2011 Football Roster
Roster
Jeff Demps
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Winter Garden
- High School:
- South Lake
CAREER: Saw action in 51 games, with 27 starts in his career as a Gatorโฆ Since 1996, has twice as many 60-plus yard career rushes (four) than any other Gatorโฆ Eighth all-time at UF with 2,470 yards rushing on 367 carries, a 6.7 average, and 23 touchdowns on the groundโฆ Had 481 yards receiving on 57 receptions (8.4 avg.) and one receiving TDโฆ Was also a member of the UF menโs track team running sprints and is the only UF athlete to win a national championship in two different sports.
HONORS: 2008 SEC All-Freshman selectionโฆ A CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman Honorable Mentionโฆ A 2009 nominee for the Doak Walker Award, who was also named a third-team All-SEC selection by Phil Steeleโฆ Nominee for the 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works Teamโฆ Semifinalist for the 2011 Lowes Senior CLASS Awardโฆ A 2011 SEC Coaches Preseason All-SEC Second Team selectionโฆ Named to the CFPA Running Back Trophy, Doak Walker Award, Paul Hornung Award and Pony Express Award watch lists prior to the 2011 season...Awarded CFPA National Kickoff Returner of the Week following his efforts against Georgia on Oct. 29, 2011โฆ Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after his game against Vanderbilt Nov. 5, 2011โฆ Named to 2011 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2011: Played in 12 games, including five startsโฆ Had 98 carries, 569 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns along with 16 receptions for career-high 172 yardsโฆ Second on the team with 991 all-purpose yardsโฆ One of two players nationally with a rush, reception and return of 70-plus yards (Tavon Ausin, WVU)โฆ Totaled three games with 100+ yards rushingโฆ Led the Gators in rushing in three gamesโฆ Had nine runs of 20-or-more yardsโฆ Ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, along with three receptions for 21 yards versus FAUโฆ Caught a career-high tying four passes for 37 yards and carried the ball 10 times for 48 yards vs. Tennesseeโฆ Recorded 157 yards along with two touchdowns on 10 carries vs. Kentuckyโฆ Against Kentucky Jeff Demps (157 yards) and Chris Rainey (105 yards) became the first running back duo to surpass 100 yards in the same game since Rainey (142 yards) and Emmanuel Moody (116 yards) did so against The Citadel in 2008โฆ Had a career-long rush of 84 yards for a TD vs. Kentucky, the longest rush since Emmitt Smith had a 96-yard run in 1988 and the sixth-longest rush in school historyโฆ Missed the game at Auburn with an ankle injuryโฆ Returned a kick 99 yards for a touchdown vs. Georgiaโฆ Took his only reception on the opening play 72 yards to set up a field goal against Georgiaโฆ Catapulted the Gators to victory over Vanderbilt with a 23-carry, 158-yard and two touchdown performance, including a game sealing 52-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarterโฆ Rushed nine times for 33 yards vs. South Carolinaโฆ Carried the ball seven times for 30 yards and caught one pass for seven yards in the Gator Bowl vs. OSU
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2010: One of only nine players in the country in 2010 with a rush of over 70 yards and a kick return of over 50 yardsโฆ Led the team with 551 rushing yards on a team-best 92 carries (team-high 50.1 yards per game)โฆ Had a team-high 927 all-purpose yards, while catching a running back-high 18 receptions for 116 yards (6.4 average)โฆ Returned eight kickoffs for 260 yards for a 32.5-yard average, with a long of 54 yards against USF, including three kick returns of over 40 yardsโฆ Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against USFโฆ Overall, appeared in 11 games with five startsโฆ Suffered a sprained left foot against Tennessee and was limited the remainder of the season, missing the LSU and Vanderbilt gamesโฆ Ran three times for 20 yards and caught two passes for five yards in the 2011 Outback Bowl victory over Penn Stateโฆ Carried nine times for 44 yards on the road at FSUโฆ Ran for 38 yards and a touchdown on nine carries in the win over Georgia, while also catching two passes for 43 yards, including a team-high 40-yard passโฆ Snapped his streak of 33-straight games played to start his career by missing the LSU game, but ran for 36 yards on five carries the following week vs. Mississippi Stateโฆ Ran for a team-high 47 yards on 11 carries in a start against Alabamaโฆ Ran for 57 yards on eight carries and caught three passes for two yards in the victory vs. Kentucky, while returning two kickoffs for 39 yardsโฆ Ran for a team-high 73 yards on a career-high 26 attempts in the win at Tennessee, the most by a Gator running back since Ciatrick Fason vs. Kentucky in 2004โฆ Also led the team with 177 all-purpose yards, including two kick returns for 70 yards (35.0 average, longest of 43)โฆ Also caught three passes for 34 yardsโฆ Ran for 139 yards on 11 carries, and finished with a career-high 255 all-purpose yards in the win over USFโฆ His 62-yard touchdown run made him the first player in the nation in 2010 to have two rushes on the season of more than 60 yardsโฆ Finished with a team-high 98 yards on eight carries against Miami University, including a career-long 72-yard touchdown run.
