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Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. T–5 Georgia xy   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 9 Florida x%   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 8 South Carolina   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 23 Vanderbilt   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Missouri   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Kentucky   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 14 LSU *   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. T–5 Texas A&M   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Ole Miss *   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Auburn   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Florida Gators football team will represent the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2012 college football season. The Gators will compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and play their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The 2012 season will be the Gators' second under head coach Will Muschamp.

Previous season

The 2011 Florida Gators compiled an 7–6 overall win-loss record, and a 3–5 record in the Southeastern Conference. They concluded the 2011 season with a victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

The 2012 Orange and Blue Debut game was played on April 7 at 1 PM and was televised on Sun Sports.[1]

September 13:30 PMBowling Green*No. #23

ESPN   September 83:30 PMat Texas A&M

ESPN   September 156:00 PMat Tennessee

ESPN   September 22Kentucky

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

  October 6LSU

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry)

  October 13at Vanderbilt

  October 20South Carolina

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

  October 273:30 PMvs. Georgia

CBS[2]   November 3Missouri

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

  November 10Louisiana–Lafayette*

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

  November 17Jacksonville State*

  • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
  • Gainesville, FL

  November 24at Florida State*

 

Template:CFB Schedule End

Source:[3]

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
Coaches23
HarrisNot releasedNot released
BCSNot releasedNot released

Roster

2012 Florida Gators roster

Quarterbacks

  • 6 Jeff Driskel – Sophomore
  • 10 Tyler Murphy - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 12 Jacoby Brissett - Sophomore
  • 13 Christian Provancha – Sophomore
  • 14 Chandler Carr – Junior
  • 15 Ryan Parrish - Junior
  • 17 Skyler Mornhinweg - Freshman
  • 19 Ryan McGriff – Redshirt Freshman

Running Backs

  • 8 Trey Burton – Junior
  • 16 Scott Peek - Redshirt Junior
  • 23 Mike Gillislee – Senior
  • 24 Matt Jones - Freshman
  • 32 Chris Johnson - Sophomore
  • 33 Mack Brown – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 Jessie Schmitt – Redshirt Freshman
  • 41 Hunter Joyer – Sophomore
  • 82 Omarius Hines – Redshirt Senior

Wide Receivers

  • 1 Quinton Dunbar – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 4 Andre Debose – Redshirt Junior
  • 13 Latroy Pittman - Freshman
  • 30 Michael McNeely – Sophomore'
  • 33 Chris Maignan - Redshirt Junior
  • 80 Ja'Juan Story – Redshirt Freshman
  • 83 Solomon Patton – Junior
  • 85 Frankie Hammond, Jr. – Redshirt Senior
  • 86 Raphael Andrades - Freshman
  • 87 A.J. Mobley - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 89 Stephen Alli – Redshirt Junior

Tight Ends

  • 11 Jordan Reed – Redshirt Junior
  • 18 Kent Taylor - Freshman
  • 84 Colin Thompson - Freshman
  • 87 William Steinmann – Senior
  • 88 Clay Burton – Sophomore
  • 97 Tevin Westbrook - Sophomore
  

Offensive Line

  • 50 Sam Robey - Redshirt Senior
  • 62 Cole Gilliam – Redshirt Junior
  • 63 Trip Thurman - Redshirt Freshman
  • 64 Kyle Koehne - Redshirt Junior
  • 65 Tommy Jordan - Redshirt Freshman
  • 66 James Wilson – Redshirt Senior
  • 67 Jon Halapio – Redshirt Junior
  • 70 D.J. Humphries - Freshman
  • 71 Matt Patchan - Redshirt Junior
  • 72 Jonotthan Harrison - Redshirt Junior
  • 73 Xavier Nixon - Senior
  • 74 Jessamen Dunker - Freshman
  • 75 Chaz Green - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 76 Max Garcia - Incoming Transfer
  • 77 Ian Silberman - Redshirt Sophomore

Defensive Line

  • 2 Dominique Easley - Junior
  • 4 Damien Jacobs - Junior
  • 44 Leon Orr - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 58 Nick Alajajian - Senior
  • 68 John Reichardt - Redshirt Junior
  • 73 Sharrif Floyd - Junior
  • 90 Jonathan Bullard - Freshman
  • 91 Earl Okine - Redshirt Senior
  • 93 Kedric Johnson - Redshirt Junior
  • 94 Brian Cox Jr. - Freshman
  • 95 Alex McCallister - Freshman
  • 96 Jafar Mann - Freshman
  • 98 Quinteze Williams - Freshman
  • 99 Omar Hunter - Redshirt Senior
  

