Florida at LSU

Saturday, October 17, 2015

No. 6 LSU beat No. 8 Florida 35–⁠28. It was their 62nd meeting; after it, Florida led the series 31–⁠28–⁠3 as played.

Away8Florida10–⁠4 in 2015
28
Home6LSU9–⁠3 in 2015 (0–⁠3 official)
35

Final at Tiger Stadium (LA), Baton RougeTV: ESPNAttendance 102,321

At kickoff
74°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Baton Rouge Metro Ryan Field Airport (KBTR), 14 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Matt Loeffler; umpire Brent Sowell; head linesman GA Gus Morris; line judge Michael Shirey; side judge Chris Jamison; field judge Bobby Ables; back judge Tony Josselyn; center judge Steve MarloweGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Florida7714028
LSU0280735

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Florida

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Treon Harris17/3227120
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kelvin Taylor152518
Treon Harris1320017
Jordan Scarlett111011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Antonio Callaway3100048
Jake McGee543219
Brandon Powell442018
Demarcus Robinson241038

LSU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brandon Harris13/1920220
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Leonard Fournette31180225
Trent Domingue116116
Brandon Harris51407
Darrel Williams2604
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Malachi Dupre4115252
Travin Dural565019
Leonard Fournette115015
Dillon Gordon1808

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

FloridaLSU
326Total yards423
271Passing yards202
55Rushing yards221
8.5Yards per pass10.6
1.8Yards per rush5.4
15First downs18
6–⁠16Third downs7–⁠14
2–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers1
6–⁠45Penalties3–⁠20
29:43Possession30:17

Efficiency

FloridaLSU
35%Success rate44%
0.14EPA per play0.27
1.67Explosiveness1.41
0.12Rushing EPA0.20
0.15Passing EPA0.79
29%Passing-down success30%
0.10First-down EPA0.09
−0.03Second-down EPA0.14
0.41Third-down EPA1.01

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

LSU 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

LSU −6.5, over/under 43.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were LSU 67%, Florida 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