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2009: A 2009 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll selection for his work in the classroom during his sophomore seasonโฆ Played in all 14 games for the Gators, including 12 startsโฆ Accumulated 745 yards rushing on 99 carries (7.5 avg.) and scored seven touchdownsโฆ Had eight receptions for 52 yards (6.5 avg.)โฆ Ranked fifth in the nation with 7.5 yards per carry avg. and finished second on the Gator squad, first among running backs, in 2009 with 745 rushing yards and seven touchdownsโฆ Recorded his first 100-yard rushing performance of the season against FSU, running seven times for a total of 106 yards on the ground, including a career-tying 62-yard run in the second halfโฆ Had 46 yards on nine carries, including a three-yard touchdown scamper โ his seventh of the season against FIUโฆ Led the UF rushing attack against Vanderbilt with seven carries for 57 yards on the ground and one touchdown, a 25-yardโฆ Tallied five carries for 31 yards in Floridaโs victory over Georgia in Jacksonvilleโฆ Carried nine times for 54 yards and one touchdown versus the Razorbacksโฆ Additionally moved past the 1,000-yard rushing mark for his career in the win against Arkansasโฆ Carried a career-high 16 times for 86 yards in Floridaโs win over LSU on the roadโฆ Came up just shy of the century mark at Kentucky with 97 yards on 12 carriesโฆ Had four rushes for 31 yards and a TD against Tennessee in the SEC opener and also rallied for two catches and 15 yards in the airโฆ Scored his third rushing touchdown of the season on a 24-yard run in the second quarter in the 56-6 win over Troy and also led the Gators with 87 yards on the groundโฆ Scored two rushing touchdowns against Charleston Southern Dempsโ eight-yard run was the first touchdown of the 2009 season for the Gators and his two scores tied a career-high for touchdowns in one game.
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2008: Saw action in all 14 games as a freshman, starting in fiveโฆ Started at running back in the 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game, where he rushed nine times for 23 yardsโฆ Also played an intricate role in UFโs win over Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, rushing for 53 yards and catching one touchdown passโฆ Average touchdown run in 2008 was 32.7 yardsโฆ Five of his seven rushing touchdowns were 36 or more yards and three of the seven were 40 yards or moreโฆ Ranked fourth on the team in rushing (605 yards on 78 carries) and sixth in receiving (141 yards, 15 receptions)โฆ Rushed for 100 or more yards in two of UFโs games, racking up 103 yards against Arkansas and 129 yards against LSUโฆ Named the SEC Freshman of the Week for his work against Arkansasโฆ Additionally played a key role on special teams, blocking two punts, one in the win over Miami and another against Kentucky on Homecomingโฆ Named the SEC Special Teamsโ Player of the Week after his punt block against Kentuckyโฆ Unleashed a 62-yard run against Hawaii in the season-opener, the longest run by UF freshman since 1987.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA: Considered one of the nationโs fastest recruitsโฆ Second-team Class 4A all-state selection at running back as a seniorโฆ Gained 1,401 yards on the ground, along with 16 touchdowns on 157 carries during his senior yearโฆ Rushed for 21 scores and 1,761 yards on 170 touches in junior campaignโฆ Second-team all-state Class 3A selection โฆ Ran the 100-meter dash at the Florida state final, the fastest time recorded at that event at 10.37 secondsโฆ Clocked a 10.25 at the AAU Junior Olympics, the second-fastest time ever in the state and the fastest clocking recorded by a high school senior that yearโฆ Finished 13th nationally with a 21.04 time in the 200-meter dashโฆ No. 4 athlete and ranked 53rd in the ESPN 150โฆ Earned four-star billing by Rivals.com and was part of the Rivals.com250โฆ Listed as the sixth-best all-purpose back by Rivals.comโฆ Coached by Walter Banks.
