2011 Florida Gators football team
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The 2011 Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida
in the sport of American football
during the 2011 college football season
. The Gators 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 season is the first for new head coach Will Muschamp
.
compiled an 8–5 overall win-loss record, and a 4–4 record in the Southeastern Conference. They concluded the 2010 season with a victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions
in the Outback Bowl
.
Source:
's debut as head coach for Florida.
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in the sport of American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
during the 2011 college football season
2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...
. The Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
(SEC), and play their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field is the football stadium for the University of Florida and the home field of the university's Florida Gators football team. It is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The stadium was originally built in 1930, and has been regularly...
on the university's Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
campus. The season is the first for new head coach Will Muschamp
Will Muschamp
William Larry "Will" Muschamp is an American college football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Florida Gators football team of the University of Florida. He is a native of Georgia and attended the University of Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Bulldogs...
.
Previous season
The 2010 Florida Gators2010 Florida Gators football team
The 2010 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2010 college football season...
compiled an 8–5 overall win-loss record, and a 4–4 record in the Southeastern Conference. They concluded the 2010 season with a victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions
2010 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
The 2010 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Joe Paterno and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. They were members of the Big Ten Conference...
in the Outback Bowl
2011 Outback Bowl
The 2011 Outback Bowl was the 25th edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The game kicked off at 1 p.m. US EST on January 1, 2011 and was telecasted on ABC...
.
Schedule
Source:
Florida Atlantic
Will MuschampWill Muschamp
William Larry "Will" Muschamp is an American college football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Florida Gators football team of the University of Florida. He is a native of Georgia and attended the University of Georgia, where he played for the Georgia Bulldogs...
's debut as head coach for Florida.
UAB
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
LSU
Depth chart
Projected starters and primary backups versus Florida Atlantic.Rankings
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Halfbacks
Fullbacks
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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See also
- 2011 Southeastern Conference football season2011 Southeastern Conference football seasonThe 2011 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 1, 2010 with Kentucky taking on Western Kentucky on ESPNU. The season will conclude in January with the Sugar Bowl and/or the BCS National Championship Game.-Preseason:...
- 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season2011 NCAA Division I FBS football seasonThe 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...
- 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankingsThree human polls and one formula ranking make up the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or...
- Auburn–Florida football rivalry
- Florida GatorsFlorida GatorsThe Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
- Florida–Florida State football rivalry
- Florida–LSU football rivalry
- Florida–Tennessee football rivalry
- Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic
- List of Florida Gators football players