(2) Florida 45, (23) Florida State 15 (F)
Saturday, 11/29/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Florida | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| (23) Florida State | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 83,237 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Florida State kicks off. James returns 28 yards to the Fla35. | |
| Florida - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Fla35 | 14:54 | Harvin rush right for -2 yards to the Fla33. |
| 2-12, Fla33 | 14:19 | Tebow rush middle for 17 yards to the FlaSt50. |
| 1-10, FlaSt50 | 13:50 | Tebow incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 1-10, FlaSt50 | 13:35 | Florida time out. |
| 2-10, FlaSt50 | 13:35 | Demps rush left for 5 yards to the FlaSt45. |
| 3-5, FlaSt45 | 13:10 | Tebow pass completion to the middle to Moore for 10 yards to the FlaSt35. |
| 1-10, FlaSt35 | 12:40 | Tebow rush middle for 15 yards to the FlaSt20. |
| 1-10, FlaSt20 | 12:15 | Harvin rush middle for 0 yards to the FlaSt20. |
| 2-10, FlaSt20 | 11:45 | Tebow pass completion to the left to Demps for 11 yards to the FlaSt9. |
| 1-9, FlaSt9 | 11:16 | Harvin rush right for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:52 | Phillips PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:52 | Florida kicks off. Garvin returns 57 yards to the Fla24. | |
| Florida State - 10:42 | ||
| 1-10, Fla24 | 10:42 | Smith rush left for 1 yard to the Fla23. |
| 2-9, Fla23 | 10:10 | Smith rush right for 4 yards to the Fla19. |
| 3-5, Fla19 | 9:35 | Ponder incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, Fla19 | 9:24 | Gano 37 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:20 | Florida State kicks off. No return. Ball on Fla15. | |
| Florida - 9:12 | ||
| 1-10, Fla15 | 9:12 | Rainey rush left for 1 yard to the Fla16. |
| 2-9, Fla16 | 8:40 | Tebow sacked by McNeil for a 8 yard loss to the Fla8. |
| 3-17, Fla8 | 7:45 | Florida penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-22, Fla3 | 7:25 | Tebow pass completion to the middle to Hernandez for 16 yards to the Fla19. |
| 4-6, Fla19 | 6:53 | Henry punts. No return. Ball on FlaSt13. |
| Florida State - 6:26 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt13 | 6:26 | Ponder rush left for 13 yards to the FlaSt26. |
| 1-10, FlaSt13 | 6:26 | Florida penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, FlaSt41 | 6:15 | Thomas rush middle for 1 yard to the FlaSt42. |
| 2-9, FlaSt42 | 5:45 | Florida State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-14, FlaSt37 | 5:32 | Thomas rush left for 2 yards to the FlaSt39. |
| 3-12, FlaSt39 | 4:44 | Ponder pass to the right intercepted by Wright and returned 0 yards. |
| Florida - 4:22 | ||
| 1-10, Fla16 | 4:22 | Harvin rush left for 2 yards to the Fla18. |
| 2-8, Fla18 | 3:50 | Tebow rush middle for -1 yards to the Fla17. |
| 3-9, Fla17 | 3:00 | Tebow rush right for 24 yards to the Fla41. |
| 1-10, Fla41 | 2:35 | Tebow rush middle for 2 yards to the Fla43. |
| 2-8, Fla43 | 1:55 | Florida State penalized 5 yards. |
| 2-3, Fla48 | 1:39 | Demps rush right for 44 yards to the FlaSt8. |
| 1-8, FlaSt8 | 1:00 | Tebow rush middle for 1 yard to the FlaSt7. |
| 2-7, FlaSt7 | 0:20 | Tebow pass completion to the right to Hernandez for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:02 | Phillips PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:02 | Florida kicks off. Easterling returns 22 yards to the FlaSt45. | |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt45 | 15:00 | Ponder pass completion to the right to Parker for 9 yards to the Fla46. |
| 2-1, Fla46 | 14:26 | Ponder pass completion to the left to Parker for 4 yards to the Fla42. |
| 1-10, Fla42 | 14:15 | Smith rush right for 7 yards to the Fla35. |
| 2-3, Fla35 | 13:33 | Smith rush left for 1 yard to the Fla34. |
| 3-2, Fla34 | 12:39 | Reed rush left for -3 yards to the Fla37. |
| 4-5, Fla37 | 12:24 | Gano punts. No return. Ball on Fla7. |
| Florida - 11:49 | ||
| 1-10, Fla7 | 11:49 | Demps rush middle for 5 yards to the Fla12. |
