We’ve known the opponents for the Florida Gators’ 2026 football schedule, but now we know when Florida will play them. The hire of offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner is also now official.
More on the Gators schedule below…
The University of Florida football team revealed the dates for the 2026 schedule in conjunction with SEC Network on Thursday night. Television time windows and network designations will be announced at a later time. The 2026 season will mark the first with nine conference games.
The Gators will host six home games in The Swamp, beginning with the season opener against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 5, followed by Campbell on Sept. 12. The game against Campbell will mark the first ever meeting between the two programs.
In SEC play, Florida will have home games against Ole Miss (Sept. 26), South Carolina (Oct. 10), Oklahoma (Nov. 7) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 21). The game against the Sooners will mark not only the first time the two teams have played in a conference game against each other, but also the first in Gainesville.
The Gators will have road SEC games against Auburn (Sept. 19), Missouri (Oct. 3), Texas (Oct. 17) and Kentucky (Nov. 14). Florida’s game at Auburn will be the first since 2011.
The annual Florida-Georgia game will take place on Oct. 31 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in 2026. The contest will mark the first time the two teams have played one another in Atlanta in the series dating back to 1915.
The Gators will end the regular season in Tallahassee against Florida State on Nov. 28.
Florida Gators 2026 Football Schedule