The bright lights and deafening tones of the Swamp on a Saturday night can be absolute hell for opposing teams, and the Tennessee Volunteers crumbled against the Florida Gators, 29-16, under such immense pressure.
The Gators looked good from the start, putting together a 14-play drive to get into enemy territory early. Somehow, Florida finished that drive with zero points and Tennessee quickly scored, but that was the last time the Volunteers had control of the game.
Florida rattled off four unanswered touchdowns and held off UT through the second half as injuries began to mount. It wasn’t pretty at all times, but the Gators were clearly the better team on Saturday night. It’s been 20 years since Tennessee won in the Swamp, and that streak will continue despite the claims that this would be the season the Vols came through.
Here are five takeaways from Florida’s upset win over Tennessee.