GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators and Tennessee Volunteers will meet on the football field for the 54th time in program history this Saturday. Florida holds the all-time series lead over Tennessee, 32-21. That includes a 26-8 record since 1990.
The Gators will hit the road this week to play at Neyland Stadium, a venue they haven’t won at since 2020 but have a venue where they hold an 11-6 record since 1990.
“Going to play in Knoxville against a team that in my opinion has a ton of capability and certainly has been impressive so far this year,” Florida head coach Billy Napier said. I know they struggled a little bit last week, but in our league right now, heck, each week is like an NFL game. It’s coming down to the last seconds. We’ve got respect for Tennessee. Obviously this is a rivalry game, one that has a ton of history and tradition. I grew up watching this game and have a ton of family dynamics here in terms of having history with this game.”
How to watch the Florida Gators vs Tennesse Volunteers
Date : Saturday, Oct 12
Time : 7:00 p.m.
Location : Neyland Stadium (101,915), Knoxville, Tennessee
TV: ESPN — Channel (Cox): 7 / 1007 [HD] Channel (DirecTV): 8 [HD]
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: SiriusXM Channel: 390
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On The Call
Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen
Analyst: Louis Riddick
Reporter: Kris Budden
Betting lines
Spread: Florida +15.5 (-110), Tennessee -15.5 (-110)
Over/Under: 57
Moneyline: Florida (+450), UCF (-600)
Game Notes
- Week 7 marks the 54th all-time meeting between Florida and Tennessee including the 28th matchup in Knoxville.
- The Orange & Blue boasts a 32-21 record in the series featuring victories in 17 of the last 19 matchups.
- The Gators have not lost a home game to the Volunteers since 2003, owning 10-straight home wins in the series.
- Despite falling, 38-33, in the team’s last trip to Knoxville in 2022, Florida is 6-2 in Knoxville since 2006.
- In last year’s meeting, unranked Florida upset No. 11 Tennessee by two scores in The Swamp, 29-16.
- In two games vs. Tennessee under HCBilly Napier, Florida is averaging 31.0 PPG and 471.5 YPG.
- Since 2018 (six games), Florida has outscored Tennessee by 101 points (212-111), equating to a spread of 16.8 PPG.
- Florida has totaled 300-plus yards of offense vs. Tennessee in nine straight games and in 14 of the last 15 meetings.
- The Gators also have rushed for 100-plus yards in 17 of the last 18 matchups.
- Florida has scored 26-plus points in each of the last nine meetings vs. Tennessee.
- This is the third meeting (1-1) between Napierand UT’s Josh Heupel as head coach
- The Gators have won back-to-back games vs. Power Four opponents by a combined margin of 28 points (69-41).
- In Week 6 vs. UCF, Florida’s two-QB tandem of Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway finished with a combined completion
percentage above 82% for the second-straight game (23-of-28, 82.1% / 26-for-28, 92.9%, UF single-game record). - Mertz and Lagway went a combined 49-of-56 passing (87.5%) with four touchdowns and zero interceptions as
Florida posted back-to-back wins in Weeks 4 & 6. - Mertz and Lagway are one of two FBS QB duos with 600-plus passing yards apiece (the other being Texas).
- Led by first-year senior analyst Joe Houston, Florida ranks fourth in the FBS in net punting (45.59), eighth in punt
return defense (0.50), 14th in punt return average (16.67) and 37th in kick return average (22.86) - Florida enters Week 7 ranking 15th in the FBS in passer rating (167.3) and 35th in passing offense (268.6).
- C Jake Slaughter grades No. 1 in the FBS in pass blocking (90.2) and No. 15 overall (75.0) out of 281 FBS centers.
- He pairs with Week 4’s SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week in T Austin Barber, who became UF’s first OL to score a
TD in 300 games in the win at Mississippi State, as well as one of two FBS OL to score this season
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