Florida Gators fall in over time to the Arkansas Razorbacks 39-36

The Florida Gators (5-4, 3-3) was defeated by the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-6, 1-5) on Saturday in the Swamp in a game that they had to come from behind to win.

Florida’s offense struggled at times during the game but was able to get points when they needed in large part due to the play of Eugune Wilson and Trevor Etienne.

Florida’s defense created two turnovers in the game and sacked KJ Jefferson five times during the game.

 

FIRST QUARTER:

Arkansas 7, Florida 0- 8-yard touchdown pass from KJ Jefferson to AJ Green with 12:06 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 75 yards, 2:54 time of possession.

Arkansas 14, Florida 0- 33-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Jaylon Braxton with 11:54 to go.

Arkansas 14, Florida 7- 19-yard touchdown pass from Graham Mertz to Tre Wilson with 5:33 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 33 yards, 2:49 time of possession.

Florida 14, Arkansas 14- 6-yard touchdown pass from Graham Mertz to Tre Wilson with 2:04 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 42 yards, 2:13 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Arkansas 17, Florida 14- 37-yard field goal is good by Cam Little with 4:39 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 64 yards, 2:55 time of possession.

Florida 17, Arkansas 17- 47-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 29 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 46 yards, 4:10 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Arkansas 20, Florida 17- 41-yard field goal is good by Cam Little with 10:34 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 57 yards, 2:15 time of possession.

Florida 23, Arkansas 20- 32-yard touchdown pass from Graham Mertz to Ricky Pearsall with 1:38 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 32 yards, 8 second time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 23, Arkansas 23- 22-yard field good is good by Cam Little with 12:54 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 66 yards, 3:36 time of possession.

Florida 26, Arkansas 23- 34-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 7:58 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 59 yards, 4:56 time of possession.

Arkansas 30, Florida 26- 25-yard rushing touchdown by KJ Jefferson with 4:26 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 84 yards, 3:27 time of possession.

Florida 33, Arkansas 30- 26-yard rushing touchdown by Trevor Etienne with 3:02 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 72 yards, 1:17 time of possession.

Florida 33, Arkansas 33- 49-yard field goal is good by Cam Little with 44 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 44 yards, 2:18 time of possession.

 

OVERTIME:

Florida 36, Arkansas 33- 39-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 4 yards.

Arkansas 39- Florida 36- 4-yard touchdown pass from KJ Jefferson to Tyrone Broden

 

 

 

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.