Florida Gators defeats Charleston Southern to open 2018 season

The Florida Gators (1-0, 0-0) defeated Charleston Southern at home to start the Dan Mullen era in Gainesville on Saturday night.

Quarterback Feleipe Franks had a big night as he only played the first half after the Gators had a 38-0 lead at the half.

Overall the offense had over 400 yards of offense and the first team defense pitched a shutout for the Gators.

 

FIRST QUARTER:

Florida 7, Charleston Southern 0- 34-yard touchdown pass from Feleipe Franks to Trevon Grimes with 12:40 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 2:20 time of possession.

 

Florida 10, Charleston Southern 0- 21-yard field goal by Evan McPherson is good with 8:10 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 64 yards, 2:49 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 17, Charleston Southern 0- 6-yard touchdown pass from Feleipe Franks to Van Jefferson with 13:19 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 43 yards, 2:31 time of possession.

 

Florida 24, Charleston Southern 0- 6-yard touchdown pass from Feleipe Franks to Josh Hammond with 9:51 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 29 yards, 1:39 time of possession.

 

Florida 31, Charleston Southern 0- 3-yard touchdown pass from Feleipe Franks to Tyrie Cleveland with 5:49 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 70 yards, 2:17 time of possession.

 

Florida 38, Charleston Southern 0- 3-yard touchdown from Feleipe Franks to Van Jefferson with 1:38 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 65 yards, 1:53 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 41, Charleston Southern 0- 31-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 10:58 to go.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 0 yards, 1:52 time of possession.

 

Florida 48, Charleston Southern 0- 12-yard rushing touchdown by Kyle Trask with 7:28 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 57 yards, 1:55 time of possession.

 

Florida 51, Charleston Southern 0- 39yard field goal is good by Jorge Powell with 4:48 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 0 yards, 1:57 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 51, Charleston Southern 6- 22-yard rushing touchdown with 13:40 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 75 yards, 6:08 time of possession.

Florida 53, Charleston Southern 6- 98-yard blocked kick return for two points with 13:40 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.