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Subscribehere. 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). Charges were not immediately made available for. He made collegiate debut with one reception for 10 yards against Central Florida. He played college football for the University of Florida, and led the Florida Gators to victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. He was signed to a four-year contract on July 13, 2010.[10]. Exclude walk-ons, and the number of holdovers drops to 27. Florida Gators announce new defensive coordinator, Bucs plan to release running back Leonard Fournette. [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]. 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. Roster includes most starters and key reserves. 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. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. He spent the last two seasons as special teams graduate assistant at LSU. [12] On April 10, 2012, he was placed on the left squad list, effectively ending his time with the Sharks. 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. Attrition is an unavoidable part of college football because rosters turn over every four or five years as players run through their eligibility. And thats still not the full picture of UFs attrition. 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. Tim Tebow completed 22 of 27 passes for 281 yards passing and also ran for 35 yards on 6 carries. But once again, it was Tim Tebow who led Florida's charge to victory. Leak again received second-team All-SEC honors. [13] Thirty-five players on Florida's 60-man traveling roster had never played in a collegiate road game before,[14] and it showed. With his 262 passing yards and 89 rushing, Tebow set a new school record for most yards of total offense in a season with 3,970, surpassing Rex Grossman's 2001 total. 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. A late touchdown by Moreno sealed the victory for the Bulldogs. Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Visit ESPN to view the Florida Gators team roster for the current season The Gators were seeking revenge for last seasons's only loss (a 2717 setback at Auburn) when the Tigers visited The Swamp. Part of the recruiting process for them was to identify within their own roster whos on board and whos not, Luginbill said. All Sports Calendar Baseball Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Cross Country Football Men's Golf Women's Golf Gymnastics Lacrosse Softball Soccer Men's Swimming & Diving Women's Swimming & Diving Men's Tennis Women's Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter Baseball: Instagram Baseball: Schedule Baseball . Florida received the second half kickoff and fumbled a few plays later, leading to a Troy touchdown. Kentucky cut the lead to four on a field goal. Heading into his 2005 junior season, Leak had to learn his third offensive scheme in as many years, but was touted as a possible Heisman Trophy candidate. Senior Leak will remain starter; freshman Tebow turning heads, Leak sees Bears as 'best situation for me', Jacksonville Sharks suspend quarterback Chris Leak, Orlando Predators sign former UF quarterback Chris Leak, "Former Gator Chris Leak becomes offensive graduate assistant - OrlandoSentinel.com", "Gators assistant Joker Phillips resigns; Chris Leak to coach receivers - GatorZone.com", Former Gators QB is Edgewater's new coach, "Chris Leak out as head coach at Edgewater", "Alleged victim declines to press charges against Chris Leak - Orlando Sentinel", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Leak&oldid=1136153481, This page was last edited on 29 January 2023, at 00:27. In a tweet first posted by NFL Memes, it was reported that 41 . Townsend was Floridas punter from 2013 to 2017. Gator RB/WR Percy Harvin did his part as well, returning from a 2-game absence to rush 16 times for a game-high 157 yards and a touchdown and catch 5 passes for another 67 yards. 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. Do you have a blog? However, he was on the short end of a 3817 score, going 15-for-27 for 135 yards with two interceptions and a fumble. [11] Tennessee still leads the overall series by a narrow 19-18 margin. Do you have a sports website? Despite the challenges of youth, the Gators were ranked in the top 5 in some preseason polls.[2]. [5] He spent the summer of 2007 working with the team, and training under former Gator quarterback Rex Grossman. NIL Value: -. Cooper passed on the contract and played college baseball for the Florida Gators baseball team as an outfielder. Moore's fumble early in the game led to Georgia's first touchdown. 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. In addition, they won a school-record 13 games and the school's seventh official SEC title. [13] Leak became a graduate assistant, helping coach the team's offense. The Gators would open the season in Gainesville against Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference. Then theres safety Will Hill on the Arlington Renegades. Cooper had a breakout season during the last year of his rookie contract. As such, the official record for Alabama is 26 (14). The Gators answered the LSU drive with a quick 3-play drive to score on a 37-yard Tebow pass to Cornelius Ingram. [18] The next day, it was reported that Leak was under investigation by the Orlando Police Department for possible sexual assault of a minor. Do you have a sports website? The 2008 Florida Gators were a team that went down in the History of College Football. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft where he played his whole career. 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. This was the second game in a row where Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin was absent with a sinus infection and migraine headaches. The Gators won the BCS Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona to cap off the 2006 season, the second national championship in school history. [21][22] Tebow finished the regular season with the second highest passing efficiency in the nation with 177.8. 