Florida Gators fall big to Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl

The Florida Gators (8-3, 8-3) lost to the Oklahoma Sooners (8-2, 8-1) in the Cotton Bowl on Wednesday night.

Quarterback Kyle Trask threw three first-quarter interceptions in a game where the Gators were missing their top four receivers.

The Gators’ defense started off slow again on Wednesday as Oklahoma had a 31-13 lead at halftime.

FIRST QUARTER

Oklahoma 7, Florida 0- 27-yard touchdown pass from Spencer Rattle to Marvin Mims with 12:59 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 79 yards, 2:01 time of possession.

 

Oklahoma 14, Florida 0- 45-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Tre Norwood with 12:22 to go.

 

Oklahoma 17, Florida 0- 43-yard field goal is good by Gabe Brkic with 8:08.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 30 yards, 1:03 time of possession.

 

Oklahoma 17, Florida 3- 21-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 31 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 33 yards, 3:02 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER

Oklahoma 17, Florida 10- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Emory Jones with 8:08 to go.

Scoring Drive: 16 plays for 88 yards, 5:54 time of possession.

 

Oklahoma 17, Florida 13- 35-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 6:05 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 12 yards, 1:33 time of possession.

 

Oklahoma 24, Florida 13- 36-yard touchdown pass from Spencer Rattle to Theo Wease with 4:08 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 60 yards, 1:49 time of possession.

 

Oklahoma 31, Florida 13- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Spencer Rattler with 16 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 60 yards, 2:34 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Oklahoma 34, Florida 13- 20-yard field goal is good by Gabe Brkic with 7:51 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 86 yards, 1:46 time of possession.

 

Oklahoma 41, Florida 13- 15-yard rushing touchdown by Rhamondre Stevenson with 3:58 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 87 yards, 2:25 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Oklahoma 49, Florida 13- 20-yard touchdown pass from Spencer Rattler to Charleston Rambo with 10:30 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 97 yards, 3:42 time of possession.

 

Oklahoma 55, Florida 13- 46-yard rushing touchdown by Marcus Major with 6:11 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 79 yards, 2:52 time of possession.

 

Oklahoma 55, Florida 20- 27-yard passing touchdown from Anthony Richardson to Jordan Pouncey with 3:18 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 89 yards, 2:47 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.