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When University of Florida Athletics
Director Jeremy Foley hired Urban
Meyer on December 4, 2004, the
goal was to return Florida football
to Southeastern Conference and
national prominence.
Did You Know?…Coach Meyer is 13-2
against the current top-10 winningest
active coaches in college football.
Coach Meyer is one of two
active coaches to win a pair of
outright national championships,
coach a Heisman Trophy winner
and coach a number one overall
pick in the National Football
League Draft.

Urban Meyer
Head Football Coach
In four seasons, Meyer has guided the
Gators to a pair of national championships,
two Southeastern Conference Championships
and has posted the best record in the
SEC during the last four years (24­8). He
has led the Gators to 35 wins during the
last three seasons, tied for the best victory
total in the nation during that time. His 44­
9 mark during the last four seasons is tied
for thrid best total in the nation during that
time span.
Meyer is the first coach ever to win two
BCS National Championships and he is the
only coach in the history of the SEC to win
two outright National Titles.
Meyer, 44, became the fifth­youngest
head coach to win a pair of national titles
since 1950 and he is one of five coaches to
win a pair of national championships in his
first four years at a school.
Meyer is one of two active coaches to
win a pair of outright national championships,
coach a Heisman Trophy winner and
coach a No. 1­overall pick in the National
Football League Draft.
The four­year tenure of Coach Meyer in
Gainesville extends beyond the multiple
national and SEC Championships.
Meyer, who has 23 years of coaching
experience, including eight as a head coach,
became the only coach in school history to
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post seven­consecutive wins against UF’s
traditional rivals – Tennessee, Georgia and
Florida State. Overall, Meyer has won 11 of
12 against the trio.
Florida has been ranked in the each of
the 66 polls under Coach Meyer, including
47 weeks in the top 10.
Coach Meyer’s overall winning
percentage of .830 (83-17)
makes him the secondwinningest
coach in the
nation, among individuals
who have been a head coach
for at least five full seasons.
A three­time national Coach­of­the­
Year, his career record stands at 83­17 and
his .830 winning percentage ranks second
nationally among active coaches with at
least five years of coaching experience. Just
as impressive, Meyer owns a 13­2 (.867)
record against the other top­10 active
winningest coaches in college football. He
is one of seven coaches in the history of
Division I­A football to reach 80 wins in
eight seasons or less.
He owns a 47­4 (.922) record at home
in his career, including 25­2 (.926) in The
Swamp. Few are better than getting a team
ready to play, as Meyer sports a 27­3 (.900)
record when having more than a week to
prepare for a game.
Meyer is the only coach ever to have
three wins over a No. 1 team in the BCS
rankings, defeating Ohio State and Oklahoma
in the 2007 and 2009 BCS Championship
Games, respectively, and Alabama in the
2008 SEC Championship Game.
Meyer’s record after 50 games in the
SEC matched the best mark by any coach
in the history of the conference, winning 41
of his initial 50 contests.
Seventeen Gators have been selected in
the NFL Draft under Meyer, including a
nation’s best nine in 2007. Four Gators have
been first­round draft picks under Meyer
and UF has had at least one first­round pick
in each of the last three years. Overall, 38
Gators have signed NFL contracts under
Meyer.
Off the field, Meyer established the
Gators’ Leadership Committee, a group of
players charged with acting as spokesmen
for the team and handling situations related
to team policy issues, academic affairs, offcampus
circumstances and other topics.
His priority on academics has resulted in
more than 43 percent of the University of
Florida football scholarship student­athletes
earning above a 3.0 GPA in the 2009 Spring
Semester and 107 players have been named
to the Southeastern Conference Academic
Honor Roll in the last four years. His 2008
team tied a league record with 37 players
named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
In 2007, Tim Tebow became the first
Florida football player named to First­Team
YOUNGEST HEAD COACHES TO
WIN A PAIR OF NATIONAL TITLES
SINCE 1950
Birth Date of
Coach School Date Second Title Age
Barry Switzer Oklahoma 10/5/37 1/1/1976 38.27
Bud Wilkinson Oklahoma 4/12/16 1/2/1956 39.75
Jim Tatum Maryland 7/22/13 1/1/1954 40.47
John McKay Southern Cal 7/5/23 1/1/1968 44.52
UrBAN MEyEr Florida 7/10/64 1/9/2009 44.53
Woody Hayes Ohio State 2/14/13 1/1/1958 44.91
“ I’ve got a championship ring and a college degree. Not many
people get a moment like this in life. I thank God and I thank
Coach Meyer because I couldn’t have done it without them.”
— Dallas Baker, former UF wide receiver
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Academic All­America since Danny Wuerffel
in 1996. Tebow was also only the second
sophomore football player in school history
and the fourth sophomore athlete overall at
UF to earn first­team Academic All­America
honors. In 2008, he was chosen as ESPN
The Magazine’s Academic All­American of
the Year for football and repeated as a firsttime
Academic All­America selection.
Chris Leak was a finalist for the 2006
Draddy Trophy, dubbed the Academic
Heisman, and was selected as the 2006
Fall Graduating Outstanding Leader for all
students on campus. Leak was the featured
speaker at UF graduation ceremonies in
December of 2006 and overall 67 players
have graduated under Meyer.
“Countless guys have gotten so much
better off the field in just doing what
is right and treating people the
right way because of Coach Meyer.
I think the best thing about him,
actually, is that he cares more about
how the guys succeed off the field
than how they succeed on the field.
That’s why our team is so close.”
— Tim Tebow, UF Quarterback
Meyer is equally committed to the University
of Florida, as he and Billy Donovan
agreed in October of 2008 to lead a campus
charge to raise $50 million for UF’s Florida
Opportunity Scholars Program. The program
was created by UF President Bernie Machen
to provide financial assistance to firstgeneration,
financially­disadvantaged students
working towards a bachelor’s degree.
Meyer’s 2008 team featured the most
prolific offensive unit in league history,
totaling 611 points. Florida became the
first school in the history of the SEC to win
six­straight league games by 28 points and
UF scored 30 or more points in each of its
league games.
UF also became the first major college
team to win eight consecutive games by
28­plus points since Minnesota in 1903.
The Gators put up those numbers
against the nation’s second­toughest
schedule, facing off against 11 bowl teams.
UF posted a 6­0 mark against ranked
Coach Meyer owns
17 wins against ranked
opponents in the
last four years.
coach MEYER
MEYER FACT SHEET
COACHING EXPErIENCE
Year School ,TiTle
1986 Ohio State, Tight Ends (Grad. Asst.)
1987 Ohio State, Receivers (Grad. Asst.)
1988 Illinois State, Outside Linebackers
1989 Illinois State, Quarterbacks/
Wide Receivers
HEAD COACHING
rECOrD conference Final
Year School record record Poll*
2001 Bowling Green 8­3 5­3 NR
2002 Bowling Green 9­3 6­2 NR
2003 Utah 10­2 6­1 (First) 21/21
2004 Utah 12­0 7­0 (First) 4/5/3
2005 Florida 9­3 5­3 12/16
2006 Florida 13­1 7­1 (First) 1/1
2007 Florida 9­4 5­3 13/16
2008 Florida 13­1 7­1 (First) 1/1
Totals:8 Years 83-17 (.830) 48-14 (.774)
* Polls listed AP/Coaches’/Sports Illustrated
BOWL GAMES
AS A COACH
1987 Cotton Bowl
1990 Freedom Bowl
1994 Holiday Bowl
1995 Holiday Bowl
1997 Independence Bowl
1998 Gator Bowl
2001 Fiesta Bowl
2003 Liberty Bowl
2005 Fiesta Bowl
2006 Outback Bowl
2007 Tostitos BCS National
Championship Game
2008 Capital One Bowl
2009 FedEx BCS National
Championship Game
Year School ,TiTle
1990-95 Colorado State, Wide Receivers
1996-2000 Notre Dame, Wide Receivers
2001-02 Bowling Green, Head Coach
2003-04 Utah, Head Coach
2005-present Florida, Head Coach
PLAyING
CArEEr
Lettered as a defensive back at
the University of Cincinnati…A
13th­round pick in the 1982
Major League Baseball June
Amateur Draft as a shortstop…
Played two years in the Atlanta
Braves’ organization.
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Birthdate: July 10, 1964
hometown: Ashtabula, Ohio
education: 1986 ­ Bachelor’s
Degree in Psychology,
University of Cincinnati
1988 ­ Master’s Degree in
Sports Administration from
The Ohio State University
Family: Married to the former
Shelley Mather. Three children:
Nicole (18), Gigi (16), Nathan
(10).

teams to become the first team in school
history to go undefeated against ranked
opponents. UF’s average margin of victory
against ranked teams was 28.3 ppg
(combined score of 256­86).
The 2008 team also featured a defense
that ranked among the top­10 nationally in
total defense and scoring defense and set
a school record with 26 interceptions (five
returned for a touchdown). UF’s special
teams tied a school record with nine
blocked kicks and its punt return and punt
return coverage unit ranked among the
top­10 nationally.
Urban Meyer is the only
coach in college football
to capture two BCS National
Championships.
Meyer’s 2007 Gator team produced a
potent offense as well. Behind Heisman
Trophy­winner Tebow, the Gator offense
ranked third nationally (42.5 ppg) and was
just eight points shy of tying the school
mark for most scored in a season. The
team led the nation and established a
school record by converting on 53 percent
of third downs and posted the secondhighest
passing efficiency mark in the
country (170.17). UF was the only school in
the nation to both rush and pass for a
touchdown in every game.
Against the third­toughest schedule in
the nation, UF won nine games for the
third­straight year for the first time since
1999­2001 and extended its school record
with its 17th­straight bowl appearance –
the longest active streak in the SEC.
Meyer captured his first national championship
after a 41­14 win over No. 1 ranked
Ohio State in Glendale, Ariz.
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COACHES TO WIN
TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN
FIRST FOUR SEASONS AT A SCHOOL
Coach School years
1. Frank Leahy* Notre Dame 1943, 1946
2. Barry Switzer Oklahoma 1974, 1975
3. Dennis Erickson Miami 1989, 1991
4. Pete Carroll Southern Cal 2003, 2004
5. UrBAN MEyEr FLOrIDA 2006, 2008
*Did not coach in 1944 or 1945
“I was just mentioning, as we were walking down, there’s something about
Coach Meyer’s teams, they just have a lot of heart. And that’s a reflection of
coaching values that talk about character and integrity, and not just winning.
And so we are very appreciative of the work that you’ve done, Coach.
That’s also why it’s so easy to tell that these guys have operated like
one big family. And that comes across on and off the field.”
President Barack Obama
Florida has been ranked in
the AP, Coaches’ and BCS
polls each week since
Urban Meyer’s arrival in
Gainesville, which is a
streak of 66-straight AP
and Coaches’ polls.
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In addition to his on the field accomplishments, Meyer
has also championed efforts in community service.
A new initiative beginning in 2009, UF football players
will perform more than 400 hours of community service
annually, as each student-athlete will attend at least two
Goodwill Gator events per semester.
In the spring of 2009, the “Swamp Field Trip” was available
to local middle schools as a reward for their students
who achieve good grades, are involved in community service
or have had major improvements. The students had the
opportunity to speak with a group of players and had a
special tour of the football facility given by the players.
The UF football team held the inaugural Gator Charity
Challenge in August of 2008 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in
front of approximately 1,800 people. The fundraiser
featured the 2008 Gators challenging each other in a series
of strength competitions to raise funds and awareness for
six charities that were selected by the football program
and are affiliated with Shands, a University partner. The
charities were the American Cancer Society, American
Diabetes Association, American Heart Association,
Children’s Miracle Network, March of Dimes and the Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The Gator Charity
Challenge was held in association with Uplifting Athletes.
In the spring of 2008, Florida Coach Urban Meyer initiated
a mentor program for young at-risk males. Working
coach MEYER
Meyer’s Community Community Service Initiatives
and Goodwill Efforts
“Pictures are different than actually going. And the
one thing I’ll tell you that I didn’t understand: when we
came back from three or four villages that we went
to, people were very happy. I mean, they didn’t have
a dime and they had struggled putting food on the
table. And there wasn’t a whole lot of MTV going on,
and certainly no video games. But all the families
were pretty much intact, mother, father, children. We
fed families and I actually went out to the stores,
bought the food with my kids. It was unbelievable,
for an hour we went shopping, grabbing rice, beans
and oil. I could do it all in my head because we
did it so much. Our family walked away saying
how unbelievable it was to be able to help them…
but its not like they are not happy, that was what
I didn’t expect. I expected extreme poverty and
unhappy people. That wasn’t the case.”
— Urban Meyer on his mission trip to the Dominican Republic
with the African-American Accountability Alliance of
Alachua County task force, the program BLAQUE (Bold
Leaders, Achieving Quality, Unity and Excellence) was
developed. The program partnered 15 area middle school
children with a Gator football player and a community
leader. The goal is to affect change in the lives of at-risk
black youth.
In the spring of 2005 and 2006, Meyer worked closely
with student-body leaders on campus on a community
service initiative surrounding the annual Orange and Blue
Spring Game. Student leaders sold Orange and Blue spirit
bands prior to the Spring Game with proceeds benefiting
the Children’s Miracle Network. Fans that purchased the
bands were then asked to assist members of the UF
coaching staff and football team in the planting of more
than 400 crape myrtle trees on Radio Road on campus.
Meyer’s goodwill efforts have extended beyond his football
family. Inspired by Tim Tebow’s missionary work, Meyer
and his family spent time in the Dominican Republic on a
missionary trip in June of 2008.
“Tim has had an impact on me. He has done a lot of
things to open my eyes and that’s one of them. To hear
what he does on his time off, and we’re sitting on a cruise
or sitting on a beach. My kids live in a very nice home, so
my wife and I both felt it was something that we wanted
to do.”

