With senior quarterback Tim Tebow and eleven defensive starters returning, the Gators had hoped to repeat as back-to-back national champions following their BCS National Championship at the end of the 2008 season. They finished with an undefeated 12–0 regular season, their first since 1995, but the Gators' 32–13 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game derailed their national title hopes, and forced them to settle for a berth in the Sugar Bowl. At the conclusion of the 2009 season, the Gators were ranked No. 3 in both major polls.
On December 26, 2009, Gators athletic director Jeremy Foley announced that Urban Meyer would step down as the team's head coach for health and family reasons.[2] The following day, Meyer stated that he would instead take an indefinite leave of absence, allowing him to resume his position as the head coach. Meyer returned to coach the Gators in spring practice in March 2010.
In the 2008 season, the Gators went 11–1 in the regular season, suffering their only loss to Ole Miss in Gainesville. Their post-season success included a win over No. 1–ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2008 SEC Championship Game, followed by a win over the No. 1–ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS Championship Game. The Gators finished the 2008 season with a 13–1 record and ranked No. 1 in the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls. It was the third national championship for the Gators.
Pre-season
On January 11, 2009 during the national championship celebration at the University of Florida, quarterback Tim Tebow announced his intention to return for his senior season,[3] followed on January 15 by linebacker Brandon Spikes intention to return as well. With Spikes' return, the entire two-deep of the Gators defense was set to return for the 2009 season. One major loss was All-America wide receiver Percy Harvin, who opted to leave the University of Florida to enter the 2009 NFL Draft.
The Gators also lost offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Dan Mullen, who became the head coach at Mississippi State following Sylvester Croom's resignation. Former offensive line coach Steve Addazio was named as Mullen's replacement, with Scot Loeffler hired to take on the role of quarterback coach.
The Gators played their spring scrimmage on April 18, 2009, with the Orange winning.
Florida was voted #1 in both the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll and the AP Poll. The Gators received the highest ever percentage of preseason #1 votes in the history of the AP Poll, which began in 1950.[4][5]
FLA – Justin Williams 7-yard pass from John Brantley (PAT failed), 12:39. Gators 48–3.
FLA – Cade Holliday 9-yard pass from John Brantley (Jonathan Phillips kick), 0:24. Gators 55–3.
4th Quarter
FLA – Mike Gillislee 7-yard run (Jonathan Philips kick), 9:33. Gators 62–3.
Pregame Line
Off
In the season opener, the Gators met the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in Gainesville. In a game that was never close, the Gators won 62–3. John Brantley threw for 67 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The Florida Gators met the Troy Trojans in Gainesville, Florida. After a slow start, the Gators scored four times in the second quarter before cruising to a 56–6 victory.
TENN – Montario Hardesty 17-yard run (Daniel Lincoln kick), 8:11. Gators 23–13.
Pregame line
–30
In what may have been the most talked about game all pre-season, the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers met in Gainesville, Florida. Most of the pre-game talk surrounded comments made by Volunteer's head coach Lane Kiffin. The game remained close until the end with the Gators holding on for a 23–13 victory.
In their first road game of the season, the Florida Gators traveled to Lexington, Kentucky to face the Wildcats. The Gators quickly took at 31–0 lead in the first quarter before going on to win 41–7. The biggest news story to come out of the game was a concussion suffered by Tim Tebow during the third quarter. Tebow spent the night in a Lexington hospital;[8] returning two weeks later for Florida's 13–3 win at LSU.
FLA – Caleb Sturgis, 37-yard field goal, 14:55. Gators 10–0.
FLA – Tim Tebow, 18-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 3:59. Gators 17–0.
FLA – Aaron Hernandez, 37-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Caleb Sturgis kick), 1:07. Gators 24–0.
3rd Quarter
FLA – Riley Cooper, 39-yard pass from Tim Tebow (PAT blocked), 11:27. Gators 30–0.
FSU – Dustin Hopkins, 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Gators 30–3.
4th Quarter
FLA – Tim Tebow, 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 10:18. Gators 37–3.
FSU – Jarmon Fortson, 9-yard pass from E. J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:11. Gators 37–10.
Pregame line
–24.5
In the regular season finale, the Gators blew by the Seminoles 37–10. A new attendance record at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was set with 90,907 present.[9]
In a rematch of last year's SEC Championship Game, the Crimson Tide handed the Gators their only loss of the season. Alabama running back Mark Ingram II scored three touchdowns in the 32–13 win.
