The #2 team in the country, Florida Gators, fell on Saturday 27-17 to the Auburn Tigers who were ranked #11 at the time. Many had predicted that this would be too tough of a test for the Gators and they were right. Everything looked good at the half. The Gators were up 17-11 and seemed poised to take the game. However, the Tigers scored 16 points in the second half and their defense shut down the Gators—allowing 0 points.

After the first quarter the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss like where they stood. The score was tied 7-7, which isn’t bad considering they were playing the #7 team in the country in Florida. However, the game ended for USM at this point. They would not score another point despite putting up almost 300 yards in total offense. Florida was too tough and the Golden Eagles to error prone. Florida beat Southern Miss 34-7.