GAINESVILLE — Florida’s 29-21 must-win against Texas was the complete performance the Gators (2-3, 1-1 SEC) needed and had failed to produce during a disappointing September . Coach Billy Napier’s team will need to build on the effort if he’s to keep his job, but Saturday’s performance was a essential step.

Here are five things learned as UF sent home Texas (3-2, 0-1) with a loss during its first trip to Gainesville since 1940.

Napier and the Gators need to summon some killer instinct

Leading 19-7 in the third quarter, Florida faced first-and-10 at the Texas 25 after a 60-yard catch by Vernell Brown III . Three plays and a false start later, Trey Smack kicked a 38-yard field goal that kept Texas within two possessions.

Boos from a sellout crowd followed a 4-yard run by tailb

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