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 37âÂÂ24 Outback Bowl victory over coach Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions, and an overall winâÂÂloss record of 8âÂÂ5 (.615).
In the annual Orange and Blue Spring Game, the blue team won 27âÂÂ24. Quarterback John Brantley was 15/19 and threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns. Trey Burton was 12/18 for 120 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD, 123 yards on 10 carries with 2 TDs.
Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide, and GatorZone.com.
First College Football overtime game in Jacksonville, Florida
(revised 10âÂÂ30âÂÂ10)