Florida’s run to the 2006 national championship
featured a school­record 13 wins,
including the school’s seventh Southeastern
Conference Championship with a 38­28
win over Arkansas in the SEC Title tilt.
The magnitude of the national championship
grows when one considers that the
2006 Florida schedule ranked as the toughest
in the country by the NCAA, featuring
six ranked teams and 11 teams that played
in bowl games – the top total in the nation.
Meyer was named the National Coach of the
Year by the All­American Football Foundation
at the conclusion of the season.
Coach Meyer is the only
coach in school history to
open his career with fourstraight
wins over Tennessee
and Florida State.
Meyer’s first year at Florida produced a
nine­win season and January Bowl game
victory, the Gators’ first since 2001. Not
only did Florida defeat three of its biggest
rivals (Tennessee, Georgia and Florida
State), the Gators never trailed in each of
those games – a first in program history.
Florida’s final ranking of No. 12 in the
Associated Press Poll was also its highest
season­ending ranking since 2001.
“He came at me and told me the truth,
the straight truth and nothing but the truth.
He continues to do that. At first you say he’s
probably just telling me this, telling me that,
but once you get here it’s not like he changes
and tells you now it’s this. He’s been telling
me the same thing since Day 1.”
— Will Hill, UF safety
2009 coaching
“If you’re straight with Coach, he’s going to be straight with
you. That’s one of the best things about him. He’s a guy who
wants to know about you, talk to you, help you out.”
— Vernell Brown, former UF cornerback
Meyer became the first coach in UF
history to defeat four ranked opponents in
his initial season at Florida and his nine
wins tied a school record for most wins by
a first­year coach in Gainesville.
Meyer’s 2005 team continued
to follow his blueprint for
success. Take care of the ball,
control the clock, win the field
position battle and put the
ball in the hands of the best
players. Florida ranked third
nationally in turnover margin
at +18, just one shy of the
school record set in 2000, and
its average time of possession
was 32:37, second­best in the
SEC and best in UF records
dating back to 1986. UF’s average
starting field position was
also tops in the league, thanks
in large part to a punt return
unit that allowed just 3.3 yards
per return – the best in school
history and second nationally.
For the fifth­straight season
under Meyer, a wide receiver
ranked among the top 20
nationally in catches per game
– this time Chad Jackson tied a
school record with 88 receptions,
sixth­best in the nation
and tied for fourth­best alltime
in the SEC.
“Urban Meyer represents the
qualities that we were looking for in our
head coach,” Florida Athletics Director
Jeremy Foley said. “He is an innovator of the
game with proven success as a head coach.
He has shown the ability to attract recruits
and is a tremendous teacher. Urban’s
accomplishments speak for themselves.
He is a man of high values and principles
and we welcome him and his family to the
University of Florida family.”
UF has started a
true freshman on
opening day in all
four seasons under
Coach Meyer.
“I am certainly excited about the opportunity
to be the head coach at the
University of Florida,” said Meyer. “There
were a lot of factors that went into this
decision that our entire family had to
consider. The opportunity to compete at
the highest level at one of the nation’s
most­respected academic institutions is
something that was attractive for us. The
passion of Gator fans is legendary in collegiate
athletics and I am eager to be a part
of that environment.
“The quality of recruits within the state of
Florida and the Southeast Region offers a
tremendous recruiting base for us,” Meyer
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1 Take back The Swamp
• Coach Meyer began his Florida career
with a 16­0 record in The Swamp
and is 47­4 (.922) at home as a head
coach. Through 27 games under Meyer
at home, Florida is 25­2 (.926).
2 Win rivalry games
• After the 59­20 victory over
Tennessee on Sept. 15, 2007, the
Gators had defeated UT, Georgia and
Florida State eight­consecutive
times, the longest stretch in school
history. Meyer is the first coach in
school history to defeat Tennessee in
each of his first four seasons and he
is also the only coach at UF to begin
his career with four­straight wins
over Florida State.
• The 49­10 victory over Georgia on
Nov. 1, 2008 in Jacksonville was the
worst defeat for the Bulldogs under
Mark Richt and improved Meyer to 3­
1 against UGA.
• The 45­15 win at Florida State on
Nov. 29, 2008 improved Meyer to
coach MEYER
continued. “The support from the University’s
administration is evident in their
commitment to my family and I am looking
forward to leading the Gator football
program.”
“Urban Meyer is an outstanding coach
with a strong record, great leadership skills
and a very promising future,” said UF
President J. Bernard Machen. “I am very
happy to welcome him along with Shelley
and the Meyer family to UF and Gainesville.”
Meyer earned multiple National Coach of
the Year honors in 2004 after leading Utah
to a perfect 12­0 season, the school’s first
in 75 years. Meyer collected the Home
Depot National Coach of the Year, the
George Munger Award for the Collegiate
Coach of the Year presented by the Maxwell
Club and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the
Year (Named by the Football Writers
Association of America). He also was
named National Coach of the Year by Pro
Football Weekly and earned the Woody
Hayes Trophy Award and the Victor Award.
With its post­season bid to the Fiesta
Bowl, Utah made history by becoming the
first school from a non­Bowl Championship
Series conference to earn a berth in a BCS
Bowl. Utah finished as the outright 2004
4­0 versus the Seminoles and represented
the most points and largest
margin of victory for UF at Doak
Campbell Stadium.
• Meyer now has a 12­1 (.923) record
against the Gators’ rivals (Tennessee,
Georgia, Miami (Fla.) and Florida
State.
3 Connect with the fans, the
student body and the
Community
• Initiated the Gator Walk, during which
players enter the stadium through a
tunnel of enthusiastic and vibrant
Gator fans and colors two hours prior
to kickoff.
• Began the tradition of players singing
the school song to the student
section at the conclusion of home
games.
• Held a number of contests for the
student body prior to the 2008
Spring Game, including the fastest
fan on campus, which was televised
live by ESPN.
Mountain West Conference champion to
become the only back­to­back outright
winners in the league’s history.
Under his direction, the Utes ranked in
the top­five nationally in six statistical
categories. Utah ranked third nationally in
scoring (45.3), total offense (499.7), net
punting (40.8), turnover margin (+1.25) and
passing efficiency (173.4), and was ranked
fifth nationally in kick returns (26.2). The
Utes were the only school in the nation to
Coach Meyer is 25-2 (.926)
at The Swamp and overall
Coach Meyer is 47-4 (.922)
at home as a head coach.
have their rushing offense (236.1, 13th)
and passing offense (263.7, 19th) rank in
the top 20 nationally.
Utah led the MWC in 11 categories,
including scoring offense, total offense,
pass efficiency offense, pass efficiency
defense, turnover margin, kick returns and
third­down conversions (52.3). The Utes
were the MWC runner­up in rushing
Florida Football
• Coach Meyer has worked with local
community leaders to establish a
mentoring program with disadvantaged
youth and members of the
football team.
4 Embrace the tradition of
Florida football
• Has invited several former players,
including 1996 national championship
team captain James Bates, to visit
and speak with the team. Other
former players have included Alex
Brown, Danny Wuerffel, Errict Rhett,
Jack Youngblood, Emmitt Smith,
Lawrence Wright, Donnie Young, Trace
Armstrong, Terry Jackson and Travis
McGriff.
• Required all players to learn the
school song, so that they may sing it
to the student section after each
home game.
• Welcomed back former Gator
captains and their families for a
special Captains’ Legacy Weekend,
highlighted by a private dinner for the
captains with the current team the
night before the Homecoming Game.

offense, passing defense (203.3), scoring
defense (19.5), total defense (343.2), punt
returns (10.9) and sacks against (18).
Meyer completed his Utah coaching
career riding a 16­game winning streak, the
second­longest in the nation behind only
Southern California (21). The Utes did not
trail at halftime of any 2004 game and their
closest margin of victory was 14, a 49­35
win over Air Force on Sept. 25.
Meyer’s mark has been made on the NFL
Draft as well, tutoring the No. 1 pick in the
2005 Draft. Quarterback Alex Smith, the
first­round draft pick by the San Francisco
49ers that April, is one of 62 former Meyer
players who have signed contracts with
NFL teams.
Meyer was named the 2003 National
Coach of the Year by The Sporting News
after leading the Utes to a 10­2 record,
their first outright conference champion­
ship since 1957, a bowl
victory and a final
national ranking of No.
21. He became the first
coach from the MWC
and just the second
coach from a non­BCS
program to receive the
coveted TSN award.
Meyer was also voted
the MWC Coach of the Year, becoming
Utah’s first conference coach of the year
selection since 1978. He became the only
coach in the school’s 111­year football
history to win a conference title in his first
year.
Ironically, Utah’s 2003 wins came against
one of the toughest schedules in school
history. Two were against Pac­10 foes
Oregon and California, and the Ducks were
ranked No. 19 when Utah scored a 17­13
upset. The Utes also knocked off perennial
league powers Colorado State, Air Force
and Brigham Young. It was the first Ute
sweep of that trio in 10 years and the first­
Initiatives Under Urban Meyer
5 Recruit quality individuals
• Each of the 53 total members of the
2006 and 2007 recruiting classes
qualified academically, making the
Gators’ the only team in the SEC to
have each member of its recruiting
class on the field at the start of
practice.
6 Emphasize Special Teams
• The Gators have blocked 26 kicks
under Urban Meyer, including a schoolrecord
nine in 2008.
• Florida established a school record by
allowing just five punt returns in 2007
for a total of 22 yards and has allowed
just 231 since punt return yards since
2005 – the lowest total in the nation
during that time frame.
• UF has returned a punt for a touchdown
in each of Meyer’s four years at
Florida.
• Under Urban Meyer, UF has been perfect
on executing fake punts (7­for­7).
2009 coaching
“There’s a genuineness about Urban and a passion. As a
player, you can sense whether it’s real or contrived. We’ve all
seen that Urban is real, that he’s the man for this job.”
— Jack Youngblood, former Gator defensive end and NFL Hall of Famer
UF’s 44 wins under Coach
Meyer are tied for the thirdbest
total in the nation during
the past four years.
7 Develop leaders on and off
the field
• Coach Meyer established the Gators’
Leadership Committee, a group of
players charged with acting as spokesmen
for the team and handling situations
related to team policy issues,
academic affairs, off­campus circumstances
and other topics.
8 Make academics a priority
• More than 43 percent of the
University of Florida football scholarship
student­athletes earned above
a 3.0 GPA in the 2009 Spring
Semester.
• 107 players have been named to the
Southeastern Conference Academic
Honor Roll in the last four years,
including a league­record 37 in 2008.
• Florida’s 2007 Graduation Success
Rate was 72 percent.
• 67 student­athletes who have played
for Coach Meyer have graduated,
including all 13 seniors from the 2008
National Championship Team.
• Florida’s APR was 963 in the May of
2009 report by the NCAA, placing
them in the 80­90th percentile
within the sport and well above the
sport’s Division I average of 939.
9 Improve Facilities
• Spearheaded the plans for a $28
million expansion of the football facility
which features expanded weight
room, new football offices and stateof­the­art
technology. The project
began in February of 2007 and was
completed in July of 2008.
10 Utilize Team Speed
• The 2008 Gator football team featured
12 players who clock under a 4.4
40­yard time, including freshman Jeff
Demps, who set American and
National High School Record and tied
the World Junior Record for his age
group in the 100­meter dash (10.01)
at the U.S. Olympic Trials.
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Coach Meyer has tutored
four NFL first-round
draft picks in the
last three years.
Coaches’’ All-SEC
Selections Last
Four Years
School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
S. Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ole Miss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Miss. State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
coach MEYER
ever road sweep against them. Meyer’s
Utes capped the season with a 17­0 victory
over Conference USA champion Southern
Mississippi at the AXA Liberty Bowl.
In 2003, Utah won five more games than
the previous year, when it was 5­6, and
matched BCS national champion LSU as
the fifth­most improved team in the
nation. Meyer’s explosive spread offense
and one of the nation’s best defenses
brought Utah local and national attention.
The 2003 Utes shattered their previous
home attendance record by averaging
41,478 fans. The largest crowd ever to
attend a Utah athletic event (46,768) and
a national ESPN television audience
watched the Utes beat California, 31­24, in
Rice­Eccles Stadium.
Known as a defensive power, Utah’s
reputation on that side of the ball held true
while the offense simply took off using
Meyer’s system. Utah shut out its last two
opponents, Brigham Young and Southern
Miss, and finished No. 19 in the nation in
scoring defense (19.1 points per game). On
the other side of the line, Utah went from
last in scoring offense in 2002 to third in
the league by averaging 28.7 points per
game in ’03. A similar improvement
(seventh to fourth) was made in total
offense. Red zone scoring, a Meyer point of
emphasis, rose 11 percentage points (from
68 percent to 79 percent), with 61 percent
of those scores coming on touchdowns
(versus 49 percent in 2002).
Utah’s special teams, under Meyer’s
direct supervision, also improved dramatically
from past years. The Utes led the
Top Winning Percentage
of Active Coaches
(MIN. 5 yEArS)
Winning
Coach School record Percentage
1. Pete Carroll Southern Cal. 88-15 .854
2. Urban Meyer Florida 83-17 .830
3. Bob Stoops Oklahoma 109-24 .820
4. Mark Richt Georgia 82-22 .788
5. Bobby Bowden Florida State 382-123-4 .754
6. Joe Paterno Penn State 383-127-3 .750
7. Bobby Petrino Arkansas 46-16 .742
8. Jim Tressel Ohio State 218-76-2 .740
9. Brian Kelly Cincinnati 159-57-2 .734
10. Steve Spurrier South Carolina 170-62-2 .731
“I went down there (to Gainesville), and it was good for me. The offense he runs is very ... I won’t say it’s a pro-style
offense, but it’s an open offense that has a lot of pro elements to it. From what I know about Urban, he runs a program
similar to the way we run our program, so we talked about lots of things relative to technical football, Xs and Os, how to
deal with different stuff that’s common (to both pro and college football). Probably a lot of things I believe in have been
reinforced, because I respect (Meyer). It’s great to get that perspective (from Meyer).”
— Bill Belichick, New England Patriots Head Coach

