11/30/2008

No.4 Florida 45, No.20 Florida State 15


No.4 Florida 45, No.20 Florida State 15

Tim Tebow threw three touchdown passes, ran for 80 yards and another score, and the Gators thumped No. 23 Florida State 45-15 in sloppy conditions Saturday. It was the most points Florida has ever scored at Doak Campbell Stadium.

"It was a good tail-whipping," FSU coach Bobby Bowden said. "I didn't think they would beat us like that here. The last time we had a beating like that was last year against them."

Florida (11-1) extended its winning streak to eight games, continued its dominance in the intrastate rivalry and set up a 1-2 showdown with Alabama in next week's Southeastern Conference title game.

The Gators have won five in a row against Bowden's team, and this one was nearly as big a laugher as last season's 45-12 victory in Gainesville. Florida outgained FSU 502-242 in winning in Tallahassee for the third straight time.

Florida scored on five of its first seven possessions, held the Seminoles (8-4) without a touchdown for the first 2 and half quarters and again proved that the gap between the two programs is as wide as ever.



Source: ESPN.com

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