Rapid Reaction: Florida’s offense hits historic low point in loss to Miami
By Chris Wright
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Florida fought hard, but the Gators fell 26-7 to Miami on Saturday night in Hard Rock Stadium.
Florida was shoutout in the first half, but had a window to get back into the game in the third quarter. Jadan Baugh scored a touchdown to make it a 13-7 game and then Cormani McClain picked off Carson Beck to give the Gators the ball back around midfield.
However, that was all the momentum Billy Napier and the Gators were able to muster. Florida wouldn’t score again, instead conceding 2 touchdowns to Miami in the fourth quarter as the Canes were able to get some separation on their in-state foes.
Neither quarterback was particularly efficient in this game, but it was an especially brutal outing for DJ Lagway. A week after throwing 5 interceptions, Lagway seemingly took no risks in this game. He finished with just 61 passing yards on 23 attempts.
As a team, Florida gained just 141 yards and averaged only 2.7 yards per play. That’s UF’s lowest yards-per-play output in a single game since 2013 and its second-lowest in any game since the 21st century. It’s also the lowest yards-per-play total for any SEC team against an ACC opponent since 2017.
Florida will be idle in Week 5 before hosting Texas on Oct. 4.
Miami 26, Florida 7
Here’s the Miami-Florida box score (use the dropdown menu to select team or player stats), followed by the complete play-by-play:
Caron Beck vs DJ Lagway
A statistical breakdown of how Georgia-turned-Miami QB Carson Beck outperformed Florida counterpart DJ Lagway:
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A 30-time APSE award-winning editor with previous stints at the Miami Herald, The Indianapolis Star and News & Observer, Executive Editor Chris Wright oversees editorial operations for Saturday Down South.