nation in kick return average (28.2 yards
per return) and ranked second in the league
in kickoff coverage (16.4 yards per opponent
return) in 2003.
Meyer began his head coaching career at
Bowling Green in 2001, where he engineered
the top turnaround in NCAA Division
I­A football, showing a six­win improvement
from the previous season. The
Falcons rebounded from a 2­9 record to
post their first winning season since 1994
with an 8­3 finish. For his efforts, he was
named the 2001 Mid­American Conference
Coach of the Year. A year later, he guided
BGSU to a 9­3 record and its highest
national ranking in school history (No. 16
ESPN/USA Today and No. 20 Associated
Press). Bowling Green spent five weeks in
the national polls and finished third in the
nation in scoring offense, averaging 40.8
points per game.
Blocked Kicks
Under Urban Meyer
Blocked
year Kicks Punts FG XP
2008 9 5 3 1
2007 4 4 0 0
2006 8 5 2 1
2005 5 2 2 1
2004 9 7 2 0
2003 2 0 2 0
2002 8 7 1 0
2001 1 0 1 0
Totals: 46 30 13 3
Urban Meyer’s teams have
blocked the third-highest
number of kicks (46)
among all teams
nationally since 2001.
2009 coaching
National And Conference Rankings
Under Urban Meyer
First Or Second Conference ranking
Or Top 25 Nationally
year Category League rank National rank
2008 Turnover Margin (+1.57) 1 2
Passing Def. Efficiency (96.7) 1 3
Passing Efficiency (170.7) 1 4
Scoring Offense (43.6) 1 4
Scoring Defense (12.9) 1 4
Punting (38.1 ypg) 1 8
Rushing Offense (231.1 ypg) 1 10
Total Offense (445.1 ypg) 1 15
Punt Return Avg. (14.1 ypg) 3 9
Total Defense (285.3 ypg) 3 9
Rushing Defense (105.4 ypg) 4 15
Passing Defense (179.9 ypg) 6 20
2007 Total Offense (457.15) 1 14
Scoring Offense (42.46) 1 3
Rushing Defense (103.31) 1 10
Net Punting (38.68) 1 9
Punt Returns (15.08) 1 7
Passing Efficiency (170.17) 1 2
Sacks Allowed (1.00) 2 T­5
Rushing Offense (200.15) 3 23
2006 Rushing Defense (72.50) 1 5
Total Offense (396.07) 2 19
Scoring Offense (29.71) 2 23
Pass Efficiency Defense (98.31) 2 4
Total Defense (255.43) 2 6
Scoring Defense (13.50) 2 6
Net Punting (37.69) 2 12
Passing Efficiency (150.45) 3 14
2005 Turnover Margin (+1.50) 1 3
Total Defense (299.8) 4 9
Net Punting (38.1) 4 9
Rushing Defense (94.9) 4 10
Sacks (2.75) 5 25
2004 Total Offense (499.7) 1 3
Scoring Offense (45.3) 1 3
Passing Efficiency (173.4) 1 3
Turnover Margin (+1.25) 1 3
Net Punting (40.8) 1 3
Kick Return (26.2) 1 5
Pass Efficiency Defense (108.9) 1 24
Rushing Offense (236.1) 2 13
Passing Offense (263.7) 2 19
Scoring Defense (19.5) 2 22
2003 Kick Returns (28.2) 1 1
Turnover Margin (+0.75) 2 15
Scoring Defense (19.1) 2 19
Pass Efficiency (141.7) 2 21
2002 Scoring Offense (40.8) 1 3
Turnover Margin (+0.75) 1 21
Rushing Offense (219.1) 2 11
Total Offense (448.9) 3 9
2001 Turnover Margin (+1.55) 1 3
Rushing Defense (86.3) 1 4
Total Defense (319.6) 1 21
Scoring Defense (19.6) 1 22
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FLOrIDA
head coaching
highlights (2005-08)
• 2006 and 2008 National Championships
• Only coach to capture two BCS Championships
and only coach in SEC history to own two
outright national titles
• 2006 and 2008 Southeastern Conference
Championships
• 2006 All-American Football Foundation
National Coach of the Year
• 44-9 record, tied for the third-best victory
total in the nation the last four years and 35
wins is the best total in the nation the last
three years
• 24-8 mark in SEC action, tops in the SEC
• Faced the nation’s No. 1 schedule in 2006, the
third-toughest in 2007 and second-toughest
in 2008. Overall has played 22 ranked teams in
four years
• Only coach in UF history to win seven-straight
games against traditional rivals Tennessee,
Georgia and Florida State and has won 11 of 12
overall against the trio
• 25-2 record at home in The Swamp
• Ranked in 66 consecutive polls, including 38
weeks in the top 10
• More than 43 percent of football
scholarship players earned a 3.0
GPA in the Spring of 2009
• Coached 2007 Heisman Trophy
Winner Tim Tebow
• Seventeen players selected in the
NFL Draft, including a nation’s
best nine in 2007. Four Gators
have been first-round draft picks
under Meyer and UF has had at
least one first-round pick in each
of the last three years. Overall,
38 Gators have signed NFL
contracts under Meyer.
coach MEYER
Urban Meyer’s Coaching
HigHligHts
• 67 players have graduated
• 107 student-athletes named to SEC Academic
Honor Roll, including a league-record 37 in 2008
UTAH
head coaching
highlights (2003-04)
• The Home Depot 2004 Coach of the Year
• 2004 George Munger Award for the Collegiate
Coach of the Year presented by the Maxwell
Club
• 2004 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (Named
by the Football Writers Association of America)
• 2004 Woody Hayes Trophy Award (Presented
by the Columbus Touchdown Club)
• 2004 Victor Award
• Semifinalist for the 2004 Bobby Dodd Coach of
the Year award
• 2003 National Coach of the Year by The
Sporting News
• 2003 and 2004 Mountain West Conference
Coach of the Year
• 22-2 overall record and 6-1 mark versus BCS
teams
• Directed Utah to a perfect 12-0 record in 2004
and became the first school from a non-Bowl
Championship Series conference to earn a berth
in a BCS Bowl (Fiesta)
Coach Meyer is one of only
seven head coaches that
have totaled 80 wins in
eight seasons or less
in NCAA history.
• Utah finished as the MWC winner for the
second-straight season to become the only
back-to-back outright champion in the league’s
existence
• The 2004 Utes ranked in the top five nationally
in six statistical categories and the top 20 in
eight.
• 2004 Utah squad led
the MWC in 11 statistical
categories
• Coached Heisman Trophy
Finalist Alex Smith, who also
earned The Sporting News
National Player of the Year
and was the first player
selected in the 2005 NFL
Draft
• Squad averaged 44,112
spectators per game,
breaking the school record
of 41,478 set in 2003
• First Utah football coach ever named National
Coach of the Year
• Best debut season ever for a Utah football
coach (10-2)
• 2003 marked the school’s first outright
conference championship since 1957
• Became only coach in program’s history to win
the conference crown in debut season
• Utah ranked No. 1 in the nation in kickoff
returns in 2003
• 86 percent conference winning percentage in
’03 was the best since 1953
• Road sweep of Brigham Young, Colorado State
and Air Force in 2003 was a Utah first
• Led the Utes to their first New Year’s Eve bowl
ever, where they beat Southern Mississippi
(17-0) in the AXA Liberty Bowl, Dec. 31
• Utah ended Brigham Young’s NCAA record
361-game, 28-year scoring streak to complete
the 2003 regular season
BOWLING GrEEN
head coaching
highlights (2001-02)
• 2001 Mid-American Conference Coach of the
Year
• Biggest turnaround in the NCAA in 2001
• First winning season at BGSU since 1994
• 17-6 overall record and 5-0 versus BCS teams
• Five weeks in the national rankings in 2002
• Ranked as high as No. 16 (Coaches’) and No. 20
(Associated Press)
• Finished third in the nation in scoring offense in
2002 with 40.8 points per game
• 40.8 points per game set new MAC mark
• Finished ninth in the nation in total offense with
448.9 yards per game
• 2001 squad led MAC in total defense, scoring
defense and rush defense

