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Volquest Live Updates: Florida 29, No. 11 Tennessee 16 (Final)

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NCAA Football: North Texas at Florida
Sep 17, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; A general view of Steve Spurrier-Florida Field during the second half between he Florida Gators and North Texas Mean Green at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida Gators defeated the North Texas Mean Green 32-0. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

GAINESVILLE — It’s game day at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. No. 11 Tennessee (2-0) and Florida (1-1) are scheduled for a 7 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff on ESPN, as both teams open Southeastern Conference play with a huge matchup.

Follow along for all of today’s live updates on The General’s Quarters.

Fourth Quarter

Florida 29, Tennessee 16 (8:41, 4Q): The Vols finally got back in the end zone — for the first time since their opening drive of the game — when Milton threw complete to Bru McCoy on a 55-yard touchdown down the Florida sideline. The two-point attempt failed when Milton rolled right and was forced out of bounds.

Florida 29, Tennessee 10 (9:55, 4Q): After stopping Tennessee on fourth at the Florida 44, the Gators kicked a 27-yard field goal to build the lead back to 19. The drive went 46 yards on 10 plays.

Third Quarter

Florida 26, Tennessee 19 (9:37, 3Q): Charles Campbell hit a 32-yard field goal on the opening drive of the second half for Tennessee. The scoring drive took 14 plays to go 46 yards over five minutes, 29 seconds. The Vols had to use to timeouts during the course of the drive.

Second Quarter

Florida 26, Tennessee 7 (2:22, 2Q): The Vols had another quick three-and-out after a false start on first down and then a sack, setting up third-and-20. Florida answered with another quick touchdown. Mertz faced pressure up the middle, but threw complete to Johnson and he did the rest on an 18-yard touchdown, breaking a tackle and making another Tennessee defender miss on his way to the end zone.

Florida 19, Tennessee 7 (7:20, 2Q):Two plays after Florida took the lead, Milton was hit while throwing deep and was intercepted. The Gators took the pick back 39 yards to the Tennessee 18 and scored three plays later to extend the lead. Mertz scored Florida’s third rushing touchdown of the game on a quarterback sneak on third-and-goal at the 1-yard line.

Florida 12, Tennessee 7 (9:28, 2Q): Florida went on another marathon drive and this time cashed in. The Gators went 82 yards in 14 plays, taking 7:28 off the clock, and Montrell Johnson capped it off with a 4-yard touchdown run. Florida converted two more third downs on the drive — third-and-5 and third-and-12 — to make the Gators 6-for-7 on third down. Florida’s two-point attempt failed.

First Quarter

Tennessee 7, Florida 6 (4:10, 1Q): The Gators needed four plays to respond. Trevor Etienne ran 62 yards for a touchdown to get Florida on the board. Mihalek’s extra point attempt was blocked. Florida converted on third-and-5 on the play before the long touchdown run.

Tennessee 7, Florida 0 (5:33, 1Q): The Vols got the ball after the missed field goal and went 71 yards in six plays for a quick-strike touchdown. Joe Milton III hit Squirrel White for a 41-yard gainer down the Tennessee sideline then threw an 11-yard fade to the corner of the end zone to Ramel Keyton to open the scoring. The drive took just two minutes, one second off the clock. Jaylen Wright converted third-and-4 with an 11-yard gainer on a swing pass from Milton to set up the deep shot to White.

Florida 0, Tennessee 0 (7:34, 1Q): Florida drove 46 yards on 14 plays on its first possession of the game, but Adam Mihalek’s 46-yard field goal attempt came up short. The Gators converted twice on third down during the drive, but the Vols had two tackles for loss, resulting in six yards lost, before Florida attempted the field goal.

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