| 2-5, Fla12 | 11:28 | Florida penalized -6 yards. |
| 2-11, Fla6 | 11:01 | Demps rush middle for 5 yards to the Fla11. |
| 2-11, Fla6 | 11:01 | Demps fumbles, Moffett of Florida State recovers and returns 0 yards to the Fla14. |
| Florida State - 11:01 | ||
| 1-10, Fla14 | 11:01 | Ponder rush left for 1 yard to the Fla13. |
| 1-10, Fla13 | 10:21 | Florida time out. |
| 2-9, Fla13 | 10:21 | Florida State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-14, Fla18 | 10:21 | Ponder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-14, Fla18 | 10:07 | Florida State time out. |
| 3-14, Fla18 | 10:07 | Ponder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-14, Fla18 | 10:04 | Gano 36 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| Florida - 10:00 | ||
| 10:00 | Florida kicks off. No return. Ball on FlaSt14. | |
| 1-10, Fla14 | 9:52 | Harvin rush middle for -1 yards to the Fla13. |
| 2-11, Fla13 | 9:32 | Tebow rush middle for 12 yards to the Fla25. |
| 1-10, Fla25 | 9:03 | Tebow rush middle for 5 yards to the Fla30. |
| 2-5, Fla30 | 8:28 | Tebow incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-5, Fla30 | 8:18 | Tebow pass completion to the middle to Nelson for 28 yards to the FlaSt42. |
| 1-10, FlaSt42 | 7:55 | Florida State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, FlaSt27 | 7:37 | Tebow incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, FlaSt27 | 7:31 | Tebow pass completion to the middle to Hernandez for 14 yards to the FlaSt13. |
| 1-10, FlaSt13 | 7:00 | Harvin rush left for 5 yards to the FlaSt8. |
| 2-5, FlaSt8 | 6:44 | Demps rush middle for 4 yards to the FlaSt4. |
| 3-1, FlaSt4 | 6:00 | Tebow rush middle for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:33 | Phillips PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:33 | Florida kicks off. No return. Ball on FlaSt40. | |
| Florida State - 5:33 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt40 | 5:33 | Smith rush right for 6 yards to the FlaSt46. |
| 2-4, FlaSt46 | 4:54 | Smith rush right for 13 yards to the Fla41. |
| 1-10, Fla41 | 4:48 | Thomas rush middle for 10 yards to the Fla31. |
| 1-10, Fla31 | 4:19 | Thomas rush middle for 1 yard to the Fla30. |
| 2-9, Fla30 | 3:45 | Ponder pass completion to the right to Reed for 12 yards to the Fla18. |
| 1-10, Fla18 | 3:07 | Ponder rush middle for 4 yards to the Fla14. |
| 2-6, Fla14 | 2:40 | Ponder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, Fla14 | 2:13 | Ponder incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Fla14 | 2:09 | Gano 32 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 2:04 | Florida State kicks off. James returns 14 yards to the Fla24. | |
| Florida - 2:00 | ||
| 1-10, Fla24 | 2:00 | Tebow pass completion to the left to James for 13 yards to the Fla37. |
| 1-10, Fla37 | 1:52 | Tebow pass completion to the right to Cooper for 5 yards to the Fla42. |
| 2-5, Fla42 | 1:28 | Tebow pass completion to the left to Nelson for 8 yards to the FlaSt50. |
| 1-10, FlaSt50 | 1:19 | Tebow pass completion to the middle to Murphy for 26 yards to the FlaSt24. |
| 1-10, FlaSt24 | 1:05 | Tebow pass completion to the middle to Hernandez for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:57 | Phillips PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:57 | Florida kicks off. Garvin returns 28 yards to the FlaSt46. | |
| Florida State - 0:50 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt46 | 0:50 | Ponder pass completion to the middle to Carr for 16 yards to the Fla38. |
| 1-10, Fla38 | 0:40 | Ponder rush middle for -4 yards to the Fla42. |
| 1-10, Fla38 | 0:40 | Ponder fumbles, Datko of Florida State recovers and returns 0 yards to the Fla42. |
| 1-10, Fla42 | 0:27 | Florida State time out. |
| 2-10, Fla42 | 0:27 | Ponder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Fla42 | 0:21 | Ponder pass completion to the right to Smith for 19 yards to the Fla23. |
| 1-10, Fla23 | 0:08 | Ponder incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Fla23 | 0:03 | Gano rush left for -8 yards to the Fla31. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Florida kicks off. No return. Ball on FlaSt40. | |