LSU end zoneFlorida end zoneQ1 FloridaFumble, recovered, 4 playsQ1 FloridaTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 LSUPunt, 4 playsQ1 FloridaPunt, 9 playsQ1 LSUTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ2 LSUTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ2 LSUTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 FloridaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 LSUTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 FloridaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ3 FloridaTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ3 FloridaPunt, 6 playsQ3 LSUPunt return TD, 3 plays (Florida scores)Q3 LSUTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 FloridaPunt, 8 playsQ4 LSUPunt, 6 playsQ4 FloridaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 LSUPunt, 3 playsQ4 FloridaTurnover on downs, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. LSU drives left to right, Florida right to left.
  1. Q1 FloridaFumble, recovered, 4 plays, 18 yards
  2. Q1 FloridaTouchdown, 4 plays, 13 yards
  3. Q1 LSUPunt, 4 plays, −14 yards
  4. Q1 FloridaPunt, 9 plays, 34 yards
  5. Q1 LSUTouchdown, 11 plays, 88 yards
  6. Q2 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −47 yards
  7. Q2 LSUTouchdown, 9 plays, 67 yards
  8. Q2 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −48 yards
  9. Q2 LSUTouchdown, 2 plays, 58 yards
  10. Q2 FloridaTouchdown, 4 plays, 35 yards
  11. Q2 LSUTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q2 FloridaEnd of half, 1 play, 3 yards
  13. Q3 LSUPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  14. Q3 FloridaTouchdown, 10 plays, 66 yards
  15. Q3 LSUPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q3 FloridaPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  17. Q3 LSUPunt return TD, 3 plays (Florida scores), 9 yards
  18. Q3 LSUTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q4 FloridaPunt, 8 plays, 40 yards
  20. Q4 LSUPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  21. Q4 FloridaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 0 yards
  22. Q4 LSUPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  23. Q4 FloridaTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 39 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Florida 7, LSU 0
Florida Fumble, recovered, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:501st & 10 at own 25Treon Harris pass complete to Antonio Callaway for 11 yds to the Fla 36 for a 1ST down
14:301st & 10 at own 36Kelvin Taylor run for 4 yds to the Fla 40
14:002nd & 6 at own 40Kelvin Taylor run for 4 yds to the Fla 44
13:203rd & 2 at own 44Brandon Powell run for a loss of 1 yard to the Fla 43
12:194th & 3 at own 43Johnny Townsend punt for 39 yds , Tre’Davious White returns for a loss of 5 yards to the LSU 13 Tre’Davious White fumbled, recovered by Fla Nick Washington
Florida Touchdown, 4 plays
12:001st & 10 at opp 13Treon Harris run for 5 yds to the LSU 8
11:352nd & 5 at opp 8Kelvin Taylor run for no gain to the LSU 8
11:003rd & 5 at opp 8Treon Harris run for 4 yds to the LSU 4
10:134th & 1 at opp 4Jake McGee 4 Yd pass from Treon Harris (Jorge Powell Kick)Florida 7, LSU 0
LSU Punt, 4 plays
10:134th & 1 at own 35Jorge Powell kickoff for 62 yds , Derrius Guice return for 32 yds to the LSU 35
10:001st & 10 at own 35Leonard Fournette run for 11 yds to the LSU 46 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at own 46Leonard Fournette run for a loss of 1 yard to the LSU 45
8:502nd & 11 at own 45Leonard Fournette run for 6 yds to the Fla 49
8:163rd & 5 at opp 49Brandon Harris pass incomplete to Travin Dural
8:084th & 5 at opp 49Jamie Keehn punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Vernon Hargreaves III at the Fla 10
Florida Punt, 9 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 10Treon Harris run for 9 yds to the Fla 19
7:202nd & 1 at own 19Brandon Powell run for no gain to the Fla 19
6:353rd & 1 at own 19Kelvin Taylor run for 2 yds to the Fla 21 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at own 21Treon Harris pass complete to Brandon Powell for 1 yd to the Fla 22
5:252nd & 9 at own 22Kelvin Taylor run for a loss of 3 yards to the Fla 19
4:403rd & 12 at own 19Treon Harris pass complete to Brandon Powell for 16 yds to the Fla 35 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at own 35Treon Harris pass incomplete to DeAndre Goolsby