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. . We present them here for purely educational purposes. He put it inside the 20-yard line 90 times and booted the ball over 50 yards just as many times. On the final LSU drive, the Tigers converted several fourth down plays, including one by runningback Jacob Hester where he made a great second effort to surge ahead to just get the first down. The Gators didn't lose again. Leak was listed on the SEC Academic Honor Roll each year he attended Florida, and was a finalist for the Draddy Trophy, also known as the "Academic Heisman" for college football players. Despite suffering a fractured hand on that run,[19] he remained in the game and threw his third touchdown pass of the game in the 4th quarter, giving him 5 total TDs in the contest and 51 for the season. Cooper was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Larry and Monica Cooper. The only SEC players with more in a season were LSUs Joe Burrow (60 in 15 games in 2019) and Missouris Drew Lock (44 in 13 games in 2017). Florida would end the game with 31 straight points, turning a close contest into a runaway. After halftime, though, things changed in The Swamp. [12] It also marked the fourth win of the season in which the Gators defeated a team led by a former national championship winning coach (Bobby Bowden, Howard Schnellenberger, Phillip Fulmer, and Steve Spurrier being those coaches). Brandon James was the SEC special teams player of the week for his 193 yards and a touchdown on kick returns. In November 2007, Leak announced his intentions to play for Team Florida in the All American Football League. While the offense lost fewer starters only 8 from the previous season, the Gators had to replace Chris Leak at quarterback. This was the 82nd meeting between the two teams, with the Tigers bringing their record in the UF-Auburn series to 42382 all-time. Leak was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and Rivals.com's Freshman All-America Team. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow led the Gators to touchdowns on their first four possessions en route to a relatively easy 493 victory in intense early season heat. [13] On April 23, 2012, Leak signed with the Orlando Predators.[14]. Letsgetstarted. The Gators mounted a long drive to start the second half, but freshman Volunteer cornerback Eric Berry picked off a Tim Tebow pass (his first interception thrown in 2007) and returned it 93 yards for another Tennessee touchdown. Henderson seems a likely candidate to test defensive down the field, David said. 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. In a rare reversal, Kentucky was ranked in the top 10 with the Gators on the outside looking in. While they happened to have America's Golden Boy, they also had a roster full of trouble-makers. 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. 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. All rights reserved. The only player in school history responsible for more in a season is Tim Tebow (55 in 2007). Tebow was the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. This story first appeared in Chomp, our Gators football newsletter. The DC Defenders feature the final former Gator player, receiver Josh Hammond. He also became the first quarterback in Division I-FBS history to pass for at least 20 touchdowns and rush for at least 20 touchdowns in the same 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, Florida campus. Tebow was tied with Emmitt Smith and Buford Long with 14 rushing touchdowns in the season entering this game. He was hired as the head coach of the football team at Edgewater High School in Orlando, Florida, in February 2016. Record: 9-4 (20th of 119) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Capital One Bowl 41-35 versus Michigan. Leak was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1985. [16] For his efforts, Tebow was named the SEC's offensive player of the week for the 2nd time in the 2007 season.[17]. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 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. Kentucky opened the scoring on an Andre' Woodson 33-yard pass to Dicky Lyons to take an early 70 lead. What will Floridas new name, image and likeness law actually do? 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. Additionally, he averaged 4.3 yards per carry on the ground.[23]. Gators Breakdown: Top 4 Offensive Players for Spring, Texas A&M guard Hassan Diarra (5) celebrates his game-winning shot against Florida with teammates Tyrece Radford (23), Aaron Cash (0) and Andre Gordon (20) after an NCAA college basketball game at the Southeastern Conference tournament in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, March 10, 2022. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. He collected 144 total tackles, four interceptions and 1.5 sacks in 38 games (15 starts). Gov. Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[6] and GatorZone.com.[7]. That number . Brandon Taylor was named gamechanger - graduate assistant. 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. With the victory, Florida leads the series 40-17-0 and has beaten Kentucky twenty one consecutive years in football, the third longest active streak in Division I-FBS. Leak would lead the Alouettes to a 3917 win over the Bombers. 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. Roster; Game Logs; Splits; More 2007 Florida Pages. He led the Gators from 2002 to 2004 to a 23-15 record and recruited many of the players that led Florida to a national championship in 2007. 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. We only know that it will be different. 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. [11] On June 25, 2011, Leak was cut from the Roughriders. SR. 99.32. As players began trickling out in November, Napier noted that many of them wanted to contribute more elsewhere. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He started the season used mostly for blocking, rather than for his receiving ability. 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