The XFL plays on Saturdays and Sundays through the spring with the playoffs beginning at the end of April. It was also the first game in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium after the Gators won their 2006 SEC and national championships. [11] Tennessee still leads the overall series by a narrow 19-18 margin. In the 41st meeting between the two, Florida came out early with a 357 lead by the half. Deonte Thompson. Conferences. Cooper didn't record a single reception in 7 of 16 games.[17]. Theres nothing wrong with that Napier said then. Who are the workers, and who are the guys that are looking for the way out? Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The Gators marched down the field again and scored on a Tebow run to put their lead back at 10 with 2:23 to play in the first half. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. [20] In October 2016, the 16-year-old victim declined to press charges and the investigation was closed. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft where he played his whole career. Hill also played in the 2020 iteration of the XFL. He spent some time with Philadelphia and New England as well. [2] Cooper was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 15th round (457 overall pick) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. 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 dressed but did not compete in the Capital One Bowl against Michigan, which the Gators lost. [21][22] Tebow finished the regular season with the second highest passing efficiency in the nation with 177.8. He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. The newly named Michigan head coach, Rich Rodriguez, could be seen during the game along the Michigan sidelines. Follow us@GatorsWireon Twitter and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. 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 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. Florida has lacked explosive run plays, and Bowman can bring that capability. This was the fifth game of the season where the Gators played a team led by a former national championship winning head coach. The score stood at 497 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. This loss was coach Urban Meyer's first in Gainesville, as well as his first loss since last year's loss to Auburn. 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. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. The coaching staff remained, surprisingly, intact after 2006, which gave Meyer a third straight season at Florida with the same coaching staff. We only know that it will be different. Trask was responsible for 46 touchdowns (43 passing, 3 rushing), tying him for sixth on the SEC single-seasonrecord list. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Cooper hauled in a career-high and team-best four catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 59-yard grab in his 2007 debut against Western Kentucky. Christopher Patrick Leak (born May 3, 1985) is an American football coach and former gridiron football quarterback. On the 1st possession of the game in the steamy Swamp, the Tennessee Volunteers went three and out. The Montreal Alouettes went on to win the Grey Cup in 2010. Florida Gators Main Navigation Menu. 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Do you have a sports website? The only player in school history responsible for more in a season is Tim Tebow (55 in 2007). He established a then-career-high with three receptions (all touchdowns) in the romp over Western Carolina. [6], Cooper was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies out of high school in the 15th round of the 2006 MLB Draft. Castleton averaged 17.9 points per game in conference play this season with three 20-point outings. He hauled in a key touchdown, along with a season-high 51-yard reception, that put Florida in scoring position during the SEC Championship Game against Alabama. During the 2014 NFL season, Cooper caught 55 of 95 targets for 577 yards and 3 touchdowns. Agree or disagree with something weve said? Cooper had a career game in Week 9 against the Oakland Raiders, where he posted 5 receptions for 139 yards (27.8 avg) and 3 touchdowns. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. However, he was on the short end of a 3817 score, going 15-for-27 for 135 yards with two interceptions and a fumble. Florida School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; Game Logs; Splits; . 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. Tebow finished his first career start 13-of-17 for 300 yards and three touchdowns passes, and added a rushing touchdown as well. 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. 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 Gators took an early lead by kicking a field goal on their first drive. Notable additions: Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz, Ohio State linebacker Teradja Mitchell, Notable losses: Offensive lineman Ethan White (not yet committed), defensive back TreVez Johnson (Missouri), Notable additions: South Carolina tight end Jaheim Bell, Virginia defensive back Fentrell Cypress, Notable losses: Defensive back Sam McCall (Texas A&M), running back Treshaun Ward (Kansas State), Notable additions: Tennessee offensive lineman RJ Perry, Florida running back NayQuan Wright, Notable losses: Running back Brian Battie (Auburn), receiver Jimmy Horn (Colorado), Notable additions: Alabama offensive lineman Javion Cohen, Washington State linebacker Francisco Mauigoa, Notable losses: Blue-chip quarterback Jake Garcia (uncommitted), defensive lineman Darrell Jackson (FSU), Notable additions: Alabama offensive lineman Amari Kight, USF quarterback Timmy McClain, Notable losses: Quarterback Mikey Keene (Fresno State), defensive back Davonte Brown (Miami). Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [15] Leak was promoted to the position of wide receivers coach in May 2014. He also set a new school record for rushing touchdowns by a QB in a game with 5 breaking the old record held by ex-Florida QB Jesse Palmer. 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. GAME RECAP: Diarras 3 spoils Gator comeback, A&M wins 83-80 in OT. Florida traveled to Columbia and renewed their budding rivalry with a win over the Gamecocks. This stretched the Gator lead to 18, their largest of the day. The Gators were seeking revenge for last seasons's only loss (a 2717 setback at Auburn) when the Tigers visited The Swamp. Kentucky opened the scoring on an Andre' Woodson 33-yard pass to Dicky Lyons to take an early 70 lead. This was the second game in a row where Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin was absent with a sinus infection and migraine headaches. Florida leads with a lopsided 3092 record and has won the last 17 games in a row. Cooper amassed 261 total yards on 18 receptions, three of which were touchdowns. After halftime, though, things changed in The Swamp. Over the course of the four seasons he spent in Gainesville, he set school records for punt return yards with 860, interceptions in a season with nine and interceptions in a single game with three. This inexperience was evident in their contest with the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford, Mississippi. 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. 2007 Southeastern Conference football standings, 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings, 2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Florida State vs. Florida - College Football Game Recap - November 24, 2007, "www.secsports.com SEC Football Players of the Week Announced", "Tennessee 20 - 59 Florida: Final | 2007-09-15 | College Football | Yahoo! 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 schedule for the Gators played in their favor this season, as they faced their toughest opponentssuch as Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida Stateat home in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida has won fifteen of the last eighteen contests, but are 2 and 2 in the last 4 games. The XFL returned over the weekend to kick off its 2023 season, and there are half a dozen former Gators split across four rosters. [1] The Scout.com recruiting service ranked Leak as a five-star prospect and the third-best quarterback in the 2003 recruiting class. [4] Lindsey is married to former University of Florida linebacker and current Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone. (); : While they happened to have America's Golden Boy, they also had a roster full of trouble-makers. He was released by the Eagles on February 8, 2016. Read more about our data coverage. Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp added Leak as a quality control coach in May 2013. Theres a chance these numbers are incomplete. With the win and Tennessee's loss to Alabama, the Gators once again control their destiny in the SEC Eastern Division. Woodson hit Jacob Tamme on a 28-yard pass to pull the Wildcats within 11. But once again, it was Tim Tebow who led Florida's charge to victory. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. The 2007 FloridaGeorgia football rivalry game saw the emergence of Knowshon Moreno, the Bulldogs' redshirt freshman, with 188 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. Johnson has spent most of the last two seasons cheering on teammates from the bench as he remained enrolled in school and on scholarship. [citation needed], Cooper was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (159th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. [11] On June 25, 2011, Leak was cut from the Roughriders. It was the third season for head coach Urban Meyer, who led the Gators to a Capital One Bowl berth and an overall winloss record of 94 (.692). Despite the challenges of youth, the Gators were ranked in the top 5 in some preseason polls.[2]. Cooper was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Larry and Monica Cooper. Leak would lead the Alouettes to a 3917 win over the Bombers. 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. February 19, 2023 7:06 pm ET. His average also broke Rex Grossmans school record (354.2 in 2001) and ranked third on the SEC single-season record list, behind Kentuckys Tim Couch (388.6 in 1998) and LSUs Joe Burrow (378.1 in 2019). Leak led the Florida Gators to their second consensus national championship with a 4114 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 8, 2007, taking home the offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the game. In a game against the Dallas Cowboys on November 9, Cooper left the game with a foot injury. See Full Boxscore. Then theres safety Will Hill on the Arlington Renegades. [18] Cooper then spent the entire 2016 season out of football. Kentucky cut the lead to four on a field goal. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Record: 9-4 (20th of 119) . Roster; Game Logs; Splits; More 2007 Florida Pages. That sequence would set the tone for the rest of the game. He went undrafted in 2011 but later signed with the New York Giants. After another practice squad stint, Hammond was elevated to the active roster for his NFL debut before going through one more round of signing and being cut. [10] The Montreal Alouettes went on to win the Grey Cup in 2009. 