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DEMPSโ CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts: 26 (at Tennessee, 2010)
Rushing Yards: 158 (vs. Vanderbilt, 2011)
Rushing TDs: 2 (5x, last vs. Vanderbilt, 2011)
Longest Rush: 84 (vs. Kentucky, 2011)
Receptions: 4 (3x, last vs. Tennessee, 2011)
Receiving Yards: 72 (vs. Georgia, 2011)
Longest Reception: 72 (vs. Georgia, 2011)
Receiving TDs: 1 (vs. Kentucky, 2008)
Punt Blocks: 1 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 2008)
Punt Returns: 1 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 2008)
Punt Return Yards: 27 (vs. Kentucky, 2008)
Longest Punt Return: 27 (vs. Kentucky, 2008)
Kickoff Returns: 2 (6x, last vs. FAU, 2011)
Kickoff Return Yards: 99 (vs. Georgia, 2011)
Longest Kickoff Return: 99 (vs. Georgia, 2011)
Kick Return TD: 1 (vs. Georgia, 2011)
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CAREER STATISTICS
|
RUSHING |
G |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
Avg/C |
Avg/G |
|
2008 |
14 |
78 |
605 |
7 |
62 |
7.8 |
43.2 |
|
2009 |
14 |
99 |
745 |
7 |
62 |
7.5 |
53.2 |
|
2010 |
11 |
92 |
551 |
3 |
72 |
6 |
50.1 |
|
2011 |
12 |
98 |
569 |
6 |
84 |
5.8 |
47.4 |
|
TOTAL |
51 |
367 |
2470 |
23 |
84 |
6.7 |
48.4 |
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|
TOTAL OFFENSE |
G |
Rush |
Pass |
Total |
Avg/G |
|
2008 |
14 |
605 |
0 |
605 |
43.2 |
|
2009 |
14 |
745 |
0 |
745 |
53.2 |
|
2010 |
11 |
551 |
0 |
551 |
50.1 |
|
2011 |
12 |
569 |
0 |
569 |
47.4 |
|
TOTAL |
51 |
2470 |
0 |
2470 |
48.4 |
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|
RECEIVING |
G |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
Rec/G |
Avg/C |
Avg/G |
|
2008 |
14 |
15 |
141 |
1 |
61 |
1.1 |
9.4 |
10.1 |
|
2009 |
14 |
8 |
52 |
0 |
11 |
0.6 |
6.5 |
3.7 |
|
2010 |
11 |
18 |
116 |
0 |
40 |
1.6 |
6.4 |
10.5 |
|
2011 |
12 |
16 |
172 |
0 |
72 |
1.3 |
10.8 |
14.3 |
|
TOTAL |
51 |
57 |
481 |
1 |
72 |
1.1 |
8.4 |
9.4 |
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|
SCORING |
G |
TD |
Rush |
Pass |
Retn |
PAT |
2PAT |
FG |
Total |
Avg/G |
|
2008 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
3.4 |
|
2009 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
3 |
|
2010 |
11 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
1.6 |
|
2011 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
3.5 |
|
TOTAL |
51 |
25 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
150 |
2.9 |
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|
PUNT RETURNS |
G |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
Avg/R |
Avg/G |
|
2008 |
14 |
2 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
18.5 |
2.6 |
|
2009 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2010 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2011 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
51 |
2 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
18.5 |
0.7 |
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|
KICK RETURNS |
G |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
Avg/R |
Avg/G |
|
2008 |
14 |
1 |
39 |
0 |
39 |
39 |
2.8 |
|
2009 |
14 |
2 |
55 |
0 |
28 |
27.5 |
3.9 |
|
2010 |
11 |
8 |
260 |
0 |
54 |
32.5 |
23.6 |
|
2011 |
12 |
10 |
250 |
1 |
99 |
25 |
20.8 |
|
TOTAL |
51 |
21 |
604 |
1 |
99 |
28.8 |
11.8 |
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|
ALL PURPOSE |
G |
Rush |
Rec |
PR |
KR |
IR |
Total |
Avg/G |
|
2008 |
14 |
605 |
141 |
37 |
39 |
0 |
822 |
58.7 |
|
2009 |
14 |
745 |
52 |
0 |
55 |
0 |
852 |
60.9 |
|
2010 |
11 |
551 |
116 |
0 |
260 |
0 |
927 |
84.3 |
|
2011 |
12 |
569 |
172 |
0 |
250 |
0 |
991 |
82.6 |
|
TOTAL |
51 |
2470 |
481 |
37 |
604 |
0 |
3592 |
70.4 |
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|
TACKLES |
G |
UA |
A |
Total |
TFL |
Yds |
PD |
FF |
FR |
Blkd |
|
2008 |
14 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
2009 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2010 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2011 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
51 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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CAREER GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
|
2011 |
Rushing |
Receiving |
Kickoff Returns |
Punt Returns |
All |
|||||||||||||
|
Date |
Opponent |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
purp |
|
3-Sep-11 |
FAU |
12 |
105 |
2 |
35 |
3 |
21 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
30 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
|
10-Sep-11 |
UAB |
2 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
|
17-Sep-11 |
TENNESSEE |
10 |
48 |
0 |
28 |
4 |
37 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
