Game 4
Florida 65, Kentucky 0
September 28, 1996, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field, Gainesville, Fla. 
Attendance: 85,422

A ferocious Florida defense turns in a dominating performance and the special teams dazzles a crowd of 85,422 and a CBS regional television audience as the top-ranked Gators man-handle Kentucky 65-0 for the biggest SEC shutout win in school history.
The Gator defense holds Kentucky to just 67 yards in total offense, the lowest total ever by a UF SEC opponent and just a yard short of tying the school record of 66 set vs. Tulane in 1961. The Wildcats are held to three downs and a punt on their first seven possessions and move the yardsticks for their initial first down with 3:19 remaining in the first half. Overall, the Gator defense allows just five first downs on the day - again the lowest total by an SEC team vs. UF and just short of the school record of four set vs. Miami in 1974. 
Kentucky is also shutout on third-down conversions (0-for-16) and is forced to punt 13 times. Sophomore Jacquez Green returns two punts for a touchdown to establish a UF record and tie SEC and NCAA records. Green's first return - a 66-yarder - is the first punt return for a touchdown by a UF player since Ricky Nattiel's 67-yarder vs. Mississippi State in 1984.  Less than three minutes later on the game clock, Green  tacks on a 79-yarder for a touchdown. Green becomes the fifth player in SEC history to have two punt returns for a TD in a game and the first
since 1974. 
Green's efforts highlight 272 yards in punt returns for UF on the day, as the Gators establish a SEC and UF single-game record for most punt return yards in a game.
For the fourth straight time this year, Danny Wuerffel directs the Gator offense for a TD on its first drive of the game and the Gators score seven of the nine times they touch the ball in the first half. Wuerffel sets a school record with 121 consecutive passes without an interception before an errant second-quarter toss is picked off by UK's Kiyo Wilson. The senior QB finishes the day 21-of-31 for 279 yards and three TDs. His three TDs give him 85 for his career and moves him ahead of BYU's Jim McMahon into fourth place on the NCAA all-time list. 
One of 12 UF receivers to catch a ball, Reidel Anthony is the featured receiver of the day with seven catches for 126 yards and two TDs. 

Other Game Notes
- UF wins its 17th consecutive regular season games and is now 21-0-1 in regular-season games since mid-season of 1994. 
- UF won for the 10th straight time vs. Kentucky and for the 16th time in the last 17 meetings between the two schools. 
- UF won its 15th straight SEC game and it's 20th straight vs. SEC Eastern Division foes since the league began divisional play in 1992. 
- UF is now 20-1 vs. SEC Eastern Divisional foes since divisional play began in 1992, including a current streak of 19 straight versus the East. 
- Ike Hilliard catches a TD pass - the 23rd of his career to move into fourth place on the SEC and UF all-time chart. 
- The Florida defense forces one turnover that leads to a field goal, giving the Gators 15 forced turnovers resulting in 66 points on the year. 
- Matt Teague kicks off 11 times, with nine going into the endzone and eight for touchbacks. 


Scoring Summary & Statistics
Team     1st   2nd   3rd   4th   Final
Kentucky 0     0     0     0     0
Florida  20    21    17    7     65

1st Quarter
UF: 13:57 - Hilliard 34-yard pass from Wuerffel (Edmiston PAT) - 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:03
UF: 11:05 - Edmiston 39-yard field goal - 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:27
UF: 4:24 - Anthony 13-yard pass from Wuerffel (Edmiston PAT) - 3 plays, 39 yards, :50
UF: 0:10 - Edmiston 27-yard field goal - 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:16

2nd Quarter
UF: 10:54 - Anthony 17-yard pass from Wuerffel (Edmiston PAT) - 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:11
UF: 7:33 - Taylor 21-yard run (Edmiston PAT) - 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:44
UF: 0:00 - Williams 1-yard run (Edmiston PAT) - 8 plays, 62 yards, 1:44

3rd Quarter
UF: 12:17 - Green 66-yard punt return
UF: 9:17 - Green 79-yard punt return
UF: 3:13 - Edmiston 34-yard field goal - 8 plays, 18 yards, 3:50

4th Quarter
UF: 9:56 - Richardson 19-yard pass from Johnson (Cooper PAT) - 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:09


Team Statistics

                                                   Florida           		Kentucky
First Downs                                        27                  5
Rushes - Net Yards                                 29-146              35-24
Passing Comp.-Att.-Yds.                            28-43-343           9-23-43
Total Offense                                      489                 67
Penalties-Yards                                    7-82                7-65
Turnovers (Fumbles Lost/Interceptions)             0-2                 0-1
Possession Time                                    27:37               32:23

Individual Statistics
Rushing (Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: T. Jackson 7-46-0; Taylor 6-45-1; Williams 4-29-1; McCaslin 8-15-0; Hilliard 1-13-0; Schottenheimer 1-2-0; Richardson 1-0-0; Wuerffel 1-(-4)-0.
Kentucky: McLaurin 13-34-0; Logan 7-8-0; Daies 5-6-0; White 2-2-0; Couch 5-(-4)-0; Haskins 3-(-22)-0. 

Passing (Completions-Attempts-Yards-Touchdowns-Interceptions)
Florida: Wuerffel 21-31-279-3-1; Schottenheimer 3-6-21-0-0; Johnson 3-5-41-1-1; Brindise 1-1-2-0-0.
Kentucky: Couch 6-18-13-0-1; Haskins 3-5-30-0.

Receiving (Receptions-Yards-Touchdowns)
Florida: Anthony 5-126-2; Green 4-46-0; Hilliard 3-63-1; Richardson 3-26-1; Taylor 3-19-0; McGriff 2-24-0; Mobley 1-11-0; Dubose 1-9-0; Allen 1-7-0; McCaslin 1-5-0; Schiralli 1-2-0. 
Kentucky: McCord 3-32-0; Simms 1-9-0; Spencer 1-5-0; Mason 1-5-0; Curtis 1-1-0; Daies 1-1-0; McLaurin 1-(-10)-0. 

Leading Tacklers (Total Tackles-Sacks)
Florida: Bates 6-0; Kearse 5-0; Rutledge 3-0. 
Kentucky: Hiles 8-0; Wilson 6-0; Boyd 6-0.