Florida Gators hang on to defeat the USF Bulls 31-28

The Florida Gators (1-1, 0-1) defeated the South Florida Bulls (1-1, 0-0) on Saturday night in the Swamp.

Anthony Richardson threw two interceptions, but the running game of the Gators was enough to push Florida past USF.

The Gators defense also held strong as they forced the Bulls to try a long field goal at the end of the game in which they missed wide right.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 3, USF 0- 31-yard field goal is good by Adam Mihalek with 8:12 to go in the first quarter.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 45 yards, 3:44 time of possession.

 

USF 7, Florida 3- 10-yard rushing touchdown by Brian Battie with 1:21 to go in the first quarter.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 81 yards, 6:46 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 10, USF 7- 62-yard rushing touchdown by Montrell Johnson with 14:49 to go in the second quarter.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 75 yards, 1:32 time of possession.

Florida 10, USF 10- 22-yard field goal is good by Spencer Shrader with 10:45 to go in the second quarter.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 70 yards, 4:04 time of possession.

Florida 17, USF 10- 7-yard rushing touchdown by Nay’Quan Wright with 4:45 to go in the second quarter.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 88 yards, 6:00 time of possession.

Florida 24, USF 10- 39-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Jalen Kimber with 3:10 to in the second quarter.

Florida 24, USF 13- 49-yard field goal is good by Spencer Shrader with 10 seconds to go in the second quarter.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 43 yards, 3:00 time of possession.

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 24, USF 21- 6-yard rushing touchdown by Gerry Bohannan with 10:27 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 18 yards, 1:34 time of possession.

FOURTH QUARTER:

USF 28, Florida 24- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Michel Dukes with 11:14 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 51 yards, 6:21 time of possession.

 

Florida 31, USF 28- 3-yard rushing touchdown by Trevor Etienne with 5:05 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 28 yards, 1:46 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.