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[1] He grew up in Clearwater, Florida, where he attended Clearwater Central Catholic High School and played high school football and baseball for the Central Catholic Marauders. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 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. He then dropped to the court in a push-up pose and kissed the giant Gators logo -- all while being overwhelmed by a standing ovation. Cooper was nominated SEC Freshman of the Week following his performance. Cooper caught his first NFL touchdown in a game against the Tennessee Titans. 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.. Thats not inherently bad. Cooper didn't record a single reception in 7 of 16 games.[17]. Florida forward Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed during a game in December 2020 and hasnt practiced or played since, got a ceremonial start on senior day in front of a sold-out home crowd. Moore's fumble early in the game led to Georgia's first touchdown. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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. During his sophomore season in 2004, Leak's quarterback skills progressed, transforming him into one of the notable quarterbacks in college football. The Gators seemed to lose their offensive rhythm and the point production dried up while Troy QB Omar Haugabook (30-53, 291 yards, 2 TDs) found his own rhythm, helping the Trojans outscore the Gators 2410 over the final two quarters. Thats the biggest question surrounding Gator football as we head into spring practice, David said. But he should have some chances this season to beat some one-on-one coverage if the run game is working., Its time for Demarkcus Bowman to get carries, David said. [16] For his efforts, Tebow was named the SEC's offensive player of the week for the 2nd time in the 2007 season.[17]. All rights reserved. Townsend was Floridas punter from 2013 to 2017. The Gator defense proved unreliable in the first half, allowing the Tigers to get two touchdowns, while Auburn exhibited its own top notch defense. Do you have a blog? He played college football for the University of Florida, and led the Florida Gators to victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. In December 2004, Urban Meyer replaced Ron Zook as Florida's head coach and introduced Meyer's spread offense to the Gators. Very, very somber locker room, obviously. 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. [21] He currently lives in Orlando, Florida, Leak (second from left) and teammates visit President. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft where he played his whole career. But once again, it was Tim Tebow who led Florida's charge to victory. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. [18] Cooper then spent the entire 2016 season out of football. The Gators roster listed 109 players for their 2021 SEC finale at Missouri UFs last game under Dan Mullen. He appeared in 49 games for Florida over four seasons (2016-19) and made 31 starts. What will Floridas new name, image and likeness law actually do? The season was the team's first of six under head coach Urban Meyer, who led the Gators to an Outback Bowl berth and an overall winloss record of 93 (.750). Floridas potential rides on Anthony Richardsons potential.. Attrition is healthy to some degree.. He put it inside the 20-yard line 90 times and booted the ball over 50 yards just as many times. 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. [11] On June 25, 2011, Leak was cut from the Roughriders. 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] 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. Who are the workers, and who are the guys that are looking for the way out? 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. Percy Harvin carried the ball 11 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 9 passes for 110 yards receiving, becoming the first player in school history to have over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game. The Gators lost the game 4135 as Michigan barraged the Gator defense for over 500 yards of offense. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. For the season opener, the WKU Hilltoppers filled the void left by the UCF Knights, who had decided to back out of the game in December 2006. He was released by the Eagles on February 8, 2016. Florida has lacked explosive run plays, and Bowman can bring that capability. Gov. He went undrafted in 2011 but later signed with the New York Giants. Despite the challenges of youth, the Gators were ranked in the top 5 in some preseason polls.[2]. Floridas football staff continues to expand. 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. That 3rd-quarter touchdown was the second rushing TD of the contest for Gator QB Tim Tebow and his 22nd of the year, tying the NCAA Division I-FBS record for most rushing touchdowns in a season by a quarterback. Of the 59 players who participated at Missouri, 22 went to the portal; 15 remain. [13] This marked the third game of the season where the Gators faced an opponent for the first time. [11] Tennessee still leads the overall series by a narrow 19-18 margin. 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. February 19, 2023 7:06 pm ET. All Rights Reserved. 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. Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning.
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.
