Gators win Outback Bowl but finish unranked

By Adam Silverstein
January 11, 2011

Though the Florida Gators (8-5) completed the 2010 season with an exciting 37-24 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2011 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL, the team was once again unranked as the season’s final polls were released on Tuesday.

Date	Gator Bait	Time/Score	TV/Rec.
9/4	FAU	W 35-14	1-0
9/11	at USF	W 42-20	2-0
9/18	Alabama	L 39-41	2-1
9/25	Tennessee	W 38-14	3-1
10/2	at Kentucky	L 13-20	3-2
10/9	Vanderbilt	W 42-0	4-2
10/16	at LSU	L 42-49	4-3
10/30	vs. Georgia Jacksonville	L 7-34	4-4
11/6	at South Carolina	L 17-40	4-5
11/13	Samford	W 70-52	5-5
11/20	at Missouri	L(OT) 23-24	5-6
11/27	Florida State	W 24-21	6-6
12/23	vs. UCF Gasparilla	L 17-29	6-7

USA TODAY
Last Poll 1-25: Oregon (34*), Auburn (24*), TCU (1*), Wisconsin, Stanford, Ohio State, Michigan State, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Boise State, Virginia Tech, LSU, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Nevada, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Alabama, Utah, South Carolina, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Florida State, Central Florida, Hawaii

This Week 1-25: Auburn (56*), TCU (1*), Oregon, Stanford, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Boise State, LSU, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Alabama, Arkansas, Nevada, Michigan State, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nebraska, Central Florida, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Utah, Maryland, N.C. State
+ Florida received 10 voting points, good for 32nd overall

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Poll 1-25: Auburn (36*), Oregon (23*), TCU (1*), Wisconsin, Stanford, Ohio State, Michigan State, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Boise State, LSU, Virginia Tech, Nevada, Missouri, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Utah, Mississippi State, West Virginia, Florida State, Hawaii, Connecticut

This Week 1-25: Auburn (56*), TCU (3*), Oregon, Stanford, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, LSU, Boise State, Alabama, Nevada, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Missouri, Texas A&M, Missouri, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Central Florida, South Carolina, Maryland, Tulsa, N.C. State
+ Florida received 19 voting points, good for 31st overall

* Numbers represent first-place votes.