Florida State 45, Florida 38
(AP Photo/Phil Sears)
By BOB FERRANTE
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Trey Benson's 17-yard scoring run with 4:06 left in the game was his third touchdown of the game and gave No. 16 Florida State a 45-38 win over rival Florida.
Benson rushed for 111 yards on 20 carries and Jordan Travis ran for 83 yards and two scores as the Seminoles piled up 228 yards on the round - the seventh straight time they surpassed the 200-yard rushing mark.
Florida threatened on its last drive in the final minutes, but Anthony Richardson's fourth-down pass over the middle fell incomplete with 39 seconds to go.
Travis also completed 13 of 30 passes for 270 yards as Florida State (9-3) completed a sweep of its state rivals for the first time since 2016. The Seminoles routed Miami 45-3 on Nov. 5.
Florida State trailed 24-21 at the half, but opened the second half with scores on its next three drives (field goal, touchdown, touchdown) to jump in front 38-24. The Gators (6-6) answered with a pair of touchdowns, one each by Montrell Johnson and Trevor Etienne, to tie the game with 7:41 left.
Richardson completed just 9 of 27 passes for 198 yards and three TDs. Ricky Pearsall had a career-best 148 receiving yards, including touchdowns catches of 52 and 43 yards in the first half.
TAKEAWAYS
Florida: The Gators ran for 262 yards, averaging 5.7 yards per carry, but the passing game was non-existent for much of the second half.
Florida State: The Seminoles gave up a season-high 38 points, but made a stop on the final drive to secure their best regular season since 2016.
November 26, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Fla | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
TD |
11:30 |
Trey Benson 9 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
0 |
7 |
| Fla |
TD |
11:14 |
Ricky Pearsall 52 yd pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick) |
7 |
7 |
| Fla |
TD |
4:06 |
Jonathan Odom 12 yd pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick) |
14 |
7 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
1:28 |
Jordan Travis 29 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
14 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
Fla | FlaSt |
| Fla |
TD |
9:25 |
Ricky Pearsall 43 yd pass from Anthony Richardson (Adam Mihalek kick) |
21 |
14 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
5:44 |
Jordan Travis 1 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
21 |
21 |
| Fla |
FG |
0:42 |
Adam Mihalek 41 yd FG |
24 |
21 |
| Third Quarter |
Fla | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
FG |
8:53 |
Ryan Fitzgerald 46 yd FG |
24 |
24 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
4:21 |
Trey Benson 1 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
24 |
31 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
2:28 |
Kentron Poitier 6 yd pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
24 |
38 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Fla | FlaSt |
| Fla |
TD |
10:35 |
Montrell Johnson Jr. 1 yd run (Adam Mihalek kick) |
31 |
38 |
| Fla |
TD |
7:41 |
Trevor Etienne 45 yd run (Adam Mihalek kick) |
38 |
38 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
4:06 |
Trey Benson 17 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
38 |
45 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Florida |
Florida State |
| First downs |
22 |
26 |
| Rushing |
12 |
13 |
| Passing |
7 |
9 |
| Penalty |
3 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
8-16, 50% |
9-16, 56% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-3, 33% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
46-262 |
44-227 |
| Passing Yards |
198 |
270 |
| Return Yards |
104 |
7 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
9-27-1 |
13-30-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--1 |
2--9 |
| Punts |
3 |
2 |
| Punts-Average |
46.3 |
47 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
10-91 |
6-38 |
| Time of Possession |
29:53 |
30:07 |
| Florida Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| A. Richardson |
9 |
27 |
198 |
3 |
1 |
| Florida State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Travis |
13 |
30 |
270 |
1 |
0 |
| Florida Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Etienne |
17 |
129 |
7.6 |
1 |
| M. Johnson Jr. |
17 |
85 |
5.0 |
1 |
| A. Richardson |
10 |
41 |
4.1 |
0 |
| J. Kitna |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| R. Pearsall |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Florida State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Benson |
20 |
111 |
5.6 |
3 |
| J. Travis |
15 |
83 |
5.5 |
2 |
| L. Toafili |
4 |
25 |
6.3 |
0 |
| T. Ward |
4 |
9 |
2.3 |
0 |
| Florida Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Pearsall |
5 |
148 |
29.6 |
2 |
| J. Odom |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
1 |
| D. Zanders |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| Florida State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Benson |
2 |
51 |
25.5 |
0 |
| J. Wilson |
2 |
46 |
23.0 |
0 |
| C. McDonald |
2 |
44 |
22.0 |
0 |
| M. McClain |
1 |
44 |
44.0 |
0 |
| K. Poitier |
3 |
37 |
12.3 |
1 |
| O. Wilson |
1 |
29 |
29.0 |
0 |
| M. Pittman |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| P. Daniel |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Florida Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Florida State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Jones |
1 |
0 |
| Florida Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Crawshaw |
3 |
139 |
46.3 |
| Florida State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Mastromanno |
2 |
94 |
47.0 |
| Florida Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Pearsall |
2 |
17 |
8.5 |
| Florida State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Pittman |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
| Florida Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Etienne |
3 |
87 |
29.0 |
| Florida State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Florida Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Florida State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| R. Fitzgerald |
37 |
