Only 3 schools lost more players to the portal this cycle than the Gators. [14], Cooper continued to play with the Eagles during the 2015 season. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (Greenbelt) EDGE6-526836yrs. ESPN national recruiting director Tom Luginbill said last month that Floridas new staff had to figure out which holdovers belonged in the rebuilding process and which ones didnt. The score stood at 49-7 after two quarters, the Gators having racked up over 350 yards of total offense, Tebow throwing 3 touchdown passes and running for another score in an impressive display of all-around dominating football. Please check your email for a confirmation. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. He also became the first quarterback in Division I-FBS history to pass for at least 20 touchdowns and rush for at least 20 touchdowns in the same season. This year would also be the first time former Gator coach Steve Spurrier would coach against his alma mater. This game was notable for the fact that offensive coordinator and future Florida head coach Dan Mullen underwent an emergency appendectomy the night before, yet still called plays from the press box.[18]. Eight transferred, while a ninth, safety Rashad Torrence, made the somewhat surprising decision to declare for the NFL draft after three collegiate seasons. The Gators now lead the all-time series 2143,[12] although the annual contest has become much more intense since Heisman Trophy-winning ex-Gator quarterback and championship-winning ex-Gator head coach Steve Spurrier took the reins at South Carolina for the 2005 season. Gators Breakdown: Top 4 Offensive Players for Spring, Texas A&M guard Hassan Diarra (5) celebrates his game-winning shot against Florida with teammates Tyrece Radford (23), Aaron Cash (0) and Andre Gordon (20) after an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, March 10, 2022. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. The Gators traveled to Lexington to take on the Kentucky Wildcats for the 57th time. In July 2013, a video surfaced of Cooper being denied backstage access at a Kenny Chesney concert in the previous month. NIL Value: -. Only Texas A&M (27), Arkansas (27) and Mississippi (25) lost more players to the portal this cycle than the Gators (23), according to recruiting site On3. He established a then-career-high with three receptions (all touchdowns) in the romp over Western Carolina. Johnson has spent most of the last two seasons cheering on teammates from the bench as he remained enrolled in school and on scholarship. In November 2007, Leak announced his intentions to play for Team Florida in the All American Football League. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? But on the first play of the possession, Erik Ainge's handoff to running back Arian Foster was mishandled, and Gator linebacker Dustin Doe scooped up the loose ball and took it into the endzone for a Florida touchdown. Leak won his first five games, including a big win over the SEC East rival Tennessee Volunteers, but struggled in the option portion of the Meyer's offense. Cooper amassed 261 total yards on 18 receptions, three of which were touchdowns. [12] It also marked the fourth win of the season in which the Gators defeated a team led by a former national championship winning coach (Bobby Bowden, Howard Schnellenberger, Phillip Fulmer, and Steve Spurrier being those coaches). Tebow's numbers were solid as well; he completed 18 of 25 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns (with no interceptions) and rushed 19 times for a team-high 93 yards and 2 more TDs. He was a first-round pick for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2013 draft but the team moved on from him by 2017 due to declining play. Never miss out on the latest with the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, Florida college sports and more. And when you move in another direction, you get more roster spots to fill. The Gators answered the LSU drive with a quick 3-play drive to score on a 37-yard Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram. That sequence would set the tone for the rest of the game. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines. [19] The police later confirmed their investigation and provided their report to Deadspin. He collected 144 total tackles, four interceptions and 1.5 sacks in 38 games (15 starts). With spring practice right around the corner for coach Billy Napier and the Florida football program, David is highlighting the four most important offensive players:: VIDEO: David looks at top 4 most important players for Floridas offense, This new offense likes to use play action for shots down the field. Tebow also rushed 27 times for 168 yards and 2 more touchdowns, setting new Florida single-game records for rushing attempts and rushing yards by a quarterback and almost single-handedly running out the clock late in the game. The Gator offense compiled 541 total yards to the Seminoles' 287, and were often able to finish drives with touchdowns while Florida State was forced to settle for field goals. This was the second game in a row where Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin was absent with a sinus infection and migraine headaches. