FINAL: FLORIDA 45, KENTUCKY 7
Gainesville, FL- The Florida Gators have now defeated the Kentucky Wildcats thirty straight years. The Gators outclassed the Wildcats 45-7 as starting QB Luke Del Rio threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns. The Gators beat Kentucky in virtually every stat, and limited Kentucky to just ten yards passing more than halfway through the fourth quarter. Del Rio became the first Gators QB to throw for 300 yards in a game since 2013 when Tyler Murphy accomplished the feat. Florida’s defense was spectacular and limited Kentucky to 149 total yards, and only three completed passes. Florida forced Kentucky into three interception, a fumble, and also had four sacks.
Game Summary:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | FINAL | |
| KENTUCKY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | X | 7 |
| FLORIDA | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | X | 45 |
The Gators jumped to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter on scores by RB Mark Thompson, and a 78-yard Antonio Callaway touchdown reception. Eddy Pineiro added a 54 yard field goal early in the second quarter, and Del Rio found Brandon Powell for a 5 yard touchdown just before halftime. The second half saw more of the same action as Florida scored twice in the third quarter, freshman receiver Freddie Swain was left open for a 26 yard touchdown, and RB Jordan Scarlett rushed for a four-yard score. Lamical Perine completed the scoring for Florida as he caught a screen pass from Del Rio, and outran the Kentucky defense en route to the the end zone. Kentucky’s Jojo Kemp capped the scoring with a two yard touchdown with 4:27 in the game.
SCORING:
- 1st Quarter (7-0 UF) Thompson 3 yard TD (Pineiro PAT)
- 1st Quarter (14-0 UF) Del Rio to Callaway 78 yard TD (Pineiro PAT)
- 2nd Quarter (17-0 UF) Pineiro 54 yard FG
- 2nd Quarter (24-0 UF) Del Rio to Powell 5 yard TD (Pineiro PAT)
- 3rd Quarter (31-0 UF) Del Rio to Swain 26 yard TD (Pineiro PAT)
- 3rd Quarter (38-0 UF) Scarlett 4 yard TD (Pineiro PAT)
- 4th Quarter (45-0 UF) Del Rio to Perine 28 yards (Pineiro PAT)
- 4th Quarter (45-7 UF) Kemp 2 yard TD
PASSING LEADERS:
| KENTUCKY | FLORIDA |
| Johnson 1-3, 45 yards | Del Rio 19-32, 320 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
RUSHING LEADERS:
| KENTUCKY | FLORIDA |
| Williams 12 carries, 66 yards | Perine 17 carries, 105 yards |
| Badet 1 carry, 25 yards | Thompson 15 carries, 59 yards, TD |
RECEIVING LEADERS:
| KENTUCKY | FLORIDA |
| Badet 1 catch, 45 yards | Callaway 5 catches, 129 yards, TD |
| Williams 1 catch, 7 yards | Goolsby 3 catches, 44 yards |
| Richardson 1 catch, 3 yards | Powell 4 catches, 43 yards, TD |
TEAM STATS:
| KENTUCKY | FLORIDA | |
| FIRST DOWNS | 9 | 28 |
| TOTAL PLAYS | 47 | 83 |
| TOTAL YARDS | 149 | 564 |
| PASS YARDS | 55 | 320 |
| RUSHING YARDS | 94 | 244 |
| TURNOVERS | 4 | 1 |
| PENALTIES | 2-25 | 6-75 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 22:34 | 37:26 |
WHAT’S NEXT:
NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN AT FLORIDA GATORS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 @ 7:30 PM
BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUM