Florida Gators blow out Kentucky 45-7

The Florida Gators (2-0, 1-1) defeated the Kentucky Wildcats for the 30th straight year on Saturday afternoon by a score of

Quarterback Luke Del Rio dominated the game through the air and became the first 300 yard passer since Tyler Murphy did it against Vanderbilt in 2013.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 7, Kentucky 0- 3-yard touchdown run by Mark Thompson with 2:34 to go.

Scoring Drive: 15 plays for 84 yards, 7:29 time of possession.

 

Florida 14, Kentucky 0- 78-yard touchdown pass from Luke Del Rio to Antonio Callaway with 37 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 12 second time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER

Florida 17, Kentucky 0- 54-yard field goal is good by Eddy Pineiro with 5:57 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 44 yards, 3:06 time of possession.

 

Florida 24, Kentucky 0- 5-yard touchdown pass from Luke Del Rio to Brandon Powell with 18 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 58 yards, 4:13 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 31, Kentucky 0- 26-yard touchdown pass from Luke Del Rio to Freddie Swain with 12:25 to go in the game.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 45 yards, 1:21 time of possession.

 

Florida 38, Kentucky 0- 4-yard rushing touchdown by Jordan Scarlett with 3:40 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 33 yards, 3:03 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

 

Florida 45, Kentucky 0- 28-yard touchdown pass from Luke Del Rio to Lamical Perine with 14:19 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 58 yards, 2:41 time of possession.

 

Florida 45, Kentucky 7, 2-yard rushing touchdown by Jojo Kemp with 4:27 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 80 yards, 4:45 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.