2014 Florida Gators football team

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2014 Florida Gators football
Florida Gators script logo.svg
Birmingham Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
2014 record7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorD. J. Durkin
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
(Capacity: 88,548)[1]
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 14 Missouri x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 9 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Florida   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Tennessee   3 – 5     7 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Western Division
No. 4 Alabama x$^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Mississippi State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 22 Auburn   4 – 4     8 – 5  
LSU   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Texas A&M   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Arkansas   2 – 6     7 – 6  
No. 17 Ole Miss*   0 – 3     1 – 4  
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Presbyterian) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2014 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 campus in Gainesville, Florida. The 2014 season was the Gators' fourth and final season under head coach Will Muschamp.

On November 16, following an overtime loss at home against South Carolina, which eliminated the Gators from the SEC East race, multiple reports surfaced that Muschamp would not be the head coach in 2015. He was allowed to coach the final two games of regular season play [2] and the Gators became bowl eligible after a win over Eastern Kentucky. The season ended with a loss to Florida State. The Gators would go on to win the Birmingham Bowl against East Carolina and finish the season 7–5.[3] After four seasons, Muschamp compiled a 28–21 overall, 17–15 conference record[4][5][6]

Previous season[]

During the 2013 season, the Gators suffered a 4–8 overall losing record, and finished 3–5 in the SEC.[7] The Gators failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since being ineligible because of NCAA probation in 1990, finished with a losing record for the first time since the 0–10–1 season in 1979,[8] and lost to Georgia Southern, marking the Gators' first loss to a current Division I-AA or FCS team since 1946.[9]

Pre-season[]

On April 12, 2014, the Gators played the Orange and Blue game, the program's annual intra-squad spring game. The result was a 23–23 tie, with the Orange team coming back to score a game-tying touchdown and extra point as time expired. The Orange team was led by quarterbacks Skyler Mornhinweg and highly recruited freshman Will Grier, and the Blue team was led by returning fourth-year junior Jeff Driskel.[10]

Preseason awards[]

Watch Lists

Pre-Season All American Teams

Phil Steele

Lindy's Sports

  • 1st-team – Vernon Hargreaves
  • 1st-team – Dante Fowler
  • 2nd-team – Dante Fowler
  • 2nd-team – Chaz Green
  • 3rd-team – D. J. Humphries
  • 3rd-team – Andre Debose
  • 3rd-team – Kyle Christy

Athlon Sports

  • 1st-team – Vernon Hargreaves
  • 1st-team – Dante Fowler
  • 2nd-team – Jonathan Bullard
  • 3rd-team – Kelvin Taylor
  • 3rd-team – Andre Debose

Sporting News

  • 1st-team – Vernon Hargreaves
  • 2nd-team – Dante Fowler

Media

  • 1st-team – Dante Fowler
  • 1st-team – Vernon Hargreaves III
  • 2nd-team – Andre Debose
  • 3rd-team – Chaz Green

2014 Recruiting class[]

Team statistics[]

UF OPP
Scoring 363 253
Points per Game 30.2 21.1
First Downs 210 216
Rushing 111 78
Passing 86 114
Penalty 13 24
Total Offense 4,411 3,957
Avg per Play 5.2 4.6
Avg per Game 367.6 329.8
Fumbles–Lost 19–10 29–14
Penalties–Yards 80–710 87–699
Avg per Game 59.2 58.2
UF OPP
Punts–Yards 65–2,832 76–3,148
Avg per Punt 43.6 41.4
Time of Possession/Game 29:56 30:04
3rd Down Conversions 70/192 76/196
4th Down Conversions 8/15 6/18
Touchdowns Scored 44 30
Field Goals–Attempts 19–24 15–20
PAT–Attempts 42–43 26–27
Attendance 515,001 321,952
Games/Avg per Game 6/85,834 4/80,488
Neutral site games 2/56,544
1 2 3 4OT Total
Opponents 76 40 72 4916 253
Florida 85 88 86 8519 363

