Florida Gators knocked off the Mississippi State Bulldogs on homecoming

The Florida Gators (3-4, 2-2) knocked off the Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-3, 0-3) on Saturday in the Swamp on homecoming.

The Gators offense put up over 400 yards of total offense but turnovers limited their scoring opportunities.

Florida’s defense was strong after the first drive as they bent a little but when it matter, they came up with the big play.

FIRST QUARTER:

Mississippi State 7, Florida 0- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Kamario Taylor with 12:18 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 2:42 time of possession.

Mississippi State 7, Florida 3- 24-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 8:55 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 58 yards, 3:23 time of possession.

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 10, Mississippi State 7- 19-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 14:15 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 69 yards, 2:21 time of possession.

Florida 13, Mississippi State 7- 54-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 3:08 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 49 yards, 5:31 time of possession.

THIRD QUARTER:

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 20, Mississippi State 7- 1-yard rushing touchdown by KD Daniels with 13:41 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 93 yards, 5:19 time of possession.

Florida 20, Mississippi State 14- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Davon Booth with 11:57 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 65 yards, 1:44 time of possession.

Florida 23, Mississippi State 14- 53-yard field goal is good by Trey Smack with 6:49 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 40 yards, 5:08 time of possession.

Florida 23, Mississippi State 21- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Davon Booth with 2:32 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.