Live Updates: Florida Gators vs. McNeese Cowboys
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.
Notable links for Saturday’s UF-McNeese game at the Swamp
- Billy Napier shakes up depth chart for week 2
- Final injury report for the Gators home opener vs. McNeese
- Billy Napier intensifies practices for Gators after ‘unacceptable’ loss
- “The Buck Stops Here” — Napier takes responsibility for loss, miscues
- The Gators need to get back to their identity against McNeese
- Double Take with de la Torre: Reasons for optimism and reasons for concern
- Jack Youngblood, Gators legend, has Billy Napier’s back