As of January 3, 2015[11]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Idaho*
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
ESPNUcanceled[a]
September 64:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
SECNW 65–081,049
September 137:30 p.m.Kentucky
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (SEC Nation)
SECNW 36–30 3OT88,334
September 203:30 p.m.at No. 3 Alabama
CBSL 21–42101,821
October 412:00 p.m.at Tennessee
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
SECNW 10–9102,455
October 117:30 p.m.LSU
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
SECNL 27–3088,014
October 187:00 p.m.Missouri
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (HC)
ESPN2L 13–4289,117
November 13:30 p.m.vs. No. 9 Georgia
  • EverBank Field
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
CBSW 38–2083,004
November 87:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
SECNW 34–1035,191
November 1512:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
SECNL 20–23 OT85,088
November 2212:00 p.m.No. 14 (FCS) Eastern Kentucky*
  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL
SECNW 52–383,399
November 293:30 p.m.at No. 1 Florida State*
ESPNL 19–2482,485
January 3, 201512:00 p.m.vs. East Carolina*
ESPN2W 28–2030,083
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source:[12]

^[a] The game did not kickoff until 9:50 p.m. due to inclement weather. The game was again delayed due to lightning after 10 seconds of play during which Florida returned the Idaho kickoff to the Idaho 14-yard line.[13] The game was called as "suspended" 40 minutes after the second delay due to unsafe field conditions.[14] The four possible resolutions were (1) resuming the game on a later date (both teams had a bye week on October 25), (2) ending the game with a determined final score, (3) forfeiting the game, or (4) declaring a "no contest" (canceling the game).[13][15] The athletic directors of both universities decided on September 3 not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest." Florida agreed to pay Idaho its promised fee of $975,000 and the schools agreed to schedule a game for the 2018 season.[16]

Game summaries[]

Eastern Michigan[]

Eastern Michigan Eagles at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Eastern Michigan 0 0 000
Florida 17 13 211465

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: September 6, 2014
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: WNW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: humidity 87%, cloudy
  • Game attendance: 81,049
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart and Matt Stinchcomb[17]
  • Boxscore
Game information

This game marked the second all-time meeting between Eastern Michigan and Florida, with the first being in 2004 that resulted in a 49–10 Gator win.[18]

Kentucky[]

Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34OT2OT3OTTotal
Kentucky 0 3 14373030
Florida 0 3 17073636

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: September 13, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: calm • Weather: humidity 63%
  • Game attendance: 88,334
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmer[19]
  • Boxscore
Game information

This was the SEC conference opener for both teams. This was also the earliest the two teams have played since the SEC split into two divisions in 1992. Florida currently had the longest consecutive and annual active winning streak (27) in NCAA history and longest in-conference streak in Southeastern Conference history over Kentucky, who has not beaten Florida since 1986. With this win, they extended this winning streak to 28. This game marked the first overtime game in the Florida–Kentucky series, the first three-overtime game played by Florida, and improves Florida's all-time record in overtime games to 4–2, having won the last four overtime games.[20]

Alabama[]

Florida Gators at Alabama Crimson Tide – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Florida 14 0 7021
#3 Alabama 14 7 14742

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Date: September 20, 2014
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: clear, sunny
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Referee: Tom Ritter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson[21]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Florida and Alabama played for the fourth time in six years, with this matchup being in Tuscaloosa. This is the most-played SEC Championship game as well, with Florida leading that series 4–3. However, Florida trailed the all-time series 14–23, with the last game being played in 2011 that resulted in a 38–10 Alabama win in Gainesville.[22]

Tennessee[]

Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Florida 0 0 01010
Tennessee 0 3 609

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 4, 2014
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: WNW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: sunny
  • Game attendance: 102,455
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmer[23]
  • Boxscore
Game information

In their third SEC game of the 2014 season, Florida squared off against their bitter rival, the Tennessee Volunteers. Both teams have met annually since 1990 and the Volunteers trail the Gators in the all-time series 19–24 (.442), and have lost 9 straight to Florida.[24] In last year's contest in Gainesville, Florida defeated Tennessee 31–17.[25]

LSU[]

LSU Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
LSU 7 7 61030
Florida 14 3 01027