|
24-Sep-11 |
at Kentucky |
10 |
157 |
2 |
84 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
159 |
|
1-Oct-11 |
ALABAMA |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
|
8-Oct-11 |
at LSU |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
29-Oct-11 |
vs Georgia |
8 |
12 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
72 |
0 |
72 |
1 |
99 |
1 |
99 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
183 |
|
5-Nov-11 |
VANDERBILT |
23 |
158 |
2 |
52 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
41 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
213 |
|
12-Nov-11 |
at South Carolina |
9 |
33 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
|
19-Nov-11 |
FURMAN |
8 |
20 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
|
26-Nov-11 |
FLORIDA ST. |
4 |
-8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
2-Jan-12 |
vs Ohio St. |
7 |
30 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
|
Totals |
98 |
569 |
6 |
84 |
16 |
172 |
0 |
72 |
10 |
250 |
1 |
99 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
991 |
|
|
2010 |
Rushing |
Receiving |
Kickoff Returns |
Punt Returns |
All |
|||||||||||||
|
Date |
Opponent |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
purp |
|
4-Sep-10 |
MIAMI |
8 |
98 |
1 |
72 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
56 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
158 |
|
11-Sep-10 |
USF |
11 |
139 |
1 |
62 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
95 |
0 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
255 |
|
18-Sep-10 |
at Tennessee |
26 |
73 |
0 |
18 |
3 |
34 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
70 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
177 |
|
25-Sep-10 |
KENTUCKY |
8 |
57 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
39 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
|
2-Oct-10 |
at Alabama |
11 |
47 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
|
16-Oct-10 |
MISSISSIPPI ST. |
5 |
36 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
|
30-Oct-10 |
vs Georgia |
9 |
38 |
1 |
16 |
2 |
43 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
|
13-Nov-10 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
|
20-Nov-10 |
APPALACHIAN ST. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
27-Nov-10 |
at Florida St. |
9 |
44 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
|
1-Jan-11 |
vs Penn St. |
3 |
20 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
|
Totals |
92 |
551 |
3 |
72 |
18 |
116 |
0 |
40 |
8 |
260 |
0 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
927 |
|
|
2009 |
Rushing |
Receiving |
Kickoff Returns |
Punt Returns |
All |
|||||||||||||
|
Date |
Opponent |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
purp |
|
5-Sep-09 |
CH. SOUTHERN |
5 |
89 |
2 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
89 |
|
12-Sep-09 |
TROY |
7 |
87 |
1 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
87 |
|
19-Sep-09 |
TENNESSEE |
4 |
31 |
1 |
21 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
|
26-Sep-09 |
at Kentucky |
12 |
97 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
101 |
|
10-Oct-09 |
at LSU |
16 |
86 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
86 |
|
17-Oct-09 |
ARKANSAS |
9 |
54 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
|
24-Oct-09 |
at Mississippi St. |
5 |
13 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
31-Oct-09 |
vs Georgia |
5 |
31 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
|
7-Nov-09 |
VANDERBILT |
7 |
57 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
|
14-Nov-09 |
at South Carolina |
9 |
32 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
13 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
|
21-Nov-09 |
FIU |
9 |
46 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
|
28-Nov-09 |
FLORIDA ST. |
7 |
106 |
0 |
62 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
117 |
|
5-Dec-09 |
vs Alabama |
1 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
55 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
|
1-Jan-10 |
vs Cincinnati |
3 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Totals |
99 |
745 |
7 |
62 |
8 |
52 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
55 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
852 |
|
|
2008 |
Rushing |
Receiving |
Kickoff Returns |
Punt Returns |
All |
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|
Date |
Opponent |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
purp |
|
30-Aug-08 |
HAWAII |
2 |
76 |
1 |
62 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
86 |
|
6-Sep-08 |
