Florida was forced to punt on its opening possession, and Texas capitalized with a seven-play, 85-yard touchdown drive that ended in a 29-yard pass from Quinn Ewers to Matthew Golden. The Gators fumbled on the ensuing possession, and Ewers found tight end Gunnar Helm for a 22-yard touchdown two plays later.

The Texas Longhorns successfully defended their home field on Saturday from the Florida Gators, 49-17, as the two schools faced each other for the first time in 84 years. The loss kept the Orange and

Following the loss, the FPI dropped Florida three spots from No. 25 to No. 28, with the team’s overall rating dropping from 10.3 points in last week’s results to 9.3 this week. That wedges the Gators between the No. 27 BYU Cougars and No. 29 Kansas Jayhawks.