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: October 11, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: calm • Weather: 56% humidity
  • Game attendance: 88,014
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Brent Musburger and Jesse Palmer[26]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Florida and LSU have been annual opponents since 1971, and forged a heated and evenly matched rivalry since. Florida leads the overall series 31–26–3. The longest winning streak in the series is held by Florida, with nine victories from 1988 to 1996. LSU's longest winning streak is four, from 1977 to 1980. Since 2001, LSU has a 3–3 record at the Swamp, while Florida is 3–3 at Tiger Stadium. Both the Gators and Tigers each won two national championships during that time period and boasted impressive home records against other opponents. In 2013, LSU beat Florida 17–6 in a defensive struggle at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, the first of seven consecutive Gator losses on the year.[27] Florida bested LSU 14–6 in the last matchup in Gainesville in 2012.[28]

Missouri[]

Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Missouri 14 6 22042
Florida 0 0 7613

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: October 18, 2014
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: calm • Weather: 52% humidity
  • Game attendance: 89,117
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore and Brock Huard[29]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Florida and Missouri have only played one another 3 total times (1966, 2012, and 2013), but with Missouri joining the SEC Eastern Division in 2012,[30] the two meet annually in both Gainesville and Columbia. 2012 saw Florida squeak by Missouri and earn a share of the SEC East title with a 14–7 win in Gainesville[31] en route to an 11–2 final record. 2013 saw Missouri embarrass Florida (holding them scoreless in the fourth quarter) 36–17 in Columbia en route to an SEC Eastern Division crown and a Cotton Bowl win.[32]

Georgia[]

Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Florida 0 14 101438
#9 Georgia 7 0 01320

at EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 1, 2014
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: NW at 22 miles per hour (35 km/h) • Weather: 41% humidity, sunny
  • Game attendance: 83,004
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson
  • Boxscore
Game information

In one of only two SEC neutral site games, the Florida–Georgia rivalry is one of the most storied in SEC football. Held in Jacksonville, Florida since 1933 (minus 1994 and 1995) the rivalry attracts huge crowds to Jacksonville, and the associated tailgating and other events earned it the nickname of the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party." The designated home team alternates from year to year, with ticket distribution split evenly between the fans of the two teams. Georgia holds the overall series lead 49–40–2, and currently is riding a 3-game winning streak heading into this year's matchup. Current Florida head coach Will Muschamp (a former Georgia standout) is 0–7 in the rivalry, losing 4 games as a Georgia player and the last 3 games as Florida head coach. Due to much fan criticism and pressure, Coach Muschamp decided that Treon Harris, the much anticipated freshman, would replace Junior quarterback Jeff Driskel for his first start as a Gator vs the Bulldogs.[33]

Vanderbilt[]

Florida Gators at Vanderbilt Commodores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Florida 7 10 01734
Vanderbilt 7 0 0310

at Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 8, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: W at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) • Weather: cloudy
  • Game attendance: 35,191
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal and Andre Ware[34]
  • Boxscore
Game information

In one of the more lopsided series in the SEC, Florida travels to Vanderbilt following a rare loss to the Commodores in Gainesville 17–34 in 2013. The win for the Commodores at Florida was the first since 1945.[35] The Commodores snapped a 22-game losing streak to the Gators, and was just the Commodores' 10th win in 47 meetings against the Gators and their first in the series since 1988. Florida leads the overall series with Vanderbilt 35–10–2, and defeated Vanderbilt on their last visit to Nashville in 2012 by a score of 31–17.

South Carolina[]

South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
South Carolina 10 0 07623
Florida 0 10 70320

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: November 15, 2014
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: N at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: 61% humidity, sunny
  • Game attendance: 85,088
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal and Andre Ware[36]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Florida and South Carolina have been divisional rivals since 1992, and the Gators holds a dominating 24–7–3 series lead against the Gamecocks. However, the series has been far more evenly matched since the arrival of former Gators Heisman Trophy winning quarterback and former head coach Steve Spurrier as South Carolina Head Coach in 2005. Previously, South Carolina had not defeated Florida since joining the SEC in 1992 before Spurrier's arrival, but has been only a slim 5–4 Florida advantage since. 2013 found Florida narrowly lose 14–19[37] to South Carolina late in the 4th quarter in a night time match-up at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia. During their last visit to Gainesville, South Carolina was dominated on both sides of the ball in a 44–11 Gators rout.[38] This will be the final Southeastern Conference game of the season for both teams. After the game Coach Muschamp was fired and DJ Durkin became the interim coach for the rest of the season.