This page was last edited on 26 December 2022, at 18:11. 1998 - 2023 University Athletic Assoc., Inc., FOX Sports Sun & IMG College. Hester scored a short touchdown with 1:06 to play in the game, giving the Tigers a 2824 lead. After Zook was fired, Leak was rumored to be considering a transfer. Kentucky refused to give up, driving to the Florida 5-yard-line with seconds left and closed the game with a touchdown from Woodson to Keenan Burton. The Gators still entered the game as 7-point favorites. They beat No. As such, the official record for Alabama is 26 (14). Florida has won fifteen of the last eighteen contests, but are 2 and 2 in the last 4 games. Florida Gators Main Navigation Menu. 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. 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. 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. He made collegiate debut with one reception for 10 yards against Central Florida. "[20] In the aftermath, the Philadelphia Eagles fined Cooper an undisclosed amount, but still allowed him to resume activities with the team.[21]. Agree or disagree with something weve said? He finished his Gators career with 87 catches, 1,138 receiving yards and six touchdowns. [16], Leak worked in football development and youth outreach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015. 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. 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 . The only starters from that game who havent left are defensive back Jason Marshall and offensive linemen Kingsley Eguakun and Richie Leonard. Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp added Leak as a quality control coach in May 2013. The Rebels put up a valiant effort. [12] The Gator victory broke both a two-game losing streak to the Rebels and a three-game losing streak in games played in the state of Mississippi. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow set a career-high in passing yards in the game with 304 yards. The official 2008 Football Roster for the Florida Gators Gators. 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. [7] He was eventually cut from the Bears' roster on September 16, 2007. 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. After missing another relatively short field goal, LSU took advantage of an errant pass by Tim Tebow which hit Ingram in the helmet. The Gators countered by mounting a drive before the half that culminated in a Tebow 1-yard "jump pass" to Aaron Hernandez. 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. Well bring college football analysis and insights with a statewide focus to your inbox weekly during the season. Over the course of his career, Hilliard amassed 2,214 yards on 126 receptions with 29 touchdowns in the air and also ran the ball seven times for 46 yards while at UF. For the 2008 season, Leak tried out with the Kansas City Chiefs. ). This story first appeared in Chomp, our Gators football newsletter. 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. 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. At different points in the game, the young Gators struggled on offense, defense, and special teams. 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. 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. Leak played professionally for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Jacksonville Sharks and Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). [9] And receiver Percy Harvin excelled as well, leading all players in rushing (9 attempts for 75 yards and 1 TD) and receiving (4 catches for 120 yards). [12], at WilliamsBrice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina. But the turnover rate at Florida has been exceptionally high. [3] He did not sign with the Phillies because he chose to attend the University of Florida to play football. The attrition is most pronounced at the top of the roster. Very different. He spent the last two seasons as special teams graduate assistant at LSU. This year would also be the first time former Gator coach Steve Spurrier would coach against his alma mater. Theres a chance these numbers are incomplete. The 2005 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2005 college football season. Additionally, he averaged 4.3 yards per carry on the ground.[23]. He garnered 462 first-place votes and 1,957 points, 254 points ahead of the runner-up, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. See Full Boxscore. 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. 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. 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. [1] He was recognized as a Parade magazine All-American as well as Parade's Player of the Year in 2003. Read more about our data coverage. [5], In his senior season, Cooper totaled 961 yards on 51 receptions, with nine touchdowns and an average of 18.8 yards per catch. Urban Meyer and the Gators were looking to carry their momentum from the second half of the season with Heisman-winning sophomore Tim Tebow into the bowl game. And thats still not the full picture of UFs attrition. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Hill also played in the 2020 iteration of the XFL. Charges were not immediately made available for. Ironically, their last bowl game win came against the Ron Zook coached Gators following the 2002 season. The Tigers scored on a Keiland Williams run shortly thereafter. On the ensuing punt, Brandon James took the return 83 yards for Gator touchdown. Leak, like all AAFL players, was released from his contract. The SEC unveiled the schedule for this years football media days, which will be held July 18 to 21 in Atlanta. The Gators won the Southeastern Conference championship in all three years he spent in Gainesville, and the speedy pass-catcher from Patterson, Louisiana, capped off his collegiate career with a national championship after the 1996-97 season. The XFL returned over the weekend to kick off its 2023 season, and there are half a dozen former Gators split across four rosters. He ended his first season with 7 receptions for 116 yards and 1 touchdown. The XFL plays on Saturdays and Sundays through the spring with the playoffs beginning at the end of April. They also committed 14 penalties for 127 yards, with several of the miscues either stalling Gator drives or helping the Rebel's scoring chances. The 2008 Florida Gators, a team that featured Aaron Hernandez and Tim Tebow, won the BCS championship, but 41 of the 121 players on that roster have been arrested. Kentucky opened the scoring on an Andre' Woodson 33-yard pass to Dicky Lyons to take an early 70 lead. The team's quarterback was Tim Tebow, the first sophomore ever to win the Heisman Trophy. Once again, his favorite target was Percy Harvin, who had 11 receptions for 123 yards and a TD. [1] The Scout.com recruiting service ranked Leak as a five-star prospect and the third-best quarterback in the 2003 recruiting class. Leak won his first five games, including a big win over the SEC East rival Tennessee Volunteers, but struggled in the option portion of the Meyer's offense. 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. The second half began with another Gator score, as Tebow found Andre Caldwell in the end zone on an 8-yard pass. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title.
Record: 9-4 (20th of 119) . Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 11:34AM. And their final stats looked impressive they outgained the Trojans 500 to 336 and averaged 7 yards per offensive play. He started all of Florida's games, including a memorable school record-tying six-touchdown performance against the South Carolina Gamecocks. [5] Cooper batting for the Florida Gators baseball team . The only player in school history responsible for more in a season is Tim Tebow (55 in 2007). The Gators rallied back with a quick touchdown but were never able to take the lead. The Sporting News Ike Hilliard was among the best wide receivers to ever play at Florida and was a cornerstone of Steve Spurrier's fun-and-gun offense of the 1990s. Spurrier's new team upset his old team in 2005, and only a blocked last-second field goal kept him from repeating that feat in Gainesville in 2006. :
Trask finished second nationally in passing yards per game (356.9). Florida Gators announce new defensive coordinator, Bucs plan to release running back Leonard Fournette. After a slow start, Cooper put together a solid season with 47 receptions for 835 yards and 8 touchdowns, all career highs. Since, Marshall has split snaps within the Gators' secondary and has given up an impressive completion percentage (in his favor) of 43.3% on 30 targets, per Pro Football Focus. Really proud of the character of these guys. Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Twitter and Facebook. Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[6] and GatorZone.com.[7]. 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. 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. 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 . This stretched the Gator lead to 18, their largest of the day. 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). Trask finished second nationally in passing yards per game (356.9). 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. [14], Cooper continued to play with the Eagles during the 2015 season. However, the Tigers were not to be denied. The roster Napier inherited suffered through a 6-6 regular season, so some attrition is necessary to refresh a locker room that lacked elite talent. 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.
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