Florida Gators Football: Tigers beat Gators, 30-27

The week of October 6, 2014 will go down as one anything but normal in the history of the Florida Gators football program.

After a week which started with accusations of sexual assault by freshman quarterback Treon Harris, then ended with a withdraw of those same accusations on Friday, the Gators (3-2, 2-2 SEC) had a lofty task against the LSU Tigers (5-2, 1-2 SEC), who had been known to play Florida tough in The Swamp. Looking to secure their first win in conference play, LSU put faith in their running game, which paid dividends. Freshman running back Leonard Fournette had 27 carries for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The game was an even matchup statistically. Florida had 306 yards of total offense, while LSU had 305. However, a bobbled Florida pass late would be picked off by LSU, giving the Tigers field position inside Florida territory. Colby Delahoussaye would go on to hit a 50-yard field goal to give LSU the first win in The Swamp since 2010.

First Quarter

Florida 7, LSU 0- 62-yard punt return by Andre Debose. Frankie Velez PAT good with 8:52 left.
Scoring drive: 0 plays, 0 yards

LSU 7, Florida 7- 12-yard run by Leonard Fournette. Colby Delahoussaye PAT good with 6:21 left.
Scoring drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:33 time of possession

Florida 14, LSU 7- 9-yard run by Jeff Driskel, Velez PAT good with 2:32 left.
Scoring drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:49 time of possession

Second Quarter

Florida 17, LSU 7- 34-yard field goal by Frankie Velez with 11:07 left
Scoring drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:40 time of possession

Florida 17, LSU 14- 1-yard run by Kenny Hilliard; Delahoussaye PAT good with 4:12 left.
Scoring drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:55 time of possession

Halftime Score: Florida 17, LSU 14

Halftime Superlatives: Jeff Driskel- 6-10, 44 yards, INT, 12 carries, 59 yards, TD; Brandon Powell- 3 receptions, 33 yards

Third Quarter

LSU 20, Florida 14- 2-yard run by Leonard Fournette; Delahoussaye PAT no good with 3:42 left.
Scoring drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 8:16 time of possession

Fourth Quarter

Florida 24, LSU 20- 11-yard pass from Jeff Driskel to Demarcus Robinson; Velez PAT good with 6:10 left.
Scoring drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:38 time of possession

LSU 27, Florida 24- 11-yard pass from Anthony Jennings to Travin Dural; Delahoussaye PAT good with 2:40 left.
Scoring drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:30 time of possession

Florida 27, LSU 27- 18-yard field goal by Frankie Velez with 1:49 left.
Scoring drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 0:51 time of possession.

LSU 30, Florida 27- 50-yard field goal by Delahoussaye.
Scoring drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:21 time of possession.

Final Score: LSU 30, Florida 27

Final Superlatives: Jeff Driskel- 14-25, 183 yards, TD, INT, 21 carries, 71 yards; Demarcus Robinson- 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD; Brandon Powell, 6 receptions, 66 yards.

Ryan Randall
From Melbourne, Florida, Ryan has lived in Florida since he was three, becoming a sports fan around that age. His passion for journalism rivals his love of sports. Shortly out of high school he covered prep and community sports for his hometown paper in Brevard Country, before moving to Gainesville, where he covered the Gators in the pros as well as prep sports for a few publications. A Telecommunications major at UF, Ryan now interns at Gator Country and ecstatic to showcase his talents for the publication. When not working on stories, Ryan enjoys playing basketball, music, as well as art. Follow Ryan at @_RyanRandall_

1 COMMENT

  1. 3 turnovers!! It’s a broken record: Muschamp playing not to lose(first and goal from the 2, and we settle for a FG- he questioned it himself in the press conference .. .. And Driskel is what he is: a turnover machine. Our head coach is now 26-19 and has been given enough time. He will NEVER win big in the SEC with his conservative approach and sticking with a QB like this.