MIAMI |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
|
20-Sep-08 |
at Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
27-Sep-08 |
OLE MISS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4-Oct-08 |
at Arkansas |
7 |
103 |
2 |
48 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
110 |
|
11-Oct-08 |
LSU |
10 |
129 |
1 |
42 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
|
25-Oct-08 |
UK |
7 |
50 |
0 |
15 |
4 |
67 |
1 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
144 |
|
1-Nov-08 |
vs UGA |
7 |
19 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
8-Nov-08 |
at Vanderbilt |
4 |
19 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
|
15-Nov-08 |
USC |
4 |
43 |
1 |
38 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
|
22-Nov-08 |
THE CITADEL |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
|
29-Nov-08 |
at Florida St. |
9 |
89 |
1 |
44 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
|
6-Dec-08 |
vs Alabama |
14 |
53 |
1 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
|
8-Jan-09 |
vs Oklahoma |
9 |
23 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
|
Totals |
78 |
605 |
7 |
62 |
15 |
141 |
1 |
61 |
1 |
39 |
0 |
39 |
2 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
822 |
|
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OFF THE FIELD STORIES
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Won the individual 60 meter National Championship and the Team Indoor National Championship in 2011
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ran a 9.96 in the 100 meters to win the 2010 outdoor individual national championship in that event
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Became the only student-athlete in Florida history to win national championships with two different teams (football 2008; indoor track and field 2010 & 2011)
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ran at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, recording a time of 10.01 in the 100-meter dash, finishing first in the quarter-final race, breaking the American junior record of 10.06 (Walter Dix, 2005), and the national high school record of 10.08 (J-Mee Samuels, 2005). The time tied the world junior record (10.01 โ held by Darrel Brown, 2003)
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ran the fastest time in the country by a high school senior at the AAU national track meet in 2008, clocking a 10.25 in the 100-meter dash
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ran the 100-meter dash and the 4x100 meter relay on the Florida menโs outdoor track team
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Cousin, Cameron Demps, a defensive back who plays for Winston-Salem State University, was widely considered the fastest player available in Georgia in 2008
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Wore an orange and blue wig at his press conference instead of a hat at the ESPN Zone in Orlando
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Lists his first goal at Florida to earn a degree and show others that nothing is impossible
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย First attended a game at The Swamp against UCF in 2006
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Lists Emmitt Smith as his all-time favorite Gator because โhe was a great role model, a great athlete and a great personโ
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย โFriday Night Lightsโ is his favorite football movie
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Still keeps in touch with Teri Batts, a data-entry specialist who convinced Coach Meyer to take a chance on recruiting Demps. She started helping students who want to make big changes in their lives and she made sure he didnโt cut class in high school and stayed on the right path
?ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Captain of team Against All Odds for the 2011 Gator Football Charity Challenge
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
โI donโt think Iโve ever played against anyone as quick and fast as those two guys (Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey). Itโs very hard but itโs getting me better every day, and Iโm learning a lot from them, too.โ (8/16/11)
Matt Elam, UF safety
โIt was close, but maybe not as close as some people thought. There were people saying I wasnโt going to play football this year. Once I got back, I talked to my parents and talked to my coaches and decided to come back and play football for my senior year. Italy was fun. I just wanted to get a feel for what it was like. It was a good experience for me. Hopefully, I can play at the next level. Hopefully, I have options.โ (8/6/11)
