2012 Florida Gators football team

The 2012 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2012 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 2012 season was the Gators' second under head coach Will Muschamp. They finished the season with 11-2 overall, 7-1 SEC, earning the title SEC Eastern Division Co-Champions with Georgia. The team was invited to the 2013 Sugar Bowl, where they lost to the Louisville Cardinals, 33–23.

Previous season
The 2011 Florida Gators compiled an 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 Ohio State Buckeyes in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule
The 2012 Orange and Blue Debut game was played on April 7 at 1 p.m. and was televised on Sun Sports. Blue defeated Orange 21-20 in front of 38,100 fans.

The October 20 game against South Carolina hosted ESPN's College Gameday.

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Coaching staff

 * Receivers Coach Hill resigned so Coach Pease and graduate assistiant Bush Hamdan will coach receivers