November 6, 2010 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt defended

Florida defends the belt, 55–14, on the road at Vanderbilt.

Home · Challenger

Vanderbilt 14

Away · Defending Holder

Florida 55

AI-Written

Recap

Florida dominated Vanderbilt from start to finish, with the Gators' defense forcing three turnovers while their offense put up 55 points in a dominant display of power. The game was essentially decided in the second quarter, when Florida scored five touchdowns in rapid succession, including a pick-six-like score when Chris Rainey blocked a punt that Solomon Patton returned for a touchdown. Vanderbilt's offense was completely shut down, managing just 109 total yards and 2-of-16 third-down conversions, while Florida controlled the line of scrimmage with 203 rushing yards and 480 total yards. The Commodores' only score came from a blocked punt in the third quarter, but by then Florida had already put the game out of reach and secured the belt with a decisive 55-14 victory.

Mike Gillislee's opening touchdown run gave Florida an early 7-0 lead and set the tone for domination
The blocked punt by Chris Rainey recovered by Solomon Patton for a touchdown exemplified Florida's defensive superiority
Vanderbilt's three turnovers, including a Zac Stacy fumble recovered for a touchdown, proved fatal against Florida's opportunistic defense
Florida's second quarter explosion with five touchdowns essentially decided the game before halftime

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

VanderbiltFlorida

Total yards109480

Rushing yards46203

Passing yards80299

First downs724

3rd down conv.2/167/19

Turnovers32

Penalties–yards1–511–68

Time of possession20:0924:04

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 8:47	Florida	+3 yd	Mike Gillislee rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 8:47	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q2 14:54	Florida	+31 yd	Jordan Reed pass complete to Deonte Thompson for 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 14:54	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q2 12:12	Florida	+40 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Chris Rainey for 40 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 11:18	Florida	+30 yd	Zack Brust kickoff for 54 yards returned by Andre Hal, tackled by Brandon Hicks for 30 yards to the Vandy 46, tackled by Brandon Hicks.
Q2 12:12	Florida	+30 yd	Zack Brust kickoff for 54 yards returned by Andre Hal, tackled by Brandon Hicks for 30 yards to the Vandy 46, tackled by Brandon Hicks.
Q2 12:12	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:18	Vanderbilt	+0 yd	Zac Stacy rush, fumbled, forced by Lerentee McCray, recovered by Fla Terron Sanders at the Vandy 45, Terron Sanders for 45 yards, to the Vandy 0 for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 9:14	Florida	-83 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Carl Moore for a loss of 83 yards to the Fla 13, tackled by Trey Wilson and Javon Marshall.
Q2 5:43	Florida	+39 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Frankie Hammond Jr. for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 9:14	Florida	+20 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Chris Rainey for 20 yards to the Fla 33, tackled by Chris Marve for a 1ST down.
Q2 9:14	Florida	+94 yd	Trey Burton rush for 94 yards to the Vandy 4, tackled by T.J. Greenstone for a 1ST down.
Q2 5:43	Florida	+28 yd	Zack Brust kickoff for 59 yards returned by Andre Hal, tackled by Solomon Patton for 28 yards to the Vandy 39, tackled by Solomon Patton.
Q2 5:43	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q2 5:43	Vanderbilt	+22 yd	Wesley Tate rush for 22 yards to the Fla 38, tackled by Will Hill for a 1ST down.
Q2 3:29	Vanderbilt	+0 yd	Richard Kent punt blocked by Chris Rainey, Solomon Patton for 42 yards, to the Vandy 0 for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 5:43	Vanderbilt	+32 yd	Wesley Tate rush for 32 yards to the Fla 38, tackled by Will Hill for a 1ST down.
Q2 3:29	Vanderbilt	+0 yd	Team punt blocked by Chris Rainey, Solomon Patton for 42 yards, to the Vandy 0 for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 3:29	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q3 15:00	Florida	+20 yd	Zack Brust kickoff for 60 yards returned by Eric Samuels, tackled by Jelani Jenkins for 20 yards to the Vandy 30, tackled by Jelani Jenkins.
Q3 8:33	Florida	+0 yd	Team punt blocked by Ryan van Rensburg, Javon Marshall for 4 yards, to the Fla 0 for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 11:00	Vanderbilt	+0 yd	Ryan Fowler extra point GOOD.
Q3 8:33	Vanderbilt	+0 yd	Ryan Fowler extra point GOOD.
Q3 8:33	Florida	+22 yd	Jordan Reed rush for 22 yards to the Fla 43, tackled by Kenny Ladler for a 1ST down.
Q3 12:47	Florida	+22 yd	Jordan Reed rush for 22 yards to the Fla 43, tackled by Kenny Ladler for a 1ST down.
Q3 8:33	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:34	Florida	+29 yd	Jordan Reed pass complete to Justin Williams for 29 yards to the Vandy 1, tackled by Casey Hayward for a 1ST down.
Q3 8:33	Florida	+29 yd	Jordan Reed pass complete to Justin Williams for 29 yards to the Vandy 1, tackled by Casey Hayward for a 1ST down.
Q3 3:47	Florida	+0 yd	Chas Henry extra point GOOD.
Q3 3:47	Florida	+22 yd	Zack Brust kickoff for 63 yards returned by Eric Samuels, tackled by Moses Jenkins for 22 yards to the Vandy 29, tackled by Moses Jenkins.
Q3 3:52	Vanderbilt	+21 yd	Jared Funk pass complete to Mason Johnston for 21 yards to the Fla 48, tackled by Matt Elam for a 1ST down.
Q3 0:48	Vanderbilt	+36 yd	Jared Funk pass intercepted by Josh Evans at the Fla 33, returned for 36 yards to the Vandy 31, tackled by Turner Wimberly.
Q4 5:19	Florida	+33 yd	Jordan Reed pass intercepted by Karl Butler at the Vandy 44, returned for 33 yards to the Fla 23, tackled by Nick Alajajian.
Q4 0:39	Vanderbilt	+6 yd	Jared Funk pass complete to Jordan Matthews for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 0:39	Vanderbilt	+0 yd	Ryan Fowler 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
Jared FunkVanderbilt	3/8	35	4.4	1	1	26.9
Larry SmithVanderbilt	7/18	28	1.6	0	0	2.3
Ryan FowlerVanderbilt	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
John BrantleyFlorida	11/18	157	8.7	2	0	63.6
Jordan ReedFlorida	11/19	120	6.3	1	1	91.4