Eastern Kentucky[]

Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Eastern Kentucky 3 0 003
Florida 17 14 71452

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: November 22, 2014
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: E at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: 74% humidity, light rain
  • Game attendance: 83,399
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Allen Bestwick and Chris Doering[39]
  • Boxscore
Game information

Florida closes out the 2014 home season and celebrates Senior Day against FCS opponent Eastern Kentucky. Gators coach Will Muschamp was Eastern Kentucky's secondary coach in 1999 in his second season as a full-time assistant coach. This will be the first meeting between the two teams.

Florida State[]

Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Florida 9 7 3019
#1 Florida State 7 14 0324

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: November 29, 2014
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) • Weather: 0% rain, clear skies
  • Game attendance: 82,485
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit[40]
  • Boxscore
Game information

In one of the most intense, heated, and emotional rivalries in all of college football, Florida and Florida State ended each of their respective regular seasons against one another in Tallahassee on FSU Senior Day. 2013 found both teams on opposite sides of the coin. FSU went on to an undefeated 14–0 season and were crowned BCS National Champions, while Florida limped to a 4–8 record that included a seven-game losing skid to end the season. Florida holds a 34–22–2 advantage in the series, a 7–3 record since 2004, and has a 4–1 record at Florida State since 2004. Florida State won the most recent match up 37–7 behind eventual Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston in Gainesville, while Florida held serve in 2012 by defeating Florida State in Tallahassee 37–26 behind senior running back Mike Gillislee.

East Carolina[]

East Carolina Pirates vs. Florida Gators – Game summary
1 2 34Total
East Carolina 7 0 10320
Florida 7 14 7028

at Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: January 3, 2015
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Chance of rain
  • Game attendance: 30,083
  • Referee: Dan Romeo
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Neal and Andre Ware[41]
  • Boxscore
Game information

This was only the second meeting between the schools. Their previous meeting came in 1983, a 24-17 Gator victory. The teams faced each other again in Florida's second game of the 2015 season.

Personnel[]

Following the low offensive production of the 2013 season, head coach Will Muschamp released offensive coordinator Brent Pease and offensive line coach Tim Davis. Muschamp replaced Pease with Kurt Roper, who led the Duke Blue Devils to their 1st 10-win season, the ACC title game, and the Chick-fil-A Bowl in 2013. Muschamp also replaced Davis with Mike Summers, and hired Coleman Hutzler as the new special teams coach.

Roster[]

2014 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

  • 3 Treon Harris – Freshman
  • 6 Jeff Driskel – Redshirt Junior
  • 7 Will Grier – Freshman
  • 8 Skyler Mornhinweg – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 9 Jacob Guy – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 13 Christian Provancha – Redshirt Senior
  • 19 Ryan McGriff – Redshirt Junior

Running Backs

  • 15 Brandon Powell – Freshman
  • 20 Darius Masline – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 21 Kelvin Taylor – Sophomore
  • 22 Adam Lane – Redshirt Freshman
  • 24 Matt Jones – Junior
  • 33 Mack Brown – Redshirt Senior
  • 37 Mark Herndon – Junior
  • 49 A.J. Mobley – Redshirt Senior (FB)

