Florida vs. Oklahoma: Box Score, Stats and Key Takeaways

Oklahoma beat Florida 23-7 on Saturday night, Nov. 7, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, in the Sooners’ first visit to the Swamp. The Gators (5-4, 3-4 SEC) have lost four of their last five games and need one more win to become bowl eligible. Oklahoma (5-4, 3-3 SEC) won its second straight game. Attendance was 90,442.

The Gators finished with 203 yards of offense and scored their fewest points at home since a 27-2 loss to Florida State on Nov. 28, 2015, according to FloridaGators.com.

Score by quarter

Oklahoma: 3, 10, 0, 10 (23)

Florida: 0, 7, 0, 0 (7)

Scoring summary

1st quarter: Oklahoma, Tate Sandell 41-yard field goal (3-0)

2nd quarter: Oklahoma, Hayden Hansen 3-yard pass from John Mateer, Sandell kick (10-0)

2nd quarter: Florida, Jadan Baugh 15-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (10-7)

2nd quarter: Oklahoma, Sandell 48-yard field goal (13-7)

4th quarter: Oklahoma, Isaiah Sategna III 6-yard pass from Mateer, Sandell kick (20-7), capping a 20-play, 89-yard drive that took 12:45

4th quarter: Oklahoma, Sandell 31-yard field goal (23-7)

Top performers

Tramell Jones Jr.: completed 10 of 22 passes for 133 yards with two interceptions and carried 11 times for 7 yards.

Jadan Baugh: rushed eight times for 35 yards and Florida’s only touchdown, a 15-yard run.

Duke Clark: caught four passes for a team-high 70 yards, including a 33-yard gain, and rushed six times for 28 yards.

Dallas Wilson: caught four passes for 48 yards.

Myles Graham: led Florida with 15 tackles, 10 of them solo, and 1.5 tackles for loss.

Bailey Stockton: returned three punts for 39 yards, with a long of 31.

Oklahoma’s John Mateer: completed 21 of 33 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions and ran 14 times for 56 yards.

Oklahoma’s Rocky Beers: caught four passes for 72 yards, including a 41-yarder.

Oklahoma’s Tate Sandell: made all three field goal attempts, from 41, 48 and 31 yards.

Team stats

Total yards: Oklahoma 351, Florida 203

Passing yards: Oklahoma 207, Florida 133

Rushing yards: Oklahoma 144, Florida 70

First downs: Oklahoma 20, Florida 11

Plays: Oklahoma 73, Florida 47

Third downs: Oklahoma 10-of-18, Florida 2-of-9

Fourth downs: Oklahoma 1-of-1, Florida 0-of-2

Penalties: Oklahoma 9-70, Florida 4-40

Turnovers: Oklahoma 0, Florida 2

Time of possession: Oklahoma 37:50, Florida 22:10

Key takeaways

Oklahoma controlled the ball. The Sooners ran 26 more plays than Florida, converted 10 of 18 third downs and held the ball for nearly 38 minutes. Their final touchdown drive lasted 20 plays and 12 minutes, 45 seconds.

Florida could not sustain drives. The Gators were 2 of 9 on third down and 0 of 2 on fourth down, and one of those fourth-down tries was an end-zone pass in the third quarter, intercepted by Courtland Guillory with Florida trailing 13-7.

The defense held Oklahoma to 351 yards but did not force a turnover. It was the fifth straight game without an interception, FloridaGators.com reported.

Florida’s only touchdown followed a 31-yard punt return by Stockton to the Florida 48 late in the second quarter. Baugh scored four plays later.

What’s next

Florida plays at Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is set for a 6 or 7 p.m. ET window, with the exact time to be announced, according to FloridaGators.com. Vanderbilt visits Gainesville on Nov. 21, and the Gators close the regular season at Florida State on Nov. 27.

Sources: box score and team statistics from FloridaGators.com, cross-checked against ESPN. Related: Frustration boils over; Sumrall has more questions than answers · How To Screw Up A Perfectly Good Night. If Not A Season..

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