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. Florida senior forward Colin Castleton has earned second-team All-SEC honors from the leagues coaches, the SEC office announced Tuesday. And thats still not the full picture of UFs attrition. Craig Steltz missed an assignment on the play which left Ingram wide open on the post pattern. [5], As a sophomore, Cooper appeared in 10 games during the year with two starts in home contests against Tennessee and Auburn. 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. Chad Henne finished his career at the University of Michigan with a victory in a bowl game, the first in five seasons, and finished with a career-high in passing yards. The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season. Coming off of two consecutive regular season losses, the Wolverines were attempting to break their four bowl game losing streak. 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. 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. He spent time with New York (Giants), Baltimore (twice), Kansas City (twice), Tennessee and Houston before being released in December of 2022. After it was announced that Garcia's former backup, Omar Jacobs, would start the next game, Leak was suspended after skipping the following team practice. And in this episode of Gators Breakdown, David is joined by Will Miles and Nick Knudsen with Read and Reaction to break down the roster on the offensive side of the ball, going position by position of what they like and what questions need to be answered. However, following a disappointing loss to the unranked Mississippi State Bulldogs and an on-campus confrontation with fraternity members, head coach Ron Zook was fired. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. This year would also be the first time former Gator coach Steve Spurrier would coach against his alma mater. Several Gators had excellent afternoons. Every team loses transfers. The 49ers cut him from the practice squad after two months, and then he spent time as a reserve for Seattle until May 2017. Leak was not selected during the 2007 NFL Draft. [5], Cooper appeared in fourteen games for the Gators in his junior season, starting all but two (against Hawaii and Florida State). The Gators' roster listed 109 players for their 2021 SEC finale at Missouri UF's last game under Dan Mullen. [2] He attended Independence High School in Charlotte, where he played for the Independence Patriots high school football team. Trasks 69 career touchdown passes rank sixth in school history, while his 7,386 career passing yards and 552 career completions rank eighth in school history, and his 813 career attempts rank 10th in school history. He finished his career with over 11,000 yards punted and an average of 46.2 yards per punt. When the final whistle blew, Florida came away with a 5931 victory. [6] However, Leak only saw playtime during the final game of the preseason, where he completed eleven of sixteen passes for 88 yards, an interception and a touchdown. Leak also broke many Gators' passing records set by Heisman Trophy-winner Danny Wuerffel, including Wuerffel's record for career passing yards set during the 2006 SEC championship game. 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. [3], 2005 Southeastern Conference football standings, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2005_Florida_Gators_football_team&oldid=1119734172, $ BCS representative as conference champion. 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. On May 5, 2011, Leak signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a free agent. Charge #1: Misdemeanor affray and resisting arrest for his role in an April 2007 fight. Alongside fellow DB Keiwan Ratliff, the talented defenseman from Jacksonville, Florida, terrorized opposing passing games over the course of his three-year tenure and provided a punch on special teams. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Florida answered on consecutive drives with a 10-yard Tim Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram and a Tebow to Louis Murphy 66-yard pass to put the Gators up by a touchdown. Once you identify that, youve got to move in another direction.. A bunch of high-character guys that left it on the line, and, unfortunately, Texas A&M made some huge plays down the stretch, hit a huge shot, obviously.. Find out more. None is a quarterback. Florida Gators announce new defensive coordinator, Bucs plan to release running back Leonard Fournette. He finished his Gators career with 87 catches, 1,138 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Thats the biggest question surrounding Gator football as we head into spring practice, David said. Senior day in the Swamp saw the Gators start strong, scoring four touchdowns and a field goal on their first five possessions en route to a 4512 victory over the in-state rival Florida State Seminoles. [3] He graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in sociology, with honors, in December 2006, and was a keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. 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. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. This was the 85th meeting between the two teams. Leak finished his freshman year with a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record for a freshman, posting a 63 record as a starter, including wins over the eventual national champion LSU Tigers and the rival Georgia Bulldogs. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. He was waived after two years with the team and then signed with the Baltimore Ravens. [17] Following an 05 start, Leak resigned on October 4. