Gators Top Troy with 56 to 6 on Saturday

kevin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:03:43 +0000

The Florida senior quarterback, our favorite allstar Tim Tebow managed to throw a total of four touchdowns, rushing for another as the No. 1 team Gators chalked their second win for the season, their 12th straight win after claiming 56 to 6 against the Troy Trojans who are currently 0 and 2 for the season. They did this at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in front of more than 90,000 fans.

For the second time in his career, Tebow managed to throw a surprising four touchdown passes in a single game. The last time this happened was in 2007 in Kentucky with a 45 to 37 win. He managed twice to hook up with Deonte Thompson who caught two touchdown passes, a career high, for 69 yards. He also connected with Riley Cooper as well as Brandon James to make scores.

Tebow managed to rack up a total of 237 yards up in the air, competing 15 out of 24 passes to accompany his four scores and he kept his nation-leading streak of 30 games with a touchdown pass going strong.

Under rainy conditions and plenty of clouds, both teams unfortunately got off to quite a slow start. The gator defense managed to hold the Trojans for three possessions and both teams managed to surrender fumbles. The Florida senior defensive end, who is Jermaine Cunningham managed to cause the first, then a drop by DuJuan Harris from Troy was recovered by Justin Trattou, the junior defensive end.

This fumble and recovery managed to lead to the first score for the Gators, and once they got going they couldn't seem to find a way to stop. In the last six minutes of the second quarter, Florida managed to capitalize on Troy's back to back errors in order to bring the score up to 35 to 3. By the halftime, the Gators had a sturdy lead of 32 points.

By the third quarter, and with only six minutes remaining on the clock, John Brantley, a redshirt sophomore, took over at the quarterback post and finished the day for the gators with a total of 135 yards and having completed 10 out of 12 passes and throwing a touchdown.

By the end of the game, the Gators had 56 and the Trojans only had 6. Florida is going to be continuing its home stand on September 19, which is when Florida goes up against Tennessee at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. They will be opening up 2009 SEC play with this one, and kick off is currently slated for 3:30 pm. The game is going to be broadcast live nationally thanks to CBS.

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kevin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:17:32 +0000

In the Offense there are 6 Returning Starters:

Quarterback 15 Tim Tebow is a senior, 6-3, 245.
Quarterback 12 John Brantley is a sophomore, 6-3, 217.

Running Back 2 Jeffrey Demps is a sophomore, 5-8, 183, or
Running Back 2 Chris Rainey is a sophomore, 5-9, 175, or
Running Back 21 Emmanuel Moody is a junior, 6-0, 210.

Wide Receiver 6 Deonte Thompson is a sophomore, 6-0, 195.
Wide Receiver 88 Paul Wilson is a sophomore, 6-0, 190.
Wide Receiver 83 David Nelson is a senior, 6-5, 212.
Wide Receiver 16 Carl Moore is a senior, 6-3, 225.
Wide Receiver 11 Riley Cooper is a senior, 6-3, 215.
Wide Receiver 85 Frankie Hammond is a freshman, 6-0, 175.

Tight End 81 Aaron Hernandez is a junior, 6-3, 250.
Tight End 80 Desmond Parks is a freshman, 6-6, 233.

Left Tackle 57 Carl Johnson is a junior, 6-6, 330.
Left Tackle 71 Matt Patchan is a sophomore, 6-6, 260.

Left Guard 56 Maurkice Pouncey is a junior, 6-5, 312. Or:
Left Guard 66 James Wilson is a sophomore, 6-5, 329.
Left Guard 74 Maurice Hurt is a junior, 6-5, 305.

Center 50 Sam Robey is a freshman, 6-4, 291. Or:
Center 56 Maurkice Pouncey is a junior, 6-5, and 312.
Center 79 Corey Hobby is a junior, 6-4, and 293.

Right Guard 55 Mike Pouncey is a junior, 6-5, 320.
Right Guard 78 David Young is a freshman, 6-5, 303.

Right Tackle 76 Marcus Gilbert is a junior, 6-6, 320.
Right Tackle 58 Nick Alajajian is a freshman, 6-2, 280.

In the Defense there are 11 Returning Starters:

Defensive End 49 Jermaine Cunningham is a senior, 6-3, 252.
Defensive End 44 Duke Lemmens is a junior, 6-4, 260.
Defensive End 8 Carlos Dunlap is a junior, 6-6, 290.
Defensive End 94 Justin Trattou is a junior, 6-3, 264.

Nose Tackle 90 Lawrence Marsh is a junior, 6-5, 304.
Nose Tackle 6 Jaye Howard is a sophomore, 6-3, 305.

Defensive Tackle 92 Terron Sanders is a junior, 6-2, 309.
Defensive Tackle 99 Omar Hunter is a freshman, 6-0, 308.

Strong Side Line Backer 16 A.J. Jones is a junior, 6-1, 226.
Strong Side Line Backer 26 Lorenzo Edwards is a junior, 6-2, 236.

Middle Line Backer 51 Brandon Spikes is a senior, 6-3, 258.
Middle Line Backer 41 Ryan Stamper is a senior, 6-2, 235.

Weak Side Line Backer Ryan Stamper is a senior, 6-2, 235.
Weak Side Line Backer 32 Dustin Doe is a senior, 6-0, 231.
Weak Side Line Backer 30 Brandon Hicks is a junior, 6-2, 185.

Corner Back 29 Janoris Jenkins is a sophomore, 5-10, 188.
Corner Back 4 Wondy Pierre-Louis is a senior, 6-1, 185.
Corner Back 5 Joe Haden is a junior, 5-11, 190.
Corner Back 14 Markihe Anderson is a senior, 5-10, 182.

Specialists

Place Kicker 38 Jonathan Phillips is a senior, 5-10, 210.
Place Kicker 19 Caleb Sturgis is a sophomore, 5-11, 192.

Punter 17 Chas Henry is a junior, 6-4, 215.
Punter 92 Bobby Kane is a senior, 6-0, 192.

Kick Returner 25 Brandon James is a senior, 5-7, 186.
Kick Returner 33 Kestahn Moore is a senior, 5-10, 212.

Punt Returner 25 Brandon James is a senior, 5-7, 186.
Punt Returner 3 Chris Rainey is a sophomore, 5-9, 190.

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