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Florida Gator football to open the season with three night games

By Matthew Clark

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 29: Chauncey Gardner-Johnson #23 of the Florida Gator football team returns an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Michigan Wolverines during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 29: Chauncey Gardner-Johnson #23 of the Florida Gator football team returns an interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Michigan Wolverines during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /
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The Florida football team has its opponents in place for the 2019 season. The only thing missing is the kickoff times … until now.

As part of the Southeastern Conference spring meeting, the Florida Gator football team have planned three night games to kick off the 2019 football season.

The season will start a week earlier (Aug. 24) than usual as the Gators will play in the 2019 Camping World Kickoff in Orlando against the Miami Hurricanes. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Florida football will have its home opener against Tennessee-Martin on Sept. 7. That game will start at 7:30 p.m. and be broadcast on either ESPNU or the SEC Network Alternate Channel.

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The Gators will be on the road the following week (Sept. 14) in Lexington to take on Kentucky. Kickoff for that game will be at 7 p.m., and the game will be on ESPN.

Additionally, Florida’s game with Georgia in The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party will start at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 2.

ESPN also announced its initial schedule for the first few weeks of the season:

Aug. 24

  • 2019 Camping World Kickoff: Miami vs. Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Aug. 29

  • Texas State vs. Texas A&M, 8:30 p.m. (SEC Network)

Aug. 31

  • Toledo vs. Kentucky, Noon (SEC Network)
  • 2019 Chick-fil-A Kickoff: Duke vs. Alabama, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
  • 2019 Belk Kickoff: South Carolina vs. North Carolina, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Georgia State vs. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
  • Portland State vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
  • Oregon vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m. (ABC)
  • Georgia vs. Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
  • Georgia Southern vs. LSU, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Sept. 7

  • West Virginia vs. Missouri, Noon (ESPN or ESPN2)
  • Charleston Southern vs. South Carolina, Noon (SEC Network)
  • Southern Mississippi vs. Mississippi State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
  • Murray State vs. Georgia, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
  • New Mexico State vs. Alabama, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
  • BYU vs. Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Tulane vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
  • Arkansas vs. Mississippi, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
  • Tennessee-Martin vs. Florida, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU or SEC Network Alternative)
  • Eastern Michigan vs. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU or SEC Network Alternative)

Sept. 14

  • Arkansas State vs. Georgia, Noon (ESPN or ESPN2)
  • Kansas State vs. Mississippi State, Noon (ESPN or ESPN2)
  • Chattanooga vs. Tennessee, Noon (SEC Network)
  • Colorado State vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m. (SEC Network)
  • Southeastern Louisiana vs. Mississippi, 4 p.m. (SEC Network Alternative)
  • Florida vs. Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Kent State vs. Auburn, 7 p.m. (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
  • Lamar vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m. (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
  • Northwestern State vs. LSU, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
  • Southeast Missouri State vs. Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network Alternative)

Nov. 28

  • Mississippi vs. Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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The remainder of Florida’s schedule will be announced at a later time.

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