September 5, 2009 Week 1 · Regular Season Belt defended

Florida defends the belt, 62–3, at home over Charleston Southern.

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Recap

Florida's defense suffocated Charleston Southern from the opening whistle, as the Gators' potent offense wasted no time establishing dominance. Tim Tebow and the Florida rushing attack were devastating, with Jeffery Demps scoring on runs of 8 and 23 yards while Chris Rainey added a 76-yard touchdown scamper in the first quarter alone. The second quarter saw Florida continue their onslaught, with Tebow punching in a 1-yard rushing score and connecting with Aaron Hernandez twice in the passing game, including a 28-yard touchdown reception. Charleston Southern managed a field goal and a blocked-kick return touchdown late in the second half, but it proved merely cosmetic against Florida's overwhelming offensive firepower in the Gators' 62-3 belt-retention victory.

Chris Rainey's 76-yard touchdown rush in Q1 set the tone for Florida's offensive dominance
Tim Tebow's 1-yard rushing touchdown in Q2 exemplified Florida's ability to score from anywhere on the field
Aaron Hernandez's two touchdown receptions, including a 28-yard score, showcased Florida's passing attack efficiency
Charleston Southern's blocked-kick return touchdown late in Q2 was their only bright spot in an otherwise thoroughly controlled defeat

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

FloridaCharleston Southern

Total yards624323

Rushing yards36995

Passing yards255228

First downs2618

3rd down conv.6/98/20

Turnovers01

Penalties–yards8–436–40

Time of possession13:3322:54

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 11:20	Florida	+68 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Riley Cooper for 68 yards to the ChaSo 8 for a 1ST down.
Q1 11:05	Florida	+8 yd	Jeffery Demps rush for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 11:05	Florida	+0 yd	Jonathan Phillips extra point GOOD.
Q1 4:34	Florida	+76 yd	Chris Rainey rush for 76 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 4:34	Florida	+0 yd	Jonathan Phillips extra point GOOD.
Q2 14:22	Florida	+1 yd	Tim Tebow rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 0:00	Florida	+41 yd	Jeffery Demps rush for 41 yards to the ChaSo 12 for a 1ST down.
Q2 14:22	Florida	+0 yd	Jonathan Phillips extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:50	Florida	+25 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Aaron Hernandez for 25 yards to the ChaSo 23 for a 1ST down.
Q2 11:39	Florida	+23 yd	Jeffery Demps rush for 23 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 12:14	Florida	+25 yd	Brandon James rush for 25 yards to the ChaSo 48 for a 1ST down.
Q2 11:39	Florida	+25 yd	Caleb Sturgis kickoff for 68 yards returned by Gerald Stevenson for 25 yards to the ChaSo 27.
Q2 11:39	Florida	+0 yd	Jonathan Phillips extra point GOOD.
Q2 10:12	Charleston Southern	+0 yd	A.J. Toscano pass intercepted by Major Wright at the Fla 26, returned for no gain to the Fla 26.
Q2 7:55	Florida	+28 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Aaron Hernandez for 28 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 7:55	Florida	+0 yd	Jonathan Phillips extra point GOOD.
Q2 6:29	Charleston Southern	+26 yd	Tim Jones pass complete to A.J. Toscano for 26 yards to the Fla 22 for a 1ST down.
Q2 5:24	Charleston Southern	+85 yd	John Paglia kickoff for 55 yards returned by Brandon James for 85 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 5:37	Charleston Southern	+38 yd	John Paglia 38 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 5:24	Florida	+0 yd	Jonathan Phillips extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:41	Charleston Southern	+27 yd	A.J. Toscano pass complete to Kwame Krakue for 27 yards to the Fla 23 for a 1ST down.
Q3 15:00	Charleston Southern	+46 yd	John Paglia kickoff for 65 yards returned by T.J. Lawrence for 46 yards to the ChaSo 49.
Q3 12:39	Florida	+7 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Justin Williams for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 14:40	Florida	+23 yd	Emmanuel Moody rush for 23 yards to the ChaSo 26 for a 1ST down.
Q3 9:14	Florida	+21 yd	Emmanuel Moody rush for 21 yards to the ChaSo 12 for a 1ST down.
Q3 0:24	Florida	+9 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Cade Holliday for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 0:24	Florida	+0 yd	Jonathan Phillips extra point GOOD.
Q3 2:03	Florida	+23 yd	John Brantley rush for 23 yards to the ChaSo 15 for a 1ST down.
Q4 9:33	Florida	+24 yd	Caleb Sturgis kickoff for 67 yards returned by Michael Jefferson for 24 yards to the ChaSo 27.
Q4 9:33	Florida	+7 yd	Mike Gillislee rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 10:55	Florida	+0 yd	Jonathan Phillips extra point GOOD.

