Florida Gators win the Orange Bowl against Virginia

By
Andrew Spivey
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The Florida Gators (11-2, 6-2) defeated the Virginia Cavaliers (9-5, 6-2) in the Orange Bowl to win their 11th game of the season in Dan Mullen’s second season at Florida.

The Gators offense started fast and racked up over 100 yards rushing in the first half and took a 24-14 lead into halftime.

Florida didn’t look back and cruised to a victory in the second half after the defense dominated Virginia after halftime.

 

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 7, Virginia 0- 61-yard rushing touchdown by Lamical Perine with 14:20 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 75 yards, 40 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 7, Virginia 7- 34-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Perkins to Terrell Jana with 11:27 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 34 yards, 7 seconds time of possession.

 

Florida 14, Virginia 7- 16-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Lamical Perine with 6:26 to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 75 yards, 5:01 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 14, Virginia 14- 9-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Perkins to Dubois with 14:53 to go.

Scoring Drive: 14 plays for 88 yards, 6:33 time of possession.

 

Florida 17, Virginia 14- 23-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 9:39 to go.

Scoring Drive: 14 plays for 73 yards, 5:14 time of possession.

 

Florida 24, Virginia 14- 10-yard rushing touchdown by Lamical Perine with 2:13 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 74 yards, 5:07 time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 27, Virginia 14- 49-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 16 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 58 yards, 2:56 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 27, Virginia 21- 7-yard touchdown pass from Blake Perkins to Joe Reed with 13:05 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 75 yards, 2:11 time of possession.

 

Florida 33, Virginia 21- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Kyle Trask with 9:33 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 65 yards, 3:32 time of possession.

Florida 36, Virginia 21- 46-yard field goal is good by Evan McPherson with 2:32 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 72 yards, 2:39 time of possession.

Florida 36, Virginia 28- 2-yard passing touchdown from Blake Perkins to Dubois with 38 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 1:54 time of possession.

 

Andrew Spivey
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.