| Florida State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt40 | 15:00 | Ponder pass to the left intercepted by Spikes and returned 25 yards. |
| Florida - 14:51 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt20 | 14:51 | Tebow incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, FlaSt20 | 14:44 | Tebow rush middle for -3 yards to the FlaSt23. |
| 2-10, FlaSt20 | 14:44 | Tebow fumbles, Tebow of Florida recovers and returns 0 yards to the FlaSt23. |
| 3-13, FlaSt23 | 14:08 | Tebow pass completion to the right to Murphy for 23 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:54 | Phillips PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:54 | Florida kicks off. Garvin returns 28 yards to the FlaSt38. | |
| Florida State - 13:45 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt38 | 13:45 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, FlaSt38 | 13:41 | Smith rush middle for 1 yard to the FlaSt39. |
| 3-9, FlaSt39 | 13:05 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, FlaSt39 | 12:53 | Gano punts. James returns 11 yards to the Fla26. |
| Florida - 12:40 | ||
| 1-10, Fla26 | 12:40 | Rainey rush middle for 62 yards to the FlaSt12. |
| 1-10, FlaSt12 | 12:13 | Tebow incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, FlaSt12 | 12:05 | Tebow rush middle for 0 yards to the FlaSt12. |
| 3-10, FlaSt12 | 11:45 | Tebow incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-10, FlaSt12 | 11:14 | Phillips 29 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 11:10 | Florida kicks off. Garvin returns 31 yards to the FlaSt42. | |
| Florida State - 11:02 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt42 | 11:02 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, FlaSt42 | 10:54 | Weatherford pass completion to the left to Carr for 8 yards to the Fla50. |
| 3-2, Fla50 | 10:15 | Richardson rush middle for 3 yards to the Fla47. |
| 1-10, Fla47 | 9:55 | Richardson pass completion to the left to Owens for 19 yards to the Fla28. |
| 1-10, Fla28 | 9:37 | Thomas rush middle for 12 yards to the Fla16. |
| 1-10, Fla16 | 9:08 | Thomas rush middle for 6 yards to the Fla10. |
| 2-4, Fla10 | 8:14 | Weatherford pass completion to the left to Reed for 6 yards to the Fla4. |
| 1-4, Fla4 | 7:50 | Thomas rush middle for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:43 | Gano PAT - BLOCKED . | |
| 7:43 | Florida State kicks off. No return. Ball on FlaSt46. | |
| Florida - 7:43 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt46 | 7:43 | Tebow incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, FlaSt46 | 7:37 | Demps rush middle for 22 yards to the FlaSt24. |
| 1-10, FlaSt24 | 7:30 | Florida State penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, FlaSt19 | 7:10 | Murphy incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-5, FlaSt19 | 6:41 | Tebow rush right for 7 yards to the FlaSt12. |
| 1-10, FlaSt12 | 6:10 | Tebow rush right for 5 yards to the FlaSt7. |
| 2-5, FlaSt7 | 5:45 | Moody rush middle for 4 yards to the FlaSt3. |
| 3-1, FlaSt3 | 4:55 | Tebow rush left for 0 yards to the FlaSt3. |
| 3-1, FlaSt3 | 4:05 | Florida time out. |
| 4-1, FlaSt3 | 4:05 | Tebow rush left for -1 yards to the FlaSt4. |
| Florida State - 3:58 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt4 | 3:58 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the left. |
| 1-10, FlaSt4 | 3:58 | Florida penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, FlaSt20 | 3:58 | Weatherford pass completion to the right to Fortson for 43 yards to the Fla37. |
| 1-10, Fla37 | 3:30 | Thomas rush middle for 1 yard to the Fla36. |
| 2-9, Fla36 | 3:00 | Richardson rush middle for 2 yards to the Fla34. |
| 3-7, Fla34 | 2:00 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, Fla32 | 1:50 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the right. |
| Florida - 1:43 | ||
| 1-10, Fla32 | 1:43 | Rainey rush middle for 6 yards to the Fla38. |
