The #3 Florida Gators return home to the Swamp and host former head coach Will Muschamp and his Fightin' Gamecocks. Florida is coming off a resounding victory over Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss Rebels 51-35, while the Fightin' Muschamps are licking their wounds from a letdown loss to the Tennessee Volunteers 27-38. The Gators are favored over the Gamecocks by 18.5. The game will be broadcast on ESPN starting at noon Eastern Time.
The Gators are 28-9-3 all-time against the Gamecocks in a series that goes back to October 21, 1911, a 6-6 tie in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gators have won the last two games 38-27 and 35-31. Will Muschamp is 1-4 against his former Gators. The Gators are undefeated against Muschamp when they are ranked.
Florida will look to continue expanding its offensive juggernaut of TE Kyle Trask, RB Dameon Pierce, and WR Kadarius Toney. Florida's rushing attack is by committee, but is led by Pierce with occasional explosive runs from Toney. The Carolina defense is built to stop the run, so it will take all of its running backs and H-backs to get the ground game going. At receiver the Gators showed plenty of depth by spreading 443 yards across 11 different receivers. On defense Todd Grantham is licking his chops at the opportunity to wreak havoc on a Carolina offensive line that allowed 4 sacks last week and failed to get enough push to get the running game started.
Games between Florida and South Carolina are usually marred with turnovers and missed tackles. The Gators cannot afford to continue missing tackles, so this game will show us if those missed assignments were due to the missing Gator defenders and the complexities of the Ole Miss offense or if the Gators are going to continue with sloppy defensive play. If the Gators can maintain discipline on defense and not turn the ball over, they should cruise to a 42-21 victory.
The Gators are 28-9-3 all-time against the Gamecocks in a series that goes back to October 21, 1911, a 6-6 tie in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gators have won the last two games 38-27 and 35-31. Will Muschamp is 1-4 against his former Gators. The Gators are undefeated against Muschamp when they are ranked.
- 2019 (Columbia, SC) #9 Florida 38, SC 27
- 2018 (Gainesville, FL) #19 Florida 35, SC 31
- 2017 (Columbia, SC) SC 28, Florida 20
- 2016 (Gainesville, FL) #22 Florida 20, SC 7
Florida will look to continue expanding its offensive juggernaut of TE Kyle Trask, RB Dameon Pierce, and WR Kadarius Toney. Florida's rushing attack is by committee, but is led by Pierce with occasional explosive runs from Toney. The Carolina defense is built to stop the run, so it will take all of its running backs and H-backs to get the ground game going. At receiver the Gators showed plenty of depth by spreading 443 yards across 11 different receivers. On defense Todd Grantham is licking his chops at the opportunity to wreak havoc on a Carolina offensive line that allowed 4 sacks last week and failed to get enough push to get the running game started.
Games between Florida and South Carolina are usually marred with turnovers and missed tackles. The Gators cannot afford to continue missing tackles, so this game will show us if those missed assignments were due to the missing Gator defenders and the complexities of the Ole Miss offense or if the Gators are going to continue with sloppy defensive play. If the Gators can maintain discipline on defense and not turn the ball over, they should cruise to a 42-21 victory.