GAME THREAD: NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC (5-4) at FLORIDA (7-3)

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 49 2:52 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 49 2:23 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLA ATLANTIC 0 20 0 20
FLORIDA (14) 21 14 14 49 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: FLORIDA - TD, KESTAHN MOORE 9 YD RUN (JOEY
IJJAS KICK), 6:21. FLORIDA 7-0
FLORIDA - TD, MARKUS MANSON 19 YD RETURN OF
BLOCKED PUNT (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 8:52. FLORIDA 14-0
FLORIDA - TD, CORNELIUS INGRAM 4 YD PASS
FROM TIM TEBOW (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 13:15. FLORIDA 21-0
2ND QUARTER: FLA ATLANTIC - FG, WARLEY LEROY 40 YD, 2:05.
FLORIDA 21-3
FLA ATLANTIC - TD, CORTEZ GENT 20 YD PASS FROM
RUSTY SMITH (WARLEY LEROY
KICK), 4:35. FLORIDA 21-10
FLA ATLANTIC - FG, WARLEY LEROY 43 YD, 7:42.
FLORIDA 21-13
FLORIDA - TD, TIM TEBOW 2 YD RUN (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 9:56. FLORIDA 28-13
FLA ATLANTIC - TD, RUSTY SMITH 1 YD RUN (WARLEY
LEROY KICK), 13:47. FLORIDA
28-20
FLORIDA - TD, CORNELIUS INGRAM 26 YD PASS
FROM TIM TEBOW (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 14:51. FLORIDA 35-20
3RD QUARTER: FLORIDA - TD, KESTAHN MOORE 6 YD RUN (JOEY
IJJAS KICK), 1:48. FLORIDA
42-20
FLORIDA - TD, AARON HERNANDEZ 13 YD PASS
FROM TIM TEBOW (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 9:44. FLORIDA 49-20</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 49 14:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 49 13:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG FLORIDA
JOEY IJJAS 36 YD

FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 52 12:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 52 11:24 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 52 10:32 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 52 8:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 52 8:38 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 52 7:59 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD FLORIDA
CAMERON NEWTON 24 YD RUN
(JOEY IJJAS KICK)

FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 59 6:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

GAINESVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Florida quarterback Tim Tebowmay have played himself back into the Heisman Trophy race.

Trying to become the first sophomore to win college football'smost prestigious award, Tebow passed for 339 yards and threetouchdowns Saturday as the 14th-ranked Gators posted a 59-20victory over Florida Atlantic.


Tebow also rushed for his 20th touchdown, setting a SoutheasternConference single-season record. The four scores give him acombined 46 touchdowns - passing and rushing - for the year,also an SEC mark.


In the last two games, Tebow has been responsible for 11 TDs. Heaccounted for seven - five rushing - in last week's 51-31victory over South Carolina.


After Florida (8-3) opened a 21-0 first-quarter lead, FloridaAtlantic exposed the Gators' suspect secondary, scoring twotouchdowns and a pair of field goals on their four second-periodpossessions.


Florida, which surrendered more than 300 yards through the air,allowed the Owls to close within 28-20 on Rusty Smith's one-yardTD run with 1:30 remaining in the first half.


But Florida Atlantic (5-5) could not slow down Florida's potentoffense as the Gators responded with 31 unanswered points.

The back-breaker for the Owls was Tebow's 26-yard TD pass toCornelius Ingram with 14 seconds left in the half


Florida scored again on its first possession of the second half,needing only four plays to extend its cushion to 42-20 onKestahn Moore's six-yard TD run less than two minutes into thethird quarter.


Tebow, who completed 25-of-34 passes, added a 13-yard TD toAaron Hernandez that made it 49-20 with five minutes left in thethird period.


Andre Caldwell was Tebow's favorite target with 13 receptionsfor 165 yards.


Florida, which has been eliminated from the SEC race, concludesits regular season next week against Florida State.

Coached by former Miami mentor Howard Schnellenberger, FloridaAtlantic trails first-place Troy by one game in the Sun BeltConference. The Owls play at Troy in two weeks.

