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Florida Football: Five Keys To A Gator Victory Over Missouri

By Jeremy Rogers

Oct 10, 2015; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock (3) is sacked by Florida Gators defensive lineman Cece Jefferson (96) during the second half at Faurot Field. Florida won 21-3. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock (3) is sacked by Florida Gators defensive lineman Cece Jefferson (96) during the second half at Faurot Field. Florida won 21-3. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators wide receiver Antonio Callaway (81) returns a punt 85 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter past Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Rashaan Evans (32) in the 2015 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 5, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida Gators wide receiver Antonio Callaway (81) returns a punt 85 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter past Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Rashaan Evans (32) in the 2015 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

5. How about scoring a special teams touchdown?

Do you remember the last time the Gators got a special teams touchdown?

Try 11 months ago in the SEC Championship against Alabama.

Antonio Callaway had a 85-yard punt return touchdown in that game.

Since then, the Gators don’t have a single special teams TD.

In five games this season, they have yet to take a punt or kick off return to the house. Callaway is still the primary punt returner, but he only has 32 return yards on nine attempts.

Special teams touchdowns don’t happen all that often, but when they do, they can be a game-changing factor.

Missouri has one punt return touchdown on the year, so they’re not a huge threat in that phase.

Even if special teams can’t score a touchdown, getting big gains on kickoff or punt returns can set the offense up with a short field and that can certainly help a unit that already struggles to score as it is.

So will this be the game that the Florida special teams unit ends their 11-month touchdown drought?

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