Florida held Missouri to 119 yards of offense on Saturday. Maty Mauk completed six of 18 passes for 20 yards while Mizzou combined to rush 31 times for 99 yards, barely a three-yards-per-carry average.
The final score: 42-13 Mizzou.
Three years ago, Florida State gained 95 yards on the Gators in the Swamp. E.J. Manuel completed six of 13 passes for 65 yards while the Seminoles rushed 46 times for 30 yards.
The final score: 21-7 Florida State.
Now take a look at this:Over the last 10 seasons, teams are 147-2 when holding their opponents to 120 yards or fewer » pic.twitter.com/0YvieopmQB
— ESPN CollegeFootball (@ESPNCFB) October 19, 2014
No doubt Will Muschamp will make an excellent defensive coordinator for someone when his time at Florida is up. And that time, one would think, will be up soon.
Hat-tip to Dan Wolken’s misery index for pointing out the stat.