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2013 Florida Gators football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2013
team	Florida Gators
sport	football
image	Florida Gators script logo.svg
image_size	150
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	Eastern Division
short_conf	SEC
record	4–8
conf_record	3–5
head_coach	Will Muschamp
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Brent Pease
oc_year	2nd
def_coach	D. J. Durkin
dc_year	1st
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_scheme	[Multiple 4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

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 team and its first loss to a current FCS team since the winless 1946 Gators lost to Villanova. The Gator offense was ranked 112th nationally.

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.

Schedule

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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.

Roster

Coaching staff

Name	Current responsibilities	Joined staff
Will Muschamp	Head coach	2011
Brent Pease	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	2012
D. J. Durkin	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	2010
Jeff Choate	Assistant head coach, outside linebackers/special teams	2013
Joker Phillips	Wide receivers/recruiting coordinator	2013
Brad Lawing	Assistant head coach/defensive line	2013
Tim Davis	Offensive line/running game coordinator	2012
Travaris Robinson	Defensive backs	2011
Brian White	Running backs	2009
Derek Lewis	Tight ends	2011

Game summaries

Georgia Southern

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	Georgia Southern Eagles	color=white}}"
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	Statistics
Georgia Southern Eagles	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Georgia Southern	Passing	Kevin Ellison	0/3, 0 yards
Rushing	Jerick McKinnon	9 rushes, 125 yards, TD
Receiving	None
Florida Gators	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	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

6	179	Jon Halapio	G	New England Patriots

References

"Florida 2013 Media Guide". University Athletic Association, Inc..
[https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/333270057 GSU Recap]
[http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/florida-gators/2013-11-23/story/gators-dismal-season-turns-disastrous-loss-georgia GSU story]
(2013-12-01). "Florida fires embattled O-coordinator Pease".
(26 December 2013). "Florida hires Kurt Roper as offensive coordinator". USA TODAY.
"Gator Football Schedule/Results - GatorZone.com".

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