The Falcons, who became the highest
scoring team in MAC history, also finished
ninth in the nation in total offense (448.9
ypg) and 11th in rushing offense (219.1 ypg)
in 2002. They were the only team in the
nation to average at least 215 yards rushing
and 215 yards passing per game. BGSU
also led the nation in red zone production,
scoring on 61­of­63 trips (.968) inside the
20­yard line, including 52 touchdowns.
His teams fared well defensively, too. In
2001, BGSU ranked first in the MAC in
scoring defense (19.5 ppg), rushing defense
(86.3 ypg) and total defense (319.5 ypg).
Bowling Green led the MAC in turnover
margin both years under Meyer.
Meyer’s 17­6 record at Bowling Green
included a 5­0 mark against BCS teams
and two wins over ranked opponents. After
his first of two wins over Missouri, Meyer
was named ESPN.com National Coach of
the Week in 2001.
Meyer apprenticed at Ohio State (1986­
87), Illinois State (1988­89), Colorado State
(1990­95) and Notre Dame (1996­2000)
2009 coaching
“After every NFL visit, all I could do is just text Coach (Urban Meyer) and tell
him thank you for everything. I feel like I owed him the world. We had probably
the best relationship I could have as far as player-coach relationship
with those guys. I owe the University of Florida and The Gator Nation
more than I can ever describe. The coaches, I thank them. A lot of
my success and a lot things that have come before have helped
with moving me and helping me grow as a person.”
“Coach Meyer is different than a lot of
coaches. You can tell he actually cares
about the little things in a person. He
is a good guy to talk to.”
— Phil Trautwein, former UF offensive lineman
— Percy Harvin, former UF wide receiver and current Minnesota Viking
before getting the head job at Bowling Green.
The Ashtabula, Ohio, native learned the
coaching trade from the likes of Sonny
Lubick, Lou Holtz, Earle Bruce and Bob Davie.
The 1999 season saw Meyer’s receiving
corps break the Irish single­season record
for pass receptions with 192 and total
receiving yards with 2,858. During 1998,
Meyer coached split end Malcolm Johnson,
who ended his career with 110 receptions,
the seventh­most in school history.
In 1997, Meyer coached Johnson and
fellow receiver Bobby Brown as they
became the first Irish pair of players
to record 40 or more receptions individually
in a season as Brown had 45 receptions
and Johnson had 42. In addition, the Notre
Dame receivers helped set a then singleseason
school record with 190 receptions.
“He has changed a lot of people’s
lives. He turned around people that
could have gone who-knows-where
to probably going to the NFL. He has
made everybody a better person.”
— Steve Rissler, former UF center
Meyer coached a youthful Irish receiving
corps in 1996 and helped integrate those
players with veteran quarterback Ron
Powlus to contribute to a Notre Dame
offense that produced the
third­highest figures
for total offense and
scoring in Irish history.
Prior to going to
Notre Dame, Meyer
had served as wide
receiver coach for six
years at Colorado
State. He helped the
Rams to the 1994
Western Athletic
Conference title and to
Holiday Bowl appearances
following both
the 1994 (10­2) and
1995 seasons (8­4).
In 1992, he coached wide receiver Greg
Primus, an All­WAC pick who finished as
Colorado State’s all­time leading receiver
and ended up with 192 career catches for
3,200 yards (then 10th on the NCAA’s alltime
yardage list). He also helped the Rams
to the Freedom Bowl title following the
1990 season.
Meyer spent the previous two seasons
at Illinois State, coaching quarterbacks and
receivers in 1989 and outside linebackers
in 1988. He worked as receivers coach at
Ohio State in 1987 and helped the Buckeyes
to a Cotton Bowl win following the 1986
campaign, when he coached tight ends.
A 13th­round pick in the Major League
Baseball Amateur Draft in 1982, he played
two years in the Atlanta Braves’ organization.
He played as a defensive back at the
University of Cincinnati before earning his
degree in psychology in 1986. He went on
to earn a master’s degree in sports administration
from Ohio State in 1988.
Born July 10, 1964, Meyer and his wife
Shelley are the parents of two daughters,
Nicole (18) and Gigi (16), and a son, Nathan
(10).
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A 24-yeAr veterAn of the coAching
rAnks, steve AddAzio is in his fifth
seAson At the University of floridA,
where he tAkes over As offensive
coordinAtor And continUes to instrUct
the offensive line. in more thAn two
decAdes on the sidelines, AddAzio hAs
coAched in nine bowl gAmes And been on
the coAching stAff of five conference
chAmpions, inclUding the 2006 And
2008 floridA stAff thAt clAimed the
bcs nAtionAl chAmpionship.
aDDaZio
Steve
A D D A Z I O
OFFENSIvE
COOrDINATOr/
OFFENSIvE LINE
“Even if I think I do something exactly right, Coach Addazio can still show
me how I can do it better. I’m glad he’s always on me like that because that
gets me better. He wants perfection in everything.”
Last season, Addazio coached one of the
most prolific offense lines in UF history. The
Gators rushed for 3,236 yards, averaging 5.9
yards per carry. The offensive line paved the way
for an offense that passed for 33 touchdowns
and rushed for a school­record 42 touchdowns.
The Gators’ 231.1 rushing yards per game in
2008 ranked first in the SEC by a margin of more
than 44 yards per game and marked the team’s
highest output since 1989 (244.8). The 2008
linemen allowed just 16 sacks over the course of
the season, the third­lowest total at UF since
1996. From 2007­08, the Gators’ offensive line
gave up one sack per 23.8 pass attempts.
In 2007, Addazio mentored an offensive line
that allowed only 13 sacks on the year and
helped the offense to run in 39 touchdowns.
The Gators’ 13­sack allotment was an improvement
over the 23 they allowed in 2006, while
they also increased from 4.7 yards per carry in
2006 to 5.3 per attempt in 2007.
Addazio came to Gainesville from Indiana,
where he served as offensive line coach for
three seasons and offensive coordinator for
one. Prior to that stint, he coached the offen­
— UF offensive lineman Maurkice Pouncey
sive line and special teams at Notre Dame for
three years. Before joining the Fighting Irish,
Addazio was a member of a Syracuse staff that
led the Orange to three­straight Big East titles
and appeared in four bowl games over a fouryear
span from 1995­98.
Before entering into Division I college coaching,
Addazio made a name as one of the nation’s
top high school coaches at Cheshire High School
in Cheshire, Conn. In his seven years on the job,
he won three­consecutive state titles and had a
34­game win streak (which was the secondlongest
in the nation at the time). He also headed
two nationally­ranked teams and placed more
than 20 student­athletes in college programs.
His coaching career began at Western Connecticut
State in 1985, where he served as offensive line
and recruiting coordinator for three seasons.
A four­year starter at Central Connecticut
State from 1978­81, Addazio earned tryouts
with the NFL’s New England Patriots, USFL’s
Jacksonville Bulls and CFL’s Ottawa Roughriders.
He and his wife, the former Kathy Donoghue,
are the parents of three children, Nicole (22),
Jessica (19) and Louie (16).

A COACHING EXPErIENCE
2009 Florida (Offensive
Coordinator/Offensive Line)
2008 Florida (Assistant Head Coach,
Offense/Offensive Line)
2007 Florida (Offensive Line)
2006 Florida (Offensive Line/Tackles;
Tight Ends)
2005 Florida (Tight Ends)
2004 Indiana (Offensive Coordinator/
Offensive Line)
2002-03 Indiana (Offensive Line)
1999-01 Notre Dame (Offensive Line/Tight
Ends/Special Teams)
1997-98 Syracuse (Offensive Line)
1995-96 Syracuse (Asst. Offensive Line/
Tight Ends)
1988-94 Cheshire (Conn.) High School
(Head Football Coach)
1985-87 Western Connecticut State
(Offensive Line/Recruiting
Coordinator)
AddAzIO
NFL Players (Round Drafted)
Te Kaseem Sinceno (Fa) – Syracuse ’98 –
Philadelphia Eagles
Te roland Williams (4th) – Syracuse ’98 –
St. Louis Rams
ol Scott Kiernan (Fa) – Syracuse ’99 – New
York Giants
oT Mark Baniewicz (7th) – Syracuse ’00 –
Jacksonville Jaguars
Te Jabari holloway (4th) – Notre Dame ’01­
New England Patriots
Te dan o’leary (6th) – Notre Dame ’01 –
Buffalo Bills
oG P.J. alexander (Fa) – Syracuse ’02 –
Denver Broncos
Te John owens (5th) – Notre Dame ’02 –
Detroit Lions
oG Kurt Vollers (Fa) – Notre Dame ’02 –
Indianapolis Colts
oT Jordan Black (5th) – Notre Dame ’03 –
Kansas City Chiefs
oT Brennan curtin (6th) – Notre Dame ’03 –
Green Bay Packers
c Jeff Faine (1st) – Notre Dame ’03 –
Cleveland Browns
oT enoch deMar (Fa) – Indiana ’ 03 –
Cleveland Browns
oG Sean Mahan (5th) – Notre Dame ’03 –
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
oT Jim Molinaro (7th ) – Notre Dame ’04 –
Washington Redskins
Wr courtney roby (3rd) – Indiana ’05 –
Tennessee Titans
oT randy hand (Fa) – Florida ‘06 – New
England Patriots
oT isaac Sowells (4th) – Indiana ’06 –
Cleveland Browns
oTTavares Washington (Fa) – Florida ’06 –
San Francisco 49ers’
c drew Miller (Fa) – Florida ’07 – Jacksonville
Jaguars
2009 coaching
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
1996: Gator
1996: Liberty
1997: Fiesta
1999: Orange
2002: Fiesta
2006: Outback
2007: BCS National Championship
2008: Capital One
2009: BCS National Championship
PErSONAL INFOrMATION
Birthdate: June 1, 1959
hometown: Farmington, Conn.
education: 1981 – Bachelor’s Degree in
Physical Education from Central
Connecticut State University; 1985 –
Master’s Degree in Physical Education from
Central Connecticut State University
Marital Status: Married to the former
Kathy Donoghue
children: Nicole (22), Jessica (19),
Louie (16) FILE
oT carlton Medder (Fa) – Florida ’07 –
Arizona Cardinals
oT Jason Watkins (Fa) – Florida ’08 –
Houston Texans
oT Phil Trautwein (Fa) – Florida ’08 – St.
Louis Rams
• Developed five all­conference players,
including a three­time All­Big 10 selection
• Has seen 19 of his players selected in the
NFL Draft, including five players taken in
the fourth round or higher
• Coached in five BCS bowls in the last
12 years
• Owns Big Ten Conference experience as
an offensive coordinator
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vAnce bedford possesses 16 yeArs of
collegiAte coAching experience And
six yeArs coAching in the nAtionAl
footbAll leAgUe. throUghoUt his
coAching cAreer, he spent A totAl of
five seAsons coAching the secondAry At
the University of michigAn,
his most recent being in 2007.
before retUrning to Ann Arbor,
he wAs the defensive coordinAtor At
oklAhomA stAte for two seAsons.
bEDfoRD
Vance
B E D F O R D
COrNErBACKS “Coach Bedford lets you play the way you’re comfortable with playing.
He’ll teach different techniques and combinations so we develop the
skills we need to be comfortable and anticipate and react better.”
Last season, Bedford helped transform a
group of young Gator cornerbacks into one of
the best in the country. Florida‘s pass defense
ranked as one of the worst in the country in
2007, finishing 98th in pass yardage defense and
71st in pass efficiency defense. The turnaround
was led by Bedford, who stepped in during the
spring of 2008 to lead a secondary that ranked
third in pass efficiency defense and 20th in pass
yardage defense. The group also tied the school
record and led the nation with 26 interceptions
on the season, returning five for a touchdown,
tied for best in the country.
Bedford began his NFL coaching career as the
defensive backs‘ coach for the Chicago Bears in
1999. He remained with the Bears until 2004,
and during that time his secondary returned
seven interceptions for touchdowns during a
four­year stretch, equaling the team‘s total from
the previous nine seasons combined. While with
Chicago, Bedford developed three young talents
— UF cornerback Joe Haden
in Mike Brown, Charles Tillman and Nathan Vasher.
Brown earned first­team All­Rookie honors from
Pro Football Weekly in 2000, while Tillman led
NFL rookies in 2003 with four interceptions. In
2004, Vasher led the team with five interceptions,
which tied for eighth overall in the NFL.
His first stint as the Michigan‘s secondary
coach was from 1995­98. Michigan led the
nation in pass defense in 1997 and ranked 20th
in 1996. The Wolverines‘ 1997 national championship
secondary set an NCAA record allowing
just 8.8 yards per completion and finished fifth
nationally by allowing just 133.8 passing yards
per contest. His secondary in 1997 led the Big
Ten and finished third nationally with 22 interceptions,
and Charles Woodson became the only
defensive player to ever win the Heisman Trophy.
Prior to working at Michigan, he spent two
seasons at Oklahoma State University in 1993
and 1994 and six seasons at Colorado State
from 1987­92 as the defensive backs coach. His

