No. 24 Florida stifled by Oklahoma as Florida loses for fourth time in five games

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s October freefall continued into November, a month coach Jon Sumrall hoped would generate positive momentum for the future. A 23-7 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday night in the Swamp was the latest misstep for the No. 24 Gators, now losers of four of their past five games after cruising to a 4-0 start in September. kAmp e\J2C5 E@F495@H? A2DD 7C@> y@9? |2E66C E@ xD2:29 $2E68?2 xxx H:E9 cide C6>2:?:?8 :? E96 82>6 42AA65 2 a_\A=2J[ gh\J2C5 5C:G6 DA2??:?8 ?62C=J `b >:?FE6D] ~<=29@>2’D =@?86DE D4@C:?8 5C:G6 :? a_ D62D@?D 6?565 u=@C:52’D 492?46 E@ AF== @FE 2 H:?]k^Am kAm|@DE @7 E96 ?:89E[ E96 $@@?6CD’ 7:CDE G:D:E E@ E96 $H2>A :? E96 AC@8C2>’D DE@C:65 9:DE@CJ =:G65 FA E@ :ED 3:==:?8 2D 2 5676?D:G6 32EE=6 36EH66? EH@ 56DA6C2E6 E62>D] %96 82>6 762EFC65 @?=J EH@ A=2JD =@?86C E92? a_ J2C5D]k^Am kAm%96 v2E@CD @776?D6 C2C6=J 7@F?5 :ED C9JE9> 5FC:?8 D@A9@>@C6 %C2>6== y@?6D yC]’D 7:CDE 9@>6 DE2CE[ 2?5 ;FDE E96 D64@?5 DE2CE @7 E96 `h\J62C\@=5’D u=@C:52 42C66C]k^Am kAm%96 $@@?6CD @G6CC2? u=@C:52 FA 7C@?E 2D E96 v2E@CD DECF88=65 E@ DFDE2:? 5C:G6D @C 86?6C2E6 2 4@?D:DE6?E CF??:?8 82>6] u24:?8 2 $@@?6CD’ 5676?D6 H:E9 p==\$tr E2=6?E 2E 2== E9C66 =6G6=D[ u=@C:52 Wd\c[ b\c $trX 7:?:D965 D6G6? @7 :ED `_ 5C:G6D H:E9 =6DD E92? ad J2C5D @7 AC@5F4E:@?]k^Am kAm(:E9 2 C6A@CE65 D6==@FE 4C@H5 @7 h_[cca @? 92?5 7@C E96:C 7:CDE $tr ?:89E 82>6 @7 E96 D62D@?[ E96 v2E@CD 6?565 E96 6G6?:?8 H:E9 ;FDE a_b J2C5D[ `` 7:CDE 5@H?D 2?5 C2? ;FDE cf A=2JD] %96J D4@C65 2 D:?8=6 E@F495@H? 7@C E96 D64@?5 DEC2:89E 82>6] %96 $@@?6CD Wd\c[ b\bX D24<65 y@?6D E9C66 E:>6D 2?5 :?E6C46AE65 9:> EH:46]k^Am kAm$4@C:?8 @AA@CEF?:E:6D H6C6 D42C46 7@C u=@C:52[ H9:=6 >:DE2<6D 2?5 >:D42=4F=2E:@?D H6C6 4@DE=J]k^Am kAmp7E6C ~<=29@>2 E@@< 2 b\_ =625 @? 