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2010
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
image	Florida Gators script logo.svg
image_size	150
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	Eastern Division
short_conf	SEC
record	8–5
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Urban Meyer
hc_year	6th
off_coach	Steve Addazio
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Spread option
def_coach	Teryl Austin
dc_year	1st
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
captain	Ahmad Black
captain2	A. J. Jones
captain3	Duke Lemmens
captain4	Mike Pouncey
captain5	Justin Trattou
stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
champion	Outback Bowl champion
bowl	[Outback Bowl](2011-outback-bowl)
bowl_result	W 37–24 vs. [Penn State](2010-penn-state-nittany-lions-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

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Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, and GatorZone.com.

Rankings

Game summaries

Miami (OH)

South Florida

Tennessee

Kentucky

Alabama

LSU

Mississippi State

Georgia

First College Football overtime game in Jacksonville, Florida 34|Road=Gators 31|Home=Bulldogs

Vanderbilt

South Carolina

Appalachian State

Florida State

Personnel

Depth chart

(revised 10–30–10)

Roster

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

Team

Team	Opp
Scoring
Points per game
First downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Total offense
Avg per play
Avg per game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Avg per game

Team	Opp
Punts-Yards
Avg per punt
Time of possession/Game
3rd down conversions
4th down conversions
Touchdowns scored
Field goals-Attempts-Long
PAT-Attempts
Attendance
Games/Avg per game

Scores by quarter

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Offense

Rushing

Name	CAR	YDS	YPC	Long	TD
Demps
Rainey
Total
Opponents

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD
Brantley
Total
Opponents

Receiving

Name	REC	YDS	YPR	Long	TD
Total
Opponents

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles	Sacks	Pass Defense	Interceptions	Fumbles	Blkd
Kick	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting	Kickoffs	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
	Henry
Total

Name	Punt returns	Kick returns	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

Players drafted into the NFL

7	217	Maurice Hurt	OT	Washington Redskins

References

"2010 Orange & Blue Game Recap: All My Quarterbacks". alligatorarmy.com.
''[http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2012/media_guide.pdf 2012 Florida Football Media Guide] {{webarchive. link. (May 27, 2013 '', University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.)
GatorZone.com, Football, History, [http://www.gatorzone.com/football/history/2010/team.pdf Florida Football 2010] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-01-22 . Retrieved December 4, 2011.)

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