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The 2009 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2009 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 They were led by fifth year head coach Urban Meyer who coached the Gators to a first place finish in the SEC East a 51 24 Sugar Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats and an overall win loss record of 13 1 929 2009 Florida Gators footballSEC Eastern Division championSugar Bowl championSEC Championship Game L 13 32 vs AlabamaSugar Bowl W 51 24 vs CincinnatiConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceDivisionEastern DivisionRankingCoachesNo 3APNo 3Record13 1 8 0 SEC Head coachUrban Meyer 5th season Offensive coordinatorSteve Addazio 1st as OC 5th overall season Offensive schemeSpread optionDefensive coordinatorCharlie Strong 7th as DC 11th overall season Base defense3 3 5MVPTim TebowJoe HadenCaptainBrandon JamesJoey SorrentinoBrandon SpikesRyan StamperTim TebowHome stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium Capacity 88 548 1 Seasons 20082010 2009 Southeastern Conference football standingsvte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Eastern DivisionNo 3 Florida x 8 0 13 1 Georgia 4 4 8 5 Tennessee 4 4 7 6 Kentucky 3 5 7 6 South Carolina 3 5 7 6 Vanderbilt 0 8 2 10 Western DivisionNo 1 Alabama x 8 0 14 0 No 17 LSU 5 3 9 4 No 20 Ole Miss 4 4 9 4 Arkansas 3 5 8 5 Auburn 3 5 8 5 Mississippi State 3 5 5 7 Championship Alabama 32 Florida 13 BCS National Champion BCS representative as conference champion BCS at large representativex Division champion co championsRankings from AP PollWith senior quarterback Tim Tebow and eleven defensive starters returning the Gators had hoped to repeat as back to back national champions following their BCS National Championship at the end of the 2008 season They finished with an undefeated 12 0 regular season their first since 1995 but the Gators 32 13 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game derailed their national title hopes and forced them to settle for a berth in the Sugar Bowl At the conclusion of the 2009 season the Gators were ranked No 3 in both major polls On December 26 2009 Gators athletic director Jeremy Foley announced that Urban Meyer would step down as the team s head coach for health and family reasons 2 The following day Meyer stated that he would instead take an indefinite leave of absence allowing him to resume his position as the head coach Meyer returned to coach the Gators in spring practice in March 2010 Contents 1 Previous season 2 Pre season 3 Schedule 4 Rankings 5 Game summaries 5 1 Charleston Southern 5 2 Troy 5 3 Tennessee 5 4 Kentucky 5 5 LSU 5 6 Arkansas 5 7 Mississippi State 5 8 Georgia 5 9 Vanderbilt 5 10 South Carolina 5 11 Florida International 5 12 Florida State 5 13 SEC Championship Game vs Alabama 5 14 Sugar Bowl vs Cincinnati 6 Personnel 6 1 Depth chart 6 2 Roster 6 3 Coaching staff 7 Statistics 7 1 Team 7 2 Scores by quarter 7 3 Offense 7 3 1 Rushing 7 3 2 Passing 7 3 3 Receiving 8 Players drafted into the NFL 9 ReferencesPrevious season EditIn the 2008 season the Gators went 11 1 in the regular season suffering their only loss to Ole Miss in Gainesville Their post season success included a win over No 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2008 SEC Championship Game followed by a win over the No 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS Championship Game The Gators finished the 2008 season with a 13 1 record and ranked No 1 in the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls It was the third national championship for the Gators Pre season EditOn January 11 2009 during the national championship celebration at the University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow announced his intention to return for his senior season 3 followed on January 15 by linebacker Brandon Spikes intention to return as well With Spikes return the entire two deep of the Gators defense was set to return for the 2009 season One major loss was All America wide receiver Percy Harvin who opted to leave the University of Florida to enter the 2009 NFL Draft The Gators also lost offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Dan Mullen who became the head coach at Mississippi State following Sylvester Croom s resignation Former