The video showed Cooper yelling a racial epithet at the bouncers who denied him backstage. Completed 552-of-813 passes for 7,386 yards and 69 touchdowns in 28 game appearances with the Gators. 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. Part of the recruiting process for them was to identify within their own roster whos on board and whos not, Luginbill said. On the final drive, Florida gained 30 yards, but Tebow's hail mary pass as time expired was batted down by Chad Jones, sealing the LSU victory. Tim Tebow completed 22 of 27 passes for 281 yards passing and also ran for 35 yards on 6 carries. The Rebels put up a valiant effort. 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. Cooper was nominated SEC Freshman of the Week following his performance. Glades Central(Belle Glade) He was released by the Eagles on February 8, 2016. 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. He started the season used mostly for blocking, rather than for his receiving ability. The Gators finished with 498 yards on offense against what had been the 14th best defense in the nation. All Rights Reserved. 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. The 2007 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football 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. Follow us@GatorsWireon Twitter and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions. See Full Boxscore. Do you have any thoughts or questions about the Gators football program? 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. Florida leads with a lopsided 3092 record and has won the last 17 games in a row. At different points in the game, the young Gators struggled on offense, defense, and special teams. There was, however, a brief period when it seemed that the contest would be much closer. Florida has won fifteen of the last eighteen contests, but are 2 and 2 in the last 4 games. 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. After a slow start, Cooper put together a solid season with 47 receptions for 835 yards and 8 touchdowns, all career highs. 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. Craig Steltz missed an assignment on the play which left Ingram wide open on the post pattern. [13] [2] He attended Independence High School in Charlotte, where he played for the Independence Patriots high school football team. He was drafted in the fifth round by the Oakland Raiders and was a regular as a rookie before being waived in 2019. Can incoming offensive tackle transfers Damieon George (Alabama) and Micah Mazzccua (Baylor) replace outgoing starters Michael Tarquin (USC) and Ethan White? And Jordan Herald was announced as associate director of creative media, football recruiting. On June 3, 2008, Leak signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. This was the fifth game of the season where the Gators played a team led by a former national championship winning head coach. He is considered by some to be the greatest high school quarterback of all time. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. On May 5, 2011, Leak signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a free agent. Both teams traded punts before Woodson found Lyons for the third time on the day on a 6-yard TD pass. 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. Very different. 2007 Southeastern Conference football standings, 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings, 2007 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Florida State vs. Florida - College Football Game Recap - November 24, 2007, "www.secsports.com SEC Football Players of the Week Announced", "Tennessee 20 - 59 Florida: Final | 2007-09-15 | College Football | Yahoo! Appearing to kick another long field goal, LSU instead ran a brilliant fake with the holderquarterback Matt Flynnwho scooted eight yards for the first down. He put it inside the 20-yard line 90 times and booted the ball over 50 yards just as many times. [12] On April 10, 2012, he was placed on the left squad list, effectively ending his time with the Sharks. SR. 99.32. [5] He spent the summer of 2007 working with the team, and training under former Gator quarterback Rex Grossman. Despite the challenges of youth, the Gators were ranked in the top 5 in some preseason polls.[2]. In July 2013, a video surfaced of Cooper being denied backstage access at a Kenny Chesney concert in the previous month. He made a one-handed catch for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys. GAME RECAP: Diarras 3 spoils Gator comeback, A&M wins 83-80 in OT. This was the first contest between these two schools. Brandon Taylor was named gamechanger - graduate assistant. In a game against the Dallas Cowboys on November 9, Cooper left the game with a foot injury. Thursdays loss follows another loss last week to end the regular season, in which the Gators finished 19-12. In one of the most anticipated games of the season, the Florida Gators traveled to Tiger Stadium to take on the LSU Tigers in a game that had conference and national title implications. 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. The DC Defenders feature the final former Gator player, receiver Josh Hammond. 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. Cooper's younger sister, Lindsey, also attended the University of Florida, where she played for the Florida Gators women's soccer team. READ MORE: Floridas Johnson gets ceremonial start on senior day vs UK. We dug ourselves a huge hole, of course, in the first half. Cooper caught eight passes, gaining 182 yards and scoring two total touchdowns in 2007. 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. Tennessee's momentum was washed away by the roar of 90,000 Gator fans, and the home team never looked back. The Gators didn't lose again. Attrition is healthy to some degree.. [1] He was recognized as a Parade magazine All-American as well as Parade's Player of the Year in 2003. In 2016, Hill was suspended 10 games for failing a drug test. Trask finished second nationally in passing yards per game (356.9). Every team loses transfers. ). Record: 9-4 (20th of 119) . Deonte Thompson. 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. Leak led the Florida Gators to their second consensus national championship with a 4114 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 8, 2007, taking home the offensive Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for the game. