Tebow, No. 1 Gators Continue Dominance

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Black pants, black helmets and another team-wide celebration.

No matter what Georgia does to change its luck against Florida, the result usually stays the same.

Tim Tebow accounted for four touchdowns, A.J. Jones had two huge interceptions and top-ranked Florida beat the Bulldogs 41-17 Saturday for its 17th win in the last 20 meetings between the Southeastern Conference rivals.

The Gators (8-0, 6-0) extended the nation's longest winning streak to 18 games and clinched at least a share of the SEC East title. Florida can secure a spot in the conference title game if Tennessee beats South Carolina later Saturday.

The Bulldogs (4-4, 3-3) lost for the third time in four games.

This one hurt more than the others. Georgia spent the last 12 months stewing about last year's 49-10 loss, a game in which Florida coach Urban Meyer called two timeouts in the final 44 seconds to prolong their misery.

The Dawgs placed pictures of Meyer signaling timeout all around their facility for motivation. Players seemed to get a little extra oomph early Saturday when they came out of the locker room in black pants and black helmets, a different look for a team that usually wears white jerseys, silver pants and red helmets on the road. The Bulldogs had never worn black helmets.

The extra juice didn't last long though, Florida scored touchdowns on its first two possessions, led 24-10 at halftime and essentially put the game out of reach on the opening possession of the second half.

To make matters worse, Tebow also broke Herschel Walker's SEC record for rushing touchdowns.

The star quarterback slipped up the middle and ran mostly untouched for a 23-yard score with 1:32 remaining in the first half. He dropped the ball briefly, and the field judge picked it up. But Tebow ran back, grabbed it out of his hand and carried it to the sideline.

Florida will be back in the Swamp next week to take on Vanderbilt.