3:552nd & 10 at own 35Treon Harris pass complete to Brandon Powell for 7 yds to the Fla 42
3:163rd & 3 at own 42Timeout FLORIDA, clock 03:16
3:053rd & 3 at own 42Treon Harris run for 2 yds to the Fla 44
2:324th & 1 at own 44Johnny Townsend punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Tre’Davious White at the LSU 12
LSU Touchdown, 11 plays
2:141st & 10 at own 12Brandon Harris pass complete to Dillon Gordon for 8 yds to the LSU 20
1:452nd & 2 at own 20Leonard Fournette run for 10 yds to the LSU 30 Leonard Fournette fumbled, forced by Vernon Hargreaves III, recovered by LSU for a 1ST down
1:151st & 10 at own 30Darrel Williams run for 4 yds to the LSU 34
0:452nd & 6 at own 34Brandon Harris pass complete to Travin Dural for 14 yds to the LSU 48 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 48Brandon Harris pass complete to Travin Dural for 19 yds to the Fla 33 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:561st & 10 at opp 33Brandon Harris pass incomplete to Travin Dural
Q2 14:402nd & 10 at opp 33Leonard Fournette run for 1 yd to the Fla 32
Q2 14:053rd & 9 at opp 32Timeout LSU, clock 14:05
Q2 13:523rd & 9 at opp 32Brandon Harris pass complete to Travin Dural for 15 yds to the Fla 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:231st & 10 at opp 17Leonard Fournette run for 13 yds to the Fla 4 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:561st & goal at opp 4Leonard Fournette run for 2 yds to the Fla 2
Q2 12:232nd & goal at opp 2Leonard Fournette 2 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick)Tied at 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then LSU 28, Florida 14
Florida Punt, 3 plays
12:232nd & 8 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 53 yds , Brandon Powell return for 3 yds to the Fla 15 Brandon Powell fumbled, recovered by Fla Brandon Powell
12:101st & 10 at own 15Kelvin Taylor run for 1 yd to the Fla 16
11:292nd & 9 at own 16Timeout FLORIDA, clock 11:29
11:002nd & 9 at own 16Treon Harris sacked by Tashawn Bower and Lewis Neal for a loss of 1 yard to the Fla 15
10:373rd & 10 at own 15Treon Harris pass complete to Demarcus Robinson for 3 yds to the Fla 18
10:124th & 7 at own 18Johnny Townsend punt for 56 yds , Tre’Davious White returns for 7 yds to the LSU 33
LSU Touchdown, 9 plays
10:031st & 10 at own 33Brandon Harris pass complete to Travin Dural for 3 yds to the LSU 36
9:302nd & 7 at own 36Leonard Fournette run for 6 yds to the LSU 42
8:523rd & 1 at own 42Leonard Fournette run for 25 yds to the Fla 33 for a 1ST down
8:201st & 10 at opp 33Derrius Guice run for 2 yds to the Fla 31
7:502nd & 8 at opp 31Brandon Harris run for 7 yds to the Fla 24
7:173rd & 1 at opp 24LSU Penalty, False Start (Toby Weathersby) to the Fla 29
6:473rd & 6 at opp 29Brandon Harris pass complete to Leonard Fournette for 15 yds to the Fla 14 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at opp 14Leonard Fournette run for 3 yds to the Fla 11
5:352nd & 7 at opp 11Darrel Williams run for 2 yds to the Fla 9
5:003rd & 5 at opp 9Malachi Dupre 9 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick)LSU 14, Florida 7
Florida Punt, 3 plays
5:003rd & 5 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 65 yds , Brandon Powell return for 24 yds to the Fla 24
4:471st & 10 at own 24Treon Harris pass incomplete to Antonio Callaway
4:362nd & 10 at own 24Treon Harris pass complete to Jake McGee for 6 yds to the Fla 30
3:593rd & 4 at own 30Timeout FLORIDA, clock 03:59
3:453rd & 4 at own 30Treon Harris sacked by Lewis Neal for a loss of 13 yards to the Fla 17
3:154th & 17 at own 17Johnny Townsend punt for 41 yds, downed at the LSU 42
LSU Touchdown, 2 plays
2:551st & 10 at own 42Brandon Harris pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 52 yds to the Fla 6 for a 1ST down
2:241st & goal at opp 6Leonard Fournette 6 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick)LSU 21, Florida 7
Florida Touchdown, 4 plays
2:241st & 10 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 53 yds , Valdez Showers return for 8 yds to the Fla 20
2:051st & 10 at own 20Treon Harris run for 12 yds to the Fla 32 for a 1ST down
1:551st & 10 at own 32Treon Harris run for 1 yd to the Fla 33
1:392nd & 9 at own 33Treon Harris pass complete to Antonio Callaway for 48 yds to the LSU 19 for a 1ST down
1:341st & 10 at opp 19Jake McGee 19 Yd pass from Treon Harris (Austin Hardin Kick)LSU 21, Florida 14
