Missouri's Roberts Runs for 211 and Three Scores past Florida
Jamal Roberts carried 24 times for 211 yards and three touchdowns, and Missouri beat Florida 45-17 after it was tied at 10 late in the second quarter. Florida arrived 4-0 and Missouri 3-1, and both are 4-1 now.
The early going was close enough. Patrick Durkin's 20-yard field goal put Florida up 3-0, Blake Craig tied it from 32 yards, and Donovan Olugbode's 47-yard catch from Austin Simmons made it 10-3. Dallas Wilson's 12-yard touchdown catch from Aaron Philo tied it at 10 with 4:26 left in the half.
Missouri scored the next 35 points. Caleb Goodie Sr. caught a 31-yard pass with 2:05 left in the half, and Craig kicked a 50-yarder as time expired for 20-10. Roberts took over after the break: a 5-yard run at 12:24 of the third quarter, then a 1-yard run and an 80-yard run, 82 seconds apart, early in the fourth. Craig's 52-yard field goal had made it 30-10 entering the last quarter, and the 80-yarder made it 45-10. TJ Abrams caught a 42-yard Tramell Jones Jr. pass with 47 seconds left to give the Gators their other touchdown.
The yards say it all. Missouri had 562 total (340 passing, 222 rushing) to Florida's 325, and the Gators ran for only 42 yards on 25 carries. Neither team turned the ball over, and Missouri sacked Florida three times.
Simmons was 23 of 30 for 340 yards and two touchdowns, but this was Roberts's game: 45.0 Promethium points, his best score of the season.