B
COACHING
EXPErIENCE
2008-09 Florida (Cornerbacks)
2007 Michigan (Secondary)
2005-06 Oklahoma State (Defensive
Coordinator)
1999-04 Chicago Bears (Defensive Backs)
1995-98 Michigan (Secondary)
1993-94 Oklahoma State (Defensive
Backs)
1987-92 Colorado State (Defensive Backs)
1986 Navarro Junior College
1985 Forest Brook High School,
Houston, Texas
BEdFOrd
tenure at CSU led to a trip to the 1991 Freedom
Bowl and his 1990 secondary set a school record
and led the nation with 25 interceptions.
A four­year letterman and starter at cornerback
for the University of Texas from 1977­79 and also in
1981, Bedford is currently fifth on UT‘s career pass
breakup list. A two­time All­Southwest Conference
second team selection, Bedford played in the
Cotton and Sun bowls twice during his career. He
was selected captain of the 1981 team and earned
Most Valuable Player honors in the 1982 Senior
Bowl All­Star Game.
Bedford was selected in the fifth round of the
1982 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He played
one season with the Cardinals and a year with the
USFL‘s Oklahoma Outlaws in 1984 before embarking
on a coaching career.
NFL Players (Round Drafted)
dB Greg Myers (5th) – Colorado State ’95 –
Cincinnati Bengals
dB raymond Jackson (5th) – Colorado State
’95 – Buffalo Bills
S Marcus ray (Fa) – Michigan ’98 – Oakland
Raiders
2009 coaching
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
1990: Freedom
1995: Alamo
1997: Outback
1998: Rose
1999: Citrus
2006: Independence
2008: Capital One
2009: BCS National Championship
PErSONAL INFOrMATION
Birthdate: Aug. 20, 1958
hometown: Houston, Texas
education: 1983 – Bachelor‘s Degree in
Sociology from the University of Texas
Marital Status: Married to the former
Margaret Bulloch.
FILE
cB charles Woodson (1st) – Michigan ’98 –
Oakland Raiders
dB andre Weathers (6th) – Michigan ’99 –
New York Giants
dB Tommy hendricks (Fa) – Michigan ’99 –
Miami Dolphins
cB James Whitley (Fa) – Michigan ’01 – St.
Louis Rams
dB cato June (6th) – Michigan ’02 –
Indianapolis Colts
cB Jeremy leSueur (3rd) – Michigan ’03 –
Denver Broncos
dB Selwyn Jones (7th) – Colorado State ’92
– Cleveland Browns
de ryan McBean (4th) – Oklahoma State ’07
– Pittsburgh Steelers
S Jamar adams (Fa) – Michigan ’08 – Seattle
Seahawks
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with 16 yeArs of collegiAte coAching
experience, inclUding trips to the insight
bowl, cApitAl one bowl And
bcs nAtionAl chAmpionship,
kenny cArter will begin his second
seAson with the floridA gAtors. he
hAs mentored severAl nfl drAft picks,
inclUding wide receiver bryAnt Johnson,
who wAs selected in the first roUnd by
the ArizonA cArdinAls in 2003.
caRtER
Kenny
C A R T E
rUNNING
BACKS
In his first season with the Gators, Carter led
a running backs group that amassed over 1,800
yards on the ground with 16 touchdowns. Under
Carter’s tutelage, Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey
combined to rush for over 1,200 yards in their
respective freshman campaigns.
Florida led the SEC in rushing offense last
season, averaging 231.1 yards per game. The
average was the highest in school history since
1989, when the Gators averaged 244.8 yards/
game. The Gators also posted a school­record
42 rushing touchdowns in 2008.
Before coming to coach with the Gators,
Carter served as the running backs coach and
recruiting coordinator at Vanderbilt from 2004­
2007. During that time, he mentored many
talented running backs. His 2007 running back
R
corps of Cassen Jackson­Garrison, Jared Hawkins
and Jeff Jennings combined for 1,207 yards.
Carter also spent three seasons, from 2001­
03, serving as the wide receivers coach under
legendary coach Joe Paterno. While at Penn
State, Carter developed a first­team All­Big Ten
pick in 2002 in wide receiver Bryant Johnson.
Prior to his post with the Nittany Lions, he
spent a season leading the running backs at
Pittsburgh. It was there where he mentored
Kevan Barlow, Nick Goings and Lousaka Polite.
Carter spend one season in Baton Rouge
coaching the outside linebackers and spent five
seasons at his alma mater, The Citadel. Carter
was a four­year letterman at linebacker for the
Bulldogs from 1986­89.

c CoaChiNg ExPERiENCE
2008-09 Florida (Running Backs)
2004-07 Vanderbilt (Running Backs/
Recruiting Coordinator)
2001-03 Penn State (Wide Receivers)
2000 Pittsburgh (Running Backs)
1999 LSU (Outside Linebackers)
1997-98 The Citadel (Assistant Head
Coach)
1994-96 The Citadel (DE; RB; Recruiting
Coordinator)
1993 Furman (Tight Ends)
cartEr
NFL Players (Round Drafted)
RB Travis Jervey (5th) – The Citadel ’95 –
Green Bay Packers
TE Luther Broughton (5th) – Furman ’97 –
Philadelphia Eagles
S Clarence LeBlanc (FA) – LSU ’01 – New
York Giants
RB Kevan Barlow (3rd) – Pittsburgh ’01 –
San Francisco 49ers
RB Nick Goings (FA) – Pittsburgh ’01 –
Carolina Panthers
DB Norman LeJeune (7th) – LSU ’02 –
Philadelphia Eagles
WR Bryant Johnson (1st) – Penn State ’03 –
Arizona Cardinals
RB Lousaka Polite (FA) – Pittsburgh ’04 –
Dallas Cowboys
RB Kestahn Moore (FA) – Florida ’08 –
Denver Broncos
2009 coaching
BowL gamEs as a CoaCh
2000: Insight
2003: Capital One
2009: BCS National Championship
PERsoNaL iNFoRmatioN
Birthdate: Dec. 2, 1967
Hometown: Camden, S.C.
Education: The Citadel (1990)
Marital Status: Married to Bonnie
Children: Brey (22), Kennedy (13)
FILE
“Kenny does incredible work developing
talented guys into meaningful contributors
in a hurry. The job he did with our backs
last year, having a couple of freshmen
put up big numbers for us, shows exactly
why we brought him here.”
—UF head coach Urban Meyer
83

illy gonzAles is in his fifth seAson As
wide receivers coAch At the University of
floridA, And his 15th cAmpAign roAming
the collegiAte sidelines. he hAs been A
member of UrbAn meyer-led coAching
stAffs since his Appointment As bowling
green’s wide receivers coAch in 2001.
Billy
G O N Z A L E S
84
rECrUITING
COOrDINATOr/
WIDE rECEIvErS
gonZalEs
“Coach Gonzales was like a father to me for the last two years of my career.
He’s the reason I have the opportunity to play professional football, but more
importantly, he’s the reason I graduated from the University of Florida.”
Under Gonzales’ instruction, UF players have
caught 114 touchdowns, tying for the highest
total in the Southeastern Conference and 12th
nationally since 2005. The Florida receiving unit
has also improved each year in yards per catch
from 11.3 in 2005, 13.0 in 2006, 13.9 in 2007
and 14.2 in 2008.
Last season, UF had four players with five or
more receiving touchdowns while no other team
in the SEC had more than two players with five
touchdown catches. The 2008 Gators wide
receiving corps totaled 27 receiving touchdowns,
six more than any other group of receivers in the
SEC. The group amassed 2,241 yards on the
season, third­best in the SEC. In addition, wideout
Percy Harvin led the nation in yards per carry
(9.4) among all qualifying players. Under Gonzales,
Harvin recorded the three best rushing seasons
by a Florida wide receiver in school history,
making him the all­time UF leader in that category
with 1,852 yards.
In 2007, Gonzales helped Andre Caldwell
become Florida’s all­time leader in career recep­
– Dallas Baker, former Florida wide receiver and NFL Draft selection
tions. Caldwell finished his career with 185
catches for 2,349 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Caldwell’s 185 catches rank as the 12th­highest
total in SEC history. The 2007 season also
marked the third time in school history UF had
four different players with 100­yard receiving
games, adding Caldwell, Percy Harvin, Riley
Cooper and Cornelius Ingram to the record.
Gonzales directed a dynamic Gator receiving
corps that posted 201 catches, 2,713 yards and
25 touchdowns in 2006, while also running for
676 yards and five touchdowns on 80 carries
for an average of 8.5 yards per attempt.
Gonzales guided Harvin to 34 receptions and 41
carries for a combined 855 yards of offense and
five touchdowns en route to SEC Freshman of
the Year honors in 2006, while helping Dallas
Baker turn in a 60­catch, 10­touchdown
campaign that led to first­team All­SEC accolades
and a selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers
in the NFL Draft.
In 2005, his first season in Gainesville,
Gonzales tutored Chad Jackson during a year in

G
COACHING EXPErIENCE
2008-09 Florida (Recruiting
Coordinator/Wide
Receivers)
2005-07 Florida (Wide Receivers)
2003-04 Utah (Special Teams Coordinator/
Wide Receivers)
2002 Bowling Green (Co­Recruiting
Coordinator/Wide Receivers)
2001 Bowling Green (Wide Receivers)
1999-00 Kent State (Recruiting
Coordinator/Wide Receivers)
1998 Kent State (Wide Receivers)
1997 Kent State (Running Backs)
1995-96 Kent State (Graduate Assistant
– Offense)
1994 MacMurray (Ill.) (Wide Receivers)
GONzALES
which he matched the UF single­season reception
record with 88 catches, a total that led the
SEC, ranked sixth nationally and stood as the
fourth­best single­season output in conference
history. Jackson and Baker finished first and
seventh in the conference in receptions per
game, respectively, with averages of 7.3 and 4.3,
making Florida one of just two schools to rank
among the SEC’s top­10.
Gonzales worked with an explosive Utah
offense during his two­year tenure with the
Utes, including a 2004 unit that ranked third
nationally with 499.8 yards per game and 19th
in the country with an average of 263.7 receiving
yards per contest. Under his guidance, Paris
Warren and Steve Savoy both earned
All­Mountain West Conference recognition
during the squad’s perfect 2004
campaign that concluded with a Fiesta
Bowl championship. Warren ranked
17th nationally with a Utah singleseason
record 80 receptions, while he
and Savoy teamed up for 23 touchdowns
and an average of 13.9 yards
per grab. Four different Utes totaled
more than 350 receiving yards during
that season, led by Warren’s 1,076,
while the unit combined to score 39
touchdowns. Warren concluded the
year in style, setting a Fiesta Bowl
record with 15 catches, gaining 198
yards and scoring twice in the win over
Pittsburgh.
Pulling double duty at Utah, Gonzales
also coordinated the Utes’ special
teams, guiding the unit to the nation’s
top ranking in kick return average
(28.2) in 2003. With Gonzales at the
helm, the Utah special teams also
garnered top­five national rankings in
net punting and kick return average in
2004, earning punter Matt Kovacevich
honorable mention All­MWC honors.
2009 coaching
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
2003: Liberty
2005: Fiesta
2006: Outback
2007: BCS National Championship Game
2008: Capital One
2009: BCS National Championship Game
PErSONAL INFOrMATION
Birthdate: July 18, 1971
hometown: Thornton, Colo.
education: 1994 – Bachelor’s Degree in
Social Sciences from Colorado State
University; 1996 – Master’s Degree in
Sports Administration from Kent State
University
Marital Status: Married to the former Julie
Hall
children: Cole (6), Caylynn (4)
FILE
While serving as wide receivers coach at
Bowling Green from 2001­02, and doubling as
co­recruiting coordinator during the second
year, Gonzales assisted with one of the nation’s
most potent offenses. In 2002, the Falcons
scored 48.0 points per game, the third­best
total in the nation, and piled up 448.9 yards per
game, good for ninth in the country. He developed
wide receiver Robert Redd, who ranked
10th nationally in receptions per game during
the 2002 campaign, into a two­time first­team
All­Mid­American Conference pick. Gonzales
broke into Division I coaching at Kent State,
where he developed Eugene Baker into the
nation’s leader in receptions as a junior in 1997.
A four­year letterwinner and two­year
starter as a wide receiver at Colorado State,
Gonzales is one of only two players in CSU
history to lead the team in punt return average
in three­consecutive seasons. Playing under
Meyer, who served as his position coach with
the Rams from 1990­93, he was a return
specialist on the 1990 Freedom Bowl champions.
Gonzales and his wife, the former Julie Hall,
live in Gainesville with their children Cole, 6, and
Caylynn, 4.
NFL Players
(Round Drafted)
Wr eugene Baker (Fa) – Kent State ’99 –
Atlanta Falcons
Wr robert redd (Fa) – Bowling Green ’02 –
Indianapolis Colts
Wr/Te Ben Moa (Fa), – Utah ’05 – Miami
Dolphins
Wr Steve Savoy (Fa) – Utah ’05 – Detroit
Lions
Wr Paris Warren (7th) – Utah ’05 – Tampa
Bay Buccaneers
Wr Travis laTendresse (Fa) – Utah ’06 –
Kansas City Chiefs
Wr chad Jackson (2nd) – Florida ’06 – New
England Patriots
Wr John Madsen (Fa) – Utah ’06 – Oakland
Raiders
Wr dallas Baker (7th) – Florida ’07 –
Pittsburgh Steelers
Wr Jemalle cornelius (Fa) – Florida ’07 –
Buffalo Bills
Wr andre caldwell (3rd) – Florida ’08 –
Cincinnati Bengals
Wr Percy harvin (1st) – Florida ’08 –
Minnesota Vikings
Wr louis Murphy (4th) – Florida ’08 –
Oakland Raiders
Te cornelius ingram (5th) – Florida ’08 –
Philadelphia Eagles
• For five straight years from 2001­05,
one of his wide receivers ranked among
the national top­20 in catches per
game
• Has developed the all­time leading
receiver at two schools, while tutoring
receivers who set or equaled the singleseason
catch record at two other
institutions
• His leading receivers have averaged
nearly 70 receptions per season since
the 2001 season at Bowling Green.
• Produced the MVP of the 2005 Fiesta
Bowl (Paris Warren, Utah), 2006
Outback Bowl (Dallas Baker, Florida) and
the 2006 SEC Championship Game
(Percy Harvin, Florida)
• In 2008, Florida wide receivers notched
41 total touchdowns (31 receiving, 10
rushing).
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86
A 33-yeAr veterAn of college coAching,
inclUding stints At colorAdo, notre
dAme, ohio stAte And wisconsin, chUck
heAter is now in his fifth yeAr At the
University of floridA, where he serves As
the AssistAnt defensive coordinAtor/
sAfeties coAch. he hAs coAched in
22 bowl gAmes dUring his cAreer,
inclUding six new yeAr’s dAy bowls And
the 2007 And 2009 bcs nAtionAl
chAmpionship gAmes, where floridA
cAptUred two nAtionAl titles.
hEatER
Chuck
H E A T E R
ASSISTANT
DEFENSIvE
COOrDINATOr/
SAFETIES
“Coach Heater gets after us off the field and on the field. He brings the things
out of us that we possibly don’t want to let come out—plays we’re capable of
making, the cuts, the turns, the flips, everything we’re capable of doing.
If he sees that he can get it out of us, he’s going to stay on us and
make us be the best players we can be.”
Last season, Heater helped turn around a
defensive secondary that was one of the nation’s
worst in 2007 to rank among the best in 2008.
The Gators ranked third in pass efficiency
defense after their latest national championship
run (up from 71st in 2007) and finished 20th in
pass yardage defense (up from 98th). In addition,
sophomore safety Ahmad Black tied for the
national lead with seven interceptions and led a
secondary that tied the school record and led
the country with 26 interceptions.
Three underclassmen safeties earned postseason
honors in 2008 under Heater’s tutelage,
including Black, who was named second­team
All­SEC by the coaches and an honorable
mention All­American by Sports Illustrated. Black
was also a second­team All­Sophomore selection
by College Football News, while sophomore
Major Wright earned honorable mention recognition
for the All­Sophomore team. Freshman Will
Hill was selected to the SEC All­Freshman team
— UF cornerback Markihe Anderson
and was named a second­team All­Freshman
performer by College Football News.
In his first two years on the job at UF, Heater
helped develop the Gator secondary into one of
the most feared units in the nation. UF posted a
98.3 pass defense efficiency rating in 2006, the
nation’s fourth­highest, while surrendering only
10 touchdown passes on the year to tie for
eighth­fewest in the country. The secondary
also played a pivotal role on a Florida defense
that allowed just 13.5 points per game in 2006,
the sixth­lowest total in Division I. In 2005, the
Gators allowed opponents to complete just 52.3
percent of their passes, a figure that ranked in
the nation’s top­20.
Under Heater’s direction, the Florida secondary
led the SEC in interceptions in both 2005
and 2006, including a total of 21 in 2006 that
tied for the fourth­best single­season output in
school history at that time. He oversaw the
development of cornerback Ryan Smith into a