| 2-4, Fla42 | 1:06 | Florida penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-9, Fla37 | 0:58 | Demps rush middle for 8 yards to the Fla45. |
| 3-1, Fla45 | 0:05 | Tebow rush middle for -1 yards to the Fla44. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida - 15:00 | ||
| 4-2, Fla44 | 15:00 | Henry punts. No return. Ball on FlaSt18. |
| Florida State - 14:50 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt18 | 14:50 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, FlaSt18 | 14:45 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, FlaSt18 | 14:37 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-10, FlaSt18 | 14:37 | Florida State penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-15, FlaSt13 | 14:35 | Gano punts. James returns 13 yards to the FlaSt40. |
| 4-15, FlaSt13 | 14:35 | Florida State penalized 15 yards. |
| Florida - 14:23 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt25 | 14:23 | Tebow incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, FlaSt25 | 14:15 | Demps rush right for -8 yards to the FlaSt33. |
| 3-18, FlaSt33 | 13:48 | Tebow incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-18, FlaSt33 | 13:22 | Henry punts. Touchback. Ball on FlaSt20. |
| Florida State - 13:15 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt20 | 13:15 | Richardson pass to the left intercepted by Jenkins and returned 0 yards. |
| Florida - 13:09 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt20 | 13:09 | Florida time out. |
| 1-10, FlaSt38 | 13:09 | Moody rush middle for 6 yards to the FlaSt32. |
| 2-4, FlaSt32 | 12:34 | Moody rush right for 30 yards to the FlaSt2. |
| 1-2, FlaSt2 | 12:15 | Demps rush right for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:48 | Phillips PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:48 | Florida kicks off. Garvin returns 23 yards to the FlaSt41. | |
| Florida State - 11:40 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt41 | 11:40 | Smith rush left for 8 yards to the FlaSt49. |
| 2-2, FlaSt49 | 11:05 | Smith rush middle for 6 yards to the Fla45. |
| 1-10, Fla45 | 10:50 | Weatherford sacked by Howard for a 3 yard loss to the Fla48. |
| 2-13, Fla48 | 10:00 | Weatherford pass completion to the middle to Owens for 5 yards to the Fla43. |
| 3-8, Fla43 | 9:15 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, Fla43 | 8:57 | Florida State time out. |
| 4-8, Fla43 | 8:57 | Weatherford sacked by Dunlap for a 8 yard loss to the FlaSt49. |
| Florida - 8:48 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt49 | 8:48 | Rainey rush middle for 2 yards to the FlaSt47. |
| 2-8, FlaSt47 | 8:10 | Rainey rush middle for 3 yards to the FlaSt44. |
| 2-8, FlaSt44 | 7:21 | Florida time out. |
| 3-5, FlaSt44 | 7:21 | Moody rush middle for 3 yards to the FlaSt41. |
| 4-2, FlaSt41 | 6:57 | Florida penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-7, FlaSt46 | 6:22 | Henry punts. No return. Ball on FlaSt20. |
| Florida State - 6:12 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt20 | 6:12 | Smith rush left for 3 yards to the FlaSt23. |
| 2-7, FlaSt23 | 5:55 | Richardson rush right for 9 yards to the FlaSt32. |
| 1-10, FlaSt32 | 5:01 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, FlaSt32 | 4:54 | Smith rush middle for 8 yards to the FlaSt40. |
| 3-2, FlaSt40 | 4:30 | Fortson rush left for 22 yards to the Fla38. |
| 1-10, Fla38 | 3:33 | Weatherford incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Fla38 | 3:33 | Smith rush middle for -1 yards to the Fla39. |
| 3-11, Fla39 | 2:57 | Weatherford sacked by Dunlap for a 20 yard loss to the FlaSt41. |
| 3-11, Fla39 | 2:57 | Weatherford fumbles, Thompson of Florida recovers and returns 0 yards to the FlaSt41. |
| Florida - 2:57 | ||
| 1-10, FlaSt41 | 2:57 | Rush middle for -6 yards to the FlaSt47. |
| 2-16, FlaSt47 | 2:57 | Rainey rush middle for 0 yards to the FlaSt47. |
| 3-16, FlaSt47 | 1:30 | Rainey rush left for 20 yards to the FlaSt27. |
| 1-10, FlaSt27 | 1:30 | Rainey rush middle for 3 yards to the FlaSt24. |
| 2-7, FlaSt24 | 0:28 | Brantley rush middle for 4 yards to the FlaSt20. |










