JACKSONVILLE, Fl. — A wild fourth quarter led to the knotted score at the end of regulation and a missed Georgia field goal opened the door for Florida’s kicker to seal the 38-35 win.

A slow start had fans wondering what sort of game it was going to be but the Bulldogs scored on their second possession. The Gators answered with a touchdown of their own and then the teams traded scores for the rest of the half, leaving Georgia ahead 17-14 at the break.

The defenses showed up in the third quarter, limiting the scoring to one touchdown per team. Florida entered the fourth up 24-21 and the intensity ratcheted up even further. With 3:36 left in the game Florida nailed a 53 yard field goal that had the distance to go 63 yards. Georgia took the ball five yards and turned it over, giving the Gators a chance to seal the game.

Tragedy struck as the Florida running back muffed the hand off and Georgia’s defensive lineman took it to the house. 28-27 Bulldogs as Florida began their next offensive drive. A fourth down conversion gave the Gators life but eventually the drive petered out. Georgia scored in two plays to make it 35-27 Bulldogs with 31 seconds left on the clock.

Georgia’s fans were going crazy in the stands as their team lined up to kickoff but the noise in the stadium at the end of the play was coming from the Florida fans as they watched the Gator wide receiver juke and doge his way to the end zone for a kick return touchdown! Coach Knowedge kept the offense on the field as the quarter back managed to stretch toward the end zone and barely made it inside the pylon.

It was 35-35 and Georgia had 13 seconds left. Their offense started out hot but the clock ran out before they could get the field goal unit on the field. Overtime began and Florida deferred, opting to play defense first.

Two incompletions and a one yard gain put the ball on the 24 for a 4th and nine. The wind picked up right at that moment and Georgia’s kick was just wide of the goal post. The Gators managed to gain nine yards on three plays and lined up for the game winning field goal. Coach Knowedge wasn’t worried, even with the game on the line.

“Well, [my kicker] hit a 53 yarder earlier in the game, so I felt pretty confident in him hitting from 33. I remember looking over at him on 3rd down, and he was doing squats with a cheerleader on each shoulder. He shotgunned a NFCAA compliant beverage that rhymes with Latty Night and combed his mullet and handlebar mustache before throwing his helmet on and running out to take the kick. I knew right then we would win.”

Florida improves to 4-4 on the year with the win over their hated rival and prepares for Missouri in Week 9, while Georgia falls to 4-4 and has to play Auburn in their next game. Coach Knowedge has his sites set on getting the Gators to post season play.

“We have back to back road games at Missouri and Vandy. Then, we have back to back home games against Tennessee and Georgia Tech. We’ve been in every game this season, and we are better than our record. I think we have a good shot at every remaining game.”