Florida trolls Brian Kelly before postgame press conference after Gators' 27-16 win over LSU

For the first time since 2016, a Brian Kelly-led team will not win at least 10 games.

As No. 22 LSU dropped its matchup against Florida on Saturday, a 27-16 loss, the Tigers fell to 6-4 on the season with just two games remaining. 

And the Florida Gators social media team rubbed it in after the Gators upset the Tigers.

Please don't damage our tables coach. pic.twitter.com/iN66QdkZYC

— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 17, 2024

The Gators were mocking Kelly's postgame press conference following the Tigers' loss to USC in Las Vegas to open the season. Kelly repeatedly banged the table while lamenting the fact that LSU did not put that game away when it had the chance.

Saturday marked LSU's third consecutive loss, a streak that's virtually eliminated their chances at a playoff appearance this season. After falling to USC to open the 2024 season then racking up losses to Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida in recent weeks, things aren't going so well in Baton Rouge. 

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How did Kelly respond to another Tigers loss Saturday? Here's a brief look at how the Gators came out of the matchup victorious, plus what LSU's third-year head coach had to say after the game.

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LSU's loss to Florida

The Gators, who came into Saturday's game at just 4-5, struck first against the Tigers. After just a five-play drive, quarterback DJ Lagway hit wide receiver Elijhah Badger for a 23-yard score.

Florida strikes first vs LSU pic.twitter.com/8AoM7D2RN2

— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) November 16, 2024

That wound up being Lagway's only touchdown pass of the day, but Badger finished with a team-leading 131 receiving yards as a key component of Florida's offense.

Garrett Nussmeier helped LSU tie things up at seven in the second quarter, finding wide receiver Aaron Anderson for a 28-yard touchdown. The two teams traded field goals in the middle quarters from there, setting up a 10-10 tie at halftime and a 13-13 tie entering the final quarter. 

The Gators' successful fourth quarter offense, and the Tigers' inability to complete drives, was what sealed the game's result. Ja'Kobi Jackson ran for a one-yard score to put Florida up, and all LSU's offense could get in the fourth quarter was a 38-yard field goal.

Jadan Bough's 55-yard touchdown run gave Billy Napier's squad the 27-16 advantage that became the final result.

— College Football Headlines (@CFBHeadlines) November 16, 2024

The Tigers struggled with fumbles in the second half as well. At one point, Nussmeier lost the ball and it was recovered by LSU offensive lineman Emery Jones Jr., who also fumbled, giving possession to the Gators. Nussmeier finished with two fumbles on top of his 260 passing yards and one touchdown, and the junior quarterback completed just 27 of his 47 passes, a 57.4% completion percentage. 

During the game, Kelly was seen having a heated conversion with his wide receiver, Chris Hilton Jr.

— Hunter McCann (@mccann_hunter) November 16, 2024

What Brian Kelly said after LSU's fourth loss

Despite any anticipated press conference fireworks in the aftermath of another deflating Tigers loss, Kelly didn't say much that was unexpected. LSU dominated the time of possession battle (41:48 vs. 18:12) in Saturday's matchup, yet it failed to score often, something Kelly expressed his frustration with.

"We can't keep taking points off the board," Kelly said. "Drives have to be converted. You can't just continue to move the ball up and down the field and not convert it into points. They don't give you a pat on the back because you had the ball longer."

Kelly paid his respects to the Gators, who have also had a lost season.

"They played well," Kelly said. "We did not do enough to eliminate some of the mistakes that have been haunting us the couple of weeks."

The Tigers have just two games remaining in what's become a disappointing 2024 campaign, but Kelly said he wants to see fight from his group over the final stretch of the regular season.

"Do you want to fight or not? Do you want to fight and take responsibility as coaches and players that we're not playing well and we're struggling right now?" Kelly said. "At the end of the day, it's about overcoming adversity and fighting through these last two games, that are at home, that we desperately want to win."