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. 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. Floridas football staff continues to expand. Leak was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1985. The Gators won the BCS Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona to cap off the 2006 season, the second national championship in school history. 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. 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. After missing another relatively short field goal, LSU took advantage of an errant pass by Tim Tebow which hit Ingram in the helmet. 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. We only know that it will be different. Tebow finished his first career start 13-of-17 for 300 yards and three touchdowns passes, and added a rushing touchdown as well. Florida senior forward Colin Castleton has earned second-team All-SEC honors from the leagues coaches, the SEC office announced Tuesday. We saw it in just some of the short highlights from last camp, and that is a continue this spring.. [2] Cooper was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 15th round (457 overall pick) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. [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). LSU immediately countered with a long drive of their own, going 80 yards in 16 plays, scoring on a Ryan Perrilloux option play to cut the Gator lead to 107. 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 page was last edited on 26 December 2022, at 18:11. 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. The official 2008 Football Roster for the Florida Gators Gators. [21][22] Tebow finished the regular season with the second highest passing efficiency in the nation with 177.8. (); : 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. [15][16] Cooper finished the season with 21 receptions off 41 targets for 327 yards and 2 touchdowns. In the 41st meeting between the two, Florida came out early with a 357 lead by the half. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Hester scored a short touchdown with 1:06 to play in the game, giving the Tigers a 2824 lead. Kelvin Taylor, the son of Gators legend Fred Taylor, played at Florida from 2013 to 2015. 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. Fourteen starters, seven from offense and seven from defense, would return for the 2005 season. 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 Gators fell 71-63 to Kentucky in their regular-season finale, but we dont want the loss to overshadow this special and emotional moment to begin the game. Cooper was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Larry and Monica Cooper. After halftime, though, things changed in The Swamp. 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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. Castleton averaged 17.9 points per game in conference. Agree or disagree with something weve said? In addition, they won a school-record 13 games and the school's seventh official SEC title. Make no mistake, however, despite the rumblings on the sidelines, this defensive back kept things locked down on the field and kept the opponents off balance on special teams. Coming off of two consecutive regular season losses, the Wolverines were attempting to break their four bowl game losing streak. 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 . Leak was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and Rivals.com's Freshman All-America Team. This was also Florida's first game of the season without leading receiver Percy Harvin due to a sinus infection. [1] Leak received national attention as an 8th grader in 1998 when Wake Forest coach Jim Caldwell, who had just signed his older brother, C. J., offered him a college football scholarship. 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? 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. [note 1] The special teams chipped in with two blocked punts, and, after allowing an early touchdown, the young Gator defense shut out their opponents for the rest of the half. Tebow closed the drive with a touchdown score on the ground to put the game away. Townsend was Floridas punter from 2013 to 2017. 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. All rights reserved. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Leak suffered an apparent injury early in the fourth quarter and did not return. He appeared in 49 games for Florida over four seasons (2016-19) and made 31 starts. Johnson has spent most of the last two seasons cheering on teammates from the bench as he remained enrolled in school and on scholarship. The outcome was never in doubt; the Gators 2nd half lead was always greater than 20 points. The Florida Gators closed out the 2007 season against the Michigan Wolverines on New Years Day in the Capital One Bowl. He was drafted again in 2009 - in the twenty-fifth round,[7] the seven-hundred and fifty-fourth player chosen that year - after which he signed a deal to play baseball for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball but decided to delay his MLB career and returned to play football for the Gators football team in 2009. Florida would end the game with 31 straight points, turning a close contest into a runaway. 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. At home in Charlotte, North Carolina, he also worked with the Boys and Girls Club and the Steele Creek Youth Athletic Association, served as an inspirational speaker with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and spoke at area middle schools encouraging students to stay focused on their goals. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. 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. With the game already decided, the PAT was not tried and the Gators walked away with a 4537 victory. In the second half, LSU took the ensuing drive but were stopped by the Gator defense. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Tebow was tied with Emmitt Smith and Buford Long with 14 rushing touchdowns in the season entering this game. 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). Leak became a graduate assistant, helping coach the team's offense. Theres a chance these numbers are incomplete. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The XFL plays on Saturdays and Sundays through the spring with the playoffs beginning at the end of April. