How to watch, stream, and bet the Florida Gators vs. Tennessee Volunteers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators will host the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this Saturday. It will be the 53rd installment of the rivalry game and the 22nd time the teams will meet in Gainesville.
Tennessee (2-0) started the season with a 49-13 win over Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on September 2. The Volunteers shook off a slow start to beat Austin Peay 30-13. Florida (1-1) opened the season with a 24-11 loss at then-No. 14 Utah on August 31. Florida opened its home schedule Saturday night with a 49-7 win over McNeese.
Florida Gators vs. Tennessee Volunteers game info
- Date: Saturday, September 16
- Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
- Channel: ESPN
- Radio: ESPN Gainesville – WRUF | The Varsity Network | SiriusXM 136 or 201 | SiriusXM App
- Mobile: ESPN App
- Gator Walk: Gator Walk is scheduled for 4:40 pm.
On the Call
Play-by-Play: Chris Fowler
Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit
Reporter: Holly Rowe
How to bet the game
| Spread | Total (O/U) | Moneyline | |
| Tennessee | -6.5 -110 | 58.5 -110 | -250 |
| Florida | +6.5 -110 | 58.5 -110 | +200 |
- Florida won seven games against the spread last season, failing to cover six times.
- The Gators are 0-2 against the spread in 2023.
- Billy Napier is just 36-32-1 ATS as a head coach.
Storylines
- The Swamp is SOLD OUT for the Tennessee game
- Billy Napier encourages Florida Gators to wear blue on Saturday night
- Florida Gators week three depth chart
- Three takeaways from the Gators’ latest depth chart
- Final Injury report
- Kingsley Eguakun cleared for Tennessee game
- Florida Gators built depth, and experience in the absence of Kingsley Eguakun
- Is this a must-win game for Billy Napier and the Florida Gators?
- Tennessee anticipates getting senior center Cooper Mays back
- Brandon Spikes is letting the players know what the Tennessee rivalry means
- Double take with de la Torre: Austin Armstrong’s first test with Florida Gators
- What Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said about the Gators
- Napier: Gators were ‘really sharp’ during Tuesday prep for Vols
- New wrinkle unveiled with Eugene Wilson III as Gators feed him more
- Back in time: A look at Graham Mertz and Joe Milton as recruits
- Billy Napier emphasized history of Florida Gators Tennessee Vols rivalry
- Florida Gators freshmen report: Which rookies are making an impact
- Florida vs. Tennessee media predictions
Notes
- Florida hosts Tennessee for the 22nd time in the 53rd all-time meeting between the two programs.
- The Gators boast a 31-21 record in the series featuring victories in 16 of the last 18 matchups.
- The Gators have not lost a home game to the Volunteers since 2003, owning nine straight home wins in the series.
- UF drubbed Tennessee in the Vols’ last visit to the Swamp in 2021, 38-14, totaling 505 yards including 283 on the ground.
- Only 11 UF players including two starters (center Kingsley Eguakun and cornerback Jason Marshall Jr.) remain from the 2021 game.
- The Gators have totaled 300-plus yards of offense against Tennessee in eight straight games and in 13 of the last 14 meetings. The Gators also have rushed for 100-plus yards in 16 of the last 17 matchups.
- Florida has scored 31-plus points in each of the last five meetings vs. UT and 26-plus points in eight in a row.
- The Gators are coming off its best defensive performance (112 yards allowed) in 86 games – since Sept. 17, 2016 vs. North Texas (53).
- In year one under DC Austin Armstrong, Florida ranks first in the Power Five and third in the FBS in total defense with 191.0 yards allowed per game. The Gators have surrendered just 150 total yards across their last six quarters.
- Florida also ranks eighth in the FBS and fifth in the P5 in passing defense with 115.5 passing yards allowed per game.
- Meanwhile, the Tennessee offense ranks 22nd in the P5 with 477.5 scrimmage yards per game.
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