Florida Gators come back to defeat Kentucky 29-21

The Florida Gators (3-0, 1-0) defeated the Kentucky Wildcats (2-1, 0-1) in come from behind fashion on Saturday in Lexington.

Quarterback Kyle Trask rallied the Gators from down 11 after he had to come in for an injured Feleipe Franks who was hurt in the third quarter.

The Gators defense was shaky for most of the game but held Kentucky scoreless in the fourth quarter.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 7, Kentucky 0- 15-yard touchdown pass from Felipe Franks to Freddie Swain with 6:27 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 31 yards, 5:03 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 7, Kentucky 7- 26-yard touchdown pass from Sawyer Smith to Ahmad Wagner with 14:16 to go.

Scoring drive: 12 plays for 79 yards, 7:05 time of possession.

 

Kentucky 14, Florida 7- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Sawyer Smith with 7:46 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 54 yards, 5:57 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Kentucky 14, Florida 10- 32-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 7:50 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 6 yards, 2:02 time of possession.

 

Kentucky 21, Florida 10- 13-yard touchdown pass from Sawyer Smith to Keaton Upshaw with 5:39 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 75 yards, 2:11 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER

Kentucky 21, Florida 16- 8-yard rushing touchdown by Lamical Perine with 12:41 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 62 yards, 2:15 time of possession.

 

Florida 22, Kentucky 21- 4-yard rushing touchdown by Kyle Trask with 4:11 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 66 yards, 1:54 time of possession.

 

Florida 29, Kentucky 21- 76-yard rushing touchdown by Josh Hammond with 33 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 80 yards, 21 second 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.