Gators to open 2022 season with three night games
The Florida Gators will kick off the 2022 season under the lights at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Florida will open the campaign on Sept. 3 hosting Utah at 7 p.m. on ESPN. The matchup will be the first game of a home-and-home series against the Utes for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Florida and Utah’s only previous meeting came in 1977 when the Gators claimed a 38-29 victory in Gainesville.
The Kentucky Wildcats will make the trip down to Gainesville on Sept. 10 for a 7 p.m. kickoff on ESPN. It will be the 73rd meeting between the two teams with the Gators leading the series 53-19.
The Gators will then host South Florida on Sept. 17, kicking off at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network. UF and USF will meet for the second consecutive year and just the third time ever. The Gators traveled to Tampa and downed the Bulls 42-20 in 2021.
Meanwhile, the matchup between UF and Eastern Washington on Oct. 1 will kick off at noon on ESPN+/SECN+. The game will be the first-ever meeting between the Gators and the Eagles.
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SEC Network kicks off the season in Knoxville on Thursday, Sept. 1 with Tennessee hosting Ball State at 7 p.m. ET in Neyland Stadium. SECN’s season opener is one of 35 matchups featuring Southeastern Conference squads across ESPN networks in the first three weeks of the season, including 10 televised on SEC Network.
SECN is set for a trio of tripleheaders to kickoff 2022, including SEC Saturday Night Presented by T-Mobile matchups featuring CFP finalist Alabama in Week 1 (Saturday, Sept. 3 | 7:30 p.m.) and an All-Florida feature with USF traveling to Gainesville to take on Florida in Week 3 (Saturday, Sept. 17 | 7:30 p.m.). The last two teams standing last season, Georgia and Alabama, are set for the 4 p.m. window on SECN in Weeks 2 & 3, respectively.
Gators schedule, known kickoff times and broadcast info
| Date | Opponent | Network | Time |
| September 3 | Utah | ESPN | 7:00 pm |
| September 10 | Kentucky | ESPN | 7:00 pm |
| September 17 | South Florida | SECN | 7:30 pm |
| October 1 | Eastern Washington | ESPN+/SECN+ | Noon |
| October 29 | Georgia | CBS | 3:30 pm |
| November 25 | at FSU | ABC | 7:30 pm |