offensive line coach Steve Addazio was named as Mullen s replacement with Scot Loeffler hired to take on the role of quarterback coach The Gators played their spring scrimmage on April 18 2009 with the Orange winning Florida was voted 1 in both the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll and the AP Poll The Gators received the highest ever percentage of preseason 1 votes in the history of the AP Poll which began in 1950 4 5 Schedule EditDateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 5Charleston Southern No 1Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville FLFSNW 62 390 621September 12Troy No 1Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville FLSECNW 56 690 349September 19TennesseeNo 1Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville FL rivalry CBSW 23 1390 894September 26at KentuckyNo 1Commonwealth StadiumLexington KYESPN2W 41 771 011October 10at No 4 LSUNo 1Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge LA College GameDay rivalry CBSW 13 393 129October 172 30 pmArkansasNo 1Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville FLCBSW 23 2090 508October 24at Mississippi StateNo 2Davis Wade StadiumStarkville MSESPNW 29 1957 178October 31vs GeorgiaNo 1Jacksonville Municipal StadiumJacksonville FL rivalry CBSW 41 1784 604November 7VanderbiltNo 1Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville FLESPN2W 27 390 694November 14at South CarolinaNo 1Williams Brice StadiumColumbia SCCBSW 24 1479 297November 21FIU No 1Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville FLPPVW 62 390 473November 28Florida State No 1Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville FL College GameDay rivalry CBSW 37 1090 907December 5vs No 2 AlabamaNo 1Georgia DomeAtlanta GA SEC Championship rivalry College GameDay CBSL 13 3275 514January 1 2010vs No 4 Cincinnati No 5Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans LA Sugar Bowl FOXW 51 2465 207 Non conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameSources 2012 Florida Gators Football Media Guide 6 and GatorZone com 7 Rankings EditSee also 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Ranking movmentsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking First place votes WeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP1 58 1 56 1 56 1 55 1 55 1 54 1 50 2 20 1 30 1 38 1 39 1 36 1 36 1 46 53Coaches1 53 1 56 1 56 1 59 1 58 1 57 1 53 1 49 1 46 1 50 1 48 1 48 1 47 1 53 53HarrisNot released1 99 1 97 1 99 1 77 1 75 1 83 1 82 1 78 1 78 1 82 5Not releasedBCSNot released11111115Not releasedGame summaries EditCharleston Southern Edit Period 1 2 34TotalBuccaneers 0 3 003 1 Gators 14 28 13762at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville Florida Date September 5 2009Game time 7 00 p m ETGame weather 81 F Cloudy Game attendance 90 621Referee Matt MooreTV Sun FSN Game information1st QuarterFLA Jeffery Demps 8 yard run Jonathan Phillips kick 11 05 Gators 7 0 FLA Chris Rainey 76 yard run Jonathan Phillips kick 4 34 Gators 14 0 2nd QuarterFLA Tim Tebow 1 yard run Jonathan Phillips kick 14 22 Gators 21 0 FLA Jeffery Demps 23 yard run Jonathan Phillips kick 11 39 Gators 28 0 FLA Aaron Hernandez 28 yard pass from Tim Tebow Jonathan Phillips kick 7 55 Gators 35 0 CSU John Paglia 38 yard field goal 5 37 Gators 35 3 FLA Brandon James 85 yard kickoff yard return Jonathan Phillips kick 5 24 Gators 42 3 3rd QuarterFLA Justin Williams 7 yard pass from John Brantley PAT failed 12 39 Gators 48 3 FLA Cade Holliday 9 yard pass from John Brantley Jonathan Phillips kick 0 24 Gators 55 3 4th QuarterFLA Mike Gillislee 7 yard run Jonathan Philips kick 9 33 Gators 62 3 Pregame LineOff In the season opener the Gators met the Charleston Southern Buccaneers in Gainesville In a game that was never close the Gators won 62 3 John Brantley threw for 67 yards and 2 touchdowns Troy Edit Period 1 2 34TotalTrojans 3 0 306 1 Gators 7 28 14756at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville Florida Date September 12 2009Game time 12 20 p m ETGame weather 81 F Light rain Game attendance 90 349Referee Tom RitterTV SEC Network Game information1st QuarterFLA Deonte Thompson 6 yard pass from Tim Tebow Jonathan Phillips kick 6 39 Gators 7 0 TROY Sam Glusman 45 yard field goal 0 51 Gators 7 3 2nd QuarterFLA Riley Cooper 36 yard pass from Tim