2012 Florida Gators football team


The 2012 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2012 college football season. The Gators competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference, and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The 2012 season was the Gators' second under head coach Will Muschamp. They finished the season with 11–2 overall, 7–1 SEC. The team was invited to the 2013 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to the Louisville Cardinals, 33–23.

Schedule

The 2012 Orange and Blue Debut game was played on April 7 at 1 p.m. and was televised on Sun Sports. Blue defeated Orange 21–20 in front of 38,100 fans.
The October 20 game against South Carolina hosted ESPN's College Gameday. In addition, their road games against Texas A&M and Tennessee were also hosted by College GameDay.
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Coaching staff

NameCurrent responsibilitiesJoined staff
Will MuschampHead coach2011
Brent PeaseOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks*2012
Dan QuinnDefensive coordinator2011
D.J. DurkinLinebackers/Special Teams2010
Tim Davisoffensive line/Running game coordinator2012
Brian WhiteRunning Backs2009
Derek LewisTight Ends2011
Travaris RobinsonDefensive Backs2011
Bryant YoungDefensive line2011

Season summary

Georgia

Players drafted into the NFL

123Sharrif FloydDTMinnesota Vikings
132Matt ElamSBaltimore Ravens
250Jon BosticLBChicago Bears
385Jordan ReedTEWashington Redskins
4104Jelani JenkinsLBMiami Dolphins
5164Mike GillisleeRBMiami Dolphins
5166Caleb SturgisKMiami Dolphins
6169Josh EvansSJacksonville Jaguars