Jeff Demps, UF running back
โIt feels good just to be around my teammates and just to be in this football atmosphere. I feel better than ever, and Iโm ready to kick off the season.โ (8/6/11)
Jeff Demps, UF running back
"The term "world-class speed" gets tossed around a lot; Demps legitimately has it. He isn't just the fastest man in college football; he's also the fastest man in college sports." (5/18/11)
Bruce Feldman, ESPN.com
"It's his work ethic and his motor. It's really something special. From the time he showed up here through today, it's always full-go. This is an overachieving guy that has a lot of gifts. He has an energy and enthusiasm for everything. People feed off him. They love to be around him. He's the hardest-working guy on our football team and I can't speak for our track coach, but I believe he's probably the hardest working guy on our track team too." (5/18/11)
Mickey Marotti, UF Strength & Conditioning Coach
โHeโs an outstanding player. Heโs a great player for them.ย He is just one outstanding player at what he does.ย Heโs a good runner and has great speed on the perimeter, probably the likes of which we have not seen.โ (9/27/10)
Nick Saban, Alabama Head Coach
"He's fast. If he gets one seam, he might be gone. He runs strong. He's one of the fastest guys in the country." (9/22/10)
Derrick Locke, Kentucky running back
โHeโs done a great job. We canโt ask for anything more. He returns kicks, runs the ball plenty of times during the game, and he goes hard. No matter how tired he is, heโs going to keep going. Thatโs what makes him so reliable.โ (9/20/10)
John Brantley, UF quarterback
โI told [Meyer] that regardless of anything that happens and no matter what that [Demps] was the kind of a man that he would always be proud of that he coached. Jeff is the hardest-working, most-dedicated human being I've ever met -- man or child.'' (9/16/10)
Teri Batts, Dempsโ high school guidance counselor
โDemps has taken his game to a whole new level, and itโs a good thing for the Gators. Thatโs what speed does, and nobody in college football brings the kind of speed to the field that Demps does each Saturday.โ (9/15/10)
Chris Low, ESPN.com
โHeโs fast and heโs a playmaker. If he has space, heโs going to hurt you. If you donโt reduce space, wrap up and gang tackle, heโs going to have a breakout game.โ (9/14/10)
Derek Dooley, Tennessee Head Coach
"Special guy. Speed and you better wrap up. They know what they're doing. So they'll move those guys around, get him the ball out of the backfield, throw it to him, pop him out. You've just always got to be conscious of where he is." (9/13/10)
Derek Dooley, Tennessee Head Coach
"Jeff's certainly a home-run hitter. I mean, you give him a crease, how many guys in the country are going to keep up with him? He just ran downhill with unbelievable velocity. It wasn't just fast. It was powerful." (9/12/10)
Steve Addazio, former UF Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach and current Temple Head Coach
"I think everyone knows how I feel about Dempsy. I know how the offensive line feels about Demps. You give him a crack and that guy is gone." (9/11/10)
Urban Meyer, former UF Head Coach
"Jeff is a great back. When he rips off those big runs it also sets it up for the other backs that come in. We call him the stallion. He's like a horse. He makes big returns on kickoff returns on offense and then busts off for a 62-yard run. He's the fastest running back in the nation and one of the most explosive running backs in the nation." (9/11/10)
Emmanuel Moody, former UF running back
โBut Demps, billed as a darkhorse Heisman Trophy candidate by ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, came through when the Gators needed him most.โ (9/5/10)
Kevin Brockway, Gainesville Sun, on Dempsโ performance vs. Miami University
"I think if I get an open seam it'll be a pretty good day for the Gators.โ (9/3/10)
Jeff Demps, UF running back
โI think Iโm tough enough. Thatโs the main part of it. Youโve got to have that demeanor. (Coach Drayton) is teaching all the backs about having that demeanor to put your pads down and get those one or two yards.โ (8/27/10)
Jeff Demps, UF running back
"In my opinion, Jeff will not be a track guy. He'll be a running back in the NFL. And honestly, that's what Jeff wants. He wants to be able to contribute to the track program here. He wants to help us win the national title. That's great, but in the big picture Jeff wants to play in the NFL. Football is very important to him and I support that." (8/16/10)
Mike Holloway, Florida Track & Field Head Coach
