Florida vs. Florida State: Box score, stats, and summary feat. DJ Lagway (Week 14)

The Week 14 battle between the Florida Gators and the Florida State Seminoles showcased two teams that are on different paths. The Gators went on the road and secured a 31-11 victory and there were a lot of interesting factors in this game but the main takeaway was the Gators recovering five fumbles.

Florida (7-5) is locked into a bowl game having backup quarterback DJ Lagway under center. The Gators also planted their flag at the 50-yard line after the game and caused some chaos on the field.

Florida State (2-10) ended their poor season with a stinker at home and this could be the final game that Mike Norvell coaches at the program after a terrible season.

Let’s take a closer look at the box scores for both teams and determine why this game ended up being so one-sided.

Florida vs. Florida State box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Florida	7	7	3	14	31
Florida State	0	0	3	8	11

Florida Gators box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
DJ Lagway	4	-8	0	14-22	133	2	1

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Montrell Johnson Jr.	10	99	1	0	0	0
Jadan Baugh	11	81	0	0	0	0
Ja’Kobi Jackson	10	51	1	0	0	0
KD Daniels	3	12	0	0	0	0
DJ Lagway	4	-8	0	0	0	0
Chimere Dike	0	0	0	3	63	0
Hayden Hansen	0	0	0	3	25	0
Marcus Burke	0	0	0	3	18	1
Elijhah Burke	0	0	0	2	11	0
Tony Livingston	0	0	0	1	8	1
Tank Hawkins	0	0	0	1	7	0
Aidan Mizell	0	0	0	1	1	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Shemar James	0	1
Rocco Underwood	0	1
George Gumbs Jr	0	1
T.J. Searcy	0	1
D’Antre Robinson	0	1

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Trey Smack	4-4	1-1	30

Florida State Seminoles box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Luke Kromenhoek	21	32	0	15-28	140	0	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Lawrance Toafili	9	43	1	3	39	0
Luke Kromenhoek	21	32	0	0	0	0
Samuel Singleton Jr.	2	16	0	0	0	0
Micahi Danzy	1	6	0	0	0	0
Kam Davis	5	3	0	1	14	0
Roydell Williams	6	-1	0	0	0	0
Ja’Khi Douglas	0	0	0	4	33	0
Amaree Williams	0	0	0	1	20	0
Landen Thomas	0	0	0	2	18	0
Kyle Morlock	0	0	0	2	12	0
Malik Benson	0	0	0	1	5	0
Hykeem Williams	0	0	0	1	-1	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Azareye’h Thomas	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Ryan Fitzgerald	0-0	1-1	39

Florida vs. Florida State Game Summary

The Florida Gators had a solid game and did not need to have a massive game offensively to do so. The team was able to record 18 first downs and had 368 total yards of offense (133 passing, 235 rushing).

The Gators were able to run the ball extremely well as they had 38 carries for 235 yards or 6.0 yards per carry. Their offense did a decent job and their five forced turnovers (all fumble recoveries) was the significant factor in their victory here.

The Florida State Seminoles could not get much going as they had 239 total yards of offense (140 passing, 99 rushing). The Seminoles were able to go 6-of-13 on third downs and converted their only fourth down try.

The team could not get big yards going as they passed for 5.0 yards per pass attempt and 2.3 yards per rushing attempt. Florida State needs to do better at maintaining possession if they want to improve next season as their year is over.

Let’s take a look at the scoring summary and see how the game went.

2:28 1Q: Ja’Kobi Jackson 1 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Florida
0:25 2Q: DJ Lagway 4 Yard Passing TD to Marcus Burke | 14-0 Florida
9:47 3Q: Ryan Fitzgerald 39 Yard Field Goal | 14-3 Florida
6:27 3Q: Trey Smack 30 Yard Field Goal | 17-3 Florida
12:38 4Q: Montrell Johnson Jr. 65 Yard Rushing TD | 24-3 Florida
3:18 4Q: Lawrence Toafili 2-Yard Rushing TD (Two-Point Conversion) | 24-11 Florida
2:03 4Q: DJ Lagway 8 Yard Passing TD to Tony Livingston | 31-11 Florida