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Florida Schedules Home-and-Home With California in 2026-27

The Gators have struck a deal with the Golden Bears for a future home-and-home series.

Zach Goodall

Florida Schedules Home-and-Home With California in 2026-27
Florida Schedules Home-and-Home With California in 2026-27 /

The Florida Gators have added another Pac-12 opponent to their list of future home-and-home series.

Florida has announced that the Gators will face the University of California Golden Bears in a home-and-home from 2026-27.

The Gators will host the Bears first on September 19th, 2026, and will travel to Berkley, CA, for a rematch on September 4th, 2027.

Florida holds a 2-0 record over California, with two previous contests in 1974 and 1980.

California joins Utah, Colorado, and Texas as programs to schedule a home-and-home with Florida in the 2020s, as athletic director Scott Stricklin and head coach Dan Mullen have preached the importance of a tough schedule in the past.

Last October, Stricklin called for Power 5 athletic directors to ring his line for a future home and home series.

It appears he received a couple of calls. 

Stay tuned to AllGators for updates.

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Zach Goodall
ZACH GOODALL

Zach Goodall is the publisher of AllGators.com on FanNation-Sports Illustrated, serving as a beat reporter covering football, recruiting, and occasionally other sports since 2019.  Before moving to Gainesville, Zach spent four years covering the Jacksonville Jaguars for SB Nation (2015-18) and Locked On Podcast Network (2017-19), originally launching his sports journalism career as a junior in high school. He also covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for FanNation-Sports Illustrated (2020-22). In addition to writing and reporting, Zach is a sports photographer and videographer who primarily shoots football and basketball games, practices and related events. When time permits in the 24/7 media realm, Zach enjoys road trips, concerts, golf and microbreweries. 

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