Florida Gators survive against Samford at home in the Swamp

The Florida Gators (5-5, 2-5) defeated the Samford Bulldogs (4-6) on Saturday in the Swamp.

Dan Mullen and the Florida Gators put up over 700 yards of total offense in the game as Emory Jones set a Florida record for passing yards in a game.

The Gators defense gave up 42 points in the first half as Samford was able to score at will for most of the game.

FIRST QUARTER:

Samford 7, Florida 0- 1-yard touchdown run by Montrell Washington with 10:26 to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 75 yards, 4:34 time of possession.

Florida 7, Samford 7- 6-yard touchdown run by Malik Davis with 6:56 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 65 yards, 3:30 time of possession.

Samford 14, Florida 7- 58-yard touchdown pass from Liam Welch to Michael Vice with 4:53 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 75 yards, 2:03 time of possession.

Florida 14, Samford 14- 9-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones to Ja’Markis Weston with 4:02 to go.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 55 yards, 40 seconds time of possession.

Samford 21, Florida 14- 40-yard touchdown pass from Liam Welch to Jay Stanton with 1:25 time of possession.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 79 yards, 2:30 time of possession.

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 21, Samford 21- 31-yard rushing touchdown by Emory Jones with 14:19 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 75 yards, 2:06 time of possession.

Samford 28, Florida 21- 4-yard rushing touchdown by Liam Welch with 10:02 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 44 yards, 50 seconds time of possession.

Florida 28, Samford 28- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Dameon Pierce with 8:10 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 78 yards, 1:46 time of possession.

Samford 35, Florida 28- 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 7:55 to go.

Samford 42, Florida 28- 10-yard rushing touchdown by Liam Welch with 3:17 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 87 yards, 2:42 time of possession.

Samford 42, Florida 35- 45-yard passing touchdown from Emory Jones to Nay’Quan Wright with 1:03 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 78 yards, 2:06 time of possession.

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 42, Samford 42- 48-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones to Malik Davis with 2:19 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 85 yards, 2:19 time of possession.

Florida 49, Samford 42- 7-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones to Kemore Gamble with 6:12 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 70 yards, 4:19 time of possession.

Florida 56, Samford 42- 13-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones to Dameon Pierce with 2:33 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 52 yards, 2:33 time of possession.

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 56, Samford 49- 23-yard touchdown pass from Liam Welch to Montrell Washington with 13:59 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 75 yards, 2:25 time of possession.

Florida 56, Samford 52- 33-yard field goal is good by Zach Williams with 11:59 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 36 yards, 1:58 time of possession.

Florida 63, Samford 52- 18-yard touchdown pass from Emory Jones to Kemore Gamble with 9:03 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 78 yards, 2:49 time of possession.

Florida 70, Samford 52- 24-yard rushing touchdown by Dameon Pierce with 2:05 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 35 yards, 2:05 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.

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