Final
Florida looks to remain unbeaten in SEC home opener
Sep 27, 2008 - 10:06 AM Mississippi (2-2) at (4) Florida (3-0), 12:30 pm EDTGAINESVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Urban Meyer has never lost a Southeastern Conference home opener as Florida's head coach, and he doesn't intend to break that trend this weekend.
With his team once again primed to contend for a national championship, Meyer puts that perfect record on the line Saturday when his fourth-ranked Gators play their Southeastern Conference home opener against Mississippi.
Meyer owns a 3-0 record in SEC home openers since arriving at Florida prior to the 2005 season.
Last year, the Gators routed Tennessee, 59-20, in their conference home opener thanks to 360 all-purpose yards and four touchdowns from eventual Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow.
But Meyer will certainly remember the game that followed one week later - a hard-fought 30-24 victory at Ole Miss.
Rebel quarterback Seth Adams hit Mike Wallace for a 77-yard touchdown pass at the end of the third quarter to pull Ole Miss to within 27-24 in that game. But the Rebels could never muster another scoring drive.
This year, Florida's biggest test was a 26-3 home victory over Miami on September 6 in a defensive slugfest.
The Gators are averaging 331.4 yards of total offense per game this year - a far cry from last year's gaudy 457.2. Tebow has been effortlessly efficient, if not quite the unstoppable force he was last year.
Instead, in fitting solidarity with the rest of the SEC, it has been Florida's defense that has dominated opponents this year. The Gators have given up just 19 points in three games, and opponents are averaging just 213 yards of offense per contest.
Mississippi is coming off a 23-17 loss to Vanderbilt, as the Commodores kicked two fourth-quarter field goals to slip past the Rebels and into the national rankings.
If the Rebels expect to have any chance against the Gators, they will need much more consistent play from quarterback Jevan Snead, who has thrown seven interceptions in four games this season.
- CubsnCards Yeah that spot was huge thank goodness they went to the instant replay and backed it up to where it was supposed to be. Tebow probably could have gotten the inch they needed on the first spot.
Mississippi 31, Florida(4) 30 FinalSep 27 4:03 PM - CubsnCards Hotty Totty!
Gosh Almighty!
Who The Hell Are They
Mississippi 31, Florida(4) 30 FinalSep 27 4:02 PM - bones espn's showing bonus coverage for me (has the espnewsHD logo on the screen so maybe it's on there for you?)
Mississippi 31, Florida(4) 30 4th - 1:22Sep 27 3:59 PM - ** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
OLE MISS 31
FLORIDA (4) 30 FINAL
Sep 27 3:59 PM - NCAAF
OLE MISS 31
FLORIDA (4) 30 1:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Mississippi 31, Florida(4) 30 4th - 1:22Sep 27 3:50 PM - 275
roots
TD FLORIDA PERCY HARVIN 15 YD RUN (PAT BLOCKED)
Mississippi 31, Florida(4) 24 4th - 4:02Sep 27 3:43 PM
TD FLORIDA PERCY HARVIN 15 YD RUN (PAT BLOCKED)
Mississippi 31, Florida(4) 24 4th - 4:02Sep 27 3:43 PM- MaxOmuS What's going on here... a little to close for comfort for the # 4 team... but hell Mississippi always gives them a hard time for some reason...
Mississippi 31, Florida(4) 24 4th - 4:02Sep 27 3:40 PM - NCAAF
OLE MISS 31
FLORIDA (4) 24 4:02 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Mississippi 31, Florida(4) 24 4th - 4:02Sep 27 3:40 PM - 199
roots - MaxOmuS What's going on here... a little to close for comfort for the # 4 team... but hell Mississippi always gives them a hard time for some reason...
Mississippi 24, Florida(4) 24 4th - 7:58Sep 27 3:33 PM - 170
roots - MaxOmuS What's going on here... a little to close for comfort for the # 4 team... but hell Mississippi always gives them a hard time for some reason...
Mississippi 24, Florida(4) 24 4th - 11:26Sep 27 3:26 PM - NCAAF
TD FLORIDA
TIM TEBOW 1 YD RUN
(JONATHAN PHILLIPS KICK)
OLE MISS 24
FLORIDA (4) 24 11:26 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Mississippi 24, Florida(4) 24 4th - 11:26Sep 27 3:15 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OLE MISS 7 0 17 24
FLORIDA (4) 0 17 0 17 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: OLE MISS - TD, JEVAN SNEAD 1 YD RUN (JOSHUA
SHENE KICK), 11:48. OLE MISS
7-0
2ND QUARTER: FLORIDA - FG, JONATHAN PHILLIPS 32 YD, 1:29.
OLE MISS 7-3
FLORIDA - TD, PERCY HARVIN 43 YD PASS FRO
Mississippi 24, Florida(4) 17 End of 3rdSep 27 3:05 PM
TD OLE MISS DEXTER MCCLUSTER 40 YD RUN (JOSHUA SHENE KICK)
Mississippi 17, Florida(4) 17 3rd - 7:29Sep 27 3:02 PM
TD OLE MISS DEXTER MCCLUSTER 40 YD RUN (JOSHUA SHENE KICK)
Mississippi 17, Florida(4) 17 3rd - 7:29Sep 27 3:02 PM- MaxOmuS What's going on here... a little to close for comfort for the # 4 team... but hell Mississippi always gives them a hard time for some reason...
Mississippi 17, Florida(4) 17 3rd - 9:07Sep 27 2:47 PM - MaxOmuS Is the scoreboard behind for everyone else?
Mississippi 7, Florida(4) 10 2nd - 8:16Sep 27 2:17 PM
TD FLORIDA TIM TEBOW 1 YD RUN (JONATHAN PHILLIPS KICK)
Mississippi 7, Florida(4) 10 2nd - 8:16Sep 27 1:47 PM
TD FLORIDA TIM TEBOW 1 YD RUN (JONATHAN PHILLIPS KICK)
Mississippi 7, Florida(4) 10 2nd - 8:16Sep 27 1:47 PM- NCAAF
TD FLORIDA
PERCY HARVIN 43 YD PASS FROM TIM TEBOW
(JONATHAN PHILLIPS KICK)
OLE MISS 7
FLORIDA (4) 10 12:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Mississippi 7, Florida(4) 10 2nd - 12:26Sep 27 1:20 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
OLE MISS 7 7
FLORIDA (4) 0 0 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: OLE MISS - TD, JEVAN SNEAD 1 YD RUN (JOSHUA
SHENE KICK), 11:48. OLE MISS
7-0
Sep 27 1:05 PM - NCAAF
TD OLE MISS
JEVAN SNEAD 1 YD RUN
(JOSHUA SHENE KICK)
OLE MISS 7
FLORIDA (4) 0 3:12 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Mississippi 7, Florida(4) 0 1st - 3:12Sep 27 12:53 PM
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