Florida, Texas schedule home-and-home series for 2030-31
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - Florida and Texas have scheduled a home-and-home series, beginning in 2030.
The agreement was announced Friday. The Gators will face the Longhorns in Gainesville on Sept. 7, 2030, and UF will travel to Austin, Texas for a non-conference contest on Sept. 6, 2031.
UF and UT first met on the gridiron on Oct. 25, 1924, when the two schools played to a 7-7 draw. The Longhorns won the only other two matchups in 1939 (12-0) and 1940 (26-0).
The Gators have been reluctant to schedule many home-and-home series outside their annual rivalry with Florida State. They face Miami in Orlando this fall and scheduled a two-for-one with South Florida that begins in 2021. They also announced earlier this week a home-and-home series, beginning in 2028.
Florida hasn't played a non-conference, home-and-home series outside of the Sunshine State since facing Memphis State in 1988-89. The Gators haven't played a non-conference road game outside of Florida since traveling to Syracuse in 1991.
Some information taken from the Associated Press.