Florida Gators fall to No. 1 Alabama 31-29 in the Swamp

The Florida Gators (2-1, 0-1) fell to Alabama 31-29 on Saturday in front of a sold-out Swamp.

The Gators battled back from a 21-3 deficit but a missed PAT came back to haunt the Gators.

Quarterback Emory Jones and the Gators put up 439 yards of total offense in defeat.

FIRST QUARTER:

Alabama 7, Florida 0- 7-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Young to Jase McClellan with 11:21 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 3:39 time of possession.

 

Alabama 7, Florida 3- 25-yard field is good by Chris Howard with 7:08 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 75 yards, 4:08 time of possession.

 

Alabama 14, Florida 3- 26-yard passing touchdown from Bryce Young to Jahleel Billingsley with 4:14 to go.

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

 

Alabama 21, Florida 3- 7-yard passing touchdown from Bryce Young to Brian Robinson Jr with 48 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 38 yards, 2:24 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Alabama 21, Florida 9- 26-yard rushing touchdown by Malik Davis with 6:34 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 79 yards, 2:11 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Alabama 21, Florida 16- 3-yard rushing touchdown with 10:20 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 75 yards, 4:40 time of possession.

Alabama 28, Florida 16- 3-yard rushing touchdown by Brian Robinson Jr with 4:33 to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 75 yards, 5:47 time of possession.

Alabama 28, Florida 23- 5-yard rushing touchdown by Emory Jones with 29 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 99 yards, 4:04 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Alabama 31, Florida 23- 24-yard field goal is good by Will Reichard with 9:25 to go.

Scoring Drive: 16 plays for 70 yards, 5:54 time of possession.

Alabama 31, Florida 29- 17-yard rushing touchdown by Dameon Pierce with 3:10 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 75 yards, 6:20 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.