Florida Gators knocked off Tennessee 38-14 at home in the Swamp

The Florida Gators (3-1, 1-1) defeated the Tennessee Volunteers (2-2, 0-1) on Saturday night in the Swamp.

Emory Jones and the Gators offense started out slow but turned it on in the second half to cruise to a win over Tennessee.

The Gators defense struggled in the first half against Tennessee but rebounded in the second half to hold the Vols scoreless in the second half.

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 7, Tennessee 0- 4-yard passing touchdown from Emory Jones to Malik Davis with 9:20 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 60 yards, 4:33 time of possession.

Florida 7, Tennessee 7- 47-yard touchdown pass from Hendon Hooker to Tiyon Evans with 7:05 to go.

Scoring drive: 6 plays for 80 yards, 2:05 time of possession.

Florida 10, Tennessee 7- 47-yard field goal is good by Jace Christmann with 1:07 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 45 yards, 5:58 time of possession.

SECOND QUARTER:

Tennessee 14, Florida 10- 75-yard touchdown pass from Hendon Hooker to JaVonta Payton with 12:48 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 89 yards, 1:17 time of possession.

Florida 17, Tennessee 14, 23-yard touchdown run by Nay’Quan Wright with 4:15 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 59 yards, 2:22 time of possession.

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 24, Tennessee 14- 13-yard passing touchdown from Trent Whittemore to Kemore Gamble with 12:21 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 78 yards, 2:30 time of possession.

Florida 31, Tennessee 14- 9-yard passing touchdown from Emory Jones to Rick Wells with 2:04 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 70 yards, 4:05 time of possession.

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 38, Tennessee 14- 9-yard rushing touchdown by Malik Davis with 6:20 to go.

Scoring Drive: 12 plays for 80 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.