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
Tim TebowFlorida	10/15	188	12.5	1	0	70.7
John BrantleyFlorida	8/12	67	5.6	2	0	45.0
A.J. ToscanoCharleston Southern	18/31	157	5.1	0	1	0.0
Andrew TrudnowskiCharleston Southern	9/17	45	2.6	0	0	0.0
Tim JonesCharleston Southern	1/1	26	26.0	0	0	0.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeff DempsFlorida	5	89	17.8	2	41
Emmanuel MoodyFlorida	9	86	9.6	0	23
Chris RaineyFlorida	1	76	76.0	1	76
Mike GillisleeFlorida	6	41	6.8	1	14
John BrantleyFlorida	6	40	6.7	0	23
Brandon JamesFlorida	1	25	25.0	0	25
Andrew BlaylockFlorida	1	9	9.0	0	9
Vincent BrownFlorida	2	2	1.0	0	2
Tim TebowFlorida	2	1	0.5	1	1
Gerald StevensonCharleston Southern	3	21	7.0	0	8
B.J. HackworthCharleston Southern	5	21	4.2	0	6
A.J. ToscanoCharleston Southern	6	20	3.3	0	10
Andrew TrudnowskiCharleston Southern	2	12	6.0	0	9
Michael JeffersonCharleston Southern	3	10	3.3	0	9
DeMarcus MoonCharleston Southern	2	6	3.0	0	3
Antwan IveyCharleston Southern	6	5	0.8	0	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Riley CooperFlorida	5	105	21.0	0	68
Aaron HernandezFlorida	4	79	19.8	1	28
Omarius HinesFlorida	3	31	10.3	0	13
Frankie HammondFlorida	1	13	13.0	0	13
Justin WilliamsFlorida	2	11	5.5	1	7
Cade HollidayFlorida	1	9	9.0	1	9
David NelsonFlorida	1	4	4.0	0	4
Emmanuel MoodyFlorida	1	3	3.0	0	3
Kwame KrakueCharleston Southern	6	63	10.5	0	27
Alex NealCharleston Southern	7	45	6.4	0	10
Gerald StevensonCharleston Southern	4	41	10.3	0	14
Antwan IveyCharleston Southern	6	29	4.8	0	9
A.J. ToscanoCharleston Southern	1	26	26.0	0	26
Tim JonesCharleston Southern	1	9	9.0	0	9
DeMarcus MoonCharleston Southern	2	9	4.5	0	8
Josh AtkinsonCharleston Southern	1	6	6.0	0	6

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Major WrightFlorida	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon JamesFlorida	1	85	85.0	85	1
T.J. LawrenceFlorida	1	46	46.0	46	0
Gerald StevensonCharleston Southern	7	104	14.9	25	0
Michael JeffersonCharleston Southern	2	42	21.0	24	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jonathan PhillipsFlorida	0/0	0.0	0	8/9	8
John PagliaCharleston Southern	1/1	100.0	38	0/0	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Frankie HammondFlorida	1	16	16.0	16	0
Brandon JamesFlorida	4	13	3.3	6	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chas HenryFlorida	2	80	40.0	41
Andy BrownCharleston Southern	8	302	37.8	48
Tim JonesCharleston Southern	1	31	31.0	31

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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