Box Score | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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Florida | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Alabama | 14 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 80 |
Tide tames Gators in SEC Championship
Florida (7-4) has a B- offense, a B defense, and is B overall. They are #40 in pts/gm, #37 in total offense, and #29 in total defense. #1 Alabama (12-0) has an A offense, an A+ defense, and is A+ overall. We are #1 in pts/gm, #3 in total offense, and #1 in total defense.
HB TIm Poe starts us off in the right direction with a 19 yard TD run, 7-0 Tide. The Gators answer when UF QB Hobbs throws a 24 yard TD pass to Johnson, 7-7 with 1:42 left in the 1st. FB Ben Wilson scores on a 3 yard TD run, 14-7.
HB Poe scores on an 11 yard TD run making it 21-7 with 3:12 left in the 2nd. DT Lance Reid recovers and returns a fumble 9 yards for a TD, 28-7. FB Wilson scores from 2 yards out, 35-7. SS C. J. Brooks picks off a pass and returns it 22 yards for the score, 42-7. QB George Gray throws a 13 yard TD pass to WR A.J. Hines to make it 49-7 at halftime.
Just :10 into the second half QB Gray throws an 80 yard TD strike to WR Mark McCollum, 56-7. PR D.J. Selmon returns a punt 54 yards for a TD, 63-7. FB Dan Sanders scores from a yard out, 70-7.
UF QB Hobbs throws a 54 yard TD pass to Gordon, 70-14. HB Dedrick Rhoden scores on a 30 yard TD run, 77-14. K Craig Gunn boots a 32 yard FG to finish the scoring.
The Gators hung with us for a quarter, but the offense and defense exploded in the second. Up next is the national championship game.
Players of the Game
Alabama
Greg Simmons , ROLB
Game Statistics | ||
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Category | Florida | Alabama |
First Downs | 12 | 26 |
Total Offense | 187 | 629 |
Rushes-YDS | 30-(-18) | 35-298 |
Passing YDS | 205 | 331 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Total Yards | 377 | 745 |
T.O.P. | 11:25 | 12:35 |