Tebow Jonathan Phillips kick 11 33 Gators 14 3 FLA Tim Tebow 4 yard run Jonathan Phillips kick 8 04 Gators 21 3 FLA Deonte Thompson 33 yard pass from Tim Tebow Jonathan Phillips kick 7 44 Gators 28 3 FLA Jeffery Demps 24 yard run Jonathan Phillips kick 4 03 Gators 35 3 3rd QuarterFLA Brandon James 32 yard pass from Tim Tebow Jonathan Phillips kick 12 27 Gators 42 3 FLA Chris Rainey 1 yard run Caleb Sturgis kick 8 38 Gators 49 3 TROY Sam Glusman 42 yard field goal 0 39 Gators 49 6 4th QuarterFLA Mike Gillislee 6 yard pass from John Brantley Caleb Sturgis kick 6 19 Gators 56 6 Pregame line 37 The Florida Gators met the Troy Trojans in Gainesville Florida After a slow start the Gators scored four times in the second quarter before cruising to a 56 6 victory Tennessee Edit Period 1 2 34TotalVolunteers 3 3 0713 1 Gators 3 10 10023at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville Florida Date September 19 2009Game time 3 30 p m ETGame weather 89 F Partly cloudy Game attendance 90 894Referee Penn WagersTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist play by play Gary Danielson color commentator Tracy Wolfson sideline reporter Game information1st QuarterFLA Caleb Sturgis 37 yard field goal 11 33 Gators 3 0 TENN Daniel Lincoln 24 yard field goal 3 00 Tied 3 3 2nd QuarterFLA Tim Tebow 1 yard run Caleb Sturgis kick 12 48 Gators 10 3 TENN Daniel Lincoln 20 yard field goal 5 56 Gators 10 6 FLA Caleb Sturgis 29 yard field goal 0 51 Gators 13 6 3rd QuarterFLA Caleb Sturgis 35 yard field goal 9 33 Gators 16 6 FLA Jeffery Demps 7 yard run Caleb Sturgis kick 0 07 Gators 23 6 4th QuarterTENN Montario Hardesty 17 yard run Daniel Lincoln kick 8 11 Gators 23 13 Pregame line 30 In what may have been the most talked about game all pre season the Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers met in Gainesville Florida Most of the pre game talk surrounded comments made by Volunteer s head coach Lane Kiffin The game remained close until the end with the Gators holding on for a 23 13 victory Kentucky Edit Period 1 2 34Total 1 Gators 31 0 3741Wildcats 0 7 007at Commonwealth Stadium Lexington Kentucky Date September 26 2009Game time 6 00 p m ETGame weather 70 F Mostly cloudy Game attendance 71 011Referee Steve ShawTV ESPN2 Scoring SummaryQ Team Time Scoring Play Extra Point Score FLA KTY1 FLA 11 13 FG Caleb Sturgis 32 yd FG 3 3 0FLA 7 11 TD Tim Tebow 3 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 10 0FLA 6 04 TD Chris Rainey Recovers blocked punt in end zone Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 17 0FLA 5 56 TD Tim Tebow 2 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 24 0FLA 0 00 TD Aaron Hernandez 44 yd pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 31 02 KTY 2 44 TD Ross Bogue 2 yd pass from Mike Hartline Lones Seiber Kick 7 31 73 FLA 3 45 FG Caleb Sturgis 32 yd FG 3 34 74 FLA 6 39 TD Riley Cooper 8 yd pass from John Brantley Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 41 7Pregame Line 20 5In their first road game of the season the Florida Gators traveled to Lexington Kentucky to face the Wildcats The Gators quickly took at 31 0 lead in the first quarter before going on to win 41 7 The biggest news story to come out of the game was a concussion suffered by Tim Tebow during the third quarter Tebow spent the night in a Lexington hospital 8 returning two weeks later for Florida s 13 3 win at LSU LSU Edit Period 1 2 34Total 1 Gators 3 7 0313 4 Tigers 0 3 003at Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge Louisiana Date October 10 2009Game time 8 00 p m ETGame weather 69 F Clear Game attendance 93 129Referee Hubert OwensTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist play by play Gary Danielson color commentator Tracy Wolfson sideline reporter Game information1st QuarterFLA Caleb Sturgis 28 yard field goal 3 50 Gators 3 0 2nd QuarterLSU Josh Jasper 18 yard field goal 5 16 Tied 3 3 FLA Riley Cooper 24 yard pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis kick 0 50 Gators 10 3 3rd QuarterNone 4th QuarterFLA Caleb Sturgis 32 yard field goal 7 27 Gators 13 3 Pregame Line 10Leading passersFLA Tim Tebow 11 16 134 yards 1 TD 1 INT LSU Jordan Jefferson 11 17 96 yards 1 INTLeading rushersFLA Jeffery Demps 16 rushes 86 yards LSU Charles Scott 13 rushes 53 yardsLeading receiversFLA Aaron Hernandez 