An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Florida, and Vols quarterback, Joe Milton was taken away for imaging minutes into the first quarter. At the start of the second, another unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Florida, and the Vols Iamaleava was helped off the field. What happened next nobody expected.
Tennessee’s Navy Shuler was stifled, sacked, and intercepted in the remainder of the second period. The Vols were down by a score at the half.
The second half was an entirely different ball game. After leading the Vols to 28 unanswered points, Shuler yielded to Gaston Moore, who brought the Vols down to within range for a Chase McGrath field goal.
Foolishly electing to return the ensuing kickoff, Florida would be stopped on their own nine yard line. Two procedure calls later, the Gators were backed up against their own goal line. The handoff was bobbled in the backfield. Florida fell on it, but it was a safety.
Tennessee received the kick, ran out the clock, and sealed their victory, 40 - 23.
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