GAINESVILLE — In a fog-shrouded, surreal Senior Night stunner at the Swamp, Florida third-year kicker Evan McPherson missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired during a 37-34 upset loss to LSU.
Moments earlier, Tigers kicker Cade York’s 57-yard field goal cleared the crossbar with 23 seconds remaining to complete a fourth-quarter comeback and give the defending national champions their biggest win of a miserable 2020 season.
York’s game-winning effort followed a bizarre penalty on UF redshirt junior cornerback Marco Wilson in his final home game with the Gators. Wilson was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct with 1:51 remaining when he threw an LSU player’s shoe after a third-down stop by UF appeared to give the Gators a chance to get back the football.