Oklahoma controls Florida for 23-7 road win
John Mateer threw two touchdown passes, and the Sooners held the Gators to 203 total yards.
| Kickoff | 7:45 PM ET |
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| Venue | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium |
| Spread | Florida -4 |
| Total | 46.5 |
| TV | SEC Network |
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| Streaming | the ESPN app |
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Follow the full play-by-play and box score →Oklahoma defeated No. 24/25 Florida 23-7 on Saturday night in Gainesville under new play-caller Jason Witten. The Sooners leaned on a defense that held the Gators to 203 yards and an offense controlling the ball.
John Mateer completed 21 of 33 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns while adding 56 rushing yards. His second scoring pass, a 6-yard connection with Isaiah Sategna III, finished a 20-play, 89-yard possession. The drive drained 12:45 and included five third-down conversions.
That march gave the Sooners a 20-7 lead with five minutes remaining. Florida then went four-and-out, with Jones taking his third fourth-down sack of the game, before Tate Sandell added a 31-yard field goal.
Oklahoma scored on its first two possessions. A 41-yard completion from Mateer to Rocky Beers helped set up Sandell’s 41-yard field goal. Witten’s misdirection design then produced a 3-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Hayden Hansen for a 10-0 lead.
Florida answered with Jadan Baugh’s 15-yard touchdown run, but the Gators never scored again. Their longest play from scrimmage was a 33-yard pass to Duke Clark, and Jones finished 10 of 22 for 133 yards.
The game’s biggest defensive play came with Oklahoma leading 13-7 in the third quarter. On fourth-and-3 from the Sooners’ 17, Jones threw across the field toward an open Eric Courtland Jr. Courtland Guillory recovered and intercepted the pass in the end zone.
Sandell made field goals from 41, 48 and 31 yards. The win also ended Florida’s streak of 48 consecutive home victories against teams making their first visit to the Swamp.
Why it matters
Oklahoma paired three scoring drives of at least 10 plays with a defense that allowed only seven points. The Sooners also ended Florida’s 48-game home winning streak against first-time visitors to the Swamp.
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