The 2012 Florida Gators football team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the 2012 college football season. The Gators competed in the

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(FBS) of the

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(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC), and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's

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campus. The 2012 season was the Gators' second under head coach

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. They finished the season with 11–2 overall, 7–1 SEC. The team was invited to the 2013 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to the

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, 33–23.

Previous season

The 2011 Florida Gators compiled a 7–6 overall win–loss record, and a 3–5 record in the Southeastern Conference. They concluded the 2011 season with a victory over the

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in the

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Schedule

The 2012 Orange and Blue Debut game was played on April 7 at 1 p.m. and was televised on

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. Blue defeated Orange 21–20 in front of 38,100 fans. The October 20 game against South Carolina hosted ESPN's College Gameday. In addition, their road games against Texas A&M and Tennessee were also hosted by College GameDay. Vandy Vs

Source:

Rankings

Roster

Coaching staff

* Wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill resigned during the offseason, so Pease and graduate assistant

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coached wide receivers.

Recruiting class

Season summary

Bowling Green

Texas A&M

Tennessee

Kentucky

LSU

Vanderbilt

South Carolina

Georgia

Missouri

Louisiana-Lafayette

Jacksonville State

Florida State

Sugar Bowl

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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