LSU Touchdown, 5 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 35Austin Hardin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:271st & 10 at own 25FLORIDA Penalty, Defensive Offside (Caleb Brantley) to the LSU 30
1:151st & 5 at own 30Leonard Fournette run for 5 yds to the LSU 35 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at own 35Leonard Fournette run for 14 yds to the LSU 49 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at own 49Leonard Fournette run for a loss of 3 yards to the LSU 46
0:352nd & 13 at own 46Timeout LSU, clock 00:35
0:272nd & 13 at own 46Brandon Harris pass complete to Malachi Dupre for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
0:273rd & 9 at the 50Timeout LSU, clock 00:27
0:153rd & 9 at the 50Malachi Dupre 50 Yd pass from Brandon Harris (Trent Domingue Kick)LSU 28, Florida 14
0:153rd & 9 at own 35FLORIDA Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Caleb Brantley) to the 50 yard line
Florida End of half, 1 play
0:153rd at the 50Cameron Gamble kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
0:051st & 10 at own 25Kelvin Taylor run for 3 yds to the Fla 28
3rd quarter6 drives, then Tied at 28
LSU Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Austin Hardin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:541st & 10 at own 25LSU Penalty, Offensive Holding (William Clapp) to the LSU 15
14:291st & 20 at own 15Leonard Fournette run for 10 yds to the LSU 25
13:592nd & 10 at own 25Leonard Fournette run for a loss of 4 yards to the LSU 21
13:253rd & 14 at own 21Brandon Harris pass incomplete to John Diarse
13:114th & 14 at own 21Jamie Keehn punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Fla 34
Florida Touchdown, 10 plays
13:051st & 10 at own 34Kelvin Taylor run for 8 yds to the Fla 42
12:232nd & 2 at own 42Treon Harris run for 5 yds to the Fla 47 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at own 47Treon Harris pass complete to DeAndre Goolsby for 30 yds to the LSU 23 for a 1ST down
11:051st & 10 at opp 23Treon Harris sacked by Lewis Neal and Arden Key for a loss of 8 yards to the LSU 31
10:352nd & 18 at opp 31Treon Harris run for 17 yds to the LSU 14
9:583rd & 1 at opp 14Kelvin Taylor run for no gain to the LSU 14
9:164th & 1 at opp 14Jordan Scarlett run for 11 yds to the LSU 3 for a 1ST down
8:501st & goal at opp 3Treon Harris pass incomplete
8:352nd & goal at opp 3Kelvin Taylor run for 1 yd to the LSU 2
8:013rd & goal at opp 2Kelvin Taylor run for 2 yds for a TD, (Austin Hardin KICK)LSU 28, Florida 21
8:013rd & 0 at own 3FLORIDA Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Fla 30
LSU Punt, 3 plays
8:013rd & 14 at own 30Austin Hardin kickoff for 70 yds for a touchback
7:551st & 10 at own 25Derrius Guice run for 3 yds to the LSU 28
7:132nd & 7 at own 28Brandon Harris pass incomplete to Travin Dural
6:453rd & 7 at own 28Brandon Harris run for 3 yds to the LSU 31
6:264th & 4 at own 31Jamie Keehn punt for 42 yds, downed at the Fla 27
Florida Punt, 6 plays
6:201st & 10 at own 27Treon Harris pass incomplete
6:052nd & 10 at own 27Kelvin Taylor run for a loss of 5 yards to the Fla 22
5:253rd & 15 at own 22Treon Harris pass complete to Kelvin Taylor for 16 yds to the Fla 38 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at own 38FLORIDA Penalty, Illegal Motion (Antonio Callaway) to the Fla 32
4:151st & 16 at own 32Treon Harris pass complete to Jake McGee for 10 yds to the Fla 42
3:452nd & 6 at own 42Kelvin Taylor run for 2 yds to the Fla 44
3:253rd & 4 at own 44Treon Harris pass incomplete to Brandon Powell
3:044th & 4 at own 44Johnny Townsend punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Tre’Davious White at the LSU 15
LSU Punt return TD, 3 plays (Florida scores)
3:001st & 10 at own 15Leonard Fournette run for 7 yds to the LSU 22
2:192nd & 3 at own 22Leonard Fournette run for a loss of 2 yards to the LSU 20
1:503rd & 5 at own 20Brandon Harris pass complete to Darrel Williams for 4 yds to the LSU 24
1:044th & 1 at own 24Antonio Callaway 72 Yd Punt Return (Austin Hardin Kick)Tied at 28
LSU Touchdown, 11 plays
1:041st & 10 at own 35Austin Hardin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:001st & 10 at own 25Leonard Fournette run for 7 yds to the LSU 32
0:212nd & 3 at own 32Leonard Fournette run for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q4 14:551st & 10 at the 50Leonard Fournette run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Q4 14:112nd & 10 at the 50Brandon Harris run for 5 yds to the Fla 45