6 receptions 70 yards LSU Brandon LaFell 4 receptions 44 yards Arkansas Edit Period 1 2 34TotalRazorbacks 0 10 3720 1 Gators 0 3 101023at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville Florida Date October 17 2009Game time 3 30 p m ETGame weather 64 F Sunny Game attendance 90 508Referee Marc CurlesTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist play by play Gary Danielson color commentator Tracy Wolfson sideline reporter Game information1st QuarterNone 2nd QuarterARK Broderick Green 1 yard run Alex Tejada kick 3 00 Razorbacks 7 0 FLA Caleb Sturgis 30 yard field goal 1 40 Razorbacks 7 3 ARK Alex Tejada 22 yard field goal 0 00 Razorbacks 10 3 3rd QuarterFLA Caleb Sturgis 51 yard field goal 10 53 Razorbacks 10 6 FLA Deonte Thompson 77 yard pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis kick 2 59 Gators 13 10 ARK Alex Tejada 31 yard field goal 0 07 Tied 13 13 4th QuarterARK Greg Childs 75 yard pass from Ryan Mallett Alex Tejada kick 9 40 Razorbacks 20 13 FLA Jeffery Demps 10 yard run Caleb Sturgis kick 7 27 Tied 20 20 FLA Caleb Sturgis 27 yard field goal 0 09 Gators 23 20 Pregame line 24 5 Mississippi State Edit Period 1 2 34Total 1 Gators 3 10 31329Bulldogs 3 7 3619at Davis Wade Stadium Starkville Mississippi Date October 24 2009Game time 7 30 p m ETGame weather 60 F Clear Game attendance 57 178Referee Penn WagersTV announcers ESPN Brad Nessler play by play Todd Blackledge color commentator amp Erin Andrews sideline reporter Pregame Line 22 Scoring SummaryQ Team Time Scoring Play Extra Point Score FLA MSU1 MSU 9 05 FG Derek DePasquale 43 yd FG 3 0 3FLA 3 36 FG Caleb Sturgis 21 yd FG 3 3 32 FLA 13 16 TD Tim Tebow 26 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 10 3FLA 7 15 FG Caleb Sturgis 21 yd FG 3 13 3MSU 0 27 TD Jonathan Banks 100 yd interception return Derek Depasquale Kick 7 13 103 MSU 9 32 FG Derek Depasquale 31 yd FG 3 13 13FLA 5 15 FG Caleb Sturgis 27 yd FG 3 16 134 FLA 9 08 TD Chris Rainey 8 yd run FAILED 6 22 13FLA 8 25 TD Dustin Doe 23 yd interception return Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 29 13MSU 3 51 FG Johnthan Banks 20 yd interception return 2PT FAILED 6 29 19Georgia Edit Further information Florida Georgia football rivalry Period 1 2 34TotalBulldogs 0 10 7017 1 Gators 14 10 71041at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville Florida Date October 31 2009Game time 3 30 p m ETGame weather 84 F Partly cloudy Game attendance 84 604Referee Tom RitterTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist play by play Gary Danielson color commentator Tracy Wolfson sideline reporter Pregame Line 16 Scoring SummaryQ Team Time Scoring Play Extra Point Score UGA FLA1 FLA 12 21 TD Riley Cooper 22 yd pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 0 7FLA 3 20 TD Riley Cooper 29 yd pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 0 142 UGA 13 45 FG Blair Walsh 49 yd FG 3 3 14UGA 10 40 TD Aron White 26 yd pass from Joe Cox Blair Walsh Kick 7 10 14FLA 4 47 FG Caleb Sturgis 56 yd FG 3 10 17FLA 1 32 TD Tim Tebow 23 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 10 243 FLA 13 30 TD Tim Tebow 5 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 10 31UGA 6 17 TD Michael Moore 4 yd pass from Joe Cox Blair Walsh Kick 7 17 314 FLA 7 42 FG Caleb Sturgis 44 yd FG 3 17 34FLA 6 24 TD Brandon Spikes 5 yd interception return Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 17 41Vanderbilt Edit Period 1 2 34TotalCommodores 0 0 303 1 Gators 3 10 7727at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville Florida Date November 7 2009Game time 7 15 p m ETGame weather 67 F Clear Game attendance 90 694Referee Steve ShawTV ESPN2 Pregame Line 35 Scoring SummaryQ Team Time Scoring Play Extra Point Score VAN FLA1 FLA 1 00 FG Caleb Sturgis 27 yd FG 3 0 32 FLA 12 43 TD Jeffery Demps 25 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 0 10FLA 6 08 FG Caleb Sturgis 45 yd FG 3 0 133 VAN 8 40 FG Ryan Fowler 32 yd FG 3 3 13FLA 1 52 TD Tim Tebow 1 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 3 204 FLA 1 32 TD David Nelson 8 yd pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 3 27South Carolina Edit Period 1 2 34Total 1 Gators 10 7 0724Gamecocks 7 7 0014at Williams Brice Stadium Columbia South Carolina Date November 14 2009Game time 3 30 p m Game weather 73 F