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLA ATLANTIC 0 20 0 0 20
FLORIDA (14) 21 14 14 10 59 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: FLORIDA - TD, KESTAHN MOORE 9 YD RUN (JOEY
IJJAS KICK), 6:21. FLORIDA 7-0
FLORIDA - TD, MARKUS MANSON 19 YD RETURN OF
BLOCKED PUNT (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 8:52. FLORIDA 14-0
FLORIDA - TD, CORNELIUS INGRAM 4 YD PASS
FROM TIM TEBOW (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 13:15. FLORIDA 21-0
2ND QUARTER: FLA ATLANTIC - FG, WARLEY LEROY 40 YD, 2:05.
FLORIDA 21-3
FLA ATLANTIC - TD, CORTEZ GENT 20 YD PASS FROM
RUSTY SMITH (WARLEY LEROY
KICK), 4:35. FLORIDA 21-10
FLA ATLANTIC - FG, WARLEY LEROY 43 YD, 7:42.
FLORIDA 21-13
FLORIDA - TD, TIM TEBOW 2 YD RUN (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 9:56. FLORIDA 28-13
FLA ATLANTIC - TD, RUSTY SMITH 1 YD RUN (WARLEY
LEROY KICK), 13:47. FLORIDA
28-20
FLORIDA - TD, CORNELIUS INGRAM 26 YD PASS
FROM TIM TEBOW (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 14:51. FLORIDA 35-20
3RD QUARTER: FLORIDA - TD, KESTAHN MOORE 6 YD RUN (JOEY
IJJAS KICK), 1:48. FLORIDA
42-20
FLORIDA - TD, AARON HERNANDEZ 13 YD PASS
FROM TIM TEBOW (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 9:44. FLORIDA 49-20
4TH QUARTER: FLORIDA - FG, JOEY IJJAS 36 YD, 2:09.
FLORIDA 52-20
FLORIDA - TD, CAMERON NEWTON 24 YD RUN (JOEY
IJJAS KICK), 8:11. FLORIDA
59-20</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 59 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
FLA ATLANTIC 20
FLORIDA (14) 59 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: FLA ATLANTIC at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLA ATLANTIC 0 20 0 0 20
FLORIDA (14) 21 14 14 10 59 FINAL

FLORIDA-TD, K Moore 9 YD RUN (J Ijjas KICK) 6:21 1st Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, M Manson 19 YD BLOCKED PUNT RETURN (J Ijjas
KICK) 8:52 1st Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, C Ingram 4 YD PASS FROM T Tebow (J Ijjas
KICK) 13:15 1st Qtr
FLA ATLANTIC-FG, W Leroy 40 YD 2:05 2nd Qtr
FLA ATLANTIC-TD, C Gent 20 YD PASS FROM R Smith (W Leroy KICK)
4:35 2nd Qtr
FLA ATLANTIC-FG, W Leroy 43 YD 7:42 2nd Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, T Tebow 2 YD RUN (J Ijjas KICK) 9:56 2nd Qtr
FLA ATLANTIC-TD, R Smith 1 YD RUN (W Leroy KICK) 13:47 2nd Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, C Ingram 26 YD PASS FROM T Tebow (J Ijjas
KICK) 14:51 2nd Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, K Moore 6 YD RUN (J Ijjas KICK) 1:48 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, A Hernandez 13 YD PASS FROM T Tebow (J Ijjas
KICK) 9:44 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA-FG, J Ijjas 36 YD 2:09 4th Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, C Newton 24 YD RUN (J Ijjas KICK) 8:11 4th
Qtr


FLA ATLANTIC FLORIDA
First downs 19 28
Rushed-yards 36-75 31-155
Passing yards 309 346
Sacked-yards lost 3-22 0-0
Return yards 36 27
Passes 20-38-0 26-38-1
Punts 7-30.7 4-42
Fumbles-lost 3-1 1-0
Penalties-yards 10-58 12-75
Time of possession 31:40 28:20


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: FLA ATLANTIC-Charles Pierre 9-33, Willie Rose 4-23, Rob
Housler 1-16, DiIvory Edgecomb 4-10, David Muniz 5-7, Kyle Watkins
1-5, Sean Clayton 2-4, B.J. Manley 2-2, - Team 2-MINUS 2, Jeff VanCamp
3-MINUS 11, Rusty Smith 3-MINUS 12. FLORIDA-Cameron Newton 6-46, Tim
Tebow 11-31, Markus Manson 3-24, Kestahn Moore 5-24, Andre Caldwell
2-16, Louis Murphy 1-12, Jarred Fayson 3-2.