โIf you know Demps, you're not too surprised (by his success). He puts in the work. It's absolutely important to him. He's absolutely committed to whatever he's doing at that point in time. Demps has been a straight-line guy ... he hasn't been a shake-and-bake guy. This is where his game has improved." (8/16/10)
Stan Drayton, former UF Running Backs Coach
"I can honestly say, in the 16 years I've been coaching, that one other time I've had an athlete (Brian Westbrook), a person like that, that I've had the pleasure of coaching.โ (8/10/10)
Stan Drayton, former UF Running Backs Coach
โHe's very explosive right now. The thing I'm seeing. ... we had a little one-on-one tackling drill today, and he's making people miss. He's starting to get that lateral movement, that twitching in his run. I'm really, really excited about Demps.โ (8/9/10)
Stan Drayton, former UF Running Backs Coach
โJeff Demps is a war daddy. He is a fast, accountable guy.โ (8/6/10)
Steve Addazio, former UF Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach and current Temple Head Coach
โJeff Demps is known across the country for his speed, but his toughness running the football is often underrated. He is as strong pound-for-pound as any player on the team. It shows with his ability to run through tackles.โ (7/30/10)
Cody Jones, GatorCountry.com
โJeff Demps has the kind of speed that scares anybody. Heโs one of the best big-play threats in the league and will get even more chances this season.โ (7/21/10)
Chris Low, ESPN.com
โJeff Demps is one of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. But for opponents of the Florida Gators, he is definitely double trouble.โ (7/2010)
Jim Harvin, Fightinโ Gators Magazine
โHe has a lot of God-given ability, and we have to give honor to that. The biggest thing about Jeff is he is a world-class person. His work ethic is unbelievable. He shows up every single day and gives you 100%. Jeff wants to learn and he wants to get better. He comes out every day and challenges himself to do that.โ (7/2010)
Mike Holloway, UF Track & Field Coach
โI love Jeff Demps. That young man loves the game of football. Heโs the same way at football practice, always wanting to learn and improve. All he wants to do is get better because he knows that will make the team better.โ
Urban Meyer, former UF Head Coach
โWith deadly straightaway speed, Demps has been one of the most exciting running backs in the conference the last two seasons.โ (6/27/10)
Edward Aschoff, Gainesville Sun
ย
โNow a freshman tailback at fifth-ranked Florida, he appears to be the swiftest running back ever to play college or professional football, according to track historians and an examination of performance lists compiled by USA Track and Field.โ (10/24/08)
Jere Longman, NY Times
โYouโre not going out on a limb to call him the fastest running back and one of the fastest few players ever to play the game,โ (10/24/08)
Jon Hendershott, a track historian and associate editor of Track and Field News
ย
โHeโs been tremendous. Itโs the energy he brings to the field. I know heโs one of the fastest teenagers in the world. He plays the game with intensity.โ (10/11/08)
Dan Mullen, Mississippi State Head Coach and former UF Offensive Coordinator
ย
"We kind of like fast people around here, and Demps is fast.โ (8/30/08)
Urban Meyer, former UF Head Coach
ย
"When I see the light, man, my eyes just get big.โ (8/30/08)
Jeff Demps, UF running back
ย
โI kind of fell in love with it because I really enjoyed doing it (track) and I began to get good at it. I was doing great things on the track. โฆ I kind of thought of it really like only a couple kids my age get a chance to (turn pro in track). โฆ It was kind of hard, but at the end of the day I picked football.โ (8/21/08)
Jeff Demps, UF running back
ย
"My first goal at the University of Florida is to earn a degree and show others who might come behind me that nothing is impossible. I love it when people consider me to be a role model. It's not a burden, because all you have to do is be yourself." (2/6/08)
Jeff Demps, UF running back
โThe speed is just ridiculous. I have never seen one that runs that fast. He can get 30 yards easily and just runs past people. He is an awesome player, but he has more attributes off the field than on the field. He shows leadership in the classroom and the weight room and inspires kids to work also. We have a special needs program for mentally challenged kids and the last spring we had one of the kids challenge Jeff and he let the kid win just to see the smile on the kids face. It really made the kidโs day.โ (1/9/08)
Walter Banks, South Lake High School Head Coach
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