H
HEATEr
COACHING
EXPErIENCE
2008-09 Florida (Assistant
Defensive Coordinator/Safeties)
2005-07 Florida (Recruiting
Coordinator/Cornerbacks)
2004 Utah (Cornerbacks/Recruiting
Coordinator)
2002-03 Washington (Recruiting
Coordinator/Running Backs)
1999-01 Washington (Cornerbacks/
Recruiting Coordinator)
1998 Colorado (Recruiting Coordinator/
Tight Ends)
1995-97 Colorado (Tight Ends)
1994 Colorado (Secondary)
1993 Colorado (Football Operations/
Recruiting Coordinator)
1991-92 Colorado State (Defensive
Coordinator/Inside Linebackers)
1988-90 Notre Dame (Secondary)
1985-87 Ohio State (Secondary)
1982-84 Wisconsin (Secondary)
1979-81 Toledo (Secondary)
1977-78 Toledo (Running Backs)
1976 Northern Arizona (Running Backs)
second­team All­American, a first­team All­SEC
selection and a sixth­round NFL Draft choice
after just one season in the program. Smith’s
eight interceptions in 2006 ranked seventh
in the nation and was the second­highest
in school history. In 2005, Dee Webb earned
All­SEC accolades after leading the league in
pass deflections.
In his role as the Gators’ recruiting coordinator,
Heater was also the architect of consecutive
signing classes that were recognized as
being among the nation’s best, and earned the
No. 1 ranking from several outlets.
Heater served as cornerbacks coach and
recruiting coordinator at Utah during the 2004
campaign, helping the Utes finish an undefeated
season with a Fiesta Bowl championship. Prior
to that post, he worked for five years at
Washington in a variety of roles, including
cornerbacks coach, running backs coach and
recruiting coordinator. Heater helped UW sign
three recruiting classes rated
in the nation’s top 15, while
three of his classes with the
Huskies produced a Freshman
All­American.
From 1993­98, Heater
served on the coaching staff
at Colorado, originally joining
the staff as director of football
operations and recruiting
coordinator before taking
over the defensive backs and
then progressing on to the
tight ends. He spent the
three years prior to his time
in Boulder as the secondary
coach at Notre Dame, where
he earned his first national
2009 coaching
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
1981: California
1982: Independence
1984: Hall of Fame
1985: Citrus
1987: Cotton
1989: Fiesta
1990: Orange
1991: Orange
1993: Aloha
1995: Fiesta
1996: Cotton
1996: Holiday
1998: Aloha
1999: Holiday
2001: Rose
2001: Holiday
2002: Sun
2005: Fiesta
2006: Outback
2007: BCS National
Championship
2008: Capital One
2009: BCS National
Championship
PErSONAL INFOrMATION
Birthdate: Oct. 10, 1952
hometown: Tiffin, Ohio
education: 1975 – Bachelor’s Degree in
Education from the University of Michigan
Marital Status: Married to the former
Deborah Dariano
children: Emily, Andy (was defensive tackle
at the University of Washington
in 2005 and is now an Airborne
Army Ranger), Adam (played
tight end at UCLA) FILE
championship ring while helping guide the 12­0
Fighting Irish team in 1988. Heater also spent
three years coaching the defensive backs at
both Ohio State and Wisconsin.
A three­year letterwinner at Michigan as a
running back, Heater finished his career as the
Wolverines fifth­leading career rusher with
1,981 yards. He earned second­team All­Big 10
honors as a junior and honorable mention accolades
as a senior, while receiving the school’s
Fielding Yost Award, given to the senior who
demonstrates the highest level of academic and
athletic excellence, in 1975. During his tenure at
Michigan, the Wolverines went 41­3­1 and won
or shared the Big Ten title every season. Heater
was a 10th­round draft pick by the New Orleans
Saints in 1975. He and his wife, the former
Deborah Dariano, are the parents of a daughter,
Emily, and two sons, Andy and Adam.
NFL Players (Round Drafted)
dB Matt Vandenboom (5th) –
Wisconsin ’83 – Buffalo Bills
cB richard Johnson (1st) – Wisconsin ’85 –
Houston Oilers
FS Sonny Gordon (6th) – Ohio State ’87 –
Cincinnati Bengals
cB Nate odomes (2nd) – Wisconsin ’87 –
Buffalo Bills
cB ray Jackson (7th) – Ohio State ’88 –
Seattle Seahawks
cB William White (4th) – Ohio State ’88 –
Detroit Lions
cB Stan Smagala (5th) – Notre Dame ’90 –
Los Angeles Raiders
S Pat Terrell (2nd) – Notre Dame ’90 – Los
Angeles Rams
cB Todd lyght (1st) – Notre Dame ’91 – Los
Angeles Rams
cB Tom carter (1st) – Notre Dame ’93 –
Washington Redskins
cB Jeff Burris (2nd) – Notre Dame ’94 –
Buffalo Bills
cB Willie clark (3rd) – Notre Dame ’94 – San
Diego Chargers
SS John covington (5th) – Notre Dame ’94 –
Indianapolis Colts
cB chris hudson (3rd) – Colorado ’95 –
Jacksonville Jaguars
lB Sean Moran (4th) – Colorado State ’96 –
Buffalo Bills
Te daniel Graham (1st) – Colorado ’02 –
New England Patriots
cB omare lowe (5th) – Washington ’02 –
Miami Dolphins
cB derrick Johnson (6th) – Washington ’05
– San Francisco 49ers
cB dee Webb (7th) – Florida ’06 –
Jacksonville Jaguars
cB Vernell Brown (Fa) – Florida ’06 – New
England Patriots
cB ryan Smith (6th) – Florida ’07 –
Tennessee Titans
cB reggie lewis (Fa) – Florida ’07 – Buffalo
Bills
dB Tony Joiner (Fa) – Florida ’08 – Tennessee
Titans
• Has won three national titles and been
a part of two 12­0 seasons as a college
coach
• Has played or coached for six National
Coaches of the Year (Barry Alvarez,
Earle Bruce, Lou Holtz, Urban Meyer, Bill
McCartney and Bo Schembechler)
• Has mentored 20 NFL draft selections
and 24 NFL players as well as numerous
all­conference picks, including Jim
Thorpe Award winner Chris Hudson
(Colorado)
• UF is the fourth Division I program at
which Heater has worked alongside
head coach Urban Meyer
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88
scot loeffler Joins the University of
floridA coAching stAff After one yeAr
with the detroit lions. prior to his yeAr
in the nfl, loeffler spent six seAsons
(2002-07) As the University of
michigAn’s qUArterbAcks coAch. dUring
his tenUre, wolverine qUArterbAcks
threw for 142 toUchdowns compAred to
JUst 44 interceptions And hAd more thAn
20 pAssing toUchdowns eAch seAson.
loEfflER
Scot
L O E F F L E R
qUArTErBACKS
“Coach Loeffler is awesome. He brings a lot to the table. He knows about
pro-style quarterbacks, he knows the option. He just brings so much to the
table and is teaching us so much and making us better quarterbacks all
around. It’s really cool knowing he has those quarterbacks in his background.
He obviously knows what he’s talking about and that’s a good background.
With that record, I’m going to listen to him.”
Loeffler spent the 2008 season coaching the
quarterbacks for the Detroit Lions. Previously,
he held the same position for the Michigan
Wolverines for six seasons. Loeffler was instrumental
in developing Chad Henne, who became
the school’s career leader in passing yards
(9,715), touchdowns (87), completions (828)
and attempts (1,387). As a true freshman in
2004, Henne threw a school­record­tying 25
touchdown passes and became the first quarterback
in Wolverine history to throw 20 or
more touchdown passes in each of his first
three seasons. He was also the first true freshman
quarterback to lead his team to a Big Ten
title and start a BCS bowl game. He was drafted
in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft by
the Miami Dolphins.
In 2003, Loeffler helped develop John Navarre
into the team’s first All­Big Ten first­team quarterback
since Brian Griese accomplished the feat
— UF quarterback John Brantley
during the Wovernines’ 1997 national championship
season. Navarre set seven season passing
marks and six career records at Michigan under
Loeffler’s tutelage. Loeffler has seen the quarterbacks
he coached at Michigan go on to play in
219 regular­season NFL games, including 196
starts. In addition, those players have garnered a
combined four Super Bowl rings as pros.
Loeffler played quarterback for the Wolverines
from 1993­96, and was a student assistant for
the team for one season after a shoulder injury
cut his playing career short. He began his coaching
career as a graduate assistant at Michigan in
1998. As a grad assistant, he helped coach Tom
Brady and Griese. In 2000, he moved on to
Central Michigan as the Chippewas’ quarterbacks
coach for two years. He returned to
Michigan as the quarterbacks coach in 2002.
A native of Barberton, Ohio, Loeffler graduated
from Michigan with a degree in history and

L
LoEFFLEr
CoaChiNg ExPERiENCE
2009 Florida (Quarterbacks)
2008 Detroit Lions (Quarterbacks)
2002-07 Michigan (Quarterbacks)
2000-01 Central Michigan (Quarterbacks)
1998-99 Michigan (Graduate Assistant)
1996-97 Michigan (Student Assistant)
political science in 1998. He also earned the
Michigan Athletic Academic Achievement
award during the 1997-98 academic year.
NFL Players (Round Drafted)
QB Chad Henne (2nd) – Michigan ’08
– Miami Dolphins
QB John Navarre (7th) – Michigan ’04 –
Arizona Cardinals
QB Drew Henson (6th) – Michigan ’03 –
Houston Texans
QB Tom Brady (6th) – Michigan ’00 – New
England Patriots
QB Brian Griese (3rd) – Michigan ’98 –
Denver Broncos
2009 coaching
BowL gamEs as a CoaCh
1999: Citrus
2000: Orange
2003: Outback
2004: Rose
2005: Rose
2005: Alamo
2007: Rose
2008: Capital One
PERsoNaL iNFoRmatioN
Birthdate: Nov. 1, 1974
Hometown: Barberton, Ohio
Education: Michigan (1998)
Marital Status: Married to Amie Loeffler
Children: Luke (5)
FILE
89