Buck

  • 6 Dante Fowler Jr. - Freshman
  • 7 Ronald Powell - Junior

Linebackers

  • 1 Jonathan Bostic - Senior
  • 3 Jelani Jenkins - Redshirt Junior
  • 11 Neiron Ball - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 12 Antonio Morrison - Freshman
  • 25 Gideon Ajagbe - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 28 Jeremi Powell - Freshman
  • 34 Lerentee McCray - Redshirt Senior
  • 37 Dakota Wilson - Freshman
  • 49 Darrin Kitchens - Junior
  • 51 Michael Taylor - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 53 Cody Adams - Redshirt Freshman
  • 54 David Campbell - Redshirt Junior

Cornerbacks

  • 5 Marcus Roberson - Sophomore
  • 8 Jeremy Brown - Redshirt Junior
  • 15 Loucheiz Purifoy - Sophomore
  • 22 Hugh Miles - Redshirt Freshman
  • 24 Brian Poole - Freshman
  • 26 De'Ante Saunders - Sophomore
  • 27 Willie Bailey - Freshman
  • 31 Cody Riggs - Junior
  • 36 Marcus Thompson - Redshirt Freshman

Safeties

  • 9 Josh Evans - Senior
  • 10 Valdez Showers - Redshirt Freshman
  • 14 Jaylen Watkins - Junior
  • 18 Evan Schroeder - Redshirt Freshman
  • 20 Marcus Maye - Freshman
  • 21 Jabari Gorman - Sophomore
  • 22 Matt Elam - Junior
  • 27 Ben Peacock - Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 Rhaheim Ledbetter - Freshman
  • 30 Tim Clark - Redshirt Junior

Punters

  • 39 Todd Fennell - Redshirt Freshman
  • 44 Kyle Christy - Sophomore

Kickers

  • 16 Austin Hardin - Freshman
  • 19 Caleb Sturgis - Redshirt Senior
  • 47 John Crofoot - Redshirt Junior
  • 95 Francisco Velez - Junior
  • 97 Brad Phillips - Junior

Long Snappers

  • 43 Kyle Crofoot - Redshirt Freshman
  • 46 Drew Ferris - Junior

Coaching staff

  • Receivers Coach Hill resigned so Coach Pease and GA(graduate assistiant) Bush Hamdan will coach receivers
Name Current Responsibilities Joined Staff
Will Muschamp Head Coach 2011
Brent Pease Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks* 2012
Dan Quinn Defensive Coordinator 2011
D.J. Durkin Linebackers/Special Teams 2010
Tim Davis Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator 2012
Brian White Running Backs 2009
Derek Lewis Tight Ends 2011
Travaris Robinson Defensive Backs 2011
Bryant Young Defensive Line 2011

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Raphael Andrades
WR 		Tallahassee, Florida Lincoln 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Willie Bailey
CB 		Hallandale, Florida Hallandale 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 6, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jonathan Bullard
DE 		Shelby, North Carolina Crest 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jan 7, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Bryan Cox Jr.
DE 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jan 21, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Jessamen Dunker
OL 		Boynton Beach, Florida Boynton Beach 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Mar 21, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Dante Fowler Jr.
DE 		St. Petersburg, Florida Lakewood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Feb 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Austin Hardin
K 		Atlanta, Georgia Marist 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 22, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
D.J. Humphries
OL 		Charlotte, North Carolina Mallard Creek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Aug 5, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Damien Jacobs
DT 		Scooba, Mississippi East Mississippi C.C. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Dec 21, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Matt Jones
RB 		Seffner, Florida Armwood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Feb 15, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Rhaheim Ledbetter
S 		Boiling Springs, North Carolina Crest 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 15, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Jafar Mann
DT 		Stone Mountain, Georgia Stephenson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Mar 25, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Marcus Maye
S 		Melbourne, Florida Holy Trinity 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Alex McCalister
DE 		Clemmons, North Carolina West Forsyth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jan 23, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Skyler Mornhinweg
QB 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Joseph’s 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 27, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Antonio Morrison
LB 		Bolingbrook, Illinois Bolingbrook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 3, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Dante Phillips
DT 		Venice, Florida Venice 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Oct 25, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Latroy Pittman
WR 		Citra, Florida North Marion 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 18, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Brian Poole
CB 		Bradenton, Florida Southeast 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 14, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Jeremi Powell
MLB 		Largo, Florida Pinellas Park 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 19, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Kent Taylor
TE 		Land O’ Lakes, Florida Land O’ Lakes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 27, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Colin Thompson
TE 		Warminster, Pennsylvania Archbishop Wood Catholic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 255 lb (116 kg) May 5, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Quinteze Williams
DE 		Tyrone, Georgia Sandy Creek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Mar 30, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5   Rivals: 3  ESPN: 4
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Orange & Blue Debut, Presented by Sunniland, Set for April 7". Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  2. ^ SEC 2012 TV Schedule, Matt Sarz Sports, Retrieved April 12, 2012
  3. ^ http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=footb
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