Michigan Wolverines defeat the Florida Gators

The Florida Gators (10-4, 7-1) suffered its third straight loss to the Michigan Wolverines (10-3, 6-2) on Friday afternoon in the Citrus Bowl in a game that Michigan dominated from start to finish.

Michigan quarterback Jake Rudock torched the Florida Gators defense all day long and ended the game with 278 passing and three touchdown passes.

The highlight for the Florida Gators was running back Kelvin Taylor who surpassed the 1,000 yard mark for the year and ended the game with 50 rushing yards.

FIRST QUARTER:

Michigan 7, Florida 0- 4-yard rushing touchdown by Drake Johnson with 5:54 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 73, 4:29 time of possession.

Florida 7, Michigan 7- 2-yard touchdown pass from Antonio Callaway to Treon Harris with 1:58 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 3:56 time of possession.

SECOND QUARTER:

Michigan 14, Florida 7- 31-yard touchdown pass from Jake Rudock to Jehu Chesson with 8:49 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 80 yards, 3:49 time of possession.

Michigan 17, Florida 7- 21-yard field goal is good by Kenny Allen with 1:01 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 77 yards, 5:00 time of possession.

THIRD QUARTER:

Michigan 24, Florida 7- 3-yard touchdown pass from Jake Rudock to Grant Perry with 8:47 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 69 yards, 6:13 time of possession.

Michigan 31, Florida 7- 1-yard touchdown run by Sione Houma with 3:48 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 58 yards, 2:33 time of possession.

FOURTH QUARTER:

 Michigan 38, Florida 7- 8-yard touchdown pass from Jake Rudcock to Drake Johnson with 12:32 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 84 yards, 5:14 time of possession.

Michigan 41, Florida 7- 25-yard field goal by Kenny Allen is good.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 34 yards, 4:14 time of possession.

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Shameful performance by the Gators. They got their manhood taken away by a 2nd tier Big Ten Team. I guess Big Ten payback of last night’s Alabama beat down landed squarely on Florida’s head.

    It is inconceivable to me how the lone SEC school in the talent rich state of Florida is running so empty on QB. Why isn’t Jake Rudock (St.Thomas Aquinas) not the starting senior QB at Florida now? The pain is multiplied by seeing QBs that were run off by the previous coaching staff, now performing at a much higher level elsewhere (Driskel, Brissett).

    With the emphasis of finishing a season on the upswing, the Gators could not have had a worse outcome. Three straight ugly, embarrassing losses on national television. This team remains broken, licking the bottom of the barrel of mediocrity. The separation between Florida and a championship caliber team like Alabama is huge. As a lifelong Gator fan, Derrick Henry was asked why he didn’t choose Florida, he simply replied “Winning”.

  2. We didn’t get beaten by a crappy team today. The Wolverine’s are the real deal. We made it look worse by playing uninspired football. We played good for one quarter. That’s it. It will take a while to build this back up. ending the season like this is depressing though. Mac got schooled too; by Fla State, Bama, Michigan and LSU. Fortunately, good coaches will learn from these bad outings. We’re a top twentyfive team just barely. But there is a big difference between no 25 and no 1. We’ll be back when we get our house in order. IMHO only a miracle will turn this around by next year. But I’ll be cheering all the same. Go Gators.