Florida Gators cruise past Tulane 33-8 to win the Gasparilla Bowl

The Florida Gators (8-5, 4-4) defeated the Tulane Green Wave (9-5) 33-7 in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, Florida on Friday.

The Gators defense dominated the whole game as it took until late in the third quarter for Tulane to get over the 100-yard mark on offense.

Florida’s offense moved the ball all day long but struggled in the redzone as the Gators missed several opportunities.

 

FIRST QUARTER:

Florida 3, Tulane 0- 34-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 7:48 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 61 yards, 4:55 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 6, Tulane 0- 44-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 9:12 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 54 yards, 5:41 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 9, Tulane 0- 24-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 9:11 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 59 yards, 3:58 time of possession.

Florida 16, Tulane 0- 7-yard passing touchdown from DJ Lagway to Tony Livingston with 4:03 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 60 yards, 3:22 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 19, Tulane 0- 30-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 13:03 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 35 yards, 3:02 time of possession.

Florida 26, Tulane 0- 25-yard touchdown run by KD Daniels with 6:29 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 34 yards, 1:30 time of possession.

Florida 33, Tulane 0- 9-yard rushing touchdown by Anthony Rubio with 1:11 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 47 yards, 4:43 time of possession.

Florida 33, Tulane 8- 16-yard passing touchdown from Ty Thompson to Mario Williams with 29 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 55 yards.

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.