Florida Gators blow out Eastern Washington in the Swamp

The Florida Gators (3-2, 0-2) defeated Eastern Washington (1-3) on Sunday in a game that the Gators dominated from the start.

Quarterback Anthony Richardson and the Gators’ offense exploded for 35 points in the first half after having two drives that took just one play a piece.

The Gators’ defense struggled in the first quarter but responded and held tough throughout the game.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Eastern Washington 3, Florida 0- 44-yard field goal is good by Seth Harrison with 7:58 to go in the first quarter.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 44 yards, 6:56 time of possession

 

Florida 7, Eastern Washington 3- 75-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Richardson to Justin Shorter with 7:45 to go in the first quarter.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 75 yards, 11 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 14, Eastern Washington 3- 3-yard rushing touchdown by Montrell Johnson with 1:14 to go in the first quarter.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 77 yards, 1:54 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 21, Eastern Washington 3- 4-yard rushing touchdown by Nay’Quan Wright with 9:25 to go in the second quarter.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 89 yards, 4:22 time of possession.

Florida 28, Eastern Washington 3- 76-yard rushing touchdown by Ricky Pearsall with 5:48 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 76 yards, 16 seconds time of possession.

Florida 35, Eastern Washington 3- 21-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Richardson to Xzavier Henderson with 2:57 to go in the game.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 40 yards, 1:37 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 38, Eastern Washington 3- 36-yard field goal is good by Adam Mihalek with 7:39 to go in the third quarter.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 73 yards, 3:55 time of possession.

Florida 45, Eastern Washington 3- 64-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Kitna to Caleb Douglas with 4:25 to go in the third quarter.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 71 yards, 51 seconds time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 52, Eastern Washington 3- 11-yard rushing touchdown by Lorenzo Lingard with 11:52 to go in the game.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 55 yards, 4:53 time of possession.

 

Florida 52, Eastern Washington 10- 28-yard touchdown from Gunnar Talkington to Jakobie James with 8:34 to go in the game.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 75 yards, 3:13 time of possession.

Florida 52, Eastern Washington 17- 25-yard touchdown run by Kekoa Visperas with 3:17 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.