Ricky Pearsall made a one-handed catch that will be hard to top this season, Trey Smack kicked five field goals and No. 25 Florida overcame red-zone struggles to beat Charlotte 22-7 on Saturday night.
“ always say don’t play down to the competition, raise the standard, set the Gator standard,” linebacker Shemar James said. “For any game, we play a faceless opponent, so that’s what we tried to do tonight. Fortunately we came out with the W, but it was kind of a little bit sloppy.”
Florida's defense helped save the day, allowing just 210 yards. Napier suggested the tighter-than-expected outcome could help put his team find an edge before facing the Wildcats.A week after a 20-point second quarter against Tennessee, the Gators managed 18 yards — including minus-1 rushing — in the second against one of the worst defenses in major college football.
The 49ers allowed nearly 1,100 yards in back-to-back lopsided losses to Maryland and Georgia State. Coach Biff Poggi promised better production and had Florida out of sorts for much of the night. “I thought the defense was incredible," Poggi said. “They played so hard. We held Florida to 136 rush yards on 36 carries. They were 1 for 9 on third-down conversions and 0 for 1 on fourth-down conversions. I doubt they’ll be anywhere near that in the next five years, so I’m really proud about how our defense.”
After scoring on their first four possessions, the Gators went punt, field goal, turnover on downs, punt and field goal. It was far from what anyone expected from a team that was a 27 1/2-point favorite, according toJalon Jones, who originally signed with Florida in 2019 but transferred following sexual assault accusations, led Charlotte with 65 yards rushing and a touchdown. He completed 11 of 16 passes for 111 yards.
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