The Florida Gators are College Football Playoff contenders, but they're stubbornly putting chunks in the resume of SEC programs competing for the playoff. 

The Gators entered Saturday's matchup on the road against No. 11 Kentucky having lost in blowouts in back-to-back weeks to Georgia and Oklahoma. With a 5-4 record, Florida was looking to play spoiler against the Wildcats.

Florida trailed UK 7-2 at halftime, but scored 19 points in the second half to earn a 21-14 upset and improve to 6-4 under first-year head coach Jon Sumrall. The Gators got the better of first-year head coach Will Stein. 

Here are three things we learned from Florida's win.

The Gators started the season 4-0 with a big 52-28 win over Ole Miss on Sept. 27. Florida earned an another upset win over then-No. 7 Texas in Austin by a score of 27-24. The win over Texas came after blowout losses to Mizzou and South Carolina.

While Florida has not played consistent this season, Sumrall has gotten his team to show promise for the future with wins over CFP contenders. Kentucky lost to Tennessee last week, but a chance to stay in the CFP race by running the table. 

Florida said no. 

Aaron Philo got the start against Kentucky after Tramell Jones Jr.s struggles against Oklahoma. Both Philo and Jones have played inconsistent this season.

Philo went 16 of 24 passing for 119 yards. But it was his legs that made the difference on Saturday. He rushed for 102 yards and a score in 15 carries. He led UF in rushing. While Jadan Baugh was limited to 69 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries, Florida as a while added 211 yards on the ground on 48 carries.

Look for Philo to make more plays with on the ground.

Penalties have been a frustration for Sumrall all season. That was a point of emphasis for the team to clean up for the remainder of the season.

On Saturday, the Gators were penalized more than Kentucky. The Wildcats were alleged five times for 23 yards. But UF was penalized six times for 45 yards. 

That's an improvement from how often the Gators have been penalized in losses. When Florida plays a clean game, it can hang with anybody in the SEC.