September 22, 2007 Week 4 · Regular Season Belt defended

Florida defends the belt, 30–24, on the road at Ole Miss.

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Recap

Florida's defense and ground game proved too much for Ole Miss in Gainesville as the Gators dominated the second and third quarters to keep hold of the belt. After Ole Miss kicked a field goal to open the scoring, Tim Tebow took over, connecting with Percy Harvin for a touchdown and then rushing for two more scores to give Florida a commanding 24-3 lead by the end of the third quarter. Ole Miss mounted a late comeback with Seth Adams leading a scoring drive capped by a touchdown pass to Shay Hodge, but the Rebels' late tally came too little and too late, as Florida's superior execution on third downs (8-15 vs 2-11) and time of possession advantage proved decisive in the belt defense.

Tim Tebow's TD pass to Percy Harvin in Q2 opened Florida's scoring onslaught
Tebow's two rushing touchdowns in Q2 and Q3 extended Florida's lead to 24-3
Ole Miss's Shay Hodge TD reception in Q3 provided late drama but came after the game was decided

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

Ole MissFlorida

Total yards390507

Rushing yards80246

Passing yards321261

First downs1828

3rd down conv.2/118/15

Turnovers10

Penalties–yards10–7014–127

Time of possession15:1921:21

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:20	Florida	+42 yd	Joey Ijjas 42 yard field goal MISSED.
Q1 8:30	Ole Miss	+20 yd	Seth Adams pass complete to Michael Hicks for 20 yards to the Fla 34 for a 1ST down.
Q1 5:02	Ole Miss	+40 yd	Joshua Shene 40 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 4:53	Ole Miss	+20 yd	Joshua Shene kickoff for 57 yards returned by Brandon James for 20 yards to the Fla 23, Florida penalty 10 yard holding on Javier Estopinan accepted.
Q2 14:52	Florida	+19 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Percy Harvin for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 14:43	Florida	+42 yd	Joey Ijjas kickoff for 65 yards returned by Marshay Green for 42 yards to the Miss 47.
Q2 14:52	Florida	+0 yd	Joey Ijjas extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:57	Ole Miss	+32 yd	Joshua Shene 32 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 7:08	Florida	+9 yd	Tim Tebow rush for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 7:08	Florida	+0 yd	Joey Ijjas extra point GOOD.
Q2 7:01	Florida	+24 yd	Joey Ijjas kickoff for 68 yards returned by Marshay Green for 24 yards to the Miss 26.
Q2 1:21	Ole Miss	+48 yd	Joshua Shene 48 yard field goal MISSED.
Q2 0:08	Florida	+24 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Percy Harvin for 24 yards to the Miss 37.
Q3 14:54	Florida	+26 yd	Joey Ijjas kickoff for 66 yards returned by Marshay Green for 26 yards to the Miss 30.
Q3 10:05	Florida	+0 yd	Joey Ijjas extra point GOOD.
Q3 11:37	Florida	+20 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Louis Murphy for 20 yards to the Miss 24 for a 1ST down.
Q3 10:05	Florida	+6 yd	Tim Tebow rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 9:58	Florida	+23 yd	Joey Ijjas kickoff for 64 yards returned by Marshay Green for 23 yards to the Miss 29.
Q3 9:40	Ole Miss	+51 yd	Seth Adams pass complete to Michael Hicks for 51 yards to the Fla 5 for a 1ST down.
Q3 8:03	Ole Miss	+22 yd	Joshua Shene 22 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 5:17	Florida	+37 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Louis Murphy for 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 5:35	Florida	+25 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Cornelius Ingram for 25 yards to the Miss 37 for a 1ST down.
Q3 5:06	Florida	+20 yd	Jonathan Phillips kickoff for 64 yards returned by Marshay Green for 20 yards to the Miss 41.
Q3 3:30	Ole Miss	+21 yd	Seth Adams pass complete to Shay Hodge for 21 yards to the Fla 27 for a 1ST down.
Q3 2:47	Ole Miss	+19 yd	Seth Adams pass complete to Shay Hodge for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 2:47	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Joshua Shene extra point GOOD.
Q3 0:07	Ole Miss	+77 yd	Seth Adams pass complete to Mike Wallace for 77 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 0:07	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Two-point conversion attempt, Seth Adams pass to Marshay Green GOOD.
Q4 11:01	Ole Miss	+0 yd	Seth Adams pass intercepted by Tony Joiner at the Fla 39, returned for no gain to the Fla 39.
Q4 4:59	Florida	+25 yd	Joey Ijjas 25 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 4:54	Florida	+24 yd	Joey Ijjas kickoff for 60 yards returned by Marshay Green for 24 yards to the Miss 34.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Justin SparksOle Miss	1/1	8	8.0	0	0	0.0
Seth AdamsOle Miss	18/31	302	9.7	2	1	47.8
Tim TebowFlorida	20/34	261	7.7	2	0	81.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
BenJarvus Green-EllisOle Miss	11	37	3.4	0	9
Bruce HallOle Miss	4	33	8.3	0	19
Marshay GreenOle Miss	2	6	3.0	0	15
Seth AdamsOle Miss	4	4	1.0	0	8
Tim TebowFlorida	27	166	6.1	2	13
Kestahn MooreFlorida	11	62	5.6	0	18
Brandon JamesFlorida	2	21	10.5	0	13
Percy HarvinFlorida	4	-1	-0.3	0	6

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Michael HicksOle Miss	3	89	29.7	0	51
Shay HodgeOle Miss	7	81	11.6	1	21
Mike WallaceOle Miss	1	77	77.0	1	77
Marshay GreenOle Miss	5	36	7.2	0	11
Robert LaneOle Miss	2	15	7.5	0	8
Jason CookOle Miss	1	12	12.0	0	12
Percy HarvinFlorida	11	121	11.0	1	23
Louis MurphyFlorida	2	57	28.5	1	37
Cornelius IngramFlorida	2	41	20.5	0	25
Kestahn MooreFlorida	2	18	9.0	0	9
Brandon JamesFlorida	1	13	13.0	0	13
Aaron HernandezFlorida	1	6	6.0	0	6
David NelsonFlorida	1	5	5.0	0	5

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tony JoinerFlorida	1	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Joshua SheneOle Miss	3/4	75.0	40	1/1	10
Joey IjjasFlorida	1/2	50.0	25	3/3	6
Jonathan PhillipsFlorida	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Marshay GreenOle Miss	1	0	0.0	0	0
Brandon JamesFlorida	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Justin SparksOle Miss	3	125	41.7	0	0	53
Chas HenryFlorida	4	158	39.5	0	0	50

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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