Sunny Game attendance 79 297Referee Hubert OwensTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist play by play Gary Danielson color commentator Tracy Wolfson sideline reporter Pregame Line 17 5 Scoring SummaryQ Team Time Scoring Play Extra Point Score FLA SC1 FLA 12 04 FG Riley Cooper 68 yd pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 7 0SC 5 51 TD Brian Maddox 1 yd run Spencer Lanning Kick 7 7 7FLA 1 18 FG Caleb Sturgis 32 yd FG 3 10 72 FLA 10 28 TD Emmanuel Moody 17 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 17 7SC 2 10 TD Weslye Saunders 9 yd pass from Stephen Garcia Spencer Lanning Kick 7 17 143 No scoring in 3rd Quarter4 FLA 13 25 TD Tim Tebow 1 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 24 14Florida International Edit Period 1 2 34TotalGolden Panthers 0 3 003 1 Gators 14 21 141362at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville Florida Date November 21 2009Game time 12 30 p m ETGame weather 71 F Sunny Game attendance 90 473Referee Hubert OwensTV PPV Pregame Line 45 Scoring SummaryQ Team Time Scoring Play Extra Point Score FIU FLA1 FLA 13 10 TD Brandon Spikes 41 yd interception return Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 0 7FLA 9 18 TD Tim Tebow 55 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 0 142 FLA 13 39 TD Chris Rainey 27 yd pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 0 21FLA 9 41 TD Chris Rainey 22 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 0 28FLA 1 38 TD Jeffery Demps 3 yd run Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 0 35FIU 0 29 FG Dustin Rivest 37 yd FG 3 3 353 FLA 13 38 TD Riley Cooper 18 yd pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 3 42FLA 4 06 TD Omarius Hines 20 yd pass from John Brantley Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 3 494 FLA 11 10 TD Justin Williams 16 yd pass from John Brantley Caleb Sturgis Kick 7 3 56FLA 2 28 TD Frankie Hammond Jr 31 yd pass from John Brantley PAT Blocked 6 3 62Florida State Edit Further information Florida Florida State football rivalry Period 1 2 34TotalSeminoles 0 0 3710 1 Gators 7 17 6737at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville Florida Date November 28 2009Game time 3 30 p m ETGame weather 65 F Partly cloudy Game attendance 90 907Referee Matt AustinTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist play by play Gary Danielson color commentator Tracy Wolfson sideline reporter Game information1st QuarterFLA Aaron Hernandez 18 yard pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis kick 6 48 Gators 7 0 2nd QuarterFLA Caleb Sturgis 37 yard field goal 14 55 Gators 10 0 FLA Tim Tebow 18 yard run Caleb Sturgis kick 3 59 Gators 17 0 FLA Aaron Hernandez 37 yard pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis kick 1 07 Gators 24 0 3rd QuarterFLA Riley Cooper 39 yard pass from Tim Tebow PAT blocked 11 27 Gators 30 0 FSU Dustin Hopkins 20 yard field goal 0 00 Gators 30 3 4th QuarterFLA Tim Tebow 1 yard run Caleb Sturgis kick 10 18 Gators 37 3 FSU Jarmon Fortson 9 yard pass from E J Manuel Dustin Hopkins kick 8 11 Gators 37 10 Pregame line 24 5 In the regular season finale the Gators blew by the Seminoles 37 10 A new attendance record at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium was set with 90 907 present 9 SEC Championship Game vs Alabama Edit Main article 2009 SEC Championship Game Period 1 2 34Total 1 Gators 3 10 0013 2 Crimson Tide 9 10 7632at Georgia Dome Atlanta Date December 5 2009Game time 4 00 p m ETGame weather None Domed stadium Game attendance 75 514Referee Matt AustinTV announcers CBS Verne Lundquist play by play Gary Danielson color commentator Tracy Wolfson sideline reporter Game information1st QuarterALA Leigh Tiffin 48 yard field goal 10 37 Crimson Tide 3 0 ALA Mark Ingram II 7 yard run PAT failed 5 33 Crimson Tide 9 0 FLA Caleb Sturgis 48 yard field goal 0 28 Crimson Tide 9 3 2nd QuarterALA Leigh Tiffin 34 yard field goal 6 03 Crimson Tide 12 3 FLA David Nelson 23 yard pass from Tim Tebow Caleb Sturgis kick 4 31 Crimson Tide 12 10 ALA Mark Ingram 3 yard run Leigh Tiffin kick 3 32 Crimson Tide 19 10 FLA Caleb Sturgis 32 yard field goal 1 18 Crimson Tide 19 13 3rd QuarterALA Colin Peek 17 yard pass from Greg McElroy Leigh Tiffin kick 9 53 Crimson Tide 26 13 4th QuarterALA Mark Ingram 1 yard run 2PT attempt failed 