JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida announced its football schedule on Wednesday, headlined by home games with Alabama and Florida State.
The Gators open with a pair of nonconference opponents in Florida Atlantic and then on the road at South Florida before welcoming reigning national champion Alabama to Gainesville on Sept. 18. It is the Crimson Tide’s first visit to the Swamp since 2011.
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The annual showdown with Georgia in Jacksonville is back to its traditional spot on the calendar, Oct. 30. Those teams played a week later than normal, Nov. 7, 2020, last season. Florida crushed the Bulldogs 44-28.
The Gators face Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina and Missouri on the road. In addition to Alabama and rival Florida State, Florida will host Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Samford at home.
The Gators finished 2020 with an 8-4 record, including three consecutive losses — LSU, to Alabama in the SEC title game and to Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl — to end the season. Due to COVID-19, SEC teams played a conference-only schedule in 2020.
Gators 2021 football schedule
Date, Opponent
Sept. 4 vs. Florida Atlantic
Sept. 11 at South Florida
Sept. 18 vs. Alabama
Sept. 25 vs. Tennessee
Oct. 2 at Kentucky
Oct. 9 vs. Vanderbilt
Oct. 16 at LSU
Oct. 23 BYE
Oct. 30 vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)
Nov. 6 at South Carolina
Nov. 13 vs. Samford
Nov. 20 at Missouri
Nov. 27 vs. Florida State