In college football, rivalry games are extremely important to every fan base. Unfortunately for Billy Napierhis record in those games as Florida coach wasn’t great. Napier, who is 15-17 overall in his third season with the Gators, is just 1-9 against the school’s five main rivals – Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami and Tennessee.

On Saturday afternoon, Napier and Co. will have another attack on a major rival.

Then Florida, 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the SEC, faces No. 2 Georgia, which is 6-1 and 4-1, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. Napier has not yet beaten the Bulldogs, but it should be noted that Georgia was ranked No. 1 in each of the two previous meetings between the teams. Overall, Florida’s opponents were ranked in nine of the 10 rivalry games in which Napier coached.

Below is an in-depth look at Florida’s rivalry games during the Napier regime.

Current Florida coaches vs. the Gators’ rivals

–Billy Napier (2022-present): 1-9 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee)
–Dan Mullen (2018-21): 9-6 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee)
–Jim McElwain (2015–17): 5–6 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee)
–Will Muschamp (2011–2014): 7–10 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee)
–Urban Meyer (2005–10): 20-5 (FSU, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee)

Billy Napier in rivalry games as Florida coach

September 24, 2022: No. 11 Tennessee (L) 33-38
Oct. 15, 2022: LSU (L) 35-45
Oct. 29, 2022: No. 1 Georgia (L) 20-42
November 25, 2022: No. 16 FSU (L) 38-45
September 16, 2023: No. 11 Tennessee (W) 29-16
Oct. 28, 2023: No. 1 Georgia (L) 20-43
November 11, 2023: No. 19 LSU (L) 35-52
November 25, 2023: No. 5 FSU (L) 15-24
August 31, 2024: No. 19 Miami (L) 17–41
Oct. 12, 2024: No. 8 Tennessee (L) 17-23 ^OT

Napier’s Florida teams in rivalry games: By the numbers

AT HOME: 1-3
AWAY: 0-4
NEUTRAL 0-2
RANKING OF OPPONENTS: 9
TOP 10 OPPONENTS: 4
AVERAGE POINTS FOR UF: 25.9
AVERAGE POINTS OF THE OPPONENT: 36.9
AVERAGE TOTAL YARDS FOR UF: 385.0
AVERAGE TOTAL YARDS FOR OPPONENT: 479.5
AVERAGE TRANSITION YARDS FOR UF: 224.5
AVERAGE OPPONENT PASSING YARDS: 294.6
AVERAGE RUSHING YARDS FOR UF: 160.5
OPPONENT’S AVERAGE RUSHING YARDS: 184.9
AVERAGE FIRST DOWNS FOR UF: 20.4
OPPONENT’S AVERAGE FIRST DOWNS: 23.1
TIMES OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AFTER THE 1ST QUARTER: 2
AVERAGE RESULTS AFTER Q1: 5.4-6.9
HALF PERFORMANCE TIMES: 4
AVERAGE RESULTS IN HALF: 13.4-17.5
TIMES UNTIL 3RD QUARTER: 2
AVERAGE RESULTS AFTER Q3: 18.2-28.5

How to watch the Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs game

Date: Saturday November 2nd
Time: 3:30 p.m
Location: EverBank Stadium (76,666), Jacksonville, Florida
TV: ABC – Channel (Cox): 7 / 1007 (HD) – Channel (DirectTV): 8 (HD)
Electricity: ESPN
Radio: SiriusXM Channel: 80 | Gator Sports Network SiriusXM Channel: 162/192
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On the call
Play-by-Play: Chris Fowler
Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit
Reporter: Holly Rowe

Betting lines

Spread: Florida +14.5, Georgia -14.5
Over/Under: 51.5
Money line: Florida +483, Georgia -690