2011 Florida Gators football team
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).
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 Florida Atlantic * No. 22 ESPNU W 41–388,708 September 10 UAB * 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 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 CBS L 12–1780,250 November 19 No. 24 (FCS ) 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 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 — — — — — — — — — Coaches 23 18 17 15 12 18 RV — RV — — — — — — — Harris Not released 25 — — — — — — — — Not released BCS Not released — — — — — — — — 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]
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2 3 4 Total
Florida Atlantic
0
3 0 0
3
• Florida
10
14 7 10
41
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
Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Tennessee
0
7 6 10
23
• Florida
10
6 14 3
33
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
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Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
• Florida
21
10 10 7
48
Kentucky
3
7 0 0
10
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
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
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
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
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
FB
Trey Burton
Hunter Joyer
Roster
Coaching staff
Players drafted into the NFL
References
^ University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2011 Media Guide" (PDF) . floridagators.com . University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved March 15, 2018 . ^ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine ^ "Gator Football Schedule/Results - GatorZone.com" . Archived from the original on April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011 .^ "Gators Convincing in 41–3 Win Over FAU; Take 22nd Straight Season Opener To Begin Muschamp Era. Archived 2011-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Gatorzone.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.^ "Tennessee vs. Florida - Game Recap - September 17, 2011 - ESPN" . Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
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