DeSean Bishop rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries and No. 20 Tennessee gained for the primary time at Florida in 22 seasons on Saturday night time, thrashing the Gators 31-11 in Gainesville, Fla.
Quarterback Joey Aguilar accomplished his first 10 passes and completed 17 of twenty-two for 204 yards with a rating for the Volunteers (8-3, 4-3 Southeastern Convention), who dominated in main 31-0 at halftime.
In addition they notched a win on Florida’s campus for the primary time since Sept. 20, 2003, after they beat the Gators 24-10, ending a streak of 10 consecutive losses.
Tennessee closes its common season at house subsequent Saturday towards No. 14 Vanderbilt, which moved to 9-2 with a 45-17 house win over Kentucky.
For the Gators (3-8, 2-6), DJ Lagway was 11 of 17 for 116 yards and a rating. Jadan Baugh had 96 yards on 18 rushes and a scoring reception.
Florida performs its closing 2025 sport at house towards rival Florida State subsequent Saturday with the Seminoles (5-6) needing a win for bowl eligibility.
The guests from Rocky High have been crisp on offense from the beginning, as Aguilar took them 75 yards in 9 performs. On the ultimate play of the opening drive, he flipped a swing go that Ethan Davis caught then rumbled 23 yards for a 7-0 lead at 11:28.
The Volunteers have been equally efficient on their second drive, a seven-play, 60-yard march that culminated with Bishop’s over-the-top, somersault leap on a third-and-goal on the 1-yard line with 5:33 left.
Tennessee held a 190-1 edge in whole yards within the first quarter.
On the fourth play of the second, Bishop scored once more from brief. Star Thomas (9 carries, 71 yards for the sport) then set himself up for a brief plunge on the 9:14 mark after a 52-yard run on third-and-17.
Tennessee’s Max Gilbert linked from 26 yards for a 31-0 half that noticed the Volunteers maintain a 323-110 benefit in whole yards.
Florida’s Trey Smack redeemed himself from an earlier miss by hitting from 46 yards at 2:06 for the third quarter’s solely factors, and Baugh caught a 33-yard strike within the fourth as Florida made it 31-11.
–Area Stage Media
