Florida Gators defeat South Carolina in a back and forth battle

he Florida Gators (7-1, 4-1) defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks (3-4, 2-3) on the road on Saturday afternoon in rainy conditions.

Florida’s offense started slow behind a shaky Kyle Trask but found its rhythm in the second half to defeat South Carolina.

Despite not having Jabari Zuniga and Jonathan Greenard, the Gators defense held strong in the second half against South Carolina.

 

FIRST QUARTER

South Carolina 7, Florida 0- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Mon Denson with 9:59 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 5:01 time of possession.

 

South Carolina 7, Florida 3- 48-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 4:06 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 44 yards, 2:16 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

South Carolina 10, Florida 3- 49-yard field goal is good by Parker White with 14:06 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 45 yards, 2:03 time of possession.

 

Florida 10, South Carolina 10- 37-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Jacob Copeland with 10:08 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 3:58 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

South Carolina 17, Florida 10- 21-yard rushing touchdown by Tavien Feaster with 13:57 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 20 yards, 45 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 17, South Carolina 17- 75-yard rushing touchdown by Dameon Pierce with 13:43 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 plays for 75 yards, 14 seconds time of possession.

 

South Carolina 20, Florida 17- 31-yard field goal is good by Parker White with 3:16 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 72 yards, 6:22 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER

Florida 24, South Carolina 20- 25-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Freddie Swain with 9:54 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 52 yards, 3:35 time of possession.

 

Florida 31, South Carolina 20- 5-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Kyle Pitts with 7:53 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 29 yards, 51 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 38, South Carolina 20- 5-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Trevon Grimes with 4:02 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 37 yards, 3:10 time of possession.

 

Florida 38, South Carolina 27- 4-yard passing touchdown from Ryan Hilinski to OrTre Smith with 1:53 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 2:09 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.