Florida 31, East Carolina 24 

1. Just when it seemed like East Carolina was going to make a long day even tougher for the SEC, Joey Ivey sacked ECU’s Blake Kemp, forced the fumble, and the Gators survived.

2. Florida could never get comfortable. Down 14-10 in the third, the Gators got a six-yard Demarcus Robinson touchdown catch, and Jalen Tabor returned an interception for a score and a 24-14 lead. The seven-yard Kelvin Taylor touchdown run in the fourth for a 31-17 lead was just enough to hang on.

3. East Carolina made way too many mistakes, but it got in the position to keep it close with a Blake Kemp seven-yard pass to Bryce Williams to pull within seven. The Pirates had one more shot, but the Gator defense held on with the takeaway.

Florida

– Will Grier completed 10-of-17 passes for 151 yards and two scores with an interception. Treon Harris completed 5-of-8 passes for 54 yards.

– Florida only averaged 4.4 yards per carry with Kelvin Taylor leading the way with 55 yards and a score on 16 carries.

– Florida committed 12 penalties for 105 yards with two turnovers

East Carolina

– The ECU running game didn’t go anywhere. The Pirates ran 22 times for -13 yards. Chris Hairston ran 17 times for 15 yards.

– Blake Kemp completed 34-of-54 passes for 333 yards and three touchdowns with an interception. Isaiah Jones caught 14 passes for 135 yards and a score

– East Carolina was penalized nine times for 65 yards and turned the ball over three times