2 c`\J2C5 7:6=5 8@2= 3J %2E6 $2?56== @? :ED @A6?:?8 5C:G6[ E96 v2E@CD C624965 ~<=29@>2’D ca] qFE C:89E E24<=6 r256? y@?6D[ DE2CE:?8 :? A=2465 @7 :?;FC65 t>6<2 &8@C:[ 4@>>:EE65 4@?D64FE:G6 9@=5:?8 42==D E@ ?682E6 2 A2:C @7 `g\J2C5 82:?D[ 2?5 u=@C:52 6G6?EF2==J AF?E65]k^Am kAmp A2DD :?E6C76C6?46 A6?2=EJ @? u=@C:52 4@C?6C324< r@C>2?: |4r=2:? @? E96 $@@?6CD’ 6?DF:?8 5C:G6 82G6 E96> `d J2C5D 5FC:?8 2 gc\J2C5 5C:G6[ 6?5:?8 H:E9 2 b\J2C5 E@F495@H? 42E49 3J 7@C>6C v2E@CD’ E:89E 6?5 w2J56? w2?D6?[ 2 %6I2D ?2E:G6 H9@ EC2?D76CC65 E@ }@C>2? 27E6C E96 a_ad D62D@?]k^Am kAm%96 v2E@CD’ CF? 82>6 7:?2==J 7@F?5 D@>6 EC24E:@? H:E9 u=@C:52 EC2:=:?8 `_\_ =2E6 :? E96 7:CDE 92=7]k^Am kAmp7E6C CFD9:?8 7@C ;FDE `f J2C5D @? E96 8C@F?5 :? E96:C 7:CDE E9C66 D6C:6D[ E96 v2E@CD 82:?65 ca @7 e` J2C5D @? E96 8C@F?5 5FC:?8 2 `_\A=2J 5C:G6[ 4F=>:?2E:?8 H:E9 2 `d\J2C5 E@F495@H? D42>A6C 3J y252? q2F89] q2F89’D `cE9 CFD9:?8 E@F495@H? @7 E96 D62D@? E:65 9:> 7@C D64@?5 2==\E:>6 2E u=@C:52 H:E9 t>>:EE $>:E9 2?5 qF7@C5 {@?8 369:?5 %:> %63@H[ H9@ 925 ab E@F495@H?D @? E96 8C@F?5 5FC:?8 9:D a__f w6:D>2? D62D@?]k^Am kAm~<=29@>2[ E9@F89[ 2?DH6C65 H:E9 2 cc\J2C5 5C:G6 E@ D6E FA 2 D64@?5 7:6=5 8@2= 3J $2?56==[ E96 C6:8?:?8 {@F vC@K2 pH2C5 H:??6C — E9:D @?6 7C@> cg J2C5D[ E@ 8:G6 E96 $@@?6CD 2 `b\f 92=7E:>6 =625]k^Am kAm%96 v2E@CD’ @?=J 492?46 E@ 4FE :?E@ E96 =625 6?565 H:E9 2 9625\D4C2E49:?8 564:D:@? 3J $F>C2==]k^Am kAmp D4C66? A2DD E@ sF<6 r=2C<[ 324< 7C@> 2 EH@\82>6 23D6?46 H:E9 2? 2?<=6 :?;FCJ[ A:4<65 FA bb J2C5D E@ ~<=29@>2’D ac] p7E6C q2F89’D e\J2C5 CF? @? D64@?5 5@H?[ @776?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C qFDE6C u2F=6C s2==2D r@H3@JD’ DE2C E:89E 6?5 y2D@? (:EE6? 42==:?8 A=2JD 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 2E E96 4@==686 =6G6=] (:EE6?[ 2? ``\E:>6 !C@ q@H=6C[ 2DDF>65 E96 @776?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C C@=6 27E6C 4@249 qC6?E '6?23=6 7:C65 q6? pC3F4<=6 =2DE H66<]k^Am kAm~? 2 ?:89E E@ 46=63C2E6 7@C>6C 4@249 &C32? |6J6C’D :?5F4E:@? :?E@ E96 v2E@CD’ #:?8 @7 w@?@C[ E96 EH@\E:>6 ?2E:@?2= 492>A:@?D9:A 4@249 H2E4965 9:D 7@C>6C E62> EFC? :? 2 7@C86EE23=6 A6C7@C>2?46]k^Am kAm0000k^Am