2019 The Florida Game

Here we go with the renewal of an ancient rivalry from Florida Field.  Both teams are unbeaten at 5 and 0 and 2 and 0 in the conference.  The game is the afternoon game on CBS.  Surprisingly, Auburn seems to be a 2.5 point favorite.  You never know about a Dan Mullen team.  I do not know what to expect.

FIRST QUARTER

The Tigers receive and go three and out.

UF starts on their 36.
Second play from scrimmage there is a long 68 yard TD pass for Florida as we seem to blitz which leaves a receiver open.

Auburn 0  Florida 7

Not the start we needed in a hostile environment.

Starting from the 26 we move to third and one.
We lose a couple of yards and Auburn is punting again.

UF from their 23.
First down to the UF 37.
First down to the AU 38.
Holding against UF moves the ball to the 48.
FUMBLE!  We hit their qb Trask and he coughs it up.   Auburn recovers at the Florida 39.

Our offense struggles again.
Florida is getting all kinds of pressure against our offensive line.
We move to fourth and one and a FG attempt.
The is good!

Auburn 3  Florida 7

From the 25 on third and nine an interference call give UF a first down on their 40.
First play from there Florida fumbles again!  This time a running back.

AU on the UF 40ish.
It's time for our offense to get started.
First down to the UF 33.
We move to third and three.
We move to fourth and three.  No luck running the ball so far.
The FG is good.

Auburn 6  Florida 7

From their 25 the Gators are three and out.
Auburn muffs the punt. Bad job by Tutt.   Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.
Florida recovers inside our five.
An unsportsmanlike moves the ball back to the 17.

On third and seven Trask fumbles again and Auburn picks up the ball.
Derrick Brown rumbles all the way to the UF 35.  Could have gone all the way.


Auburn on the UF 35.
Second play Nix throws the interception.
UF on the AU 18 with a 15 yd. penalty tacked on.
Oh, my!
Isn't that 5 turnovers in this game so far?

Touchdown pass Florida from the 12.
What a wild mistake filled game.

Auburn 6  Florida 14

Our offense needs to get going.
Fourth and literally 2 inches and Malzahn elects to punt.
11.29 left in the half.
We can't run the ball land Nix is getting pressured in the passing pocket.

Florida goes three and out.
But UF fakes the punt and Auburn recovers inside the UF 35.

First play Nix to Williams for the touchdown!
32 yards.  Great pass and catch.
Malzahn decides to go for the one.

Auburn 13  Florida 14

First UF play after the kickoff and their QB Trask goes down to the turf.
After Franks and Trask QB #3 is in the game.
He looks like a slippery runner early on.
The new QB moves the Gators to two first downs.
Make that three first downs.  He looks better than Trask.
First down the Auburn 27.
We move to third and eight.
We move to fourth down.
The 41 yd. FG is good.

Auburn 13  Florida 17

The Tigers go three and out.
4th and two.
UF starts inside their 20.

1:45 left and Florida is punting.
The Tigers begin on their 32.
4th and 10 with 1:19 left.
No push to our offense.
UF on their 32.

The half ends with UF holding the ball on 4th and 9.

This game is do different from last week.  I have never seen such a mistake-filled game.  I suppose we are lucky to be trailing by only 4.

17-13 Florida at the break.

THIRD QUARTER

After one first down UF punts into the end zone.
Auburn cannot convert a third and one and punts to the UF 33.
We cannot run the football.  How are we supposed to win this game w/o being able to run the ball?
UF cannot move the ball either.
The punt reaches the end zone.
After one first down Auburn is punting.
UF on their 27.
UF moves the ball thanks to two straight questionable pass interference calls.
Finally UF is punting from midfield.
We get a holding penalty on the punt and start on our five yard line.
No line push on the first down rush.
Second rush out to the 20.
First down running the ball to the 37.
There's a long completion to Williams running all alone!
First down inside the 15.
We move to third and seven.
False start.  Goodness.  Third and 12.
THEN interception in the end zone.  What did Nix see?  He throws it right to a Gator.
Goodness gracious.  What a mistake filled game on both sides.
Thank goodness we have another quarter to go.
The quarter ends with UF facing second and eight.

17-13 Florida going into the fourth.

FOURTH QUARTER

Florida marches right down the field and it look like for sure they will reach end zone when Derrick Brown takes the ball away from Trask and rumbles to the AU 40.
The big break we needed is at hand.

We move to the UF 36 but on third and eight Nix panics in the pocket and losses 22 yards.  We punt to the Florida 12.  Our offense just cannot sustain anything.  Time is running out.

9:19 left.  Still time.
BUT first play we miss a tackle that should have been at the line of scrimmage and their runner goes the distance.  Ugly!  Now we are in desperate straits.  That's a back-breaker.

Auburn 13  Florida 24

The Tigers drive out to their 45 but cannot sustain possession on 4th and 12.
With 5:46 to go Florida is in control.

Bo Nix finally has the rough game you might expect from a true freshman.  A learning experience for sure.  Florida is not that good.  LSU will destroy them next week.  Our offense just couldn't sustain anything all day long.

FINAL SCORE

24 - 13 Florida