SERIES HISTORY
Florida leads, 32-22
After winning just once against Florida in the previous 16 seasons before head coach Josh Heupel took over, the Vols are 2-2 in the series since 2021, including a 23-17 overtime victory last season in Knoxville. Tennessee will be looking to end a 10-game losing streak and earn its first win in Gainesville since 2003 when the two rivals square off on Saturday night in The Swamp.
Saturday's contest will mark a rare November meeting between the Vols and Gators, who have historically played early in the season. This will be the first contest between the two programs played in November since 1955 and mark the latest calendar meeting between the teams in Gainesville since Dec. 1, 2001, a game that was rescheduled after the tragic events of 9/11. Not counting the 2001 meeting or the game during the 2020 COVID season on Dec. 5, the previous 22 matchups in the series all took place in either September or October.