SEC Showdown: Florida at LSU recent history
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Oct. 10 Baton Rouge, La. 8 p.m. ET, CBS |
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2008
Florida 51, LSU 21: Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes to Percy Harvin and ran for a score, and No. 11 Florida thumped defending national champion LSU 51-21 at Florida Field. The fourth-ranked Tigers had won six consecutive games, 19 in a row at night and 23 straight in regulation. Florida ended all those streaks with a fast start and some huge plays from Tebow, Harvin, Jeff Demps and Brandon Spikes. It was the most-lopsided loss for LSU since a 31-0 beating at home by Alabama in 2002, when Nick Saban was leading the Tigers. The last time LSU gave up more points, Steve Spurrier's Gators beat the Tigers 56-13 in 1996. Game Recap | Parrish: Forgetting chatter, Tebow batters de-fanged Tigers
2007
LSU 28, Florida 24: The No. 1 Tigers and their go-for-broke coach Les Miles pulled off one gamble after another before Jacob Hester hit the jackpot, scoring on a 2-yard run with just over a minute remaining for a 28-24 victory over ninth-ranked Florida on a thrilling night in Death Valley. Playing as a top-ranked team in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1959, LSU was in serious trouble much of the game. Their top-rated defense was shredded by Florida's double-threat quarterback, Tim Tebow, who led the Gators to a trio of 10-point leads. But they couldn't hold off the Tigers. LSU took advantage of two second-half turnovers and barely converted a pair of fourth-down runs on their final drive. Finally, Hester powered into the end zone to give LSU its first lead of the night -- and the only one that mattered. Game Recap | First half has been one long, strange LSD, er, LSU trip
2006
Florida 23, LSU 10: Backup quarterback Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes, including one on a play that could have came from basketball coach Billy Donovan's playbook, and ran for a score to give the fifth-ranked Gators a victory over No. 9 LSU. Florida improved to 6-0 for the first time since 1996 -- the school's lone national championship season -- and extended its home winning streak to 13 games. The Gators also beat the Tigers for the first time in three years and won their 18th straight homecoming game. Game Recap | Dodd: Tim T's the toast of Gainesville
2005
LSU 21, Florida 17: Joseph Addai ran for a career-high 156 yards and a touchdown, JaMarcus Russell had two TD passes and the 10th-ranked Tigers ended a three-game home losing streak to No. 11 Florida with a 21-17 victory. The Tigers led 14-0 in the first quarter, but Florida scored 17 straight points to move ahead in the third. The momentum swing was reminiscent of LSU's last home game, when it squandered a 21-point lead against Tennessee, but this time they put together a 12-play, 75-yard drive -- converting on fourth down and getting a big play on third-and-9 -- to move back in front for good with 12:35 to play. Game Recap
2004
LSU 24, Florida 21: Marcus Randall came off the bench and threw two touchdown passes, including a 10-yarder with 27 seconds to play, to help No. 24 LSU upset No. 12 Florida 24-21. Not only did LSU rebound from an embarrassing 45-16 loss at Georgia last week, it also overcame a 21-7 deficit, three turnovers and the loss of starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell against Florida. The Gators led 21-17 with 2:06 left, and the Tigers needed to go 50 yards for the go-ahead score. No problem. Not on a night when the Tigers moved the ball at will against Florida, outgaining the Gators 464-236 in total yards. Game Recap
2003
Florida 19, LSU 7: Chris Leak shrugged off six sacks, the Tiger Stadium noise and a pressing defense to lead the Gators to a 19-7 victory over No. 6 LSU. Leak, a freshman making his third start, was 18-of-30 for 229 yards and two touchdowns as Florida outgained 310-287. The victory came after a tough week for the Gators, who fell out of the Top 25 after last week's 20-17 loss to Mississippi. The LSU offense, No. 1 overall in the SEC going into the game, was inept. On 12 possessions, LSU punted eight times and had two interceptions, a fumble, and failed to pick up a first down on fourth-and-2. "This was a great win," Leak said. "We came in here to win. LSU is a great team, an awesome team, but we just came in here and played our hearts out." Game Recap
2002
LSU 36, Florida 7: The emptying stands, the booing fans, the terrible passes and plays. Florida coach Ron Zook was exactly right when he said the Gators are in a completely new situation. This week's embarrassment came courtesy of unheralded Matt Mauck and No. 18 LSU. The Tigers intercepted Rex Grossman four times and scored in almost every way imaginable for a 36-7 victory. The No. 16 Gators lost consecutive conference games for the first time in 10 years, and played the fourth quarter in front of nearly empty stands at The Swamp. LSU got its first win at Florida Field since 1986. Game Recap
