2013 Florida Gators football team

The 2013 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS 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). They played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, and the 2013 season was the Gators' third under head coach Will Muschamp. The Gators finished the season with a 4–8 overall win-loss record, and finished 3–5 in the SEC and in fifth place in the SEC Eastern Division. The Gators suffered their first losing season since 1979 and did not play in a bowl game for the first time since 1990, when the program was on NCAA probation.

2013 Florida Gators football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2013 record	4–8 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Will Muschamp (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Pease (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Durkin (1st as coordinator; 4th overall season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Capacity: 88,548)[1]

2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 4 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4					9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 7 Alabama x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 14 LSU		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 18 Texas A&M		4	–	4					9	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5					8	–	5
Arkansas		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2012 Florida Gators compiled an 11–2 overall win-loss record, and a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference. The Gators were ranked as high as No. 3 in the Associated Press and Coaches polls. They concluded the 2012 season with a loss to the Louisville Cardinals in the Sugar Bowl.

2013 recap

Following their success in 2012, the Gators were ranked No. 10 in both major polls coming into the 2013 season. They opened with a 24–6 home win over Toledo, then fell 21–16 to in-state rival Miami in a game in which the Gators gained almost twice as many yards as the Hurricanes but committed 5 turnovers, including a crucial late interception in the red zone.

The Gators next beat the SEC rival Tennessee Volunteers at home, but lost starting quarterback Jeff Driskel for the rest of the season with a broken leg. Tyler Murphy finished the Tennessee game at quarterback and garnered praise for his play in consecutive wins over Kentucky and Arkansas, at which point the team's record was 4–1.

The offense was held to just two field goals in the next game, a 17–6 loss at No. 10 LSU. This contest would start several negative trends, as the Gators ended the season on a seven-game losing streak in which the offense struggled mightily while major injuries ended the season for a dozen starting players, including Tyler Murphy and defensive leader Dominique Easley.

For the first time since the winless 1979 team, the Gators finished the 2013 season with a losing record. Several other streaks were broken, including 22 consecutive seasons going to a bowl game and a 22-game win streak against Vanderbilt. With a November loss to Georgia Southern, Florida suffered its first ever defeat to a lower division team[2] and its first loss to a current FCS team since the winless 1946 Gators lost to Villanova.[3] The Gator offense was ranked 112th nationally.[4]

Despite calls from the fanbase to fire Will Muschamp for the teams' performance, UF athletic director Jeremy Foley repeated several times that he would remain the Gators head coach through 2014. However, offensive coordinator Brent Pease and offensive line coach Tim Davis were fired on the day after the season finale.[4] Muschamp hired Kurt Roper as the new offensive coordinator.[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	Toledo*	No. 10	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECTV	W 24–6	83,604
September 7	at Miami (FL)*	No. 12	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 16–21	76,968
September 21	Tennessee	No. 19	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	W 31–17	90,074
September 28	at Kentucky	No. 20	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	W 24–7	62,076
October 5	Arkansas	No. 18	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	W 30–10	90,043
October 12	at No. 10 LSU	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	L 6–17	92,980
October 19	at No. 14 Missouri	No. 22	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECTV	L 17–36	67,124
November 2	vs. Georgia		EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 20–23	84,693
November 9	Vanderbilt		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	FSN/Sun	L 17–34	88,004
November 16	at No. 11 South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN2	L 14–19	83,853
November 23	Georgia Southern*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 20–26	82,459
November 30	No. 2 Florida State*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–37	90,454
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

The Gators fell out of the AP Top 25 on October 20 for the first time since the final rankings of the 2011 season, when they won the Gator Bowl, following their third loss of the season to Missouri on October 19.

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	10	12	18	19	20	18	17	22	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	10	9	20	18	19	19	17	22	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released							21	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released								NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Roster

