Florida Gators fall to LSU at home to end the regular season

The Florida Gators (8-2, 8-2) lost to the LSU Tigers (4-5, 4-5) at home on Saturday in a game that was decided in the final moments.

Gators kicker Evan McPherson had a chance to tie the game at the end of regulation but his 50-yard field goal was wide left.

The Gators defense struggled throughout the entire game and gave up over 400-yards of total offense in the loss.

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 7, LSU 0- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Kyle Trask with 8:01 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 52 yards, 1:27 time of possession.

 

Florida 7, LSU 7- 5-yard passing touchdown from Max Johnson to Jaray Jenkins with 4:21 to go.

Scoring Drive:11 plays for 75 yards, 3:40 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER

LSU 14, Florida 7, 68-yard interception returned for a touchdown with 12:59 to go.

 

LSU 14, Florida 10- 23-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 6:25 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 44 yards, 3:01 time of possession.

 

Florida 17, LSU 14- 19-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Jacob Copeland with 2:25 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 66 yards, 2:41 time of possession.

 

LSU 21, Florida 17- 34-yard touchdown pass from Max Johnson to Kayshon Boutte with 33 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 75 yards, 1:52 time of possession.

 

LSU 24, Florida 17- 21-yard field goal by Cade York with 0:00 to go.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

LSU 27, Florida 17- 30-yard field goal is good by Cade York with 8:29 to go.

Scoring Drive: 17 plays for 63 yards, 6:31 time of possession.

 

LSU 27, Florida 24- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Kyle Trask with 6:52 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 75 yards, 1:37 time of possession.

 

Florida 31, LSU 27- 9-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Jacob Copeland with 3:11 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 81 yards, 2:05 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

LSU 34, Florida 31- 4-yard passing touchdown from Max Johnson to Tre Bradford with 13:14 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 84 yards, 3:09 time of possession.

 

Florida 34, LSU 34- 31-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 2:51 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 72 yards, 2:58 time of possession.

 

LSU 37, Florida 34- 57-yard field is good by Cade York with 23 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 36 yards, 2:28 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.