The Florida Gators upset Ole Miss 24-17 in the Swamp

The Florida Gators (5-5, 3-4) pulled of their second straight upset of a ranked team as they beat the Ole Miss Rebels (8-2, 3-2) 24-17 in the Swamp on Senior Day for the Gators.

Florida’s defense stood tall on fourth down to force two turnovers on downs as they consistently got pressure on Jaxson Dart.

The Gators’ offense struggled in the third quarter but moved the ball on the ground for most of the game.

 

FIRST QUARTER:

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 7, Ole Miss 0- 8-yard passing touchdown from DJ Lagway to Elijah Badger with 14:56 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 89 yards, 5:40 time of possession.

Florida 7, Ole Miss 7- 43-yard touchdown pass from Jaxson Dart to Tre Harris with 12:01 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 75 yards, 2:55 time of possession.

Ole Miss 14, Florida 7- 22-yard touchdown pass from Jaxson Dart to Cayden Lee with 9:05 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 55 yards, 2:16 time of possession.

Florida 14, Ole Miss 14- 25-yard touchdown pass from DJ Lagway to Jadan Baugh with 6:52 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 75 yards, 2:13 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 17, Ole Miss 14- 53-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 10:57 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 2 yards, 1:34 time of possession.

Florida 17, Ole Miss 17- 42-yard field goal is good by Caden Davis with 45 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 27 yards, 3:34 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 24, Ole Miss 17- 9-yard rushing touchdown by Montrell Johnson with 7:40 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 67 yards, 1:54 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.