90
with 31 yeArs of coAching experience,
dAn mccArney enters his second yeAr
with the floridA gAtors As AssistAnt
heAd coAch, defense/defensive
line. he wAs An instrUmentAl pArt of
trAnsforming the 2008 gAtor defense
into one of the best in the nAtion.
Mc caRnEY
Dan
Mc C A RN E Y
ASSISTANT
HEAD COACH,
DEFENSE/
DEFENSIvE LINE
“Coach McCarney is always there for us. That’s the thing about him —
no matter what, he’s there. He’s the reason that the defensive line plays they
way we do. He coaches with a lot of passion, and that comes out in
how we play on the field.”
— UF defensive lineman Jermaine Cunningham
McCarney helped coach a defense that
ranked fourth in the country in scoring defense
in 2008, allowing just 12.9 points per game.
Under McCarney’s watch, the first­team defense
did not allow a touchdown in five of its last eight
games last season and only gave up five total
during that stretch.
McCarney was key in the development of UF
defensive lineman Carlos Dunlap, who led the
SEC with nine and a half sacks in 2008. Dunlap
and Jermaine Cunningham were named secondteam
All­SEC performers in 2008 as the Gators
totaled 34 sacks after only having 15 in 2007.
In 2007, he led a University of South Florida
defense that ranked third nationally with 8.69
tackles for loss per game and assisted in bringing
the USF team to their highest BCS ranking in
school history.
He became the longest tenured head coach
in the Big 12 at the completion of the 2006
season, after coaching the Iowa State Cyclones
from 1995­2006. During his tenure, he took
the Cyclones to five bowl games and he led five
of the 16 teams in the 116­year history of the
ISU program that have won seven games or
more.
In 2004, McCarney was named the Big 12
Coach of the Year, when the Cyclones were the
Big 12 North Co­Champions. His 2000 squad
was the first Iowa State team to win nine
games in 94 years. In addition, the win over
Pittsburgh in the Insight.com Bowl was ISU’s
first­ever bowl victory and the Cyclones’ first
bowl appearance since 1978.
He remains the longest­serving (141 games)
and winningest Cyclone head coach (56 victories)
in school history. During his 12th season as
Iowa State head coach in 2006, only eight head
coaches among 119 NCAA Division I­A programs
had been at their current school longer than
McCarney.
McCarney is responsible for the rebirth of the
Iowa State defense as the unit ranked among
the Big 12 Conference’s leaders in total defense
in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005. ISU’s final 2004
total defense mark of 329.4 yards allowed per

M COACHING EXPErIENCE
2008-09 Florida (Assistant Head
Coach, Defense/Defensive
Line)
2007 South Florida (Assistant Head
Coach/Defensive Line)
1995-06 Iowa State (Head Coach)
1990-94 Wisconsin (Defensive
Coordinator/Defensive Line)
1979-89 Iowa (Defensive Line)
1977-78 Iowa (Offensive Line)
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
1982: Rose
1982: Peach
1983: Gator
1984: Freedom
1986: Rose
1986: Holiday
MccArNEy
game was the school’s best effort in nearly two
decades.
Prior to his head coaching post at Iowa State,
he served as defensive coordinator and defensive
line coach at Wisconsin. In 1993, Wisconsin
went 10­1­1, claimed its first Big 10 title in 31
years and scored a 21­16 win over UCLA in the
Rose Bowl. During the same season, the
Badgers ranked 19th nationally against the run
(130.3 yards per game) and allowed just 16.3
points per game. The Badger defense intercepted
an NCAA­best 23 passes and created
34 turnovers, including six against UCLA in the
Rose Bowl.
McCarney began his coaching career at his
alma mater, the University of Iowa, where he
served as offensive line coach for two years and
managed the defensive line for 11 seasons.
During his tenure at Iowa, he coached the
Hawkeyes in eight­consecutive bowl games,
including the 1982 and 1986 Rose Bowls. While
a player at Iowa, McCarney was a three­year
letterman on the offensive line for Iowa beginning
in 1972 and ending as captain in 1974.
2009 coaching
1987: Holiday
1988: Peach
1994: Rose
1995: Hall of Fame
2000: Insight.com
2001: Independence
2002: Humanitarian
2004: Independence
2005: EV1.NET Houston
2008: Brut Sun
2009: BCS National Championship
PErSONAL INFOrMATION
Birthdate: July 28, 1953
hometown: Iowa City, Iowa
education: Iowa (1975)
Marital Status: Married to Margy
children: Jillian (22), Melanie (20),
Shane (18)
FILE
NFL Players (Round Drafted)
NT John harty (2nd) – Iowa ’80 – San
Francisco 49ers
G Mark Bortz (7th) – Iowa ’82 – Chicago
Bears
de George little (3rd) – Iowa ’85 – Miami
Dolphins
dT Jeff drost (8th) – Iowa ’87 – Green Bay
Packers
de don davey (3rd) – Wisconsin ’91 – Green
Bay Packers
cB Troy Vincent (1st) – Wisconsin
’92 – Miami Dolphins
dT Mike Thompson (4th) – Wisconsin ’95 –
Jacksonville Jaguars
cB Kenny Gales (6th) – Wisconsin ’95 –
Chicago Bears
G Tim Kohn (3rd) – Iowa State ’97 –
Oakland Raiders
rB Troy davis (3rd) – Iowa State ’97 – New
Orleans Saints
T oliver ross (5th) – Iowa State ’98 –
Dallas Cowboys
dT James reed (7th) – Iowa State ’01 – New
York Jets
QB Sage rosenfels (4th) – Iowa State ’01 –
Washington Redskins
de reggie hayward (3rd) – Iowa State ’01 –
Denver Broncos
Te Mike Banks (7th) – Iowa State ’02 –
Arizona Cardinals
QB Seneca Wallace (4th) – Iowa State ’03 –
Seattle Seahawks
cB ellis hobbs (3rd) – Iowa State ’05 – New
England Patriots
lB Tim dobbins (5th) – Iowa State ’06 – San
Diego Chargers
T aaron Brant (7th) – Iowa State ’07 –
Chicago Bears
lB alvin Bowen (5th) – Iowa State ’08 –
Buffalo Bills
dT ahtyba rubin (6th) – Iowa State ’08 –
Cleveland Browns
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revered As one of the best defensive
minds in college footbAll, chArlie
strong is in his foUrth stint on the
University of floridA coAching stAff
And his second yeAr in his cUrrent post
As the gAtors’ defensive coordinAtor,
AssociAte heAd coAch/linebAckers. he
hAs 26 yeArs of collegiAte coAching
experience, two yeArs As An intern on the
professionAl level And wAs Uf’s choice
to serve As interim heAd coAch for the
2004 chick-fil-A peAch bowl.
Last season, Strong’s defense ranked in the
top­20 nationally in 10 statistical categories, including
a school­record tying 26 interceptions that
also tied for the most in the country. UF’s scoring
defense showed the third­largest improvement
from the 2007 season to the 2008 season, finishing
fifth in the nation by allowing only 12.9 points
per game. His most impressive work of the season
came in the 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship
Game against Oklahoma, where the Gators
held the highest­scoring offense in the history of
college football to just 14 points and 363 total
yards in Florida’s 24­14 win. It was the second
such performance by one of Strong’s defenses in
the past three national championships, as the
Gators dismantled Ohio State in the 2007 Tostitos
BCS National Championship Game to capture the
title.
For his work in 2008, Strong was named a
finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to
the college football’s top assistant. Strong also
coached a group of linebackers that included
consensus first­team All­American and repeat
stRong
Charlie
S T R O N G
DEFENSIvE
COOrDINATOr,
ASSOCIATE
HEAD COACH/
LINEBACKErS
“It would be a challenge to find someone more respected and well-liked in the
college football world than Charlie Strong. He’s passionate and hard working,
but he takes the job of molding men very seriously. Charlie is the type of man
who can walk into any situation and be well-liked, well-received and
represent the University of Florida to the highest degree.”
—UF head coach Urban Meyer
first­team All­SEC performer Brandon Spikes,
who was a finalist for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski
Award, given to the nation’s top defensive player.
In his six years at UF as defensive coordinator,
the Gators have intercepted 111 passes, the
fourth­highest total in the nation and the most in
the SEC during the last six seasons. In the past
four seasons, UF has ranked first in the SEC and
sixth in the nation in rushing defense, allowing only
93.8 yards per game.
Strong was named one of the nation’s top­25
best recruiters by Rivals.com for his part in the
2007 signing class that was ranked No. 1 by most
outlets. He was also a vital part in helping Florida
lead the SEC in rushing defense for the secondstraight
season while surrendering only 103.3 yards
per game, registering as the 10th­best nationally.
In 2007, he also helped develop Spikes into a
consensus first­team All­SEC selection. It marked
the first time since 1999 that a freshman or
sophomore linebacker earned Coaches’ First­Team
All­SEC recognition. Spikes ranked third in the
league in total tackles with 131 and was second in
the SEC in average tackles per game with 10.1
Under Strong’s leadership, Florida led the SEC in
defensive players on the 2007 All­SEC Freshman
Team with three, including linebacker A.J. Jones and
defensive backs Joe Haden and Major Wright.
Currently in his seventh year as Florida’s defensive
coordinator, Strong helped guide the 2006
Gator defense that limited opponents to a leaguebest
72.5 rushing yards per game in 2006. That
figure marked the second­lowest total in school
history, and stood nearly 25 yards better than the
next­best team in the SEC. The Gators’ run
defense ranked fifth nationally in 2006, while they
rated sixth in the nation in total defense with an
average of 255.4 yards per contest. Under Strong’s
watch, the Orange and Blue set a BCS record for
fewest yards allowed in their national title bout
with Ohio State, yielding only 82 yards to better
the previous record by 72. Three members of the
UF defense earned All­America recognition and six
players received All­SEC honors in 2006.
One of the architects of the Gators’ aggressive,
attacking scheme, Strong’s unit led the SEC and

