#22 Florida Gators defeats #5 LSU Tigers at home

The Florida Gators (5-1, 3-1) defeated the LSU Tigers (5-1, 2-1) at home in a game that was defensive showdown for much of the day.

Florida got behind early in the game but quickly rebounded with a touchdown of their own and took a lead into halftime.

The Gators closed the game out with a huge interception returned for a touchdown by Brad Stewart.

 

FIRST QUARTER

LSU 7, Florida 0- 4-yard rushing touchdown by Nick Brossette with 11:43 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 75 yards, 3:17 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 7, LSU 7- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Lamical Perine with 12:30 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 43 yards, 3:41 time of possession.

 

LSU 10, Florida 7- 33-yard field goal is good by Cole Tracy with 3:10 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 63 yards, 3:23 time of possession.

 

Florida 14, LSU 10- 3-yard touchdown pass from Feleipe Franks to Moral Stephens with 1:09 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 75 yards, 2:01 to go.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 14, LSU 13- 42-yard field goal is good by Cole Tracy with 4:16 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 18 yards, 1:56 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER

LSU 19, Florida 14- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Nick Brossette with 11:14 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 80 yards, 1:34 time of possession.

 

Florida 20, LSU 19- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Lamical Perine with 8:48 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 75 yards, 2:26 time of possession.

 

Florida 27, LSU 19- 25-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Brad Stewart with 1:45 to go.

 

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.