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. [8] He was later drafted in the 6th round by Team Florida. [19] The police later confirmed their investigation and provided their report to Deadspin. Eight transferred, while a ninth, safety Rashad Torrence, made the somewhat surprising decision to declare for the NFL draft after three collegiate seasons. Tim Tebow completed 22 of 27 passes for 281 yards passing and also ran for 35 yards on 6 carries. Florida leads the all-time series 31-19-2. 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. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Nine of 11 starters were replaced from their championship defense. 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. They beat No. Both teams traded punts before Woodson found Lyons for the third time on the day on a 6-yard TD pass. Visit ESPN to view the Florida Gators team roster for the current season In a rare reversal, Kentucky was ranked in the top 10 with the Gators on the outside looking in. [6], Cooper was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies out of high school in the 15th round of the 2006 MLB Draft. As such, the official record for Alabama is 26 (14). Follow us@GatorsWireon Twitter and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. The newly named Michigan head coach, Rich Rodriguez, could be seen during the game along the Michigan sidelines. All Rights Reserved. The Gators took an early lead by kicking a field goal on their first drive. . Leak, like all AAFL players, was released from his contract. Tim Tebow rushed for his 20th touchdown of the season in the 2nd quarter setting a new SEC record for rushing touchdowns in a season. Read more about our data coverage. Florida has won fifteen of the last eighteen contests, but are 2 and 2 in the last 4 games. The coaching staff remained, surprisingly, intact after 2006, which gave Meyer a third straight season at Florida with the same coaching staff. (); : Cooper broke his collarbone on July 28, 2012, and missed time,[11] but returned mid-season. For the 2008 season, Leak tried out with the Kansas City Chiefs. The DC Defenders feature the final former Gator player, receiver Josh Hammond. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Kyle Trasks 43 touchdown passes led the nation by two, broke Danny Wuerffels 24-year-old school record of 39, and tied him for third on the SEC single-season record list. 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. 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. Find out more. Attrition is an unavoidable part of college football because rosters turn over every four or five years as players run through their eligibility. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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. Johnson has spent most of the last two seasons cheering on teammates from the bench as he remained enrolled in school and on scholarship. Want more of our free, weekly newslettersinyourinbox? [5], Cooper appeared in fourteen games for the Gators in his junior season, starting all but two (against Hawaii and Florida State). The Florida Gators closed out the 2007 season against the Michigan Wolverines on New Years Day in the Capital One Bowl. 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. None is a quarterback. Well hold off on answering for now; check back after the traditional February signing day and the spring transfer period. In July 2013, a video surfaced of Cooper being denied backstage access at a Kenny Chesney concert in the previous month. (); : Leak is remembered for volunteering with children in the Goodwill Gators Program, encouraging them to put school first and avoid drug use. 1 Alabama in the SEC title game, and Tebow was dominant: He tossed three TD passes, rushed for another 57 yards, and the Gators advanced to the. The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season.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 . [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. This was the fifth game of the season where the Gators played a team led by a former national championship winning head coach. The official 2008 Football Roster for the Florida Gators Gators. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara), (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. Cooper amassed 261 total yards on 18 receptions, three of which were touchdowns. He also set a career best in passing yards with 338. Florida Gators redshirt freshman quarterback Jalen Kitna was booked into the Alachua County Jail at 3:20 pm ET on Wednesday, November 30. 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. ); : In addition, they won a school-record 13 games and the school's seventh official SEC title. Florida Gators Main Navigation Menu. 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[3] He did not sign with the Phillies because he chose to attend the University of Florida to play football. The Gators ran out to a 286 lead by late in the 2nd quarter on two Tim Tebow touchdown passes and a Tebow touchdown run, along with the opening punt return. The Gators would open the season in Gainesville against Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. The result was successful with the team winning its last two games against ranked competition. [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. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. There was, however, a brief period when it seemed that the contest would be much closer. This excessive celebration was known as the "Gator Stomp", and that play was only the first of three TDs in the game that ended in penalties for excessive celebration, with Georgia's Mohamed Massaquoi and Florida's Wondy Pierre-Louis drawing the other flags. All rights reserved), Florida forward Keyontae Johnson (11) smiles after being introduced as a starter before the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kentucky, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey), (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. Woodson hit Jacob Tamme on a 28-yard pass to pull the Wildcats within 11. The attrition is most pronounced at the top of the roster. The Gators lost the game 4135 as Michigan barraged the Gator defense for over 500 yards of offense. 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. Lloyd Carr coached his Wolverines for the final time with the announcement of his retirement shortly after his final regular season game against rival Ohio State. The team's quarterback was Tim Tebow, the first sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy. Suddenly, the entire Bulldog bench rushed onto the field resulting in two separate 15-yard penalties, both assessed on the ensuing kickoff. Subscribe to our free Florida Football Fix newsletter (coming soon). 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. You can catch up on previous episodes of Gators Breakdown at News4JAX.com/GatorsBreakdown or click one of the following to tune in: Megaphone | Apple Podcasts | YouTube | Google Podcasts | Stitcher. See Full Boxscore. [5], In his senior season, Cooper totaled 961 yards on 51 receptions, with nine touchdowns and an average of 18.8 yards per catch. The 2005 season would open with high expectations of new head coach Urban Meyer. He missed games against Georgia and Vanderbilt as a result of a broken finger suffered in the first quarter at Kentucky. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. [21] He currently lives in Orlando, Florida, Leak (second from left) and teammates visit President. Leak led the Florida Gators to their second consensus national championship with a 41-14 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 8, 2007, taking home the offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the game. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (Greenbelt) EDGE6-526836yrs. Before the beginning of his 2006 senior season, there was speculation that Leak might not be the Gators' starting quarterback due to the emergence of talented freshman Tim Tebow. Mississippi's lead in the all-time series was reduced to 11-10-1. Cooper gained 92 yards on four receptions, three of which went for touchdowns, on the season. [11] On June 25, 2011, Leak was cut from the Roughriders. 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. 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. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. 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. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. With the game already decided, the PAT was not tried and the Gators walked away with a 4537 victory. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 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. However, he was on the short end of a 3817 score, going 15-for-27 for 135 yards with two interceptions and a fumble. 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. February 19, 2023 7:06 pm ET. He was signed to a four-year contract on July 13, 2010.[10]. He spent time with New York (Giants), Baltimore (twice), Kansas City (twice), Tennessee and Houston before being released in December of 2022. 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). 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. [citation needed], Cooper was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (159th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Theres nothing wrong with that Napier said then. The Gators' second game of the season was also the first meeting with its opponent. [10], Overall, the Gators put together a historically dominating performance. Leak would lead the Alouettes to a 3917 win over the Bombers. The official 2006 Football Roster for the Florida Gators Gators. A late touchdown by Moreno sealed the victory for the Bulldogs. Do you have a blog? 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. In the 41st meeting between the two, Florida came out early with a 357 lead by the half. Brandon Taylor was named gamechanger - graduate assistant. Cooper caught eight passes, gaining 182 yards and scoring two total touchdowns in 2007. 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The roster the Florida Gators will bring to Utah for next seasons opener will be almost completely unrecognizable from the one Billy Napier inherited 13 months ago. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 11:34AM. And thats still not the full picture of UFs attrition. His best year came in 2015 when he took over the starting running back role for the team and became the ninth player in program history to rush for over 1,000 yards. He collected 144 total tackles, four interceptions and 1.5 sacks in 38 games (15 starts). 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