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wesley TateVanderbilt	7	41	5.9	0	22
Zac StacyVanderbilt	10	10	1.0	0	4
Kennard ReevesVanderbilt	13	6	0.5	0	3
Larry SmithVanderbilt	7	-12	-1.7	0	5
Jordan ReedFlorida	16	84	5.3	1	22
Mike GillisleeFlorida	9	57	6.3	2	43
Emmanuel MoodyFlorida	13	46	3.5	0	19
Trey BurtonFlorida	6	30	5.0	0	10
Chris RaineyFlorida	3	8	2.7	0	11
John BrantleyFlorida	3	-21	-7.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mason JohnstonVanderbilt	2	24	12.0	0	21
Brandon BardenVanderbilt	1	14	14.0	0	14
Kennard ReevesVanderbilt	1	8	8.0	0	8
John ColeVanderbilt	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jordan MatthewsVanderbilt	1	6	6.0	1	6
Zac StacyVanderbilt	2	5	2.5	0	9
Jonathan KrauseVanderbilt	2	-2	-1.0	0	3
Chris RaineyFlorida	4	75	18.8	1	40
Frankie HammondFlorida	3	49	16.3	1	39
Deonte ThompsonFlorida	2	39	19.5	1	31
Carl MooreFlorida	4	32	8.0	0	9
Solomon PattonFlorida	4	27	6.8	0	12
Justin WilliamsFlorida	1	19	19.0	0	19
Josh PostellFlorida	2	16	8.0	0	10
Andre DeboseFlorida	1	14	14.0	0	14
Stephen AlliFlorida	1	6	6.0	0	6

Show more stats (5 more categories)

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Karl ButlerVanderbilt	1	33	0
Josh EvansFlorida	1	36	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Eric SamuelsVanderbilt	10	118	11.8	38
Andre HalVanderbilt	2	58	29.0	30
Andre DeboseFlorida	1	18	18.0	18
Chris RaineyFlorida	1	14	14.0	14
William GreenFlorida	1	11	11.0	11

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan FowlerVanderbilt	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Chas HenryFlorida	0/0	0.0	0	7/8	7

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ryan van RensburgVanderbilt	1	18	18.0	18	0
Javon MarshallVanderbilt	1	4	4.0	4	1
John ColeVanderbilt	5	-1	-0.2	1	0
Solomon PattonFlorida	1	42	42.0	42	1
Chris RaineyFlorida	2	39	19.5	21	0
Janoris JenkinsFlorida	3	13	4.3	11	0
Andre DeboseFlorida	2	4	2.0	4	0
Jaylen WatkinsFlorida	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Richard KentVanderbilt	10	443	44.3	0	0	60
Chas HenryFlorida	5	224	44.8	0	0	57

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.

← Florida at Georgia South Carolina at Florida →