Q4 13:443rd & 5 at opp 45Timeout LSU, clock 13:44
Q4 13:383rd & 5 at opp 45Brandon Harris pass complete to Travin Dural for 14 yds to the Fla 31 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:081st & 10 at opp 31Leonard Fournette run for 4 yds to the Fla 27
Q4 12:352nd & 6 at opp 27Leonard Fournette run for 14 yds to the Fla 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:051st & 10 at opp 13Leonard Fournette run for 2 yds to the Fla 11
Q4 11:272nd & 8 at opp 11Brandon Harris pass incomplete to Malachi Dupre
Q4 11:103rd & 8 at opp 11Brandon Harris pass complete to Colin Jeter for a loss of 5 yards to the Fla 16
Q4 10:404th & 13 at opp 16Trent Domingue 16 Yd Run (Trent Domingue Kick)LSU 35, Florida 28
4th quarter5 drives, then LSU 35, Florida 28
Florida Punt, 8 plays
10:404th & 13 at own 35Cameron Gamble kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:301st & 10 at own 25Treon Harris pass complete to Brandon Powell for 18 yds to the Fla 43 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at own 43Kelvin Taylor run for 4 yds to the Fla 47
9:252nd & 6 at own 47Treon Harris pass complete to Jake McGee for 4 yds to the LSU 49
8:353rd & 2 at opp 49Kelvin Taylor run for 2 yds to the LSU 47 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 47FLORIDA Penalty, Personal Foul (David Sharpe) to the Fla 39
7:551st & 24 at own 39Treon Harris pass complete to Demarcus Robinson for 38 yds to the LSU 23 for a 1ST down
7:251st & 10 at opp 23Treon Harris sacked by Deion Jones for a loss of 12 yards to the LSU 35 FLORIDA Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Treon Harris) to the LSU 35
7:072nd & 22 at opp 35Treon Harris pass incomplete to Jake McGee
7:073rd & 22 at opp 35Timeout FLORIDA, clock 07:07
6:593rd & 22 at opp 35Treon Harris pass incomplete to Antonio Callaway
6:474th & 22 at opp 35Johnny Townsend punt for 34 yds, downed at the LSU 1
LSU Punt, 6 plays
6:401st & 10 at own 1Brandon Harris run for 2 yds to the LSU 3
6:152nd & 8 at own 3Leonard Fournette run for 4 yds to the LSU 7
5:153rd & 4 at own 7Leonard Fournette run for 12 yds to the LSU 19 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at own 19Leonard Fournette run for a loss of 3 yards to the LSU 16
4:422nd & 13 at own 16Timeout FLORIDA, clock 04:42
4:352nd & 13 at own 16Leonard Fournette run for 5 yds to the LSU 21
3:553rd & 8 at own 21Brandon Harris pass incomplete to Travin Dural
3:474th & 8 at own 21Jamie Keehn punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Fla 38
Florida Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:471st & 10 at own 38Timeout LSU, clock 03:47
3:411st & 10 at own 38Treon Harris pass incomplete to Demarcus Robinson
3:382nd & 10 at own 38Treon Harris pass incomplete to Jake McGee
3:313rd & 10 at own 38Treon Harris pass incomplete to Antonio Callaway
3:264th & 10 at own 38Treon Harris pass incomplete to Antonio Callaway
LSU Punt, 3 plays
3:201st & 10 at opp 38Leonard Fournette run for 2 yds to the Fla 36
2:332nd & 8 at opp 36Brandon Harris run for a loss of 3 yards to the Fla 39 Brandon Harris fumbled, recovered by LSU Brandon Harris
2:333rd & 11 at opp 39Timeout FLORIDA, clock 02:33
2:153rd & 11 at opp 39Leonard Fournette run for 4 yds to the Fla 35
1:444th & 7 at opp 35LSU Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Fla 40
1:334th & 12 at opp 40Jamie Keehn punt for 30 yds, downed at the Fla 10
Florida Turnover on downs, 7 plays
1:251st & 10 at own 10Treon Harris sacked by Lewis Neal for a loss of 1 yard to the Fla 9
0:512nd & 11 at own 9Treon Harris pass complete to Kelvin Taylor for a loss of 1 yard to the Fla 8
0:313rd & 12 at own 8Treon Harris pass complete to Antonio Callaway for 41 yds to the Fla 49 for a 1ST down
0:201st & 10 at own 49Treon Harris pass incomplete to Jake McGee
0:132nd & 10 at own 49Treon Harris pass incomplete
0:043rd & 10 at own 49Treon Harris pass incomplete to Brandon Powell
0:004th & 10 at own 49Treon Harris pass incomplete to Antonio Callaway

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Officially, Florida leads 34–⁠32–⁠3; as played, 35–⁠34–⁠3 in 72 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

The NCAA later vacated LSU’s win in this game; it doesn’t count in the official series.

Recent meetings
2025LSU 20, Florida 10
2024Florida 27, LSU 16
2023LSU 52, Florida 35
2022LSU 45, Florida 35
2021LSU 49, Florida 42
2020LSU 37, Florida 34

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