2010 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. 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).

2010 Florida Gators football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 37–24 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
  • Urban Meyer (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Addazio (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorTeryl Austin (1st season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainAhmad Black
A.J. Jones
Duke Lemmens
Mike Pouncey
Justin Trattou
Home stadiumBen Hill Griffin Stadium
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x  5 –3   9 –5  
Florida  4 –4   8 –5  
Georgia  3 –5   6 –7  
Tennessee  3 –5   6 –7  
Kentucky  2 –6   6 –7  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   2 –10  
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#  8 –0   14 –0  
No. 12 Arkansas %  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 8 LSU  6 –2   11 –2  
No. 10 Alabama  5 –3   10 –3  
No. 15 Mississippi State  4 –4   9 –4  
Ole Miss*  1 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
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