Florida State knocks off the Florida Gators in Tallahassee

The Florida Gators (6-6, 3-5) lost to the Florida State Seminoles (9-3, 5-3) 45-38 on the road on Friday Night.

The Gators took a 24-21 lead into halftime, but the Gators were outscored 17-0 in the third quarter.

Florida’s defense struggled in the second half but the Gators also completed just four passes in the second half.

FIRST QUARTER:

Florida State 7, Florida 0- 9-yard rushing touchdown by Trey Benson with 11:30 to go.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 54 yards, 34 seconds time of possession.

Florida 7, Florida State 7- 52-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Richardson to Ricky Pearsall with 11:14 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 52 yards, 7 seconds time of possession.

Florida 14, Florida State 7- 12-yard touchdown pass from Anthony Richardson to Jonathan Odom with 4:06 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 63 yards, 4:21 time of possession.

Florida 14, Florida State 14- 29-yard rushing touchdown by Jordan Travis with 1:28 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 75 yards, 2:38 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 21, Florida State 14- 43-yard passing touchdown from Anthony Richardson to Ricky Pearsall with 9:25 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 80 yards, 2:10 time of possession.

Florida 21, Florida State 21- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Jordan Travis with 5:44 to go.

Scoring Drive: 9 plays for 75 yards, 3:41 time of possession.

Florida 24, Florida State 21- 41-yard field goal is good by Adam Mihalek with 42 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 56 yards, 4:56 time of possession.

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 24, Florida State 24- 46-yard field good is good by Ryan Fitzgerald with 8:53 to go.

Scoring Drive: 14 plays for 52 yards, 5:12 time of possession.

Florida State 31, Florida 24- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Trey Benson with 4:21 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 66 yards, 3:30 time of possession.

Florida State 38, Florida 24- 6-yard passing touchdown from Jordan Travis to Kentron Poitier with 2:28 to go.

Scoring Drive: 2 plays for 44 yards, 52 seconds time of possession.

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida State 38, Florida 31- 1-yard rushing touchdown by Montrell Johnson with 10:35 to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 75 yards, 6:53 time of possession.

Florida 38, Florida State 38- 45-yard rushing touchdown by Trevor Etienne with 7:41 to go.

Scoring Drive: 3 plays for 50 yards, 1:20 time of possession.

Florida State 45, Florida 38- 17-yard rushing touchdown by Trey Benson with 4:06 to go.

Scoring Drive: 7 plays for 65 yards, 3:35 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.