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow set a career-high in passing yards in the game with 304 yards. Several Gators had excellent afternoons. Woodson hit Jacob Tamme on a 28-yard pass to pull the Wildcats within 11. He garnered 462 first-place votes and 1,957 points, 254 points ahead of the runner-up, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. Gators Breakdown host David Waters is taking a look at the offensive players on the Florida football roster. Floridas football staff continues to expand. The Gators finished with 498 yards on offense against what had been the 14th best defense in the nation. He played college football for the University of Florida, and led the Florida Gators to victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. Do you have a blog? Tebow closed the drive with a touchdown score on the ground to put the game away. This page was last edited on 26 December 2022, at 18:11. February 19, 2023 7:06 pm ET. Florida has lacked explosive run plays, and Bowman can bring that capability. Sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow led the Gators to touchdowns on their first four possessions en route to a relatively easy 493 victory in intense early season heat. After halftime, though, things changed in The Swamp. [1], Leak accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida,[1] where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2003 to 2006. During the 2014 NFL season, Cooper caught 55 of 95 targets for 577 yards and 3 touchdowns. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. [12] The Gator victory broke both a two-game losing streak to the Rebels and a three-game losing streak in games played in the state of Mississippi. Henderson seems a likely candidate to test defensive down the field, David said. The 2005 season would open with high expectations of new head coach Urban Meyer. Tim Tebow finished 14-19 passing for 299 yards with 2 TDs and 1 INT and rushed for 62 yards and 2 more TDs, and was awarded as the Walter Camp Foundation national offensive player of the week. [5], As a sophomore, Cooper appeared in 10 games during the year with two starts in home contests against Tennessee and Auburn. Charges were not immediately made available for. [8] He was later drafted in the 6th round by Team Florida. [4] Instead, Meyer publicly endorsed Leak as the starting quarterback and confirmed Tim Tebow would be the back-up. All rights reserved. [6], Cooper was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies out of high school in the 15th round of the 2006 MLB Draft. Since Leak was a drop-back passer and not the ideal choice to run Meyer's spread option offense, Meyer tweaked the offense to tailor it to Leak's abilities after the Gators struggled midway through its schedule. The only player in school history responsible for more in a season is Tim Tebow (55 in 2007). For the season opener, the WKU Hilltoppers filled the void left by the UCF Knights, who had decided to back out of the game in December 2006. This was only the second meeting between the two storied programs with the first having taken place a short five seasons ago in the Outback Bowl. All Sports Calendar Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Cross Country Football Men's Golf Women's Golf Gymnastics Lacrosse Softball Soccer Men's Swimming & Diving Women's Swimming & Diving Men's Tennis Women's Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter Baseball: Instagram Baseball: Schedule Baseball . Florida added a field goal to build their lead to 14 midway through the third quarter. The Gators countered by mounting a drive before the half that culminated in a Tebow 1-yard "jump pass" to Aaron Hernandez. 2007 Florida Gators Roster Previous Year Next Year Record: 9-4 (20th of 119) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 13th in the Final AP poll Conference: SEC (East Division) Conference Record: 5-3 Coach: Urban Meyer (9-4) Points For: 552 Points/G: 42.5 (3rd of 119) Points Against: 331 More Team Info Florida School History 2007 Florida Statistics Cooper was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Larry and Monica Cooper. In all, Tebow accounted for all 4 Gator touchdowns and 427 of his team's 507 total yards. [note 1] The special teams chipped in with two blocked punts, and, after allowing an early touchdown, the young Gator defense shut out their opponents for the rest of the half. After short stints with Kansas City, Atlanta and Cleveland, Taylor played for the Orlando Apollos in the Alliance of American Football and was coached by Steve Spurrier in 2018. Appearing to kick another long field goal, LSU instead ran a brilliant fake with the holderquarterback Matt Flynnwho scooted eight yards for the first down. The sophomore quarterback completed 20 of 34 passes for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Leak began his career at Florida as a freshman, seeing playing time in the first few games, and taking over as the starter in the game against the Kentucky Wildcats. The Orlando Guardians have three former Florida football players on the team, safety Matt Elam, running back Kelvin Taylor and punter Johnny Townsend. We saw it in just some of the short highlights from last camp, and that is a continue this spring.. Again the Gators responded, mounting a 6-minute drive that spanned the third and fourth quarters, culminating in a Percy Harvin 24-yard touchdown run. He was a full-time starter in his sophomore year (2011) and finished with 176 tackles, including 23.5 tackles for a loss through 26 starts and 39 appearances. The biggest addition for this Gators football roster, an immediate starter for an offensive line that has struggled the last few seasons, would