West Regional Semifinal- (2) Florida 59, (3) Virginia Tech 7
Posted by deaconcat08 on December 23, 2009
VT FL
score 7 59
1st downs 5 16
total offense 176 646
rushes/yds/td 24/39/0 30/205/4
comp/att/td 10/27/1 24/42/4
pass yds 137 441
3rd downs 1/14 10/17
4th downs 1/2 2/3
2 pt convs 0 0
red/td/fg 0 4/4/0
turnovers 2 0
fumbles 2 0
ints 0 0
pr yds 66 64
kr yds 229 48
total yds 471 758
punts/avg 10/43.8 4/44.5
penalties/yds 4/37 6/60
time of poss 11:06 17:20
Passing
F: Tebow 24/42 441 yds 4 td
V: Taylor 10/27 137 yds 1 td
Rushing
F: Demps 13/113 yds 2 td
Tebow 11/87 yds 1 td
V: Evans 22/52 yds
Receiving
F: Nelson 7/113 yds
Cooper 6/126 yds 1 td
Thompson 2/90 yds 1 td
V: Coale 3/85 yds 1 td
Defense
F: Sanders 7 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 sk, 1 ff
V: Chancellor 10 tkl
Scoring Summary:
Florida opened the game with a long drive that ended in a 1 yd td run by WR Thompson (FL 7-0). On Florida’s next possession, they fail to convert a 4th and 1 at the VT 35. However, VT RB Evans loses a fumble on the next play that gives Florida the ball back on the VT 37. FL QB Tebow got another 4th and 1 opportunity and this time he converted for a 12 yd td pass to WR Cooper (FL 14-0). Virginia Tech struck back on their next possession when QB Taylor found WR Coale for 68 yd td pass, which was the result of the safeties being sucked in on a playaction (FL 14-7).
Florida would put this game away in the 2nd quarter. To start the quarter, Florida would move the ball to the VT 1, but 2 straight holding calls made it 1st and goal from the VT 21. QB Tebow moved the ball and got it to a 4th and goal from the VT 1, where Demps would score on a pitch play (21-7). QB Tebow next hit WR Thompson for 71 yd td pass (FL 28-7). WR Thompson continued to hurt VT with a 72 yd option run for a td (FL 35-7). Florida added a 51 yd fg to end the half (FL 38-7).
The game was already out of hand to start the 2nd half. QB Tebow found TE Hernandez for 48 yd td pass (FL 45-7). Later in the quarter, QB Tebow hit FB Wilks on a swing pass for a rare 48 yd td pass (FL 52-7). Florida would tack on 7 more when QB Tebow scored his first rushing td on a 11 yd option play (FL 59-7).
Notes:
1. Florida’s aggresive playcalling got them out to an early and commanding lead. Florida was 2 of 3 on 4th down conversions and all were in the 1st half. One of them was for a huge td at the VT 1 to convert off a VT turnover. These 4th down calls seemed to set the tone for the rest of the game.
2. Virginia Tech could not sustain a drive. They only converted 1 of 14 3rd down attempts, which leads to 10 punts and losing the time of possession battle by 6 minutes. The Florida defense was fresh throughout the game, while the VT defense was always on the field and began to wear down.
3. Florida looks like the team to beat after the 1st round. They played very well on both sides of the ball, posting over 600 yds of offense and holding VT to less than 200 yds of offense. After watching the 1st round, I expect a Florida/Texas title game.
4. Play of the game: The Demps td run in the 2nd quarter from 1 yd out. This was huge because VT had just scored and it was a 4th down play. The momentum shifted to Florida’s side and propelled them to a victory.