Florida Gators cruises past USF 42-20 on the road on Saturday

The Florida Gators (2-0, 0-0) defeated the South Florida Bulls (0-2, 0-0) in blowout fashion on Saturday afternoon on the road.

The Gators’ offense exploded for over 350 yards of offense in the first half as they led 35-3 at the half.

Florida’s defense once again was solid and picked up their first interception in the game when Kaiir Elam created the turnover.

FIRST QUARTER:

Florida 7, USF 0- 7-yard rushing touchdown by Dameon Pierce with 11:06 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 63 yards, 1:26 time of possession.

Florida 7, USF 3- 25-yard field goal is good by Spencer Shrader with 4:46 to go.

Scoring Drive: 17 plays for 75 yards, 6:16 time of possession.

Florida 14, USF 3- 75-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Richardson to Jacob Copeland with 4:34 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 75 yards, 12 second time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 21, USF 3- 35-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones to Xzavier Henderson with 12:36 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 67 yards, 3:36 time of possession.

Florida 28, USF 3- 41-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Richardson to Jacob Copeland with 9:18 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 80 yards, 2:37 time of possession.

Florida 35, USF 3- 33-yard rushing touchdown by Emory Jones with 6:41 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 51 yards, 1:20 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 35, USF 6- Spencer Shrader hits a 32-yard field goal with 9:18 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for -5 yards, 1:47 time of possession.

Florida 35, USF 13- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Jaren Mangham with 4:41 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 43 yards, 1:31 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 42, USF 13- 80-yard rushing touchdown by Anthony Richardson with 10:29 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 80 yards, 14 second time of possession.

Florida 42, USF 20- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Jaren Mangham with 4:22 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.