Florida Gators fall to Missouri 24-23 on the road

The Florida Gators (5-6, 2-6) lost to the Missouri Tigers (6-5, 3-4) on Saturday in Columbia.

The Gators defense played one of its best games of the year, but the Gators offense stalled out in Columbia.

Florida’s offense was held to just one touchdown in regulation as Missouri went for a two-point conversion to win the game in overtime.

FIRST QUARTER:

Florida 3, Missouri 0- 42-yard field goal is good by Chris Howard with 9:49 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 50 yards, 5:11 time of possession.

Missouri 3, Florida 3- 39-yard field goal is good by Harrison Mevis with 2:40 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for -4 yards, 1:14 time of possession.

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 6, Missouri 3- 26-yard field goal is good by Chris Howard with 9:35 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 27 yards, 3:26 time of possession.

Missouri 6, Florida 6- 46-yard field goal is good by Harrison Mevis with 6:56 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 34 yards, 2:32 time of possession.

Missouri 9, Florida 6- 31-yard field goal is good by Harrison Mevis with 1:34 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 74 yards, 4:10 time of possession.

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 13, Missouri 9- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Dameon Pierce with 12:52 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 50 yards, 1:07 time of possession.

FOURTH QUARTER:

Missouri 16, Florida 13- 41-yard touchdown pass from Connor Bazelak to Niko Hea with 11:53 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 85 yards, 3:52 time of possession.

Florida 16, Missouri 16- 33-yard field goal is good by Chris Howard with 8:30 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 59 yards, 3:23 time of possession.

 

OVERTIME:

Florida 23, Missouri 16- 6-yard passing touchdown from Trent Whittemore to Emory Jones.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 25 yards.

Missouri 24, Florida 23- 13-yard rushing touchdown by Tyler Badie, two point conversion is good.

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.