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). The record-setting day continued when Gators' wide receiver Andre Caldwell set a new school record for career receptions with 177 breaking the prior record held by Carlos Alvarez with 172. Until then, its too soon to know whether the Gators 2023 roster will be significantly better or worse than the one Napier inherited from Mullen. At home in Charlotte, North Carolina, he also worked with the Boys and Girls Club and the Steele Creek Youth Athletic Association, served as an inspirational speaker with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and spoke at area middle schools encouraging students to stay focused on their goals. [5] He spent the summer of 2007 working with the team, and training under former Gator quarterback Rex Grossman. And Jordan Herald was announced as associate director of creative media, football recruiting. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. But before we get to that and other football news, lets touch on the tough loss for the Gators mens basketball team Florida suffered a crushing defeat in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday when Texas A&M guard Hassan Diarra hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in overtime to lift the Aggies past the Gators, 83-80. 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. Trask finished second nationally in passing yards per game (356.9). [15][16] Cooper finished the season with 21 receptions off 41 targets for 327 yards and 2 touchdowns. [1] Leak was known for his quiet leadership as a quarterback, and was elected a team captain by his teammates two of his four years as a Gator.[3]. The Chicago Bears signed him immediately after the draft. [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. The XFL returned over the weekend to kick off its 2023 season, and there are half a dozen former Gators split across four rosters. That number . The Gators' second game of the season was also the first meeting with its opponent. 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. Woodson then found Lyons again on a 50-yard catch and run. Join our linker program. Can incoming offensive tackle transfers Damieon George (Alabama) and Micah Mazzccua (Baylor) replace outgoing starters Michael Tarquin (USC) and Ethan White? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [4] Instead, Meyer publicly endorsed Leak as the starting quarterback and confirmed Tim Tebow would be the back-up. When Florida's next drive ended in a punt, UT had the ball down only eight, 2820. The 2008 Florida Gators were a team that went down in the History of College Football. [12] On April 10, 2012, he was placed on the left squad list, effectively ending his time with the Sharks. [19] In the dispute with a black security guard at the concert, Cooper said, "I will jump that fence and fight every nigger here. The result was successful with the team winning its last two games against ranked competition. Copyright 2023 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. : His performance was solid throughout the BCS championship game, completing his first nine passes at the start of the game, and finishing with twenty-five completions in thirty-six attempts for 213 yards and one touchdown. The SEC unveiled the schedule for this years football media days, which will be held July 18 to 21 in Atlanta. 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 . Is he healthy? The Orlando Guardians have three former Florida football players on the team, safety Matt Elam, running back Kelvin Taylor and punter Johnny Townsend. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Cooper's younger sister, Lindsey, also attended the University of Florida, where she played for the Florida Gators women's soccer team. [12], On February 27, Cooper signed an extension deal valued at $25 million over five years, with $8 million fully guaranteed. What will Floridas new name, image and likeness law actually do? Tebow finished last week's game with 19 total rushing touchdowns leaving him tied with Shaun Alexander, LaBrandon Toefield, and Garrison Hearst. In his only game in which he played for the Sharks, he completed 21-of-31 passes for 196 yards and five touchdowns in a 5228 victory over the Kansas City Command. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. With 3:28 left in the game, Kentucky opted to kick off instead of onside kick. He started all of Florida's games, including a memorable school record-tying six-touchdown performance against the South Carolina Gamecocks. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The only starters from that game who havent left are defensive back Jason Marshall and offensive linemen Kingsley Eguakun and Richie Leonard. This was also Florida's first game of the season without leading receiver Percy Harvin due to a sinus infection. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. He is considered by some to be the greatest high school quarterback of all time. He started 17 games and played in 36 total across three seasons. As such, the official record for Alabama is 26 (14). Subscribe to our free Florida Football Fix newsletter (coming soon). The official 2006 Football Roster for the Florida Gators Gators. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. There was, however, a brief period when it seemed that the contest would be much closer. Of those 109, more have exited via the transfer portal (38) than remain (37). Townsend was Floridas punter from 2013 to 2017. He garnered 462 first-place votes and 1,957 points, 254 points ahead of the runner-up, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden.
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