DISAPPOINTING LOSS; TIGERS FALL TO GATORS, 27-16 FOR THIRD STRAIGHT DEFEAT

11/16/2024

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Da Boot Sports
11/16/2024
By: Terrill J. Weil

GAINESVILLE, FL - LSU traveled to Gainesville hoping to stop their two game losing streak against the (4-5) Florida Gators. Unfortunately, the Tigers continued their poor play as they fell 27-16 in the Swamp on Saturday night. This was a very bad loss for the Bayou Bengals. Any chance for the SEC Championship game or the 12 team playoff is now gone 100%. The Tigers played with no fire, no emotion and had no sense of urgency. They were super flat all night long.

All of a sudden the LSU offense had forgotten how to score touchdowns, only scoring three in the last ten quarters.

This is also the first time in the Brian Kelly era that the Tigers have lost three in a row.

Tonight's final stats....

Garret Nussmeier finished 27-47 for 260 yards with one touchdown. Nussmeier was sacked seven times.

Caden Durham rushed for 91 yards on 20 carries. Josh Williams had 69 yards on 13 carries.

Aaron Anderson led the team in receiving with seven catches for 72 yards and one touchdown. Mason Taylor had 59 yards on six grabs. Josh Williams had four catches for 31 yards. Kyren Lacy finished with three catches for 43 yards. CJ Daniels had three grabs for 32 yards.

On defense, Davhon Keys led the team with five tackles. Jardin Gilbert had four tackles. Bradyn Swinson, Greg Penn III and Zy Alexander all had four tackles each.. Whit Weeks finished with only three tackles. The defense forced no turnovers or registered any sacks.

The last three games have been disturbing and embarrassing. How will this team respond next week against Vanderbilt at home? Only time will tell...

The Gators would find the scoreboard first, driving 80 yards on five plays, culminating with a 23 yard touchdown pass from DJ Lagway to Elijhah Badger. With 7:12 left in the first quarter, Florida led, 7-0.

LSU responded with a nice 13 play, 41 yard drive, that unfortunately ended with a missed 51 yard field goal attempt by Damian Ramos.

The Tigers finally punched it in. Garrett Nussmeier found Aaron Anderson for a 28 yard touchdown to tie the game. The scoring drive went 84 yards in 14 plays, eating 5:51 off the clock. 7-7 with 7:39 left in the first half.

Florida answered by driving 44 yards in nine plays to retake the lead on a 49 yard Trey Smack field goal. 10-7 Gators with 3:27 left in the quarter.

LSU then drove 47 yards in 12 plays, settling for a 50 yard Damian Ramos filed goal to tie the game at 10-10 with only ten seconds left on the clock. The contest would head into halftime all even at 10-10.

The Tigers would strike first in the second half. LSU drove 62 yards in 15 plays and apparently had a touchdown when Garrett Nussmeier found CJ Daniels for a 13 yard touchdown, but offensive pass interference against Kyren Lacy eliminated the score. Damian Ramos then kicked his third field goal of the contest to give LSU a 13-10 lead with 5:54 left in the third quarter.

Florida responded with a eight play, 38 yard drive to tie the game on a Trey Smack 55 yard field goal. 13-13 with 3:07 left in the third quarter.

On LSU's next possession, Nussmeier fumbled while being sacked on third and six. Emery Jones Jr. picked up the ball and began to run with it, but he fumbled while being tackled. Florida recovered Emery's fumble at the LSU 34 yard line. Thankfully, the LSU defense would stand tall and force a Florida punt to end the Gators' scoring threat.

The Gators would retake the lead early in the fourth quarter on a one yard touchdown run by Ja'Kobi Jackson. 20-13 Florida with 13:58 left in the game.

LSU answered with a 15 play, 54 yard drive that stalled deep in Florida territory, forcing a field goal attempt. Damian Ramos drilled a 38 yard field goal to pull the Tigers to within, 20-16 with 5:18 left on the clock.

Florida drove a huge nail into the coffin on their next offensive possession. Jadan Baugh took a toss pitch, turned the corner and raced 55 yards for a touchdown. With only 3:48 left in the contest, the Gators led, 27-16.

The LSU offense was unable to produce anymore points, as the Tigers dropped their third straight.

With the loss, LSU falls to 6-4 overall and 3-3 in SEC play.

Next up, the Tigers return home to Tiger Stadium to host Vanderbilt on Saturday, November 23. Kickoff is still TBA....

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