Florida Gators fall to Texas A&M 34-17 on the road

The Florida Gators (2-4, 1-2) lost to the Texas A&M Aggies 31-17 (6-0, 3-0) on Saturday night at Kyle Field.

Florida’s offense had a strong first quarter but struggled the next three quarters as the offensive line was unable to block up front.

The Gators defense played well after a bad opening quarter but was forced into multiple short fields late in the game.

 

FIRST QUARTER:

Florida 7, Texas A&M 0- 1-yard touchdown pass from DJ Lagway to Amir Jackson with 11:08 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 3:52 time of possession.

Florida 7, Texas A&M 7- 8-yard rushing touchdown by Marcell Reed with 10:14 to go.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 75 yards, 54 seconds time of possession.

Texas A&M 14, Florida 7- 22-yard touchdown pass from Marcell Reed to Jamarion Morrow with 6:19 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 81 yards, 2:31 time of possession.

Florida 14, Texas A&M 14- 6-yard passing touchdown from DJ Lagway to Dallas Wilson with 3:38 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 75 yards, 2:41 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Texas A&M 21, Florida 14- 22-yard rushing touchdown by Le’Veon Moss with 13:04 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 75 yards, 5:34 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Texas A&M 24, Florida 14- 26-yard field goal is good by Randy Bond with 10:42 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 21 yards, 2:07 time of possession.

Texas A&M 24, Florida 17- 45-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 3:29 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 47 yards, 3:29 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Texas A&M 31, Florida 17- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Reuben Owens II with 4:39 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 50 yards, 8:09 time of possession.

Texas A&M 34, Florida 17- 22-yard field goal is good by Randy Bond with 1:11 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 18 yards, 3:17 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.