Florida started slowly on offense but ended up with 560 total yards in a lopsided 56 - 0 win over Vandy in the swamp. The Gator defense was, perhaps, even more, impressive than the offense. The Commodores generated only 128 yards of offense for the game.

In what has become a pattern for the Florida offense, scoring early has been difficult. The Gator's first two drives ended with a failure to covert a 4th down and a red-zone interception. Florida also had a missed field goal attempt and a second red-zone interception later in the first half. Throughout the early offensive scoring challenges, the Gator defense controlled the game by limiting the Vandy offense to a paltry 19 yards of total offense.

The second half was a different story for the Florida offense as the Gators scored 28 third quarter and 14 fourth-quarter points. The Florida defense secured the shutout by forcing four punts, a fumble, a long field goal attempt, and an interception in the second half.

The highlights for Florida included nine players each with two or more receptions and eight players with multiple carriers. Trevon Grimes led the receivers with 95 receiving yards. Kyle Trask threw for three touchdowns and Emory Jones ran for three touchdowns. On defense, James Houston had eight tackles, Donovan Steiner had two interceptions, and Jon Greenard had an 80-yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown. Mohamoud Diabate emerged with three sacks and a forced fumble.

Beyond the slow start offensively, the only other problem areas were a missed 41-yard field goal and one kickoff return beyond the 40-yard line. Very little went wrong for Florida today.

The Gators had four new starters against Vandy. Ethan White and Richard Gouraige in the offensive line and Mohamoud Diabate and Zach Carter on defense.

Florida’s next opponent, Missouri, was shutout 27 - 0 today at Georgia but played without their starting QB, Kelly Bryant. Bryant should return next week. The Gators have struggled in recent years against Missouri and the Tigers have been mostly good at home this year. Florida will need to get off to a better start in Columbia to avoid the upset.