Florida Gators fall to the Georgia Bulldogs in Jacksonville

The Florida Gators (5-3, 3-2) lost to the Georgia Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0) on Saturday in Jacksonville in a game that was controlled by the Dogs.

Florida jumped out to an early 7-0 lead but after that it was all Georgia as the Gators turned it over on two straight drives.

The Gators defense failed to get pressure on Carson Beck and allowed the quarterback to pick the Gators apart in coverage.

 

FIRST QUARTER:

Florida 7, Georgia 0- 25-yard yard touchdown pass from Graham Mertz to Tre Wilson with 11:19 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 66 yards, 3:36 time of possession.

Florida 7, Georgia 3- 22-yard field goal is good by Peyton Woodring with 6:16 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 71 yards, 5:03 time of possession.

Georgia 10, Florida 7- 41-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck to Ladd McConkey with 1:23 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 66 yards, 1:14 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Georgia 17, Florida 7- 20-yard rushing touchdown by Daijun Edwards with 13:25 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 31 yards, 1:30 time of possession.

Georgia 24, Florida 7- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Daijun Edwards with 10:34 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 11 yards, 2:06 time of possession.

Georgia 26, Florida 7- punt blocked out of the endzone.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Georgia 29, Florida 7- 32-yard field goal is good by Peyton Woodring with 7:04 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 58 yards, 2:10 time of possession.

Georgia 35, Florida 7- 17-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck to Dillon Bell with 18 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 76 yards, 2:52 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Georgia 36, Florida 13-  5-yard passing touchdown from Graham Mertz to Hayden Hansen with 12:29 to go  

Georgia 43, Florida 13- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Kendall Milton with 5:57 to go

Georgia 43, Florida 20- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Graham Mertz with 1:35 to go.  

 

 

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.