Florida did something it hasn't done since 1982 in loss to Tennessee
Florida’s second-half collapse vs. Tennessee last week was historic to say the least.
After taking a 21-0 lead shortly before halftime, it seemed like the Gators were well on their way to earning their 12th straight win against Tennessee. But the Vols would go on to score 38 straight points to secure a 38-28 win in Knoxville — an unprecedented run for any UF opponent.
It was the most consecutive points allowed by a Florida defense since 1982.
The 38 straight points allowed by Florida last week was the most consecutive in a single game since 1982 when they lost to Georgia 44-0.
— Phil Steele (@philsteele042) September 27, 2016
All is not lost for the Gators when it comes to what could still be a very tight SEC East race, as they are set to take on Vanderbilt on the road this weekend before getting five of the next six games after that at home.
They stopped playing to win.
Tennessee stopped playing to lose .
Bullgator, swallow your pride and get over it. Florida got their arses handed to them in the second half and the game is over.
it’s not pride. He’s right. they took their foot off the gas. No discredit at all to what Tennessee did in the second half, but you arent going to win football games when you go 3 and out 3 straight times, and you’ve got a very high chance of doing that when you try to run it up the middle every single play. 3 times they went 3 and out. 9 total plays. 8 were dives. Once Tennessee scored and the momentum swung, the players quit.
Honestly though Florida has a really good chance to back into the SEC championship game. A&M and Alabama both look really good. It is definitely not possible for us to sweep the east and still not get to Atlanta.