It took Florida more than a quarter of football to find the end zone against Tennessee-Martin.
Despite facing the inferior Skyhawks — who finished last season 2-9 and second to last in the FCS Ohio Valley Conference — on their home field, the Gators mustered only an Evan McPherson field goal in the first 21 minutes of play.
The touchdown drought came to an end with 8:45 left in the second quarter when senior receiver Van Jefferson got behind the UTM defense on a deep post. Quarterback Feleipe Franks found his top target, who trotted across the goal line uncontested.