2011 Florida Gators football team

2011 Florida Gators football
Gator Bowl champions
Gator Bowl vs. Ohio State, W 24–17
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
2011 record	7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Will Muschamp (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Weis (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Pro–style
Defensive coordinator	Dan Quinn (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

2011 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#19 Georgia x		7	–	1					10	–	4
#9 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Florida		3	–	5					7	–	6
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					6	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7					5	–	7
Western Division
#2 LSU x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
#1 Alabama  %#		7	–	1					12	–	1
#5 Arkansas		6	–	2					11	–	2
Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Ole Miss		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2011 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). They played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, and were led by first-year head coach Will Muschamp. Muschamp coached the Gators to a third-place finish in the SEC East, a 3–5 conference record, a 24–17 Gator Bowl victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes, and an overall win-loss record of 7–6 (.539).

Previous season

The 2010 Florida Gators compiled an 8–5 overall win-loss record, and a 4–4 record in the Southeastern Conference. They concluded the 2010 season with a victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Outback Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	Florida Atlantic*	#22	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	W 41–3	88,708
September 10	Alabama-Birmingham*	#18	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	FSN	W 39–0	87,473
September 17	Tennessee	#16	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	W 33–23	90,744
September 24	Kentucky	#15	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPN	W 48–10	65,134
October 1	#3 Alabama	#12	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 10–38	90,888
October 8	#1 LSU	#17	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	L 11–41	93,022
October 15	#24 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 6–17	87,451
October 29	#22 Georgia		EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL	CBS	L 20–24	84,524
November 5	Vanderbilt		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (HC)	SECN	W 26–21	90,144
November 12	#15 South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	CBS	L 12–17	80,250
November 19	Furman*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	PPV	W 54–32	84,674
November 26	Florida State*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	L 7–21	90,798
January 2	Ohio State*		EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN2	W 24–17	61,312
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released before game time.

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

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	22	18	16	15	12	17	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	23	18	17	15	12	18	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Game notes

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2011 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Will Muschamp's debut as head coach for Florida.

1 2 3 4 Total Florida Atlantic 0 3 0 0 3 • Florida 10 14 7 10 41 Date: September 3 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL Game start: 7:03 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 88,708 Game weather: 88 F, wind 8 ESE Referee: Steve Shaw TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, Brian Griese & Allison Williams

Scoring summary 1 8:28 FLA Caleb Sturgis 51-yard field goal FLA 3-0 1 2:41 FLA Chris Rainey 14-yard pass from John Brantley (Caleb Sturgis kick) FLA 10-0 2 14:52 FLA Jeff Demps 35-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick) FLA 17-0 2 8:34 FLA Chris Rainey 14-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick) FLA 24-0 2 1:22 FAU Vinny Zaccario 27-yard field goal FLA 24-3 3 10:09 FLA Chris Rainey 22-yard blocked punt return (Caleb Sturgis kick) FLA 31-3 4 11:18 FLA Jeff Demps 20-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick) FLA 38-3 4 1:46 FLA Caleb Sturgis 29-yard field goal FLA 41-3

UAB

1 2 3 4 Total UAB 0 0 0 0 0 • Florida 13 12 14 0 39 Date: September 10 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 0 7 6 10 23 • Florida 10 6 14 3 33 Date: September 17 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Television network: CBS

Scoring summary 1 10:45 FLA Trey Burton 1-yard pass from John Brantley (Caleb Sturgis kick) FLA 7-0 1 1:10 FLA Caleb Sturgis 28-yard field goal FLA 10-0 2 11:57 FLA Caleb Sturgis 30-yard field goal FLA 13-0 2 8:31 FLA Caleb Sturgis 46-yard field goal FLA 16-0 2 1:43 TEN Marlin Lane 8-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick) FLA 16-7 3 11:41 FLA Trey Burton 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick) FLA 23-7 3 8:08 FLA Chris Rainey 83-yard pass from John Brantley (Caleb Sturgis kick) FLA 30-7 3 4:25 TEN Da'Rick Rogers 14-yard pass from Tyler Bray (pass failed) FLA 30-13 4 13:33 TEN Michael Parlady 20-yard field goal FLA 30-16 4 7:19 FLA Caleb Sturgis 42-yard field goal FLA 33-16 4 4:46 TEN Mychal Rivera 18-yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick) FLA 33-23

Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida 21 10 10 7 48 Kentucky 3 7 0 0 10 Date: September 24 Location: Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY Television network: ESPN

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 10 14 0 14 38 Florida 10 0 0 0 10 Date: October 1 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL Television network: CBS

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 3 8 0 11 • LSU 14 10 3 14 41 Date: October 8 Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA Television network: CBS

Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 6 0 0 6 • Auburn 7 0 0 10 17 Date: October 15 Location: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL Television network: ESPN

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total • Georgia 0 10 7 7 24 Florida 7 10 3 0 20 Date: October 29 Location: Everbank Field, Jacksonville, FL Television network: CBS

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 0 0 7 14 21 • Florida 0 17 3 6 26 Date: November 5 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL Television network: SEC TV

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 3 0 3 6 12 • South Carolina 0 14 0 3 17 Date: November 12 Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC Television network: CBS

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total Furman 22 0 10 0 32 • Florida 7 20 10 17 54 Date: November 19 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total • Florida State 7 7 0 7 21 Florida 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 26 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

Gator Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 10 0 7 17 • Florida 7 7 7 3 24 Date: January 2 Location: Everbank Field, Jacksonville, FL

Players

Depth chart

Projected starters and primary backups versus Florida Atlantic.

Defense FS De'Ante Saunders Josh Evans WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Jon Bostic ⋅ Dee Finley Michael Taylor ⋅ SS Matt Elam Joshua Shaw CB Jeremy Brown Marcus Roberson DE DT DT DE Ronald Powell Dominique Easley Jaye Howard Sharrif Floyd Kedric Johnson Leon Orr Omar Hunter William Green CB Cody Riggs Moses Jenkins Offense WR Quinton Dunbar Andre Debose LT LG C RG RT Xavier Nixon Dan Wenger Jonnotthan Harrison Jon Halapio Matt Patchan Chaz Green Kyle Koehne Dan Wenger Nick Alajajian Chaz Green TE Jordan Reed Gerald Christian WR Deonte Thompson Frankie Hammond Jr. QB John Brantley Jeff Driskel RB Chris Rainey Jeffery Demps FB Trey Burton Hunter Joyer Special Teams PK Caleb Sturgis P David Lerner KR Andre Debose PR Chris Rainey LS Drew Ferris

