Florida Announces Kickoff Times for First Four Weeks of 2023 Season

Kickoff times and broadcasting information for the first four games of Florida's 2023 season have been finalized.

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Photo: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium; Credit: Zach Goodall 

Florida announced on Wednesday that its first four games of the 2023 season will be played under the lights, revealing kickoff times and broadcasting information for its Week 1 road matchup with Utah and three home contests to follow.

Under the lights for our first four games of the season. 🐊#GoGators pic.twitter.com/5dLYSvbkqp

— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) May 31, 2023

The Gators will take on the Utes at 8:00 P.M. ET on Thursday, Aug. 31 in Salt Lake City, Utah, opening Billy Napier's second season as Florida's head coach with the second bout in a home-and-home series between the SEC and Pac-12 programs. It will be aired on ESPN.

Florida defeated Utah in the first head-to-head, 29-26, in Gainesville, Fla. to kickstart the Gators' 2022 campaign. 

Florida will then host McNeese State at 7:30 P.M. on Sept. 9, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, beginning a three-game home stretch with a game against its lone FCS foe of the year. The meeting will be broadcast on ESPNU. 

The Gators' Southeastern Conference slate will begin in Week 3 against the Tennessee Volunteers, at 7:00 P.M. ET on Sept. 16, with UF looking to avenge a 38-33 loss to UT last year that snapped a five-game winning streak in Florida's favor. The annual rivalry will be televised on ESPN.

Florida will then complete its two-game list of non-Power 5 opponents against Charlotte at 7:00 P.M. ET on Sept. 23. ESPN+ and SEC Network+ will stream the matchup. 

Find Florida's most up-to-date schedule for the 2023 season below: 

• Aug. 31, 2023: @ Utah, 8:00 P.M. ET, ESPN 
• Sept. 9, 2023: vs. McNeese State, 7:30 P.M. ET, ESPNU
• Sept. 16, 2023: vs. Tennessee, 7:00 P.M. ET, ESPN
• Sept. 23, 2023: vs. Charlotte, 7:00 P.M. ET, ESPN+/SEC Network+
• Sept. 30, 2023: @ Kentucky, time and TV TBD
• Oct. 7, 2023: vs. Vanderbilt, time and TV TBD
• Oct. 14, 2023: @ South Carolina, time and TV TBD
• Oct. 28, 2023: vs. Georgia (Jacksonville), 3:30 P.M. ET, CBS 
• Nov. 4, 2023: vs. Arkansas, time and TV TBD
• Nov. 11, 2023: @ LSU, time and TV TBD
• Nov. 18, 2023: @ Missouri, time and TV TBD
• Nov. 25, 2023: vs. Florida State, time and TV TBD

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