American college football season
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 37–24 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Outback Bowl .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 Florida Atlantic * No. 22 ESPNU W 41–388,708
September 10 Alabama-Birmingham * No. 18 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL FSN W 39–087,473
September 17 Tennessee No. 16 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) CBS W 33–2390,744
September 24 at Kentucky No. 15 ESPN W 48–1065,134
October 1 No. 3 Alabama No. 12 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) CBS L 10–3890,888
October 8 at No. 1 LSU No. 17 CBS L 11–4193,022
October 15 at No. 24 Auburn ESPN L 6–1787,451
October 29 vs. No. 22 Georgia EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry )CBS L 20–2484,524
November 5 Vanderbilt Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL SECN W 26–2190,144
November 12 at No. 15 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC CBS L 12–1780,250
November 19 Furman * Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL PPV W 54–3284,674
November 26 Florida State * Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry ) ESPN2 L 7–2190,798
January 2, 2012 vs. Ohio State * ESPN2 W 24–1761,312
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released before game time
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide ,[2] and GatorZone.com.[3]
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 summaries [ ]
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Florida Atlantic [ ]
Will Muschamp 's debut as head coach for Florida was a success as the Gators defeated the Owls 41–3.[4]
1
2 3 4 Total
Florida Atlantic
0
3 0 0
3
• Florida
10
14 7 10
41
Date: September 3Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium , Gainesville, FL Game start: 7:03 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:13Game attendance: 88,708Game weather: 88 F, wind 8 ESEReferee: Steve ShawTV announcers (ESPNU ): Clay Matvick , Brian Griese & Allison Williams
show Scoring summary1 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
Tennessee [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Tennessee
0
7 6 10
23
• Florida
10
6 14 3
33
show Scoring summary1 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
[5]
Kentucky [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Florida
21
10 10 7
48
Kentucky
3
7 0 0
10
Date: September 24Location: 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
LSU [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Florida
0
3 8 0
11
• LSU
14
10 3 14
41
Date: October 8Location: 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
Georgia [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Georgia
0
10 7 7
24
Florida
7
10 3 0
20
Date: October 29Location: 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
South Carolina [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Florida
3
0 3 6
12
• South Carolina
0
14 0 3
17
Date: November 12Location: 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
Florida State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Florida State
7
7 0 7
21
Florida
0
0 0 7
7
Gator Bowl [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
0
10 0 7
17
• Florida
7
7 7 3
24
Date: January 2Location: EverBank Field , Jacksonville, FL
Players [ ]
Depth chart [ ]
Projected starters and primary backups versus Florida Atlantic.
Defense
CB
Jeremy Brown
Marcus Roberson
Offense
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
WR
Deonte Thompson
Frankie Hammond Jr.
FB
Trey Burton
Hunter Joyer
Special Teams
PK Caleb Sturgis
P David Lerner
KR Andre Debose
PR Chris Rainey
LS Drew Ferris
Roster [ ]
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
Players drafted into the NFL [ ]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
NFL Club
4
114
Jaye Howard
DT
Seattle Seahawks
5
159
Chris Rainey
RB
Pittsburgh Steelers
References [ ]
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