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Live Updates: Florida Gators vs. McNeese Cowboys

On3 imageby:Keith Niebuhr•09/09/23•

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Florida running back Trevor Etienee. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The Florida Gators, still licking their wounds from a Week-1 loss, are back in action Saturday. 

And back home at the Swamp.

Florida (0-1) plays host to McNeese (0-1) in the Gators’ home opener. Recent history would favor the Gators. 

Florida hasn’t lost a home opener since 1989, when the Gators fell to Ole Miss. Florida has won 33 consecutive home openers, which leads the NCAA for the longest active streak in college football.

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For Billy Napier’s Gators, momentum is needed heading into next week’s SEC showdown at home vs. Tennessee. Some good vibes, too.

Last week, Florida fell to No. 14 Utah 24-11 and didn’t play well.

Can the Gators get things moving in the right direction Saturday?

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Florida Gators vs McNeese Cowboys game info​

  • Date: Saturday
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Channel: ESPNU
  • Live Stream: WatchESPN
  • Radio: ESPN Gainesville – WRUF | The Varsity Network | SiriusXM 136 or 201 | SiriusXM App
  • City: Gainesville, Florida
  • Venue: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

On the call: 

Play-by-Play: Beth Mowins
Analyst: Kirk Morrison
Reporter: Stormy Buonantony

Notes of interest

  • Florida has won seven-straight games vs. the FCS and is 22-1 against FCS opponents since 1981.
  • The Gators have played 89 total games against FCS opponents, owning a 68-17-4 record (.787).
  • Florida’s FCS matchups since 2019: Florida 52, EWU 17 (2022) | Florida 70, Samford 52 (2021) | Florida 38, Towson -(2019) | Florida 45, UT Martin 0 (2019)
  • The Gators have outscored FCS teams, 205-69, since 2019 while averaging 51.3 points per game. 
  • In Florida’s most-recent FCS matchup vs. Eastern Washington in 2022, 81 different Gators saw game action as Florida erupted for 666 total yards, which marked the sixth-most yards in a single game in program history.
  • Florida is 15-2 in its last 17 regular-season non-conference games. Prior to losing at Florida State on Nov. 25 of last season, Florida had won 15-straight since the start of the 2018 campaign.

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