13 49 Crimson Tide 32 13 Pregame Line 5 0Leading passersFLA Tim Tebow 20 35 247 yards 1 TD 1 INT ALA Greg McElroy 12 18 239 yards 1 TDLeading rushersFLA Tim Tebow 10 rushes 63 yards ALA Mark Ingram II 28 rushes 113 yards 3 TDLeading receiversFLA Aaron Hernandez 8 receptions 85 yards ALA Marquis Maze 5 receptions 96 yards In a rematch of last year s SEC Championship Game the Crimson Tide handed the Gators their only loss of the season Alabama running back Mark Ingram II scored three touchdowns in the 32 13 win Sugar Bowl vs Cincinnati Edit Main article 2010 Sugar Bowl Period 1 2 34Total 5 Gators 9 21 14751 4 Bearcats 0 3 71424at Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Louisiana Date January 1 2010Game time 8 30 p m ETGame weather None Domed stadium Game attendance 65 207Referee Jack Folliard Pac 10 TV announcers Fox Thom Brennaman play by play Brian Billick color commentator Personnel EditDepth chart Edit revised 12 2 09 DefenseSWill HillDee FinleyFSMajor WrightJosh Evans WLB MLB SLB Brandon Spikes Jelani Jenkins Brandon Beal SSAhmad BlackWill HillCBJoe HadenMarkihe Anderson DE NT DEJermaine Cunningham Jaye Howard Carlos DunlapWilliam Green Justin Trattou Justin Trattou CBJanoris JenkinsWondy Pierre LouisOffenseWRRiley CooperJustin Williams WRDeonte ThompsonFrankie Hammond Jr LT LG C RG RTCarl Johnson James Wilson Maurkice Pouncey Mike Pouncey Marcus GilbertMatt Patchan Corey Hobbs Sam Robey Maurice Hurt David Young TEAaron HernandezJosh Postell WRDavid NelsonOmarius HinesQBTim TebowJohn BrantleyKey ReservesKR Chris RaineyQB Jordan ReedTB Emmanuel Moody RBJeffery DempsChris Rainey Special teamsPK Jonathan PhillipsPK Caleb SturgisP Chas HenryP David LernerKR Brandon JamesPR Brandon JamesH Chas Henry Roster Edit 2009 Florida Gators rosterQuarterbacks 12 John Brantley Sophomore 14 Andrew Blaylock Junior 15 Tim Tebow Senior 16 Jordan Reed FreshmanRunning Backs 3 Chris Rainey Sophomore 21 Emmanuel Moody Junior 23 Mike Gillislee Freshman 29 Christopher Scott Junior 37 Vincent Brown Sophomore 44 Ean McQuay Sophomore 48 Marquis Hannah JuniorAthlete 2 Jeff Demps Sophomore 25 Brandon James SeniorFullbacks 37 Marcus Nemeth Freshman 42 Steven Wilks Sophomore 45 T J Pridemore Freshman 48 Rick Burgess SeniorWide Receivers 3 Brandon Frazier Junior 4 Andre Debose Freshman 6 Deonte Thompson Sophomore 7 Justin Williams Junior 9 Carl Moore Senior 11 Riley Cooper Senior 18 T J Lawrence Freshman 22 Cade Holliday Senior 39 Joey Sorrentino Senior 82 Omarius Hines Freshman 83 David Nelson Senior 85 Frankie Hammond Jr Freshman 89 Stephen Alli FreshmanTight Ends 80 Desmond Parks Freshman 81 Aaron Hernandez Junior 84 Christopher Coleman Senior 87 Josh Postell Freshman Offensive Line 50 Sam Robey Freshman 55 Mike Pouncey Junior 56 Maurkice Pouncey Junior 57 Carl Johnson Junior 58 Nick Alajajian Freshman 58 Christopher Guido Freshman 60 William Steinmann Sophomore 61 Gary Beemer Junior 62 Hayden Chance Freshamn 63 Cole Gilliam Freshman 64 Kyle Koehne Freshman 66 James Wilson Sophomore 67 Jon Halapio Freshman 70 Shawn Schmieder Junior 71 Matt Patchan Sophomore 72 Jonotthan Harrison Freshman 73 Xavier Nixon Freshman 74 Maurice Hurt Junior 76 Marcus Gilbert Junior 78 David Young Freshman 79 Corey Hobbs JuniorDefensive Line 6 Jaye Howard Sophomore 8 Carlos Dunlap Junior 34 Lerentee McCray Sophomore 44 Duke Lemmens Junior 47 Brandon Antwine Junior 49 Jermaine Cunningham Senior 57 Samuel Johnson Freshman 62 Lamar Abel Sophomore 65 Glen Watson Freshman 90 Lawrence Marsh Junior 91 Earl Okine Freshman 93 Kedric Johnson Freshman 94 Justin Trattou Junior 95 Gary Brown Freshman 96 William Green Sophomore 97 Edwin Herbert Junior 98 Troy Epps Senior 99 Omar Hunter Freshman Linebackers 16 A J Jones Junior 26 Lorenzo Edwards Junior 30 Chris Pintano Junior 32 Dustin Doe Senior 33 Scott Peek Freshman 40 Brandon Hicks Junior 41 Ryan Stamper Senior 43 Jelani Jenkins Freshman 46 Michael Ross Freshman 51 Brandon Spikes Senior 52 Jon Bostic Freshman 54 Brandon Beal SophomoreDefensive Backs 23 Corey Henderson Sophomore 24 Josh Evans Freshman 34 Reginald Hopkins Sophomore 42 Miguel Carodine JuniorCornerbacks 1 Janoris Jenkins Sophomore 4 Wondy Pierre Louis Senior 5 Joe Haden Junior 14 Markihe Anderson Senior 27 Adrian Bushell Freshman 28 Jeremy Brown Freshman 36 Moses Jenkins Junior Safeties 10 Will