still be an immediate start on a very good offensive line anywhere in the country, David said. The Gators competed in Division I-A 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. Agree or disagree with something weve said? In a game against the Dallas Cowboys on November 9, Cooper left the game with a foot injury. The XFL returned over the weekend to kick off its 2023 season, and there are half a dozen former Gators split across four rosters. As players began trickling out in November, Napier noted that many of them wanted to contribute more elsewhere. After a slow start, Cooper put together a solid season with 47 receptions for 835 yards and 8 touchdowns, all career highs. Retrieved on June 3, 2008. He was waived after two years with the team and then signed with the Baltimore Ravens. [4] Lindsey is married to former University of Florida linebacker and current Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The 49ers cut him from the practice squad after two months, and then he spent time as a reserve for Seattle until May 2017. That capped a wild finish that saw ninth-seeded Florida lead a total of 39 seconds, all in overtime, after closing regulation with a 21-8 run over the last five minutes. Cooper caught eight passes, gaining 182 yards and scoring two total touchdowns in 2007. Leak played professionally for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Jacksonville Sharks and Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). Leak made his first CFL start at quarterback on September 3, 2010, against the BC Lions. Florida leads with a lopsided 3092 record and has won the last 17 games in a row. Theres nothing wrong with that Napier said then. In a tweet first posted by NFL Memes, it was reported that 41 . Florida Gators Main Navigation Menu. The official 2008 Football Roster for the Florida Gators Gators. This was the fifth game of the season where the Gators played a team led by a former national championship winning head coach. He was signed to a four-year contract on July 13, 2010.[10]. (); : He was scheduled to get a physical and receive half of his $250,000 signing bonus on January 17, but declined and told the Rangers that his focus was football, thus voiding his baseball contract. When Florida's next drive ended in a punt, UT had the ball down only eight, 2820. However, the second half lapses and miscues (Florida was hit with 11 penalties for 104 yards) made it obvious that the Gators gridders had plenty to work on as they prepared for their SEC opener against the Tennessee Volunteers the following Saturday. In the first 5 weeks, he posted 8 catches for 93 yards and 1 touchdown with Michael Vick at quarterback. [citation needed], Cooper was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (159th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Napier and the Gators are scheduled for the third day. The Gators' roster listed 109 players for their 2021 SEC finale at Missouri UF's last game under Dan Mullen. Leak was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1985. (); : Subscribehere. Leak worked as a host on SiriusXM College Sports Coast-to-Coast multiple nights each week during the 2012 college football season, along with co-host Chris Childers. Tebow finished his first career start 13-of-17 for 300 yards and three touchdowns passes, and added a rushing touchdown as well. Copyright 2023 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. This inexperience was evident in their contest with the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi. Brandon Taylor was named gamechanger - graduate assistant. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Really proud of the character of these guys. Trask was responsible for 46 touchdowns (43 passing, 3 rushing), tying him for sixth on the SEC single-seasonrecord list. He was drafted in the fifth round by the Oakland Raiders and was a regular as a rookie before being waived in 2019. Trasks 4,283 passing yards this year broke Rex Grossmans single-season school record (3,896 in 2001), ranked second on the SEC single-season record list, and was one of six 4,000-yard passing seasons in SEC history. He also set a career best in passing yards with 338. Florida Gators Main Navigation Menu. [13] Ticket Office Student Tickets Baseball Tickets Men's Basketball Tickets Women's Basketball Tickets Football Tickets Gymnastics Tickets Softball Tickets Volleyball Tickets Gator Boosters Manage My Account . According to the New York Times, "a roster on the university's website lists 121 players, 41 of whom were arrested either in college or after, and sometimes both. He made collegiate debut with one reception for 10 yards against Central Florida. He was the first Gator freshman wide receiver to have three touchdown catches in a game since Jabar Gaffney accomplished the feat in 2000. Cooper saw action in Florida's triumphs over Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky, mostly on special teams. Urban Meyer and the Gators were looking to carry their momentum from the second half of the season with Heisman-winning sophomore Tim Tebow into the bowl game. He started the season used mostly for blocking, rather than for his receiving ability. He totaled 28 yards on two receptions in the BCS National Championship Game, including a crucial 17-yard catch from Tim Tebow on 3rd-and-12. Leak is remembered for volunteering with children in the Goodwill Gators Program, encouraging them to put school first and avoid drug use. And thats only one wave of departures. This was the second of three such games in the 2007 season. From 1999 to 2002, Sheppard snatched eight interceptions six his sophomore year and two his junior year for 186 yards and a touchdown, while also 49 Keiwan Ratliff played during a transitional time in Gainesville, when the "Head Ball Coach" Steve Spurrier handed the baton to the infamous Ron Zook, which was a tumultuous time in Florida football history. Exclude walk-ons, and the number of holdovers drops to 27. Make no mistake, however, despite the rumblings on the sidelines, this defensive back kept things locked down on the field and kept the opponents off balance on special teams. