South Carolina runs away from the Florida Gators 40-17

The Florida Gators (4-5, 2-5) lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4, 24) on the road on Saturday in Columbia.

Todd Grantham’s defense struggled against South Carolina as Carolina took a 30-10 lead into halftime after they gained over 300 yards in the first half.

The Gators offense struggled for the most part of the game as Emory Jones was intercepted in the third quarter and also fumbled in the first half.

FIRST QUARTER:

South Carolina 3, Florida 0- 39-yard field goal is good by Parker White with 6:19 to go.

Scoring Drive: 13 plays for 65 yards, 7:02 time of possession.

 

Florida 7, South Carolina 3- 12-yard passing touchdown from Emory Jones to Xzavier Henderson with 4:47 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 75 yards, 1:32 time of possession.

 

South Carolina 10, Florida 7- 2-yard rushing touchdown by Juju McDowell with 2:39 to go.

Scoring Drive: 5 plays for 75 yards, 2:08 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER:

Florida 10, South Carolina 10- 30-yard field goal is good by Chris Howard with 14:52 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 62 yards, 2:47 time of possession.

South Carolina 13, Florida 10- 35-yard field goal is good by Parker White with 11:31 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 58 yards, 3:15 time of possession.

South Carolina 20, Florida 10- 24-yard touchdown pass from Jason Brown to Josh Vann with 8:02 to go.

Scoring Drive: 4 plays for 76 yards, 2:15 time of possession.

South Carolina 23, Florida 10- 40-yard field goal is good by Parker White with 1:13 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 62 yards, 3:47 time of possession.

South Carolina 30, Florida 10- 17-yard fumble recovery by Jabari Ellis with 46 seconds to go.

THIRD QUARTER:

South Carolina 33, Florida 10- 39-yard field goal is good by Parker White with 8:04 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 46 yards, 2:15 time of possession.

South Carolina 40, Florida 10- 8-yard passing touchdown by Jason Brown to Jaheim Bell with 2:53 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 32 yards, 3:08 time of possession.

FOURTH QUARTER:

 South Carolina 40, Florida 17- 9-yard passing touchdown from Emory Jones to Rick Wells with 14:14 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 3:39 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.