Roster

2011 Florida Gators roster
Quarterbacks 12 John Brantley – Senior 16 Jeff Driskel – Freshman 19 Ryan McGriff – Freshman 14 Chandler Carr – Sophomore 9 Christian Provancha – Sophomore 18 Ryan Parrish - Sophomore 17 Jacoby Brissett - Freshman 10 Tyler Murphy - Freshman Halfbacks 28 Jeff Demps – Senior 38 Phillip Bellino – Senior 1 Chris Rainey – Senior 23 Mike Gillislee – Junior 8 Trey Burton – Sophomore 37 Ben Sams – Sophomore 33 Mack Brown – Freshman Fullbacks 34 Jason Traylor – Senior 41 Hunter Joyer – Freshman 35 Jessie Schmitt – Sophomore Wide Receivers 85 Frankie Hammond, Jr. – Junior 84 Quinton Dunbar – Freshman 89 Stephen Alli – Sophomore 30 Michael McNeely – Freshman 82 Omarius Hines – Junior 4 Andre Debose – Sophomore 29 Solomon Schoonover – Senior 7 Robert Clark – Sophomore 83 Solomon Patton – Sophomore 6 Deonte Thompson – Senior 80 Ja'Juan Story – Freshman		Tight Ends 87 William Steinmann – Senior 81 A.C. Leonard – Freshman 11 Jordan Reed – Sophomore 32 Gerald Christian – Sophomore 88 Clay Burton – Freshman Offensive Line 66 James Wilson – Senior 62 Cole Gilliam – Sophomore 67 Jon Halapio – Sophomore 65 Tommy Jordan - Freshman 63 Trip Thurman - Freshman 78 David Young - Senior 77 Ian Silberman - Freshman 72 Jonotthan Harrison - Sophomore 75 Chaz Green - Freshman 64 Kyle Koehne - Sophomore 73 Xavier Nixon - Junior 71 Matt Patchan - Sophomore 50 Sam Robey - Junior 56 Dan Wenger - Senior Defensive Line 2 Dominique Easley - Sophomore 73 Sharrif Floyd - Sophomore 96 William Green - Senior 6 Jaye Howard - Senior 99 Omar Hunter - Junior 90 Evan Holmes - Freshman 93 Kedric Johnson - Sophomore 34 Lerentee McCray - Junior 94 Gerry Marseille - Freshman 91 Earl Okine - Junior 44 Leon Orr - Freshman 92 Lynden Trail - Freshman 97 Tevin Westbrook - Freshman		Buck 7 Ronald Powell - Sophomore Linebackers 25 Gideon Ajagbe - Freshman 52 Jon Bostic - Junior 13 Dee Finley - Sophomore 3 Jelani Jenkins - Sophomore 49 Darrin Kitchens - Sophomore 33 Minch Minchin - Senior 53 Scott Peek - Junior 95 Hygens Succes - Junior 51 Michael Taylor - Freshman 55 Graham Stewart - Freshman Cornerbacks 31 Brian Biada - Senior 8 Jeremy Brown - Sophomore 36 Moses Jenkins - Senior 15 Loucheiz Purifoy - Freshman 31 Cody Riggs - Sophomore 5 Marcus Roberson - Freshman 37 Brandon Sanders - Sophomore 45 Newton Lizima - Senior Safeties 30 Tim Clark - Sophomore 22 Matt Elam - Sophomore 24 Josh Evans - Junior 21 Jabari Gorman - Freshman 27 Ben Peacock - Freshman 9 Joshua Shaw - Freshman 20 Valdez Showers - Freshman 14 Jaylen Watkins - Sophomore		Punters 44 Kyle Christy - Freshman 39 Todd Fennell - Freshman 40 David Lerner - Senior Placekickers 98 Zack Brust - Senior 47 John Crofoot - Sophomore 97 Brad Phillips - Sophomore 19 Caleb Sturgis - Junior Long Snappers 43 Kyle Crofoot - Freshman 46 Drew Ferris - Sophomore 54 Christopher Guido – Sophomore 50 Cody Hampton - Senior

Coaching staff

Name	Current Responsibilities	Joined Staff
Will Muschamp	Head Coach	2011
Charlie Weis	Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks	2011
Dan Quinn	Defensive Coordinator	2011
D.J. Durkin	Linebackers Special Teams	2010
Aubrey Hill	Wide Receivers Recruiting Coordinator	2011
Frank Verducci	Offensive Line Running game Coordinator	2011
Brian White	Running backs	2009
Derek Lewis	Tight ends	2011
Travaris Robinson	Defensive backs	2011
Bryant Young	Defensive Line	2011

See also

• 2011 Southeastern Conference football season
• Auburn–Florida football rivalry
• Florida–Florida State football rivalry
• Florida Gators
• Florida–Georgia football rivalry
• Florida–LSU football rivalry
• Florida–Tennessee football rivalry

Bibliography

• 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012).

External links

• College Football Data Warehouse, Florida Yearly Results: 2010–2014. Retrieved August 6, 2015.