Live Updates: No. 20 Tennessee at Florida

It’s a rivalry game day for Tennessee Football, with the Vols on the road at Florida Saturday night for a 7:30 Eastern Time start on ABC at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville.

Follow along for all the live updates before, during and after the game on The General’s Quarters

The Vols (7-3, 3-3 SEC) beat New Mexico State 42-9 last week on Homecoming at Neyland Stadium. Florida (3-7. 2-5) lost 34-24 at No. 7 Ole Miss, getting shutout in the second half after leading the Rebels 24-20 at halftime.

Tennessee will close the regular-season schedule back at home on November 29, hosting Vanderbilt on Senior Day at Neyland Stadium. 

Friday night’s injury report ruled out Tennessee running back Peyton Lewis while offensive lineman Wendell Moe was off the injury report and will be available to play.

How to Watch: No. 20 Tennessee at Florida

When: Saturday 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time | Where: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

TV: ABC (Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe)

Radio: WNML 99.1 FM and 107.7 FM in Knoxville (Mike Keith, Ramon Foster, Brent Hubbs, Jayson Swain). The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.

SiriusXM Radio: Ch. 117 or 191 | SiriusXM App: Ch. 961

BetMGM: Tennessee -4.5 | Total: 57.5

Florida has lost four of its last five games

Before the 34-24 loss at Ole Miss, Florida lost 38-7 at Kentucky last week and has now lost four of five. The Gators fired head coach Billy Napier on October 19, a day after a home win over Mississippi State, and named wide receivers coach Billy Gonzalez the interim head coach. 

Florida started the season with a 55-0 win over Long Island University on August 30, then lost three straight to South Florida, losing 18-16 at home, 20-10 at LSU and 26-7 at Miami. The Gators upset Texas at home on October 4, lost at Texas A&M on October 11 and beat Mississippi State on October 18.

Napier went 22-23 in just under four seasons at Florida, including a 12-16 record in SEC games and 1-2 against Tennessee. He went 40-12 in four seasons at Louisiana from 2018-21, with a 27-5 record in Sun Belt games and three season with 10 or more wins.

Tennessee hasn’t won at Florida since 2003

Florida leads the all-time series 32-22 dating back a game in Tampa in October 1916. Tennessee has won two of the last three, but hasn’t won in Gainesville since 2003.

Josh Heupel’s first Tennessee team lost 38-14 at Florida in 2021 and Tennessee lost 29-16 in Gainesville in 2023. The Gators come off the schedule for the Vols next season for the first time since 1989. 

With the SEC going to nine games and a new scheduling format, the league gave three annual rivalry opponents for at least the next four seasons, with Tennessee getting Alabama, Kentucky and Vanderbilt. 

Florida will play Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in 2027 and the Vols will go to Gainesville in 2029, but the Vols and Gators won’t play in 2026 or 2028. 

Next season Tennessee hosts Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU and Texas and goes to Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt.