Florida Gators defeat Tennessee 31-19 to clinch the SEC East

The Florida Gators (8-1, 8-1) defeated the Tennessee Volunteers (2-6, 2-6) 31-13 on Saturday on the road in a game that the Gators started slow.

With Saturday’s win, the Florida Gators clinched the SEC Eastern Division championship and will play in Atlanta on December 19th.

Quarterback Kyle Trask continued his push for the Heisman as he added four touchdowns to his resume.

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 3, Tennessee 0- 30-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 9:23 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 63 yards, 4:13 time of possession

 

SECOND QUARTER

Tennessee 7, Florida 3- 15-yard passing touchdown pass from Harrison Bailey to Eric Gray with 9:59 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 96 yards, 5:24 time of possession.

 

Florida 10, Tennessee 7- 4-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Trevon Grimes with 7: 53 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 75 yards, 2:06 time of possession.

 

Florida 17, Tennessee 7- 2-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Kadarius Toney with 33 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 80 yards, 2:09 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 24, Tennessee 7- 8-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Trevon Grimes with 1:29 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 75 yards, 1:29 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 31, Tennessee 7- 12-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Kyle Pitts with 11:21 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 86 yards, 2:21 time of possession.

 

Florida 31, Tennessee 13- 7-yard rushing touchdown by Ty Chandler with 5:33 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 94 yards, 5:42 time of possession.

 

Florida 31, Tennessee 19- 22-yard touchdown pass to Velus Jones with 27 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 96 yards, 2:46 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.