Florida Gators fall at home to the LSU Tigers

The Florida Gators (4-3, 1-3) lost to the LSU Tigers (5-2, 3-1) on Saturday in the Swamp.

Florida’s defense had no answer for an LSU Tigers offense that came into the game struggling as LSU scored on its first six drives of the game.

The Gators’ offense started out fast but struggled to get things going after taking a 21-14 lead over the Tigers.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 7, LSU 0- 51-yard passing touchdown from Anthony Richardson to Justin Shorter with 14:01 to go in the first quarter.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 52 yards, 51 seconds time of possession.

Florida 7, LSU 7- 7-yard passing touchdown from Jayden Daniels to Emery Jones Jr. with 7:46 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 75 yards, 6:15 time of possession.

Florida 14, LSU 7- 39-yard touchdown run by Montrell Johnson with 2:00 to go in the first quarter.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 75 yards, 5:46 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 14, LSU 14- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Jayden Daniels with 11:55 to go in the half.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 73 yards, 4:55 time of possession.

Florida 21, LSU 14- 3-yard rushing touchdown by Montrell Johnson with 8:13 to go in the half.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 13 yards, 1:24 time of possession.

Florida 21, LSU 21- 24-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels to Brian Thomas Jr with 5:55 to go in the half.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 75 yards, 2:18 time of possession.

LSU 28, Florida 21- 54-yard passing touchdown from Jayden Daniels to Jaray Jenkins with 2:24 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 83 yards, 1:55 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

LSU 35, Florida 21- 9-yard rushing touchdown by Jayden Daniels with 13:17 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 75 yards, 1:43 time of possession.

LSU 42, Florida 21- 9-yard rushing touchdown by Jayden Daniels with 1:07 to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 88 yards, 5:51 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

LSU 42, Florida 28- 81-yard rushing touchdown by Anthony Richardson with 14:46 to go.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 75 yards, 1:21 time of possession.

LSU 42, Florida 35- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Trevor Etienne with 7:39 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 80 yards, 5:18 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.