The No. 11 Florida Gators will host the Tennessee Volunteers Saturday night in the Swamp looking to improve to 1-1 in conference play.

Florida (2-1) is coming off a 31-29 loss to No. 1 Alabama, while Tennessee (2-1) comes into the game after a win over Tennessee Tech.

The Gators have won five straight in the series, eight straight at home, and 15 of the last 16 contests against Tennessee, in what was one a back-and-forth, heated rivalry.

This year will pit Dan Mullen and first year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel against each other for the first time.

Game Day: Saturday, September 25, 2021

Game Time: 7:00 PM ET

Gates Open at 5 p.m.

TV: ESPN

STREAM: WatchESPN

Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Radio: WRUF 850 AM (Gainesville) WRUF.com

Florida hosts Tennessee for the 21st time in the 51st all-time meeting between the two programs.

UF boasts a 30-20 record in the series and has won 15 of the last 16 meetings including an active four-game winning streak.

The Gators have not lost a home game to the Volunteers since 2003, owning eight straight home wins in the series.

When the Vols last visited The Swamp in 2019, the Gators came away with a 34-3 victory in Kyle Trask’s first-career start.

» Florida topped Tennessee, 31-19, last season in Knoxville. In 2017, UF beat UT in Gainesville, 26-20, on a 63-yard Hail Mary from Feleipe Franks to Tyrie Cleveland as time expired.

This matchup pits the nation’s No. 2 rushing offense (Florida, 335.7 rush YPG) against the country’s No. 5 rushing defense (Tennessee, 54.3 rush yards allowed per game). » This is also a showdown of UF’s eighth-ranked offense (552.7 YPG) and UT’s 17th-ranked defense (265.0 YAPG).

UF head coach Dan Mullen is 4-0 (3-0 at UF) against Tennessee in his career. The only SEC school he has beaten more times without a loss is Vanderbilt (5-0).

In three games vs. UT under Mullen, UF has outscored the Vols, 112-43 (+69, +23.0 PPG), while out-gaining them, 1,280 yards to 937 yards (+343, +114.3 YPG).

Florida has totaled 300+ yards of offense against Tennessee in six straight games and in 11 of the last 12 meetings.

This is the first meeting between Mullen and Josh Heupel as head coaches