The Florida Gators (3-2, 1-1 SEC) travel to Knoxville to take on No.8 Tennessee inside Neyland Stadium on Saturday night. Week seven marks the 54th all-time meeting between Florida and Tennessee including the 28th matchup in Knoxville. Despite falling 38-33 in the team’s last trip to Knoxville in 2022, Florida is 6-2 in Knoxville since 2006. The Orange & Blue boasts a 32-21 record in the series featuring victories in 17 of the last 19 matchups.
Tennessee is currently 16-point favorites over the Gators, according to Hard Rock Bet. The Volunteers are coming off a loss to Arkansas in week six and hold wins over Chattanooga, NC State, Kent State, and Oklahoma.
After early season losses to No.6 Miami and No.15 Texas A&M, the Gators have won back-to-back games vs. Power Four opponents (Mississippi State and UCF) by a combined margin of 28 points (69-41).
Let’s see how these teams match up statistically.
Total offense
UF: 411.2 YPG (60th)
UT: 519 YPG (5th)
Scoring offense
UF: 30.2 PPG (62nd)
UT: 46.0 PPG (T-4th)
Passing offense
UF: 268.6 YPG (35th)
UT: 252.2 (46th)
Rushing offense
UF: 142.6 YPG (83rd)
UT: 266.8 YPG (5th)
Total defense
UF: 395.0 YPG (T-96th)
UT: 227.6 YPG (2nd)
Scoring defense
UF: 24.40 PPG (74th)
UT: 9.40 PPG (4th)
Passing defense
UF: 222.4 YPG (82nd)
UT: 159.6 YPG (15th)
Rushing defense
UF: 172.6 YPG (101st)
UT: 68.0 YPG (2nd)
Penalties per game
UF: 6 (T-58th)
UT: 7.6 (T-103rd)
Turnovers lost
UF: 7 (T-67th)
UT: 5 (T-33rd)
Turnovers gained
UF: 4 (T-108th)
UT: 7 (T-56th)
Team sacks
UF: 13 (T-24th)
UT: 9 (T-83rd)
Sacks allowed
UF: 5 (T-17th)
UT: 10 (T-79th)
Team tackles for loss
UF: 30 (T-57th)
UT: 38 (T-12th)
3rd down conversion
UF: .392% (76h
UT: .481% (25th)
3rd down defense
UF: .443% (T-106th)
UT: .221% (1st)