Florida Gators defeat Mississippi State 13-6 in Mullen’s return to MSU

The Florida Gators (4-1, 2-1) defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-2, 0-2) on the road in Dan Mullen’s return to Starkville.

Florida scored just 13 points but they dominated Mississippi State’s offense for most of the game and controlled the clock for most of the second half.

The Gators offense, which was a question mark heading into the game went over 350 yards in total offense in the big win for Florida.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Mississippi State 3, Florida 0- 34-yard field goal is good by Jace Christmann with 3:28 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 59 yards, 6:09 time of possession.

 

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 3, Mississippi State 3- 39-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 10:24 to go.

Scoring Drive: 15 plays for 68 yards, 7:56 time of possession.

 

Mississippi State 6, Florida 3- 39-yard field goal is good by Jace Christmann with 3:30 to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 67 yards, 6:48 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 10, Mississippi State 6- 20-yard passing touchdown from Kadarius Toney to Moral Stephens with 8:26 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 73 yards, 2:48 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER

 

Florida 13, Mississippi State 6- 21-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 5:22 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 36 yards, 5:13 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.