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Conferences. Ironically, their last bowl game win came against the Ron Zook coached Gators following the 2002 season. Leak suffered an apparent injury early in the fourth quarter and did not return. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara), (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Florida leads the all-time series 31-19-2. The coaching staff remained, surprisingly, intact after 2006, which gave Meyer a third straight season at Florida with the same coaching staff. The Florida offense rolled up 556 yards of total offense, 255 on the ground. College Football Scores. He went undrafted in 2011 but later signed with the New York Giants. Elam has spent time playing in the XFL, Indoor Football League and Canadian Football League since leaving the NFL. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Leak was not selected during the 2007 NFL Draft. He spent some time with Philadelphia and New England as well. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. As such, the official record for Alabama is 02 (02). Florida Gators announce new defensive coordinator, Bucs plan to release running back Leonard Fournette. Hill played for Florida from 2008 to 2010 and was a member of the 2009 national championship team. 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Trask set a single-season school record with five 400-yard passing games; he was one of two FBS players this year and one of two SEC players (Mac Jones) since at least 1996 with five such games in a season. However, the Tigers were not to be denied. Percy Harvin carried the ball 11 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 9 passes for 110 yards receiving, becoming the first player in school history to have over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game. Fourteen starters, seven from offense and seven from defense, would return for the 2005 season. Mississippi's lead in the all-time series was reduced to 11-10-1. Big Ten, . What will Floridas new name, image and likeness law actually do? In the first half against the Troy Trojans, the Gator offense led by QB Tim Tebow scored a touchdown every time it had the ball. Very, very somber locker room, obviously. He was released by the Eagles on February 8, 2016. Let us know here, and well share our responses to your questions. He ended the season tied for third in the NFL with 17.8 yards per catch. The Tigers drove down the field, and Flynn hit Demetrius Byrd for a 3-yard touchdown to cut the Gator lead to 3. Over the course of his career, Hilliard amassed 2,214 yards on 126 receptions with 29 touchdowns in the air and also ran the ball seven times for 46 yards while at UF. Florida has won fifteen of the last eighteen contests, but are 2 and 2 in the last 4 games. He made a one-handed catch for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys. On the ensuing punt, Brandon James took the return 83 yards for Gator touchdown. He missed games against Georgia and Vanderbilt as a result of a broken finger suffered in the first quarter at Kentucky. Well bring college football analysis and insights with a statewide focus to your inbox weekly during the season. With 3:28 left in the game, Kentucky opted to kick off instead of onside kick. Nine of 11 starters were replaced from their championship defense. Despite a sore shoulder, Ole Miss quarterback Seth Adams threw for 301 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a perfectly tossed 77-yard scoring strike that cut the Gator advantage to 3 late in the 3rd quarter. Since, Marshall has split snaps within the Gators' secondary and has given up an impressive completion percentage (in his favor) of 43.3% on 30 targets, per Pro Football Focus. The Gators lost the game 4135 as Michigan barraged the Gator defense for over 500 yards of offense. Florida Football: UF among 247Sports' top 12 rosters heading into 2023 GatorSports.com Schedule Teams SEC Alabama Arkansas Auburn Georgia LSU Tennessee Texas A&M ACC Clemson UNC Big Ten Iowa. The loss cut Florida's lead in the budding rivalry to 28233.[12]. Elam played at Florida from 2010 to 2012 under Urban Meyer and Will Muschamp. [16] For his efforts, Tebow was named the SEC's offensive player of the week for the 2nd time in the 2007 season.[17]. [1] Leak received national attention as an 8th grader in 1998 when Wake Forest coach Jim Caldwell, who had just signed his older brother, C. J., offered him a college football scholarship. In one of the most anticipated games of the season, the Florida Gators traveled to Tiger Stadium to take on the LSU Tigers in a game that had conference and national title implications. [20] In October 2016, the 16-year-old victim declined to press charges and the investigation was closed. 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