Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
Florida Atlantic* |
No. 22 |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida |
ESPNU |
W 41–3 |
88,708 |
September 10 |
Alabama-Birmingham* |
No. 18 |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida |
FSN |
W 39–0 |
87,473 |
September 17 |
Tennessee |
No. 16 |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida |
CBS |
W 33–23 |
90,744 |
September 24 |
at Kentucky |
No. 15 |
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky |
ESPN |
W 48–10 |
65,134 |
October 1 |
No. 3 Alabama |
No. 12 |
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida |
CBS |
L 10–38 |
90,888 |
October 8 |
at No. 1 LSU |
No. 17 |
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
CBS |
L 11–41 |
93,022 |
October 15 |
at No. 24 Auburn |
|
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama |
ESPN |
L 6–17 |
87,451 |
October 29 |
No. 22 Georgia |
|
EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida |
CBS |
L 20–24 |
84,524 |
November 5 |
Vanderbilt |
|
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida |
SECN |
W 26–21 |
90,144 |
November 12 |
at No. 15 South Carolina |
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina |
CBS |
L 12–17 |
80,250 |
November 19 |
Furman* |
|
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida |
PPV |
W 54–32 |
84,674 |
November 26 |
Florida State* |
|
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida |
ESPN2 |
L 7–21 |
90,798 |
January 2 |
vs. Ohio State* |
|
EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) |
ESPN2 |
W 24–17 |
61,312 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released before game time. |
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[2] and GatorZone.com.[3]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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
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 |
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Florida Atlantic |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Florida |
10 |
14 | 7 | 10 |
41 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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UAB
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 |
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| 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 |
|
[5]
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
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CB |
Jeremy Brown |
Marcus Roberson |
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Offense |
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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 |
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FB |
Trey Burton |
Hunter Joyer |
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