The Florida Gators defeated Missouri 41-17 as they returned to play

The Florida Gators (3-1, 3-1) defeated the Missouri Tigers (2-3, 2-3) on Saturday as the returned to the field for the first time in three weeks.

Florida’s offense started slow on Saturday but the Gators defense showed up big against the Tigers in a game where they were missing three starters.

The Gators offense showed up late in the second quarter and Kadarius Toney exploded for three touchdowns to pad the Gators lead.

FIRST QUARTER

Florida 3, Missouri 0- 28-yard field goal is good by Chris Howard with 9:07 to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 65 yards, 4:28 time of possession.

 

Florida 6, Missouri 0- 32-yard field goal is good by Chris Howard with 2:10 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 66 yards, 2:09 time of possession.

 

SECOND QUARTER

Florida 6, Missouri 7- 59-yard interception returned for a touchdown with 12:54 to go.

 

Florida 13, Missouri 7- 18-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Kadarius Toney with 1:41 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 74 yards, 2:10 time of possession.

 

Florida 20, Missouri 7- 30-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Trask to Kadarius Toney with 1:08 to go.

Scoring Drive: 1 play for 30 yards, 7 seconds time of possession.

 

THIRD QUARTER:

Florida 27, Missouri 7- 16-yard rushing touchdown by Kadarius Toney with 10:36 to go.

Scoring Drive: 8 plays for 75 yards, 4:24 time of possession.

 

Florida 34, Missouri 7- 2-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Justin Shorter with 22 seconds to go.

Scoring Drive: 10 plays for 50 yards, 5:46 time of possession.

 

FOURTH QUARTER:

Florida 34, Missouri 10- 29-yard field goal by Hector Mevis is good with 10:56 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 63 yards, 4:26 time of possession.

 

Florida 41, Missouri 10- 18-yard passing touchdown from Kyle Trask to Trevon Grimes with 7:50 to go.

Scoring Drive: 6 plays for 75 yards, 3:06 time of possession.

Florida 41, Missouri 17- 5-yard rushing touchdown by Larry Roundtree with 3:18 to go.

Scoring Drive: 11 plays for 75 yards, 4:32 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.