November 7, 2009 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt defended

Florida defends the belt, 27–3, at home over Vanderbilt.

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Vanderbilt 3

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Recap

Florida's defense set the tone early, with Ryan Stamper picking off a Mackenzi Adams pass in the first quarter to thwart Vanderbilt's opening drive. The Gators methodically built their lead through the first half, starting with Caleb Sturgis's 27-yard field goal before Jeffery Demps punched in a rushing touchdown in the second quarter. Vanderbilt managed only a field goal response in the third quarter as Florida's defense remained stifling throughout. Tim Tebow put the game away with two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including a 64-yard completion to Aaron Hernandez that set up yet another scoring drive, sealing Florida's dominant 27-3 victory and belt defense.

Ryan Stamper's first-quarter interception of Mackenzi Adams that halted Vanderbilt's opening drive and gave Florida prime field position
Jeffery Demps's rushing touchdown in the second quarter that extended Florida's lead to 10-0 and established control
Vanderbilt's third-quarter field goal representing their only score of the game against Florida's suffocating defense
Tim Tebow's two fourth-quarter touchdown passes that put the game completely out of reach and sealed the belt defense

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

FloridaVanderbilt

Total yards375199

Rushing yards14899

Passing yards255100

First downs1512

3rd down conv.4/137/16

Turnovers01

Penalties–yards9–682–15

Time of possession21:0715:33

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 3:48	Florida	+21 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Aaron Hernandez for 21 yards to the Vandy 18 for a 1ST down.
Q1 1:00	Florida	+27 yd	Caleb Sturgis 27 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 0:22	Vanderbilt	+18 yd	Mackenzi Adams pass intercepted by Ryan Stamper at the Fla 48, returned for 18 yards to the Vandy 34.
Q2 12:43	Florida	+25 yd	Jeffery Demps rush for 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 12:43	Florida	+23 yd	Caleb Sturgis kickoff for 70 yards returned by Warren Norman for 23 yards to the Vandy 23.
Q2 12:43	Florida	+0 yd	Caleb Sturgis extra point GOOD.
Q2 6:08	Florida	+45 yd	Caleb Sturgis 45 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 15:00	Vanderbilt	+21 yd	Ryan Fowler kickoff for 68 yards returned by Brandon James for 21 yards to the Fla 23.
Q3 8:40	Vanderbilt	+32 yd	Ryan Fowler 32 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 10:00	Vanderbilt	+30 yd	Warren Norman rush for 30 yards to the Fla 15 for a 1ST down.
Q3 8:40	Vanderbilt	+24 yd	Ryan Fowler kickoff for 58 yards returned by Brandon James for 24 yards to the Fla 36.
Q3 1:52	Florida	+1 yd	Tim Tebow rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 1:52	Florida	+0 yd	Caleb Sturgis extra point GOOD.
Q3 1:52	Florida	+24 yd	Caleb Sturgis kickoff for 60 yards returned by Warren Norman for 24 yards to the Vandy 34.
Q4 9:22	Florida	+8 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to David Nelson for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 9:22	Florida	+0 yd	Caleb Sturgis extra point GOOD.
Q4 6:11	Florida	+64 yd	Tim Tebow pass complete to Aaron Hernandez for 64 yards to the Vandy 17 for a 1ST down.

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	15/20	208	10.4	1	0	43.0
John BrantleyFlorida	3/3	19	6.3	0	0	79.2
Mackenzi AdamsVanderbilt	13/29	100	3.4	0	1	19.6

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeff DempsFlorida	7	57	8.1	1	25
Emmanuel MoodyFlorida	8	34	4.3	0	12
Tim TebowFlorida	16	27	1.7	1	12
Brandon JamesFlorida	2	18	9.0	0	12
Chris RaineyFlorida	4	12	3.0	0	4
Warren NormanVanderbilt	12	65	5.4	0	30
Zac StacyVanderbilt	10	32	3.2	0	17
Mackenzi AdamsVanderbilt	4	16	4.0	0	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aaron HernandezFlorida	7	120	17.1	0	64
Brandon JamesFlorida	4	44	11.0	0	17
David NelsonFlorida	3	28	9.3	1	14
Deonte ThompsonFlorida	1	16	16.0	0	16
Riley CooperFlorida	1	7	7.0	0	7
Chris RaineyFlorida	1	6	6.0	0	6
Frankie HammondFlorida	1	6	6.0	0	6
John ColeVanderbilt	3	33	11.0	0	14
Brandon BardenVanderbilt	3	26	8.7	0	11
Jamie GrahamVanderbilt	2	12	6.0	0	6
Akeem DunhamVanderbilt	1	10	10.0	0	10
Turner WimberlyVanderbilt	1	7	7.0	0	7
Chris ReinertVanderbilt	1	6	6.0	0	6
Warren NormanVanderbilt	2	6	3.0	0	12

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ryan StamperFlorida	1	18	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon JamesFlorida	2	45	22.5	24	0
Warren NormanVanderbilt	5	99	19.8	24	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Caleb SturgisFlorida	2/2	100.0	45	3/3	9
Ryan FowlerVanderbilt	1/1	100.0	32	0/0	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon JamesFlorida	4	21	5.3	19	0
Alex WashingtonVanderbilt	3	13	4.3	7	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Chas HenryFlorida	4	211	52.8	0	0	58
Brett UpsonVanderbilt	7	297	42.4	0	0	60

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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