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Florida at Michigan

Dec 29, 2018 • Completed • Neutral Site

CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL

Season 2018PostseasonWeek 1

Away

Florida

SEC

Final Score

41 - 15

FM

Home

Michigan

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Michigan277
Florida418

Passing Yards

Michigan206
Florida170

Rushing Yards

Michigan71
Florida248

Turnovers

Michigan2
Florida0

Game Conditions

ConditionCloudy
Temperature56°F
Wind8 mph NW

Humidity

75%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Shea Patterson

Michigan

YDS: 206

Rushing

Lamical Perine

Florida

YDS: 76

Receiving

Nico Collins

Michigan

YDS: 80

Tackles

Josh Ross

Michigan

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Michigan26:03
Florida29:14

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Florida pulls away from Michigan 41-15

Standard

Florida defeated Michigan 41-15 in Week 1 of the 2018 postseason slate, finishing with a 418-277 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Florida set the terms early in a game that finished 41-15. Evan McPherson 21 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 37, 'minutes': 5} left in the first quarter, giving Florida the first major swing.

Florida's box score carried the story: 418 total yards, 248 rushing yards, and 170 passing yards. Michigan finished with 277 total yards, including 71 on the ground and 206 through the air.

Florida converted 8-15 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Florida led 13-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Lamical Perine run for 53 yds for a TD (Evan McPherson KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Evan McPherson 21 yd FG GOOD (Florida led 3-0 over Michigan).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Shea Patterson pass complete to Donovan Peoples-Jones for 9 yds for a TD (Jake Moody KICK) (Michigan led 7-3 over Florida).

  • Field Goal Good

    Jake Moody 48 yd FG GOOD (Michigan led 10-6 over Florida).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Feleipe Franks run for 20 yds for a TD (Evan McPherson KICK) (Florida led 13-10 over Michigan).

  • Field Goal Good

    Evan McPherson 26 yd FG GOOD (Florida led 6-7 over Michigan).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Feleipe Franks pass complete to Lamical Perine for 5 yds for a TD (Evan McPherson KICK) (Florida led 20-10 over Michigan).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    41-15

    Florida defeated Michigan.

  • Total yards

    418-277

    Florida held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    248

    Florida averaged 6.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    170

    Florida averaged 7.1 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-15

    Florida's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-14

    Michigan's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticMichiganFlorida
Total Yards277418
Passing Yards206170
Rushing Yards71248
First Downs1415
Third Down Efficiency6-148-15
Fourth Down Efficiency0-11-1
Total Penalties (Yards)4-225-40
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts19-3014-24
Rushing Attempts2836
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs03
Kicking Points710
Possession Time26:0329:14
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)