No. 2 FSU rolls to 37-7 win at rival Florida

FSU remains on track to play for a national championship, while UF ended an injury-plagued season with a 4-8 overall record. It was the Gators' first losing season since 1979.

The Florida Gators put up a tougher fight than many expected, but No. 2 Florida State still rolled to 37-7 win in the Swamp.

Florida challenged Florida State early in the contest.

The Gators received the opening kickoff and were forced to punt on the first possession, but UF's defense quickly showed its not backing dowwn against FSU's potent offense.

Loucheiz Purifoy battled for a deep Jameis Winston pass and ended up picking off the Seminoles' Heisman Trophy candidate at the FSU 13-yard line to end the Seminoles' first drive of the contest.

Trey Burton then gave the Gators' offense a boost out of the wildcat formation, pulling off a 50-yard run. The UF offense stalled and kicker Austin Hardin could not connect on a 49-yard field goal.

UF's injury problems flared up again during the drive. Burton suffered a shoulder injury during the 50-yard gain and headed to the locker room for treatment. Burton typically runs the wild cat for the Gators, taking pressure off third-string quarterback Skyler Mornhinweg tasked with running the offense thanks to a slew of injuries.

At halftime, UF confirmed Burton was out for the remainder of the game due to a shoulder injury. He was slated to play a major role for the offense.

Winston connected with Nick O'Leary for a 24-yard gain, but the FSU offense sputtered and Winston was sacked once. However, the Seminoles moved the ball well enough to put Roberto Aguayo in a position to connect on a 49-yard field goal. The kick gave FSU a 3-0 lead at the 3:43 mark in the first quarter.

FSU seemed to find its footing late in the second quarter.

Winston connected with Kelvin Benjamin 45-yard touchdown pass. The Aguayo extra point gave FSU a 10-0 lead at the 4:24 mark in the second quarter.

After the Gators were forced to punt, Winston hit Benjamin again for a 29-yard touchdown pass. The Aguayo extra point gave FSU a 17-0 lead with 29 seconds left in the second quarter.

UF stopped FSU early in the third quarter, but the Gators' offense struggled. Mornhinweg was hit as he was releasing the ball, fumbling. FSU recovered it. A few players latter Aguayo hit a field goal to extend FSU's lead to 20-0.