S COACHING EXPErIENCE
2008-09 Florida (Defensive
Coordinator, Associate Head
Coach/Linebackers)
2005-07 Florida (Assistant Head Coach/
Co­Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers)
dec. 2004 Florida (Interim Head Coach/
Defensive Coordinator)
2003-04 Florida (Defensive Coordinator/
Defensive Ends)
1999-02 South Carolina (Defensive
Coordinator)
1995-98 Notre Dame (Defensive Line)
1994 Florida (Assistant Head Coach/
Defensive Tackles)
1991-93 Florida (Defensive Ends)
1990 Ole Miss (Wide Receivers)
1988-89 Florida (Outside Linebackers)
1986-87 Southern Illinois (Wide Receivers)
1985 Texas A&M (Graduate Assistant)
1983-84 Florida (Graduate Assistant)
STrONG
ranked ninth nationally by forcing 31 turnovers
and paced the league with 114 points off of turnovers,
while also finishing among the country’s
top­10 teams in total defense and run defense. UF
also set a school record by amassing 337 yards on
tackles for loss, while its 33 sacks were the team’s
most in six years. The Gators improved over their
2004 output in 14 statistical categories during the
2005 season.
Strong is the only defensive coordinator in the
nation to hold Florida State under 50 yards rushing
in consecutive contests over the last 10 years,
as the Gators allowed only 34 yards in 2004 and
49 in 2005. He also coached the SEC’s leading
freshman tacklers in his first two seasons as
defensive coordinator at UF, guiding Channing
Crowder in 2003 and Brandon Siler in 2004.
During his stint on the Florida defensive staff from
1991­94, the Gators ranked in the top­10 in the
country in rushing defense three times.
From 1999­2002, Strong served as defensive
coordinator at South Carolina, earning finalist
honors for the Broyles Award in 2000. He guided
the Gamecocks to a top­20 national ranking in
total defense twice, while the 2000 squad ranked
sixth in the country in scoring defense after yielding
just 15.8 points per game. Strong also spent
four seasons at Notre Dame, overseeing the defensive
line on a defense that registered a singleseason
school­record 41.5 sacks in 1997.
A four­year letterwinner at the University of
Central Arkansas, Strong was a three­time allconference
selection in football and a two­time
honoree in track. He is married to the former
Victoria Lovallo, and the couple has two daughters,
Hailee (12) and Hope (8).
2009 coaching
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
1983: Gator
1985: Cotton
1988: All­
American
1989: Freedom
1990: Gator
1991: Sugar
1992: Gator
1993: Sugar
1994: Sugar
1995: Orange
1997: Independence
1998: Gator
2001: Outback
2002: Outback
2004: Outback
2004: Peach
2006: Outback
2007: BCS National
Championship
2008: Capital One
2009: BCS National
Championship
Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1960
hometown: Batesville, Ark.
education: 1982 – Bachelor’s Degree in
Education from Central Arkansas State,
graduated Phi Beta Sigma; 1983 – Master’s
Degree in Physical Education from
Henderson State; 1985 – Master’s and
Educational Specialists Degree in
Curriculum and Instruction from
the University of Florida
Marital Status: Married to the
former Victoria Lovallo
children: Hailee (12), Hope (8) FILE
• Has coached 13 All­Americans, a
National Defensive Player of the Year, a
Jack Tatum Award winner, two SEC
Defensive Freshmen of the Year, two
Thorpe Award finalists, two Nagurski
Trophy finalists and the 2008 Chevrolet
Defensive Player of the Year
• Has developed six first­round NFL Draft
picks and 15 players that were selected
in the third round or higher
• Has coached in 20 bowl games, including
13 appearances in January bowls
• UF has intercepted 111 passes in his six
years as defensive coordinator, the
fourth­highest total in the nation
during the last six seasons
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briAn white enters his first yeAr At the
University of floridA where he will work
with the tight ends. the 2004 winner
of the AmericAn footbAll coAches
AssociAtion (AfcA) division i AssistAnt
coAch of the yeAr, white hAs 23 yeArs
of collegiAte coAching experience
And hAs tUtored A heismAn trophy
winner And five nfl drAft picks
dUring his cAreer.
whitE
Brian
WH I T E
TIGHT ENDS “Brian is a longtime friend and will be a great addition to our coaching staff.
He will play a key role in our offensive game plan and our special teams’
preparation. He is a relentless recruiter and has an understanding of our
program’s philosophy. He is very cerebral and will make a smooth
transition into our program.”
White spent the 2008 season as the special
teams’ coordinator and tight ends coach at
Washington. He served as the offensive coordinator/tight
ends’ coach at Syracuse under head
coach Greg Robinson from 2006­07. Prior to his
time with the Orange, White served 11 years as
running backs coach and offensive coordinator
at the University of Wisconsin.
Under head coach Barry Alvarez, White helped
lead the Badgers to nine bowl appearances,
including Rose Bowl selections in 1999 and 2000.
Wisconsin won Big Ten Conference championships
in 1998 and 1999.
During the 2001 season, White led an offense
that had two quarterbacks throw for over 1,000
yards each, had the nation’s fifth leading rusher
in Big Ten Freshman of the Year Anthony Davis
and a wide receiver, Lee Evans, who set the Big
Ten record for receiving yards in a season.
— UF head coach Urban Meyer
In White’s first year as the offensive coordinator
at Wisconsin in 1999, the Badgers set a
school record and finished ninth in the nation in
scoring at 35.6 points per game. The next
season, first­round NFL draft choice Michael
Bennett was the third­leading rusher in the
country, including a school­record 258 yards in
one half against Oregon. For eight­straight
seasons, White had a running back rush for over
1,000 yards between 1995­2002.
Under White’s tutelage, Heisman Trophywinner
Ron Dayne broke the NCAA record for
career rushing yards (7,125) in addition to setting
school records for rushing yards in a game (339),
season (2,109) and career. He averaged 5.8
yards per carry during his four years as a Badger
and scored a Big Ten record 71 career rushing
touchdowns.
The 1994 UNLV Rebels owned the nation’s
14th­best passing attack with White at the

W
WHITE
COACHING EXPErIENCE
2009 Florida (Tight Ends)
2008 Washington (Special Teams
Coordinator/Tight Ends)
2006-07 Syracuse (Offensive Coordinator/
Tight Ends)
1999-06 Wisconsin (Offensive
Coordinator/Running Backs)
1995-98 Wisconsin (Running Backs)
1994 UNLV (Passing Game
Coordinator/Wide Receivers)
1993 Nevada (Wide Receivers)
1991-92 UNLV (Running Backs)
1990 UNLV (Quarterbacks)
1988-89 Notre Dame (Graduate
Assistant)
1986-87 Fordham (Graduate Assistant)
helm as the passing game coordinator and wide
receivers coach. White also coached the wide
receivers at Nevada in 1993, where the Wolf
Pack led the nation in total offense (582.7 ypg)
and passing offensive (401 ypg).
In 1990, White entered his first full­time
position as the quarterbacks coach at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He moved over
to coach running backs at UNLV for two seasons
before taking a position as receivers coach at
the University of Nevada for the 1993 season.
White entered coaching in 1986 as a graduate
assistant coach for two seasons at Fordham
University before joining Lou Holtz as a graduate
assistant for two seasons at the University
of Notre Dame. While in South Bend, the Irish
won the 1988 national title with a Fiesta Bowl
victory over West Virginia.
2009 coaching
BOWL GAMES AS A COACH
1989: Fiesta
1990: Orange
1994: Las Vegas
1996: Copper
1998: Outback
1999: Rose
2000: Rose
2002: Alamo
2003: Music City
2005: Outback
2006: Capital One
PErSONAL INFOrMATION
Birthdate: July 2, 1964
hometown: Groveland, Mass.
education: 1986 – Bachelor’s Degree in
History from Harvard University; 1987 –
Master’s Degree in Communications from
Fordham University; 1990 – Master’s
Degree in Business Administration (Finance)
from the University of Notre Dame
Marital Status: Married to Salli
children: Daughter, Cassidy (12),
son, Jackson (11) FILE
A 1986 graduate of Harvard University,
White earned his a master’s degree from
Fordham in 1987 and a master’s degree in business
administration from Notre Dame in 1990.
A native of Groveland, Mass., White and his wife,
Salli, have a daughter, Cassidy, and a son,
Jackson. His sister, Geralyn, won an Oscar for
best documentary in 2005 as the producer of
“Born into Brothels.” Has one brother, Chris,
who coaches special teams for the Minnesota
Vikings and another, Kevin, who is a Wall Street
executive with Springhill Capital Partners.
NFL Players (Round Drafted)
FB cecil Martin (6th) – Wisconsin ’98 –
Philadelphia Eagles
Wr chris chambers (2nd) – Wisconsin ’00 –
Miami Dolphins
rB ron dayne (1st) – Wisconsin ’00 – New
York Giants
rB Michael Bennett (1st) – Wisconsin ’01 –
Minnesota Vikings
rB anthony davis (7th) – Wisconsin ’05 –
Indianapolis Colts
rB Brian calhoun (3rd) – Wisconsin ’06 –
Detroit Lions
Wr lee evans (1st) – Wisconsin ’04 –
Buffalo Bills
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one of JUst 71 people in the world
to hold the mAster of strength And
conditioning (mscc) certificAtion,
mickey mArotti lends 21 yeArs of
collegiAte experience to the floridA
coAching stAff. he is Also certified by
collegiAte strength And conditioning
coAches AssociAtion (cscc) And the
nAtionAl strength And conditioning
AssociAtion (nscA).
MaRot ti
Mickey
MA R O T T I
DIrECTOr OF
STrENGTH AND
CONDITIONING
“Once I met Coach Marotti, I knew this was the place I was coming
because I saw that he would work me hard and we could compete for
championships. I’ve developed so much as a player and as a person because
of him. We work on football skills with him, of course, but he always
teaches us about real-life skills, as well.”
Marotti serves on the board of directors of
CSCC. He is certified by the National Academy
of Speed and Explosion.
Entering his fifth year at UF, Marotti has
already developed five All­Americans and three
first­round NFL draft choices during his tenure.
Prior to his arrival in Gainesville, Marotti was
responsible for the total development of sportspecific
strength and conditioning programs for all
26 varsity sports at Notre Dame from 1998­
2005. Before that stint, he coordinated the
strength and conditioning program for 20 sports
at Cincinnati, while also working in the areas of diet
analysis and student­athlete injury rehabilitation.
—UF defensive lineman William Green
Marotti earned four letters as a fullback at
West Liberty State, serving as a tri­captain in
1986 and garnering first team NAIA All­
Academic honors in 1987. He earned a bachelor’s
degree in exercise physiology from West
Liberty in 1987, while completing master’s
degrees in strength and conditioning from Ohio
State and sports medicine from West Virginia in
1990. Marotti and his wife, the former Susie
Laffey, are the parents of two children, Mitchell,
16, and Maddie, 14.

M
COACHING ExPERIENCE
2005-Present Florida (Director of
Strength and Conditioning)
1998-05 Notre Dame (Director of Strength
and Conditioning)
1990-98 University of Cincinnati (Head
Strength and Conditioning Coach)
1989-90 West Virginia (Strength Assistant)
1987-88 Ohio State (Graduate Assistant
Strength Coach)
1987-88 Grove City High School (Head
Strength Coach)
MAROTTI
BOwL GAmES
1989: Fiesta
1989: Gator
1997: Humanitarian
1999: Gator
2001: Fiesta
Coach Marotti has worked with:
• Eight NFL First-Round Draft Choices
• 90 players that have been selected in
the NFL Draft
• 17 Florida players that have been drafted
by NFL teams
• Six Florida players that have been drafted
in the first or second round
• Players that have gone in the first or
second round in each of the last four NFL
drafts
• Three different quarterbacks that were
Heisman Trophy finalists
• Produced All-Americans at eight different
positions
NFL FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS
DE Eric Kumerow – Ohio State ’87– Miami
Dolphins
LB Renaldo Turnbull – WVU ’89 – New
Orleans Saints
OT Luke Petitgout – ND ’98 – N.Y. Giants
C Jeff Faine – ND ’02 – Cleveland Browns
DE Jarvis Moss – Florida ’07 – Denver
Broncos
S Reggie Nelson – Florida ’07 – Jacksonville
Jaguars
DE Derrick Harvey – Florida ’08 – Jacksonville
Jaguars
WR Percy Harvin – Florida ’09 – Minnesota
Vikings
2009 coaching
2003: Gator
2004: Insight
2006: Outback
2007: BCS National Championship
2008: Capital One
2009: BCS National Championship
PERSONAL INFORmATION
Birthdate: Dec. 24, 1964
Hometown: Ambridge, Pa.
Education: 1987 – B.S. in Exercise
Physiology at West Liberty State; 1988 –
Master of Arts in Strength and
Conditioning at Ohio State; 1990 –
Master of Science in Sports Medicine
from West Virginia
Marital Status: Married to the
former Susie Laffey
Children: Son, Mitchell (16) and
daughter, Maddie (14)
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Jason Baisden
Football Equipment
Manager
Dr. Jay Clugston
Team Physician
Amy Halpin
Staff Assistant
Terry Jackson
Director of Player and
Community Relations
Anthony Pass
Associate Director of
Sports Health/Head Athletic
Trainer, Football
Mark Campbell
Coordinator, Strength and
Conditioning
Hiram de Fries
Staff Assistant
Jackie Hensel
Program Assistant
Kyle Johnston
Assistant Athletic Trainer,
Football
Mark Pantoni
Program Assistant
Nancy Scarborough
Executive Assistant to
Head Coach
Thomas Weber, DMD
Team Dentist
football suppoRt staff
Randy Caton, DMD
Oral Surgeon
Ross DeWitt
Director of Aviation
Scott Holsopple
Assistant Director of
Strength and Conditioning
Malcom Jowers
Team Security
Chris Patrick
Assistant Athletics Director
of Sports Health
Zach Smith
Offensive Graduate
Assistant
John Wilson
Massage Therapist
Wayne Cederholm
Assistant Director,
Video Services
Meghan Fornoff
Assistant Athletic Trainer,
Football
Marty Huegel
Physical Therapist
Jeff McGrew
Assistant Equipment
Manager
Frank Piraino
Coordinator, Strength and
Conditioning
Brian Voltolini
Director of Football Video/
Software Operations
Cheryl Zonkowski
Director, Sports Nutrition
Jon Clark
Director of Football
Operations
Justin Frye
Staff Intern
Dr. Peter A. Indelicato
Head Team Physician
Kenny Parker
Staff Intern
Tommy Restivo
Defensive Graduate
Assistant
2009 Athletic Trainers
Graduate Intern:
Alyse King
Athletic Training Students:
Caitlin Whale
Suzy Schock
Sarah Holton
Trever Muth
Brett Griesmen
Joe Manning
2009 Managers
Student Assistants
Bertram Bell
Alex Candeleria
Kevin Cattani
Daniel Craig
Kevin Davis
Cory Goeltzenleuchter
Walker Hancock
Justin Held
Evan Hillestad
Alex Hoffman
Jayne Hoppe
Fernando Lovo
Bryce McKenzie
Jitin Patel
Chynae Raiford
Kyle Rifkin
Sean Williams
Not pictured:
Tim Shay
Physical Therapist
Ryan Solesky
Staff Assistant
Susan Tillman
Physical Therapist