A look at UGA’s next opponent: the Gators
NEXT FOR GEORGIA
Who: vs. Florida (in Jacksonville, Fla.)
When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday
TV; radio: CBS; 750, 95.5
About Florida
Record: 7-0, 6-0 SEC
Last time played: Georgia overcame a 17-3 second-quarter deficit to defeat Florida 24-20 last season, just the Bulldogs’ fourth victory over the Gators in the teams’ past 22 meetings.
Offense: Florida ranks last in the SEC in passing offense (137.7 yards per game) but third in the league in rushing offense (212.7 yards per game). The Gators’ leading rusher is senior tailback Mike Gillislee, who averages 93.1 yards per game. Sophomore quarterback Jeff Driskel is 85-of-127 passing (66.9 percent) for 928 yards; four of his eight touchdown passes came in last week’s 44-11 victory over South Carolina. Driskel has run the ball 66 times for 321 net yards (4.9 per carry), including 11 carries for 177 yards against Vanderbilt.
Defense: The Gators rank No. 4 nationally in scoring defense (allowing 12.1 points per game), No. 7 in total defense (282 yards per game), No. 10 in rushing defense (97.3 yards per game) and No. 20 in passing defense (184.7 yards per game).
Special teams: Punter Kyle Christy ranks first in the nation with an average of 47.9 yards, including a school-record 54.3-yard average against South Carolina. Kicker Caleb Sturgis has made 12 of 14 field-goal attempts this season, including both of his tries from 50-plus yards.
What you should know: The Gators, No. 2 in the BCS standings, have outscored their SEC opponents 57-8 in the third quarter and 51-13 in the fourth. They are the only team in the nation with two wins over opponents ranked in the nation’s top 10 at the time of the games (LSU, South Carolina).
Coach: Will Muschamp, a former Georgia player (1991-94), is in his second season as Florida’s coach. He has a 14-6 record with the Gators (7-6 last season).
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125 comments Add your comment
GatorGreg
October 24th, 2012
8:33 pm
Going to miss Coach Mark ” I want you to buy a Ford Truck” Richt after this game. UGAg Chokes and the puppies wet themselves…..
Mickey Mouse
October 24th, 2012
8:43 pm
Muschump’s true colors will show Saturday………….stupidity!
joe jenkins
October 24th, 2012
9:43 pm
I just love how marshall morgan loves to kick the ball into the goal post…..just another product of malfuction under our brilant coach mark richt…..a defense where our own players have to call out eachother….because our DC cant motivate the players this year himself…..a o-line that is starting a true freshman that should have been redshirted….but attrition and poor recruiting has left us with yet again another horrendus o-line….a qb who throws for a 1000 yards…but cant beat the poultry or any ranked team….thanks richt for all of the failures this year….marshal looks like a true freshmen in high school….thanks again richt…..only at uga where you can miss a hundred extra points and still have a starting job
dawg gone gator
October 24th, 2012
10:58 pm
Volunteers put 44 on the puppies…..??
Gaytr hater
October 25th, 2012
7:36 am
we will see if these dogs got heart or can hunt this Saturday in Jacksonville Fl……do or die, and this is it…..if they open the dogbox and they hesitate then im taking the collar off them!
Red and black on the Attack
October 25th, 2012
8:01 am
Guys, quit fooling yourselves. this isn’t a movie, this isn’t church either, it takes more than praying to fix this mess. we are getting creamed every year by ranked teams and we pray that the next year will be our year…..Why? what has changed?
No kool aid for me guys!
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Neutral
October 25th, 2012
8:20 am
@Gator Bait 18-4
I find it interesting that you say, “statistics are for losers”, but then you go to use stats in 2-3 of your blogs…..HMMMMMMMMMM!
Also,
If you want an interesting stat that I’m sure you won’t use next to your name….consider this:
In the last 19 games between UGa and Florida, the Gators have had the much needed “bye week” 15 times. It is very interesting that Florida’s record during those 19 games is 15-4. Let’s see how your boys perform without 2 weeks to prepare for UGa and without a lot of rest!!!!
Dlagator
October 25th, 2012
8:55 am
You guys really sound like you have no idea what you are talking about! Different UF team and a different UGA team from last year…anything prior to this weekend is irrelevent come 3:30 on Saturday. It’ll be a great football game! Go Gators!
gomdawg
October 25th, 2012
9:38 am
DLagator, Georgia 31 gators 17
gomdawg
October 25th, 2012
9:41 am
Gators offense is not as good as Kentucky
e burrell
October 25th, 2012
10:50 am
Early in the 4th Quarter the UF fans begin OVERRATED. OVERRATED.
Lonnie
October 25th, 2012
11:06 am
Our problems on special teams is punt returns and that plays into the remarkable punter for the gators. We do need to tighten up! I will say that I think GA will win because we will balance the offense this week with a commitment to mix up plays!!! Time to “prepare for rain”. Let’s go dawgs!
Lonnie
October 25th, 2012
11:22 am
To get hyped up I am watching 82 game. 44-0 after watching 80 and 81. Yesterday watche 07 as we beat FL,AL and Auburn. All ranked and all by Mark Richt! I believe we can!!!!!
Lonnie
October 25th, 2012
12:06 pm
Very good point neutral.
mike m
October 25th, 2012
12:56 pm
Last year Florida had one of the worst down years in memory yet uga beat us 24-20. Kentucky 24-uga 29. Florida 38 Kentucky ), usce 11 Florida 44.You dogs just don’t get it , never have & never will.
Homer J
October 25th, 2012
1:39 pm
Ky scored 20 points against UGA, they scored ZERO on the Gators. BTW, Florida got the ball three times in the 3rd qtr against USCe and scored all 3 times. UGA scored one time the entire game against USCe.
Homer J
October 25th, 2012
1:51 pm
dawg fans, do you realize that the -19 yards rushing come from the 12 sacks that came at the hands of our one legged QB last year? I guarantee that Jarvis Jones won’t be pinning his ears back speed rushing to get to Jeff Driskell. Driskell will take off and show you a repeat of what he did to Vandy.
My son is a 2025 UGA Commit
October 25th, 2012
3:04 pm
we need to take away their run game from the jump and make them QBs throw the Football
sandiegodawg
October 25th, 2012
3:40 pm
the stats get thrown out the window- this is an ugly, muddy brawl that the Gators end up winning because of the wind
wastedyears
October 25th, 2012
5:32 pm
GA HAS NO HEART AND THEY PLAY LIKE A BUNCH OF GIRLS THIS WILL BE VERY VERY UGLY LIKE A AXE MURDER WITH A DULL BLADE!!!
flo-ri-duh
October 25th, 2012
9:27 pm
Georgia by ONE in the Trick or Treat upset special of the week. Muschump blows a vein and the Lizards take their most heart breaking loss ever against the Dawgs.
LockG8tor
October 26th, 2012
9:26 am
Fl. could have easily scored 72 points against S.C. They took their foot off the gas with 5 minutes
left. Event the subs scored a T.D. Clowney, who started out ferociously, was later neutralized by
Nixon and Gillislee in the second half. Then wore out, he had to sit. And this is the best Def. player
in the country.
This Gator team is boiling mad, with something to prove, and looking for revenge.
When the Coach threw his best player out of school, for smoking weed (Jenkins), all the other
players knew, that he meant business.
Fl. 41 Ga.< 10. (It is rains hard, Fl. 16 Ga. < 6)
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