2013 Florida Gators roster
Quarterbacks 6 Jeff Driskel – Junior 3 Tyler Murphy – Junior 17 Skyler Mornhinweg – Freshman 14 Chris Wilkes – Freshman 9 Jacob Guy – Freshman 19 Ryan McGriff – Sophomore 12 Max Staver – Freshman 13 Christian Provancha – Junior 15 Ryan Parrish – Junior Running Backs 24 Matt Jones – Sophomore (6'2, 228) 33 Mack Brown – Junior (5'11, 215) 21 Kelvin Taylor – Freshman (5'10, 214) 22 Adam Lane – Freshman (5'7, 205) 37 Mark Herndon – Sophomore 10 Valdez Showers – Sophomore Full Backs 41 Hunter Joyer – Junior (5'11, 233) 25 Gideon Ajagbe – Junior (6'2, 243) 29 Rhaheim Ledbetter – Freshman Wide Receivers 1 Quinton Dunbar – Junior (6'2, 194) 8 Trey Burton – Senior (6'2, 224) 9 Latroy Pittman – Sophomore (6'0, 207) 11 Demarcus Robinson – Freshman (6'2, 204) 4 Andre Debose – Senior (6'0, 187) 81 Marqui Hawkins – Freshman (6'1, 179) 89 Alvin Bailey – Freshman (6'0, 170) 5 Ahmad Fulwood – Freshman (6'4, 200) 85 Chris Thompson – Freshman (6'0, 167) 30 Michael McNeely – Junior 33 Chris Maignan – Senior 45 Braxton Skinner – Senior 81 Darius Masline – Freshman 83 Solomon Patton – Senior 86 Raphael Andrades – Sophomore 87 A. J. Mobley – Junior Tight Ends 18 Kent Taylor – Sophomore 82 Bair Diamond – Freshman 84 Colin Thompson – Freshman 87 Tevin Westbrook – Junior 88 Clay Burton – Junior		Offensive Line 67 Jon Halapio – Senior 70 D.J. Humphries – Sophomore 72 Jonotthan Harrison – Senior 76 Max Garcia – Junior 75 Chaz Green – Junior 73 Tyler Moore – Sophomore 74 Trenton Brown – Junior 64 Kyle Koehne – Senior 63 Trip Thurman – Sophomore 50 Octavius Jackson – Freshman 71 Cameron Dillard – Freshman 55 Rod Johnson – Freshman 78 Quinteze Williams – Freshman 77 Ian Silberman – Junior 79 Matthew Fuchs – Freshman Defensive Line (NT)(DT) 2 Dominique Easley – Senior (6'3, 286) 55 Darious Cummings – Junior (6'1, 309) 4 Damien Jacobs – Senior (6'2, 286) 44 Leon Orr – Junior (6'5, 310) 57 Caleb Brantley – Freshman (6'3, 304) 99 Jay-nard Bostwick – Freshman (6'4 291) Defensive Line (DE) 90 Jonathan Bullard – Sophomore (6'3, 270) 94 Bryan Cox Jr. – Freshman (6'3 260) 95 Alex McCallister – Freshman (6'6 238) 91 Joey Ivie – Freshman (6'3 263) 17 Jordan Sherit – Freshman (6'5 234) 45 Antonio Riles – Freshman (6'4 286) 57 Dakota Wilson – Sophomore 97 Evan Holmes – Sophomore		Buck 6 Dante Fowler, Jr. – Sophomore (6'3 265) 7 Ronald Powell – Junior (6'4 240) 95 Alex McCallister – Freshman (6'6 238) Linebackers 3 Antonio Morrison – Sophomore 7 Ronald Powell – Junior 11 Neiron Ball – Junior 49 Darrin Kitchens – Senior 51 Michael Taylor – Junior 13 Daniel McMillian – Freshman 34 Alex Anzalone – Freshman 9 Matt Rolin – Freshman 40 Jarrad Davis – Freshman 28 Jeremi Powell – Freshman 36 David Campbell – Senior 38 Samuel Nowakowski – Freshman 53 Cody Adams – Sophomore Defensive backs 5 Marcus Roberson – Junior 15 Loucheiz Purifoy – Junior 14 Jaylen Watkins – Senior 1 Vernon Hargreaves III – Freshman 24 Brian Poole – Sophomore 8 Jeremy Brown – Senior Safety 31 Cody Riggs – Junior 20 Marcus Maye – Freshman 21 Jabari Gorman – Junior 22 Nick Washington – Freshman 42 Keanu Neal – Freshman 26 Marcell Harris – Freshman 21 Evan Schroeder – Sophomore 22 Hugh Miles – Sophomore 27 Ben Peacock – Sophomore 30 Tim Clark – Senior		Punters 4 Kyle Christy – Junior 39 Todd Fennell – Sophomore 40 Justin Vogel – Freshman 42 Grant Van Aman – Freshman 19 Johnny Townsend – Freshman Kickers 16 Austin Hardin – Freshman 95 Francisco Velez – Junior 97 Brad Phillips – Senior Long Snappers 43 Kyle Crofoot – Sophomore 46 Drew Ferris – Junior

Coaching staff

Name	Current Responsibilities	Joined Staff
Will Muschamp	Head Coach	2011
Brent Pease	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	2012
D. J. Durkin	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	2010
Jeff Choate	Assistant Head Coach, Outside Linebackers/Special Teams	2013
Joker Phillips	Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator	2013
Brad Lawing	Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line	2013
Tim Davis	Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator	2012
Travaris Robinson	Defensive Backs	2011
Brian White	Running Backs	2009
Derek Lewis	Tight Ends	2011

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2014 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	29	Dominique Easley	DT	New England Patriots
4	101	Jaylen Watkins	CB	Philadelphia Eagles
5	169	Ronald Powell	OLB	New Orleans Saints
6	179	Jon Halapio	G	New England Patriots

See also

• Florida Gators

References

1. University of Florida Sports Information Department. "Florida 2013 Media Guide" (PDF). floridagators.com. University Athletic Association, Inc. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
2. GSU Recap
3. GSU story
4. Florida Gators fire embattled Brent Pease - ESPN
5. "Florida hires Kurt Roper as offensive coordinator". USA TODAY. 26 December 2013.
6. "Gator Football Schedule/Results - GatorZone.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-01-01.