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The Florida football team is back in postseason play after a two-year absence.
Florida (7-5) will take on Tulane (9-4) in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa on Dec. 20 at Raymond James Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2 and also air on ESPN 98.1-FM/850-AM WRUF.
The Gators are heading to Tampa to take on Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl! #GoGators | @GasparillaBowl pic.twitter.com/BbYf9u6Nuh
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 8, 2024
The Gators qualified for a bowl for the ninth time in the last 11 years. Florida is making its 49th all-time bowl appearance, entering that Friday matchup with an all-time record of 24-24.
It’s the second appearance for the Gators in the Gasparilla Bowl. In 2021, Florida lost to UCF, 29-17.
This is the sixth time in the last seven years the Green Wave, of the American Athletic Conference, have been selected to play in a bowl game.
Tulane had a league-high 18 players selected All-AAC this season. Tulane lost 35-14 to Army in Friday’s AAC Championship Game in West Point, N.Y.
Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah is entering the NCAA transfer portal, per his agents @noah_reisenfeld and Adie von Gontard of Young Money APAA Sports. He’ll have three years of eligibility remaining. pic.twitter.com/t8rjuDlzxA
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 8, 2024
Tickets
Visit FloridaGators.com/bowl for complete Gasparilla Bowl details.
The #jOURney: Finish The Race pic.twitter.com/uSyvq3CG6k
— Florida Gators Football (@GatorsFB) December 6, 2024