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara), (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. Eleanor Roosevelt Raiders (Greenbelt) EDGE6-526836yrs. Of those 109, more have exited via the transfer portal (38) than remain (37). Thats not inherently bad. Hill also played in the 2020 iteration of the XFL. He is scheduled to graduate next month. 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. When the weather failed to clear, the game was declared final with 8:23 remaining in the 4th quarter. Florida added a field goal to build their lead to 14 midway through the third quarter. 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. We present them here for purely educational purposes. He garnered 462 first-place votes and 1,957 points, 254 points ahead of the runner-up, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. Gators Breakdown: Latest roster and staff moves | Last look at 2021 Watch on David Waters and Will Miles have the latest on players and coaches coming and leaving for Billy Napier's first season. As the University of Florida dominated college football for the better half of a decade under coach Urban Meyer, the Gators accumulated numbers of victories and accolades and championships. The schedule for the Gators played in their favor this season, as they faced their toughest opponentssuch as Tennessee, Auburn, and Florida Stateat home in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Please check your email for a confirmation. Is he healthy? 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. When the final whistle blew, Florida came away with a 5931 victory. [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. 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. [13] Thirty-five players on Florida's 60-man traveling roster had never played in a collegiate road game before,[14] and it showed. This game was notable for the fact that offensive coordinator and future Florida head coach Dan Mullen underwent an emergency appendectomy the night before, yet still called plays from the press box.[18]. [1] He set North Carolina state records for passing yards in a career (15,593) and completions in a career (1,013), as well as the national record for touchdown passes in a career (185). All Rights Reserved. However, the momentum was short-lived, as Florida went on a 6-play, 81-yard scoring drive without throwing a pass to open the 2nd half and cruised from then on. Kentucky opened the scoring on an Andre' Woodson 33-yard pass to Dicky Lyons to take an early 70 lead. Woodson then found Lyons again on a 50-yard catch and run. He collected 144 total tackles, four interceptions and 1.5 sacks in 38 games (15 starts). Notable additions: Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz, Ohio State linebacker Teradja Mitchell, Notable losses: Offensive lineman Ethan White (not yet committed), defensive back TreVez Johnson (Missouri), Notable additions: South Carolina tight end Jaheim Bell, Virginia defensive back Fentrell Cypress, Notable losses: Defensive back Sam McCall (Texas A&M), running back Treshaun Ward (Kansas State), Notable additions: Tennessee offensive lineman RJ Perry, Florida running back NayQuan Wright, Notable losses: Running back Brian Battie (Auburn), receiver Jimmy Horn (Colorado), Notable additions: Alabama offensive lineman Javion Cohen, Washington State linebacker Francisco Mauigoa, Notable losses: Blue-chip quarterback Jake Garcia (uncommitted), defensive lineman Darrell Jackson (FSU), Notable additions: Alabama offensive lineman Amari Kight, USF quarterback Timmy McClain, Notable losses: Quarterback Mikey Keene (Fresno State), defensive back Davonte Brown (Miami). Finally, former Florida football head coach Ron Zook is the defensive coordinator for the Seattle Sea Dragons. Outcome: Charges were dropped. 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. Coming off the bench, he posted 16 receptions for 315 yards and a touchdown. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft where he played his whole career. Did the Gators upgrade? 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.. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. [20] In October 2016, the 16-year-old victim declined to press charges and the investigation was closed. But once again, it was Tim Tebow who led Florida's charge to victory. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Gov. He spent the last two seasons as special teams graduate assistant at LSU. And thats only one wave of departures. Who are the guys that are going to buy into what were doing? Attrition is an unavoidable part of college football because rosters turn over every four or five years as players run through their eligibility. He was signed to a four-year contract on July 13, 2010.[10]. 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. 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. Moore's fumble early in the game led to Georgia's first touchdown. There are no statistics available for this player. Hill played for Florida from 2008 to 2010 and was a member of the 2009 national championship team. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In a tweet first posted by NFL Memes, it was reported that 41 . What will Floridas new name, image and likeness law actually do? [16] For his efforts, Tebow was named the SEC's offensive player of the week for the 2nd time in the 2007 season.[17]. This was the second of three such games in the 2007 season. Cooper broke his collarbone on July 28, 2012, and missed time,[11] but returned mid-season. Do you have a sports website? After short stints with Kansas City, Atlanta and Cleveland, Taylor played for the Orlando Apollos in the Alliance of American Football and was coached by Steve Spurrier in 2018. Find out more. LSU moved the ball right before the half, but kicker Colt David missed a 43-yard field goal. The FAU Owls traveled to Gainesville for the first meeting between the two teams. 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. Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. On September 26, 2011, it was announced that Leak would sign with the ArenaBowl XXIV champion Jacksonville Sharks to replace star quarterback Aaron Garcia, who joined the San Antonio Talons for the 2012 Arena Football League season. 2007 Florida Gators Stats. The 49ers cut him from the practice squad after two months, and then he spent time as a reserve for Seattle until May 2017. 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