PASSING: FLA ATLANTIC-Rusty Smith 18-33-290- 0, Jeff VanCamp 2-4-19-
0, Sean Clayton 0-1-0- 0. FLORIDA-Tim Tebow 25-34-338- 1. Cameron
Newton 1-4-8- 0.

RECEIVING: FLA ATLANTIC-Cortez Gent 6-118, Chris Bonner 4-96, Jamari
Grant 2-31, Lester Jean 2-23, David Muniz 1-13, Jason Harmon 1-12,
Willie Rose 1-8, Chad Wilkes 1-6, DiIvory Edgecomb 2-2. FLORIDA-Andre
Caldwell 13-164, Cornelius Ingram 4-60, Aaron Hernandez 3-58, Jarred
Fayson 2-31, Riley Cooper 2-21, Louis Murphy 1-8, Kestahn Moore 1-4.


Att: 90,107</div>

 

GAINESVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Florida quarterback Tim Tebowmay have played himself back into the Heisman Trophy race.

Trying to become the first sophomore to win college football'smost prestigious award, Tebow passed for 339 yards and threetouchdowns Saturday as the 14th-ranked Gators posted a 59-20victory over Florida Atlantic.


Tebow also rushed for his 20th touchdown, setting a SoutheasternConference single-season record. The four scores give him acombined 46 touchdowns - passing and rushing - for the year,also an SEC mark.


"He's so confident right now and he knows he can make everyplay," Florida receiver Andre Caldwell said of Tebow. "He lovesto get the ball into the playmakers' hands and let us makeplays."


In the last two games, Tebow has been responsible for 11 TDs. Heaccounted for seven - five rushing - in last week's 51-31victory over South Carolina.


"We have moved the ball really well the last few games," Tebowsaid. "If we keep executing like this, we'll be all right."

Tebow's favorite target was Caldwell, who caught eight passesfor 165 yards to become Florida all-time leader in careerreceptions with 173.


"It (the record) means a lot to me," Caldwell said. "There havebeen a lot of great receivers who have played here, and to beon the top of that category means a lot to me."


Caldwell broke the previous Florida mark of 172, set by CarlosAlvarez from 1969-1971.


"Andre Caldwell is doing a great job and our offensive line isreally protecting the quarterback," Tebow added.


After Florida (8-3) opened a 21-0 first-quarter lead, FloridaAtlantic exposed the Gators' suspect secondary, scoring twotouchdowns and a pair of field goals on their four second-periodpossessions.


Florida, which surrendered more than 300 yards through the air,allowed the Owls to close within 28-20 on Rusty Smith's one-yardTD run with 1:30 remaining in the first half.


But Florida Atlantic (5-5) could not slow down Florida's potentoffense as the Gators responded with 31 unanswered points.

"Offensively, I think we played OK," Florida coach Urban Meyersaid. "Once again, we had some penalties and offset some biggains against a team that I think has a very good defense."

The back-breaker for the Owls was Tebow's 26-yard TD pass toCornelius Ingram with 14 seconds left in the half.

Florida scored again on its first possession of the second half,needing only four plays to extend its cushion to 42-20 onKestahn Moore's six-yard TD run less than two minutes into thethird quarter.


"We were not good enough team to beat a good football team - thebest we've played at Florida Atlantic, by far," Owls coachHoward Schnellenberger said of the Gators. "I'm certainlydisappointed in the play of our football team today."

Tebow, who completed 25-of-34 passes, added a 13-yard TD toAaron Hernandez that made it 49-20 with five minutes left in thethird period.


Smith completed 18-of-33 passes for 290 yards with a touchdownfor the Owls.


"I feel like we came out in the first half and played hard,"Florida Atlantic linebacker Frantz Joseph said. "In the secondhalf, we were not able to keep up with them."


Florida, which has been eliminated from the SEC race, concludesits regular season next week against Florida State.

"We still have a whole lot to play for - a top-10 ranking, agreat bowl game and obviously a bunch of seniors getting readyto play against our rival," Meyer said.


Florida Atlantic trails first-place Troy by one game in the SunBelt Conference. The Owls play at Troy in two weeks.