Wide Receivers

  • 1 Quinton Dunbar – Redshirt Senior
  • 2 Ryan Sousa – Freshman
  • 4 Andre Debose – Redshirt Senior
  • 5 Ahmad Fulwood – Sophomore
  • 9 Latroy Pittman Jr. – Junior
  • 10 Valdez Showers – Redshirt Junior
  • 11 Demarcus Robinson – Sophomore
  • 14 C.J. Worton – Freshman
  • 15 Ryan Parrish – Redshirt Senior
  • 18 Roger Dixon – Junior
  • 31 Michael McNeely – Redshirt Senior
  • 32 D.L. Powell – Redshirt Freshman
  • 81 Case Harrison – Redshirt Freshman
  • 85 Chris Thompson – Sophomore
  • 86 Raphael Andrades – Junior
  • 89 Alvin Bailey – Redshirt Freshman

Tight Ends

  • 25 Gideon Ajagbe – Redshirt Senior
  • 30 DeAndre Goolsby – Freshman
  • 39 Ryan Ferguson – Freshman
  • 41 Hunter Joyer – Senior
  • 80 C'yontai Lewis – Freshman
  • 82 Bair Diamond – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 82 Moral Stephens – Freshman
  • 83 Jake McGee – Redshirt Senior
  • 87 Tevin Westbrook – Senior
  • 88 Clay Burton – Senior

Offensive Line

  • 51 Antonio Riles – Redshirt Freshman
  • 52 Travaris Dorsey – Freshman
  • 53 Kavaris Harkless – Freshman
  • 54 Cameron Dillard – Redshirt Freshman
  • 55 Roderick Johnson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 60 Zach Shinn – Freshman
  • 63 Trip Thurman – Redshirt Junior
  • 69 Nick Davis – Redshirt Freshman
  • 70 D. J. Humphries – Junior
  • 71 Nolan Kelleher – Freshman
  • 72 Drew Sarvary – Junior
  • 73 Tyler Moore – Redshirt Junior
  • 74 Trenton Brown – Senior
  • 75 Chaz Green – Redshirt Senior
  • 76 Max Garcia – Redshirt Senior
  • 77 Andrew Mike – Freshman
  • 78 David Sharpe – Freshman
  • 79 Matthew Fuchs – Redshirt Sophomore

Defensive Line

Linebackers

  • 3 Antonio Morrison – Junior
  • 9 Matt Rolin – Redshirt Freshman
  • 11 Neiron Ball – Redshirt Senior
  • 13 Daniel McMillian – Sophomore
  • 28 Jeremi Powell – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 34 Alex Anzalone – Sophomore
  • 40 Jarrad Davis – Sophomore
  • 45 R. J. Raymond – Freshman
  • 46 LeAndre Rembert – Redshirt Freshman
  • 51 Michael Taylor – Redshirt Senior
  • 52 Steven Stipe – Redshirt Freshman
  • 56 Andre Palmer – Redshirt Freshman

Defensive Backs

Placekickers

  • 16 Austin Hardin – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 95 Francisco Velez – Redshirt Senior
  • 97 Brooks Abbott – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 98 Jorge Powell – Freshman

Punters

Long Snappers

Coaching staff[]

Name Current Responsibilities Joined Staff
Will Muschamp Head Coach 2011
Special Teams 2014
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line 2013
Kurt Roper Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2014
D. J. Durkin Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2010
Chris Leak Wide Receivers 2014
Offensive Line 2014
Travaris Robinson Defensive Backs 2011
Running Backs 2009
Derek Lewis Tight Ends 2011

Postseason awards and further accomplishments[]

Coaches All-SEC[]

All-SEC First Team:

-Vernon Hargreaves (CB)

All-SEC Second Team:

-Antonio Morrison (LB)[42]

Freshman All-SEC Team:

-Treon Harris (QB)

-Jalen Tabor (CB)[43]

AP All-America[]

  • All-America Second Team: Vernon Hargreaves III

Players drafted into the NFL[]

See also: 2015 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 3 Dante Fowler DE Jacksonville Jaguars
1 24 D. J. Humphries OT Arizona Cardinals
3 91 Chaz Green OT Dallas Cowboys
3 95 Matt Jones RB Washington Redskins
4 133 Max Garcia C Denver Broncos
5 161 Neiron Ball LB Oakland Raiders
7 221 Andre Debose WR Oakland Raiders
7 244 Trenton Brown OT San Francisco 49ers

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