Tennessee 1996 Florida Gators football team

the third game showdown between no. 4 florida , no. 2 tennessee. volunteers quarterback peyton manning had not beaten gators in 2 previous attempts, , after second-half meltdown year earlier in gainesville, volunteers looking exact revenge on sec east rival in knoxville. game featured 2 of top quarterbacks in college football, manning , florida s danny wuerffel. both teams featured strong aerial attacks, florida s fred taylor , tennessee s jay graham among sec s best tailbacks. espn s college gameday on hand broadcast pregame show live knoxville.

the tone game set on florida s first drive, spurrier spurned punt team on 4th , 10 ut 35, , wuerffel connected reidel anthony touchdown put gators 7–0. teako brown intercepted manning on volunteers first drive, , took wuerffel 1 play find end zone again, hitting terry jackson out extend lead 14–0. florida doubled lead in 52-second stretch in 2nd quarter, ike hilliard , jacquez green became third , fourth different receivers touchdown receptions on afternoon, sandwiched around james bates interception of manning. anthone lott s fumble return stretched lead 35–0, before manning got vols on scoreboard before halftime on strike peerless price.

with florida switching more conservative offensive game plan in second half, manning cut lead 35–22 8 minutes left 2 more touchdown tosses, including second price. andy mccellough s reception brought vols within 35–29 10 seconds play, florida recovered ensuing onside kick hang on six-point win on rainy knoxville afternoon. florida limited tailback jay graham on 12 carries, while manning threw school-record .

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