Missouri’s Homecoming game against Florida now has a kickoff time.
The SEC announced Monday that the Tigers and Gators will meet Oct. 3 at Faurot Field in Columbia at 2:30 p.m. CT. The broadcast assignment is still up in the air, with the game set to air on either ABC or ESPN once this weekend’s results are in.
That decision won’t come until after both teams finish their next games. Missouri heads to Starkville on Saturday night to face Mississippi State at 6:45 p.m.
CT on SEC Network, while Florida hosts Ole Miss in Gainesville at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.
When Missouri and Florida last got together in 2023, the Tigers came away with a 33-31 win on Harrison Mevis’ 30-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter. That game also fits into a larger series picture: this will be the 14th all-time meeting between the programs, with Missouri holding a 7-6 edge.
The Tigers have won the last two meetings in Columbia, including a 24-23 result in 2021. Florida’s last victory in Columbia came in 2019, a 23-6 game in Barry Odom’s final season.
Missouri enters this week at 3-0 after beating Troy 27-17 last Saturday at Memorial Stadium, a result that pushed the Tigers to No. 19 in the latest AP Top-25 poll. They’ll take on No. 24 Mississippi State before turning to Homecoming.
Florida is also 3-0 under new head coach Jon Sumrall. The Gators knocked off Auburn 44-39 at Jordan-Hare Stadium last Saturday, their first win there since 1999, and climbed to No. 21 in the AP Top-25.
They’ll face No. 4 Ole Miss before making the trip to Columbia.
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