Florida Gators defeat Kentucky Wildcats 28-27

The Florida Gators (2-1, 2-0) defeat the Kentucky Wildcats by coming from behind in the fourth quarter.

Florida struggled for most of the game but replaced Feleipe Franks was replaced by Luke Del Rio and the Gators came from behind to win.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Kentucky 7, Florida 0- 14-yard passing touchdown from Stephen Johnson to Blake Bone with 5:06 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 4:39 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 7, Kentucky 7- 36-yard rushing touchdown by Kadarius Toney with 14:16 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 58 yards, 1:02 time of possession.

 

Kentucky 14, Florida 7- 9-yard passing touchdown from Stephen Johnson to Garrett Johnson with 7:24 to go.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 10 yards, 39 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 14, Kentucky 14- 45-yard touchdown pass from Feleipe Franks to Tyrie Cleveland with 3:16 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 4:08 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Kentucky 21, Florida 14- 23-yard touchdown pass from Stephen Johnson to C.J. Conrad with 12:11 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 62 yards, 1:48 time of possession.

 

Kentucky 24, Florida 14- 42-yard field goal is good by Austin MacGinnis with 5:54 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 41 yards, 4:51 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER

Kentucky 27, Florida 14- 50-yard field is good by Austin MacGinnis with 11:33 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 16 yards, 1:52 to go.

 

Kentucky 27, Florida 21- 6-yard rushing touchdown by Brandon Powell with 7:58 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 80 yards, 3:29 time of possession.

 

Florida 28, Kentucky 27- 5-yard passing touchdown from Luke Del Rio to Freddie Swain with 43 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 58 yards, 5:48 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.