Hill Sophomore 13 Dee Finley Freshman 20 Dorian Munroe Senior 21 Major Wright Junior 35 Ahmad Black Junior 46 Cody Worton JuniorPunters 17 Chas Henry Junior 40 David Lerner FreshmanKickers 19 Caleb Sturgis Sophomore 38 Jonathan Phillips SeniorLong snappers 47 John Crofoot Freshman 50 Cody Hampton Freshman 53 Mike Williamson Senior 58 Christopher Guido Freshman 59 John Fairbanks JuniorCoaching staff Edit 2009 Florida Gators coaching staffHead Coach Urban MeyerOffensive Coaches Assistant Head Coach Offensive Coordinator Offensive Line Steve Addazio Quarterbacks Scot Loeffler Running Backs Kenny Carter Wide Receivers Recruiting Coordinator Billy Gonzales Tight Ends Brian WhiteDefensive Coaches Associate Head Coach Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Charlie Strong Assistant Defensive Coordinator Safeties Chuck Heater Assistant Head Coach Defensive Line Dan McCarney Cornerbacks Vance Bedford 10 Statistics EditTeam Edit Gators OpponentsScoring 502 174Points per game 35 9 12 4First Downs 314 208Rushing 158 84Passing 142 103Penalty 14 21Total Offense 6410 3536Avg per play 7 0 4 2Avg per game 457 9 252 6Fumbles Lost 17 11 19 3Penalties Yards 95 735 78 638Avg per game 52 5 45 6 Gators OpponentsPunts Yards 34 1 476 81 3 253Avg per punt 43 4 40 2Time of Possession Game 30 45 29 153rd Down Conversions 87 177 58 1944th Down Conversions 11 17 11 22Touchdowns scored 63 18Field Goals Attempts 22 31 17 21PAT Attempts 58 63 15 16Total Attendance 634 446 300 615Games Avg per Game 7 90 635 7 75 131Scores by quarter Edit Period 1 2 34TotalOpponents 25 63 2227137Gators 112 164 8791454 Offense Edit Rushing Edit Name CAR YDS YPC Long TDTebow 217 910 4 2 55 14Demps 99 745 7 5 62 7Rainey 89 575 6 5 76 5Moody 58 378 6 5 32 3Gillislee 31 267 8 6 52 1James 20 109 5 4 25 0Brantley 13 67 5 2 23 0Scott 9 26 2 9 13 0Hernandez 1 16 16 0 16 0Cooper 1 14 14 0 14 0Blaylock 4 6 1 5 9 0Brown 3 1 0 3 2 0Thompson 1 2 2 0 0 0Total 555 3 105 5 6 76 30Opponents 449 1 397 3 1 42 6Passing Edit Name GP GS Cmp Att Int Pct Yds TDTebow 14 14 213 314 5 67 8 2 895 21Brantley 7 0 36 48 0 75 410 7Cooper 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Total 249 364 5 68 4 3 305 28Opponents 208 396 20 52 5 2 139 10Receiving Edit Name REC YDS YPR Long TDHernandez 68 850 12 5 64 5Cooper 51 961 18 8 80 9Nelson 25 291 11 6 30 2Thompson 24 343 14 3 77 4James 24 215 9 0 32 1Hines 14 172 12 3 25 1Rainey 10 161 16 1 33 1Demps 8 52 6 5 11 0Moody 8 45 5 6 18 0Holliday 6 102 17 0 33 1Williams 6 50 8 3 16 2Hammond 4 57 14 2 31 1Gillislee 1 6 6 0 6 1Total 249 3 305 13 3 80 28Opponents 208 2 139 10 3 75 10Players drafted into the NFL EditSee also 2010 NFL Draft Round Pick Player Position NFL Club1 7 Joe Haden CB Cleveland Browns1 18 Maurkice Pouncey C Pittsburgh Steelers1 25 Tim Tebow QB Denver Broncos2 53 Jermaine Cunningham DE New England Patriots2 54 Carlos Dunlap DE Cincinnati Bengals2 62 Brandon Spikes LB New England Patriots3 75 Major Wright S Chicago Bears4 113 Aaron Hernandez TE New England Patriots5 159 Riley Cooper WR Philadelphia EaglesReferences Edit University of Florida Sports Information Department Florida 2009 Media Guide PDF floridagators com University Athletic Association Inc Retrieved 15 March 2018 UF s Urban Meyer Steps Down as Head Football Coach Archived from the original on 2010 01 02 Retrieved 27 December 2009 Tebow wants to do it all over again ESPN com 2009 01 11 Archived from the original on 2009 08 03 Retrieved 2009 01 11 Gators are No 1 in AP preseason Top 25 poll Gators shrug off top ranking in preseason coaches poll Archived from the original on 2012 10 02 Retrieved 2009 09 06 2012 Florida Football Media Guide Archived 2013 05 27 at the Wayback Machine University Athletic Association Gainesville Florida pp 114 amp 116 2012 Retrieved September 16 2012 GatorZone com Football History Florida Football 2009 Archived 2012 05 02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 25 2011 Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow taken to hospital after hard sack ESPN Gatorzone com No 1 Florida Defeats FSU 37 10 on Senior Day Archived from the original on 2009 12 02 Retrieved 2009 11 29 2009 University of Florida Football Roster and Coaches Archived from the original on 2009 07 05 Retrieved 2009 07 05 Retrieved from 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