Florida Gators defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks 24-14

The Florida Gators (9-1, 7-1 SEC) defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks (3-7, 1-7 SEC) in a game that Florida dominated for the first three quarters of the game before South Carolina tried to comeback in the 4th quarter.

Florida’s defense held South Carolina to just 53 yards in the first half and 201 for the entire game as the Gators forced two turnovers.

Florida Gators quarterback Treon Harris didn’t have a great day throwing the ball on offense but still managed to throw for 256 yards, but also threw two interceptions.

 

 

FIRST QUARTER: 

Florida 7, South Carolina 0- 3-yard rushing touchdown by Jordan Cronkrite with 1:50 to go.

 

Scoring Drive: 15 plays for 87 yards, 6:38 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER: 

Florida 14, South Carolina 0- 41-yard touchdown pass by Treon Harris to Jordan Cronkrite with 8:17 to go.

 

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 76 yards, 7:11 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 17, South Carolina 0- 39-yard field goal by Austin Hardin is good with 4:50 to go.

 

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 70 yards, 6:20 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER: 

Florida 17, South Carolina 7- 17-yard passing touchdown from Pharoh Cooper to Perry Orth with 8:59 to go.

 

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 64 yards, 3:17 time of possession.

 

Florida 17, South Carolina 14- 38-yard passing touchdown from Perry Orth to Pharoh Cooper with 4:49 to go.

 

Scoring Drive; 5 plays for 79 yards, 1:58 time of possession.

 

Florida 24, South Carolina 14- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Kelvin Taylor with 2:01 to go.

 

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 75 yards, 2:48 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.