Florida Gators grind out a win against Auburn

The Florida Gators (6-0, 3-0) defeated the Auburn Tigers (5-1, 2-1) at home in a battle of undefeated teams in the Swamp.

The Gators offense struggled for most of the game but running back Lamical Perine touched off a 88-yard run in the fourth quarter to put the game away.

Florida’s defense held Auburn to just two first downs in the first half and they controlled the Auburn offense all game long.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 7, Auburn 0- 64-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Freddie Swain with 13:12 left.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 64 yards, 40 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 7, Auburn 3- 48-yard field goal is good by Anders Carlson with 7:11 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 9 yards, 1:37 time of possession.

 

Florida 7, Auburn 6- 39-yard field goal is good by Anders Carlson with 3:01 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 23 yards, 3:13 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 14, Auburn 6- 13-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Josh Hammond with 13:28 to go.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 18 yards, 45 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 14, Auburn 13- 32-yard touchdown pass from Bo Nix to Seth Williams with 10:23 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 32 yards, 7 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 17, Auburn 13- 41-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 5:49 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 51 yards, 4:34 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

 

FOURTH QUARTER

Florida 24, Auburn 13- 88-yard touchdown run by Lamical Perine with 9:04 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 88 yards, 15 seconds 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.