| Year: | 2010 |
| Team: | Florida Gators |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Division: | Eastern Division |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Urban Meyer |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Steve Addazio |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread option |
| Def Coach: | Teryl Austin |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Captain: | Ahmad Black A.J. Jones Duke Lemmens Mike Pouncey Justin Trattou |
| Stadium: | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium[1] |
| Champion: | Outback Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Outback Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 37–24 vs. Penn State |
The 2010 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2010 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), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The season was the sixth and final campaign for coach Urban Meyer, who led the Gators to a 37–24 Outback Bowl victory over coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions, and an overall win–loss record of 8–5 (.615).
In the annual Orange and Blue Spring Game, the blue team won 27–24. Quarterback John Brantley was 15/19 and threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Trey Burton was 12/18 for 120 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD, 123 yards on 10 carries with 2 TDs.[2]
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[3] and GatorZone.com.[4]
See also: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
First College Football overtime game in Jacksonville, Florida
(revised 10–30–10)
| Name | Current Responsibilities | Joined Staff | Alma mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cincinnati | |||
| 2005 | Central Connecticut State | |||
| 2010 | Central Michigan | |||
| Running backs | 2010 | Allegheny | ||
| D. J. Durkin | 2010 | Bowling Green | ||
| 2010 | Pittsburgh | |||
| Co-defensive coordinator Defensive backs | 2005 | Michigan | ||
| Quarterbacks | 2009 | Michigan | ||
| 2008 | Iowa | |||
| Brian White | Tight ends | 2009 | Harvard | |
| Special teams coordinator Linebackers | 2010 | Middlebury |
See also: 2011 NFL draft.
| 1 | 15 | C | Miami Dolphins | ||
| 2 | 63 | OT | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 5 | 151 | S | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| 7 | 217 | OT | Washington Redskins |