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Tyrion Davis-Price set a one-game LSU Football run record at 287 yards, with the Tigers beating Florida 49-42 in Saturday afternoon’s Homecoming at Tiger Stadium.
Davis-Price, a junior from Baton Rouge, thrilled the local crowd with 36 runs, including touchdown runs of 18, 40 and 25 yards. Quarterback Max Johnson hooked up with junior wide receiver Jaray Jenkins for three more goals, including a 1-yard score in the fourth and a goal with 3:30 remaining in the showdown that gave LSU its final lead. TD was Johnson’s only passing attempt in the fourth quarter.
In the next run, LSU senior midfielder Damone Clark intercepted Florida on the LSU 30-yard line, allowing Davis-Price and Tigers fouls to time out. Early in the competition, second-year cornerback Dwight McGlothern – starting for the second time in his LSU career – returned a 37-yard intercept for a touchdown to put LSU 28-13 ahead just 48 seconds into the second half.
LSU (4-3, 2-2 SEC) finished with 321 clean yards while holding Florida to 138. The Tigers scored 21 points from four turnovers.
Florida dropped to 4-3 overall and 2-3 in SEC games. The Gators used two fullbacks – starting Emory Jones and reserve Anthony Richardson. Jones had 12 of 19 for 161 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, while Richardson had 10 of 19 passes for 167 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Richardson led Florida with a net 37 yards with one score, while Justin Shorter had six catches for 113 yards and scored two goals.
Step by step recap
Florida led 6-0 at 7:55 minutes in the first quarter when running back Dameon Pierce scored in a 6-yard blast, closing out a six-game, 59-yard run.
LSU defensive tackle Neil Farrell Jr. blocked the Gators extra points attempt after a touchdown. The blocked PAT was LSU’s first since 2018, when Austin Deculus blocked an extra point against Alabama.
The Tigers marched 90 yards in 13 games to take a 7-6 lead with 14:29 remaining in the second period. An 18-yard run by Davis-Price capped the run, which was highlighted by Johnson’s 3rd and 15th finish to Jenkins to the 48-yard LSU line.
Florida moved to the 38-yard LSU line late in the quarter, but cornerback Cordale Flott interrupted Florida QB Emory Jones’ pass and midfielder Micah Baskerville caught the ball in the air and returned it to the Gators ’28.
The Tigers scored in the next game when Johnson hit Jenkins on a 28-yard TD antenna, increasing LSU’s lead to 14-6 with 8:31 remaining at the break.
In the next Florida game, LSU safety Jay Ward intercepted quarterback Anthony Richardson’s pass and returned it to Florida 21. The Tigers took the opportunity when Johnson hit Jenkins with a 5-yard touchdown, and LSU led 21. -6 with 6:51 remaining in the second period.
Jones threw Hail Mary’s pass 42 yards in the final game of the first half, which was caught by wide receiver Justin Shorter in the finish zone to reduce the deficit to 21-13 at half-time.
In the third game of the second half, Jones’ pass on the third down was caught by McGlothern and returned 37 yards for a touchdown. The pick of six was LSU’s first since December 19, 2020, when Ward returned a 31-yard intercept to score against Ole Miss.
The Gators responded as Richardson set up eight games, a 75-yard run that ended in their five-yard TD run. Richardson also ran for a two-point conversion, reducing the Tigers’ lead to 28-21 with 11:01 remaining in the third period.
LSU needed just three games to respond as Davis-Price fired 40 yards into the end zone to close out a 75-yard march at the 10:08 mark in the third quarter.
However, Florida again reduced the deficit to seven points, moved 75 yards in six games and scored when Richardson hit a five-yard TD pass for Shorter.
The Gators tied the game at 35-35 with 3:45 remaining in the period, as Richardson ended the game six, running 65 yards with an 11-yard pass to Pierce.
The Tigers roared back to regain the lead when Price ran 25 yards to call, completing a 10-play, 75-yard march with 14:27 remaining in play.
Florida tied the game at 42-42 when Richardson landed a 33-yard TD pass into wide receiver Jacob Copeland, sealing possession 13-play, 75 yards at the 9:14 mark of the fourth period.
LSU advanced again, moving 68 yards in 10 games and scoring on a one-yard pass from Johnson to Jenkins with 3:30 left in the competition.
After a touchback by LSU’s Avery Atkins in the kickoff, Florida managed to make a first down Richardson’s third at home. With less than 2 minutes to play, the Florida quarterback was pressed through the middle by a defensive tackle from LSU Jaquelin Roy and threw a high pass along the left line that was caught by Clark at LSU 30.
